Tootfinder

"What has not changed in 50 years is the fact we are still using centralized architectures, prone to government intrusion and privacy leaks. Maybe it is time to think about a “Post Cloud” era where information is distributed instead of centralized. Of course this raises questions of trust, cryptography, security and collaboration, but the technology to build such systems already exists. It is more of a question of policy and education than of technology."

Somebody Else's Computer As A Service
On November 12, 1990, a 35 year-old Bill Gates introduced his "Information at your Fingertips" concept during his keynote at COMDEX. The PC, he said, would become "more personal," integrating "fax, voice and electronic mail," and providing "easy access to a broad range of information." More or less at the same time, Tim Berners-Lee was giving the final touches to the first web browser and web server software ever put in production. Bill Gates was right; as any Internet user can easily confirm 3…

The 2nd annual memorial concert for Samantha Whitney is this Sunday! Tickets are available in-person and for the livestream—the show will be ASL-interpreted, and the livestream will be captioned! Please please please get your tickets! ➡️ https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/sh

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The French are still butthurt. @… https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.ap

Nathan Kalman-Lamb (@nkalamb.bsky.social)
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

A federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B,
a highly infectious virus that leads to chronic liver disease in most infected children.
The vote was a victory for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has sought for decades to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule.
But the divisiveness and dysfunction of the committee in making the decision raises questions about the r…

C.D.C. Vaccine Committee Ends Recommendation That All Newborns Receive Hepatitis B Shots
In a move toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending vaccine policy, the committee recommended delaying the shots for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

Police, jail, and banning stuff seem to be this board's/mayor's only "solutions" to the public health crisis of addiction, and not, for example, voluntary treatment: we still lack enough treatment facilities to accommodate every San Franciscan who comes in ready and wanting help to kick their habit.
This policy is particularly dumb because of its obvious harm to nightlife. People want to be able to buy snacks when they leave the club.

S.F. supervisors say late-night store ban is working. Not so fast, say criminologists. 
Researchers urge caution on policy implications, as San Francisco supervisors use study's results to push for a broader late-night ban.

I love it for us (NYC) that people are using this as a meme now. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hf7ezrajxadu7v3tzcyij424/post/3mdyhqskpl22p

Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy.com)
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👀💭 "Virginia Giuffre was called a liar. The other victims who testified to Palm Beach Police were called liars but what the documents also help to prove is that the system chose to protect the perpetrators instead of believing the victims.
That is what these January 2025 documents show. The question now is what we do about it."

Epstein Used Brett Ratner's Name to Recruit Woman for "Snow White" Photos. That Director Just Made Melania Trump's $40 Million Documentary
Meanwhile JPMorgan Executive Jes Staley Selected Victims by Character Name While His Bank Processed the Payments and New Emails Explain More...

The State Leadership Initiative (SLI),
is a policy-focused organization that investigates and counters the influence of progressive ideologies
—specifically Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards
and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies
—within state-level bureaucracies and government,
particularly in conservative "red" states. 
🔸Focus on Policy Influence: SLI investigates how national associations and "shadow gov…

Jenny Cohn (@jennycohn.bsky.social)
New pro-Trump group, the State Leadership Initiative (SLI), is “writing the blueprint for dismantling bureaucracy in every red state.” Nate Fischer—a founder of New Founding, which is backed by DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen—is an SLI co-founder. The board includes Heritage president Kevin Roberts. 1/ https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/meet-the-group-writing-the-blueprint-for-dismantling-bureaucracy-in-every-red-state/

SF's Local Agency Formation Commission "LAFCo" is hiring a policy analyst. This role would be key in the development of a green public bank, which will be on the ballot next year, and potentially in starting a social housing program!
https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374399

LAFCo Policy Analyst - Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) - Board of Supervisors - (1823 Senior Administrative Analyst)
Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:Application Opening: November 25, 2025Filing Deadline: December 31, 2025 Recruitment ID: RTF0162212-01148363APPOINTMENT TYPEPermanent Exempt (PEX), Category 18: The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) Policy Analyst position is exempt from Civil Service Rules and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Officer, the Executive Officer of LAFCo. This is a limited term position with a maximum of one (1)…