Notices by Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)

Four reasons to make M4 iPad Pro your laptop replacement 🔛 @darnell@flipboard.com (Flipboard) 🐬📰 https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/16/four-reasons-to-make-m4-ipad-pro-your-laptop-replacement/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/technology

The Russian Military Is No Longer a ‘Conventional’ Military Threat to NATO 🔛 @darnell@flipboard.com (Flipboard) 🐬📰 https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/01/the-russian-military-is-no-longer-a-conventional-military-threat-to-nato/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=19FortyFive/magazine/Defense+and+National+Security+By+19FortyFive

A Melting Antarctica Could Wreak Havoc on Earth by Unleashing Volcanic Chaos 🔛 @darnell@flipboard.com (Flipboard) 🐬📰 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a63423395/volcanic-hell-antarctica/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/earthplanet

So #JoeBiden is not going to prevent #TikTok from shutting down a day before #DonaldTrump is sworn in as @potus‽

👉🏾 TikTok ban poised to be delayed as Trump explores ways to extend deadline https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/16/tiktok-ban-poised-to-be-delayed-as-trump-explores-ways-to-extend-deadline/

It would be surreal if @photomatt lost control over the #WordPress foundation over this other lawsuit.

If the judge sides with the plaintiff, then the WordPress Foundation would temporarily have a larger & more diverse board.

👉🏾 Mullenweg’s Grip On WordPress Challenged In New Court Filing https://www.searchenginejournal.com/mullenwegs-grip-on-wordpress-challenged-in-new-court-filing/537416/

😂🤣😂 Congrats @dansup! #Pixelfed was mentioned on The Daily Show! I guess @pixelfed is approaching mainstream status. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

👉🏾 https://www.threads.net/@thedailyshow/post/DE3UWbnyHDA

@pre My theory is Meta will rely on an in-house AI for moderation.

@pre My guess is that it will be similar to what X does in Europe, where certain content is censored due to national laws (basically Nazi content is filtered out).

So #Threads will become a free speech zone whose moderation is slightly above what #ElonMusk offers on #X, but only for the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸‽

This will not end well—but it will benefit the #Fediverse as folks in #America 🇺🇸 will seek out alternatives.

👉🏾 New Details of Meta’s Rule Change Give Away Zuckerberg’s Whole Game https://newrepublic.com/post/190224/donald-trump-mark-zuckerberg-meta-changes-united-states 🔛 @newrepublic

😅 #Pixelfed is a little too popular @dansup! Congrats! Lots of people on #Threads & #X are chatting about @pixelfed right now, & they seem eager to leave #Instagram (I saw a few folks excited that there is an iPad app! 😂).

I think the same is true for #Facebook, but I do not have an account on that platform.

So #TikTok will block Americans from accessing their app this Sunday, making it useless for anyone inside the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸.

This will surely enrage millions of Americans, & #DonaldTrump will blame #JoeBiden & the #Democrats for this ban.

👉🏾 TikTok Prepares for Immediate Shut-Off in the U.S. on Sunday https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tiktok-prepares-for-immediate-shut-off-in-the-u-s-on-sunday 🔛 @theinformation

@dansup @SouthFresh Finally!!!!!!!!

@dansup I am dying for the iOS app.

😳 #DonaldTrump is not @potus yet, & he is influencing how the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 treats #Google, #Apple, & #Meta.

Does the #EU 🇪🇺 fear #Trump that much‽

👉🏾 EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta, FT reports https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-reassesses-tech-probes-into-apple-google-meta-ft-reports-2025-01-14/

Discovered via @pauloflaherty

'Men have no place in women's sports': House GOP votes to roll back Title IX changes 🔛 @darnell@flipboard.com (Flipboard) 🐬📰 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/men-place-womens-sports-house-gop-votes-roll/story?id=117673985&cid=social_twitter_abcn

@WeirdWriter I think in the end people en mass prefer options with the least resistance, which is why centralized services tend to be more popular than self hosted, decentralized services.

I think #Democrats would be wise to try to postpone the #TikTok ban, to avoid being labeled as the censorship party by #Republicans.

#GOP would capitalize on the outrage, which could hurt progressives in the midterm election with younger voters.

👉🏾 US lawmakers urge #Biden to extend TikTok Jan. 19 ban deadline https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-lawmakers-urge-biden-extend-tiktok-jan-19-ban-deadline-2025-01-14/

I do not think #Russia 🇷🇺 will sign a military pact with #Iran 🇮🇷, especially after the previous attacks by #Israel 🇮🇱 (the latter has been eliminating Iranian proxies throughout the region).

#Putin may sell more advanced military equipment though.

👉🏾 Russia 🇷🇺 says Iran's 🇮🇷 president will visit this week and sign a partnership pact with Putin https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-says-irans-president-visit-133700168.html

The other eight #NATO members need to step up!

“Most EU countries also belong to NATO, and for the last decade the alliance has called on them to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense; 24 of NATO's 32 members now meet that target.”

👉🏾 Rethink welfare to finance military splurge, NATO boss tells European Parliament https://www.politico.eu/article/welfare-finance-nato-boss-european-parliament-mark-rutte-secretary-general-gdp-defense/ 🔛 @politico

Also, #DonaldTrump’s 5% metric is not feasible. When you subtract healthcare costs, even the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 is under 5%.

I do not believe #Lebanon 🇱🇧 will outlaw #Hezbollah (they should, but that is a whole other issue), but the incoming government will probably curtail their activities.

👉🏾 Lebanon’s 🇱🇧 Aoun taps ICJ chief justice as prime minister, in blow to Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanons-aoun-taps-icj-chief-justice-as-prime-minister-in-blow-to-hezbollah/