Rich Tong

@[email protected]
50 Followers
249 Following
663 Posts

{ work: [ netdrones.ai, restart.us, Xevo.com, qimingvc.com, ignition.vc, Microsoft.com, Bell-labs.com, GM.com], loc: [ NJ, CA, WA, CN ], like: [ ai, dev, physics ], edc : [ MBPro, iPhone14Pro, Ubuntu20.04, Pixel7Pro, SonyR7M3 ] }

main: @richtong
ML: @rich
Dev: @Richt
Sec: @richt

Pics: https://pixelfed.social/@richt
Chat: https://matrix.to/#/@richt:matrix.org
Vids: https://thecool.tube/video-channels/rich
Group: @rt

Workhttps://netdrones.ai
Playhttps://tongfamily.com
LinkedInhttps://linkedin.com/in/richtong1
Twitterhttps://twittodon.com/share.php?t=Richtong&[email protected]
Rich TongDec 25, 2022
MicheleV_AKDec 25, 2022
I saw Northern Lights like these for the first three years in #Alaska up in Nome. This photo was taken last night by RJ Akeya in Savoonga, which is in the same area as Nome.
#AlaskaNorthernLights
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
Tech News WorldwideDec 21, 2022
Stalkerware Banned By The FTC Is Still Doing Plenty Of Stalking And Spying

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/21/stalkerware-banned-by-the-ftc-is-still-doing-plenty-of-stalking-and-spying/

#oneclickmonitor #scottzuckerman #surveillance #supportking #stalkerware #azteclabs #spyfone #spytrac #privacy #ftc #1
Stalkerware Banned By The FTC Is Still Doing Plenty Of Stalking And Spying

There are all kinds of stalkerware out there. Some of it is actually deployed by government entities — like the spyware that infests computers used by remote workers and school students. Some…

Techdirt
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
Steve HermanDec 21, 2022
Latest military aid package announced today includes first-ever transfer to #Ukraine of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System and first transfer of Joint Direct Attack Munitions, "which will provide the Ukrainian Air Force with enhanced precision strike capabilities against Russia’s invading forces," according to a State Dept. spokesperson.
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
Patrick C Miller Dec 21, 2022
Wow: JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System Was Hacked In For-Profit Scheme https://onemileatatime.com/news/jfk-airport-taxi-dispatch-hacked/
Wow: JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System Was Hacked In For-Profit Scheme

The taxi dispatch system at JFK Airport got hacked, so that schemers could sell priority pick-ups in exchange for a fee.

One Mile at a Time
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
David DayenDec 21, 2022

RT @[email protected]

About half of consumers using Flexible Savings Accounts lose money, totaling just over $4B a year.
https://money.com/fsa-contributions-workers-forfeit-money/#:~:text=He%20called%20the%20estimate%20conservative,in%2010%20workers%20forfeit%20money.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/donmoyn/status/1605563616048005121

Workers Lose $3 Billion a Year in FSA Contributions (and Employers Get to Keep It)

Workers with flexible spending accounts forfeit billions of dollars more than previously estimated, according to new data analyzed by Money.

Money
Show threadRich TongDec 21, 2022
@profcarroll yikes who is buying what instances?!?!?
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
David CarrollDec 21, 2022
If you’re on mastodon.cloud and looking to move because you have heard the news that your instance is among those being acquired in a for-profit land grab, my instance https://federate.social is welcoming new members after a recent upgrade.
federate.social

Cultivating a new billionaire-proof network of networks, the FEDERATE.SOCIAL community seeks to remake new social media alternatives and return to the internet's default settings.

Mastodon hosted on federate.social
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
AnilDec 12, 2022
Hey, everyone who follows me who is hacking on somethigna round ActivityPub/fediverse — please reply here and share a link to your app/GitHub/Glitch! Would love to show off all the creativity that's happening right now. (And please boost so your friends can share their projects too.)
Rich TongDec 21, 2022
VM (Vicky) BrasseurDec 19, 2022

Digital Ocean, provider of some of the most helpful tech tutorials around, just published one for how to set up #mastodon !

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-mastodon-on-ubuntu-20-04

I wish this had existed before I stood up my own instance, but now it'll help others.

How To Install Mastodon on Ubuntu 20.04 | DigitalOcean

Mastodon is a microblogging social networking application that uses a decentralized model, also termed as a federation by its creators. Mastodon is open-sour…

Rich TongDec 21, 2022
Show threadSteve HermanDec 21, 2022
"Over the past three hundred days, the Kremlin has tried and failed to wipe Ukraine off the map. Now, Russia is trying to weaponize winter by freezing and starving Ukrainian civilians and forcing families from their homes," says Secretary of State Blinken in a statement.