@farah

My approach has been to regard Android as the lesser evil (not as rigidly policed, at least, so far, by its developer) and to disable as much of the Google stuff as possible.

I think Pinefone (Pinephone? Can't remember how it is spelt offhand), and, maybe, Librem, have replaceable batteries if you fancy trying out Linux OS's. It's a pity Graphene is not on more devices.

Remember:
"On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan province, southern Iran, was destroyed by a United States Armed Forces Tomahawk missile strike, killing 156 civilians, including 120 schoolchildren."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_attack

I had been following this account for years and trusted it until I saw it posting this fake news against Iran’s current regime, in support of the U.S. and Reza Pahlavi, a representative of the Iranian monarchy, politician, and dissident living in exile in the U.S.

This campaign by anonymous Trump supporters took place before the U.S. attack on Iran.

@nyhan

I just remembered there’s this precedent for religious exemptions for employees https://natlawreview.com/article/mark-bot-when-employees-raise-religious-objections-workplace-ai-usage

Legal status of #Apple's new watch audio "collection" feature looks problematic in many states

Apple has published a paper discussing their new audio intelligence feature to do ambient audio collection and feed the data to an #AI for processing. Interestingly, nowhere does the word "legal" appear within it. The paper goes to great lengths to declare that the devices don't actually "record" the audio, only "process" it in real time. However, states with two (actually, all-party) consent laws (such as California, which is now considering additional legislation specifically dealing with wearable devices), usually cover both recording and eavesdropping. The latter term introduces a significant legal question mark even if actual recordings are not being made, since it could cover the watch "listening in" on the conversation when all parties have not given permission to do so.

It will be very interesting to see how the privacy community reacts to this.

midwest pop punk 🖤 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL15gXPKFAY
#punk #poppunk #chicago #midwest

Back when things were kicking off and he was being particularly erratic I thought it prudent to tell a client "uh yeah in the long term you might need to switch from WordPress because the CEO has lost his damn mind, don't worry there are alternatives and it's not urgent, just keep it in mind next time you're considering a major revamp." do you know how embarrassing that is

@rmondello saw a really good photo zine called 'trans logistics' based on trucks and trains.

Midsomer Murders reminds me of three pine novel series a little bit (makes sense). Now I wanna read Caroline Graham’s books. But can’t seem to find any ebooks

from my good friend (and spy for the Daleks) Paul Riddell, on LinkedIn no less:

> I don't know about anybody else, but I'm getting really tired of the "The Terminator"/"Deliverance" mashup fanfiction, especially from the guys who think they're qualified to be technical writers because they filled up a whole GeoCities site with Wesley/Worf slashfic in the 1990s. (True story, and one of the most horrific job interviews I've ever had.)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/117241250895962141

Ok, genuinely, tech journalists need to investigate why so much money is being laundered into Omarchy. A bunch of slopware from a white supremacist does not deserve $18 million when real Linux projects have gone unfunded for years. There has to be something else going on here.

@mattblaze

(2)(iii)(d) ... is a party to the communication OR where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent ...

*OR*

@WizardOfDocs we only share Minecraft sadly, though I have played Vampire Survivors before too

While most puns make me feel numb, math puns make me feel number.

South Korea will not send officials to a memorial service at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Niigata Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/09/japan/south-korea-sado-mine-service/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #southkoreajapanrelations #wwii #sadoisland #niigata #history #southkorea

I used to have a serious drinking problem. I eventually quit entirely, and when I discuss it with people I talk about 'regaining control of my life.' That's all BS; I really enjoyed being a drunk and I miss it. I stopped because the booze was making me fat. Pure vanity.

@Persona

I did a quick google

It doesn't appear that most far right groups that support Israel do so because the groups think Israel is a model ethnostate

reasons appear to vary, but Islamophobia and hatred of immigrants appear to be the main reasons

and of course in teh US far right "Christians" think the rapture can only occur after the Kingdom of Israel is re established

The name “TransUnion” implies a function and reason for being way cooler than is actually the case.