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Seth Rosenblatt
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Senior Editor for cybersecurity @ Google Cloud. Head honcho of cybermed newsletter ; fmr @ CNET; he/him.
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Oops, make that:
"new offences to criminalise the making, modification, supply, offer to supply and possession of … sophisticated and bespoke encrypted communication devices"
No, no new crypto development at all in the UK.
@ciaranmartinoxf ? @kennyog ? @rossjanderson ?
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Glad to see this article as I’ve seen response times worsen to the point of absurdity. For instance, hit and run on Oak St. took off a car door w/ woman inside. Disabled car. And eye witnesses of driver agreed to wait. Yet dispatchers refused to send an officer. That seems wrong.
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My latest column: He had an eye witness. Thousands of dollars worth of items gone. And knowledge other local businesses had been robbed too. What Joe Vernieri, owner of the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge, didn’t have was any interest from San Francisco police.
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Fun fact: I was covered by insurance but my insurance company won't do anything without a police report.
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My storage locker was broken into last May and about $4000 worth of old boat electronics and my cooking stuff was stolen. I've tried about once a month since then to get to come take a report. I always end up waiting until the storage place closes for cops that never come.
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My latest column: He had an eye witness. Thousands of dollars worth of items gone. And knowledge other local businesses had been robbed too. What Joe Vernieri, owner of the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge, didn’t have was any interest from San Francisco police. sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/hea
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What could go wrong with live-testing robot cars on a dense urban population.
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“Washington Not Alarmed As Hitler Rises to Power”—ninety years ago today:
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If you’re a journalist relying on police reports or statements alone, stop. Read this.
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The academic harm caused by #SchoolVouchers is one of the most robust findings of the last decade of #education policy evaluation.
Ten years now: all negative. Hugely so.
I can’t believe we’re even still having this f-cking conversation in 2023 🤦♂️
ceep.indiana.edu/education-poli
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When the Public Health Emergency ends "for people without insurance, there will no longer be a pathway through Medicaid for free COVID-19 testing, vaccines, or treatment."
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Our new paper published in showing that among infectious diseases and resp diseases, COVID is the no. 1 cause of death. And sadly, deaths among children haven't reduced over time (unlike in adults) in the US. Led by
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"Question: Where does COVID-19 rank as an underlying cause of death for children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US?"
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Your tech debt =/ my tech debt. : "Our train control system in the Market Street subway is loaded off of 5 1/4" floppy drives. We have to maintain programmers who are experts in the programming languages of the 90s..."
It's a little surreal reading a Covid report about a village in China I visited 15+ years ago.
In April 2016, I broke the story of Trump and Putin, using Russian open sources. Afterwards, I heard vague intimations that something was awry in the FBI in New York, specifically counter-intelligence and cyber. We now have a suggestion as to why. 0/20
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So, if your picture of the economy came entirely from headlines and cable chyrons — which is probably true for many — would you know that the economy has grown 6.7 percent under Biden so far and inflation for the past 6 months was 1.9 percent? 1/
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Tell us we need a second Transbay Tube without telling us we need a second Transbay Tube...
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Crews are doing unscheduled track repairs in Oakland due to track damaged from a maintenance vehicle during the overnight hours.
At this moment there is no transbay service. Here is a map of bus and ferry options from our stations. PDF avail at:
bart.gov/transbayaltern
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A Holocaust doc scheduled to be shown last night in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day was canceled because haredi rabbis didn’t like that the film’s subject—Alfred Hirsch, a German Jew WHO SAVED KIDS’ LIVES IN AUSCHWITZ—was openly gay. timesofisrael.com/an-israeli-cit
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How do you say "oops" in French.
Your tips help us report on threats to press freedom across the nation. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. DM, email tips@pressfreedomtracker.us, or visit: pressfreedomtracker.us/submit-inciden
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More on why sharrows shuck, from one of their biggest former proponents.
I've been going in pretty hard on and @jbrowder1 for the past couple of days, and I've had a lot of people defending the service, saying that it could be a real boon to those who can't otherwise afford legal aid.
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I’m gonna talk about something that I’m not supposed to talk about.
I’m a 37 year old with dentures.
I was dirt poor for most of my adult life, and worked jobs that didn’t offer dental care (hospitality/serving). Small problems like cavities became BIG problems.
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Weird Trash Dalek spotted at Irving and 22nd.
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Its beneficiaries include Yigal Amir, who assassinated Rabin in 1995; Amiram Ben-Uliel, convicted in the 2015 murder of a Palestinian baby and his parents in an arson attack; and Yosef Chaim Ben David, convicted of…1/
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Did anyone think to evaluate ChatGPT for plagiarism?
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Today, at 4:30 I will start my last meeting as a commissioner on the Small Business Commission. The past four years have been challenging... and deeply rewarding. It has been an incredible honor to serve with some amazing people, and the experience has changed me for the better.
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Some personal news. I have been appointed by @LondonBreed to the Small Business Commission. It is an honor and privilege to help make SF a more welcoming place for entrepreneurs.
If you are a small business and need help with anything, my DMs are open.
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This week writes about billionaires buying journalism properties and what they have done with them. semafor.com/article/01/22/
What they have not done is locate a business model — for journalism — that works. Nor have they said they will run these properies at a loss.
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Taking a page from the Orthodox Jewish community’s playbook, Iowa’s lieutenant governor announced steps during to provide better EMS response in rural areas by launching a pilot program that would leverage the abilities of nearby trained volunteers.
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When DeSantis runs for president, you'll hear a lot about the education miracle that is Florida. Turns out it's a fraud. Thanks for running a much needed corrective
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Shout out to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the oldest historically Black Episcopal church in Georgia. 100% mask wearing, predominantly KN-95 or better. Simultaneous livestream for those who prefer/need to stay home. Refreshing.
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As hate speech against gays and Jews surged on Twitter in recent months, real-world attacks did as well. Some of the antisemitic attackers cited rapper Ye, who tweeted virulently anti-Jewish sentiments after Elon Musk welcomed him back.
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Lion dance drawing to brighten up the day
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Or as I've been calling them: "Freedumb Units." Excellent argument (and great research!) by for ditching Imperial in the US.
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Final note on the way out (for now): I was at the Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park just hours before, marveling at its scale and buying (probably way too many) skewers.
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I keep getting interviews where people ask "Have you personally experienced anti-Asian hatred yourself?" and I really don't know how to convince people that anti-Asian hate isn't, like, a rare thing. It's all over the fucking place. It's rarer to NOT experience it.
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So who *is* hiring in tech right now, and what are you hiring for?
Asking for several tens of thousands of people
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