Matthias' Bla: 2024-10-07

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36 Suchtreffer

2017-08-31

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Sexismus?

@Alice-Salomon-Hochschule @Berlin #Censorship @Eugen_Gomringer #Freedom @Germany #PC #Poem #Science #SJW #Snowflakes

2017-08-27

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Bemerkenswert: Die brauchen über ein Jahr, um eine nun überflüssige if/else-Anweisung aus dem Kode zu entfernen …

Ehe für alle:

#Diversity @Germany #LGB #Marriage #Technology

2017-08-26

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#Climate_Change #Ecology

2017-08-25

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Immerhin ein kleiner Fortschritt. Aber @Dreamhost hätte sich viel Aufregung ersparen können, wenn sie die IP-Adressen der Web-Besucher gar nicht (oder höchstens in anonymisierter Form) gespeichert hätte: Was es nicht gibt, kann auch nicht herausgegeben werden.

Streit um Trump-kritische Website

#Anonymity #Internet #Privacy #Surveillance

2017-08-24

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#Biometrics @India #Privacy #Technology #Surveillance

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The nationalistic Indian government argued that “citizens did not have absolute right over their bodies which meant that people could be forced to give their biometrics”. Luckily the Indian Supreme Court decided otherwise, recognising “the right of a citizen to be the master of his body and mind”.

#Biometrics @India #Privacy #Technology #Surveillance

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Nun wird klar, weshalb die USA so am Sturz der vorherigen Präsidentin interessiert waren: um ihren Mann ins Amt zu bringen.

Drohende Umweltschäden in Amazonasregion

@Amazon @Brazil #Climate_Change #Ecology #Economy @Michel_Temer #Mining @USA @WWF

2017-08-23

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@Fefe über Social Justice Warriors und Open-Source Konsumenten

@AOL #Computer #Programmers #SJW #Snowflakes

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Some interesting arguments Social Justice Warriors should think about.

#Censorship #Culture #Diversity #Eccentricity #Free_Speech #Health #PC #Science #SJW

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Apparently Trump’s DoJ doesn’t know what it’s doing according to its new motion: “the government did not know …”

Update:

Here’s the the government’s new motion: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3939670/8-22-17-US-Reply-Brief-DreamHost.pdf

BTW: I wonder whether there would be such a public outcry if the host in question were a Nazi/racist site …

#Anonymity @Donald_Trump @DreamHost @EFF #Internet #Nazis #Privacy #Surveillance @USA

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Erinnert ein wenig an die hiesigen Stromkonzerne, die über Jahrzehnte Milliarden-Subventionen bekommen habe, für Jahrtausende gefährlichen Abfall produzieren und sich den Abschied von der unverantwortlichen Technologie dann nochmal mit Millionen versüßen lassen.

Ärger über Pipeline-Protest

#Capitalism #Ecology #Energy #Oil @USA

2017-08-21

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Zweifelhaft, ob das angesichts des Überwachungswahnes der staatstragenden Parteien irgendetwas Positives bringt.

#Computer @Germany #Surveillance

2017-08-20

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@Jonathan_Pie: Over to Westminster

#Brexit @Donald_Trump @Great_Britain #Nazis #Satire @Steve_Bannon @Theresa_May

2017-08-19

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Can WikiLeaks’ credibility survive that?

update:

@WikiLeaks’ reputation isn’t as good as it used to be a decade ago (mostly due to its leader).

As far as @Edward_Snowden is concerned, beside other things he motivated the implementation of more sites for “leaking” documents and a different approach to handling such documents. – The moment @Julian_Assange started to have an agenda (including biased decision making) WikiLeaks lost its moral ground.

@Russia

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@Google will KI zur Gesinnungsprüfung nutzen …

#AI #Hate #Privacy #Surveillance @USA

2017-08-18

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@Fefe über die @ACLU in den @USA und die Gültigkeit von Freiheitsrechten

#Free_Speech #Human_Rights #Justice #Nazis

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While one might notice with satisfaction that Nazis seem to get problems hosting their web-sites, that’s the completely wrong approach.

#Censorship #Free_Speech #Nazis @USA

2017-08-17

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Eine weitere Erinnerung für Web-Seiten-Anbieter, die IP-Adressen ihrer BesucherInnen nicht zu speichern.

Massenhafte Datenabfrage

#Anonymity @Donald_Trump @Dreamhost #Internet #Privacy #Surveillance @USA

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Not sure whether the reactionary vice president would be “better” …

@Donald_Trump @Jimmy_Kimmel @Mike_Pence @USA

2017-08-15

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I am not celebrating I-Day because all the good is being undone, says @Nayantara_Sehgal

#Diversity #Freedom @Mahatma_Gandhi #Inclusiveness @India #Independence @Jawaharlal_Nehru @Muhammadali_Jinnah

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The Guardian view on Donald Trump and racism

@Adolf_Hitler @Donald_Trump #Equality #Hate #Nazis #Populism #Racism #Supremacy #Terrorism @USA #Violence

2017-08-14

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@Jonathan_Pie about North Korea vs Donald Trump.

@Donald_Trump @Kim_Jong-un @North_Korea #Satire @USA

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@John_Oliver about North Korea

@Donald_Trump @Kim_Jong-un #Missiles @North_Korea @USA

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A definition of courage.

This photo from a recent KKK rally, in which a strong, beautiful black woman stands up to a cowardly white supremacist who doesn’t have the guts to show his face, says it all … we WILL NOT be intimated by the resurgent Nazis spurred on by Trump’s election!

#BeCourageus @KKK #Nazis #Supremacy @USA

2017-08-13

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Another example of the Trumpification of the US …

#Censorship @Donald_Trump #Literature #PC #Racism #Social_Media #SJW @Twitter @USA

2017-08-11

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Die Trumpifizierung der Medien geht weiter: Wer sich für „falsche“ Inhalte interessiert, wird belehrt …

@Donald_Trump #Education #Free_Speech @Google @YouTube @USA

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@India censors #Internet access

‘Bollywood blocks the Internet Archive’

#Censorship #Surveillance

2017-08-10

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The Trumpification of North America (@Canada and the @USA) is along further than we might think: Whatever doesn’t fit one’s personal ideology and preconceptions has to be considered “false news” or – as the author of the linked article puts it – “pseudoscience”.

This mindset, however, is in no way helping to solve actual problems (like discrimination based on age, sex or sexual orientation, skin colour etc.) but just enforces a religion-like approach – as in the Church of Google – which ultimately excommunicates those who voice opinions contrary to the official beliefs as recently shown in the case of @James_Damore.

It’s a very bad sign for the generations to come that knowledge – including the mistakes done while striving for it – is replaced by make-believe and misrepresentation of those who don’t fit in one’s own agenda. The concept of truth – both individual and objective – seems to be obsolete. Acknowledged is only what supports one’s own interests, anything else is “fake” …

#Discrimination @Donald_Trump #Gender #Science #Truth

2017-08-09

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Die Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) warnt vor der weiteren Aufweichung von privat nutzbarer Verschlüsselung.

Verschlüsselung in Gefahr
Weltweit schwächen Staaten die Cyber-Sicherheit – Deutschland sollte dagegenhalten

#Encryption @Germany #Internet #Surveillance

2017-08-08

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Without a useful discussion – only blaming, shaming, and misrepresentation – @Google fired @James_Damore, the author of a paper about Google’s “Echo Chamber”.

And in case someone thinks it’s only an US-American phenomenon they should have a look at the reaction of German media the authors of which obviously didn’t even read the paper and much less understood it:

In case someone wants to read the original text by James Damore (not the “leak” linked above):

Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber

James Damore’s official site

#Censorship #Capitalism #Computer #Discrimination #Echo_Chamber #Economy #Gender #Identity #Ideology #Sexuality @USA

2017-08-07

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@John_Oliver about Border Patrol

#Border #Corruption @Donald_Trump #Drugs @Mexico #Migration @Steve_Bannon @USA #Wall

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@Jonathan_Pie about The White House Revolving Door

@Donald_Trump #Military #ObamaCare @USA #White_House

2017-08-06

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The Western media has summarily condemned @Venezuela’s controversial vote to form a constituent assembly via free and open elections as “autocratic” and a step towards dictatorship. Here’s what they don’t want you to know…