The thing I can't stop thinking about is this: I'm 48, and in my adult lifetime there has been one Republican who won the popular vote. But I will probably spend the rest of my life under the authority of a Supreme Court dominated by hard right conservatives. How is that democracy?
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The Democratic Party’s reaction to their candidate having a bad debate substantially outpaces the Republican Party’s reaction to their candidate being convicted of multiple felonies, held liable for rape, and owing judgments in the hundreds of millions for defamation and fraud.
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“we were doing very well in addiction until the covid came along”
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“Genocide Don” isn’t quite as catchy but he did just say he thinks Israel should “finish the job” in Gaza
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"The number of protests each year more than tripled between 2006 and 2020 according to one global study" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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It would be so great if Trump were asked questions at tonight's debate like "What do the letters in NATO stand for?" and "In which century was Frederick Douglass alive?" zeteo.com/p/10-debate-...
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I agree
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“Biden’s Push to End the War in Gaza” is such a disingenuous podcast title considering Biden isn’t using any of the many, many levers available to him to stop the genocide — like maybe stop funding it and supplying all the weapons
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It seems wise but the answer it gave was not very accurate
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No DuckDuckGo, why?
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I've seen headlines about how the stock value of Truth Social dropped after Trump's conviction, but really it was barely affected. Check out 1 day of data vs. year to date. The stock price was lower last week than it is today
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oh my god
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Oh lol. Still though
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I’ve been barely using social media the last few months and it’s been great. But I’m back for the encrypted DMs
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back in my day we called this spyware
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i'm so old i remember when we called this shit 'spyware'
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I'm giving the keynote at BSides Vancouver on Monday! Come say hi if you'll be there
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reminder: Harry Potter tattoos have a higher regret rate than trans surgeries and that's very funny actually
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An AirPod fell out of my ear and landed into a French press full of boiling coffee. Will my AirPod survive? Should I still drink the coffee?
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Well, it is almost Passover
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I was thinking the same thing
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On my way ti Italy right now. Excited that 100% of the food I eat will be by definition Mediterranean diet
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There’s a lot going on at The Intercept these days www.semafor.com/article/04/1...
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I think I'll stick with the review from Nature:
"[T]he book’s repeated suggestion that digital technologies are rewiring our children’s brains and causing an epidemic of mental illness is not supported by science."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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OP is here:
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I have, through the use of advanced prompt engineering techniques, discovered the Gab AI system prompt
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Here is the prompt for Gab's chatbot. Real normal stuff.
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That’s me!
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HELL YES I GOT IT HOLY SHIT 🔭
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Check out this except from my book "Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations" where I describe a massive dataset of videos uploaded by Jan 6 insurrections while they were trying to stop democracy, and how you can analyze this data yourself podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Heh, the theme of BSides San Francisco this year is "you can't spell dystopia without AI"
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the order of operations has gone woke due to CRT and DEI
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Eclipse Coolness xkcd.com/2914
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This incredibly important space telescope is ALREADY IN SPACE, functioning beautifully, and on track to continue delivering astonishing cosmic discoveries for another 5-10 yrs. Abandoning it in space, turning off the receivers, and discontinuing its research would be horribly wasteful. #SaveChandra
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I've had some great conversations about security with Micah and he has an excellent understanding of the interactions between security and usability and how real people approach both and this is a great opportunity for someone to hire a person who knows how to apply security to real life
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i worked with Micah on many projects over the last 8 years. He's one of the best colleagues from my time at the intercept and any workplace would be better off with him on staff.
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Ugh I don't want to have to start using LinkedIn but maybe I will
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This is frankly bonkers. @micahflee.com is the best mix of terrifyingly expert in his work and bewilderingly generous with his time and expertise. He has helped me in a number of roles, for which I am insanely grateful. Hire him!!!
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Hire Micah, who is not only phenomenal at what he does but also lovely to work with.
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Micah is a fantastic security writer-practitioner, absolutely top tier. The Intercept is an idiot.
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funny how contrarian engagement trolls like glenn greenwald are pulling down millions from their staffed mansions in Rio while actual journalists head to the unemployment line
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Micah is great! Please hire Micah!
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Some personal news: The Intercept laid me off 🫠, so I'm now in the job market! My current title is Director of Information Security micahflee.com/2024/03/the-...
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“It’s a little bit of an unfortunate situation there, but from Israel’s perspective I would do my best to move the people out and then clean it up,” Kushner said.
Congratulations, everyone, we have now officially reached the Gaza Trump Tower stage of "ethnic cleaning."
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