Notices by sheislaurence (sheislaurence@mastodon.social)

@Gargron I believe it is very much what you saw as a weakness which was the redeeming factor. Only history will tell whether an extrovert type is better in a capitalistic system that is designed to push all their wrong buttons. I hope the new CEO has half as much self-awareness as you do. And congrats on an amazing run, you certainly gave me a space when I left Twitter in 2022, a segway into the Fediverse.

@Gargron it looks like excellent advertising to me 😂 ! I'd be much more concerned if it were about accessibility or performance.

@Gargron @appassionato AI generated imagery annoys me supremely. It undermines both nature and art. A plague.

#AI #chatbot #Gemini tells student "Please die" and #Google dismisses it by saying 'it is nonsensical". Given the entire paragraph that accompanies that invitation, it is not nonsensical: it is, as the student & his sister experienced, loaded with potent meaning, that could lead to death.
All #techbros not understanding the #enshittification of the internet via #disinformation & AI aggregation show how much they stole rather than earned their money.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-ai-chatbot-threatening-message-human-please-die/

The #ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants against #Netanyahu and Gallant may not affect the US directly (they are not signatories to the Rome statute), but it will certainly put pressure on Europe and countries like #Germany and the #UK who at best have shown great duplicity if not complicity with #Israel’s genocidal actions in #Gaza. Can’t wait to see what contortions an ex #humanrights lawyer like #keirstarmer will get into. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/british-mps-urge-government-to-endorse-icc-arrest-warrant-for-netanyahu-gallant/3400269

When i see the number of people talking about #Bluesky on #Mastodon, i realise how many actually haven’t been cured from #FOMO. Tbh i did have fomo after I left birdchan in early 2022, but i was fully immunised a couple of weeks in: the idea of spending so many hours on #socialmedia does not appeal. What people see as a drawback on the #fediverse (not enough frenzy) is exactly what attracts me. No #algorithm to tie me to my phone and still enough of a community to feel connection.

@dinozombie @killyourfm @SmudgeTheInsultCat honestly why post fake quotes then? If you can’t beat posttruth then join it? Good luck with that.

@raindrops_and_roses @echir @Lazarou @mozilla you would expect at a minimum some explanation with the announcement, a link to an article, the lessons of the experiment?

#JeremyCorbyn on #Labour's new positioning, #KeirStarmer's leadership and his own campaign running as an independent in the #GeneralElection. I almost tear up everytime I hear him, because such political honesty and consistency has become a rarity in the #UK political landscape. Please heed his words: "there's many diverse forces that are opposing this Conservative government. All kinds of political alliances will arise after the election: stick to your principles!"

🧵 2/2: what saddens me is not so much that the #Tories always went about doing what they are best known for (destroying #publicservice, emptying coffers for private gains), but that #Starmer's #Labour have already walked away from their #greeneconomy pledge and routinely insist that any social or #green policy with a backbone are "not grown-up policies". Sure, keep being condescent to your electorate, great tactics! #votegreen #voteindependent https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/08/labour-cuts-28bn-green-investment-pledge-by-half

🧵 1/2: Hear from the #freight professionals complaining the #UK government has done everything not just to derail #greentransport but also to keep adding to their costs:
"There isn't a single route that we run that we can do end-to-end on #electric traction" (yes, they use #diesel trains, ever smelt those?) and "#railtrack access charge has increased by 140% since 2010" (oh, the year the #Tories came to power!) .
I cannot overstate how "third world" this is looking...
https://www.channel4.com/news/why-is-the-uk-not-exploiting-technology-for-net-zero-trains

The account and ballastics of the #IDF strike on #WorldCentralKitchen vehicles leave absolutely ZERO room for doubt: #Israel deliberately targeted the aid agency in #Gaza. The clearly marked vehicles were spread out over a 1.5 mile route previously agreed with the IDF. They were targeted in succession, as passengers from the first vehicle were fleeing to the 2nd, then 3rd vehicle. These things don't happen by 'mistake' as #Netanyahu pretends with a smile. https://www.channel4.com/news/three-british-aid-workers-in-gaza-killed-in-israel-airstrike

And if I may share this stellar interview of
Chris Gunness, utterly #British former chief spokesman for #UNRWA, blasting #Sunak's government decision to suspend funding of the #UN agency. https://www.channel4.com/news/uk-halting-aid-to-unrwa-is-wholly-disproportionate-and-punitive-former-un-agency-spokesman-says

You'd fully expect #Netanyahu to play dirty after the #ICJ verdict, but this is particularly nasty: 24h after the verdict, alleging #UNWRA [#UnitedNations Relief &Works Agency] employees in #Palestine are #Hamas terrorists, leading to their dismissal, thus seeking to undermine all #UN institutions & discredit UN impartiality. The #US & #UK immediately suspended funding to UNWRA, preferring a #humanitarian catastrophe & risking #genocide complicity over basic factchecking.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-finland-italy-join-us-in-halt-of-unrwa-funds-for-alleged-role-in-oct-7-massacre/

@feditips I tried that too, it doesn't work (that's how it is now). @Gargron and #mastodonsocial #devs, any chance you can look into it? #link #bug #linkpreview

@feditips any idea why the #linkpreview is adding a bit to the #url after the slash, thus breaking it? Like this "https://www.notechforapartheid.com/notechforapartheid.com" when the url in the post doesn't contain anything after the slash?

If you run a small #tech business or are in charge of #IT #procurement and using #AWS or #Google #Cloud, join this employee-led action and sign the petition https://www.notechforapartheid.com/. It is asking #Amazon & Google to stop #ProjectNimbus, a 2021 $1.22bn contract to provide cloud technology to the #Israeli government & military, powering violence against #Palestinians in #Gaza. “We embed respect for #humanrights throughout our business”? Make them! #NoTechForApartheid

I will not be silent: I will not be #complicit
Between 350k & 500k people joined #London's #demonstration to support #Palestine #Gaza, in the wake of the most murderous night of #bombing & blackout by #Israel.
A number of #Labour MPs defied the whip & #KeirStarmer & came in support of #FreePalestine: Diane Abbott, Zarah Sultana, Bell Ribeiro & of course #JeremyCorbyn. Many #Jewish voices in the crowd, #NHS workers and... #Keffiyeh dogs!