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Jul 12, 2026

The Trump administration is starting its own deportation airline with Boeing 737-700s and Gulfstream G650ERs, in an effort to ramp up deportation efforts.

Jul 12, 2026

New York has one of the most complex and congested airspaces in the country.

Jul 11, 2026

Hmm. @emfducks can we expect Geoff the Moorhen this year?

Jul 11, 2026

I've told this story in the other place. A few months before the #pandemic, I applied to work in a senior tech role at an AI startup. At the time it would have been a learning opportunity for me to understand AI better. They asked me to create a Roman numeral calculator in #golang. I asked if it was ok to use libraries, they said it was fine.I, obviously, looked who had implemented this in Go before, and whether they had implemented it as a library that I could import in my project. What the library author hadn't done is implemented factors, which was a requirement for the take-home project.It was about 60 line of code to write my take-home project, including the library which implemented most of the calculator backend functionality.As the library didn't implement factors, I forked, added functionality—about 20-30 LoC—wrote unit tests, submitted a PR to to original repo, the original library author merge the PR upstream, got the PR merged and submitted the take-home project and the record of the PR to the start-up.They rejected it, as I didn't write enough code. Their answer: "Would you mind to implement from scratch the Roman numeral calculator?"My first reply was: "Yes, I would mind. Would you mind paying me my regular rate of €xxx/h for the time I spent on this task? I'm not going to work all weekend and take time away from my family without something to show for it."I wrote it in the shortest time possible—the work took about an hour or two. As expected from a senior, I reused existing components and didn't try to reinvent the wheel. I modified existing code, wrote unit tests for someone else's code, and submitted a PR, which was merged upstream. (I didn't expect that it would be merged in such a short time, this was just bonus.)Obviously, the startup pivoted at some point because the business model didn't work as well as they'd hoped, and they seem to be coders for hire now.* To be clear, I have Roman numeral calculators written in a number of languages on my GitHub inspired by Sandi Metz, just not one in #golang https://github.com/webhat/fantastic-lamp

Jul 11, 2026

Incredible.

Jul 11, 2026

It is official, #EMFDucks #TeamEMFDucks Duck Facts 🦆 app hit version 1.0 🚀 (note, needs 2026 badge *software*, not necessarily hardware)Shake for hand-selected, meticulously-verified, artisinal Duck Facts. Buttons for instant access to the wisdom / complaints of @emfducks, random ducks from the internet, duck disco party, chill duck party, and more things.More. Things.https://apps.badge.emfcamp.org/apps/41042421

Jul 11, 2026

Oooh, I have Mastodon 4.6.x powers now... I should use them responsibly... *starts considering Collections*

Jul 11, 2026

Let's talk about joy and hope at #EMFCamp We'll have stickers and badges. And a badge app.https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/438-society-for-hopeful-technologists

Jul 11, 2026

The best way to get around censorship is very dependent on where you are, and what types of censorship you're running into. https://ssd.eff.org/module/understanding-and-circumventing-network-censorship

Jul 11, 2026

@pacific06 @brad No, I try not to use tools that Claude, or other LLMs, commit to, if I can help it

Jul 11, 2026

Just visited an online PC mag on a different phone, it has a adblocker detector which swaps away from the article to a page that begs you to turn of your adblocker. Unsurprisingly, it works fine when I have all JavaScript disabled, like I have by default on my main phone #privacy #adblocker

Jul 11, 2026

La Ley KIDS avanza en el Congreso de EE. UU. combinando KOSA con otros proyectos de ley. Aunque dice que no exige verificar la edad, en la práctica empuja a las plataformas a comprobar la edad de todo el mundo, vigilar el discurso lícito y debilitar la mensajería cifrada. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/kids-act-would-require-age-checks-get-online?language=es

Jul 11, 2026

Today's Low Quality Ad is for this "Don't Forget To Drink Water So You Can Stay Hydrated While You Suffer" Tea Towel. Remember, every sip you take is more water the data centers don't get to consume. Drink up, friends.https://collabs.shop/2ftirh

Jul 11, 2026

Season 4 of The Button starts on 24th July (19:00 UTC). Chat opens a few hours earlier. This has been a massive change and upgrade to previous versions, including a host of new features and architectural changes. It took a little longer than planned as I hit a bit of general burnout but I’ve finished most of the changes and it’s all ready to go! You can sign up now at thebutton.social if you want to get notifications :)

Jul 11, 2026

EFF helped expose Texas' use of automated license plate readers to track down a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion. Our friends at Mayday Health helped make sure pregnant people were aware of the surveillance risk. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion

Jul 11, 2026

Please give me a dollar a month on Patreon so I can continue to blow the minds of my adoring fans.https://www.patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Jul 11, 2026

I love all the coverage that Binface is getting; I'm less confident that there are enough politically-interested or engaged people *in Clacton* for the upswell of excitement outside, to make a difference and get Farage the kicking he deserves.

Jul 11, 2026

When many companies and politicians aren't listening to your fears about AI, know that EFF is. Make your voice heard when you become an EFF member today! We're keeping government AI use transparent and pushing back against AI-powered surveillance. https://eff.org/summer

Jul 11, 2026

I wish her the best.