#tech Headline

[utopicwork]

"A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision" IBM slide 1979

[amandamadeathing]

Headline for Tech and Phee, modified from @reductress .

"Attempt to avoid eye contact misread as flirting."

[comediakaidanovsky]

the existential dread is REAL today fellas

[marklikely]

hey what is going on in tech right now that we keep having to do this "new buzzword dominating every conversation you have" thing every year

[branchedman]

if our company hired more women, it would decrease the value of the women who already work here. hiring fewer women allows us to appreciate each individual woman employee more. that's why, on this international women's day,

[gattmammon]

IS THIS YOUR GOD???? IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE SACRIFICING OUR PLANET TO???

YOU CANNOT SPIT ON THIS WEBSITE WITHOUT 45 REAL LIVING PUPPYGIRLS SAYING THANK YOU MOMMY IN UNISON AND YOU ARE BURNING OUR PLANET IN THE NAME OF THIS IDOL???? THIS PALE ANIME GHOST MADE OUT OF STOLEN LABOUR AND INCEL TEARS???? IF THERE WAS A SHRED OF HUMANITY LEFT IN YOU THE BURDEN OF SHAME WOULD SNAP YOU IN HALF

I don't know, how about switching it off?

[embervoices]

A very useful thread on Bluesky:

(There is a lot more. Rather than give you all the images, I've copied the full text below.)

Meredith Rose‬ ‪@mrose.ink‬ November 8, 2024

This is not going to be a repeat of 2016-2020. It will be better, it will be worse, but most of all it will be different. Here are things I want every single person to keep in mind as we head into round 2 of a Trump admin.

My credentials: I’m a queer female public interest attorney working on tech policy in DC. I’ve been doing this for a decade--longer than some, not as long as others. I had to navigate three different administrations, as well as Congress, regulatory agencies, courts, and the advocacy world.

FIRST: don’t let despair override your media literacy.

The left has grifters, just like every other movement. If you’re able and compelled to donate, give to orgs with established track records. Avoid giving to individuals, especially anyone who emerges overnight with a one-weird-trick “plan.”

The left is not immune to misinformation, and everyone—EVERYONE—falls for it sometimes, present company included. There is no shame in it. When (not if) it happens to you, you should acknowledge it; delete or retract the post to reduce the spread; and move on.

If a source consistently shares half-truths or outright misinformation, it is not trustworthy, no matter how much “their heart is in the right place.” Unfollow and move on.

Prediction, analysis, and reporting are three fundamentally different things. Learn to identify them for what they are. Reject attempts by amateur “analysts” to predict the future. They know as much as you do.

Real subject matter experts know and acknowledge their limits. They’re also (usually) hesitant to try and predict the future. The best frame their predictions in terms of a range of possible outcomes. Subject matter experts may also disagree with one another! It happens!

SECOND: What we know for sure about how the Trump, how he operates, and how that will impact the next four years.

Trump is a narcissist who avoids reading and doesn’t care about details. He cannot be persuaded by argument or logic; he’s moved mostly by flattery, and will agree with the last person who flattered him. He can and will upend his own administration’s work without warning, often by tweet.

As a result, most policy experts—even those "on his side"—dread him taking an interest in their field. Ask any Republican staffer who worked in Congress during the last administration, and most of them will confirm that their greatest fear was Trump tweeting about anything related to their work.

As such, people who are serious about their work will do everything to make it as invisible and boring-seeming as possible. This is the policy equivalent of defensive camouflage. Lots of “normie” work will continue in silence. (The lion’s share of tech policy ends up in this bucket.)

If you have a niche issue that you care about, now is a great time to donate to orgs that work on it. Lots of money will be funneled to big legacy orgs working on headline issues: ACLU, climate change orgs, etc. Consider sending your donations where they matter most: local, niche, established.

Trump runs his cabinet like the Apprentice. He thrives on chaos and making people compete for his approval. Not only does he not reward collaboration between his subordinates, he actively undermines it.

Moreover, everyone who works with him knows that they’re vulnerable to being thrown under the bus at a moment’s notice, for any reason (or for no reason at all). His cabinet is going to be scorpions in a bottle. They will not be able to coordinate, for good or ill.

One scorpion can still do a lot of horrific damage. But large scale inter-agency coordination is unlikely, particularly after the first few months, by which point he will likely (prediction warning!) have gone through a handful of cabinet secretaries already.

FINALLY: The view from inside civil society heading into 2025.

In 2016, Trump was a largely unknown quantity. The left and establishment right alike wasted a lot of time trying to read tea leaves and make sense of this guy, because he was completely outside the realm of what anyone had dealt with. That’s not happening now.

He did us a favor by broadcasting his plans in advance (aka Project 2025). Civil society has spent the last 2.5 years strategizing around it. We’re not starting off flat-footed.

The Biden admin did a good amount to future-proof its own achievements. Folks can speak to their own areas of expertise, but clean energy and CHIPS and Science Act (investing in domestic semiconductor production) have benefitted from huge sunk investments. That money’s not getting clawed back.

OVERALL TAKE-AWAYS:

It's going to suck. But civil society and the political left have some advantages we didn't have last time. We know him, we know his angles, and we know who he's bringing in--none of which we had in 2016.

We'll get through this. It will be grim, but we'll get through it.

John Cutting‬ ‪@johncutting.bsky.social‬

Thanks Meredith. I really valued your analysis over the past few years, and I think this is a reasonable, actionable framework to think about the upcoming storm

Meredith Rose‬ ‪@mrose.ink‬

I really cannot overstate how much time was (necessarily) wasted in 2017 trying to figure out this guy and his influences. The fact that he's not only a known quantity, but ran the most over-studied administration in this nation's recent history, makes this a very different game.

John Cutting‬ ‪@johncutting.bsky.social‬

I bet we can weaponize his narcissism. Let's say some ghoul starts making progress with a mass deportation effort, if we start calling that ghoul that "shadow president" en masse, Trump would fire him in right away and appoint Hulk Hogan or something

‪Meredith Rose‬ ‪@mrose.ink‬

This is exactly why I don't think Musk will last very long. Trump is very clear that he's the only one in the room allowed to have an ego or any kind of brand name.

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[werindialive]

Hyderabad Techie Experiences 30-Hour Digital Detainment Amid Online Data Mix-up

A Hyderabad-based software professional endured a 30-hour digital lockdown due to a data misidentification issue, spotlighting the growing risks of automated systems in personal security. This is today’s top news headlines India. 

The ordeal began when an automated algorithm flagged the techie’s digital identity, leading to the sudden suspension of his accounts across multiple services.  

Despite repeated attempts to validate his identity, he faced prolonged periods without access to his work, financial accounts, and essential online services. 

As digital platforms increasingly rely on automated identification processes, the incident has drawn attention to the vulnerability users face when wrongly flagged.  

Experts highlight the need for improved error-handling mechanisms, calling for safeguards that allow users to correct identity issues efficiently. 

The prolonged delay, stemming from customer service limitations and a lack of immediate human intervention, also underscored the importance of streamlined support solutions.  

With an ever-growing dependence on online infrastructure, this situation has raised public concerns about privacy and personal control in the digital era. 

Privacy advocates are urging tech companies to bolster error mitigation, underscoring the necessity for customer support that can address identity discrepancies swiftly.  

As platforms continue to optimize for efficiency, this case serves as a reminder of the need to balance automation with responsive human oversight to ensure users are not left powerless amid technical mishaps. 

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[ewwcringe]

Uh. Since I don't see anyone saying this in the reblogs: the headline is intentionally misleading.

Google senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan told the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference that according to Google's internal studies, "something like almost 40% of young people when they're looking for a place for lunch, they don't go to Google Maps or Search, they go to TikTok or Instagram."

Google confirmed this statistic to Insider, saying, "we face robust competition from an array of sources, including general and specialized search engines, as well as dedicated apps." 

Last I checked, "something like almost 40%" and "nearly half" mean very different things, not to mention that casually looking for places to eat on TikTok is perfectly reasonable. Also, Google doesn't really show what studies were done and where they got the data from.

Link to article:

With love: God I wish y'all had critical thinking skills <3

[ID: A tweet by Popbase that reads, "Nearly half of Gen Z is using TikTok and Instagram as a search engine instead of Google, new data shows.". Below the tweet is a pic of a poorly drawn Goomba from Super Mario Bros with text below him that reads "are you out of your fucking mind".]

[bodybybane]

Meet Cubicle Riot, the AI-generated hair metal band who sound like they've just arrived from 1984 https://www.yahoo.com/tech/meet-cubicle-riot-ai-generated-044317348.html

[aos-presents]

You might've heard about Neuralink this week, in news headlines and wondered how it is going to be used in the future of biotech.

[alpha-mag-media]

Conor McGregor makes major UFC 300 statement after Dana White says he won’t headline card and give shock return timeline | In Trend Today

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[m-o-p-e]

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