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BrianPierce

@BrianPierce@mstdn.social

non-work account for a family doc in #Maine, terrible but enthusiastic fly fisher, kayaker, learning #photography, former #USCG and #USAF vet, former #Republican, moderate #libertarian

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arstechnica , to Random stuff
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Why US hockey players often speak with “fake Canadian” accents

They don't want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player—a "linguistic persona."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/why-us-hockey-players-often-speak-with-fake-canadian-accents/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

BrianPierce ,
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@arstechnica

dankennedy_nu , to Media Industry Discussions
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Harvard has rescinded the suspension of a student who had been reporting for the Crimson on the pro-Palestinian encampment, raising questions about how that particular student was identified in the first place. According to the Crimson, the student had not taken part in the protest and had only “infrequently” reported on the encampment. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/11/harvard-crimson-reporter-involuntary-leave-protest/

BrianPierce ,
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@dankennedy_nu

Is implying things would be different if he had "frequently" reported on the encampment?

dankennedy_nu , to Media Industry Discussions
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New at Media Nation: Gannett's latest outrage; plus, AI news comes to Boston, and charges are dropped against student journalists at Dartmouth. https://dankennedy.net/2024/05/10/gannetts-latest-outrage-plus-ai-comes-to-boston-and-student-journos-cleared/

BrianPierce ,
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@dankennedy_nu

BrianPierce , to Random stuff
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Moxie has been informed that she only has four more months to stop trying to eat our socks.🧦


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/kristi-noem-dog-killing.html

arstechnica , to Random stuff
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LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy

Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/lastpass-users-targeted-in-phishing-attacks-good-enough-to-trick-even-the-savvy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

BrianPierce ,
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@arstechnica

Key point is this: "companies and end users should always use multi-factor authentication to lockdown accounts when possible and ensure it’s compliant with the standard when available. available through push notifications or one-time passwords provided by text, email, or authenticator apps are better than nothing, but as events over the past few years have demonstrated, they are themselves easily defeated in credential phishing attacks"

dangillmor , to Random stuff
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I would gladly pay for the Bulwark's excellent commentary -- the piece below is an example -- if it wasn't using Substack.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-virtues-and-other-fairy-tales

BrianPierce ,
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@dangillmor
Same, I unsubscribed to several blogs I enjoyed because they were using

dankennedy_nu , (edited ) to Random stuff
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Social media is fragmenting and collapsing. If you value my work, I urge you to visit Media Nation and sign up for free email delivery of news posts — just scroll down the right-hand column. You can also subscribe to Media Nation with RSS. https://dankennedy.net

BrianPierce ,
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@dankennedy_nu
Thanks for offering
It's a better alternative to using email or social media to get news

lauren , to Random stuff
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Leaving aside the obvious GOP fascism just for the moment, a key reason why Ukraine is losing support broadly across the American electorate is that there is no apparent practical endgame in the conflict for Ukraine. It's obvious what Putin wants. But what does Ukraine really want that is practical to achieve? It is not unreasonable that at some point this question has to be asked repeatedly, given the reportedly more than $75 billion dollars of support that has flowed from the U.S. to that country.

BrianPierce ,
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@lauren
Given what the ukrainians have done with that $75 billion, it seems like money well spent compared to the costs for us in europe and asia of letting conquer For comparison, the annual DoD budget is over ten times that at $816 billion.

What we've probably learned from them is likely worth a good bit too.

I'm happy so far as a US taxpayer.

I'm guessing a better endgame for might require finally getting F16s in use and loosening some restrictions on weapon usage.

briankrebs , to Random stuff
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Why does Apple Music continue to suck at suggesting music I might actually want to listen to? Maybe I have enabled some setting to make it obtuse, but it has to know by now what I listen to and what I never even bother with, and yet every time I launch the app it's just tons of whatever is most popular right now. Am I alone in this experience?

BrianPierce ,
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@briankrebs seems appropriate hashtag here then.

macrumors , to Random stuff
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Lowe's Retail Stores Now Accept Apple Pay https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/26/lowes-apple-pay/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

BrianPierce ,
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@macrumors

No thanks, I prefer my hardware stores with less supporting owners than

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/home-depot-billionaire-says-hed-likely-still-fund-trump-if-candidate-convicted-2023-11-28/

mastodonmigration , to Random stuff
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About this new Threads Post Reader...

So, you follow an account on @threads.net. Now they CAN NOT see your comments, but other Fediverse accounts CAN see the comments. You CAN NOT see comments of the Threads users, but of course Threads users CAN see them. You are entirely isolated from Threads except you can read the post. It's simply just a Threads Post Reader.

If the Threads author wants to see the Fediverse comments they need to create a Fediverse account and follow themselves. 🤔

BrianPierce ,
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@mastodonmigration
Hopefully, this will change soon.

BrianPierce ,
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@mastodonmigration
Maybe I'm missing something but isn't pretty much anything we post on Mastodon able to be data mined unless we specify otherwise?

arstechnica , to Random stuff
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Ford F-150 Lightnings will soon offer home AC power, possibly cheaper than grid

It's only one truck and one thermostat, but it could be the start of a V2H wave.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/12/ford-f-150-lightnings-will-soon-offer-home-ac-power-possibly-cheaper-than-grid/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

BrianPierce ,
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@arstechnica
I'm eager for this and looking closely at options for my rural home. It would eliminate the need for a home generator for her for outages. Many of these could reduce the grid's storage needs (if they compensate for wear and tear on my battery).

christianselig , to Random stuff
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I will never forgive the EU for making me click Accept Cookies 492,345 times per month

BrianPierce ,
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@christianselig
Yup, bad design. Same thing in on drive. A divided highway type roadway with very low bridges that like to open trucks like a can opener.

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