Serge Egelman
@v0max.bsky.social
Scientist. Dir. of Usable Security & Privacy at the International Computer Science Institute (icsi.berkeley.edu). Founder, AppCensus (appcensus.io). All opinions are those of his employer(s), and not his own. https://www.guanotronic.com/~serge/
“The stadium roars. Shakira's hips defy the indifferent void, a hypnotic pendulum against chaos. Confetti falls like ash from a dying star. I think of the jaguar, watching from the jungle, uncomprehending, and I envy it. This is ecstasy. This is despair. This is halftime.”
critical slop studies@struthious.bsky.social · 2w agothe only way I'd watch a halftime show is if werner herzog programmed it.
My man looks like a community theater Lex Luther.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w agoI try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3w agoTaylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
bostonglobe.com
I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.
if acquiring data like home addresses, birth dates, and the political affiliation of millions of U.S. voters is an urgent national security risk, boy do I have some bad news about data brokers
I just noticed that the IAB OpenRTB spec categorizes "astrology" under "science." www.iab.com/wp-content/u... I guess that's fitting from an organization that has its own unique definitions for terms like "consent" and "choice"...
Text as Data has been a wonderful, long-running, non-archival workshop for empirical research at the intersection of AI and social science (especially work involving text). After a few years off, it will be happening again this year as a one-day event in early October!
Denis@dpeskoff.bsky.social · 3w agoDo you work across computational methods, social sciences, and the humanities? Submit to Text as Data 2026! 📄 One-page submissions 🔓 Non-archival ⏰ Due August 1 📍 October 5 @UCBerkeley tada2026.org
CA college students: CalPrivacy is hiring a paid Outreach Intern! Support outreach campaigns & help connect with communities across California. Apply by July 24: secure10.saashr.com/ta/6158859.c...
Maybe they should just practice locking the door and turning off the lights and remaining silent while hiding under their desks…or is that just appropriate for kindergartners? 
Looking forward to the Franco-Spanish War on Tuesday, the Falklands War on Wednesday, followed by the Hundred Years’ War (90 Minutes’?) on Sunday.
Great article in @sciam.bsky.social about the Chatrie decision and how this is a good thing for online privacy: www.scientificamerican.com/article/supr... (I'm also quoted.)
Supreme Court limits police searches of phone location data
A new decision rules that geofence warrants are Fourth Amendment searches, but it stops short of banning police access to revealing location histories
scientificamerican.com
The future is often a much dumber place than our ancestors could have imagined. bsky.app/profile/eman...
Emanuel Maiberg@emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · last mo.These AI generated flowers might seem obviously fake but thousands of people are falling for it and buying these seeds on Amazon, Etsy, and Ebay www.404media.co/scammers-sel...
Whoever was contracted to build the arch passed up the opportunity to do the funniest thing…
Tiny Stonehenge Descending with Nigel Tufnel
Alt: Tiny Stonehenge Descending with Nigel Tufnel
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Santiago Mayer@santiagomayer.com · last mo.Wow. Big crowds at the the Epstein-Trump memorial festival.
As we kick off the Round of 32, I give you what these matchups are really about: 1. Canada 🇨🇦 vs. South Africa 🇿🇦 - Battle of the Commonwealth nations 2. Brazil 🇧🇷 vs. Japan 🇯🇵 - Battle of the Portuguese Jesuit "colonies" 3. Germany 🇩🇪 vs. Paraguay 🇵🇾 - Battle of *chuckles nervously* (1/x)
If you haven’t already read Wynn-Williams’s Careless People, I encourage you to do so as soon as possible. bookshop.org/p/books/care...
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
bookshop.org
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · last mo.More than a decade ago, a group of young, internet-connected Belarusian dissidents launched a series of increasingly high-stakes, increasingly surreal confrontations with the corrupt, authoritarian government of Alexander Lukashenka, a man who is often called "the last Soviet dictator." 1/
Sigh. Here we go again. #uspoli
Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · last mo.‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...
It’s interesting because Ronaldo *is* an authoritarian on the pitch: all plays must go through him, and it brings the rest of the team down as a result. I guess this is game recognizing game?
Andrew Martin@andrewmartin.bsky.social · last mo.Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.
Technically, they’re Remains now.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · last mo.A fifth of Leave voters have died.
