Teacher of all things audio, sound designer, musician, keen role-player and general work in progress. Love telling and discovering stories. Cooking, singing, nature, hot baths and playing the tongue drum all relax me.
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American Biblical literalists: Everything in the Bible is literally true and, if you disagree with it, you’re wrong.
Jesus: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.
American Biblical literalists: Whatever could it mean? So mysterious and metaphorical.
"Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn't get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away.
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.
Yes, really.
As of this writing, Wisconsin lawmakers are escalating their war on privacy by targeting VPNs in the name of “protecting children” in A.B. 105/S.B. 130. It’s an age verification bill that requires all websites distributing material that could conceivably be deemed “sexual content” to both implement an age verification system and also to block the access of users connected via VPN. The bill seeks to broadly expand the definition of materials that are “harmful to minors” beyond the type of speech that states can prohibit minors from accessing—potentially encompassing things like depictions and discussions of human anatomy, sexuality, and reproduction.
This follows a notable pattern: As we’ve explained previously, lawmakers, prosecutors, and activists in conservative states have worked for years to aggressively expand the definition of “harmful to minors” to censor a broad swath of content: diverse educational materials, sex education resources, art, and even award-winning literature."
#VPNs #AgeVerification #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DigitalRights
Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn't get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away.It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians...
7 Privacy Wins You Can Get This Weekend (Linux-First)
Take one step at a time to get your privacy right.
"The surge in megasatellite constellations is creating problems beyond amplifying the Earth-circling space debris, according to new research. Reentering spacecraft and rocket stages may also be damaging Earth’s atmosphere. 'Space waste,' spacecraft reentering the atmosphere, injects a considerable amount of its matter into the mesosphere and lower #thermosphere — enough to potentially weaken the Earth’s #ozone layer."
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 213
Where the ambient temperature is elevated the learning and memory abilities of #bumblebees are severely impacted.
This seriously affects the capability of bumblebee workers to provide adequate nutrition to the colony.
#bees
#nature
#science
#education
#insects
#worldbeesanctuary
#biodiversity
#environment
#pollinators
#vegan #organic
#climate #cop30
Today is #MyMastodonAnniversary, joining three years ago. And yesterday I deleted most of my non-people connections (likes and groups) and profile data (places, schools, jobs) on Facebook, since I've been minimizing my time there and their privacy policies keep getting worse.
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The New Republic
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Space Environmentalism
The Bee Guy
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