tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-11-05:4055681 Your cyber-pal way down yonder in New Orleans infrogmation 2024-11-14T15:19:43Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-11-05:4055681:251455 2024-11-14T15:19:43Z 2024-11-14T15:19:43Z public 1 My fbook feed is now full of people talking about how they left Xitter. Better late than never... though I wonder why it seems a serious problem can be staring people in the face, and it takes a critical mass 2 years to realize it.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=infrogmation&ditemid=251455" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-11-05:4055681:247605 2024-02-07T00:31:17Z 2024-02-07T00:31:17Z public 1 So it begins. <br /><br />"3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack." <br /><br /><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/3-million-smart-toothbrushes-were-just-used-in-a-ddos-attack-really/">https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/3-million-smart-toothbrushes-were-just-used-in-a-ddos-attack-really/</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=infrogmation&ditemid=247605" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-11-05:4055681:244289 2022-11-30T00:24:10Z 2022-11-30T00:24:10Z public 3 I'm not off Twitter yet, in no small part due to a small number of people, mostly posting interesting photos, who haven't yet set up alternatives elsewhere.<br /><br />The early Elno era was entertaining, with Elno's changing of blue check marks on accounts from meaning "identify verified" to "payed $8" going about how pretty much anyone else would have expected, with chaos and lots of satirizing impersonation accounts. Some moments of comedy gold there. <br /><br />Now it's transitioned to just sad. Fewer and fewer active interacting accounts, more low grade "alt-right" bozos. <br /><br />In addition to checking out the remaining accounts of interest, I followed the good suggestion of blocking the paid blue checkmark accounts on sight. Helps increase signal to noise ratio a bit, and I amused myself by plonking a flock of them. <br /><br />I look at their front pages quickly before blocking. Noticed some patterns.<br /><br />1)As you might expect, mostly Elno-stans, easiest to find replying to Elno or news about him - not seen much elsewhere.<br /><br />2)Many MAGA &/or scammy looking crypto coin stuff in profiles.<br /><br />3)Others, dubious credentials! Bio "CEO" with no business named; "University Professor" with no uni named, "Chief Engineer" of nowhere in particular, "Celebrity" "Entrepreneur" "Investor" "Philanthropist" etc.<br /><br />Meanwhile Mastodon is getting better, and gotten to the point where I get more content there than Birdsite.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=infrogmation&ditemid=244289" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments