The FCC's "punishment" of T-Mobile for its atrociously poor security practices -- constantly exposing user data to criminals -- is a wrist-slap at most.
The fine is a big number to you and me. For a giant corporation it's a rounding error of a rounding error. Deterrent? Come on.
Better than nothing, I guess. But not much better.
techdirt.com/2024/10/09/fcc-fi…
When the law requires confiscation of executive compensation, it'll have an impact.
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EXCLUSIVE: Poll Finds Large Chunk of Haley Voters Ready to Ditch Trump (Sam Stein/The Bulwark)
thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-pol…
memeorandum.com/241009/p51#a24…
Uh
There is a… project? startup? whatever from Harvard that invented an enzyme which converts sugar into fiber once it’s in your stomach.
Like, it turns sugar into fiber y’all: wyss.harvard.edu/technology/su…
I learned about it since a probiotic company I already use just launched a sugar-to-fiber supplement. This is so wild: zbiotics.com/pages/how-sugar-t…
fascinating, though
> Sugar-to-Fiber is unlikely to break down enough sugar to impact things like caloric intake, blood sugar, or weight.
Why Wildfires Started by Human Activities Can Be More Destructive and Harder To Contain
https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/why-wildfires-started-by-human-activities-can-be-more-destructive-and-harder?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Environment @environment-DiscoverMag
Iqbal Rahmadhan's comprehensive guide on how to extract and explore odds ratios from a Logistic Regression model using Python and Statsmodels, with examples.
US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case (Jody Godoy/Reuters)
reuters.com/technology/us-prop…
memeorandum.com/241009/p50#a24…
Walz says Electoral College 'needs to go' at California fundraiser (Aaron Pellish/CNN)
cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/wa…
memeorandum.com/241009/p49#a24…
(Dessin de Chappatte, Le Temps, 9.10.2024)
Following Censorship, WHAV Urges Public to Listen to Radio, Subscribe to Free eNewspaper
Increasing worldwide censorship and intimidation from social media giants could cause you to miss news of critically important local happenings, but there is a step you can take today to stay informed. To safeguard access to news, WHAV, on-air, online, everywhere is asking its social media followers to subscribe to WHAV’s free Wavelengths eNewspaper here. In the last week, a local…
Do you have the time to listen to Billy Bass whine.
Green Day’s Dookie is 30 years old — I’ll give my fellow millennials a moment to gather themselves — and to celebrate the band is releasing demastered tracks available on everything from a toothbrush to a Game Boy cartridge. Unfortunately they’re tough to buy (each track is only available via a drawing) but you can at least listen to them all right here.
📷: Voters in Mozambique cast their votes at primary school polling stations in the country’s general election, October 9, 2024.
📷: VOA
voanews.com/a/officials-voting…
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I've been thinking about bringing back the #AltTextChallenge.
mastodon.social/@alttexthallof…
Originally intended as a weekly challenge to bring folks together and help get some practice writing alt text, it sort of trailed off after a few weeks.
I wanted these to be mostly thematic, based on holidays or current/historical events, and that does require a bit of time to research and prepare for.
But maybe if someone wanted to help out?
Ah, yes, I forgot the link doesn't work in the Mastodon app. Try it in your browser!
Or search for posts tagged "AltTextChallenge" from @alttexthalloffame.
I've actually noticed this a while ago, and I don't really see an issue for this, so I went ahead and opened it myself.
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