2026-10-23T14:45:51Z https://nostr.now Dan Phiffer https://nostr.now/npub12s4seah2ak88mwwlg5k7ld6kdjlm6ft0xm3yvmshlu8kglcvygdqexgj4c https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/036/073/original/55c9c23bb5c41628.jpg https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/000/036/073/original/55c9c23bb5c41628.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqyw3ay7xh0r6lzxcvce20rrz5ge2s5t7vsslu7344mrk9zp4gyvczyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p52hd8ve “The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion’s share of AP’s revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income.”<br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f">https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f</a> 2026-04-06T18:24:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdyr4punv4pl2fg0sdhl0psh2whu37vvxgf2pt0wq2jnyldmju2vqzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p584apzf With 99% member participation, we authorized a strike with 92% support. I’m so proud of the solidarity we have in <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fwm6z9sg7g0st4yzr4qe8z05n4leyt72nsdrpfuvd7cdp05kpuwq4lqlu4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica Guild</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fwm…qlu4</span>)</a></span>. Our work is important enough to fight for a strong contract.<br/><a href="https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/unionized-staff-at-propublica-vote-to-strike">https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/unionized-staff-at-propublica-vote-to-strike</a> 2026-03-20T13:31:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszkyt6f0asqt09yp798zp6xswgm2zrhrg5j74rms7ez0vl67af57qzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p56f75ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzqv3fclw87yg98lmkn8k2kz9yalkh35m264ctfs8nmkq8nfd4jsa0gwa9'>nevent1q…gwa9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sorry, I know, it&#39;s disappointing. I will let you know if I hear about any breakthroughs getting it back online. 2026-01-28T17:31:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vrayqukj4dr0wzqa3gxqxvp325v3z75uu79ul8ch7ljcew26eggzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p520jzcu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsws3xyq35rs2vutulzujzp0lzkcrlkxrexmjevjxy9zukqcsk05cgcqn4dv'>nevent1q…n4dv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hi Nithin, yes it is frustrating, sorry for the disruption this is causing. I can say the tech working group has been meeting on jitsi.meet.coop and I&#39;ve only had good experiences with it. We also have access to Jitsi via May First but I&#39;d need to set you up manually for you to host meetings. I think those two are our best options for the time being. 2026-01-08T01:41:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2dunrddl0sl8tt3dzwf2734er3gyehs9t85su63z38hh6uq22ytgzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5nnhzq8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ylqna7kxyecs9tr33nvz7jfreq7h5tasapup6z22697xkeh9gzqwv663e'>nevent1q…663e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not dead yet, bargaining isn’t over! We’re not fighting this fight alone either: <a href="https://newsnotslop.org/">https://newsnotslop.org/</a> 2025-12-09T03:10:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2klzsjs26ltv30ewc7tdtqp6hls222utvnsul72psxkj8zvcpg4gzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5sy0jps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsptjs996vwl7xjmdcrd8gt26wcnlqy4vqgj88lm3prqwymzk9yy4cpngaju'>nevent1q…gaju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A couple more posts in the quoted thread.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/687/144/516/417/353/original/886322d343128442.png"> <br/> 2025-12-09T02:04:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsptjs996vwl7xjmdcrd8gt26wcnlqy4vqgj88lm3prqwymzk9yy4czyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5t3r6w4 My union doesn&#39;t have a presence on the Fedi, so please excuse the 🦋 screengrabs. <br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/propublicaguild.org/post/3m7j5xrhw5227">https://bsky.app/profile/propublicaguild.org/post/3m7j5xrhw5227</a><br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/687/126/919/326/044/original/f8e313495193b967.png"> <br/> 2025-12-09T02:01:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvsxztm7n3ljsv3g43s8uvwhg3hju6a35lclt56pk6csp00f8xvszyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5gnxd0d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhk4z56ju2l3clz4wgqcjq5fzzqgpxet5u9sralt5rhrhjnf5rpc4v3pjh'>nevent1q…3pjh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is the reason that came to mind, but I made up my mind way before that, probably from a security training. 2025-12-01T19:06:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfj4yfkc8pdgnzekqqc6ufhatzdnm5wjs9mjm0hr7qsygxu8kwzszyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5rpnsz8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2ad88wu9nylc9gczn0lfwrnmyka4md8uhn322p0ky267gnuqsvqtzag2l'>nevent1q…ag2l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s a very annoying edit, and it makes me think they don&#39;t care about building a community of editors over there. 2025-12-01T18:48:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2ad88wu9nylc9gczn0lfwrnmyka4md8uhn322p0ky267gnuqsvqzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p53jpzdc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfw278dpnkj2mlxffkkfhtrmzhdpvyzggu5crrt9qvc0gsku029cscrp4pp'>nevent1q…p4pp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, but it&#39;s two clicks away, and not something I&#39;ve ever tried before:<br/><br/>1. the &#34;show activity on this post&#34; (a clock icon).<br/>2. expanding the little arrow next to “edited” in the list.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/645/789/087/554/922/original/0ef181eccacb8fc8.png"> <br/> 2025-12-01T18:46:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8r9eafzzg8kdytm8xl3e572kcwy5urfu7sh5ccwa8sgv4nyx3ylszyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5tu67gm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nulcpd72p4u2uc7ua5xf5xtevv09ex8w5rkcjyxspezyde0x3ng8cc86r'>nevent1q…c86r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ah interesting, yeah I see this.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/645/747/151/989/698/original/1993770bd2db57c8.png"> <br/> 2025-12-01T18:35:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpdgw0r26wtaek04kpj5t0suu0ed3s6c4hzkngy3kz3tz2exnvhgzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5r9jkte In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkatg37a8fwh8s7jukkyvpdyuk60l5ntllkh27yrmul46nvpwctgj43em5'>nevent1q…3em5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m curious: does the post indicate to readers that it&#39;s been edited by someone who&#39;s not you? 2025-12-01T18:31:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsruhvevfch7d0au0xp4q0lgxmr8ae8yzxspaxj4fztwek65uwwfpqzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p52dxhk6 I&#39;ve seen this story making the rounds in my Signal chats, and I don&#39;t think it would be if <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub168d7gwqq5etxg9n5gd4sd7vgfajn9dexpd5pcqwzcj5ccqt9wesq9ttu7v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Guardian</span> (<span class="italic">npub168d…tu7v</span>)</a></span> had a used a more accurate headline. Vetting is important for sensitive group chats!<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/588/586/015/812/459/original/07a71dfd2ecb3b07.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-21T16:20:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvaylscwvnzh75exf0k2lgh4t9ach9cus983v45nezfse589rnrcszyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5r88pay Come work with me at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span>! Director of IT and Security, &#34;based in New York City and requires three days of in-office work per week.&#34;<br/><a href="https://grnh.se/7v65pvgx6us">https://grnh.se/7v65pvgx6us</a><br/>#fedihire #getfedihired 2025-06-30T14:48:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7fztjntj0mgh7kkm96uqklycq29rgvdt8wg6gsslw67lwstqq2szyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p53jhrx9 “According to one source, Unit 8200’s chatbot has been trained on 100 billion words of Arabic obtained in part through Israel’s large-scale surveillance of Palestinians under the rule of its military.”<br/><br/>This got me thinking about NSA mass surveillance and Salt Typhoon. What kind of language models are being trained on our private cleartext comms?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-chatgpt-8200-surveillance-ai/">https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-chatgpt-8200-surveillance-ai/</a><br/>#Surveillance #Palestine #AI 2025-03-07T02:42:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2etsq23uz9vmp4k5dcqwmhawzfzdx4897qxulw9q42mw40zc89mqzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5ukdjfz I wrote about why I’m divesting my social life from Meta. <a href="https://phiffer.org/after-big-social/">https://phiffer.org/after-big-social/</a> 2025-01-16T04:03:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswthtzkzc6usxhs4hx7msa4wrsc54ydf7hszw47zdrqdw424pcn4czyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5eslshd Come work with me!<br/>Data Integrations Engineer at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span>. Remote friendly, $110-130k, union shop. <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4428186006">https://boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4428186006</a><br/>#FediHire 2024-12-21T16:42:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99r800xwerxwnk9a82m7j8264zdh2qgcsm9dalqcv6cd9ezyepqqzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5rg6n5e I’m so very excited to be joining <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lrqq7g0mzygss3gcuudug79snpd5gku6u24fghfj3u8kqtp573rqtjpn8w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ben Werdmuller</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lrq…pn8w</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12e9v0jxzrr7xppm8460pmwj6rj66zu6y3au8qlmv0dgcay9kccts9u5n2z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Allen Tan</span> (<span class="italic">npub12e9…5n2z</span>)</a></span> at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qmg7r9rlrufykzudrhrza5fkcaq64w6xdzqh4uqtpxf80mxhx4gqvqs6k5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ProPublica</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qmg…s6k5</span>)</a></span>, today is my first day! I’ll be helping build &amp; maintain websites on the product team.<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/664/019/952/804/083/original/3e21cfe848cde861.png"> <br/> 2024-12-16T18:56:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4ylt3aq79nfyfykgr728tqaj4mhkhvngnl9jhjna4stkwlycq7szyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p54qqhkq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ujsug7427wfajlapqgyhln5npt4sp8nkxjar2c9unjsz7880h3saed6sc'>nevent1q…d6sc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>love the alt text parenthesis 2024-11-23T01:41:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfj692jtzwp0q7ssz8ujn3psnafgwewx3txxgu3s5svz9lzszv0tczyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5syfkjy Published 34 years ago today.<br/><a href="https://cds.cern.ch/record/2639699/files/Proposal_Nov-1990.pdf">https://cds.cern.ch/record/2639699/files/Proposal_Nov-1990.pdf</a><br/>#WebDevelopment<br/> <img src="https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/113/470/749/231/723/572/original/b5e8c2bd80cd7b39.png"> <br/> 2024-11-12T15:46:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8aprlzwfpv2mt38jky3slyewuvqq922da8fdjxj86lznztgeqhtqzyp2zkr8katkculdemazjmmah2ektl0f9dumwy3nwzlls7erlps3p5leq9k4 A moment like this highlights an advantage to strictly chronological feeds, where maybe I don&#39;t want to see something posted 21 hours ago right next to something posted 21 minutes ago. 2024-11-06T14:18:39Z