Fiona Charles
@fionaccharles.bsky.social
Workshop designer/facilitator, keynote speaker, gardener, dog lover, choral singer, and (recovering) software test/quality consultant
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💡 STAY ALERT - Social engineering attacks are getting sophisticated. Be skeptical of urgent requests, verification promises, or threats about account suspension—especially in DMs. 8/10
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💡 STAY ALERT - Social engineering attacks are getting sophisticated. Be skeptical of urgent requests, verification promises, or threats about account suspension—especially in DMs. 8/10
I don’t believe in hurling insults on social media and it’s futile anyway, so sometimes just have to bask in the conscious feeling of virtue for not telling someone I believe they’re a psychotic fuckwit.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I don’t believe in hurling insults on social media and it’s futile anyway, so sometimes just have to bask in the conscious feeling of virtue for not telling someone I believe they’re a psychotic fuckwit.
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"The escalating volume of cyberattacks on Android devices in sectors such as manufacturing (up 111% over last year), healthcare (224%) & energy (387%) reflects the fact that mobile devices are proliferating in those industries."
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
Cyberattacks surge against IoT, mobile devices in critical infrastructure
Manufacturing and energy firms saw some of the biggest increases in malware activity targeting connected devices.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The escalating volume of cyberattacks on Android devices in sectors such as manufacturing (up 111% over last year), healthcare (224%) & energy (387%) reflects the fact that mobile devices are proliferating in those industries."
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
The #IOT – always a bad idea. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/mobile-...
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A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Note to everyone else: it's easier to do this *before* they fuck with you.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Note to everyone else: it's easier to do this *before* they fuck with you.
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My lecture today was about the AI act in which I also discussed the recent attempt by EC of weakening GDPR and AI act in the form of the digital omnibus package stimulated by the #AI Hype (see also open letter @krisshrishak.bsky.social) These are undemocratic developments that should worry everyone.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My lecture today was about the AI act in which I also discussed the recent attempt by EC of weakening GDPR and AI act in the form of the digital omnibus package stimulated by the #AI Hype (see also open letter @krisshrishak.bsky.social) These are undemocratic developments that should worry everyone.
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Wow. First, this is very interesting sanctions implementation. Secondly, really illustrates weaponized interdependence, but also how the overuse of those powers will erode US soft and corporate power and influence.
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Wow. First, this is very interesting sanctions implementation. Secondly, really illustrates weaponized interdependence, but also how the overuse of those powers will erode US soft and corporate power and influence.
Starbucks is not a good employer. It used to be seen as one, tho I don’t know how accurate that view ever really was. (It’s lousy coffee anyway, tho obviously not the point.)
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Starbucks is not a good employer. It used to be seen as one, tho I don’t know how accurate that view ever really was. (It’s lousy coffee anyway, tho obviously not the point.)
I don’t know if the 1st sentence in this headline is true. Possibly, and it makes sense in the context of the whole article. I do know that the 2nd sentence is true. It ain’t happening and never has.
Women don’t want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Women don't want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits - Halifax Examiner
When the AI bubble bursts, I wonder who will be the ones to clean up the mess?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I don’t know if the 1st sentence in this headline is true. Possibly, and it makes sense in the context of the whole article. I do know that the 2nd sentence is true. It ain’t happening and never has.
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Nygard, Weinstein, Epstein were all kept aloft by a scaffolding of complicity. Their victims--women and children--considered expendable. Fuel for these men's appetites
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nygard, Weinstein, Epstein were all kept aloft by a scaffolding of complicity. Their victims--women and children--considered expendable. Fuel for these men's appetites
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I cannot stress enough that you should not in any circumstances be using an AI-generated summary when you are signing contracts of any kind
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I cannot stress enough that you should not in any circumstances be using an AI-generated summary when you are signing contracts of any kind
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
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“…the Kremlin actively interferes in the information space in order to shape the answers you receive from your AI-assistant of choice.”
“…the Kremlin actively interferes in the information space in order to shape the answers you receive from your AI-assistant of choice.”
euvsdisinfo.eu
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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“…the Kremlin actively interferes in the information space in order to shape the answers you receive from your AI-assistant of choice.”
“…the Kremlin actively interferes in the information space in order to shape the answers you receive from your AI-assistant of choice.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Policy should not be driven by a dogmatic faith that deregulation will always and inevitably liberate innovation.”
“Policy should not be driven by a dogmatic faith that deregulation will always and inevitably liberate innovation.”
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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“Policy should not be driven by a dogmatic faith that deregulation will always and inevitably liberate innovation.”
“Policy should not be driven by a dogmatic faith that deregulation will always and inevitably liberate innovation.”
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Don’t you just love the way 🇺🇸American media and pundits insist on soft-pedalling neoNazi Trump’s crimes?
“illegal extrajudicial killings” instead of “murdering people you know nothing about in little boats.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
“illegal extrajudicial killings” instead of “murdering people you know nothing about in little boats.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Don’t you just love the way 🇺🇸American media and pundits insist on soft-pedalling neoNazi Trump’s crimes?
“illegal extrajudicial killings” instead of “murdering people you know nothing about in little boats.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
“illegal extrajudicial killings” instead of “murdering people you know nothing about in little boats.”
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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New Canadian website called Common Goods to shop for only Canadian items #Canada
#BuyCanadian
Website link here commongoods.ca
#BuyCanadian
Website link here commongoods.ca
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New Canadian website called Common Goods to shop for only Canadian items #Canada
#BuyCanadian
Website link here commongoods.ca
#BuyCanadian
Website link here commongoods.ca
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Beyond a doubt the most moving depiction of Canadians at war that I've ever read: I weep with pride every time I read it. Lest we forget. Alden Nowlan, Ypres, 1915. peggyblair.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/a...
Alden Nowlan, Ypres, 1915
This is Canada Flag Day, the sixtieth anniversary of our Canadian flag, and in light of the threats we are facing from the US, it seems appropriate today to post this poem by Alden Nowlan. It alway…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Beyond a doubt the most moving depiction of Canadians at war that I've ever read: I weep with pride every time I read it. Lest we forget. Alden Nowlan, Ypres, 1915. peggyblair.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/a...
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AI is already superhuman. So are libraries, cars, and calculators. Not a reason to abandon the strong history of science-led digital policy in the EU.
Please sign if you have a PhD in or near AI.
#digitalGovernance #AIEthics
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Please sign if you have a PhD in or near AI.
#digitalGovernance #AIEthics
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CryptPad
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November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
AI is already superhuman. So are libraries, cars, and calculators. Not a reason to abandon the strong history of science-led digital policy in the EU.
Please sign if you have a PhD in or near AI.
#digitalGovernance #AIEthics
pads.c3w.at/form/#/2/for...
Please sign if you have a PhD in or near AI.
#digitalGovernance #AIEthics
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STOP road deaths. Now! NOT accidents; incidents.
Rates per capita:
• Canada & Australia more than double Sweden, Singapore, UK, Norway.
• US: sadly 500% higher rate than those countries, and over 100% higher than Canada or Australia
By Hannah Ritchie bit.ly/3WLZPeC
Rates per capita:
• Canada & Australia more than double Sweden, Singapore, UK, Norway.
• US: sadly 500% higher rate than those countries, and over 100% higher than Canada or Australia
By Hannah Ritchie bit.ly/3WLZPeC
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
STOP road deaths. Now! NOT accidents; incidents.
Rates per capita:
• Canada & Australia more than double Sweden, Singapore, UK, Norway.
• US: sadly 500% higher rate than those countries, and over 100% higher than Canada or Australia
By Hannah Ritchie bit.ly/3WLZPeC
Rates per capita:
• Canada & Australia more than double Sweden, Singapore, UK, Norway.
• US: sadly 500% higher rate than those countries, and over 100% higher than Canada or Australia
By Hannah Ritchie bit.ly/3WLZPeC
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Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
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Every objective good of modern urbanism is ultimately subject to the will of politicians.
In today's world, working to improve one's community must take politics into account.
Ignoring this reality imperils your efforts, no matter how well-intentioned & logical they may be.
In today's world, working to improve one's community must take politics into account.
Ignoring this reality imperils your efforts, no matter how well-intentioned & logical they may be.
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Every objective good of modern urbanism is ultimately subject to the will of politicians.
In today's world, working to improve one's community must take politics into account.
Ignoring this reality imperils your efforts, no matter how well-intentioned & logical they may be.
In today's world, working to improve one's community must take politics into account.
Ignoring this reality imperils your efforts, no matter how well-intentioned & logical they may be.
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It’s not 11:11 on the West Coast but I’m out early. Sassoon knew his way around both a trench and a pen.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s not 11:11 on the West Coast but I’m out early. Sassoon knew his way around both a trench and a pen.
I find this allegation difficult to believe. If it is true, then “indifference to evil” doesn’t cover it: evil is the correct word. (Full disclosure, I detest ppl killing wildlife for sport, too.)
The allegation here is that wealthy tourists paid to be able to shoot human beings. Perhaps killing wildlife wasn't enough for them. If true, psychopathic scarcely begins to cover it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I find this allegation difficult to believe. If it is true, then “indifference to evil” doesn’t cover it: evil is the correct word. (Full disclosure, I detest ppl killing wildlife for sport, too.)
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If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org