Fuzz Butt
@fzzbt.bsky.social
Out of work tech worker jaded by the industry. I mostly lurk, except for when I don't.
Leftist; Progressive⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️; Father to late teen and twenty-somethings; Cat 😻 and Dog 🐕🦺 lover; Pittie ❤️ ; Musician 🎹🎸; Author📖.
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Leftist; Progressive⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️; Father to late teen and twenty-somethings; Cat 😻 and Dog 🐕🦺 lover; Pittie ❤️ ; Musician 🎹🎸; Author📖.
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"...we’ve lost the plot when it comes to copyright law."
A perfectly apt description of copyright in the digital age by @mmasnick.bsky.social
A perfectly apt description of copyright in the digital age by @mmasnick.bsky.social
Book Reports Potentially Copyright Infringing, Thanks To Court Attacks On LLMs
A federal judge just ruled that computer-generated summaries of novels are “very likely infringing,” which would effectively outlaw many book reports. That seems like a problem. The Aut…
www.techdirt.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"...we’ve lost the plot when it comes to copyright law."
A perfectly apt description of copyright in the digital age by @mmasnick.bsky.social
A perfectly apt description of copyright in the digital age by @mmasnick.bsky.social
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If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...
They were just saying, "Thank you it's not me getting arrested in this authoritarian state," as opposed to thanking them for their service.
Bondi: "Our law enforcement officers are telling us that people are coming up to them on the street, they said a lot of people are walking by, whispering, saying 'thank you thank you thank you.'"
August 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
They were just saying, "Thank you it's not me getting arrested in this authoritarian state," as opposed to thanking them for their service.
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Feels like "payment processor Stripe admits to being an anti LGBTQ hate group" should be an actual headline somewhere.
and to be clear, i was very clear in asking "can i use stripe for purchases of LGBT content" and both times, different operators have told me that Stripe does not support such transactions
theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance
theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance
August 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Feels like "payment processor Stripe admits to being an anti LGBTQ hate group" should be an actual headline somewhere.
Terrific when, "Think of the children!!!" can actually mean, "let me use taxpayer money to finance my private jet!!!"
BIG: A new investigation by @propublica and @TexasTribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated Texas laws had the schools been public.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Terrific when, "Think of the children!!!" can actually mean, "let me use taxpayer money to finance my private jet!!!"
Hey guys! We're updating our policies! Check out our blog post that gives a 404 error for days so you can't make any sense of it!
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hey guys! We're updating our policies! Check out our blog post that gives a 404 error for days so you can't make any sense of it!
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Took the missus out on a late night date/walk through the second largest cemetery in the state last night. We enjoyed having the 100 acres all to ourselves as we padded silently from shadow to shadow. No we didn't avoid "where is civil society heading?" musings. Yes we felt removed from society.
August 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Took the missus out on a late night date/walk through the second largest cemetery in the state last night. We enjoyed having the 100 acres all to ourselves as we padded silently from shadow to shadow. No we didn't avoid "where is civil society heading?" musings. Yes we felt removed from society.
We need more representatives who aren't beholden to the consolidated power establishment. @katmabu.bsky.social isn't out there pretending science is based on questionable opinions, to name but one desirable trait. Katforillinois.com #KatForPresident
August 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We need more representatives who aren't beholden to the consolidated power establishment. @katmabu.bsky.social isn't out there pretending science is based on questionable opinions, to name but one desirable trait. Katforillinois.com #KatForPresident
@rbreich.bsky.social I hope you can see why some of us won't click your links to Substack.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology
Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.
arstechnica.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
@rbreich.bsky.social I hope you can see why some of us won't click your links to Substack.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
How the organization responsible for internet governance in Africa was overwhelmed by a legal quagmire, resulting in millions of IPv4 addresses being sold away from Africa. A choke hold by a wealthy company paralyzed AfriNIC entirely.
AfriNIC: Hope, Hijack, and the Harsh Lessons of African Multistakeholderism
Once a symbol of digital self-rule, AfriNIC now faces collapse. What went wrong in Africa’s Internet governance?
medium.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
How the organization responsible for internet governance in Africa was overwhelmed by a legal quagmire, resulting in millions of IPv4 addresses being sold away from Africa. A choke hold by a wealthy company paralyzed AfriNIC entirely.
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Russians linked to Wagner trained people in paramilitary camps in Bosnia and Serbia to disrupt the Moldovan elections, learning "how to organise mass riots and how to provoke the police into a violent reaction”
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/d...
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/d...
Disruptors: Inside Russia’s Balkan Training Camps for Moldovan ‘Destabilisation’
A joint investigation by BIRN and Moldovan CU SENS sheds new light on the training camps run by Russian operatives in Bosnia and Serbia that Chisinau says were used to train Moldovans in destabilisati...
balkaninsight.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Russians linked to Wagner trained people in paramilitary camps in Bosnia and Serbia to disrupt the Moldovan elections, learning "how to organise mass riots and how to provoke the police into a violent reaction”
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/d...
balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/d...
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This is how fucked up oregon police are in certian cities.
Simulated Active Shooter incident in S. Oregon town and the concerning police response.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
youtu.be
July 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is how fucked up oregon police are in certian cities.
An "example of institutional capture, regulatory failure, and the vulnerability of critical internet infrastructure. Oh, and abuses of the legal system." Thanks to @mmasnick.bsky.social (quoted above) for shining some light on this for me.
medium.com/@emmanuelvit...
medium.com/@emmanuelvit...
AfriNIC: Hope, Hijack, and the Harsh Lessons of African Multistakeholderism
Once a symbol of digital self-rule, AfriNIC now faces collapse. What went wrong in Africa’s Internet governance?
medium.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
An "example of institutional capture, regulatory failure, and the vulnerability of critical internet infrastructure. Oh, and abuses of the legal system." Thanks to @mmasnick.bsky.social (quoted above) for shining some light on this for me.
medium.com/@emmanuelvit...
medium.com/@emmanuelvit...
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New from 404 Media: a cop in Texas performed a nationwide search of license plate reading cameras for a woman who got an abortion, according to multiple sets of data we've reviewed. Included cameras where abortion is legal, like Washington and Illinois www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
www.404media.co
May 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New from 404 Media: a cop in Texas performed a nationwide search of license plate reading cameras for a woman who got an abortion, according to multiple sets of data we've reviewed. Included cameras where abortion is legal, like Washington and Illinois www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
Thank you, @mmasnick.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention. With all the news about our tangerine in charge destroying our governmental institutions, it's easy to miss news that includes a country forcibly relocating indigenous people for purposes of corporate profits. #profitfrommisery
Papua New Guinea Streisands Sketchy ‘Involuntary Resettlement’ Efforts By Threatening DDoSecrets
Hamilton Vagi, head of Papua New Guinea’s National Cyber Security Centre, apparently never learned the first rule of trying to bury embarrassing information: threatening journalists just make…
www.techdirt.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thank you, @mmasnick.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention. With all the news about our tangerine in charge destroying our governmental institutions, it's easy to miss news that includes a country forcibly relocating indigenous people for purposes of corporate profits. #profitfrommisery
If you are a legal immigrant in the "United" States, or if you know any, you might strongly consider getting out of this shithole for the next few years...
#irs #ice #fascist
#irs #ice #fascist
Another IRS Commissioner Steps Down After Being Forced To Share Immigrant Tax Records With The DHS
Away goes more talent. And away goes another obstacle standing in the way of Kristi Noem’s DHS and Donald Trump’s plans to rid this country of as many immigrants as inhumanely possible.…
www.techdirt.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Loving the relentless reminders from @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy detailing the rewards reaped from the endless mergers and resultant monopolies we're left with.
Keep it up, Cory!
Keep it up, Cory!
Pluralistic: Blue Cross of Louisiana doesn’t give a shit about breast cancer (12 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
April 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Loving the relentless reminders from @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy detailing the rewards reaped from the endless mergers and resultant monopolies we're left with.
Keep it up, Cory!
Keep it up, Cory!
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Where is our humanity?
April 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Where is our humanity?
This is what I see when I try to use IRS Direct File. I can't even login to begin the process after confirming eligibility. I've been trying for three days.
Three hours on the phone and still no human that can help...
#DOGEruinedIT #IRS #DirectFile
Three hours on the phone and still no human that can help...
#DOGEruinedIT #IRS #DirectFile
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is what I see when I try to use IRS Direct File. I can't even login to begin the process after confirming eligibility. I've been trying for three days.
Three hours on the phone and still no human that can help...
#DOGEruinedIT #IRS #DirectFile
Three hours on the phone and still no human that can help...
#DOGEruinedIT #IRS #DirectFile
Drumph's "light" 1st amendment violations successfully intimidated a law firm into letting him choose their clients, among other stupid capitulations from people who should know better.
Paul Weiss’s Shameful Surrender Makes Every Lawyer There Complicit In Trumpian Constitutional Desecration
In what may be one of the most shameful displays of institutional cowardice we’ve seen, law firm Paul Weiss has completely capitulated to Donald Trump’s ridiculously unconstitutional ex…
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March 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Drumph's "light" 1st amendment violations successfully intimidated a law firm into letting him choose their clients, among other stupid capitulations from people who should know better.
Both of the largest for-profit prison systems (CoreCivic and GEO Group) were howling with glee as the felon in chief took the popular vote. The previous admin had been winding down their use, but 45 is all about cruelty and redirecting public funds into private pockets, so here we are.
March 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Both of the largest for-profit prison systems (CoreCivic and GEO Group) were howling with glee as the felon in chief took the popular vote. The previous admin had been winding down their use, but 45 is all about cruelty and redirecting public funds into private pockets, so here we are.
Its a good thing we can all fall back on Social Security if our 401k loses all value. Right? RIGHT?!?
#noMore401k #linegodown
#noMore401k #linegodown
March 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Its a good thing we can all fall back on Social Security if our 401k loses all value. Right? RIGHT?!?
#noMore401k #linegodown
#noMore401k #linegodown
Usually quick sand physics -- the more you flail about, the deeper you sink -- affects the one flailing, but now we have effects being felt by everyone but. #noMore401k
Trump Recession Timeline:
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Usually quick sand physics -- the more you flail about, the deeper you sink -- affects the one flailing, but now we have effects being felt by everyone but. #noMore401k
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.