Lou Katz @lou@entropyservice.com

@AlgoCompSynth @sarahjamielewis
Chrome wasn't objectively better than Firefox. Leaner, more stable yes, but Firefox beat Chrome on features and customizability.

Unfortunately, Mozilla decided to discard their advantages and compete on advertising budget, starting from Firefox 4.

For me, Firefox 57 was the one that removed the last must-have features from Firefox.

If Trump is reelected, Justice Alito may retire. Justice Thomas too.

Trump would then be the first president in more than 50 years to appoint a majority of the Supreme Court.

And not just a "conservative" majority — but a MAGA majority.

SCOTUS is on the ballot this November.

A few seconds ago, a commentator on MSNBC said that presidential debates should be fact-checked in real time in the same way that movies are critiqued by Mystery Science Theater 3000. Works for me.
#mst3k

How Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza

As the Israel-Gaza war rages on, the Middle East conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top” to out of control. #press

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/03/biden-israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis/?utm_source=press.coop

Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/03/bidens-israel-policy-has-led-us-to-the-brink-of-war-on-iran/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

TL;DR: Harvard students demonstrate how Meta's smart glasses can dox individuals in real time using facial recognition and public databases, raising significant privacy concerns. https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/2/24260262/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-doxxing-privacy #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

JD Vance wanting to replace experts in every field with "common sense wisdom" is Fascism 101 but y'all aren't ready to talk about that.

(2b/3) two notable names:

Chris Cheney came up with an impeccable jewel of an algorithm for a two-space copying garbage collector

Steve Bourne fell in love with Algol 68 syntax, took his love to Bell Labs, and turned it into the standard unix shell

JD Vance says we should replace experts in every field with "common sense wisdom".

Let's see how he feels when his pilots are replaced with people who just have common sense about what flying should be like.

*I say this as a pilot who is continually amazed by what people think flying a plane is really like.

Biden opposes possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/10/02/president-Joe-Biden-opposes-Israel-striking-Iran-nuclear/1091727916164/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Looks like City of Emeryville is adding concrete curb protection to the bike lanes on Shellmound between 63rd and 65th and they had to remove some parking to do so. The world will undoubtedly come to an end.

Seriously, when it comes to safe streets, Emeryville is punching way above their weight.

@brouhaha Shoes for industry!

@gavin57 @pluralistic

Wow.
"...an app is just a webpage skinned with the right kind of I.P. to make it a felony to put an ad blocker in it."
Yeah.

US ‘Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?.. DNA might contain health information, but unlike a doctor’s office, 23andMe is not bound by the health-privacy law HIPAA. And the company’s privacy policies make clear that in the event of a merger or an acquisition, customer information is a salable asset.’ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/09/23andme-dna-data-privacy-sale/680057/ #law #privacy #health #gdpr #tech

Remember all the things we STILL don't know about J6:

- Who planted the pipe bombs?
- Who disabled Pence’s key card?
- Who removed the panic buttons?
- Who shared the location of the non-reinforced windows?

Harvard students make auto-doxxing smart glasses to show need for privacy regs

Linking Meta smart glasses to a face search engine can ID strangers in a glance.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/harvard-students-make-auto-doxxing-smart-glasses-to-show-need-for-privacy-regs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

No company call centre is experiencing high volumes of calls. They just don't employ enough staff.

Biden says he will not support an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2cvxX7fco&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

We've signed a joint letter to oppose the resurrection of welfare surveillance powers in the UK.

Using welfare fraud as a wedge issue to spy on all benefit claimants is a huge blow for privacy and has the makings of a Horizon-style scandal.

Suspicionless algorithmic surveillance will impact pensioners, disabled people and carers. They will bear the brunt when these systems go wrong.

Read more ⬇️

#ukpolitics #surveillance #digitalrights #privacy #welfare

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/monitoring-uk-bank-accounts-for-benefits-would-be-huge-blow-to-privacy