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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@jcrabapple@dmv.community Reminds me of the 1980s Miniscribe scandal, where they rented a warehouse and filled it with 26,000 masonry bricks, packaged them, then told everyone they were HDD drives. Complete with serial numbers. https://dfarq.homeip.net/miniscribe-brick-a-hard-drive-scandal/

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@tezoatlipoca@mas.to @jcrabapple@dmv.community I've got an old Miniscribe 10mb drive, and yes. It's a murder weapon.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4w ago

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@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io @chrisstoecker@mastodon.social @dan@cloudisland.nz ^^This. Every time they talk breathlessly about agents "breaking containment" or hacking a website while helpless humans look on in horror.. that's a PR stunt. The "AI waking up and killing everyone" is a bigger version of that.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 85 PERCENT JFC There exists no amount of training that will improve these losers. They were literally already criminals before ICE. If by 'reform' you mean prosecute them for kidnapping & murder, then yes.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@viennawriter@literatur.social I *think* this is the original, from 2024. https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou/112044098634315710

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈: "Meanwhile, on Mastodon..... #facebookdown #Fac…" - Mastodon

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@fpbhb@mastodon.social Except maybe David's partner doesn't want her personal details shared with strangers on the internet? That would be a good reason. @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3w ago

Boosted by @kcarruthers@infosec.exchange

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@kcarruthers@infosec.exchange Unpaywalled here. https://archive.ph/i7da1

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@jerbear@kind.social @evacide@hachyderm.io Unpaywalled. https://archive.ph/xnB9F

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

Boosted by @MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social

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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social He's walking dead, which is worse. An empty corpse shambling about in daylight, uttering word salad & nonsense proclamations. Impossible to ignore. If he had the good grace to fucking lay down and stop moving it'd be different for them, but no. In some ways I prefer this to the Charlie Kirk pageantry they will throw when he legit dies.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@cmthiede@social.vivaldi.net @randahl@mastodon.social All they are accomplishing here is reminding the world what a shit show Trump's pandemic response was. Seriously. A lot of people had forgotten, but now they're thinking about it again. With midterms about 95 days away. Genius move, assholes.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Baffling. We have collectively thought about this for decades. I mean, "robot goes nuts and kills people" has been a popular media trope for over a century, but it's always the robot's MAKER who gets blamed. Almost never the robot. Why is an AI agent any different?

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Curious how state recording laws impact AI recording/transcription? 1-party states imply that because YOU are participating and YOU are recording, it's perfectly legal to do so without obtaining consent. 2-party states require everyone in attendance to give consent. And then there are hybrids & exceptions galore. https://www.recordinglaw.com/united-states-recording-laws/

recordinglaw.com

US Recording Laws by State (2026): All 50 States Explained

Our 51-jurisdiction guide maps every US state's recording consent rule, statute, and penalties, including the 13 states that require all-party consent.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@DamnInteresting@mastodon.social Why the AI slop? Do better, Damn Interesting.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@freyjfreyj@mastodon.social ^^Yes, this!! Worth noting that Wisconsin is far from a Blue state, too. Assuming the proper message gets out, that he IS shoving money into state elections, voters will notice. @danwentzel@urbanists.social

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@sundogplanets@mastodon.social What's this gonna do to wildlife? Can plants deal with 24 hour daylight?

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@reanguiano@tilde.zone @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social The way I read the article, EVERYONE in the CEO's conspiracy thought it was a bad idea. But ChatGPT sounded so confident he did it anyway. Or at least, that's probably how they all testified.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to on mastodon.laurenweinstein.org

@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org Here is Leonard Nimoy reading There Will Come Soft Rains from the Internet Archive. Absolutely devastating. https://archive.org/details/bradbury-nimoy/1-There+Will+Come+Soft+Rains.mp3

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Ray Bradbury read by Leonard Nimoy : Ray Bradbury : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Leonard Nimoy reads two of Ray Bradbury

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@theeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social @RantingCanuck@mstdn.ca @stux@mstdn.social ^^This. Probably Russia. If the bot activity dips after the next big Russian internet outage, you'll know for sure.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@mercurial@booping.synth.download @overholt@glammr.us One reason they seek out old, out-of-circulation books is their uniqueness. Their LLM will be the only one trained on (say) Virginia Bird Spotter's Guide, 1956 Edition. So you see, if they let anyone else have that book they forfeit that uniqueness. It's fuckin evil but it's how they think.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social Pretty sure the "free beer" part is what's causing problems. A business giving away free alcohol is a no-no in most states. If he said they were gonna charge 47 cents a beer or make it a private "members only" event (wink) then charge 47 cents to "join the club" it'd probably be fine. That's how VFW chapters give away booze, for example. That's how dry counties in Texas serve beer. Of course it could just be Nazis. If it's state Nazis then fuck 'em.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@Tanath@mastodon.social @cR0w@infosec.exchange

AI can help

Bwahahahaaaaa... oh my aching sides

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@wendynather@infosec.exchange @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Should I be relieved or insulted?

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.social He still, in 2026, thinks "asylum seekers" are people ejected from insane asylums. He really thinks that. Probably because of the Castro Mariel Boatlift incident in 1980, when he was in his 30s.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@Stevenheywood@mastodonapp.uk No lie: I uninstalled Office365 and put Office 2016 back on my workstation and HOO BOY is it 10000% better (and faster!) than the slop-fueled Copilot infested 365. Highly recommended. @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@davidgerard@circumstances.run It *might* happen faster this time around since automated trading wasn't nearly as efficient in 2000. Humans were still very much in the loop for the vast majority of trades, operating at human response speeds. 26 years later, we've got algorithms & trigger conditions happening in milliseconds.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Netzblockierer@tech.lgbt Interesting. Is that how Germany interprets consent when an AI is recording? @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@sjvn@mastodon.social @TheNewStack@hachyderm.io What really happened: OpenAI trumpets to the world they have terrible internal security, because their AI agent found & used two back-to-back exploits on the OpenAI network. "We don't know how to build a secure sandbox," they further elaborated.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social The fact they cite Enron as a similar accounting model should terrify everyone. Or are we numb?

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt AI generators appeal to those who aren't creative, who yearn to create. "AI levels the playing field," they are told, which means NOW they can write novels, create images & video, design houses... all without learning how to do any of that! Very seductive, if you're that sort of person.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@jmax@mastodon.social @tinker@infosec.exchange One day the tokens will cost more than what businesses can pay, and they'll either die OR try to hire back their employees. Businesses that stick with AI will one day discover their agents quit working because their dependent data centers went dark. Because the AI company crashed. A LOT of shit will stop working. Entire web sites. Payment systems. Possibly firmware reliant on clouds that no longer exist. Those suffering from AI psychosis get weird when their AI friends 'die'.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@larsmb@mastodon.online Let them keep one (1) billion dollars, so they can masturbate over the title Billionaire. Then take all the rest. Literally tax them the rest of their fortune, that they do not need or use except as bragging rights.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt Plus, it tastes like shit.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@mhoye@cosocial.ca If it makes you feel any better, I doubt it would have made much difference. Users famously don't read warnings, even if they are modal, jammed in their face, with red blinking lights. I've witnessed this myself; users clicking through critical warning boxes as if they're a roadblock to what they want. I can't imagine the average Mozilla user carefully reading anything.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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Why the Red Card overturn decision is controversial

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@robb@social.lol I squeeeed with delight! Excellent work, Emily.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@scotlit@mastodon.scot God how I miss this man.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@ilumium@eupolicy.social "Okay, you ready? You READY? Just hear me out... RoboPope. Right? Right?? Hey. Hey. Wait. Where ya goin..."

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3w ago

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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social But but but Columbia House really *did* send you 10 CDs or cassette tapes for a penny.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@mingistech@toot.community @da_667@infosec.exchange Don't ley anyone tell you this is AI Slop, either. It's a real photo of him that's circulated for years.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@kallekn@mastodonsweden.se ...via a malevolent EV driving around and charging at various sites! Like plugging a compromised thumb drive into your network. Genius! Evil! @drahardja@sfba.social @joakimfors@mastodon.green

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange Ah. Turns out, "it's complicated". https://www.recordinglaw.com/us-laws/ai-meeting-recording-laws/

recordinglaw.com

AI Meeting Recording Laws by State: Complete Guide (2026)

Are AI meeting recorders like Otter.ai and Fireflies legal? State-by-state consent laws, penalties, and compliance guide for AI transcription tools in 2026.

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

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@zzt@mas.to @tante@tldr.nettime.org I'm still confused about WHY they feel all this book scanning is necessary? "We need our AI to sound like a 1950s pulp author" "These recipes from 1961 will really make us stand out!" "What if somebody asks our agent how to repair a 1972 Ford Maverick?" ???

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

RE: @heybenji@social.coop

Oh! Brilliant trolling!

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Benji Mauer: "Big if true." - social.coop

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@Nonilex@masto.ai ...and dozens of DC park employees just peed themselves. (Fun fact: DOGE terminated 750+ NPS employees, ~40 from the DC area. Some of them perhaps with the knowledge & experience to fix the reflecting pool? Just a guess. We'll never know.)

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@samlitzinger@journa.host Unpaywalled here. https://archive.ph/NAFde

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RalfMaximus @ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

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@bdod@social.seattle.wa.us @zzt@mas.to @tante@tldr.nettime.org That's.. delusional. Here I thought they were doing something cynical but it turns out they really do slurp their own kool aid. Oboy

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