Steven DeFord

I can't turn any of it on without enabling FaceID, which I don't trust the accuracy of (especially since there's better legal protection for a passcode than facial recognition or biometric access).

Thirdly, hey Apple-- every other company in the world has figured out how to mitigate this risk. Maybe join us in the 21st century?

So that's interesting. If someone can unlock your iPhone, they can simply reset your password (Settings/Account/Sign in and Security) without any 2FA/old password/etc. So access to your entire account is protected only by your four digit lock code.

Trump: the Doritos Locos Nacho Cheese Taco Supreme.

TACO

All right, Cory Booker, you've earned my respect. It may be performative, but at least there's a Democrat trying to draw attention to how not business-as-usual this is. I'm glad the longest speech in the Senate record is now "Fascism is bad" and not "Black people are bad."

I really hope the modern Woodward and Bernstein is collecting all the data on how Putin/Russia compromised Trump and his ilk, as it really seems like the US has become a proxy for Putin.

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Today I learned the term "ultra vires." Seems like it'll be the theme of Trump's presidency. Also sounds like Ultra Virus, which is another description of Trump's presidency.

The Muscovite Candidate is more accurate, I think.

Because "fuck other people" is a core tenet of the Republican platform. "Fuck myself over" is lower down the priority list, but definitely still there.

Participating in a global dogfighting ring.

The problem with "I hope America is as lucky as the upside down Delta jet. Everyone survives but the right wing explodes" is that the right wing doused the whole thing in jet fuel and set it on fire, turning a carefully designed system into a useless wreck.

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Speaking of resistance, Zoz is entertaining.

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Musk is just an AI bot-- made up entirely of plagiarism and memes.

At least Zelenskyy knows how to manipulate Trump (to be fair, it's not like it's hard to do).

"First of all, if you haven't figured out that we're habitual liars, you haven't been doing your job."

Those are very insecure drawers. The medications are usually inside a two-factor (typically fingerprint-and-PIN) box (called a Pyxis or Omnicell). Those locks are basically to keep children from playing with the tongue depressors or hypodermic needles.

Sorrey, Canada...

I'll say this for Trump; I'm sure he's increased ACLU donations. I just gave again.

Time to double my donation to the ACLU again. The courts are going to be busy... :(

I thought all the things Trump promised to do on day 1 was an exaggeration, but apparently not.

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Yeah, this is definitely one of those "$5 to hit with hammer, $500 knowing where to hit it" things.

Bluesky is better than having your eyeballs boiled in acid. Not a high bar to clear. :)

Yeah, I like the Mastodon Fediverse idea, but being federated means it feels very fractured. BlueSky seems like a better Twitter Killer, while still being less subject to a single company's whims/control. Now we need Fedi-Facebook or something so we can have curated/Non-Zuck longer form content.

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Here's some light reading for people affected by the fires in LA:

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I thought we were switching to Threads (@DrDeFord) or Mastodon (@DrDeford@mastodon.world) or Snapchat (@DrDeFord) or Signal (@DrDeFord.42) or something. You kids and your social media fads.