We are hurdling towards an Orwellian nightmare at Mach 10. The bar for being technically literate is continuously being raised.

What are *you* doing to keep yourself safe?

Do you have your own OPSEC strategies?

What are you doing to improve your tech skills?

These are real questions to urgently pressing questions and sticking your head in the sand hoping it'll go away is not a solution.

#opsec #tech #technology #communication #privacy #security #freedom #free #freedomisnotfree #safety #techliteracy #orwellian #surveillance #surveillancestate

The tech industry spent twenty years turning users into consumers, instruments into appliances, and technical literacy into a niche hobby for weirdos. They succeeded.

New post: The Slow Death of the Power User
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/

#technology #opensource #linux #poweruser #techliteracy #foss

Started working on an article covering cybersecurity and the Internet as a whole for those who have little to no tech experience or knowledge. 💻

This is what I have so far! #swresource #techliteracy #cybersecurity

AI Myth vs Reality

Myth: "AI understands what it's saying"

Reality: AI predicts likely next words. It doesn't "understand" anything.

It's pattern matching at massive scale, not comprehension.

Still useful. But know what you're working with.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AIMyths #TechLiteracy

#TikTok collecting even more data on its users.

Users: k

https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/

#privacy #techliteracy

What *is* code? (2015)

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/

#HackerNews #WhatIsCode #CodeExplained #TechLiteracy #Programming #2015Insights

Why AI Struggles at the Margins

Generative AI relies on data density. Dr. Joanna Bryson explains why predictions break down when models are pushed into sparse or extreme data spaces.

This episode examines what AI actually does, how generative models work, and how governance can support more reliable and beneficial systems.

🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode → https://youtu.be/fJSrpfwFXRo

#AIethics #ArtificialIntelligence #TechLiteracy #ResponsibleTech

Some developer:
*ugly cries*

The CEO:
"I proudly present our disruptive, mobile-first, cloud-less, server-less, Metaverse and Web3 ready Quantum-Blockchain-Gaming-AI NFTs!"

Some tech-illiterate investor in the front row:
*cums*

#Investmentstrategy #Hype #Techliteracy #Meme #ProgrammerHumor