In a chapter called "Cognitive totalitarianism", French-Tunesian writer Asma Mhalla nails the future of political ruling : "From Hobbes to Foucault, sovereignty was exercised over bodies and laws. But from then on, it extended to signals, protocols, and sensors."

Researchers have looked into Android's Health Connect. Here's some of what they found: "In this paper, we present the first empirical investigation of Health Connect and show that its design suffers from inherent flaws that introduce serious privacy risks, including the creation of a covert communication channel that can be used to bypass existing access control mechanisms." "...our research demonstrates that Health Connect's design falls short of its stated goals and, ultimately, undermines the privacy protections Android has introduced in recent years."

Health Hazard, Handle with Care: Investigating the Privacy Risks of Android's Health Connect | USENIX

This post will hopefully be read by many developers of open source project! Otherwise we are going to experience some very spectacular exploits... View quoted note →

A thourough study of the global freefall fertility rates und it's implication: "This article maps the global landscape of low fertility and the key drivers behind its recent declines. The current fertility ‘freefall’ is more widespread, deeper and more permanent than previously anticipated. It is driven by multiple factors, including structural conditions, unstable labour markets and anxiety about the future, but also changing intimate relations, better access to efficient contraception and changing views about parenthood and reproductive preferences." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S147264832600372X

Iain McGilchrist in a heated plea to fight for our humanity:

Can you still be human?

Be aware of what is coming

Really worth reading!

What's the best guide to learn about multisig wallets, setup, backup, etc.? #asknostr #bitcoin

Where There Are Too Many Young Men, There Is War

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Where There Are Too Many Young Men, There Is War

The West worries about having too few children. Yet Europe is already facing the consequences of the opposite problem: a surplus of young men witho...

Very thought provoking take on the instability of societies due to abundance of young men and a lack of respectable societal positions they can take over when time is due...

What I like most about #Amethyst: that I don't get any notifications, recommendations, or ads!

If you haven't listened to @Daniel Batten's presentation on the environmental impact of bitcoin mining, you really should: You'll learn a lot and get your hands on some materials to orange pill your favorite green party friend!