@ninavizz

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“Under the shelter of each other, we survive.” -Mike Davis, RIP



Human, curious; designer, usability advocate, oss fangirl; snowboarder, Michigan kid, Motörhead fan. Former Model UN dork. Still a general dork. #nobot #noindex

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ninavizzJan 2, 2025
Micah LeeJan 2, 2025
If you have a New Year's resolution to finally ditch X/Twitter/Elon, here is a step-by-step guide for how to do it while still keeping your username, and letting your followers where to find you next https://cyd.social/want-to-quit-x-in-2025-heres-how-to-do-it-the-right-way-with-cyd/ using @cyd
Want to quit X in 2025? Here's how to do it the right way with Cyd

Here are simple step-by-step instructions on using Cyd to close down your X account while keeping your username and telling your followers where they can find you.

Cyd - Claw back your data from Big Tech
ninavizzJan 2, 2025

First hangover today, since—I think—the day after the 2008 election??

Yesterday I discovered my favorite port—something I used to buy, regularly, when I lived in San Francisco—in my semi-rural Oregon supermarket. 3 sweet, robust, phenomenally delicious glasses.

Probably the first wine I've had, since last winter. About to turn 51. Head is pounding.

All in al, life is good. :)

ninavizzDec 22, 2024
Show threadErik MoellerDec 21, 2024

X.com is a key weapon in Musk's arsenal as he seeks to transform every Western democracy into white supremacist authoritarianism.

It's the machine where the hatred, fear and confusion that fascism thrives on gets whipped up and amplified every day. And one person has ultimate control over the machine: Elon Musk.

Much of German civil society has realized this danger and countless organizations have exited X. Unfortunately, far too many orgs still legitimize it with their presence.

ninavizzDec 1, 2024
SwiftOnSecurityDec 1, 2024

Twitter is a sign-in identity provider too... And revoking access at Twitter or deleting your account does not necessarily break that delegation token...
I trust their security team made this happen. But it's not intrinsic.

If you've ever "Logged in" to a website or app with Twitter, you created an account with a secret Twitter holds on its servers. You don't sign in with your Twitter account. You sign in with an OAUTH token Twitter owns.

ninavizzDec 1, 2024
mekka okereke Dec 1, 2024

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Mastodon starter packs...

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/33121

Add starter packs by Gargron · Pull Request #33121 · mastodon/mastodon

WIP Fixes MAS-336, fixes #32946

GitHub
ninavizzOct 21, 2024
Freedom of the PressOct 21, 2024

Israel’s effective ban on foreign reporting has placed an impossible, unreasonable burden on Palestinian reporters in Gaza to document an ongoing war through which they are living.

We support US Congress call to let international media access Gaza independently.

https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-support-us-congress-call-to-let-international-media-access-gaza-independently/

CPJ, partners support US Congress call to let international media access Gaza independently - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists and 18 other press freedom and human rights organizations issued a statement supporting a call from members of the U.S. Congress, led by Rep. Jim McGovern, asking the Biden-Harris administration to urge Israel to allow independent access to Gaza for U.S. and international journalists, in the interest of transparency, accountability,...

Committee to Protect Journalists
ninavizzOct 5, 2024
Aral BalkanOct 5, 2024

How people think AI is going to kill them: terminator robots.

How AI is actually going to kill them: by destroying their habitat and drinking all their water.

ninavizzOct 5, 2024
Paris MarxOct 5, 2024

Coding is being positioned as place where generative AI is going to have a huge impact.

But a new study of 800 developers found GitHub Copilot did little to improve productivity, while introducing 41% more bugs into the code.

https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html

#tech #ai #genai #coding

Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants

Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.

CIO
ninavizzSep 27, 2024
Matt BlazeSep 22, 2024
Meanwhile, election denier Mike Lindell's pillows are on sale for $14.88, which is not in any way a Nazi dogwhistle. https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-lindells-latest-pillow-price-190532118.html
Mike Lindell's Latest Pillow Price Is Being Interpreted As A Nazi Dog Whistle

The conspiracy theorist's MyPillow company marked down some of its products to $14.88, a figure seen as symbolic for white supremacists.

Yahoo News
ninavizzSep 20, 2024
OH my gawd!!! Figma is using DICEWARE to generate passwords!!! WOO! (yes @eff this is small potatoes in the world at-large, but OMG!! FIGMA!)