Zardrastra
@socialturtle.eu
Avid reader, explorer of places and taker of travel photos
This version of the maliciously designed GDPR cookie popup is very impressive... They've 220 "partner" companies they are sharing data with... and no quick reject button of course 🙃
July 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This version of the maliciously designed GDPR cookie popup is very impressive... They've 220 "partner" companies they are sharing data with... and no quick reject button of course 🙃
Ended up at a train museum yesterday which was surprisingly fun 😋
July 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Ended up at a train museum yesterday which was surprisingly fun 😋
I’m quite thankful for this storm cloud, started getting overcast around 6ish so it’s nice and cool now for the first time in several days 😎
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m quite thankful for this storm cloud, started getting overcast around 6ish so it’s nice and cool now for the first time in several days 😎
I am increasingly frustrated with various sites lazily using IP addresses to infer language preferences of users and ignoring the browser language. Makes sites unpredictable if you travel around the continent. I can understand US companies making this mistake, but there is no excuse for EU ones.
May 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I am increasingly frustrated with various sites lazily using IP addresses to infer language preferences of users and ignoring the browser language. Makes sites unpredictable if you travel around the continent. I can understand US companies making this mistake, but there is no excuse for EU ones.
This is banana republic level shit. Clientelism in all but name
Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock.
Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, Chips From ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefitin...
www.bloomberg.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is banana republic level shit. Clientelism in all but name
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Yep. Trump just exempted smartphones & computers from the tariffs, which (1) shows the absence of any real planning (2) is contrary to what he and his admin said is the point of these tariffs and (3) does not fix the numerous other problems. There are so many vital widgets US businesses get abroad.
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Yep. Trump just exempted smartphones & computers from the tariffs, which (1) shows the absence of any real planning (2) is contrary to what he and his admin said is the point of these tariffs and (3) does not fix the numerous other problems. There are so many vital widgets US businesses get abroad.
It's weird to step back from everything that is happening in the world and think a Zombie apocalypse would somehow make *more* sense than what is happening now... 😬
April 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's weird to step back from everything that is happening in the world and think a Zombie apocalypse would somehow make *more* sense than what is happening now... 😬
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
200 million accounts and their data leaked online.
From checking other news sources the leak appears to contain quite a bit of metadata about the accounts.
From checking other news sources the leak appears to contain quite a bit of metadata about the accounts.
200 Million X User Records Released — 2.8 Billion Twitter IDs Leaked
More than 200 million claimed leaked and stolen data records relating to X users have been posted on a popular hacker forum. What you need to know.
www.forbes.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
200 million accounts and their data leaked online.
From checking other news sources the leak appears to contain quite a bit of metadata about the accounts.
From checking other news sources the leak appears to contain quite a bit of metadata about the accounts.
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New app:
Googly Eyes
Eyes that follow your mouse pointer, in your menu bar
sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes
Googly Eyes
Eyes that follow your mouse pointer, in your menu bar
sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes
March 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New app:
Googly Eyes
Eyes that follow your mouse pointer, in your menu bar
sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes
Googly Eyes
Eyes that follow your mouse pointer, in your menu bar
sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes
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The Soviet Union also used to falsify statistics
This is ominous. Commerce Secretary suggests new GDP calculations might deliberately exclude government spending to obscure impact of DOGE cuts.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.
apnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The Soviet Union also used to falsify statistics
This whole anti DEI thing in public schooling. I may be missing something here, but how can this be "done" without resegregating schools? It seems to be a dog whistle for rolling back progress under the various civil rights movements.
February 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This whole anti DEI thing in public schooling. I may be missing something here, but how can this be "done" without resegregating schools? It seems to be a dog whistle for rolling back progress under the various civil rights movements.
This seems to have largely slipped off the radar in all the ongoing "noise"
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE
Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media
www.independent.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This seems to have largely slipped off the radar in all the ongoing "noise"
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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As more tech CEOs seem willing to put their companies’ culture and technology at the behest of the US government, it’s good to remember which platforms have access to what data.
When Platforms and the Government Unite, Remember What’s Private and What Isn’t
For years now, there has been some concern about the coziness between technology companies and the government. Whether a company complies with casual government requests for data, requires a warrant, ...
www.eff.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As more tech CEOs seem willing to put their companies’ culture and technology at the behest of the US government, it’s good to remember which platforms have access to what data.
The story regarding the Treasury confiscating 80 billion from New York appears to be focusing on the wrong things. If people critically considered the Treasury's actions - moving assets from accounts centrally - it should raise concerns about the security of any assets stored in US banks.
February 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The story regarding the Treasury confiscating 80 billion from New York appears to be focusing on the wrong things. If people critically considered the Treasury's actions - moving assets from accounts centrally - it should raise concerns about the security of any assets stored in US banks.
Feeling weirdly nostalgic for the Windows Messenger/Yahoo/AIM days. Feels like a lifetime ago, was fun coming home from high school logging in and waiting for friends to come online so you could chat. It's an experience a whole generation of people will never have. Things felt much simpler then.
February 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Feeling weirdly nostalgic for the Windows Messenger/Yahoo/AIM days. Feels like a lifetime ago, was fun coming home from high school logging in and waiting for friends to come online so you could chat. It's an experience a whole generation of people will never have. Things felt much simpler then.
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"I just want to be clear about what's going on here."
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
February 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"I just want to be clear about what's going on here."
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
- @warren.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...
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FYI, they didn't bring this back: data.cdc.gov/browse?categ...
Or this: data.cdc.gov/browse?categ...
Those were the entire categories on STD health statistics and the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Still in the sidebar but no results now.
Or this: data.cdc.gov/browse?categ...
Those were the entire categories on STD health statistics and the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Still in the sidebar but no results now.
February 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
FYI, they didn't bring this back: data.cdc.gov/browse?categ...
Or this: data.cdc.gov/browse?categ...
Those were the entire categories on STD health statistics and the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Still in the sidebar but no results now.
Or this: data.cdc.gov/browse?categ...
Those were the entire categories on STD health statistics and the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Still in the sidebar but no results now.
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What are the best books on how democracies fail?
February 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What are the best books on how democracies fail?
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Arkell v Pressdram, in 22 EU languages
SCOOP: The U.S. House has asked the European Commission to explain itself for its tech probes into American companies.
Judiciary committee chair Jim Jordan sent a letter to EU tech boss Henna Virkkunen, with harsh criticism and a request for answers.
pro.politico.eu/news/193237
Judiciary committee chair Jim Jordan sent a letter to EU tech boss Henna Virkkunen, with harsh criticism and a request for answers.
pro.politico.eu/news/193237
POLITICO Pro
pro.politico.eu
February 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Arkell v Pressdram, in 22 EU languages
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the most obvious new feature of In The Dark is the lighting! we wanted to give the feeling of exploring a dark environment without giving up the vibrancy of Lil Gator Game, and this is the result!
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
February 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
the most obvious new feature of In The Dark is the lighting! we wanted to give the feeling of exploring a dark environment without giving up the vibrancy of Lil Gator Game, and this is the result!
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
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I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
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This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...