technerd
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I like reinventing the wheels.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
"Brockman says he's ramping up his political spending in part because public opinion has turned against AI."
And he thought this would help?
And he thought this would help?
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"Brockman says he's ramping up his political spending in part because public opinion has turned against AI."
And he thought this would help?
And he thought this would help?
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NEW: ICE is crashing the US court system in Minnesota. Thanks to Trump's push to detain an unprecedented number of people, and its attempt to kill bond hearings, petitions to secure people's release from custody have skyrocketed. @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
NEW: ICE is crashing the US court system in Minnesota. Thanks to Trump's push to detain an unprecedented number of people, and its attempt to kill bond hearings, petitions to secure people's release from custody have skyrocketed. @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
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Ring’s national expansion closely tracked Amazon’s own established growth strategy: ignoring near term profit to secure platform dominance. It did this by subsidizing the devices through police-driven distribution (literally free giveaways for people willing to download its neighborhood snitch app)
They badly bungled this. There are many applications of this technology (Missing child! Missing dementia patient! Abusive ex-husband kidnapped the kids! Dzhokhar Tsarnaev!) that most people would likely support if they trusted the company not to abuse the tech. 1/2
www.theverge.com/tech/876866/...
www.theverge.com/tech/876866/...
Amazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
Is it just for the dogs?
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Ring’s national expansion closely tracked Amazon’s own established growth strategy: ignoring near term profit to secure platform dominance. It did this by subsidizing the devices through police-driven distribution (literally free giveaways for people willing to download its neighborhood snitch app)
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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When open source tools these days do an as good or even a better job than many big corps, you have to ask yourself...
Why people still support them, when they don't care about your or your craft.
Why people still support them, when they don't care about your or your craft.
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
When open source tools these days do an as good or even a better job than many big corps, you have to ask yourself...
Why people still support them, when they don't care about your or your craft.
Why people still support them, when they don't care about your or your craft.
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The EDPB and the EDPS published a joint opinion expressing serious concerns about key elements of the proposed GDPR and ePrivacy changes in the so-called “Digital Omnibus”.
Read our statement here 👇
noyb.eu/en/digital-o...
Read our statement here 👇
noyb.eu/en/digital-o...
Digital Omnibus: EU DPAs reject many proposed changes to the GDPR
The independent authrotities reject many of the European Commission's proposals in the Digital Omnibus
noyb.eu
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The EDPB and the EDPS published a joint opinion expressing serious concerns about key elements of the proposed GDPR and ePrivacy changes in the so-called “Digital Omnibus”.
Read our statement here 👇
noyb.eu/en/digital-o...
Read our statement here 👇
noyb.eu/en/digital-o...
creepy weirdos
Alford: "On Bad Bunny - we're still investigating. There's info out about the lyrics. I don't speak fluent Spanish, but if it's true what was said on natl TV, we have a lot of Qs for entities that broadcast it & we'll be talking w/ the FCC. This could be worse than the Janet wardrobe malfunction"
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
creepy weirdos
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“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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Super excited to welcome addy.io as a new partner on Kagi Specials! addy.io is an email forwarding and alias service that helps protect your privacy by allowing you to create unlimited email aliases.
Kagi members get a discount via: kagi.com/specials
Kagi members get a discount via: kagi.com/specials
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Super excited to welcome addy.io as a new partner on Kagi Specials! addy.io is an email forwarding and alias service that helps protect your privacy by allowing you to create unlimited email aliases.
Kagi members get a discount via: kagi.com/specials
Kagi members get a discount via: kagi.com/specials
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UK to increase visas for Hong Kong residents. "The scheme was launched in 2021 after Beijing imposed the sweeping national security law on Hong Kong. ....over 230,000 people have been granted [UK] visas, and almost 170,000 have relocated to the U.K." www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/c...
'Despicable and reprehensible': China lashes out at UK expansion of visa scheme following Jimmy Lai conviction
The diplomatic tensions came after pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in one of the city's most prominent prosecutions.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
UK to increase visas for Hong Kong residents. "The scheme was launched in 2021 after Beijing imposed the sweeping national security law on Hong Kong. ....over 230,000 people have been granted [UK] visas, and almost 170,000 have relocated to the U.K." www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/c...
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What a thing to hear as a rape victim. It didn’t matter what was done to you because the stock market is doing so well.
February 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
What a thing to hear as a rape victim. It didn’t matter what was done to you because the stock market is doing so well.
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"Who cares about sex trafficked and raped children? Look at the stock market!"
-This absolute fucking bitch, basically.
-This absolute fucking bitch, basically.
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Who cares about sex trafficked and raped children? Look at the stock market!"
-This absolute fucking bitch, basically.
-This absolute fucking bitch, basically.
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Every “the left needs to consider this about gen ai” statement is less about the tech and more about the speaker’s concept of “left.”
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Every “the left needs to consider this about gen ai” statement is less about the tech and more about the speaker’s concept of “left.”
Email providers in jurisdictions with better privacy laws do exist (simple search will do; also, you'll have to pay for the service).
They too do respond to court orders. In the end it comes down to strength of encryption and which laws, which courts do you trust more.
#privacy #email #degoogle
They too do respond to court orders. In the end it comes down to strength of encryption and which laws, which courts do you trust more.
#privacy #email #degoogle
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Here's an interview with a woman targeted by AI-nudifiers using Grok, who then made an OnlyFans account of her
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans
Kylie Brewer isn't unaccustomed to harassment online. But when people started using Grok-generated nudes of her on an OnlyFans account, it reached another level.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Here's an interview with a woman targeted by AI-nudifiers using Grok, who then made an OnlyFans account of her
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans: www.404media.co/grok-nudify-...
Shock and surprise.
Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are assisting ICE with national database searches of automated license plate reader data, including from school cameras, using Flock.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Shock and surprise.
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Headed to @netrootsnation.bsky.social ’s annual conference this summer? Vote for our De-Googling session! We're sharing practical advice for why organizations/individuals should move away from Google & how to opt for alternatives that don’t undermine our safety.
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Netroots Nation - De-Googling: Practical advice from folks that have done it
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February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Headed to @netrootsnation.bsky.social ’s annual conference this summer? Vote for our De-Googling session! We're sharing practical advice for why organizations/individuals should move away from Google & how to opt for alternatives that don’t undermine our safety.
fftf.link/DeGoogle
fftf.link/DeGoogle
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A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscription
A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions
Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.
www.technologyreview.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscription