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Regarding various news sites blocking the Internet Archive because someone, somewhere, might be using it to train AI.
"The Wayback Machine is built for human readers." "When libraries are blocked from archiving the web, the public loses access to history. Journalists lose tools for accountability. Researchers lose evidence. The web becomes more fragile and more fragmented, and history becomes easier to rewrite."

"Protect yourself and your workers by displaying this “Private Property! No ICE” sign on your business’ front door or window. ICE agents MUST have a valid judicial warrant signed by a federal judge to enter and arrest!"

"End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data, puts control over how the data gets used into your hands, and is the best way we have to ensure private conversations remain private. Not enough companies use it as broadly as they should. Learn more here."

The first article I remember reading about the chestnut reintroduction projects, way back in 2014.

An update on the multiple attempts to bring the species back to its original range, where it once dominated forests before a pair of blights nearly wiped it out.
The hybrids, the genetically modified, and the descendants of resistant trees all do a little better, but not a lot. Combining all approaches might be needed.

"The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability."

A recommendation for DeltaChat as a backup plan in case Signal goes down or gets blocked.

"The same capabilities that make OpenClaw a groundbreaking tool also make it an urgent security risk. This blog contains confirmed examples of agent skills being used as malware vectors, and advice on how to protect yourself if you're experimenting with them."
I literally first heard about this tool a few days ago, and it's already being used for malware.

A fork of Fedora Silverblue, focused on automating as much maintenance as possible.

"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."