The Computrix
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Quae nocent, saepe docent. Irreverent cybersecurity & IT ethics prof. History gets worked into all my conference talks and classroom lectures. Allergic to extremes. Science & facts are important. Don't spread dis/misinformation. 🌻
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Here's another work to celebrate Sibelius' birthday!
Jos tämän Helsingin kaupunginorkesterin, Radion sinfoniaorkesterin ja Sibelius-Akatemian suuren kuoron esittämän Finlandian pystyy kuuntelemaan itkemättä, on jäätä.
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! 🇫🇮
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! 🇫🇮
Sibelius - Finlandia op. 26 (Opening of the new Helsinki music hall)
YouTube video by Lhargy
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December 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Here's another work to celebrate Sibelius' birthday!
Listen to youtu.be/ITTbY1n3Iz8?... in honor of Sibelius' birthday today (in 1865)
Joshua Bell: Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, op 47 - 24.11.11
YouTube video by 1210beth
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December 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Listen to youtu.be/ITTbY1n3Iz8?... in honor of Sibelius' birthday today (in 1865)
If you haven't had a chance to read Amena Jamali's novels yet they are available on Amazon for 99 cents! (until January 10) www.amazon.com/stores/Amena...
Amena Jamali: books, biography, latest update
Follow Amena Jamali and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Amena Jamali Author Page.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
If you haven't had a chance to read Amena Jamali's novels yet they are available on Amazon for 99 cents! (until January 10) www.amazon.com/stores/Amena...
Some photos from the Thanksgiving week trip (Oceanside Beach)
December 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Some photos from the Thanksgiving week trip (Oceanside Beach)
@wickedinterest.ing If I say I thought of your wife folks will think I'm crazy, but I thought of your wife 😀 cc @perrycarpenter.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/drunk-rac... #Digby
Drunk raccoon found passed out in liquor store bathroom: Officials
A raccoon collapsed in the bathroom of the Ashland ABC Store Saturday morning, where he had ransacked shelves and drank multiple types of alcohol.
abcnews.go.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
@wickedinterest.ing If I say I thought of your wife folks will think I'm crazy, but I thought of your wife 😀 cc @perrycarpenter.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/drunk-rac... #Digby
Help NIST understand how cybersecurity is viewed in organizations survey.nist.gov/jfe/form/SV_...
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
NIST organizational cybersecurity survey
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December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Help NIST understand how cybersecurity is viewed in organizations survey.nist.gov/jfe/form/SV_...
I might have to read this - but as a Ricardian these are always a gamble 😎
mybook.to/comingofage I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, THE 3 PREQUELS in 1 volume. Richard III's childhood, teen years & exile with Edward IV.
mybook.to/EPICRICHARDIII Richard in his own 1st person words. From triumph at Barnet to the disaster of Bosworth.(2 BK omnibus.)
mybook.to/EPICRICHARDIII Richard in his own 1st person words. From triumph at Barnet to the disaster of Bosworth.(2 BK omnibus.)
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I might have to read this - but as a Ricardian these are always a gamble 😎
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"To lose discomfort is to lose art’s capacity to teach[...]And to lose the right to be wrong is to lose the mechanism through which people learn empathy, context, and complexity. What’s left is a performance[...]that mimics the language of justice while abandoning its intellectual core."
Read this
Read this
Purity culture has been staining the internet for a good while now. Everyone’s acting like fiction is a background check for morality, and it’s exhausting. It's spread like mold; turning what should be a fun time, into something people are scared to admit liking.
#blog #internet #fandom
#blog #internet #fandom
Purity and Plague
innerspiral.lol
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"To lose discomfort is to lose art’s capacity to teach[...]And to lose the right to be wrong is to lose the mechanism through which people learn empathy, context, and complexity. What’s left is a performance[...]that mimics the language of justice while abandoning its intellectual core."
Read this
Read this
Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose.
Supreme Court hears case that could trigger big crackdown on Internet piracy https://arstechni.ca... #copyrightinfringement #Policy #piracy #DMCA #Sony #Cox
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose. Please let Sony lose.
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No one should be able to accuse without evidence beyond mere appearances. It's a habit toxic people love to take advantage of in their harassment & smear campaigns of their "enemies." Yet it's also too easy to steal, and that's not right, either.
We need minimalist checks & balances that work.
We need minimalist checks & balances that work.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
No one should be able to accuse without evidence beyond mere appearances. It's a habit toxic people love to take advantage of in their harassment & smear campaigns of their "enemies." Yet it's also too easy to steal, and that's not right, either.
We need minimalist checks & balances that work.
We need minimalist checks & balances that work.
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The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a landmark copyright case, Cox Communications v. Sony Music.
We submitted an amicus brief urging the court not to allow copyright holders to shut down internet accounts based merely on an accusation that a user has infringed a copyright.
We submitted an amicus brief urging the court not to allow copyright holders to shut down internet accounts based merely on an accusation that a user has infringed a copyright.
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a landmark copyright case, Cox Communications v. Sony Music.
We submitted an amicus brief urging the court not to allow copyright holders to shut down internet accounts based merely on an accusation that a user has infringed a copyright.
We submitted an amicus brief urging the court not to allow copyright holders to shut down internet accounts based merely on an accusation that a user has infringed a copyright.
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Merely continuing to provide a widely available service, without more, does not demonstrate that Cox contributed to copyright infringement.
CDT Joins ACLU in a Supreme Court Amicus Brief for a Copyright Case with Massive Free Expression Implication
On September 5, CDT joined the ACLU in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court, represented by Lex Lumina, in Cox v. Sony, a case examining the scope of contributory liability for copyright infringement. Sony alleges that Cox, a broadband internet access service provider, is liable for contributory copyright infringement because Cox failed to […]
cdt.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Merely continuing to provide a widely available service, without more, does not demonstrate that Cox contributed to copyright infringement.
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The brief argues that proving contributory liability requires a showing of “conscious, culpable conduct,” as SCOTUS held recently in Taamneh v. Twitter when the Court examined aiding and abetting liability for social media services in the context of terrorism related content.
CDT Joins ACLU in a Supreme Court Amicus Brief for a Copyright Case with Massive Free Expression Implication
On September 5, CDT joined the ACLU in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court, represented by Lex Lumina, in Cox v. Sony, a case examining the scope of contributory liability for copyright infringement. Sony alleges that Cox, a broadband internet access service provider, is liable for contributory copyright infringement because Cox failed to […]
cdt.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The brief argues that proving contributory liability requires a showing of “conscious, culpable conduct,” as SCOTUS held recently in Taamneh v. Twitter when the Court examined aiding and abetting liability for social media services in the context of terrorism related content.
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CDT joined the ACLU in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court, represented by Lex Lumina, in Cox v. Sony, a case examining the scope of contributory liability for copyright infringement. cdt.org/insights/cdt...
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
CDT joined the ACLU in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court, represented by Lex Lumina, in Cox v. Sony, a case examining the scope of contributory liability for copyright infringement. cdt.org/insights/cdt...
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The case involves repeated copyright infringement by Cox customers—sometimes on accounts used by multiple people (households, libraries, hospitals). Cutting off service under this standard could leave entire communities offline. Read the full amicus brief here:
CDT Joins ACLU in a Supreme Court Amicus Brief for a Copyright Case with Massive Free Expression Implication
On September 5, CDT joined the ACLU in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court, represented by Lex Lumina, in Cox v. Sony, a case examining the scope of contributory liability for copyright infringement. Sony alleges that Cox, a broadband internet access service provider, is liable for contributory copyright infringement because Cox failed to […]
cdt.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The case involves repeated copyright infringement by Cox customers—sometimes on accounts used by multiple people (households, libraries, hospitals). Cutting off service under this standard could leave entire communities offline. Read the full amicus brief here:
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Today, the Supreme Court hears arguments in Cox v. Sony. CDT & @aclu.org filed an amicus brief warning that if the lower court’s standard is upheld, many innocent people could lose internet access based on mere allegations.
[Cox Communications v. Sony Music] Oral Argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, a case about Sony's lawsuit against internet service provider Cox Communications, and whether such companies may be held liable for their users' copyright infringements. Sony and other record companies and publishers sued Cox, alleging it was liable for its subscribers downloading and distributing copyrighted songs. A federal jury found Cox liable and awarded $1 billion in statutory damages. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the jury's finding of willful infringement but vacated the damages award. The Trump administration supported Cox in the dispute and, along with attorney Joshua Rosenkranz, argued on behalf of the company. Veteran Supreme Court attorney Paul Clement argued on behalf of the respondent, Sony Music.
www.c-span.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today, the Supreme Court hears arguments in Cox v. Sony. CDT & @aclu.org filed an amicus brief warning that if the lower court’s standard is upheld, many innocent people could lose internet access based on mere allegations.
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I miss the 1 simple trick that would stop this stupidity.
Stop allowing "notices of infringement" to be considered as actual evidence of anything as an ip address hit proves nothing & we've seen hundreds of notices sent in milliseconds
Its all very Salem Witch Trials, just accusations w/o evidence
Stop allowing "notices of infringement" to be considered as actual evidence of anything as an ip address hit proves nothing & we've seen hundreds of notices sent in milliseconds
Its all very Salem Witch Trials, just accusations w/o evidence
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I miss the 1 simple trick that would stop this stupidity.
Stop allowing "notices of infringement" to be considered as actual evidence of anything as an ip address hit proves nothing & we've seen hundreds of notices sent in milliseconds
Its all very Salem Witch Trials, just accusations w/o evidence
Stop allowing "notices of infringement" to be considered as actual evidence of anything as an ip address hit proves nothing & we've seen hundreds of notices sent in milliseconds
Its all very Salem Witch Trials, just accusations w/o evidence
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This morning is oral argument at the Supreme Court in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For Copyright Infringement
Below is the brief, in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I have been waiting my career to write, to finally tell the Supreme Court that when it comes to platform liability for their u…
www.techdirt.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This morning is oral argument at the Supreme Court in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
I cannot believe we live in a world where a vital infrastructure service (Internet access) could be denied to a paying individual due to a corporate greed issue - especially when internet access is controlled by monopolies in most markets. Would you cut off power to someone? It's the same idea.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I cannot believe we live in a world where a vital infrastructure service (Internet access) could be denied to a paying individual due to a corporate greed issue - especially when internet access is controlled by monopolies in most markets. Would you cut off power to someone? It's the same idea.
@theaifix.show Not a chicken, but it is a bird with a knife 😎 theweek.com/73069/crow-s...
Crow steals knife from scene of violent crime
Vancouver's 'most notorious bird' allegedly swooped down and picked up suspect's weapon
theweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
@theaifix.show Not a chicken, but it is a bird with a knife 😎 theweek.com/73069/crow-s...
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McLuhan once said that every augmentation is also an amputation. What do we lose when we outsource thinking to AI? My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
Rise of the LLeMmings
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
McLuhan once said that every augmentation is also an amputation. What do we lose when we outsource thinking to AI? My latest for @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
I've clearly been obsessing about my jewelry making hobby too much because I just tried to describe this gorgeous magpie's tail using a Czech bead color name! 😎 (I'm going with either green iris or blue iris)
Bird of the day - 'Long Tails' Magpie on the fence. Galway, Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #Magpie #Birds #LongTails #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I've clearly been obsessing about my jewelry making hobby too much because I just tried to describe this gorgeous magpie's tail using a Czech bead color name! 😎 (I'm going with either green iris or blue iris)
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November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Time to haul out the Bauhaus nativity.
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Time to haul out the Bauhaus nativity.