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EFFecting Change: LGBTQ+ Solidarity Against the Tide of Surveillance

LGBTQ+ communities are facing an escalating wave of censorship and targeted surveillance, but we can push back through mutual solidarity. Join us live to learn how safer virtual spaces get built, how platform policies and government pressure are reshaping the digital landscape, and what platform...

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Scott Wilson 🌈11h ago

“The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts”

An interesting take on things #AI can’t easily replace.

#AI #careers #humanity #jobs

https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-jobs-soft-skills-human-0ce88d448f0b7a87c72b6241305a61f2

5 human skills that still matter as workplaces embrace AI

Many workers fear machines will supplant them as adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates. But some workplace experts say people have qualities that are so unmistakably human and important, AI can't easily replace them yet. These experts say that soft skills such as empathy, relationship-building and critical thinking can help employees demonstrate their value in workplaces that are rapidly adopting AI tools. Even job listings for technical roles say candidates need to communicate well and take leadership initiative. Other areas where humans still outperform AI are in having a conscience, making complicated judgment calls and applying healthy skepticism.

AP News

Scott Wilson 🌈21h ago

jer 23h ago

"Mozilla built an AI kill switch into Firefox after its users demanded one. Only 1% have used it. Another 3% turned off some AI features selectively. The rest left everything on."

Poppycock. The people who turned off all the AI had already turned off the telemetry that measures this.

Scott Wilson 🌈21h ago

Brian Jopek 1d ago

This isn’t getting enough attention in a country that supposedly, allegedly gives a shit about its veterans of military service as well as those U.S. military personnel - including women - killed in conflicts the U.S. has been involved in. I guess I’d be curious to know why it is Whiskey Pete and the FOTUS hate women so much.
#USpol

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/11/air-force-cites-dei-ban-in-cancellation-of-wreath-laying-honoring-women-vets/?fbclid=IwZnRzaASZdkRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyhliH8Bi85HuYjMbbmgq0CMnooRuZyurhHLaf3OIh84VeYFW3sCg0sZIdjk_aem_YWdncwAzCKocTr7YOgwNWHSykF-g&brid=YWdncwFnxLfg-Ve3Dt2A6_Bzxv-H

@cR0w, I can always count on you for a boost

Scott Wilson 🌈1d ago

Getting ready to #Push2Prod this afternoon, like always!

But I'm going to consult my new app to make sure I'm doing it for the right reasons...

#memes #catte #shitpost

Scott Wilson 🌈1d ago

Metacurity 1d ago

Don't leave for the weekend until you've checked out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including

--Google sues AI-powered scam ring behind fake carrier rewards texts,
--Oracle warns of critical PeopleSoft flaw,
--Israeli firm suspected of election interference in France, Scotland and New York,
--Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service tied to ransomware gangs,
--Novo Nordisk discloses breach involving clinical trial patient data,
--Fake breach notices slip into Maine’s official disclosure portal,
--Vietnam thwarts alleged transnational scam center before launch,
--Missing backup drive exposes data of 10.9m Japanese utility customers,
--Iran-linked hackers claim FBI drone breach, threaten World Cup,
--Humanity Protocol hacked, token crashes after $36 million theft,
--Cryptographers unveil blueprint for end-to-end encrypted collaboration apps,
--Coinbase advisors urge blockchains to prepare now for quantum threats,
--EU privacy regulators propose standard template for breach reporting,
--EU publishes voluntary AI content labeling guidelines,
--Musk still allows Grok to publish non-consensual sex images and videos
https://www.metacurity.com/google-sues-ai-powered-scam-ring-behind-fake-carrier-rewards-texts/

Google sues AI-powered scam ring behind fake carrier rewards texts

Oracle warns of critical PeopleSoft flaw, Israeli firm suspected of election interference in France, Scotland and New York, Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service tied to ransomware gangs, Novo Nordisk discloses breach involving clinical trial patient data, much more

Metacurity

Scott Wilson 🌈1d ago

We (Mastodonians) always laugh at stupid Americans and their poor sense of measurement.

This NBC article helps one to wrap their brain around “trillion”. The article is about visualizing the scale of SpaceX’s IPO, and I don’t care about that… but the scale references are neat:

“To help visualize such enormity, Paulos recommended a time scale: 1 million seconds in the past is less than two weeks ago, but a billion seconds puts us in 1994, and a trillion seconds goes back to approximately 29,000 B.C., predating recorded history.”

#numbers #scale #math #analogies #trillion

https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/visualizing-trillion-charts-graphics-musk-nears-trillionaire-status-rcna349018