SPremeau
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…. Or call the radio station request line…
I need you to understand that if you heard a song you liked in the 80s, you couldn’t Shazam it. You couldn’t Google the lyrics. You had to sing it to the guy at Tower Records.
August 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
…. Or call the radio station request line…
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QotD: "My get up and go musta got up and went." Aerosmith. (Though Pete Seeger had something similar years earlier, but whatever.)
August 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
QotD: "My get up and go musta got up and went." Aerosmith. (Though Pete Seeger had something similar years earlier, but whatever.)
Context (& language) matters .... this reminds me of the time where I was *ordered* to reject all emails containing "pornographic words" (and was also forbidden from sharing the list)...
In that case, the list was removed when it impacted a discussion about awarding honors on degrees ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
In that case, the list was removed when it impacted a discussion about awarding honors on degrees ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Context (& language) matters .... this reminds me of the time where I was *ordered* to reject all emails containing "pornographic words" (and was also forbidden from sharing the list)...
In that case, the list was removed when it impacted a discussion about awarding honors on degrees ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
In that case, the list was removed when it impacted a discussion about awarding honors on degrees ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Regardless of your politics, this should be concerning to everyone who has personal and private information in these systems (i.e. all of us)...
Basic security controls exist so that no single individual can take actions without the knowledge of others.
Basic security controls exist so that no single individual can take actions without the knowledge of others.
DOGE as a National Cyberattack
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined…
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined…
DOGE as a National Cyberattack
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role. And the implications for national security are profound. First, it was reported that people associated with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had…
www.schneier.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Regardless of your politics, this should be concerning to everyone who has personal and private information in these systems (i.e. all of us)...
Basic security controls exist so that no single individual can take actions without the knowledge of others.
Basic security controls exist so that no single individual can take actions without the knowledge of others.
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If I had a nickel for every time Susan Collins was "shocked" or "concerned" I'd be rich enough to be in Trump's cabinet.
November 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
If I had a nickel for every time Susan Collins was "shocked" or "concerned" I'd be rich enough to be in Trump's cabinet.