Act 3: Now the #UK government's backdoor into the cloud storage of #Apple users is supposedly going to be used only for "serious crime". Well, case closed - that puts everyone at ease... not!

At least they reassured #US lawmakers that #Americans would be fine ;)

Heavy dose of #sarcasm included.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-icloud-encryption-uk-us-privacy

TechRepublic · 3dApple Fights UK Over Encryption Backdoors as US Officials Warn of Privacy ViolationsThe British side reportedly said they would have to produce warrants for each individual data access request, so they will always have to be made as part of an investigation into serious crime.

#Privacy #cloud #encryption

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**Zhi Zhu** @ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 14h

14h

Zhi Zhu @ZhiZhu@newsie.social

Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 16, 2025
https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2025/03/16

#ElonMusk, #Doge & the #Trump administration are skewered in #Doonesbury #Comic strip.

"In just seven years, we shrunk the federal workforce by 426,000, consolidated 800 agencies and eliminated 640,000 pages of rules...

And you didn't notice because the process was carefully planned and responsibly executed.

It never disrupted essential public services. Compare that to now."

Part of the Doonesbury Comic Strip for March 16, 2025.
Six of the eight panes are shown (four completely, two partialy).

In the first two panes Mark, the radio host, answers a call from Al Gore.
Third pane: Mark asks, "So, Al, wasn't government reform once your jam?" Al replies,"It was, Mark. Reinvention was job one for me as veep."
Fourth pane: Al continues,"In just seven years, we shrunk the federal workforce by 426,000, consolidated 800 agencies and eliminated 640,000 pages of rules.
Fifth pane: Mark says, "Wait... What? Why didn't I know that?" Al replies,"Because you didn't notice at the time.
Sixth pane: Al continues, "And you didn't notice because the process was carefully planned and responsibly executed."
Top of the Seventh pane: Al continues,"It never disrupted essential public services. Compare that to now."
Top of the eighth pane: Bits of chaos with a minion shouting, "Banana" and another one shouting, "Poopaye!"

#Musk #Coup #Corruption

**Dave Rahardja** @drahardja@sfba.social · 19h *

19h *

Dave Rahardja @drahardja@sfba.social

HAHAHA

#humor #comics #tesla

https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/tuesday-march-11th-tesla-time-machine

New Yorker one-frame cartoon. It shows a man (Nikola Tesla) standing in front of a glowing contraption (presumably a time machine) as another man speaks excitedly to him. The caption reads: “Your time machine works, Nikola Tesla! And what is the future like? Is your name associated only with your groundbreaking achievements?”

Cartoon by Jon Adams.

**House Panther** @housepanther@goblackcat.social · 1d

House Panther @housepanther@goblackcat.social

Tesla Autopilot drove into Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall in the middle of the road in a camera versus lidar test.

#humor #tesla

**Erik L. Midtsveen** @midtsveen@social.linux.pizza · 1d *

1d *

Erik L. Midtsveen @midtsveen@social.linux.pizza

Someone shared a meme with me on Signal, and it felt like a personal jab.

The humor was eerily familiar, reminiscent of my threads on Mastodon.

- Anarcho-syndicalism thread: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/113995517612454577
- Gender-fluid Bisexual life thread: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/114091025485636490
- Zoë Straub mental health thread: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/114090249360021654

my routine is simple.

I emerge, I babble
Crypting nonsense, then
vanish into the most

#Memes #Funny #Humor

**Madeleine Begun Kane** @MadKane@mas.to · 1d

Madeleine Begun Kane @MadKane@mas.to

Windy Limerick
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2025/03/16/windy-limerick/

My short height makes it hard to withstand
Heavy wind gusts. I’d rather not land
On the sidewalk face down.
Broken bones make me frown…
And I DON’T want more body parts scanned.

© Madeleine Begun Kane MadKane.com

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Gusty #Wind

**Mark A. Rayner** @markarayner@mas.to · 1d

Mark A. Rayner @markarayner@mas.to

Day 6: I believe they have accepted me as one of their own, though I'm worried about Larry, who keeps asking: "Is it just me, or do I smell wet dog?"

wet border collie amongst a group of otters floating in the water

#dog #dogs #otter

**Absolute Memery** @AbsoluteMemery@tribe.net · 1d

Absolute Memery @AbsoluteMemery@tribe.net

#Relationship #Relationships #PickUpLine #PickUpLines #PickUpArtist #PickUpArtists.

#Meme #Memes #Humour

**«Harvey Esquire»** @HarveyEsq@mastodon.world · 2d

«Harvey Esquire» @HarveyEsq@mastodon.world

When asked about which countries that may be placed under his next travel ban, he replied "Wouldn't that be a stupid thing for me to say?".

Adding, "NOBODY expects My Travel Ban! Our chief weapon is surprise ... surprise and fear ... fear and surprise .... Our two weapons are fear and surprise ... and ruthless efficiency .... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency ... and an almost fanatical devotion to the Putin."

#Mastodon #Saturday #weird