iLikeGoats

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Who here is still on X, formerly Twitter? (kbin.social)
 

Pretty much the title. If you are, why do you remain on a platform that has become such a dumpster-fire of mis- and dis-information?

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Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco (www.washingtonpost.com)
 

A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods. (adding archive link here: https://archive.ph/cRRVa)

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Did Authoritarianism Cause China’s Economic Crisis? An erosion of trust between the government and its people now threatens the country’s decades-long boom. (archive.ph)
 

Link is to archived New Yorker article.

Looking for a place to discuss what you've been reading? Consider checking out the new Lemmy instance dedicated to all things books and writing over at: [https://literature.cafe](https://literature.ca in c/fiction@literature.cafe
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@lemmy_for_mastodon I wish I could but I'm logged into a different instance (kbin.social) and when I try to subscribe I get a "Not Logged In" message.

What are you reading this week? [7/23/23] in c/books@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The Beekeeper of Aleppo , a 2019 novel by Christy Lefteri. It deals with the plight of refugees from Aleppo in Syria to Europe during the Syrian Civil War. While a work of fiction, it is based on the author's experience over two summers volunteering in Athens at a refugee center.

Musk's app reinstates user who posted 'child exploitation photos' in c/tech@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Musk is a pedo. Or at least a pedo enabler.

Wouldn't the Everything App Be the Last Thing We Would Want? in c/tech@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

There are more than cultural differences. WeChat is a surveillance app for the masses by the State. This is not an exaggeration.

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North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
 

North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.

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North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder (thehackernews.com)
 

North Korean state actors linked to the RGB have been identified in the JumpCloud hack! An OPSEC mistake exposed their IP address.

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OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House (www.reuters.com)
 

Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said on Friday.

Fedora or Pop!_OS? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have used many Linux distros, Old-school RedHat (floppy days) Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, etc. I used to like messing around with the kernel and configs, etc. Now I just want something that works so that I can get to work. I installed Pop_OS on an old Microsoft Surface about 3 weeks ago and I have been very impressed. It was simple to install, has a pleasing interface design, and no bloat software. I'm going to keep using it for my desktop and highly recommend it.

Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer in c/infosec@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I belly-laughed at this!

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Hacker Infected & Foiled by Own Infostealer (www.darkreading.com)
 

A prolific threat actor has been operating on Russian-language forums since 2020, but then he accidentally infected his own computer and sold off its contents to threat researchers.

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Look Up! One of The Year's Best Meteor Showers Is Visible This Month (www.sciencealert.com)
 

Annually, between July 17 and August 24, the Perseid meteor shower puts on one of the brightest cosmic events of the year.

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So where are we all supposed to go now? (www.theverge.com)
 

Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.

How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds fantastic. Good luck!

How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In a large metropolitan area in the Mid-Atlantic region of the USA. The city itself has a decent bike program but not the wider area

How many people here have taken the refuge vows? Why or why not? in c/buddhism@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which tradition do you follow?

Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by DeSantis in c/politics@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The less of a plan they have the more effective they are at destruction.

How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm lucky in that our townhalls are all streamed.

How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social
[–] iLikeGoats@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm with @kestel7, that sounds really shitty. I hope things get better for you. Even if you get another remote job maybe you can make enough to go to a shared workspace.

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How many people here have taken the refuge vows? Why or why not? (kbin.social)
 

Just curious. I refer to myself as Buddhist-ish. I read some dharma at least weekly if not daily, struggle thru weekly seated meditation, and recite the Loving Kindness meditation daily. But I don't have a Sangha near me and likely wouldn't join one even if there was one available.

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How many of you are still working full-time remote and how is it going? If not, why not? Was the decision made by you to go back to the office or did your employer decide for you? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by iLikeGoats@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social
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I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.

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Is Washington Finally Ready to Take On Big Tech? (www.nytimes.com)
 

Federal regulators are fighting Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of the video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard.

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