“Rather than leave a forest intact, we clear-cut it, then plant a new one. My troupe of planters thought we were making things better. I spent this summer watching that youthful idealism literally going up in smoke.” https://t.co/FZcsUKAMMh
Judge Kevin Parker, the distinguished lead judge in the Dordevic case, passed away today. He was a fantastic judge who had a truly remarkable legal career. A very sad day for the legal community and the world at large. https://t.co/xOT1V7XMHV
The Cambodian government needs to shut down these cyber scam mills and should face strong international sanctions if it doesn’t. https://t.co/zQ4YvmZuBI
“Simply put, instead of honestly reckoning with the true causes of his pain, Ye offloaded it onto the Jews. Which meant that, in the end, the rapper was left with his pain and not much else.”
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"What we need, in other words, is technology that breathes new life back into our data." Read @eliottbehar on how Inrupt's Solid technology creates a better data consent model for organizations and individuals.
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“In 2014 when the International Windship Association was formed, shipowners would laugh or walk out of the room when the group’s secretary brought up wind energy for commercial vessels. Now shipowners line up to get the latest on wind news…” https://t.co/wSm7V77xWW
30 years ago today - The destruction of the National Library of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War was a symbol for one of the conflict's central objectives: crushing the cultural identity of an entire society.
22 years after, with the effort of many, the library was reborn.
@profgalloway thought you’d find this TikTok surveillance functionality interesting…and troubling. The code has been confirmed by TikTok itself, though they state they’re not using it — see https://t.co/sp5LwksMvi
When opening a website from within the TikTok iOS app, they inject code that can observe every keyboard input (which may include credit card details, passwords or other sensitive information)
TikTok also has code to observe all taps, like clicking on any buttons or links.
“We have conceded moral authority to howling mobs, and the louder the howls, the more we have agreed that the howls were worth heeding.” https://t.co/YgkLGsaGSs
@AB84 Translation: a man chooses to behave despicably, flaunts it, and is consistently rewarded by a society that values a spectacle over everything else. He knows it, you know it.