Mastodawn

@jerry I’ve taken a breather before replying about Thor.

I was a bit surprised how much your news affected me. I guess it was a combination of things, including my own loses. But also the glimpses you shared of him made me feel somehow ‘involved’ - it’s hard to explain.

I’m glad Thor found a loving home with your family, and that you took such good care of him

❤️

OnlyMe 5d ago

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/eus-encryption-roadmap-makes-everyone-less-safe

The EU’s “Encryption Roadmap” Makes Everyone Less Safe

EFF has joined more than 80 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts in signing a letter urging the European Commission to change course on its recently announced “Technology Roadmap on Encryption.” The roadmap, part of the EU’s ProtectEU strategy, discusses new ways for...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

OnlyMe Jun 6

@lexfri The clues in today’s crossword are not aligned correctly. Eg there’s a 47 across clue when that’s only one letter, and the clue actually applies to 48 across. And 53 across, too

OnlyMe Jun 2

@lexfri I think Letter Opener is broken this morning. The start button is greyed out and the leaderboard is empty

OnlyMe May 30

Glyph May 28

The technology doesn't work. It *feels* like it works, so they keep doing science to see whether it does or it doesn't. But when you look at it with science instead of vibes, it just doesn't. https://fortune.com/2025/05/18/ai-chatbots-study-impact-earnings-hours-worked-any-occupation/

Study looking at AI chatbots in 7,000 workplaces finds ‘no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation’

Despite AI’s promise to revolutionize white-collar work, most workers are using it sparingly—or hiding it from their boss.

Fortune

OnlyMe May 21

@caseyliss Something’s wrong with Callsheet ‘upcoming’. E.g. look up Tom Cruise, then tap Upcoming. I get a ton of old stuff show up

OnlyMe May 19

Randahl Fink May 19

Yes! Pro-EU candidate Nicușor Dan won a decisive victory in yesterday’s presidential election in Romania over Putin’s guy, George Simion.

Have an awesome week everybody!

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/18/europe/romania-presidential-election-result-intl-latam

Romania’s pro-EU candidate beats hard-right rival to win presidential election

Romania’s pro-European Union presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s presidential election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival.

CNN

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OnlyMe Apr 7

@lexfri Just had a look on website. That has 381 thru 384 as dupes, all dated 6th, and today’s is 385, which is new.

App shows today’s as 382

OnlyMe Apr 7

@lexfri Mini # 382 is a duplicate of 381

OnlyMe Apr 3

kottke.org Apr 2

M. Gessen: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. “The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/opinion/trump-ice-immigrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.RXBy.Ezdp9m6gPq8R

Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived.

Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

The New York Times