Notices by Jennifer Morency :mastodon: (jenmorency@toot.community)

@cybeardjm @cryptadamist a16z also invested in X alternative "Post," which, like B.S., immediately became a centrist Democrat echo chamber, only to close down a few months later. One can only imagine how much personal info they gathered from users for later ad targeting and electioneering.

US urgently needs #disability #benefits reform:
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3532554-congress-should-give-ssi-asset-limits-a-21st-century-upgrade/
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3778878-raising-the-roof-congress-should-increase-ssi-asset-limits-now/
#SSI #UpdateSSI #socialwelfare

#NASA decides to keep 2 #astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled #Boeing capsule https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/24/nasa-astronauts-boeing-capsule-00176275 "It was a blow to Boeing, adding to the safety concerns plaguing the company on its airplane side. Boeing had counted on Starliner’s first crew trip to revive the troubled program after years of delays and ballooning costs. The company had insisted Starliner was safe based on all the recent thruster tests both in space and on the ground."

@sepdroid @luckytran Last week a fellow pharmacy customer actually thanked me for wearing a mask. Sadly, none of the pharmacy employees mask anymore. (I'm immunosuppressed, so I'll probably be masking for the rest of my life.)

Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-downplays-encryption-key-flaw-fixes-it-after-x-drama/ As I understand this, Officer Friendly will be big sad after the super-secret snoop service partially closes the law enforcement backdoor it knew about for 6 years. #Signal #privacy #surveillance

Ratel RAT targets outdated #Android phones in #ransomware attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ratel-rat-targets-outdated-android-phones-in-ransomware-attacks/ That now includes Android 11. "To defend against these attacks, avoid APK downloads from dubious sources, do not click on URLs embedded in emails or SMS, and scan apps with Play Protect before launching them." Also, don't grant device admin permissions to apps that request them. #security

@AnarchoNinaWrites I find it galling that "the most progressive president ever" claims the existence of minimum-wage construction jobs with heavy lifting, climbing, and a 30-mile commute each way are proof the "economy" is "working" for very poor 50+ people like me so SSI reform is "not needed." Even some Republicans (e.g., Sen. Cassidy) support SSI reforms that he opposes.

#Windows11 Recall AI feature will record everything you do on your PC https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-recall-ai-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/ "Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered feature for Windows 11 called 'Recall,' which records everything you do on your PC and lets you [and Officer Friendly] search through your historical activities." #privacy #Microsoft

U.S. Sen. Duckworth brings #Gaza #medical team’s pleas directly to White House https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/19/duckworth-gaza-medical-team-pleas-white-house-00158799 "Over the course of the war, Biden has come under fire from a number of lawmakers, humanitarian groups and student protesters for not taking a harder line against the Israeli military campaign. The United Nations reports that nearly 500 health workers have been killed in Gaza since October." #Biden #genocide

US mobile prices sky high after T-Mobile's Sprint buy – report https://www.lightreading.com/operations/us-mobile-prices-sky-high-after-t-mobile-s-sprint-buy-report "'The 4-to-3 mobile merger in the US led to higher prices and consumer harm,' says research firm Rewheel, which tracked pricing information before and after T-Mobile merged with Sprint." Who could have guessed that killing #NetNeutrality didn't increase competition or lower prices! 😐 #Tmobile #mobile #oligopoly

The End of Social Media: An Interview With Jack Dorsey https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana 'Bluesky was launched to become the open source protocol layer for social media platforms, but the team ended up “literally repeating all the mistakes we made” at Twitter' #JackDorsey #SocialMedia #Twitter

@david @BeAware I use #AI to generate images for my story, since I could never afford license fees and model releases for stock photos, nor can I go around town taking pictures in public, which still require model releases and permission from property owners. Besides, I can't get photos of real cats reading newspapers like they do in my novelette! 😀 #aiart

@ryanhoulihan I'm in the same boat 💜

Commentary: Will #Firefox rise like phoenix from the ashes in 2024? https://www.ghacks.net/2024/01/07/will-firefox-rise-like-phoenix-from-the-ashes-in-2024/ "The unlocking of full add-ons support in Firefox for Android may be the fire-starter that Mozilla needed." I wonder how many users will notice Manifest v3. I've used Firefox on PC for 20 years, but on Android I use Kiwi, a Chromium browser that blocks ads and supports many add-ons. #Android #Chromium