JenJen 
A friend of a friend is missing - please boost đź’”
DoomSayer
@D00mSayer
- 23 Followers
- 73 Following
- 57 Posts
Environmental catastrophes, global change, war, the disgustingly wealthy and their tax avoidance, ecocide, economic collapse, population growth, authoritarian, top-down control from populist governments, the fallacy and hypocrisy of artificial intelligence, the fall of democracy, and the erosion of civil liberties and privacy. The world is dying, but don't forget to pay your bills...
TechmemePocketOS founder Jer Crane says a Cursor agent running Claude Opus 4.6 accidentally deleted a production database when it was working in a staging environment (Jer/@lifeof_jer)
https://x.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048103471019434248
http://www.techmeme.com/260427/p29#a260427p29
OpenAI backs an Illinois bill shielding AI labs from liability even for "critical harms," like 100+ deaths or $1B+ damage, if safety reports were published (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-backs-bill-exempt-ai-firms-model-harm-lawsuits/
http://www.techmeme.com/260410/p2#a260410p2
I'm certainly not advocating for a reversal in the progress that's been achieved around equal rights. There's clearly still a lot of work to do.
However, I do strongly oppose the situation we have now where couples are financially obligated to spend their waking lives away from each other and their homes just to have somewhere nice to sleep.
This one crept in during my childhood, and I'm not sure anyone spotted it.
GrapheneOSWe strongly oppose the Unified Attestation initiative and call for app developers supporting privacy, security and freedom on mobile to avoid it. Companies selling phones should not be deciding which operating systems people are allowed to use for apps.
MostlyHarmless
Surfers Against Sewage are building a petition to propose a change in organisational model of the water industry to the UK government. It's disgustingly clear that private companies prioritise profits over environmental health and human safety. Public ownership of the water industry will make government performance a votable metric. The current system literally permits the water companies to operate with impunity.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/end-the-profit-driven-sewage-pollution-scandal-1 #SurfersAgainstSewage #PeopleBeforePayouts
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/end-the-profit-driven-sewage-pollution-scandal-1 #SurfersAgainstSewage #PeopleBeforePayouts
End the sewage pollution scandal
Surfers Against Sewage are about to meet with the government to discuss the sewage pollution scandal in UK waters. Sign the petition to show just how many of us demand change. Over 270,000 people have already signed - now let's get this to a number Starmer can't ignore.
Furbland's Very Cool Account™
In September Google will ring fence the Android OS like Apple does with iOS. Only apps authorised by Google will be allowed. No more sideloading, FDroid or FOSS. The net result will mean more power and control for Google and less for us. If you're an Android user or developer now is the time to consider your position https://keepandroidopen.org/ #keepandroidopen
