@Alfred create a picture of a Tesla car as the payload of a 16th century catapult.
I know I'm out of sight
But am I out of mind?
And when I close my eyes
I dream I'll see you in the afterlife
Saw two funny things this week while driving:
1. On Tuesday, I saw a yard sign for Marianne Williamson for President 😂 Funny in an odd way I guess!
2. Today I saw a new MAGA style flag at a house I go past frequently. It said, in large white capital letters on red background, TAYLOR SWIFT! 👍😁 That one made me smile for real!
Finally a bit of good news.
https://www.joemygod.com/2024/02/tennessee-town-to-pay-500k-for-banning-pride-event/
Windows encryption feature defeated by $10 and a YouTube tutorial
video demonstrated how a Raspberry Pi Pico can be used to gain access to a BitLocker-secured device in under a minute, provided you have physical access to the device.
A Lenovo laptop was used in the video, posted by user stacksmashing
The technique also relies on having a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) separate from the CPU.
Researchers at Antibot4Navalny, a Russian anti-disinformation research group that has been closely tracking a Russian disinformation network known as Doppelganger on X
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/111585497572695234
they shared data exclusively with WIRED that shows a network of bot accounts previously linked to the Doppelganger campaign has been deployed online in the past week to discuss the Texas issue.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-disinformation-campaign-civil-war-texas-border/
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And no one can pay more and seize the microphone to have a louder voice.
You can’t buy bots to pose as an account with more status or influence.
You CAN be yourself—and that’s preferred. Just be you on CoSo—the rest sorts itself out.
AG Garland says Special Counsel Hur has completed his investigation of Biden’s handling of classified docs. Says he will produce the report to Congress once WH Counsel finishes privilege review
CNN reports no charges expected
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/special-counsel-bidens-handling-classified-documents/
next time ya on a work call, and folks are why-ing (see what I did there?)...break in and declare...
𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙚'𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣
and enjoy the horrified silence...
😱🫣
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Interesting to reflect on the way other platforms dictate what you see, who you see, and how often you see certain content.
I truly appreciate that on #CoSo, we are gathered in a space that allows for conversation to flow naturally without algorithms driving the progression.
We have almost total control over our experience thanks to many tools.
There's something very precious in the organic development of social exchanges here.
It's not IRL but it's closer than most.
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AKA Paranoid Programmer.
IT Consultant, Activist, Democrat, Patriot, Friend.
IT Manager @ DemCast
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