Notices by Dan York (danyork@mastodon.social)

Dear @mozilla ,

I get that you need to FOCUS, but I'm personally bummed you are killing off #Pocket, as it's a service I use pretty much ** every single day! ** 😞 (I don't care about Fakespot )

But please... literally *** NO ONE *** is asking for more "AI-powered features":

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This shift allows us to shape the next era of the internet – with tools like vertical tabs, smart search and more AI-powered features on the way.
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Please just STOP the AI nonsense!

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/building-whats-next/

So many social media channels these days……..

If you have a #PixelFed account, I'm over there as https://pixelfed.social/Danyork

Who should I follow on PixelFed?

I set the account up in 2022 but haven’t used it. With the new app making it easier to work with on my iPhone, I may start using it more.

No #TikTok / #TikTokBan decision from the US Supreme Court today. They announced 2 other decisions, but neither of them were related to TikTok: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/24

They do not have any other “Non-argument days” on their calendar this week, but they can always add one.

So.. WILL we see a decision this week? Or will they let the law just take effect on Sunday? (And in which case, what will TikTok choose to do?)

#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #USSupremeCourt

@jessamyn That’s awesome! Congrats!

(My year in Wikipedia was MUCH less with only 272 edits in the entire year… time to change that in 2025!)

@jessamyn It’s just super-impressive to see how many pages you have created in the quest to fill in the blanks! That’s really awesome!

I often will see that a page is missing and think “I should go add that one”… but then a quick search for reliable sources turns up *few*, and so I know it’s going to be harder… so I put it aside… and, well, I never get back to it. :-(

So kudos to you for making all these pages happen!

(I also like your threading of the msgs here on Mastodon.)

@WarnerCrocker Here in northwestern Vermont (near Burlington) a dozen of the store-brand eggs are $4.29 in a couple of the big chains. Other brands are higher.

(The caveat is that our prices have generally always been higher than other parts of New England.)

Join a #GlobalEncryptionDay event today! Organizations all around the world are celebrating how #encryption allows us to have a safe and secure online experience - and also the threats to our use of encryption. Find an event near you (or online): https://www.globalencryption.org/events/ged/ged-2024/events/

I'm joining in to parts of The Encryption Summit, a series of panels happening throughout the day: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AoJeeIwDpZ1Kw6MtWuA6WUoxljX8rFSwSQa6yIAmsrz4z0YyR_HX~AgvFs7_VrDTYubhtf6cueTP7ILUnfVmUt4de2orTkYcRAyBxf-zN57qfrg

Find out more from Global Encryption Coalition - https://www.globalencryption.org/

#ProtectTheFuture #GED2024

@dansup Best wishes with the launch. I’m looking forward to experimenting with it!

If you live in the US, work with IT, and want to help with responding to events such as #HurricaneHelene (and now #HurricaneMilton ), consider volunteering with #ITDRC - https://www.itdrc.org/volunteering-with-itdrc

Whether is is actually deploying in the field to help set up WiFi and charging stations, or helping remotely, VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! You can sign up at that link to help with connecting communities in crisis. (Currently ITDRC is US-based, but other similar orgs are out there in other places.)

Who are the thought leaders you pay attention to about electrical / power / energy resilience? Either for keeping the power grid online, or for distributed energy resources and options? (Or both?) Who are the people talking about adapting our energy infrastructure to ensure we continue to have power in the face of climate change?
And are any of them talking about the linkage between energy resilience and Internet resilience? (No power = no Internet access)
Interested in learning more!

@news Thank you for writing this comprehensive post about how to set this all up! Looking forward to getting it live on my WordPress sites.

My only good shot from totality (after I remembered to take the filter off the lens! 🤦♂️🤣). Totality was amazing and so I was drinking it all in. Temps dropped a good 10 degrees F, mosquitoes came out, the birds stopped singing, everyone’s solar lights came on, and it was incredibly dark. Really amazing!
And then it was over and everything started returning to normal!

#Eclipse #Eclipse2024 #Totality #Vermont #SolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024

If you are looking for a summary of what is happening with the terrible Baltimore bridge collapse, the #Wikipedia page about the event is being constantly updated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse

#Baltimore #BaltimoreBridge

It's very disappointing that potentially as many as 60 million US citizens may lose their affordable Internet access because the US Congress has politicized things and so far failed to act:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/tech/acp-affordable-connectivity-program/

#Internet #AffordableConnectivityProgram #USCongress #InternetAccess

This was an easy blog post for me to write! There is so much wrong with the State of Nevada’s request for an injunction to prevent Meta from rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger. For starters, WhatsApp has had E2EE since 2016, Apple iMessage since 2011 … and more.

Hopefully the district court in Nevada will agree and NOT allow the injunction! We’ll see.

#E2EE #Encryption #Nevada #Meta

From: @internetsociety
https://techpolicy.social/@internetsociety/112083762463331724

Spending much of my day as a volunteer election worker helping at the polls. Today is both the Vermont Presidential Primary (part of “Super Tuesday”) and also “Town Meeting Day ” where we vote on our town budget, school budget, and yes, for a new fire engine 🚒 and a new ambulance 🚑 🙂 . My particular role is a fairly easy one.. I stand near the tabulator machine in case there are issues with it.. and I give out stickers! 😃

#Vermont #SuperTuesday #TownMeetingDay

@mmasnick Please do post more here! I very much enjoy and appreciate your take on things.

@pfefferle Cool! Clearly I just missed that. 🤦♂️

@pfefferle Excellent news! Thank you for all the work on this.

Are the Blocks new? (Follow me on Fediverse, and Fediverse Followers) Those are a nice addition.

If they have been there before, then I guess I just missed them.