wow! this is a very big deal and i’m sure it’ll be enforced
ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Court also issues warrant for Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, six months after request by prosecutor Karim Khan
y’know, maybe that Grok AI isn’t so bad after all
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
Well this is something I never would have expected: Foursquare has decided to open source their entire location dataset (over 100 million places) for anybody to use! And they’re committing to updating it monthly!
Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset for the geospatial community
Stay up to date with the latest from Foursquare! Learn more about Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset for the geospatial community
This is a great article about where newer social media networks like Bluesky and Threads fit into the existing ecosystem and it honestly mirrors a lot of how I feel about the current state of things, too. I still like Mastodon for a niche kind of community, and I’m committed to federating my posts there, but Bluesky really has become the place that feels like it “has the juice”.
The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet
Or: Why Threads is not it.
if you’re trying out Bluesky or want to try it out, but you’re not sure where to start, there’s a great Ruby/Rails starter pack you can follow to get that timeline populated!
This new law is good. Cars parked up against an intersection obscure pedestrians until it’s too late, and drivers simply don’t look. Drivers in CA killed over 7000 people in 2023. This law will literally save lives but won’t someone think of the parking spaces???
New California law aims to improve pedestrian safety by changing parking rules
California's new law prohibits both personal and commercial vehicles from parking or stopping within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk anywhere in the state. The law applies to curbs whether they’re red striped or not.
🗣️ The layoffs will continue until morale improves
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division
This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser.
cake hippo is the new milkshake duck
Celebrity baby hippo Moo Deng predicts Trump will win election based on which cake she eats
Celebrity baby hippo Moo Deng has predicted a win for Donald Trump in tomorrow's U.S. election. The cute hippo picked a watermelon carved with Trump’s
🗣️ The layoffs will continue until morale improves
Jack Dorsey hits Tidal with another mass layoff
The streaming music service, founded by Jay-Z, has been owned by Dorsey's Block for several years.
🗣️ The layoffs will continue until morale improves
Today, our cofounder and CEO Drew Houston shared the difficult news that we’ll be making reductions to our global workforce. Here's the email he sent to all employees.
Arizona USPS boxes last week, Portland ballot boxes this week. Definitely vote early, but also track your ballot! The city can tell you if they’ve received it or not and you can request a new one if necessary. People out there want to silence you; don’t let them!
Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland targeted by arson
Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland were targeted by arson this morning.
i’ve been waiting for AGES to share this #xoxofest talk with people who weren’t there. i can’t tell you what it’s about without spoiling it. just watch it (but maybe skip the first minute or two, they follow a brief recap that isn’t included)
“Don’t waste this. Keep everyone guessing. Make me proud.” When Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser spoke at our second festival in 2013, the Mac software company had just started venturing into games by funding the studio behind Firewatch, an indie blockbuster that launched Panic’s games publishing business and, eventually, the Playdate handheld console. See the artwork in this talk, and more, at Cabel’s new Wes Cook Archive: https://wescook.art/ Cabel's XOXO 2013 talk: https://xoxofest.com/2013/videos/cabel-sasser/ His excellent blog: https://cabel.com/ Panic: https://panic.com/ Playdate: https://play.date/ Follow Cabel on Mastodon: https://social.panic.com/@cabel — Recorded in August 2024 at XOXO, an experimental festival in Portland, Oregon for independent artists and creators who work online. For more, visit https://xoxofest.com. Video production by No Sunrise Wasted Captions by White Coat Captioning Intro music: "For Her" by Lidérc, from Pixabay
seems bad
YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel
Sophisticated attack breaks security assurances of the most popular FIDO key.
also, if you’re visiting Portland for #xoxofest, i finally put together a list of my favorite places to eat and drink around the city! check it out and let me know if you try any 👀
🗣️ The layoffs will continue until morale improves
Fastly to reduce global headcount by 11% (NYSE:FSLY)
Fastly (FSLY) announces global headcount reduction by 11%, expects $9.5-$10 million charge in Q3 2024.
I finally rewrote this silly little Slack points bot, an adaptation of a beloved Hubot script from GitHub! My original version requested waaaay too many permissions 😅 Now it’s a lot simpler and doesn’t need any scary access! Just add it to channels and /sparkle away! ✨
Vice President Harris’s campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, said Democrats will not stop talking about Project 2025.
“Hiding the 920-page blueprint from the American people doesn’t make it less real — in fact, it should make voters more concerned about what else Trump and his allies are hiding,” she said in a statement. “Project 2025 is on the ballot because Donald Trump is on the ballot. This is his agenda, written by his allies, for Donald Trump to inflict on our country.”
Exactly this. It’s extremely important that this not make people complacent, and this headline should not be taken at face value. Project 2025 isn’t going to “end”, because it is literally the agenda of the GOP under Trump and codifies their long term goals. The fact that Trump’s campaign wants no association with Project 2025 is because it’s incredibly popular, not because it isn’t their agenda.
Project 2025 to end policy work after Democratic attacks angered Trump
The Trump campaign grew furious with the Heritage Foundation over media coverage tying the candidate to unpopular policy proposals.
holy shit. are we fucked?
Live Updates: Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Bowing to Intense Pressure From Democrats
President Biden wrote on social media that he was ending his campaign for re-election. He did not name a preferred replacement on the ticket.
more like George Cursed
George Kurtz was also CTO at McAfee in 2010 when they caused a global Windows XP outage
Too funny: In 2010 McAffe caused a global IT meltdown due to a faulty update. CTO at this time was George Kurtz. Now he is CEO of #crowdstrike https://www.zdnet.com/article/defective-mcafee-update-causes-worldwide-meltdown-of-xp-pcs/
