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I wish people would read Gil Durán's @gilduran remarkable book “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War to Democracy," to get a clear picture of what “innovation” actually looks like when technological power becomes political power.
https://theclimatehistorian.substack.com/p/the-billionaires-who-want-to-own
@paternoster I dunno. As you know, my feelings don’t run quite as white-hot on some of these issues as most of the folks who comprise my social orbit. But I do find the Mike Masnicks of the world unbearable.
“Oh noes! I should be able to express any opinion or commitment whatsoever, and not be compelled to engage with any contrary sentiment!” is not how a mature discourse community works.
A trio of homes by Syn Architects offers a contemporary take on Saudi heritage
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relic from GDR bando
jaha, the regular reminder...
lasst Ihr Eure Homies hilflos zurück wenn weg seid?
ist Euer soziales Kollektiv digital souverän?
https://www.my-it-brain.de/wordpress/nerds-gefaehrden-die-digitale-souveraenitaet-ihrer-familie/
@brayozz no na przykład umieszczanie profesor w cudzysłowiu jest tu już trochę hejterskie. Niezależnie od slopu w raporcie i (słusznie krytycznej) tego oceny, pani profesor jest panią profesor.
Co do pieniędzy, celowo napisałem, że nie wchodzę w ten konkretny temat – kasa była na cały projekt, są różne doniesienia dotyczące tego, że raport nie wchodził w zakres umowy i został przygotowany "dodatkowo".
Nie zmienia to faktu, że slop w takim raporcie to kompletna kompromitacja, bez dyskusji.
@rysiek może warto wspomnieć o powiązaniach owej pani „profesor” ze Strike King, gdzie liderzy Wisła Sharks się bawią?
The DRBG internal state and the operation of the DRBG mechanism functions shall only be affected according to the DRBG mechanism specification.
a source of randomness you're not allowed to seed yourself. how curious
Other applications may use the same cryptographic primitive, but the DRBG’s internal state and the DRBG mechanism functions shall not be affected by these other applications.
a hash function is a great thing to use to seed a CSPRNG actually
Figure 3 depicts a DRBG for which all functions are contained within the same device.
nice
It's here!
"The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy" is available wherever you buy books.
First-week sales are tremendously important! Buy it today if you can!
"Transfixing"—Publishers Weekly
"You could not ask for a more complete and hair-raising compendium of the insane things that Silicon Valley moguls have said and advocated for than journalist Gil Durán’s new book, The Nerd Reich."—Slate
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The Man in the High Castle s02e06 joins a long list of movies and series that try to visually represent the experience of taking entheogens ("tripping"). They results are often beautiful pieces of art, but they never capture the essence of such an inner journey, and I think I just figured out why;
It's not really a visual experience. At least not for me.
(1/?)
#entheogens #psychedelics #TheManInTheHighCastle #series #TV
Congrats @gilduran! The Nerd Reich is a great read so far. I’d definitely recommend it for anyone interested in the rise of the tech-industrial complex.
there's no fucking way the evil NIST RNG document calls them "leftmost" and "rightmost" bits
The DRBG internal state and the operation of the DRBG mechanism functions shall only be affected according to the DRBG mechanism specification.
a source of randomness you're not allowed to seed yourself. how curious
Other applications may use the same cryptographic primitive, but the DRBG’s internal state and the DRBG mechanism functions shall not be affected by these other applications.
a hash function is a great thing to use to seed a CSPRNG actually
Quoted in BBC Scotland article on domain squatting (yes my quotes are not 100% accurate, that almost always happens when talking to journalists, but they are doing their best. I need to remember to offer to check the draft). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14122j83rlo
....
We promised you both, so many things. Walking in the park, hiking in the hills. Strolls along the beach. And scritches. Lots and lots of scritches.
Were you so sorry, when we fell short? Visiting dog parks, and sometimes the vet. Patrolling the yard. And car rides. Many, many car rides.
There were good times though, fun surprises. Sleeping on the bed, treats at coffee shops. Rabbits in the yard. And the toys. Lots and lots of squeakers.
But as you're aging, do you miss it? We could've done more, given you more time? Gone on adventures. And scritches. Did you expect much, much more?
But maybe it's true, you needed less. You just wanted love, there at the shelter. Just people who cared. And got them. The promises were for us.
--kee
@nazgul ❤️ 😍 
thank you bus
thank you wikipedia for explaining why the operating system should not a source of randomness???? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_number_generator_attack
Random numbers typically go through several layers of hardware and software before they are used. Bits may be generated in a peripheral device, sent over a serial cable, collected in an operating system utility and retrieved by a system call. The subverted bits can be substituted at any point in this process with little likelihood of detection.
it's so easy to just not read from the OS lmao
@hipsterelectron
If you don't trust your OS or hardware, things get very complicated quickly (and mostly hopeless).
@davidgerard Sure, but I’m not the one funnelling thousands of people there.
@sendai no worries, I'll just improve both our timeines
"By covering fields with solar panels, farmers generate clean electricity and shade crops, reducing evaporation and mitigating heat stress. (...) All the while, the program’s organizers will collect data on the performance of plants and panels, which will inform how to deploy agrivoltaics elsewhere. (...) Ultimately, the simple application of solar panels promises to make agriculture more resilient as temperatures continue to climb."
It looks like agrivoltaics is here to stay.
#SolarPunk
https://grist.org/energy/why-egyptian-farmers-are-growing-crops-under-solar-panels/
The SNP promised to expand the £2 bus fare cap in their first 100 days after the election. That deadline just passed.
In the Highlands & Islands the cap has already shown what's possible when we prioritise affordable public transport.
We can't allow progress to stall now.
À l'âge du fer, ce sont les femmes qui dirigeaient plusieurs sociétés en Grande-Bretagne
Une nouvelle étude de l'ADN de corps vieux de plus de deux millénaires confirme que les femmes jouaient un rôle essentiel dans certaines communautés celtes de l'âge du fer.
@Khrys attention c’est un preprint il y a encore du boulot avant que ce soit publié
Blijkbaar schieten we in Friesland katten dood, en Overijssel overweegt het te gaan doen, ook al blijkt uit onderzoek in Utrecht, waar het sinds 2021 verboden is, dat 86% gewoon verdwaalde huiskatten zijn 😿
(What the fuck?!)
Teken de petitie;
https://actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/stop-het-doodschieten-van-katten-2
Artikel over de 'Katopia' van Stichting Zwerfkatten, een rijdende operatiekamer waarmee ze overal zwerfkatten steriliseren of castreren, en vervolgens ook chippen;
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