Thinking about how the arsing fuck to explain the rationalists to normal people - especially as they are now a loud public problem along multiple dimensions.

The problem is that it's all deep in the weeds. Every part of it is "it can't be that stupid, you must be explaining it wrong."

With bitcoin, I have, over the years, simplified it to being a story of crooks and con men. The correct answer to "what is a blockchain and how does it work" is "it's a way to move money around out of the sight of regulators" and maybe "so it's for crooks and con men, and a small number of sincere libertarians" and don't even talk about cryptography or technology.

I dunno what the one sentence explanation is of this shit.

"The purpose of LessWrong rationality is for Yudkowsky to live forever as an emulation running on the mind of the AI God" is completely true, is the purpose of the whole thing, and is also WTF.

Maybe that and "so he started what turned into a cult and a series of cults"? At this point I'm piling up the absurdities again.

The Behind The Bastards approach to all these guys has been "wow these guys are all so wacky haha and also they're evil."

How would you first approach explaining this shit past "it can't be that stupid, you must be explaining it wrong"?

[also posted in sneer classic]

Manipulationsverdacht war Anlass, Rumäniens Präsidentschaftswahl zu annullieren: Jetzt zeigen TikTok-Zahlen, dass dazu tatsächlich massenhaft Fake-Accounts genutzt wurden. In kleinem Maßstab ist auch die AfD Thema.

Ein Transparenzbericht der chinesischen Online-Plattform TikTok wirft ein neues Licht auf die Diskussion um die Annullierung der Präsidentschaftswahl in Rumänien – und zeigt, dass TikTok auch in Deutschland Trickserei zugunsten der AfD mit großer Verzögerung gefunden und aus seiner Sicht abgestellt hat. Der Bericht bezieht sich auf die Monate von Juli bis Dezember 2024. Er schließt also die heiße Phase des deutschen Bundestagswahlkampfs nicht mit ein.

Dafür legt TikTok in seinem 329 Seiten langen Report zum Umgang mit Desinformation offen: Die Plattform ist auf mehrere Netzwerke für verdeckte Einflussoperationen bei der rumänischen Präsidentschaftswahl am 24. November gestoßen – und darunter war eines richtig groß und hat über massenhafte Kommentare Einfluss genommen.

Als völlig überraschender Sieger war der rechtsextreme unabhängige Kandidat Călin Georgescu aus dem ersten Wahlgang hervorgegangen. Ein Ultranationalist und EU-Feind , der Putin als "wahren Führer" bezeichnet hat und als TikTok-Liebling bekannt wurde. Dann aber sahen rumänische Ermittlungsbehörden starke Anhaltspunkte für eine Manipulation der Wähler: TikTok mit Stimmungsmache für ihn geriet unter Verdacht, die EU-Kommission hat ein Verfahren eingeleitet. Mit dem Digital Service Act hat sie ein Gesetz, das die Netzwerke fürchten.

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@Friendica Support @Tutorial

Hi there!

A question about the different page option settings of accounts (friendica 2024.03).
/settings/account/basic

Right now this page want's to merge from a standard personal profile page to kinda community profile page where only specific defined profiles can publish thru it's wall to the rest of the followers.

First thought was to stay as a single profile page, allow mutual friend relations to publish/write to this wall, and change all contacts that do not belong to the inner circle of profiles to followers only. Apparently this setting doesn't work, or doesn't work as expected.
Security and privacy settings in:
/settings

Is this a known issue or some kind of misinterpretation of this option?

Next possible option would be to choose to become a public community group page.

This option would imply a continuous attention to change every new contact to followers only, if in fact this would mean that the followers would not be able to publish to the group but receive publications. Also this setting would include the risk of being exposed to unexpected posts into the community of followers whenever the administration of the profile lags behind for some reason.

The option private group looks more promising in this regard and actually would be the same than being a personal profile page that checks new follow requests and than could change the setting to allow mutual friendship to post to the profiles wall or simply define a follower relationship. The [Experimental] notice, that actually exists like lot's of years already is a little bit confusing, or creates a certain reluctance to try this option. How experimental is this still as of now or could we perhaps ask the community to run a general test on all the options of the account settings in general together with a general feed back to sum this up and come to some definite setup, wording and explanations on the matter?

geteilt von: jlai.lu/post/17384631

Hey everyone, thank you again for participating, and for your submissions!

I'm glad to announce that the voting form is completed, and you can now cast your votes and select your favourite songs. Everyone is welcome to vote, even if your instance or community did not participate! This is a great opportunity to discover new music, cultures, and bridge the lemmyverse together.

**The voting form is available here: tally.so/r/wvzg8d**

I created a playlist so that you can easily listen to the submitted songs, it's available at the following links:

• Piped: watch.leptons.xyz/playlist?lis…
• Invidious: inv.nadeko.net/playlist?list=P…
• Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzn…

The form will be available until around the 8th of April, I will then collect the results and publish them shortly after. I hope you'll have a lot of fun listening to the 11 songs submitted for this edition. Don't hesitate if you have any question!

Cheers!

inlandempire

2025-04-02 11:55:04

Lemmyvision 2 - Voting is now live!

Hey everyone, thank you again for participating, and for your submissions!

I'm glad to announce that the voting form is completed, and you can now cast your votes and select your favourite songs. Everyone is welcome to vote, even if your instance or community did not participate! This is a great opportunity to discover new music, cultures, and bridge the lemmyverse together.

**The voting form is available here: tally.so/r/wvzg8d**

I created a playlist so that you can easily listen to the submitted songs, it's available at the following links:

• Piped: watch.leptons.xyz/playlist?lis…
• Invidious: inv.nadeko.net/playlist?list=P…
• Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzn…

The form will be available until around the 8th of April, I will then collect the results and publish them shortly after. I hope you'll have a lot of fun listening to the 11 songs submitted for this edition. Don't hesitate if you have any question!

Cheers!

Lemmyvision 2 Voting

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

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EDIT: youtube.com/watch?v=Puosf1p4_y…

As of 11:50am PST he's still going, so getting close to 19 hours now.

Summary:

Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration.

The Democratic senator vowed Monday evening that he would keep going as long as he was “physically able,” continuing his remarks through the night. As of noon Tuesday, he had spoken for more than 17 hours, having begun at 7 p.m. ET Monday.

Booker, who is a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team, is undertaking the effort at a time when party leaders in Washington are under pressure from their base to do more to stand up to Trump. He has castigated Trump’s efforts with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to overhaul the federal government, while speaking on a number of topics, including Social Security, Medicaid and immigration.

“I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able,” Booker said at the outset of his remarks. “I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis.”

“In just 71 days, the president of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americans’ safety; financial stability; the core foundations of our democracy,” Booker said. “These are not normal times in America. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.”

Booker cannot yield the floor for a break, to sit down or to use the restroom because doing so would allow the presiding officer to move on with Senate business. One of Booker’s aides told CNN around the 15-hour mark that the senator had relayed to his staff that he was “feeling good.”

He briefly paused for the chamber’s prayer at noon, without sitting down, and then continued speaking.

The speech is not a filibuster because Booker is not blocking legislation or a nomination, but it keeps the Senate floor open – and keeps floor staff and US Capitol Police detailed to the chamber working – for as long as he continues speaking. Lawmakers had concluded voting on Monday before he began his remarks.

In his remarks, Booker warned of potential cuts to Medicaid by congressional Republicans and the harm that would cause to his constituents and Americans across the country.

Any good European sport watches?

Was going to buy a new run watch, and thought I would switch from Garmin to Suunto. Sent a mail to customer support, and got an auto reply that Suunto is moving operation to China. Including app and userdata 😢

Asked AI to break it down for me:
This privacy policy update indicates some significant changes to how Suunto will handle your data, particularly regarding operations in China. Here's what it means for your privacy concerns:

Key Changes:
- Suunto is transferring several key operations to their Chinese group companies, including customer service, repairs, web operations, and app development
- These Chinese entities will now jointly collect and process your personal data alongside Suunto Oy (the main Finnish company)
- Data will be transferred from the EU to China, which lacks GDPR-equivalent privacy protections

Privacy Implications:
- Your personal data (likely including running routes, fitness metrics, location data, and account information) will now be processed in China
- China has significantly different data privacy laws than the EU, with fewer protections for individual privacy and more government access
- While Suunto mentions using "standard contractual clauses" (SCCs) to protect data, these are a legal mechanism that many privacy experts consider insufficient when transferring data to countries with intrusive surveillance laws

What This Means For You:
- If you purchase a Suunto watch and use their services after October 10, 2024, your data will be subject to these new arrangements
- Your running data, location information, and personal details would potentially be accessible to Chinese authorities under Chinese law
- The Chinese companies will have access to and control over many aspects of your customer experience

If privacy is a significant concern for you, you might want to:
1. Consider alternative sports watch brands with different data policies
2. Research how data localization works with specific models (some watches can function with limited cloud connectivity)
3. Review the full privacy policy to understand exactly what data is collected and how it's used