Katharta
@katharta.quietzero.net
Network engineer by day; sci-fi enjoyer, PC gamer, cat dad, and friendly neighborhood Linuxman by night. Thoughts and opinions expressed here are usually not my own […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://quietzero.net/@katharta, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://quietzero.net/@katharta, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Reposted by Katharta
RE: https://mstdn.social/@JamesWNeal/115764154473088678
hat did Weiss not want us to know about? This - "Three people held in CECOT told Human Rights Watch and Cristosal that they were subjected to sexual violence. One . . . said four guards sexually abused him and forced him to perform oral […]
hat did Weiss not want us to know about? This - "Three people held in CECOT told Human Rights Watch and Cristosal that they were subjected to sexual violence. One . . . said four guards sexually abused him and forced him to perform oral […]
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@JamesWNeal/115764154473088678
hat did Weiss not want us to know about? This - "Three people held in CECOT told Human Rights Watch and Cristosal that they were subjected to sexual violence. One . . . said four guards sexually abused him and forced him to perform oral […]
hat did Weiss not want us to know about? This - "Three people held in CECOT told Human Rights Watch and Cristosal that they were subjected to sexual violence. One . . . said four guards sexually abused him and forced him to perform oral […]
Reposted by Katharta
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves.
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Reposted by Katharta
Fun fact: It’s easy to keep premiums low when you only have to insure healthy people.
LANKFORD: In 2010, before Obamacare kicked in, the normal healthcare premium was $215.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Fun fact: It’s easy to keep premiums low when you only have to insure healthy people.
Reposted by Katharta
In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence.
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent'
FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence.
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
Reposted by Katharta
Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Reposted by Katharta
ICE PEPPER SPRAYED A ONE-YEAR-OLD because her mother was filming them.
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
ICE PEPPER SPRAYED A ONE-YEAR-OLD because her mother was filming them.
Reposted by Katharta
Secretary of State Rubio has concluded Calibri is a DEI font and orders US diplomats to revert to Times New Roman in official communications. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3725456-font-wars-times-new-roman-vs-calibri-in-us-diplomacy
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Secretary of State Rubio has concluded Calibri is a DEI font and orders US diplomats to revert to Times New Roman in official communications. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3725456-font-wars-times-new-roman-vs-calibri-in-us-diplomacy
Reposted by Katharta
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reposted by Katharta
...and you're wasting even more of your life posting about your regrets at the Nazi bar. Still, they probably need to hear it most. Points for partial awakening. Hey, at least you made good money doing it, right?
"I wasted 8 years of my life in crypto"
"Over time however, I felt like I have […]
"I wasted 8 years of my life in crypto"
"Over time however, I felt like I have […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
...and you're wasting even more of your life posting about your regrets at the Nazi bar. Still, they probably need to hear it most. Points for partial awakening. Hey, at least you made good money doing it, right?
"I wasted 8 years of my life in crypto"
"Over time however, I felt like I have […]
"I wasted 8 years of my life in crypto"
"Over time however, I felt like I have […]
Reposted by Katharta
The CEO of The Onion set the publication's goal for 2026 to have more subscribers than The Washington Post. At the rate the latter is going, that won't take long.
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The CEO of The Onion set the publication's goal for 2026 to have more subscribers than The Washington Post. At the rate the latter is going, that won't take long.
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
Reposted by Katharta
Forbes: Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your […]
As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Forbes: Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your […]
As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your […]
Reposted by Katharta
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Reposted by Katharta
From Mark Kelly’s office, in response to threats from Hegseth.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
From Mark Kelly’s office, in response to threats from Hegseth.
Reposted by Katharta
These Valve announcements are getting weirder and weirder
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
These Valve announcements are getting weirder and weirder
Reposted by Katharta
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
Reposted by Katharta
PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
Reposted by Katharta
Maybe I'm just being twitchy and hypersensitive, but an article published by GitHub repeatedly highlighting an implicit difference between "git" as a set of cross-compatible tools and "git" as a specific open source project sets off my spidey sense.
The version of git that matters is the open […]
The version of git that matters is the open […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Maybe I'm just being twitchy and hypersensitive, but an article published by GitHub repeatedly highlighting an implicit difference between "git" as a set of cross-compatible tools and "git" as a specific open source project sets off my spidey sense.
The version of git that matters is the open […]
The version of git that matters is the open […]
Reposted by Katharta
They say "no sensitive information" was compromised, after a days breach involving real names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
That's some serious bullshit right there.
That is, in fact, "sensitive information," you idiots.
#infosec #privacy #doordash #breach
DoorDash […]
That's some serious bullshit right there.
That is, in fact, "sensitive information," you idiots.
#infosec #privacy #doordash #breach
DoorDash […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reposted by Katharta
Remember: the only reason that makes sense why #ice would deny clergy access to the #broadview detention facility to minister to the detainees is because they believe the substantial bad press and messaging damage from publicly denying clergy access is less bad than the damage that would result […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Remember: the only reason that makes sense why #ice would deny clergy access to the #broadview detention facility to minister to the detainees is because they believe the substantial bad press and messaging damage from publicly denying clergy access is less bad than the damage that would result […]
Reposted by Katharta
"I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time." #democracy https://werd.io/i-want-you-to-understand-chicago/
I Want You to Understand Chicago
"I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time."
werd.io
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time." #democracy https://werd.io/i-want-you-to-understand-chicago/
Reposted by Katharta
Reposted by Katharta
Mastodon 4.5 brings Quote Post authoring features to everyone. Note that you can manage whether or how your posts are quoted by others, both globally on the new Posting Defaults page, and individually on specific posts. You can also revoke the use of a post. We wrote about this in more detail a […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Mastodon 4.5 brings Quote Post authoring features to everyone. Note that you can manage whether or how your posts are quoted by others, both globally on the new Posting Defaults page, and individually on specific posts. You can also revoke the use of a post. We wrote about this in more detail a […]
Reposted by Katharta
The Fediverse feels more vibrant when conversations are buzzing! Mastodon 4.5 fetches replies from other servers to show you more complete conversation threads - another much-anticipated feature.
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Fediverse feels more vibrant when conversations are buzzing! Mastodon 4.5 fetches replies from other servers to show you more complete conversation threads - another much-anticipated feature.