There is no denying that Putin is smart and strategic, but expressing awe instead of concern is typically Trump in its idiocy.

Worrying stuff here. Right-wing media consumption appears to be the big predictor for QAnon beliefs.

Certainly not the worst news I’ve read this morning, but still tremendously worrying.

Happy that my much cheaper bike does not rely on servers to function properly.

Kentucky has taken some bad steps in this direction lately, but this is horrific.

Bellingcat does good work. It gives me hope to see people using the internet to fight back against disinformation spread by the internet, but I’m also glad the article touches on the dangers involved.

The students in my fundamentals of computers class have repeatedly heard me bring up this story to explain that technology is never just technical.

Boo on Proctorio.

This has been around long enough that I used to show it to my FREN 102 students, but very glad to see it cross my radar again via Boing Boing. The whole show is fantastic, but this bet might be the best. Great, nerdy deployment of mostly-right French.

Can we please refrain from electing the alleged Q to Congress?

A long but important read.

The last panel is the real gem here.

This is terrifying on so many levels. Besides the possibility of war, the thing I’m most spooked by is the sheer cynicism of Russian efforts here. It doesn’t matter how bad the disinformation is if you can count on enough people to believe it. Trumpian, but turned up to 14.

Lexington just installed plate readers on a trial basis, so this hits particularly hard right now. It’s scary and it needs to stop.

Doing transcription yourself sucks. It’s long and tedious, and the final product never feels worth all the effort you put into it. For all that, though, this is exactly why services like Otter have never sat well with me.

Let me get this straight: Invasive surveillance isn’t enough, now companies are creating opportunities to cheat just so they can ding them and take credit for stopping it?

Doctorow tackles the grossest parts of ed tech. It’s a great read.

Quite enjoyed this read. Appreciated Spiegelman’s take that Maus got pushback because there’s not a satisfying ending. It’s true of Maus, but maybe that’s a feature, not a bug. Hat tip to Boing Boing for pointing me to this.

This story is so, so much to take in. I saw it from the Massachusetts Pirate Party with a comment about implants needing to be open sourced. I agree, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Disappointed to see more legislation like this under consideration.

Glad to hear this—and glad my state rep seems to me a voice of reason here.

Yes for more transportation funding, but not if it’s all going to cars.

This continues to be a dumb and worrying story.

Why are dress codes so often so gross?

Surveillance is a bigger problem than we think.

This is unjustifiable.

Ugh ugh ugh.

The first line is a powerful one. Libraries ought to be a constant reference point (and beneficiary) when liberalizing IP.

But is it ed tech?

This would really change things up!

I am just now learning about this and am glad for the article, but I’m not sure it hits all the deeper issues here.

This whole situation sucks.

I strongly believe in nuclear disarmament, but it’s still hard not to have some sympathy for this point of view.

This is why I want a U.S. Pirate Party

Came across this while explaining Puerto Rico to my games and learning class. I love board games, but we have to critically evaluate them just like any other medium.

Some of the scariest news I’ve read this week.