Internal records obtained by WIRED reveal years of alleged abuse by CBP employees and contractors of sensitive government databases for reasons that had nothing to do with their jobs. The records contain hundreds of allegations of misuse of law enforcement databases, including federal agents querying data to look up romantic interests, monitor family members and, in some cases, provide intelligence to suspected smugglers or drug-trafficking organizations. https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/

@craiggrannell "We're renaming it from Marvel Unlimited to Marvel Very Limited."

@neil

"He says beyond posting for the ’gram, a number of factors could be driving men to do this. The most logical, non-creepy reason may be tied to post-date analysis, in that the glasses can help men identify blind spots around their own behavior.

“A lot of men out there are eternal optimizers. They want better, more efficient ways of doing things, so reviewing game tape allows them to learn from mistakes,” Lewandowski says."

This deeply worries me, especially that it's presented without comment or critique. If you want to be better, don't "analyse the footage" - this isn't a professional sport, it's a supposedly meaningful with another human being. Talk to them, and take on board what they say. Legitimising the idea that you can somehow "improve" your "performance" by "analysing the footage" is so problematic.

@floe *stares back* 👁️ 👁️

🎧Today on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream🎧:

@emilymbender and @alex will be chatting to JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine, the authors of Against Tech Oligarchy, about tech industry labor:

Tune in:
Mon, Oct 5, noon Pacific
https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute

@sebsauvage en tout cas c'était un super conseil même si après un essaie dietpi comme dans ton tuto j'ai finalement fait le choix de @yunohost. Un super conseil matos en tout cas, mille merci !!

@happyborg yeah that’s the whole point of asking first

@SmilaBlomma @enverdemichelis

@ajroach42 I find I often disagree with critics but I also like to like things. When I hate something it's from the soul lol

@gleick are you _sure_ you aren't a couch or sofa?

It's good to get a reminder like:

"If you learn to love, you're in for a surprise
It could be nice to be alive"

#thePoint #mastodon #degrowth #burnTheRich

This Bestie Boys / Daft Punk mashup from Coins gave me some much needed energy this morning.

https://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science

Toronto is pretty great. It's one of the only cities I could actually imagine living in.

On my way home (YYZ-DUB-NCL)

It seems that the city of #Munich is preparing to launch their own official instance on the Fediverse:

https://social.muenchen.de

Feel free to give @muenchen a follow already, even if the account is marked inactive at this moment. I guess that will change soon!

hello does anyone in NYC want a nikon MH-24 battery charger with an EN-EL14 battery. it works with a few nikon coolpix and DSLRs. I got it as part of a craigslist bundle but no cameras that go with it so

@lowqualityfacts repost

@neil I’ve noticed some people wear them at work and it always makes me feel a bit weird. I think they’re just nerds that like the tech rather doing anything untoward but I also don’t feel I can discuss some things in front those people that I would otherwise.

⬆️ @davew

That was an invitation-only event for Apple developers when the ill-fated Copland was still taking shape. The confrontation left a profound impression on me. I had never met you personally before, and my Apple colleagues later identified the person as you.

It could be my mistake, but if you were there and have forgotten about it, I'm still happy for you. Glad that we cleared this up!