Malaclypse
@malaclyps3.bsky.social
Internet Freedom Lobbyist, IT Security Pro, White Hat Hacker, against mass surveillance, TTIP/TAFTA, safe harbor, forward data retention, censorship and ███████
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
Five Lessons From the IEA’s 2025 World Energy Outlook for the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
New analysis examines the 2025 World Energy Outlook and what the reports scenario's could mean for the transition away from fossil fuels.
www.iisd.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
That was my #1 takeaway from @iea.org's latest World Energy Outlook.
Don't let anyone tell you drill baby drill is about affordability.
✍️https://www.iisd.org/articles/explainer/five-lessons-iea-2025-world-energy-outlook
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This is *amazing*. This goes straight to Deceptive Design Hall of Shame.
They made a "take a break" nudge that has no obvious "ok, I'll take a break" affordance. Its three affordances are:
1) Keep chatting (default, highlighted)
2) x out — keeps chatting
3) "This was helpful" — what is this?
🧵
They made a "take a break" nudge that has no obvious "ok, I'll take a break" affordance. Its three affordances are:
1) Keep chatting (default, highlighted)
2) x out — keeps chatting
3) "This was helpful" — what is this?
🧵
One of the changes that OpenAI has made to make ChatGPT safer is a "take a break" nudge. There's something quite interesting about the design here. Which thing does it make you want to click?
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is *amazing*. This goes straight to Deceptive Design Hall of Shame.
They made a "take a break" nudge that has no obvious "ok, I'll take a break" affordance. Its three affordances are:
1) Keep chatting (default, highlighted)
2) x out — keeps chatting
3) "This was helpful" — what is this?
🧵
They made a "take a break" nudge that has no obvious "ok, I'll take a break" affordance. Its three affordances are:
1) Keep chatting (default, highlighted)
2) x out — keeps chatting
3) "This was helpful" — what is this?
🧵
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Telegram monitors claim Russia preparing one of its biggest ever attacks on Ukraine - 9 Tu-95 bombers with cruise missiles, Knizhal aeroballistic missiles, Kalibr cruise missiles and more than 1K drones. Main target to be Kyiv; attack aims to pressure Kyiv into surrender.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Telegram monitors claim Russia preparing one of its biggest ever attacks on Ukraine - 9 Tu-95 bombers with cruise missiles, Knizhal aeroballistic missiles, Kalibr cruise missiles and more than 1K drones. Main target to be Kyiv; attack aims to pressure Kyiv into surrender.
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⚡️ Austrian-made Swarovski rifle scopes are still turning up on Russian weapons despite sanctions, investigators say.
Swarovski Optics Found on Russian Weapons Despite Sanctions and Austria’s Neutrality
Austrian optics firm Swarovski Optik's products still appear in Russian military use, showcasing a complex supply chain despite their market exit.
united24media.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
⚡️ Austrian-made Swarovski rifle scopes are still turning up on Russian weapons despite sanctions, investigators say.
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It is important for you to realize that you have probably never once in your life sent a private email. That’s just not how email works. Sure, turn off whatever Gmail features you want, but you’re just playing whack-a-mole with the technical realities of email as a concept.
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It is important for you to realize that you have probably never once in your life sent a private email. That’s just not how email works. Sure, turn off whatever Gmail features you want, but you’re just playing whack-a-mole with the technical realities of email as a concept.
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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
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Someone wrote an entire essay why butthole logos
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence t...
velvetshark.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Someone wrote an entire essay why butthole logos
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US operations against Venezuela to begin within days.
Covert ops the first move.
Covert ops the first move.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
US operations against Venezuela to begin within days.
Covert ops the first move.
Covert ops the first move.
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Trump shrugged off the Qs about his calling Mamdani a communist and Stefanik’s calling Mamdani a jihadist bc it’s all a cynical game to them. They don’t believe what they say, but it inflames their base that does.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trump shrugged off the Qs about his calling Mamdani a communist and Stefanik’s calling Mamdani a jihadist bc it’s all a cynical game to them. They don’t believe what they say, but it inflames their base that does.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
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Donald Trump’s “peace deal” for #Ukraine is actually a demand that a free people surrender and reward their attackers. It would dismember Ukraine and leave the country vulnerable. America must call off this giveaway to Putin and continue to stand with the people of Ukraine.
#trump #politics
#trump #politics
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The era of managed retreat is underway.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The era of managed retreat is underway.
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"JP Morgan recently calculated that the tech industry must draw an extra $650 billion in revenue every year — nearly double Google’s total sales in 2024 — for AI investments forecast through 2030 to earn a modest 10 percent return."
Analysis | Are we in an AI bubble? Eight charts will help you decide.
Soaring investment in artificial intelligence has triggered warnings about a risky financial bubble. These charts show reasons to be calm — or concerned.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"JP Morgan recently calculated that the tech industry must draw an extra $650 billion in revenue every year — nearly double Google’s total sales in 2024 — for AI investments forecast through 2030 to earn a modest 10 percent return."
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So, below is EU President von der Leyen saying that the EU is "not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions."
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So, below is EU President von der Leyen saying that the EU is "not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions."
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Meanwhile, Trump purposefully drives up consumers’ electricity costs by suppressing clean energy on the grid, forcing grid operators to go to more-expensive fossil fuel units. Money goes straight from ratepayers’ pockets to his big fossil fuel donors. Sweet scam. apnews.com/article/trum...
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Meanwhile, Trump purposefully drives up consumers’ electricity costs by suppressing clean energy on the grid, forcing grid operators to go to more-expensive fossil fuel units. Money goes straight from ratepayers’ pockets to his big fossil fuel donors. Sweet scam. apnews.com/article/trum...
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“Key Management” is the cryptographic community’s version of “…it’s always DNS”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/126061
#cryptography #iacr
https://alecmuffett.com/article/126061
#cryptography #iacr
“Key Management” is the cryptographic community’s version of “…it’s always DNS”
International Association for Cryptologic Research runs secure vote and then loses the keys so nobody knows what the result is. As one commenter put it: “So a single member can collude to res…
alecmuffett.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Key Management” is the cryptographic community’s version of “…it’s always DNS”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/126061
#cryptography #iacr
https://alecmuffett.com/article/126061
#cryptography #iacr
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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This will further unbalance competition with European start-ups and harming consumers.
Find out more about our concerns ⬇️ www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
Find out more about our concerns ⬇️ www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
EU’s plan to simplify digital laws to benefit mainly large companies at the expense of consumers
The Commission's digital omnibus proposal raises serious concerns regarding consumers’ online privacy and protection. Rather than provide simplification for Europeans, the text presents a watering dow...
www.beuc.eu
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This will further unbalance competition with European start-ups and harming consumers.
Find out more about our concerns ⬇️ www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
Find out more about our concerns ⬇️ www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
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❗The EU’s plan to simplify digital rules will benefit mainly large companies at the expense of consumers.
🎭 Disguised as a way to simplify, the Commission's plan mainly benefits non-European Big Tech with access to large data sets to use that data for developing their AI systems.
🎭 Disguised as a way to simplify, the Commission's plan mainly benefits non-European Big Tech with access to large data sets to use that data for developing their AI systems.
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
❗The EU’s plan to simplify digital rules will benefit mainly large companies at the expense of consumers.
🎭 Disguised as a way to simplify, the Commission's plan mainly benefits non-European Big Tech with access to large data sets to use that data for developing their AI systems.
🎭 Disguised as a way to simplify, the Commission's plan mainly benefits non-European Big Tech with access to large data sets to use that data for developing their AI systems.
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🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros!
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros!
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
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“US pressure is working [and] isn’t just one act of surrender. It is a process of surrender and we are only at the start of it. Why would Europeans even bother making their own laws when the US can just step in and adjust them whenever it suits their interest?”
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
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EU bends to US pressure again by changing AI Act
As Macron gave a speech in Berlin calling for European digital sovereignty, in Brussels von der Leyen yesterday proposed weakening the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act in response to US demands.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“US pressure is working [and] isn’t just one act of surrender. It is a process of surrender and we are only at the start of it. Why would Europeans even bother making their own laws when the US can just step in and adjust them whenever it suits their interest?”
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
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Amazon as a Very Large Online Platform has to comply with the EU's #DigitalServicesAct requirements. The CJEU decision yesterday confirms Amazon will have to mitigate systemic risks, ensure advertising transparency and allow consumers to turn off personalised recommendations.
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BEUC welcomes the EU court's decision to uphold Amazon's designation as a Very Large Online Platform
BEUC welcomes today’s General Court's ruling upholding the designation of Amazon as a ‘Very Large Online Platform’ (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). BEUC had intervened in the case alongsid...
www.beuc.eu
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Amazon as a Very Large Online Platform has to comply with the EU's #DigitalServicesAct requirements. The CJEU decision yesterday confirms Amazon will have to mitigate systemic risks, ensure advertising transparency and allow consumers to turn off personalised recommendations.
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Physician who was no longer at the hospital but was on the email list had Otter ai installed and his bot “attended” the meeting, generated a transcript, and sent it to all 65 people on the email list, 12 of whom also no longer worked at the hospital.
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to current and former hospital staff, watchdog says
The transcription tool recorded the meeting on behalf of a physician who no longer worked at the hospital
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Physician who was no longer at the hospital but was on the email list had Otter ai installed and his bot “attended” the meeting, generated a transcript, and sent it to all 65 people on the email list, 12 of whom also no longer worked at the hospital.