@dysfun I didn't realize codeberg even existed. I think I may switch some projects over.

@dysfun It's really past time for someone to sort out how to have a public source repository that's not tied to a particular company. (Though honestly I'm not sure how. I remember the days pre-github and that was basically lots of single project repos hosted wherever folks could scrounge up some space)

Your handy pushback of the day:

"Let's not log that/stop logging that. Handling extra data is expensive and we're dedicating our resources to our new AI initiatives."

Extra double handy for logged data that may be... somewhat interesting to fascist-inclined individuals and organizations.

@randomgeek oh, yeah, collaborators can fuck off into the sun. Still, though, a lot of people will freeze when pushed for bad but not too horrible thing and start going, and once you start you tend to follow through. Those are the people (including possibly me, which is why I have thought about this kind of thing already) who need to plan in advance.

I am somewhat less disappointed, because resistance is *hard*, especially when you're not prepared. This is why you *should* be prepared in advance, rather than having to try and work out your limits and means of resistance on the fly.

Think ahead. Consider your likely situations and your options now, when you're not directly under stress.

Scott Francis (@[email protected])

incredibly disappointed in the folks who have the technical skills to be sand in the gears here, and instead are collaborating. https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/113941826255934073

Infosec Exchange (infosec.exchange)

@jalefkowit It was why I opted for a call rather than an email, since it's more work and I assume taken more seriously.

The idea of sending a telegram is kinda amusing, though.

@jalefkowit If I can actually call my representative (granted, in a deep blue state, but... call! On a phone!) you can go to a meeting and yell at boneheads being boneheads.

The University of Michigan is working to preserve federal (and other) social science data, which is a thing that's potentially of interest at the moment.

DataLumos

(www.datalumos.org)

You can, if you're inclined (and I am) toss them money. As a bonus they're a 501(c)3 which means many US employers will match or partial match the donation *and* that it's tax deductible if you're inclined to enjoy a bit of irony.

@jalefkowit It's utterly astounding how terrified politicians are of saying "this was a bad decision". I suspect that's well founded and in a lot of cases they'll be punished by the people who made the bad decision even if (especially if!) those people also know and admit the decision was bad.

@jalefkowit At least it's pretty clear what the project's useful for so... yay? I guess?

@cwebber The only thing IQ scores are good for is as a quick sorting function -- anyone who goes on about how high their IQ is can generally be dropped right into the "raging douchebag" category and ignored with some enthusiasm.

Wonder if this is partly in response to the current WordPress nonsense.
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/113821309073691812

TIL today -- a lot of electricity and water meters (probably gas too) just... broadcast their readings unencrypted to anyone who might have a radio receiver tuned to the right frequency.

Hopefully they're read-only but I dunno. (On the upside I am now tempted to get a receiver and set it up to monitor the data but the fact that I *can* really isn't the greatest)