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Bluesky for Journalists
A smart reaction from Bluesky to Threads basically saying they won't do anything for journalists. (Of course, Mastodon also does this very well.) #Media [Link]
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Gaza
The attack by Hamas in Israel was an atrocity: a brutal act of terrorism. The images and stories are horrifying. Removing electricity and bombing the shit out of one of the world's most densely-populated areas, and requiring over a million people to vacate their homes at short
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“EtherHiding” — Hiding Web2 Malicious Code in Web3 Smart Contracts
A smart attack where malicious malware is stored on the blockchain, where it is immutable and can't be easily removed or blocked. The code can then be retrieved with any JS code that reads the blockchain. #Technology [Link]
The virality of human suffering
It’s impossibly hard to watch coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Thousands of people on both sides of the border have been killed (1,300 in Israel, 2,000 in Gaza at the time of writing); the stories that have emerged are brutal. What is known to be true
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Building The Next Web
"This is the kick-off post in a series in which I'm going to explore things that we could change about the Web." I trust Robin - and his impressive list of feedback-givers - to do this justice, and I'm very much looking forward to
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On the need for low-carbon and sustainable computing and the path towards zero-carbon computing
"As a society we need to start treating computational resources as finite and precious, to be utilised only when necessary, and as effectively as possible. We need frugal computing: achieving our aims with less energy and material." #Climate [Link]
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Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible
One organization I know audited their social media use and learned that Twitter had their worst effort:reward ratio. This seems to support that finding. #Media [Link]
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Public corruption prosecutions rise where nonprofit news outlets flourish, research finds
"Prosecutions for public corruption are more likely in U.S. communities served by a nonprofit news outlet, a relatively new business model that often aims to fill the void left by shuttered traditional local newspapers." Journalism in the public interest works. #Media [Link]
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Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com
Every hosted WordPress site - millions and millions of sites - can now be first-class members of the fediverse. This is a huge deal that has the potential to change the whole web. #Technology [Link]
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23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online
Pretty much the worst thing that could happen as an outcome of using a service like this. #Technology [Link]
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The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence
"Advances in AI are amplifying a crisis for human rights online. While AI technology offers exciting and beneficial uses for science, education, and society at large, its uptake has also increased the scale, speed, and efficiency of digital repression. Automated systems have enabled governments to conduct more precise and
Re-introducing comments
This blog has had kind of a weird relationship with comments since I started it ten years ago. My previous blogs, in contrast, have always intentionally been spaces that can be homes for conversations. Over the years lots of people have asked me to fix this situation. So, okay! Here’