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🔗 linkblog: Texas Is Going to Start Investigating Parents of Trans Kids for Child Abuse'
Kentucky has taken some bad steps in this direction lately, but this is horrific.
🔗 linkblog: The Internet Is Debunking Russian War Propaganda in Real Time'
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.
🔗 linkblog: This Is the ‘Hacking’ Investigation Into Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Website'
The students in my fundamentals of computers class have repeatedly heard me bring up this story to explain that technology is never just technical.
🔗 linkblog: Comedian Bill Bailey reimagines the Doctor Who theme as Belgian jazz | Boing Boing'
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.
🔗 linkblog: QAnon Celebrity Ron Watkins Wrote a Terrible Poem to ‘Prove’ He’s Not Q'
Can we please refrain from electing the alleged Q to Congress?
🔗 linkblog: The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas - The New York Times'
A long but important read.
🔗 linkblog: Russia's ‘Idiotic’ Disinformation Campaign Could Still Lead to War in Ukraine'
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.
🔗 linkblog: Please Delete Your Recordings: Inside a Police Conference'
Lexington just installed plate readers on a trial basis, so this hits particularly hard right now. It’s scary and it needs to stop.
🔗 linkblog: This journalist’s Otter.ai scare is a reminder that cloud transcription isn’t completely private - The Verge'
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.
🔗 linkblog: A Network of Fake Test Answer Sites Is Trying to Incriminate Students – The Markup'
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?
🔗 linkblog: Pluralistic: 16 Feb 2022 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow'
Doctorow tackles the grossest parts of ed tech. It’s a great read.
🔗 linkblog: Talking to Art Spiegelman As the Latest ‘Maus’ Fight Erupts'
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.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported - IEEE Spectrum'
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.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Ky. Republicans advance another bill banning trans girls from girls sports – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville'
Disappointed to see more legislation like this under consideration.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Proposed tax break for private airplanes stalls in KY House | Lexington Herald Leader'
Glad to hear this—and glad my state rep seems to me a voice of reason here.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'What does it cost Lexington KY drivers to wait in traffic? | Lexington Herald Leader'
Yes for more transportation funding, but not if it’s all going to cars.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Missouri's Governor Still Insists Reporter Is A Hacker, Even As Prosecutors Decline To Press Charges | Techdirt'
This continues to be a dumb and worrying story.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Parents say daughters humiliated over Scott school dress code | Lexington Herald Leader'
Why are dress codes so often so gross?
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Declassified Documents Shows The CIA Is Using A 1981 Executive Order To Engage In Domestic Surveillance | Techdirt'
Surveillance is a bigger problem than we think.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Penguin Random House Demands Removal Of Maus From Digital Library Because The Book Is Popular Again | Techdirt'
The first line is a powerful one. Libraries ought to be a constant reference point (and beneficiary) when liberalizing IP.