I ♥️ all forms of interactive media, from board games to ARGs to business software to conversation. Life is inherently gamified. @fourthworld@mastodon.online

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Richard Gaskin retweeted
“Remember when everyone lost their minds over Cambridge Analytica harvesting Facebook data from 87 million people?” That was adorable. Because that? That was the tutorial level. Today, you are the product. Your thoughts? Monetized. Your privacy? A punchline in Silicon Valley. The “broligarchy” doesn’t want you informed — they want you addicted. Welcome to the sequel nobody asked for: Surveillance State 2.0: Now with Bonus Authoritarianism. And if you think the Stasi had files? Google’s got receipts on your soul.
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Please tell me they weren’t stupid enough to do it on their personal phones.
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A federal judge has ruled that The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots. khq.com/regional/judge-allow…
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know theonion.com/teen-warned-not…
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
🚨 I told you all this yesterday. 🚨 SIGNAL cannot be downloaded on government phones with SIPRnet and JWICS secure networks. These idiots were using THEIR OWN UNSECURED PHONES, which are hackable with keystrokes monitored by foreign intel services. politi.co/4kZsZlg
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
"we are currently clean on OPSEC", you write to the group chat with the journalist
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
get library cards and use them often (online e-book and audiobook rentals count!). sign up to volunteer at your local library. donate money to your library’s general fund. run for a spot on the library board.
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
is there anyone who purchased the $TRUMP token who would be willing to speak? particularly interested in talking to those who lost money. DM or email me at [email protected]
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
This #MLKDay, I’m sharing these #MLKInColor photos of my father. Please share your thoughts. Are there any you’ve never seen before? Any that are particularly great to you? #MLK #MissionPossibleMLK #CorettaScottKing
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
TikTok ban, Musk Twitter takeover, Facebook moderation changes, Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on online speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control. Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
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Instead of making jokes about the fires in California, ask how you can help. These are real people losing their homes and lives. These are fire fighters risking their lives.
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When I look at Jimmy Carter, I see a man not only for our times, but for all times. A man who embodied the most fundamental human values we can never let slip away. And while we may never see his likes again, we would all do well to try to be a little more like Jimmy Carter.
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AI depends upon human generated content in more ways than just for content stealing. When AI runs out of human material and starts to feed on AI generated material, it self-corrupts and goes haywire.
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
Did you know you can copy links without all the tracking?
 👀 Right click any URL and select Copy Without Site Tracking. Done.
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2. Our report documents evidence of monopolization & excessive concentration of economic power in every major industry involved in growing, processing, and distributing food in America—from inputs like seed & fertilizer, to agricultural markets, to capital and risk management.
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"In the wake of the US Election, #tabletop creators and fans are leaving the Elon Musk-owned X for alternatives like Bluesky." #Games #TTRPGs #TTRPG #Geek polygon.com/news/483231/blue…
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
The cryptocurrency industry spent almost $200 million to influence the outcomes of the 2024 United States elections. Let's talk about where the money came from, where it went, the cryptocurrency industry's political goals, and what’s next. youtube.com/watch?v=06DGU_o8…
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Richard Gaskin retweeted
(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: TWITTER IS COLLAPSING Musk used a new UX/metrics to give the false impression Twitter is growing—for instance by changing the definition of views and crassly enshittifying the Twitter search and back functions so you see more useless results. The truth:
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