2025-05-31T17:13:06Z https://nostr.now Impish4249 https://nostr.now/npub1gz88avr9t54ctt5lj3fwc8knjrgz76lep6s00hlzxecshhpr25csc3lf8j https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/199/591/652/054/426/original/ed774d8543be1ad2.webp https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/113/199/591/652/054/426/original/ed774d8543be1ad2.webp https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqudpuz7k63kxysjl262m5cp6sqxq2nhnzmzg5psdedxftvr3tg9szypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzk2vy8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgtdcknp980f6ttf05fvftj3g5ezjjtk3nkrt8uduaypr6j88fzgvhmae9'>nevent1q…mae9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks, that a simple reminder I needed today. I&#39;ll take my coffee black and add your photo to the Muzei collection that scrolls on my phone. 2025-05-22T12:29:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkthhca7vysrw7cyfk23ejjnt4zv0u7qd97ac8n94g7v8y7j4vfgzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzg7q0pq &#34;EPA accused of faking criminal investigation to claw back climate funds&#34;<br/><br/>Kudos to #SenatorWhitehouse for standing up to the #corrupt #Trump administration.<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/epa-accused-of-faking-criminal-investigation-to-claw-back-climate-funds/">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/epa-accused-of-faking-criminal-investigation-to-claw-back-climate-funds/</a><br/><br/>#corruption #fraud #ethics #oligarchy #corpocracy 2025-03-13T02:06:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszglz74gq50kzg5qrsd3mfd7w7e7kvhtlmd47fvpeuatewmwqktlqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz3nrrpg &#34;Volkswagen gets the message: Cheap, stylish EVs coming from 2026&#34;<br/><br/>This is great news for #EV drivers in #Europe. Hopefully these models will be made available in the #USA too and will not be hit with #tarriffs that make them unaffordable.<br/><br/>#environment #climatechange #electricvehicles #automotive <br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/volkswagen-gets-the-message-cheap-stylish-evs-coming-from-2026/">https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/volkswagen-gets-the-message-cheap-stylish-evs-coming-from-2026/</a> 2025-03-05T22:59:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92yt297xja7czkz67uz6n9dc8gujc9gp247w2927ks8rfe5h9klgzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzdvu6up In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsph8qltuw0epyhhe6vvcrh6rfcu464ma8yualqaq25kdx3cezq43gdck66u'>nevent1q…k66u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe this #RTO stuff means he&#39;ll play less #golf now and stop going to #maralago ? 2025-03-05T19:16:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4t90swd328gkfuwcfg75kd020carhwejsfzr6d4nxte5dtzqy3gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzjg2w8s &#34;Supreme Court upholds a lower court order to force USAID to pay contractors&#34;<br/><br/>#USAID #musk #trump #SCOTUS #accountability #responsibility #ethics <br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5309498/scotus-usaid-news">https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5309498/scotus-usaid-news</a> 2025-03-05T17:53:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspcx9nxqhr99u3a8sxf48yz80ulnfly3qyptgpvt0jyaee53e4n2gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nza09p5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvx2lry4ht22p0rca7yc7kyfpwyfyaf0pm82hpgqfuhcgertdxu9g2yg02j'>nevent1q…g02j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting!<br/><br/>My only question on this is: Will the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kwarc5z9lwhen05uknd2nuwhhthd4ws0cku3t9j3rchm0fcd6luslse0nj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GrapheneOS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kwa…e0nj</span>)</a></span> folks find it worth supporting?<br/><br/>Long ago I had a OnePlus that I loved.<br/><br/>I would love to be completely free of Google but for now rely on a Pixel, purchased with cash, and flashed with #GrapheneOS before it ever connects to the #internet <br/><br/>Does this make me invisible or untrackable? Certainly not, just poking #surveillancecapitalism in the eye with a stick as often as possible 😆 2025-02-24T23:50:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2yfc32xfsjewe8cls07qg3k7kqe907p7pgvrzaz6nkcywzvt5ftczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzdutvp3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxljmmr0meqtzljff2wr0rekjqptwvkn8ndchf9y7860z3gke3zec8c9hm5'>nevent1q…9hm5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fun story along the same lines. One of my mentors back in the day, who could really old his own, ran into a young punk, less than half John&#39;s age looking for a bar fight.<br/><br/>John looked at him, gave big grin &amp; belly laugh &amp; began to getup from his stool. He said &#34;Well, I lived a good life, how about you son?&#34; The kid walked off rather briskly &amp; John went back to his beer.<br/><br/>I think the kid would have gotten the worse of it but John was no longer that kind of guy. 2025-02-08T22:29:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8rjznse9ylsclh3a0d2r0fhhga20xpmj5haxe0x22zpukdve52hszypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzmv2adf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7t2pssqzmx0p3xpdgpt2ekfe5jhtrtyqyts3kfhszxf3n6qcflc4rnz4w'>nevent1q…nz4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In #fights and #wars there really aren&#39;t winners, just the ones who beat the other down more and claim #victory.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been in a lot of work related fights (working in bars and doing security work). I &#34;won&#34; all but one of them but never got out unscathed.. #Peaceful #coexistence is the best possible path, even though I realize it is not always possible. 2025-02-08T22:09:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9clwsetv3xpppacxa3lrjzr6m6enxwmmutgpm4su57zwq06vvndczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz67rtcf From DNA to a facial sketch?<br/><br/>I expect we might see some old cases resolved. I also expect that the problem will always be primarily the human factor. How is the evidence, collected, protected &amp; processed. How interested are the investigators, prosecutors, judges &amp; juries in real justice.<br/><br/>Conscice version: Humans! It&#39;s always the humans who mess things up!<br/><br/>#crime #justice #criminaljustice #forensics #court #DNA #bias #corruption #ethics #science <br/><br/><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/02/02/forensic-dna-phenotyping-parabon-nanolabs-police/">https://theintercept.com/2025/02/02/forensic-dna-phenotyping-parabon-nanolabs-police/</a> 2025-02-03T12:28:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ghkr8xayrlarplg350ppetukhrz5e849umyghlz45qfr4kdv2hqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzzur7sz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswn8lwyycwdpj86607h97lvhty5fhp8xa7jg3y8s4ff9mxpwylxtcm7q5wt'>nevent1q…q5wt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Popping back in for a moment to ask folks to share what they did to be a bit #happier &amp; #healthier today.<br/><br/>For us it was a sunny warm day after quite a bit of rain and cold. I took some time to go out with our dogs and play catch with them. I managed to pick up a winter&#39;s worth of dead fall for a bon fire some day soon.<br/><br/>Less fun but still healthy for me, I cleaned our all of the litter boxes for my daughter in law 😆 who is putting us up for a while.<br/><br/>What did you do today?<br/><br/>#MentalHealthMoment 2025-02-02T20:57:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswn8lwyycwdpj86607h97lvhty5fhp8xa7jg3y8s4ff9mxpwylxtczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzeft4nv #fedifreinds we have so much going on that, even here, it is really easy to slide back into the abyss of #doomscrolling.<br/><br/>Please, take some time to step away, go #breathe some outside air if you are in a safe place, play a #game with your friends, family, kids &amp; or animal companions. Read or watch something #fun &amp; not attached to reality if that helps.<br/><br/>We have a long hard, road ahead and need to practice some #selfcare.<br/><br/>Let&#39;s be #kind &amp; #supportive.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll be back later 🙂<br/><br/>#PSA #mentalhealth 2025-02-02T16:22:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrcmdyauelj84dtvkzlthjedmstec72fuaakmxajazn20dzydyyqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz2ufeu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjyx79zdqvzrj52uf5y6vecfxpeq9p7qgx3nhr3ahpz07pu789ss8kh2g9'>nevent1q…h2g9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1/2<br/><br/>Thanks for this reminder!<br/><br/>I was a child in &#39;68 but I was old enough to see what was going on.<br/><br/>Southerland &amp; my mom were both in that fight, he more visible &amp; powerful than she but the same fight. That group helped to change the world for a bit. We&#39;re back to bleak times, maybe even bleaker but I don&#39;t think so. I remember vividly the assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK &amp; Malcolm X. We can do it again. For the most part, that generation did not do it with violence...<br/><br/>-more- 2025-02-02T04:37:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspm4lcrd729794h5fr6g2jq8gurk3z8nx53pea7c9m7lj6us2vtwczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz8azzep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstd0mwdtfukrdnu9652rq834ve63aav5lfnvrh7nrnkkax8azv25gq38f38'>nevent1q…8f38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s beautiful, thank you. 2025-01-29T12:20:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfs8520q6u0kmrt2gz5u2qcqvc2tdpxxs9crj72rcs30nmrc46zgqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzh56haz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9uv0lz7ackr245h6gj8f33yulurjtcgqhw2pmjuskg67uqjdpr0qy6adq7'>nevent1q…adq7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do I like #Harris?<br/><br/>Not at all. But anyone who didn&#39;t vote for the lesser of the evils, intentionally or not, enabled the greater of them. 2025-01-28T18:03:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjlshq829rjw5yz9urk8h7u9a0wfzaxphyfjctdxg32lc8g3230szypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz6xkwdc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7438r6xsa52s9p2qwu50va8cr0ylg7vpy82fal2pcj24vt3wassw3gnlm'>nevent1q…gnlm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s tough to keep things going when people, me included, are caught up in the existential threat of the moment. <br/><br/>Thanks for doing what you do, which I didn&#39;t know you were doing until 30 seconds ago.<br/><br/>For my own part I&#39;m very interested in learning &amp; participating soon. I&#39;m wrapping up one phase of my life in stages, the most intensive in the next 8 months. You will have more of my focus then. I suspect there are quite a few like me. Keep priming the pump, we&#39;ll get there 🙂 2025-01-26T19:12:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99u6cv2waywfgejm4j3wn2xqqy2tsltv8yhssd5q0mt37vhu7uaczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz0a2fcn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g795jlu0x5qhvqpnyv6xnh0umd4tk4cp9crx2xv0avn3yq3v2ssdr8aq4'>nevent1q…8aq4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good morning. When we start our day reading one of your messages, something I do aloud for my spouse, we find that we start off more peacefully and happily. We think it is your poetic use of the English language and the simple beauty of the scene those words paint. Your historical poetry and photos add to the pleasure but your words alone would keep me looking for your posts. We are grateful and, wanted you to know that you make the first steps of our own days better.<br/><br/>Thank you. 2025-01-17T13:03:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg49ztljacj7a485njptsjynwh6xvy7wr9hv8prymsu68sxts7t9gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz4qj5uz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4c33nel00eat5g6fzpasfg82vzknw7jn05q900v8xsvxce6salgt50xsw'>nevent1q…0xsw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed! I&#39;ll probably sign up myself and try to do some traffic tracing to see if they are as good as they sound. Either way they are far better than Amazon for privacy already in my book.<br/><br/>Sorry, that was not an intentional pun but when I saw it I had to leave it. 2024-12-30T23:36:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9anh3wzjr49z22gf5twuxjdsgvlqphjxn93qmctz72w2g8k738rczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nztyrhal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr63smmcyntc5uj3wh3lk9fqvpzw8gvz0n75va7nd06hlff8ptweg9cvgwu'>nevent1q…vgwu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First pass here, one of the sources I use for apps is #aurorastore and it scans apps through the Exodus Privacy service. <br/><br/>This is not a guarantee but the report looks far more promising than the average. No trackers detected, declaration of non-sharing from the authors.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/744/188/276/756/238/original/49cf7e39a0f7fa24.png"> <br/> 2024-12-30T22:43:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr63smmcyntc5uj3wh3lk9fqvpzw8gvz0n75va7nd06hlff8ptwegzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzu6vrvl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvur7wv0rfzk4fvy257f5kttthz950849v8rngktws5wz723ptdcclv72hy'>nevent1q…72hy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m no privacy guru but have some background. I&#39;ll try to take a look. The app itself will reveal some clues based on where it is sending data....<br/><br/>As I said I&#39;m not the guru here, any one deeply steeped in #privacy would be very welcome to step in here. 2024-12-30T21:40:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszr34hqedmpagvkd6tvndypss7zgsve0vw8vd3ewd9neglhla2weqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzz9n6v0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h74gdsjyjkcd3x5frx2k09yzqp46p0vu5j5fehrdvd8l5nsxv0celzvnp'>nevent1q…zvnp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very cool! <br/><br/>Any info on privacy measures and practices? Given that we&#39;re comparing to Amazon I am already confident it&#39;s an improvement, but it is still good for us to discuss that topic. 2024-12-30T21:33:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzkdv2p6qf0aq4frehzkeyrx2wheumhsghdpr0efxxg68rskj44szypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzmmzcv5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jq4lsh7sa8lm03r7w760qtrtvhuumy4mradh2f56c3qlxqh8dss095yrp'>nevent1q…5yrp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, let me get this straight.<br/><br/>A government department tasked with tracking #foreign #disinformation is shut down by a #PoliticalParty and a #billionaire who both drive and thrive on disinformation.<br/><br/>Got it!<br/><br/>Hang on, I&#39;m sure I&#39;ve got at least one more &#34;surprised look&#34; around here somewhere... 2024-12-27T01:23:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxq9u8azp9jxq78my92u42l5wz406847k0cw5yk58dc7567nd9ylgzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzx8vqen In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8gvv8gagjqextpuhy2g9mmywp3k0xpklj0gmaa60l2g9cjd0fzqfxwqr6'>nevent1q…wqr6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can make a good argument that greed, rather than Regan, brought down the USSR.<br/><br/>If I remember correctly (and if I was taught the truth🤔) Orwell&#39;s #1984 was about #communism but I think, in light of the present, that the moral applies equally to any society led by elitists.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think limited #capitalism (with #publicsafety, #corrections, #masstransit, #education &amp; #healthcare excluded) is that bad.<br/><br/>I think it&#39;s the greed &amp; arrogance that bring the fall of all 2024-12-08T17:05:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf99zp3c4d2tpv2wx6v2dxx2uc7dhv6fj8p6tw6k7m8ekep494lxqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzv8kqhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpful5eggs9kl5z0wg96wx64qvsr4073yp89fshc7evft3ydgens974eqe'>nevent1q…4eqe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what a moron he is outside of tech &amp; bullying....too many &#34;smart people&#34; think that domain expertise goes beyond a given domain.<br/><br/>Not a Renaissance man. 2024-12-08T15:15:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8h02273yrqcj5tavmzz73m9jayq7s2amwaldxavy6ka4tw234c2gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzyh33tc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04xp9rxvrryqr86z60atmc3elx9z43j290km6xcgks42k52gn43gmw6fxa'>nevent1q…6fxa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t it ironic that the #christianwhitenationalist types have so quickly &amp; contently forgotten verses of the #bible such as<br/><br/> &#34;He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’&#34;<br/>- Matthew 25:45<br/><br/>For full context see <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025%3A31-46&amp;version=NIV">https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025%3A31-46&amp;version=NIV</a> 2024-12-06T19:16:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqnqzm7m2uzsyhgj49wgqeyseee9czpd52ux83jtvwlqm5jt84kdczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz2yad6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ljka459m0q5pjyquxjcqx6jp2596xt6d5j5tsyx54y8kap4zksqw9pn6f'>nevent1q…pn6f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The #USA is on the wrong side of history, again, on the issue here. 2024-12-04T01:50:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrn6gym56dkyk7x6kdj6l6wrde24lgk7tyesa33mymnt0q3aj698gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz6gvh7x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst34mwjv2krtx3qku08fys9wm5409wrumaxls9f6jj3h8zrqk8cqcx223xj'>nevent1q…23xj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He has been such a disappointment to me. I don&#39;t regret voting for him or Harris given the alternative but I do blame the DNC for failing the to build a viable succession plan following Obama.<br/><br/>It wasn&#39;t Clinton, likely should have been Sanders though even he has his flaws. 2024 isn&#39;t on the Republicans, it was the Democrats to lose and they did. 2024-11-27T23:51:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzs3ruz7es37nngdv66gjls85e8yuklrdsp0nmeya5relpddw2aszypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzs5urql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ukl0vcgk5fush9a8wrake7e3f3mrflmxjnjsdrlr46s8u4ks7ac66fn0g'>nevent1q…fn0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tragic but typical that governments like this blame others for exposing their own egregious behavior:<br/><br/>“The decision came in the wake of many articles that damaged the legitimacy of the State of Israel in the world and its right to self-defense,” 2024-11-25T17:19:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9yakm95ear30qjdd8j23s8x03aupqp7nwlj24pmv84mzedg50mczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz4n6k2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxszqsd3luetxm5pd8wl5qmfu0c0vrk2yrajkw9rfjaw25unhc5lgz0ayxj'>nevent1q…ayxj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#AI has to be based on foundational knowledge. When the knowledge pulled in is largely developed by the current model &#34;getting it right&#34; is going to be a Sisyphean task. 2024-11-24T18:17:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrredmq92vacmh432y55mdxqzg3ntaammy5w99erv6jk5f636zjqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzfgtams In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqdd76mcvqukzl3mytqdptckc5chf2teax7d90pn326uucemusuqp648re'>nevent1q…48re</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not much about him surprises, disgusts yes, but not surprises. 2024-11-22T21:29:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqykf5ca9649lyyhp3ldys25nl7tzy76hfjs7xr5k0z9cyp3z6pggzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzfw0dq8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nad243z5lfjnp2wvuck2dwt27e42aq7kfqfeg2fq2dg0ydjch3c3hdx6z'>nevent1q…dx6z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting stat I read, but cannot find ATM, shows that developed nations with easy access to divorce, state funded health care and childcare have markedly lower divorce rates than we in the US.<br/><br/>The &#34;why&#34; is a bit of chicken or egg. Do men behave more civilly if women can easily vote with their feet or are the protections there because all of society is more civil. <br/><br/>Either way the numbers are out there. 2024-11-22T18:32:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2t4fgzeqn2eu6w78ujuhfx0lwrkc9ey9fsjhh8ma2ac0qjuwv5szypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzw6wtdq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0y9amjxsc7v6sn2mhrnmd2xemfwcqjtxkf55sjgha6afutwpvt6sex6h20'>nevent1q…6h20</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Errr...who is _preventing_ women from having children?<br/><br/>If my daughter in law is any indicator it&#39;s the loss of bodily autonomy, the risk of dying in labor like other young women if she needs emergency care, the piddly maternity leave she gets and the incredible cost of living here.<br/><br/>As a minor juxtaposition my colleague in the UK just returned from a 12 month maternity leave.<br/><br/>If we want more babies we need to address these and many more issues. 2024-11-22T17:31:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswwafxunw80wre3pg978hk0cvam9jvzzptep4sur3sm0z4q0gmu9gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzp49swk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8p0537fyaeehyqa7gp5sy5wcsg3p2wm9cvmdtm2d7faz50g8efpg60rjpd'>nevent1q…rjpd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting that we&#39;re primarily looking at Tesla electric doors here. As I think about my Subaru, when the back doors are locked I have frequently had passengers ask how to unlock them and, again if the front doors are locked I don&#39;t see an easy way to extract a victim who is unconscious or panicked other than breaking a window as the truck driver in this incident did.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not dismissing the problem, I just think it&#39;s a lot bigger than Tesla or EVs in general. 2024-11-22T15:48:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2kt2hmzdsqtfqwj5swc6h6ku4t9z3dtdtrtdjz9z9uj6x5hf8pczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzx3xhlh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmxsp6ng8k4xrnke23mh8yyda6g62qusz8mvewzya9t9jn69f9fsdd59uc'>nevent1q…59uc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>got it, thanks. 2024-11-22T05:15:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfw4zvd33g2xq7kjg3n5vucsmvm3tw9h7hp2k3wvz68tykgwac7qzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzpnr79t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszw3pav9f4wy24d5a0r3cv04lvkdzfqpelncx8qjwvkmfuprdgaws9xne6y'>nevent1q…ne6y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Out of curiosity, why that order?<br/><br/>RHEL has,the highest paid utilization followed by Ubuntu and then SLES. 2024-11-22T03:50:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstwc7st429t4pmu2fxtc5mshhwwum8xu6vyy25gs4zqnsvrx4t9gqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz8mhq2l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrw248gvrhen830cpptw46dxs86gyqs0qcwd5wst02dwp96kq4asn2szyx'>nevent1q…szyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It now seems that Trump has backed off and is saying that he will pardon &#34;some&#34; of the J6 rioters. Of course he and his followers will try to revise history and class that was the message all along.<br/><br/>I wonder if Kelly is on that list? 2024-11-21T20:50:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0deemma3nd5dy3ft8g9chjglhsqyyz6ddeyeudqafrznhn9dtekczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzztv505 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq0hy0se8wravdvlyxz49x8pw89x24gaaj6957s37yamxajzxx2rqtfkuwr'>nevent1q…kuwr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hang on...I&#39;m sure I&#39;ve got at least one more surprised look around here...somewhere...well no I&#39;m fresh out, maybe tomorrow. 2024-11-21T01:37:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsverg9vajus66d7kfhmrapqqjcsdh0dgffmaq5f9pa5t0xtf0z04gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzh92xtw Really disheartening report on #Fortinet #VPN #Windows client.<br/><br/>#security #hacking #China #cybersecurity #responsibility #ethics <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/</a> 2024-11-19T14:52:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rm9yvxcdpknefzkrsvn60x98z2c4d9acnrvy2p7t405raj4txwgzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nztmlwh7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9xvu8w5w46x89867l9tmv2qupxrwgq4mftnrg3fv9uqde37pa3g9nmmrv'>nevent1q…mmrv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Humility is _so_ necessary to being believable and opening trust. The truth is that the smartest among us is still ignorant of many things (and let&#39;s be clear, I&#39;m far from the smartest). I think that our educational system needs a lot of improvements<br/><br/>* critical thinking in middle &amp; high school<br/>* effective communications for technical types<br/><br/>are near the top of my list. 2024-11-18T22:10:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszux4s20wd848jpc3c2n9uy2ss84ttqwuyd02leamtwkyy5jjygcszypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzwl99nm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyc6pepjs5j7whpz8rg3mqy33q2tdtuk5ezh69fq23e46ka2w5js5plr4q'>nevent1q…lr4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When we no longer understand technology we will become it&#39;s ultimate victims as well as victims of own complacency, laziness and arrogance.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve seen good engineers lose their jobs because they relied on Google search rather than simply learning man pages.<br/><br/>Study, learn, flourish. 2024-11-13T11:50:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxeeshscm83z24cn7xu0xcm5q2dvzxpwk8t5hexs236xa0nd2h5pgzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz9hc52e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfelezaqhampy7067lg55ywsgwpr0m9kkv5yzq6q70psa09nas5ugklc3fp'>nevent1q…c3fp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been happily running VM&#39;s on KVM for almost 2 decades and XEN before that. For those who want a user interface that&#39;s simpler than the CLI, cockpit does the job just fine.<br/><br/>Why would anyone use VMWare workstation, rapidly becoming a dead end, rather than a free, or supported, Linux distro where they can at least develop transferable skills? <br/><br/>I&#39;ll concede that, for individuals working for companies sticking with VMware it&#39;s different though... 2024-11-13T11:43:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95ceutg2gsm0vfqjjg7xl34x8h36ktrel3xnwj836cf98tuvym8gzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzmafdur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspt0e8eg3g9e2wx5dtgecysh6xnzkmzaaglvhv8n7vkyww9s3xzmsdzh8dl'>nevent1q…h8dl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks as always for the information &amp; the way you help us all fight back. I continue to repost &amp; to promote your work financially &amp; to wear my EFF clothing which have started a few excellent chats.<br/><br/>The most immediate way I choose to fight back against intrusion is through privacy enhancing techniques found in the &#34;Extreme Privacy&#34; books ( <a href="https://inteltechniques.com/index.html">https://inteltechniques.com/index.html</a>), <a href="https://www.privacytools.io/">https://www.privacytools.io/</a> and similar services too numerous to list here. There&#39;s a LOT, start small, fight back. 2024-11-10T17:54:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mju0zlngta2uwsl4qr33mg45uplrdvjrfa09p80z8spkgk4nggqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nz5k7z4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wpakuvepxa6fmezeyf6vfr60zcur9usvw5d6k0h4l03622h9dkc27e2fw'>nevent1q…e2fw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use Joplin[1] synchronized through my NextCloud instance. <br/><br/>Keeps my notes, reminders, to do&#39;s, even a check list for making sure I sort all 15 or so of my meds into my pill minder each weekend encrypted and easily accessible on each of my Linux machines, my GrapheneOS phone and iPhone.<br/><br/>And it integrates with biometric auth on my phones for an extra layer privacy &amp; security. They have a solid hosted service for a modest fee but I self host for free.<br/><br/>[1] <a href="https://joplinapp.org/">https://joplinapp.org/</a> 2024-11-05T16:29:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89tq08usc2cunxtzlvec3surn4xr462pp34jfrcdwu5f0jmag4xgzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzmk83u0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf6n58cg47y4pkf895je99xe68343x0j9wug3c26nfrx5vsxlzqqslgqjhk'>nevent1q…qjhk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m24qfk8mead3xy9d3ctx9amt6f74ukepdqca9eey4mgn2502ynfsujd9a3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Electronic Frontier Foundation</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m24…d9a3</span>)</a></span> !<br/><br/>Apple&#39;s next.... 2024-10-30T01:48:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vap74jpxs6sznzk36uthc79qtnqkdxj8fxll0jvz8pty3502umszypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzs3rfhl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpgx9qwsmqrxejfu6dts4ul73ks0qpn92z3s6sx4hhq3j44f09cgwndm3q'>nevent1q…dm3q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Makes my decision to use #GrapheneOS over #iphone seem even better.<br/><br/>Frankly I am, generally, pro #lawenforcement. Several friends and family members serving there who I am proud of and confident in. But I can read the news well enough to know that not all of them are like my crew. 2024-10-09T22:58:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2dz0yr8xnqydcce9azd99ekghdd2ev9alv2480cq5zt8rnleknggzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzwn2atg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5f4zz3rumzwhav7w9xgxrc8f65mrx75e9pn0rkzzgs9u8etmrfq4tenaf'>nevent1q…enaf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, I knew there had been issues along the way from Copperhead to today but had not heard about this. 2024-10-09T19:46:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvg4s93g6lty0qydfjtyp2du2d7htrmwauyv0kuh2np4xrx90gsvczypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzvk8qns In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rjcg47m4lkquvp72q4yysa83w3vrkmpm4nzhjenf95fa8sydkrgxg4wgv'>nevent1q…4wgv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hadn&#39;t heard about that, it&#39;s stupid and tragic. As a guy who&#39;s worked in open source for years now though, I think it&#39;s unwise to tightly link the actions of members of our communities with the leaders. Individual bad actors should rot in jail but guilt by association, unless you&#39;ve got a firm link, just is not cool. 2024-10-09T19:41:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspa69uy0zhnvh7curlw4sqjywua56zdwwwm4hf0f9r8kwp7ezcexqzypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzy6p6u3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrudtmtg7979hqfxj6984aan4lkk0q7ah2h3v9uvgljqm7jg0ptscxswtr'>nevent1q…swtr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmm... I didn&#39;t mean to start something quite so confrontational, though I do not disagree with the technical facts as presented. <br/><br/>Please tell more about privacy respecting SIMs. I have one that I happily use today but also like options. 2024-10-09T16:53:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgh9n7sd4fj0r79yvf04jfkpfuh7qrx9er26575qu7fpzgwmg7z4szypqgul4sv4wjhpdwn7299mq76wgdqtmtly82pa7lugm8zz7uyd2nzlyztze In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqek9gt8zs8flp7mm890paq53trp5pd2zer6jgfgj5rzvcunlazeqrrq8ds'>nevent1q…q8ds</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been using <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1606nn0utneg23caces8899xtd7l4d3r7lwku2kkxnqtdxyu9359sn7yxcd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Calyx Institute</span> (<span class="italic">npub1606…yxcd</span>)</a></span>&#39;s CalyxOS &amp; hotspots for years now. Also <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kwarc5z9lwhen05uknd2nuwhhthd4ws0cku3t9j3rchm0fcd6luslse0nj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>GrapheneOS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kwa…e0nj</span>)</a></span>&#39;s GrapheneOS &amp; I financially support both.<br/><br/>I love the call out but this devout degoogler almost quit reading because the tone feels so hopeless. May I suggest a little hope up top to keep readers engaged &amp; get to gospel they need:<br/><br/>&#34;Pixel hardware is great! Buy it from Calyx or for cash if you DIY. Rip &amp; replace the OS with something safe.&#34;<br/><br/>Maybe &#34;...but there is hope.&#34; in paragraph 1? 2024-10-09T13:44:46Z