Paul Sutton (zleap)

Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.

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Paul Sutton (zleap) boosted:
2026-02-15

Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

You "may be part of an experiment where your information will be processed by an age-assurance vendor, Persona."

pcgamer.com/software/platforms

#Discord #privacy #surveillance #AgeVerification #enshittification #Persona #Palantir #dystopia #socialmedia #gaming #technology

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George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽georgetakei@universeodon.com
2026-02-15

Hi friends,

As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.

I have seen firsthand what happens when the government sends children and families to camps — detention centers, “facilities,” whatever name they choose to soften the blow. I know what that kind of incarceration does to a child’s spirit, to a family’s sense of safety and belonging. I cannot stand by while our government once again enables agents to strip people of their dignity, their rights, and the fundamental freedoms every human being deserves.

That’s why I’m urging you, with all the gravity this moment demands, to add your name to a petition telling Congress: abolish ICE.

When enough of us raise our voices together, we remind our leaders — and ourselves — that compassion is our strength, not cruelty.

thepetitionsite.com/158/719/98

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#Roblox, #Reddit and #Discord users must use biometric #ageverification tool backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel

@JamesBaker says:

“People are worried, and angry, about having to hand over biometric scans of their face to overseas companies just to access online platforms. This includes children.

“Users deserve to know who is behind these systems, how their data is being used, and to have a real choice about who verifies their identity online.”

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele

Paul Sutton (zleap) boosted:
2026-02-15

It's good to see people quitting large AI companies and being candid about the immediate harms that led to their resignations.

And: claiming that AI-based ads will "manipulat(e) users in ways we don’t have the tools to understand" is just another lie.

We do understand this. It's what adtech has been doing for decades.

We don't need to have a metric for precisely how much the poison will burn to know that drinking it is best avoided.

globalnews.ca/news/11664538/an

“People tell chatbots about their medical fears, their relationship problems,
their beliefs about God and the afterlife. Advertising built on that archive
creates a potential for manipulating users in ways we don’t have the tools to
understand, let alone prevent.”
Paul Sutton (zleap) boosted:
2026-02-15

europesays.com/uk/765711/ The North West’s biggest art trail featuring Shaun the Sheep sculptures is coming to this Greater Manchester town – here’s when the free trail starts & where to find all the flock #Britain #England #GreatBritain #Manchester #UK #UnitedKingdom

A Baa-Rilliantly New Shaun The Sheep Sculpture Art Trail Is Coming To Manchester City Centre This Winter
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fatboy :mxlinux:fatboy@fosstodon.org
2026-02-15

To all the new users:

Mastodon is like Twitter, but without the crappy attitudes, crappy algorithms and bad manners.

Here you work harder to find peeps, but once you do, it's an amazing place to be and interact with. #twitter #mastodon #fosstodon

Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-15

@marek

I would also guess as these are also regular text files, then any editor can open, allow modification and save the file. Eliminating the need to have any special software installed.

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#Assembler Language Game Programming for the #Tandy Color Computer 3: Preparing to Port a Game #retrodev #retrogaming #programming #CoCo3 #retrocomputing

Assembly Language Game Program...

Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-13

@uk

He and Meldleson should be sharing a room together in the Tower of London, traditional home for Traitors.

Paul Sutton (zleap) boosted:
2026-02-13

europesays.com/uk/761908/ Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor spotted at Marsh Farm for first time as he checks on renovations #AndrewMountbattenWindsor #BritishRoyals #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #Royals #Royalty #sandringham

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor spotted at Marsh Farm for first time as he checks on renovations
Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-13

@meneer

Hi Andre

What is going on with Nolto.social?

Thanks

Paul

Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-13

@h3artbl33d

Should data not be encrypted too? I agree it should be wiped after a period of time too I think the GDPR mandates that.

Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-13

@zdrojak

Thanks for this, As Nolto runs on Typescript I tried to post this link to there, that part worked but apparently the site blocks the Iceraven mobile browser

Is there another source for the information please?

Paul Sutton (zleap) boosted:
2026-02-13

TypeScript 6.0 Beta nepřináší záplavu nových jazykových funkcí, ale představuje zásadní přechodovou verzi před přepsáním kompilátoru do jazyka Go. Mění výchozí nastavení, odstraňuje historické přežitky a zavádí determinističtější chování typového systému. Pro většinu projektů půjde o evoluční upgrade, pro některé ale může znamenat nutnost vyčistit roky starou konfiguraci před příchodem TypeScriptu 7.0.

https://zdrojak.cz/clanky/typescript-6-0-beta-detailni-rozbor-vsech-zmen/
Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-12

@MikeDunnAuthor

Indeed, it never does, and given what happened at the court hearing yesterday some people in power are too weak, pathetic and cowardice to even say sorry to the victims of all this, but they are doing that in front of not only the US tv cameras but the world.

With any luck something could start to change, long long shot and no confidence that it will but maybe people are starting to wake up to the billionaires and their true values, which is not people welfare but protecting their own egos and wealth.

We can but hope,

Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-12

@cecallihelper.bsky.social

So at what point can Trump actually be impeached ?

Paul Sutton (zleap)zleap@techhub.social
2026-02-12

@MikeDunnAuthor

If the USA had gone after Epstein like this, he would have been stopped and 1000s of people would have been saved from this paedophile and his billionaire and other enabling buddies.

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Marek S. Ł.marek@m5l.eu
2026-02-11
I think I made a really nice setup for marrying technical #Markdown documentation with academic citations in #LaTeX. It was as simple as writing a little #Python script using a citation library (PybTeX) and then incorporating it into the build process.

See it working at https://marsh-sim.github.io/bibliography/

Because everything is written in regular files, the editor can autocomplete citation keys without any special tooling - they are just sections in another file. This kind of interoperability is why simple tools like text files and #ssg are so great.

I'm not a fan of hosting it on GitHub anymore, but there are already links in various places that I can't update, so this is the reasonable thing to do.

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