software is eating the world - and spitting most of it back out again looking slightly chewed, soggy and half-eaten, as it moves on to the next thing that you used to be able to rely on
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Mary Branscombe
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omnivorous UK tech journalist; girl with the USB earring; author of the Cassidy At Large technomysteries 
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Brit sitting smugly here with our shuttered mains sockets (so you only get access to the live terminal when the earth is plugged in which moves the shutter) although that does make for much bulkier plugs
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I’m starting to think USB-C plugs in outlets is a disaster waiting to happen…
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Men will really be out here like, “I am in my late 30s, my entire personality is having achieved basic financial stability, I am entitled to female companionship, why won’t these bitches date me, they must all be crazy.”
My guy: the problem is YOU. Do your inner work, grow up.
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A database of women’s pay across 1,129 companies in Japan w/ more than 301 employees shows that women out-earn men in only 23, or 2%, of businesses. Women on average, the data shows, only earn 76% of what men do.
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After 30 days, a few stats on new Bing engagement:
- 45M total chats
- 1/3 of daily preview users Chat daily
- 1/3 of preview users are brand new to Bing
- Bing (new and old) passes 100M DAU - and yes we know we are still a small, blogs.bing.com/search/march_2… Show more
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And just like that, here we are - 4 out of Top 5 apps in America are Chinese. It’s a shocking sea change. Getting to Top 5 requires massive download volumes. Just five years ago, the consensus was that Chinese developers don’t really know how to read American teens.
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Tech execs have been looking for an excuse to dump perks. They got tech workers used to being a protected class and are now using a tough economy to try and reduce perks, then benefits, then salaries. All the while injecting fear into workers
fortune.com/2023/03/08/emp
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It really feels like we’re in some sort of Great Compression - big companies making moves and layoffs so that they can get people back to expecting nothing from their employers and being grateful for it.
cnbc.com/2023/03/06/goo
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Tell them to put it back, we already have a pandemic at home.
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It's #InternationalWomensDay2023 and I just want to remind everyone that gender-conforming dress codes and all other manner of policy or laws are sexist, misogynistic, and transphobic.
Trans women are women and any other position is an attack on ALL women.
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"I may not necessary know or understand everyone's struggle, but that does not change my goal of making the world a more #accessible place for everyone." - ✨
Everyone can be part of this goal. #AbilitySummit
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🆕 Just launched: Timer ⏲️ in Microsoft Whiteboard!
Provide time for participants to brainstorm for inclusive discussions with timer in Whiteboard.
Create focus, stay on-task, and keep your meeting moving by setting a timer for agenda activities. #Microsoft365
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Nadia Rawlinson, former head of HR at Slack, got a piece in the New York Times opinion section that directly said that workers would have to get used to not getting a voice in their companies anymore. Tech’s anti labor is beginning
nytimes.com/2023/01/19/opi
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This 100%. I think a lot of programmers don't realize that the job isn't actually about writing programs; it's about solving problems; software is just a means to an end. The objective is to increase user productivity with software, not slow down users to make programming easier.
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Even if true, to what extent would you tolerate the "Yes, clean code is much slower, but it's about programmer productivity" for other products? Would you want a car that only went 5mph because the designers could do less work to make that car?
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this is so powerful
Emphasising that these asylum principles were set out in the aftermath of WWII - with UK as a *founding signatory* .
And here we are, proposing to break them all - and for what? a desperate appeal to populist worst instincts to garner a few more votes.
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AMAZING by Chris Daw KC @crimlawuk. A must-watch and must-share.
"To detain someone, without trial, without access to a lawyer, or the courts, and then deport them - it's abominable. The UK will become an international human rights pariah. There's nothing 50-50 about it." ~AA
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Shared: Get integrated Microsoft Purview Information Protection in Adobe Acrobat—now available buff.ly/3kTBpAp #WinObsWiKi
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The Right: Jeremy Clarkson facing any penalty for his years of vile, racist, misogynistic abuse is ‘cancelling by the woke’.
Free speech!
Also the Right: must be silenced immediately and forever, if not imprisoned, for not liking Tory immigration policy
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Surprisingly large proportion of the people causing problems in the world
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As an early tester and consultant, to say I've been excited to see this launch would be a big understatement.
Make no mistake, this isn't your run-of-the-mill "Stable Diffusion"-wrapping UI. It's the real deal, in a similar league as . One-click CGI chars w/o mocap 🤯
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Type III Errors involve "solving the wrong problem very precisely." Technology companies fall prey to this often, rolling out carefully built products for markets that don't exist, and often ignoring larger, more important problems that linger because of misplaced effort. 4/9
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attn nyc undergrads: i'm thrilled to announce that applications are open for our 10th annual data science summer school at nyc, and that we're back to an in-person program this year!
apply here:
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We are trying to raise $100k, one $5 donation at at time, to bring fast and reliable Internet to the villages at the base of Mt. Everest, helping to ensure they have access to modern education, health care and opportunities internetsociety.org/donate/bring-i
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Being the main character on Twitter is interesting but it also means I now have a lot of followers that know me from this one thing that happened in my life.
But that one thing is not really what I want my life to be about. And it’s not really that interesting.
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People: be more like Halli and less like Elon.
A lot less. A lot lot lot less.
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Ok. I’m announcing something tomorrow. And it has nothing to do with anything that’s happened in the last few days.
But it’s something that I’ve been working on for a long time and I’m proud of but also shy about.
Anyway, just wanted to warn you incase you want to unfollow.
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and to emphasize this ..
yes, please. _every day_,
* listen
* advocate (Especially when I'm not in the room)
* amplify my voice/ideas (make sure I get credit for)
* make space for me
For folks with the ability, help close the wage gap. Share your pay in context.
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Well, what do I say then?
You don't have to say anything, but if you must, then a simple "Happy International Women's Day" is enough.
I'd rather you listen, advocate for me when I'm not in the room, amplify my voice / ideas, help close the wage gap, and make space in general.
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UK Gov: *do a bunch of proper Nazi shit, using Nazi language, and with accompanying posters reminiscent of Nazi propaganda*
BBC:
Gary Lineker: “Bit 1930s Germany this, lads.”
BBC: “THE FOOTBALL GUY HAS SPOKEN OUT OF TURN WE MUST MAKE THIS OUR TOP STORY ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.”
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And EDR and Tamper Protection!
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Do you know, you can configure Endpoint Security policies from @MSIntune portal for CM managed devices through #TenantAttach which is #ZeroRiskImplementation?
We support AV, Firewall and ASR policies.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/conf
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A large portion of announced ransomware attacks have hit medium sized law firms very heavily, by some metrics close to 12% targeted are law offices
Just learned the attackers are also extorting the clients or pretending to be the law firm and asking for lawyer or retainer fees.
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Dear fellow citizens,
We, The B-52’s, are deeply concerned about the numerous new bills that promote transphobia and discrimination against transgender individuals and drag artists, which have been introduced in the United States. We strongly denounce these bills and stand in
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We can at least thank a certain billionaire for their antics
It's surely cured all of our imposter syndrome
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Don't wish me a happy International Women's Day out of one side of your mouth & take away my healthcare & human rights out of the other.
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This includes gay marriage, interracial marriage and interfaith marriage in case you thought it was all going to end with trans people.
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It’s a five alarm fire yall. Please wake up this is all hands on deck.
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Hey, MAGAts, here's your prophet, Tucker Motherfucker Carlson, talking in private. This is what he really thinks of your Tiny Mushroom God.
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I read that as flamethrowers and yeah, they're nice, but real allies are better
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Dear men
I don't want flowers or impactless congrats for #InternationalWomensDay
I want
- equal pay
- walk home without fear
- you to call out men IN PUBLIC on sexist behavior
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what YOU do to dismantle patriarchy - pls refrain f generic "I always supported women"
what YOU do to dismantle patriarchy - pls refrain f generic "I always supported women"2
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The BBC should not sack a man for saying we should help children in need, given that, you know, the BBC have a show LITERALLY CALLED THAT.
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