Seachaint @seachaint@hackers.town

Friends, an easy step toward democratization of the economy is moving your money to a credit union. So let's say July 14th is Fediverse Move your Money Day!

In Japan this has been an important part of the fossil fuels divestment campaign by 350.org. When you choose a credit union, ask them about their investments (you'll probably be the first one to ask).

Please boost

#July14MoveYourMoney

"The innovation of Al/ML is its ability to “do” things without “doing” things because they were “done” without a “doer.” Proxy discrimination (or algorithmic pricing) has the same real effects of discrimination (or collusion) but without any explicit human decision being made. The effect still happens in the world, but nobody is responsible. Nobody did anything. Nobody knows for sure how it happened or who was affected. The designers and users are granted plausible deniability. Al as alibi."

via https://twitter.com/jathansadowski/status/1528961137429327872

I've also included a few examples of using videogrep from within python, like this script which makes supercuts from youtube searches: https://github.com/antiboredom/videogrep/blob/master/examples/auto_youtube.py

Videogrep 2.0 is out!

Here's a tutorial about how you can use it to automatically make supercuts on the command line: https://lav.io/notes/videogrep-tutorial/

Heard this morning on a podcast ad: "proprietary zero-knowledge software"

= we have zero-knowledge about how you do zero-knowledge = you might as well have full knowledge

I mean seriously, what's our countdown clock on years until extremely angry actual fascists succeed in getting 100% control of the Amazon and Microsoft corporate networks, either via the boardroom or via the US Presidency?

Never?

And then what, they're just going to sit there and not weaponise the information equivalent of a nuclear weapon? They're going to just go "man we could really get our Dark MAGA pogrom on, but, gentlemen don't read each other's hypervisors"

We really think that?

Cloud Provider: Zero Trust. Assume breach. Verify explicitly.

Me: Okay, I assume you have been breached by the NSA. Please explicitly verify that you haven't been.

Cloud Provider: Not like that! You're doing it wrong.

I didn't know you could tape these "no postage necessary" flyers [envelopes] to boxes. This is a game changer.

This gif was missing from the internet very much so I created it.

"That’s what aggressively weaning ourselves off fossil fuel would look like.

And that’s what the banks are not doing."

A discomfiting study, again, of the role of how the assets of tech firms, simply by virtue of being held in banks, do much more damage to the environment than all the constructive changes they might make. This one is from longtime campaigner Bill McKibben.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/could-googles-carbon-emissions-have-effectively-doubled-overnight

What you can do to stop #chatcontrol :

1. Provide negative feedback on the proposal
⌛️ Feedback period: 13 May 2022 - 15 July 2022
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12726-Fighting-child-sexual-abuse-detection-removal-and-reporting-of-illegal-content-online_en

2. Phone your MEP

📰 Against #chatcontrol

https://blog.cryptpad.org/2022/05/19/against-chatcontrol/

I lost my Flare Calmers after a year. They made a difference in my life, reducing HVAC noises and what not.
I still think they are a good product, many of my friends have gotten them on recommendation
https://www.flareaudio.com/products/calmer
I wanted to try out a different product that my friend told me about that makes earplugs that are very similar called Earasers. They have special ones specific to life music and performance (to handle massive bass without flattening everything). They also have one for "peace & quiet", similar in concept to Calmers. Also have a student discount.
https://www.earasers.net/
The reduction of the Earasers is drastic compared to Calmers. I can still hear things like my mom talking or cars passing by, but I can't hear ambient windy noises and what not. It is relieving, but my hearing range for hearing people talk is definitely more limited than before (on top of my processing difficulties, tinnitus, and being hard of hearing in my right ear) and it definitely would NOT be possible for me to wear these while also performing, alone or with others. I feel like Calmers were not drastic enough that I could get away with leaving them in still.
Anyway I am glad to have some more peace ✌️