Boatperson, computer wizard, qualified counsellor, stick twizzler, father, and self enquirer.
Helping those building democratising technology to reverse the corporate capture of online spaces. Ex: #SafeNetwork
Techy self: https://fosstodon.org/@happyborg
Techy blog: https://toast.happybeing.com
@miffyhelen I didn't know this was an autistic characteristic!
Interesting. I've found various ways to exercise over the years and now I'm getting on, yes a dog. I anticipated exercise, but as well as being an insistent personal trainer, she gives me much more. Animals are much better company than people.
I suspect she's autistic too, so maybe that helps.
five years from now, the term "artificial intelligence" will refer to an entirely different technology
we don't know what it is, but it will be something mostly unrelated to the stuff that has that name today
we say this with confidence because that has consistently been the case every few years since the term was coined in 1956
as soon as everyone understands the latest fad, it feels obvious that it has nothing to do with "intelligence", and we all stop calling it that
The ICO refused to investigate the UK Ministry of Defence for the most serious data breach in UK history – the leaking of data on 19,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
They said it was a one-off.
But what about the 49 data breaches at the MoD over the last 4 years?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8950pyy1vo
#dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ICO #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #datarights
Not good… Rutger Bregman's BBC lecture about the ‘paralysing cowardice’, by fx universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism is censored … out of fear for authoritarianism (and lawsuits)
Today in #InternetofShit: domestic EV chargers aren't working since the Cloudflare outage.
Dutch public broadcaster NOS (finally) stops posting on X.
The disadvantages are seen as too big. The reach has dwindled.
In the category, 'better late than never': good choice.
https://over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-plaatst-vanaf-vandaag-geen-nieuwsberichten-meer-op-x/
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Every time you have an interaction, or think you have a 'relationship' with a company, remind yourself:
- the sole purpose of every company is to make money for its shareholders
That's it. Your 'relationship' is, for them only about that one thing. So forget the ads, the finessing at performance reviews etc.
You are a means to profit, so a company will turn on you or discard you at any time that benefits shareholders.
To change that build outside this system or support those who do.
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