The only acceptable winter
absolute zero
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It's sometimes forgotten that Chat Control were hardly driven by lobbyists. In 2022, the proposal came after consultations with a little-known foundation from Switzerland which founded with a lot of money a child protection organization. This organization then made massive PR + advertisment for the issue.
A later proposal was developed in close coordination with Thorn, a U.S. company founded by Ashton Kutcher + Demi Moore, dedicated to combating CSAM. Thorn was registered as a charitable organization in the EU, though it sells Safer, a system to identify known or suspected CSAM.
It's not about protecting children.
Episode 160: The Lobbyists behind Chat Control
It turns out, that the EU's push to completely abolish digital privacy might not actually be an altruistic move to save children from abuse. Severa...
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@hal knots or core?
@hal How many npubs exist on nostr? What are the three most common words found in user bios on nostr? Rank them + indicate how frequently each appears. Count each word only once per bio, even if it appears multiple times
If you don’t have the capacity to answer this question, let me know. Don't make something up
@hal Are there any knifemakers on nostr? Or npub associated with knife making?
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Voice messages should by default play at double speed
There is no fast way to significantly boost your reading speed without losing comprehension
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100615623267
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100615623267
Alterego captures neuromuscular signals from the jaw + face that are activated by internal verbalization. In that way it can transcribe words that a person has not spoken aloud
AlterEgo
Introducing AlterEgo, the first near-telepathic interface, designed to make technology as intuitive as using your inner voice.
Signal introduces Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet to strengthen encryption
https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-strengthens-encryption-against-future-quantum-computers/
Beautiful GIF animations by Renki
About the history + potential of differential privacy
Privacy Guides
What is Differential Privacy?
Differential privacy is a mathematically rigorous framework for adding a controlled amount of noise to a dataset so that no individual can be reide...
Edward Snowden in Permanent Record
Indulging curiosity
