Shava Nerad
@shava23.bsky.social
Career activist, writer in retirement.
Founding execdir, The Tor Project
Digital divide, civil rights/liberties, political activist.
https://www.onlineprivacytips.co/interview/shava-nerad-interview/
https://patreon.com/shava23 / https://paypal.me/shava
Founding execdir, The Tor Project
Digital divide, civil rights/liberties, political activist.
https://www.onlineprivacytips.co/interview/shava-nerad-interview/
https://patreon.com/shava23 / https://paypal.me/shava
I am so torn about Donkey Crew/Snail Games' Bellwright.
On the one hand, it looks like just the kind of game I love, and it's on 30% off sale...
OTOH, it's Snail Games, and I don't trust them further than I can virtually throw them. Monetization plans? Abandonment?
On the one hand, it looks like just the kind of game I love, and it's on 30% off sale...
OTOH, it's Snail Games, and I don't trust them further than I can virtually throw them. Monetization plans? Abandonment?
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I am so torn about Donkey Crew/Snail Games' Bellwright.
On the one hand, it looks like just the kind of game I love, and it's on 30% off sale...
OTOH, it's Snail Games, and I don't trust them further than I can virtually throw them. Monetization plans? Abandonment?
On the one hand, it looks like just the kind of game I love, and it's on 30% off sale...
OTOH, it's Snail Games, and I don't trust them further than I can virtually throw them. Monetization plans? Abandonment?
Man, these two-day migraines suck.
Stroke damage is no joke. I want a new brain and/or a better climate for Xmas.
Throw in peace on earth while we're wishing...
Stroke damage is no joke. I want a new brain and/or a better climate for Xmas.
Throw in peace on earth while we're wishing...
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Man, these two-day migraines suck.
Stroke damage is no joke. I want a new brain and/or a better climate for Xmas.
Throw in peace on earth while we're wishing...
Stroke damage is no joke. I want a new brain and/or a better climate for Xmas.
Throw in peace on earth while we're wishing...
Tis the season to get spammed for donations I can't budget, but I loved this illustration.
membership.occrp.org/joy-of-justi...
membership.occrp.org/joy-of-justi...
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Tis the season to get spammed for donations I can't budget, but I loved this illustration.
membership.occrp.org/joy-of-justi...
membership.occrp.org/joy-of-justi...
"I can be the owner or the operator of this brain, but not both at the same time."
The solution is to learn to social engineer yourself.
Works for me! (Uhhhh, sometimes...)
wondermark.com/c/1573/?utm_...
The solution is to learn to social engineer yourself.
Works for me! (Uhhhh, sometimes...)
wondermark.com/c/1573/?utm_...
#1573; The Threat of Doing
[ 💬 Comment thread on Discord ]
wondermark.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"I can be the owner or the operator of this brain, but not both at the same time."
The solution is to learn to social engineer yourself.
Works for me! (Uhhhh, sometimes...)
wondermark.com/c/1573/?utm_...
The solution is to learn to social engineer yourself.
Works for me! (Uhhhh, sometimes...)
wondermark.com/c/1573/?utm_...
Seriously, the barometer is torturing me this week.
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Seriously, the barometer is torturing me this week.
12th grade boys are more likely than girls to say they want to marry.
They want someone to cook and do dishes maybe?
And fewer girls are buying in.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
They want someone to cook and do dishes maybe?
And fewer girls are buying in.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
12th grade girls are less likely than boys to say they want to get married someday
67% of 12th graders say they’ll likely choose to get married someday, down from 80% in 1993. The decline reflects shifting views among girls.
www.pewresearch.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
12th grade boys are more likely than girls to say they want to marry.
They want someone to cook and do dishes maybe?
And fewer girls are buying in.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
They want someone to cook and do dishes maybe?
And fewer girls are buying in.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Just a reminder, the first #ai "therapist" was available in 1966.
And didn't hallucinate. ;)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
And didn't hallucinate. ;)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
ELIZA - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Just a reminder, the first #ai "therapist" was available in 1966.
And didn't hallucinate. ;)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
And didn't hallucinate. ;)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
Speaking of Musk, he's planning on raising ipo money on his rocket exploding company.
Sadly, I bet he'll make bank.
finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-...
Sadly, I bet he'll make bank.
finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-...
SpaceX to Pursue 2026 IPO Raising Far Above $30 Billion
The Elon Musk-led company is targeting a valuation of about $1.5 trillion for the entire company, which would leave SpaceX near the market value that Saudi Aramco established during its record 2019 li...
finance.yahoo.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Speaking of Musk, he's planning on raising ipo money on his rocket exploding company.
Sadly, I bet he'll make bank.
finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-...
Sadly, I bet he'll make bank.
finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-...
Musk -- an undocumented immigrant for years -- is trying to rival Stephen Miller on conspiracy theories and bigotry.
What a piece of work...
www.axios.com/2025/12/09/m...
What a piece of work...
www.axios.com/2025/12/09/m...
Musk says DOGE was only "somewhat successful," wouldn't do it again
Musk spearheaded mass cuts in federal spending and government jobs at DOGE before leaving the Trump administration in May.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Musk -- an undocumented immigrant for years -- is trying to rival Stephen Miller on conspiracy theories and bigotry.
What a piece of work...
www.axios.com/2025/12/09/m...
What a piece of work...
www.axios.com/2025/12/09/m...
When I have a migraine I often hang out with Wilson in bed or the recliner in the dark and game on my phone as a fidget toy.
Clickpocalypse 2 is my current clicky grind.
Clickpocalypse 2 is my current clicky grind.
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When I have a migraine I often hang out with Wilson in bed or the recliner in the dark and game on my phone as a fidget toy.
Clickpocalypse 2 is my current clicky grind.
Clickpocalypse 2 is my current clicky grind.
What an exciting day for an old folks' home to have a fire alarm.
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What an exciting day for an old folks' home to have a fire alarm.
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
At least it's 27F now -- it was about 15F for Wilson and my first walk today.
He seems to be better today and enjoyed all the people gathered downstairs!
"If I can't get my Nobel Peace Prize, I'm gonna take my baseball and go home."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine
US president recycles far-right tropes on European immigration and presses Zelenskyy to accept his peace plan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"If I can't get my Nobel Peace Prize, I'm gonna take my baseball and go home."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MOST CORRUPT SERIES: President Andrew Jackson - Forgotten History
YouTube video by FORGOTTEN HISTORY
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Think it's going to happen?
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Judge Gives Trump DOJ 10 Days to Release Ghislaine Maxwell Docs
More information on Jeffrey Epstein is incoming.
www.yahoo.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Think it's going to happen?
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fwiw, I am concerned about how often grand jury records are being released...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Here we f'ing go again.
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here we f'ing go again.
We are all Australian today.
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are all Australian today.
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
My timer app on my phone is whacked somehow, and reinstalling, removing cache, nothing fixes it. I need to start over with another app (admittedly I've been using this one for what, 16y?).
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My timer app on my phone is whacked somehow, and reinstalling, removing cache, nothing fixes it. I need to start over with another app (admittedly I've been using this one for what, 16y?).
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.
But discovering this when my service dog is sick is poor timing. I don't have spoons for this.