@Marktech

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Let me have books about me that are fat.

Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

Today I discovered the 1952 "If-By-Whiskey speech"

It is glorious - a perfect precursor to so many online disputes about law and policy

The "This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise." makes it perfect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_S._Sweat#The_%22whiskey_speech%22

Noah S. Sweat - Wikipedia

Argh! Stop using autocomplete on 2FA entry boxes!

Today's winner - PayPal!

I've been ranting about this for 9 years.
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2014/09/2fa-best-practice-disable-autocomplete/

#2FA #cybersecurity #HTML

2FA Best Practice - Disable Autocomplete

Just a short usability / security post. Hopefully, you're all using Two-Factor Authentication on your important sites. As well as a username and password, you've also got to enter a one-time code. Usually it is generated by an app, or sent to you via SMS. Each code can only be used once - which makes [...]

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Unexpected item in the lunch area @nigenet
He gets a New York charge, he gets a Florida charge
He gets a DC charge, he gets a Georgia charge
He enters the pleas that remind him of the good times
He enters the pleas that remind him of the better times
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones • Kansas Reflector

In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.

Kansas Reflector

"Look for news coverage that includes a link to the Supreme Court decision, motion for summary judgment, indictment, or civil complaint. Why? Even if you think you can’t read it, you should look for reporters who think you might." – @Popehat

https://www.serioustrouble.show/p/special-episode-how-to-be-a-smarter

Special Episode: How To Be A Smarter Consumer Of Legal News

Listen now (53 mins) | And, God Help Us, The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

Serious Trouble
I had to check what it said, of course. Translation in the alt text
Some may say that Mastodon needs a translate function, but does it? Does it really?
Delighted to hear "Basingstoke" being used in the @bbctms #Ashes2023 commentary to indicate an intermediate fielding position: "Nobody knows where it is, but it's somewhere over there." #TeemsWithHiddenMeaning