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@sz_duras In #LTI, The Language of the Third Reich, Victor #Klemperer shows how everyday language, official #discourse, and small habits of #thought insidiously transform the perception of #reality. #Fascism, according to him, does not impose itself solely through #violence or #terror, but through the slow permeation of minds, the trivialization of #ideology in #language, and the internalization of new norms, until the #exception becomes the #rule.

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@simon_brooke that assumes several things that are proven wrong:

  1. #TechBros didn't knew their #Algorithms (they do!)

  2. #GAFAMs were unable to change what gets #boosted by their own Algorithms. (OFC they can!)

  3. The same companies didn't knew the directly-linked damage they can if not cause, at least amplify (see #RohingyaGenocide in #Burma)

  4. #TechBro|s in #SiliconValley weren't #facist to begin with (I mean, #PeterThiel is more of a #norm than #exception!)

  5. That they never before sided with a #POTUS (In fact, they platformed #Trump and his #cult|ist #followers even after their failed #Coup and #HighTreason!)

  6. Said #CEO|s and #CTO|s are powerless to stop any of this (in fact, they could force Trump to resign if they wanted to!)

  7. That Trump exerts control over them (He could as.per #CloudAct but let's be honest, they control him more than he can control them!)

  8. That #TechCompanies from the #USA didn't endorse and platform #facists and #authoritatians (espechally in the #EU) until then.

  9. That the #US became hostile over night.

Ok #vibecoding fans.. here's Reason #76 for why #AI #codebots aren't ready to supplant us #developers.

Working on a #CLI that manipulates files; unhandled exception appears! Its late so I paste the exception+ #stacktrace into my notes2self.txt, go to bed.

Today, remember the #exception, go handle/fix/trap it. Still drops exception. WTF. Tearing hair out, I keep prompting Copilot, changing the model used, I have refactored whole swaths of code following its advice. Getting nowhere.

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@jupiter_rowland OFC this is also due to the fact that the last 50+ years no serious attempt at teaching #TechLiteracy has been done anywhere in a formal matter.

Luckily #Education and #Knowledge isn't monopolized and Initiatives like @cryptoparty / #CryptoParty exist that basically get #TechIlliterates to a level that if they follow up what has been trained don't act as "#UnofficialEmployees" of #NSAbook et. al.

Either way, we'll all have to take part in making the world better, even if that meremy means not contribute to #Enshittification...

OFC that is a constant struggle.

  • Needless to say all #Fediverse Software like #Mastodon actually tells people: 'Hey, #DMs are not private nor encrypted beyond #SSL - #Admins can read them if they actually want to!'

Broad suppression + exceptions
That's something Trump and cronies are doing. Criminalize/suppress huge swathes of behavior and/or people, then grant exceptions to those who show obedience, profitability, or some other benefit to Trump.

- Mass #deportation (unless you're a Republican business owner, then you can get special visas for your #undocumented workers)

- Economy-choking #tariffs (unless you're a business owner who knows how to suck up, then you'll get special exemptions)

- The #Press is Evil (unless your platform showers Trump with fawning praise)

- No #Abortion Ever (unless you're wealthy and can dodge and weave to another state)

- Seize your land to build the #borderwall (unless you give money to Trumpy interests, then the wall goes around your land)

etc.

Everyone is by default a criminal, denied rights, and/or marginalized. Only the mercy of the emperor can save you. This is one way the president becomes the emperor.

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Un rapport relève qu'à Stanislas, « certains élèves sont incités à renoncer à leurs autres vœux dans Parcoursup » en échange de la « garantie d'être admis » en classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles (CPGE).
« En 2023, sur plus de 600 000 lycéens ayant formulé des vœux dans Parcoursup, il y a seulement 41 candidats qui n'ont fait qu'un seul voeu » pour une CPGE dans l'établissement où ils sont en terminale et « 38 sont des élèves de Stanislas ».
En août 2023 et janvier 2024, l'administration a écrit à l'école Stanislas pour demander l'arrêt du contournement. Le directeur Frédéric Gautier a affirmé dimanche sur BFMTV que « personne n'est lésé ».

AFP : leprogres.fr/education/2024/01

Le Progrès · Education. Stanislas accusé d'avoir "contourné" Parcoursup : Oudéa-Castéra en aurait profitéBy La rédaction avec AFP

@cybeardjm same...

I want shit to be #repairable and I take pride in #UseLonger and #Upcycle...

And it's saddening that @Fairphone is an #exception rather than the norm.

But maybe I'm one of those checked-out millenials that refuses to "upgrade" to non-toolfree removeable & upgradeable batteries and non-fully replaceable RAM and SSD and who would use an Iridium 9575 PTT as daily driver if that wasn't paywalled at like €1,5k + € 50 p.m. just to do so.

youtube.com/watch?v=sZWN65NqNO

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@Satori

So I called the inspector and explained exactly what was going on. He said "This time, he's going to get a real talking-to".

But then he offered to order the carrier to go back to Shoppers, get my package, and deliver it to me that day. I accepted.

I don't think he tried that #trick again, but he moved to a different route shortly thereafter. I have no idea if it was related.

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