"Regex is how I imagine eldritch horrors work.

You look at it and it makes no sense and it's scary.
As you stare, for a split second there is understanding. The universe expands before your eyes, reality unraveling.
Then the madness sets in."

- me, earlier today

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined Lex Lumina LLP, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and The Chandra Law Firm in suing the OPM and OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell, alleging they illegally disclosed personnel records to Musk’s DOGE in violation of the federal Privacy Act of 1974. Last week, a federal judge temporarily blocked DOGE from accessing a critical Treasury payment system under a similar lawsuit.

“The Privacy Act makes it unlawful for OPM Defendants to hand over access to OPM’s millions of personnel records to DOGE Defendants, who lack a lawful and legitimate need for such access,” the complaint says. “No exception to the Privacy Act covers DOGE Defendants’ access to records held by OPM. OPM Defendants’ action granting DOGE Defendants full, continuing, and ongoing access to OPM’s systems and files for an unspecified period means that tens of millions of federal-government employees, retirees, contractors, job applicants, and impacted family members and other third parties have no assurance that their information will receive the protection that federal law affords.”

"With few exceptions, the Privacy Act limits the disclosure of federally maintained sensitive records on individuals without the consent of the individuals whose data is being shared. It protects all Americans from harms caused by government stockpiling of our personal data. This law was enacted in 1974, the last time Congress acted to limit the data collection and surveillance powers of an out-of-control President.

“The Privacy Act makes it unlawful for OPM Defendants to hand over access to OPM’s millions of personnel records to DOGE Defendants, who lack a lawful and legitimate need for such access,” the complaint says. “No exception to the Privacy Act covers DOGE Defendants’ access to records held by OPM. OPM Defendants’ action granting DOGE Defendants full, continuing, and ongoing access to OPM’s systems and files for an unspecified period means that tens of millions of federal-government employees, retirees, contractors, job applicants, and impacted family members and other third parties have no assurance that their information will receive the protection that federal law affords.”

https://www.eff.org/document/afge-v-opm-complaint

Some cities are taking #homeless people’s property and then failing to store their things.

Our reporting over the past year shows there are more effective, compassionate ways to deal with encampments.

https://propub.li/40903yR

#News #Journalism #Homelessness #Housing #Poverty

Aww, man.

#RIP David McCallum, who starred as Illya Kuryakin alongside Robert Vaughn’s Napoleon Solo in the 1960s hit spy drama “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and had a supporting role as pathologist Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard on the top-rated series “NCIS” decades later, died Monday of natural causes in New York City. He was 90.

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/david-mccallum-dead-ncis-man-from-uncle-1235734772/

I know I'm a broken record, but I'm going to keep on saying it - your campfire and fireworks this weekend are not worth the chance of starting a fire in these conditions. It's hot, it's dry, it's windy, and the gorge is already burning.

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/02/tunnel-5-fire-underwood-washington-evacuations/

#Oregon #Washington #fire #wildfire #PNW

"Average performance of my brain while debugging"

submitted by TobyWasBestSpiderMan
https://reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/zxlv0f/average_performance_of_my_brain_while_debugging/