Notices by kcarruthers (kcarruthers@infosec.exchange), page 2

Any nation that is dependent on Starlink for military comms should be building sovereign capability. Don’t want to become a hostage to the whims and bullying from the US.

Here’s an example: https://kyivindependent.com/us-threatens-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/

How long until they setup reeducation camps for intellectuals? “The Professors are the enemy,” said JD Vance. And more besides. Pay attention - 3 Quarks Daily

https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/02/the-professors-are-the-enemy-said-jd-vance-and-more-besides-pay-attention.html

@_L1vY_ usually you can get 5G or there are other satellite providers

@_L1vY_ as are the other satellite providers. Where are you located?

Must confess, I did not have China defending the international rules based order against the US on my 2025 BingoCard

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-denounces-trump-tariff-fentanyl-is-americas-problem-2025-02-02/

Yup! The Audacity of America: A Canadian Perspective

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/30/the-audacity-of-america-a-canadian-perspective/

@Pachacutec I was more sharing it for President Petro’s full statement which is a gem.

#FAFO Colombia President Petro responds to Trump tariffs: Read his full statement

https://www.newsweek.com/colombia-president-petro-responds-trump-tariffs-full-statement-2021072

“I’ve always been very, very lightly edited on the [NY Times] column,” Paul Krugman said. “And that stopped being the case. The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.”

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/paul-krugman-leaving-new-york-times-heavy-hand-editing-less-frequent-columns-newsletter.php

Another yummy farm meal

(@kcarruthers@pixelfed.social) https://pixelfed.social/p/kcarruthers/786853413465294097

Proposed a Fourth Law of #Robotics: “A #robot or #AI must not deceive a human by impersonating a human being.” via IEEE

https://spectrum.ieee.org/isaac-asimov-robotics

@Infoseepage @hacks4pancakes yeah I’d just shifted my stuff over to proton and now I’ve had to move to fast mail 🤦♀️

And the # Chinese perspective on #TikTokBan “I’m still shocked you guys have 2 jobs just to cover… I thought you didn’t like veggies”

#RedNote #xiaohongshu

Chinese law school costs $798 p.a. versus US law school at $450k total

#ConsciousnessRaising #TikTokBan #RedNote #xiaohongshu

US people asking why China is so much more advanced than the US

#ConsciousnessRaising
#TikTokBan #RedNote #xiaohongshu

The US ordinary folks’ #TikTokBan consciousness raising continues on #RedNote #xiaohongshu

“they have parks … they have food”

‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/17/seoul-cheonggyecheon-motorway-turned-into-a-stream

We’re all gonna need to learn a new phrase: *Hydroclimate volatility* (aka #HydroClimateWhiplash) on a warming Earth [and how it’s driving wildfires among other things] - Nature #ClimateChange

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00624-z

Substack Has a Nazi Problem: the platform has become a home & propagator of white supremacy & anti-Semitism. Substack has not only been hosting writers who post overtly Nazi rhetoric on the platform; it profits from many of them.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/

Time for an intro on the new server: I’m a technologist working across data, AI, cyber. Currently teaching AI & innovation, data governance, data architecture, & cyber at uni. I’m terminally online with interests in history, military, navy, terrorism, & politics. Got a chihuahua called MrMaxi. Team Oxford comma.

Old toots over at @kcarruthers@mastodon.social