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shajithchacko Apr 2, 2025

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Julia Evans Apr 2, 2025

also a couple of people asked about networking tools so here is “every networking tool I know” from a few years back

(which for some reason includes several tools that I have never used)

https://wizardzines.com/networking-tools-poster.pdf

shajithchacko Mar 30, 2025

Ernie Smith Mar 23, 2025

The state of California is warning 23andMe customers to delete their data because odds are good that the company is going to go bankrupt.

If I were you I would prioritize doing this.

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers

Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers

Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General

shajithchacko Feb 1, 2025

Jason Scott Feb 1, 2025

Artifacts and materials are not people, and datasets are not lives, but if you're in need of haven or hard drive for the works of transgender materials, you got a free consult, anonymous or otherwise, from me. DMs open.

shajithchacko Jan 8, 2025

Watch Duty is great, and worthy of donating to: https://www.watchduty.org

Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts

Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.

shajithchacko Jan 8, 2025

Dave Winer ☕️Jan 8, 2025

So how convincing, now, is Zuck's "We ❤️ Fediverse" appeal in 2023?

Is it now clear that it was nothing but a way to let you overlook your suspicion of the company based on much past experience?

We users collectively use the Blanche Dubois method of choosing platform vendors. We depend on the kindness of strangers.

shajithchacko Dec 3, 2024

pulusound Dec 2, 2024

emacs users horrified to discover that "meta-x" now means two awful social media companies

shajithchacko Dec 2, 2024

James Gleick Dec 1, 2024

This seems so science-fictiony that most people won't take it seriously. That would be a bad mistake.

Not only are we messing up the planet, we're also inadvertently shutting our door to space. When we're shut in, we're probably shut in for ever.

And when I say "we" are shutting that door, I mean mainly Musk.

https://robertvanwey.substack.com/p/the-imminence-of-the-destruction

The Imminence of the Destruction of the Space Program

New calculations put the date much closer than we should be comfortable with

The Evidence Files

shajithchacko Nov 24, 2024

Bluesky has become fun in a way that early Twitter was over the last couple weeks. It’s unlikely to last I suppose, but it is nice over there right now.

Meanwhile, I did learn sobering things about the limitations of its decentralization and federation in this absolute public service of an article: https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/

How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms

shajithchacko Jul 29, 2024

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Heidi Li Feldman Jul 29, 2024

Both for purposes of supporting Harris for President and for making the case that the campaign should have its own presence on Mastodon, the number of contributions and the number of recurring contributions are key. So are boosts of the fundraising link. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris 2/

shajithchacko Jul 21, 2024

Jeff Jarvis Jul 21, 2024

I will never forgive The New York Times for bringing this to pass. They violated the journalistic norms they claim to uphold in their vindictive campaign against him. They hounded him out of office. They'd best not crow and they'd best not do the same to Kamala Harris. But I have no faith they can restrain themselves. Same to the Post.