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Daydreaming of raising my kids in the EU.

Daydreaming of raising my kids in the EU.

In an earlier #UBI post, I got the figure wrong about how much privately held wealth is in the US. I said something like $6T. It's...

In an earlier #UBI post, I got the figure wrong about how much privately held wealth is in the US. I said something like $6T. It's $160.4T! Okay, so let's work that out for what that could do for every single individual in this country right now:

(2024 Data)
Household Wealth: $160,400,000,000,000
Population: 340,100,000
Distributed Per Person: $471,626
S&P 500 Overall Return: 25%
Interest/Income Per Person: $117,906

This infuriates me. We need radical wealth redistribution.

Elon is squarely in the “find out” stage of his current fucking around period. We’re witnessing a “genius” actively destroy a...

Elon is squarely in the “find out” stage of his current fucking around period. We’re witnessing a “genius” actively destroy a once-darling, cutting-edge company. He destroyed #Twitter he’s doing the same to the US government with #DOGE and his one brand that anyone cared about. I don’t think #Tesla can rebound as long as Elon is attached to the company.

https://gizmodo.com/elon-sounds-extremely-depressed-after-tesla-profits-plunge-71-2000593013

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Vibe coding may be new, but lots of us have had to suffer with stakeholders doing vibe design and usability research for *much* longer. In...

Vibe coding may be new, but lots of us have had to suffer with stakeholders doing vibe design and usability research for *much* longer. In this article, I’ll share tactics for coping with others confidently doing your job poorly…

#ai #vibes #vibecoding #software #ux #uxr

Currently happening in the USA 🇺🇸: Drones are following whistleblowers, government systems are being logged in to from Russia, and...

Currently happening in the USA 🇺🇸: Drones are following whistleblowers, government systems are being logged in to from Russia, and activity logs are being altered from employees of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Are we great again yet?

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

#uspol #whistleblower #privacy #security

I’ve recently been investing in my analog life and built this chicken coop. The only fancy thing about it is an automatic watering system...

I’ve recently been investing in my analog life and built this chicken coop. The only fancy thing about it is an automatic watering system so we can effectively go on trips without asking a neighbor to tend to the flock.

Totally enclosed and rodent proof - I think these ladies are happy.

#chickens #coop #homestead #eggs #hens #pullets

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Did you know that the @ddosecrets logo boldly sports the trans flag? The trans friends and colleagues that...

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Did you know that the @ddosecrets logo boldly sports the trans flag? The trans friends and colleagues that I’m lucky to have in my life are some of the most fearless people I know, and I’m happy to work alongside them for the change we want to see in the world.

Want to support Distributed Denial of Secrets? Donate here: https://opencollective.com/ddosecrets

#transdayofvisibility #support

LibGen is a wonderful evidence machine for all of the inevitable lawsuits to come. Kudos to The Atlantic and Alex Reisner on creating a...

LibGen is a wonderful evidence machine for all of the inevitable lawsuits to come. Kudos to The Atlantic and Alex Reisner on creating a great tool 👏

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

#GenAI #law #journalism

Remember that some non-profits have dozens and dozens of people or more. Famously, Signal costs ~$50m/yr, mainly because of encrypted media...

Remember that some non-profits have dozens and dozens of people or more. Famously, Signal costs ~$50m/yr, mainly because of encrypted media storage. This is the price of running a global messaging platform, like it or not. Can there be some radically different architecture to bring the costs down? Maybe, but that’s a whole different problem with even more problems to cause problems.

Another hard truth is that very few people relative to an app’s usage actually donates.

🧵 5/n

Wow that article. I want to comment since our organizations are in similar boats. Is Signal compromised? No. Is Signal an asset of the...

Wow that article. I want to comment since our organizations are in similar boats.

Is Signal compromised? No.
Is Signal an asset of the state? No.
Are people surprised that people can make good money doing non-profit work? Obviously.

First, I’ll say that I like critical thinking about established best practices, but that article was so far off base that it should just be considered tabloid garbage.

So, is Signal compromised because it has accepted money from OTF and even Musk?

🧵 1/n

Said it before, but people I trust, who I’ve been stationed with, with careers in special operations, who have had access to “the...

Said it before, but people I trust, who I’ve been stationed with, with careers in special operations, who have had access to “the binder” of government exploits, all say Signal is the only texting and calling app they’ll personally use with people close to them. They do not say the same about WhatsApp.

Some good news: Senator Wyden is leading an effort to make it illegal for foreign governments to directly ask US tech companies for things...

Some good news: Senator Wyden is leading an effort to make it illegal for foreign governments to directly ask US tech companies for things like encryption backdoors in messaging apps and file storage outside of the processes of the DOJ.

If you’re like me your head nearly exploded coming to terms with a major player in e2ee, and the better of two evils, being disrupted. Let’s hope this passes expeditiously. 🤞

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-releases-draft-bill-to-secure-americans-communications-against-foreign-surveillance-demands

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Whistleblowers need a solid strategy when disclosing information. Using official channels rarely brings wanted change, but it's usually...

Whistleblowers need a solid strategy when disclosing information. Using official channels rarely brings wanted change, but it's usually where most concerned employees start.

At @hushlineapp, we're working to build a team around someone disclosing information, potentially pairing them with a lawyer, journalist, filmmaker, or a mental health professional, to help to protect the #whistleblower and their interests.

https://simpleflying.com/new-report-the-faa-ignores-majority-whistleblower-complaints/

#legal #journalism #business #opensource #nonprofit

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#journalism #law #anonymous #education #business #festivus #it #reporting #compliance

😍 Pinch me, I must be dreaming. This is a new smartwatch with a braille interface for blind users. What's even better is how...

😍 Pinch me, I must be dreaming. This is a new smartwatch with a braille interface for blind users. What's even better is how beautiful the hardware is, even though users can't see it. Care and attention to detail to the max.

https://buy.dotincorp.com

#accessibility #a11y #hardware #design

Here’s something cool I just discovered about the @Mastodon iOS app: it’s one of only two apps on my iPhone that uses “Private...

Here’s something cool I just discovered about the @Mastodon iOS app: it’s one of only two apps on my iPhone that uses “Private Access” for photo permissions.

The option isn’t even available for the privacy/security-focused apps.

#privacy #security #opensource