Mastodawn

Chris Warren Oct 25, 2023

scott f Oct 25, 2023

boss: all your coworkers are complaining about your moonwalking

me: sorry, I won’t do it going forward

Chris Warren Oct 24, 2023

TProphet Mar 15, 2023

Your periodic reminder that bailing out Silicon Valley Bank cost more than the entire US food stamp program, and happened overnight with zero debate.

Chris Warren Oct 24, 2023

garry Oct 23, 2023

this is actually the best advice there is

Chris Warren Oct 23, 2023

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Misuse Case Oct 23, 2023

The official Twitter/X account for the state of Israel straight-up accused Greta Thunberg of being a Hamas supporter.

Yeah, that’s right, call the climate protesters doing civil disobedience terrorists because they see ecocide, racism, militarism, and virulent nationalism as interconnected problems.

Chris Warren Oct 23, 2023

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Marc Hedlund Oct 23, 2023

I dunno. Go try an ebike, you'll like it. If you want advice on what to get, I will help you. If you're looking for incentive programs to make them cheaper, I'll help you find those, too. Or do something else, call your Governor, fund a protest, teach a class, fucking whatever. Choose something—the easiest, dumbest, fastest thing that you think might help—and give it a try. And keep trying.

Chris Warren Oct 23, 2023

Justin Searls Oct 23, 2023

I was working on a response to that post going around with the thesis that All Technology Is Good No Matter What Stop Asking Questions Of The Rich People but this one is better https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-techno-optimists-fallacy

The techno-optimist's fallacy

Mark Andreesen delivers the straw-man I've been waiting for

Slow Boring

Chris Warren Oct 23, 2023

Brandon 👏👏 Brandoff 👏👏Oct 22, 2023

Almost got scammed selling some stuff online. 🤙

Had a person send me their number as an interested buyer and told me to text them. I did (first mistake), and we arranged a meetup time. Then they asked if, for their safety, they could send me a six digit code (some of you already know where this is going) that I could repeat back to them to verify myself.

I said, "absolutely!" And sure enough, I got a Google Voice verification number. lol

If you're not familiar with the scam, shady people will take your phone number and try to create a Google Voice account with it. If you provide them with the 6-digit code that Google sends you, they can "verify" that they are you, and then basically use your phone number to run scams, commit fraud, etc. It's nasty business.

I called them out, blocked them, then reported them to the marketplace website and to the FTC--though, almost certainly, they were using the phone number of another poor soul to carry this out.

I used to work as a social engineer, running phishing campaigns (ethically, with consent lol), against Fortune 1000 companies to assess their level of vulnerability. Luckily for me, I was super familiar with this, but most of the people I told about it have said, "Oh, I probably would have fallen for that...", and even I set myself up for it.

So that is why I'm posting this. Please be aware of sketchy shit like this. If someone is asking you for a verification code over SMS or email, tread with EXTREME caution. Also, it's usually pretty shady if a stranger you're already chatting with wants to move to a new platform. Not always, but if someone emails or messages you on Facebook to ask you to text them, that's a little weird. I'd had legitimate buyers/sellers do that, so it's not unheard of, but it should put you on guard.

If you buy/sell/trade online frequently, it's a good idea to use a dedicated MySudo number, VOIP number, and/or a burner phone for that.

Stay safe out there, kids.

#Privacy #Security #Scams #Craigslist #FacebookMarketplace #eBay

Chris Warren Oct 23, 2023

♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms Oct 23, 2023

While you were robbed blind at the pump this year (and GOP blamed Biden), Exxon made $55,700,000,000 in profits.

Over $1 billion per week.

$152,600,000 per day.

$1,766.24 per *second.*

"Congress should heed #POTUS’s call and pass my bill to claw back Big Oil’s excess profits."

- Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/after-record-year-for-big-oil-whitehouse-revamps-bill-to-claw-back-windfall-profits-and-send-relief-to-the-american-public

#senwhitehouse
#VoteDem2024

After Record Year for Big Oil, Whitehouse Revamps Bill to Claw Back Windfall Profits and Send Relief to the American Public | U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island

Chris Warren Oct 22, 2023

The War on Cars Oct 22, 2023

"In 2021, half of all trips in the United States were less than three miles, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Making those short trips on an e-bike instead of in a car would likely save people money, cut their emissions, and improve their health and happiness."

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/10/reasons-to-get-e-bike-emissions-climate-change-benefits/675716/

The Real Reason You Should Get an E-bike

It’ll cut your emissions. It’ll also make you happier.

The Atlantic

Chris Warren Oct 21, 2023

nash Oct 21, 2023

honey came in and she caught me red-handed
evolving toward a crablike form
picture this: we become crustaceans
walking on the ocean floor