Mastodawn

Steve Torrente Jan 17

web3 is going just great Jan 17

Crypto holder loses $283 million to scammer impersonating wallet support

January 10, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=trezor-support-scam

Steve Torrente Jan 13

Anne Applebaum Jan 13

Read Frank Foer's amazing essay on the civil servants we have lost

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-interviews/685321/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK30xgoY3fXoYOjD66qhzz448

The Government Workers Donald Trump Discarded

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.

The Atlantic

Steve Torrente Jan 12

Anil Dash Jan 12

One of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-crush-your-soul/

How to know if that job will crush your soul

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Anil Dash

Steve Torrente Jan 12

Lawfare Jan 12

On Jan. 12, Sen. Mark Kelly filed a civil suit against the Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth over the military disciplinary proceedings initiated against him which argues that the government retaliated against Kelly for First Amendment-protected speech. Read the suit, from Peter Beck. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sen.-kelly-sues-department-of-defense-over-disciplinary-actions

Sen. Kelly Sues Department of Defense Over Disciplinary Actions

The suit alleges the Defense Department retaliated against Kelly for protected speech and interfered with his Article I duties.

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Steve Torrente Jan 12

Dmytri Jan 12

I hereby coin the term "Ptolemaic Code" to refer to software that appears functional but is based on a fundamentally incorrect model of the problem domain. As more code is generated by AI, the prevalence of such code is likely to increase.
1/7

#TheGeneralTheoryOfSlop

Steve Torrente Jan 12

Jan 7

Periodic reminder to boost the posts you like to keep the Fediverse alive.

WE are the algorithm here

#Mastodon

Steve Torrente Jan 12

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Jan 11

Health experts: Your synthetic text "AI" overviews are misleading, for example see this about liver function tests.

Google: Okay, we'll block "AI" overviews on that query.

The product is fundamentally flawed and cannot be "fixed" by patching query by query.

A short 🧵>>

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/11/google-ai-overviews-health-guardian-investigation

‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk

Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests

The Guardian

Steve Torrente Jan 12

Novela Jan 11

What I liked about original twitter was hearing funny one liners from comedians. If anyone on here can tell me good one-liner comics to follow, I'd really appreciate it. (Also, I think currently 3 people will see this message, so maybe those people could give me a boost?)

Steve Torrente Apr 5, 2024

Murshed Zaheed Apr 5, 2024

"We cannot approve the sale of arms to a country that is in violation of our own laws on this. And that includes access to humanitarian relief." - Sen. Elizabeth Warren https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4574559-warren-block-sale-f-15s-israel/

Warren says she would move block sale of F-15s to Israel

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday said she would move to block the sale of F-15s to Israel after seven aid workers were killed in an Israel airstrike in Gaza earlier this week. “I think it is clear that Congress has a responsibility to act. We have legal tools here. And as I said, we…

The Hill

Steve Torrente Mar 25, 2024

Esra'a Mar 25, 2024

"Mike Gallagher pushed the bill to ban TikTok because China can 'surveil its users.' Now, he's resigning and joining an American surveillance firm" (Palantir)

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-gallagher-tiktok-ban-palantir-1234993167/ #privacy #tiktok #surveillance

Lawmaker Who Led TikTok Ban Bill Joins Private Surveillance Firm: Report

Rep. Mike Gallagher pushed the bill to ban TikTok because China can "surveil its users." Now, he's resigning and joining a surveillance firm.

Rolling Stone