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doesn't matter what an #Amazon exec says: you keep on working in your job at home until they fire you.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/amazon-exec-tells-employees-to-work-elsewhere-if-they-dislike-rto-policy/
and lawyer the fuck up.
and organize with other Amazon workers.
the bottom line, they want you to quit because most states won't pay #unemployment #benefits if you were coerced into quitting. NY is one of the few exceptions.
h/t
https://mas.to/@carnage4life/113330830125763290
Amazon exec tells employees to work elsewhere if they dislike RTO policy
Using RTO to push quitting could result in an “array of legal consequences.”…Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
Latest comic on Big Tech's climate hypocrisy
#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #tech #technology #ai #energy #cartoon
Coding is being positioned as place where generative AI is going to have a huge impact.
But a new study of 800 developers found GitHub Copilot did little to improve productivity, while introducing 41% more bugs into the code.
https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html
Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants
Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.Grant Gross (CIO)
A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (389) 😎🐧▶️
https://destinationlinux.net/389
Check out #DestinationLinux 389: Kali Linux New Release, HADOOKEN Malware gets a Tiger Uppercut, & more Cybersecurity
#linux #podcasts #opensource #tech
389: Kali Linux New Release, HADOOKEN Malware gets a Tiger Uppercut, & more Cybersecurity - Destination Linux - TuxDigital
On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss malware that’s so ruthless it’s ready for a street fight. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss t...TuxDigital
A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (278) 😎🐧▶️
https://thisweekinlinux.com/278
@MichaelTunnell talks about Linux 6.11, GNOME 47, Microsoft kernel mode changes, Zorin OS, & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
278: Linux 6.11, GNOME 47, Microsoft kernel mode changes, Zorin OS, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
This week in Linux, we have a lot of news, just a crazy amount and some big stuff like the Linux kernel 6.11 is out. GNOME 47 has been released. Microsoft is...TuxDigital
Google and Microsoft recently admitted their emissions are soaring as they build out data centers to power the AI boom.
But new analysis from The Guardian suggests the data center emissions of Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are 662% higher than the companies reporting.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech
#tech #ai #datacenters #microsoft #google #apple #meta #climate
Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?
Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figuresGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Yes, our phones are ‘listening’ to what we say.
“In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone #tech #AI
In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention
One of Facebook's alleged marketing partners explained how it listens to users' smartphone microphones and advertises to them accordingly.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
"Sustainably" Surveilling and Tokenizing Nature: The Case of O.N.E. Amazon
The architect of BlackRock's ETFs has teamed up with a group of companies tied to US intelligence and US government debt trading to tokenize the Amazon rainforest and borgify it with a large-scale sensor network in order to create a new form of "digi…Mark Goodwin (Unlimited Hangout)
New *Damaged Earth Catalog* entry: 
Redundant Technology 🛠️ going way back to 1997:
https://damaged.bleu255.com/Redundant_Technology/
Lots of thanks to @jameswallbank for insights into the motivations and strategies at the heart of the Redundant Technology Initiative ❤️ #permacomputing #lowtech #SmallWeb #sustainability #tech
+1 reason why you must stop using Chrome and, if possible, Chromium browsers
(Upd: link to a post in Fediverse with tech details https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/112757810519145581)
(Upd 2: MS Edge seems to have this issue; #Vivaldi also has it but it can be disabled; Ungoogled Chromium doesn't have it at all)
#Privacy #Tech #Technology #Browser #Chrome #Chromium #Firefox #Google #BigTech
It turns out Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on `*.google.com` access to private APIs, including your current CPU usageYou can test it out by pasting the following into your Chrome DevTools console on any Google page:
chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
"nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome",
{ method: "cpu.getInfo" },
(response) => {
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
},
);More notes here: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/
hangout_services/thunk.js
It turns out Google Chrome (via Chromium) includes a default extension which makes extra services available to code running on the `*.google.com` domains - tweeted about today [by Luca Casonato](https://twitter.simonwillison.net
We think this can shake up social media 🕺
Our new Amplifier lets you curate your timeline as you scroll with the flick of a switch and personalise your social web.
By simplifying your feed, you can catch up on conversations that matter to you. Just turn on the Amplifier in your Newsmast settings!
Now on the Newsmast app, update or download on the App & Play Stores then login with your Mastodon account.
#fediverse #fedidev #tech #fediadmin #mastodon
The worst kind of tech hype is when something is portrayed as inevitable and unstoppable, with criticism or doubt blithely dismissed as "they don't get it".
Just because a giant tech company pours vast amounts of money down a toilet, that doesn't mean the toilet is going to start spewing gold coins into the air.
#Hype #Tech #TechBros #Journalism #TechNews
“When I say ‘I am hungry’, I am reporting on my sensed physiological states. When an LLM generates the sequence ‘I am hungry’, it is simply generating the most probable completion of the sequence of words in its current prompt.”
https://time.com/collection/time100-voices/6980134/ai-llm-not-sentient/
No, Today’s AI Isn’t Sentient. Here’s How We Know
It is important to understand the profound difference between how humans generate sequences of words and how a large language model does.Time
African AI workers, mostly from Kenya, released an open letter to Joe Biden this week asking him stop US tech companies from “systemically abusing and exploiting African workers” and to end the “modern day slavery” they’re subjected to.
https://www.wired.com/story/low-paid-humans-ai-biden-modern-day-slavery/
A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (370) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/dl370
Check out #DestinationLinux 370: Interview with GloriousEggroll about Proton-GE, Nobara, and more
#linux #podcasts #opensource #tech
370: Interview with GloriousEggroll about Proton-GE, Nobara, and more - Destination Linux - TuxDigital
Download as MP3 Sponsored by LINBIT: Visit destinationlinux.net/linbit to learn how LINBIT’s OSS, based on DRBD® and LINSTOR®, can be used for Kubernetes...TuxDigital
Apple's new iPad ad hasn't gone down well with creatives, according to @AxiosNews. The commercial showed a massive hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, arcade games, cameras and paint cans, and reopening to reveal just an iPad. "I'm definitely the target audience for the new iPad Pro but this ad is tone-deaf and insulting to artists of every kind," wrote cartoonist James Kochalka on X. "We think of our tools with reverence and respect, and enjoy a healthy dialogue with them. Our tools are like trusted companions on the journey of art." Here's more.
You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.Ars Technica
I’ll be speaking at #AMRO24 in Linz, Austria on May 8! Come along to hear me talk about how the tech industry is much more overtly embracing government and military to protect itself.
More info here: https://art-meets.radical-openness.org/2024/program/libertarians-no-more-how-tech-is-embracing-the-state-to-amplify-its-power/
A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (257) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/twil257
@MichaelTunnell talks about GNOME 46, Linux 6.8, KDE Security Warning, Fedora 40 Beta & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
257: GNOME 46, Linux 6.8, KDE Security Warning, Fedora 40 Beta & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of TWIL, we've got a brand new kernel to talk about with Linux 6.8. GNOME 46 has been released bringing a ton of desktop related goodies...TuxDigital
hi I’m Ginny! #introduction
I spent my first decades as a generic white boy in tech, then a year ago I signed up for my first mastodon account and discovered I am a girl!
I post about tech, trans life, post selfies, and openly talk about mental illness and pain (cw'ed)
I’m a single parent w/ a 9 yo daughter, working as a software engineer in Seattle. I also write fiction (ya and speculative) and am generally very dorky.
btw you can be a girl if you want to be, inquire within!
A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (360) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/dl360
Check out #DestinationLinux 360: Oh Snap! Command Not Found vulnerability found
#linux #podcasts #opensource #tech
360: Oh Snap! Command Not Found vulnerability found - Destination Linux - TuxDigital
Download as MP3 Sponsored by Kolide: If a device isn't secure, it can't access your apps. It's device trust for Okta. Visit https://destinatio...TuxDigital
Latest comic: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment
#fascism #authoritarianism #media #journalism #tech #socialmedia #firstamendment
Game time, we're planning to use #VNyan on #Linux while playing #Palworld over on both #Twitch and #YouTube !!!
#Vtuber #ENVtuber #Tech #Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/live/NlojkNrvf4c?si=n3VM6NPipce8XAsa
Testing Vnyan in Palworld! #Linux #Palworld #Vtuber #Vnyan
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NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.
— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.
— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards
— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable
https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/ #tech #whatsapp #dma #infosec #news #technology
WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (251) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/twil251
@MichaelTunnell talks about Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Flathub, openSUSE, Purism & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
251: Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Flathub, openSUSE, Purism & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of TWIL, the Buddies of Budgie have released a new version of the Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu has announced some ambitious goals for the next rele...TuxDigital
A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (250) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/twil250
@MichaelTunnell talks about Gentoo Linux, Firefox 122, Parrot OS, Valve Proton & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
250: Gentoo Linux, Firefox 122, Parrot OS, Valve Proton & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of TWIL (250), Gentoo Linux has some made some major changes to their distro. Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox including DEB pac...TuxDigital
Latest comic: The AI Journalism Awards
#comic #cartoon #cartoons #technology #AI #journalism #news #media #tech
A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (249) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/twil249
@MichaelTunnell talks about Linux Mint, Wine, COSMIC, PulseAudio, OpenSUSE, KDE & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
249: Linux Mint, Wine, COSMIC, PulseAudio, OpenSUSE, KDE & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of TWIL (249), Linux Mint has released a new version of their distro. KDE & GNOME have announced updates to the next version of their des...TuxDigital
A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (352) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/dl352
Check out #DestinationLinux 352: Interview with Randy Packer of DreamWorks, Open Sourcing MoonRay
#linux #podcasts #opensource #tech
352: Interview with Randy Packer of DreamWorks, Open Sourcing MoonRay - Destination Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of Destination Linux (352), we have another awesome interview lined up for you. Michael sits down with Randy Packer, from DreamWorks, to talk...TuxDigital
A new @DestinationLinux has hit the road! (351) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/dl351
Check out #DestinationLinux 351: Interview with Till Kamppeter & Michael Sweet of OpenPrinting, Making Linux Printing Just Work
#linux #podcasts #opensource #tech
351: Interview with Till Kamppeter & Michael Sweet of OpenPrinting, Making Linux Printing Just Work - Destination Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of Destination Linux (351), we have an awesome interview lined up for you. We are being joined by 2 members of the OpenPrinting project to ta...TuxDigital
A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (246) 😎🐧▶️ https://tuxdigital.com/twil246
@MichaelTunnell talks about Linux Mint, Debian, Security Flaws, Linux Blue Screen of Death, Nextcloud & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
246: Linux Mint, Debian, Security Flaws, Linux Blue Screen of Death, Nextcloud & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
On this episode of TWIL (246), we've got new releases from Linux Mint, systemd, Debian and more. We've also got some new security stories to talk a...TuxDigital