On that note, my day took a turn and I’m about migrate. 😂
I set up Rather Be Making Games, so I’ll be @AnnaGeeks@ratherbemaking.games shortly.

Rough #ADHD day today, without my adderall. As I’ve said before, I can still be productive like this, but I just can’t direct that productivity. It just happens wherever I can manage it, on whatever project my brain decides in any moment. 😫

Twitter is dying, but my advocacy work helping trans people raise money via fundraisers depends on my five years of work I've spent writing on Twitter, so I need help.

If you're a trans person who needs help raising money for any reason, reply to this toot with your fundraiser. I'll reach out.

If you're a cis person and you can, please boost this post so your trans followers can see it.

#trans #lgbt #signalboost #transgender

@Volus_dude especially if you buy their shampoo! 🥁😁

@Volus_dude no, just your head. 😉

I’m going to add an addendum to this that it’s purely a thought experiment, so I may ask follow ups that sound like I’m a proponent of one choice or another, but I’m really just pondering game monetization in general. I think both options are awful. 😆

@Volus_dude why? Setting aside that anything associated with crypto is instantly suspect, is it any worse than the massive privacy invasion that is current ad-tech?

@MisterMadge what if there were some magical way that you could know that wasn’t the case? Would that change anything?

@bloody_albatross do you just not play mobile games? Only play ones you have to pay for outright? In my hypothetical I’m not imagining they’re forcing you to do either. I’m just contemplating monetization of games.

Yesterday I found out how easy it is to convert videos to gifs on iOS. Once I eventually start up my #pixelfed account, you will all need to fear me (and my #baking)!

Which would be worse, if a mobile game offered you their premium currency/gems in exchange for watching ads or in exchange for - timed amount of your device’s processing power to mine crypto? More importantly, why?

🚨One week left to apply!🚨

@ProPublica
is hiring 3 -- yes, three!! -- reporters to join our newly formed Northwest office.

📌Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho
💰$85,000 to $170,000
📅 Deadline to apply: May 3 at 7 a.m. ET

@rocketsoup Naomi Wu! That was her name. https://nextshark.com/naomi-wu-corset-silicone-breasts-glow

@rocketsoup my first thought is an implant that detects breast cancer. My second is some woman on the other side of the world that designed a corset that made her implants glow.

Google has just updated its 2FA Authenticator app and added a much-needed feature: the ability to sync secrets across devices.

TL;DR: Don't turn it on.

The new update allows users to sign in with their Google Account and sync 2FA secrets across their iOS and Android devices.

We analyzed the network traffic when the app syncs the secrets, and it turns out the traffic is not end-to-end encrypted. As shown in the screenshots, this means that Google can see the secrets, likely even while they’re stored on their servers. There is no option to add a passphrase to protect the secrets, to make them accessible only by the user.

Why is this bad?

Every 2FA QR code contains a secret, or a seed, that’s used to generate the one-time codes. If someone else knows the secret, they can generate the same one-time codes and defeat 2FA protections. So, if there’s ever a data breach or if someone obtains access .... 🧵

#Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #2FA #Google #Security

Meta aka Instagram is working on a Twitter competitor that is rumored to be ActivityPub compatible.

If you run a fediverse instance (Mastodon, Pixelfed, Calckey and others), would you ban a Meta instance?

Boosts appreciated 👍 #fediverse #barcelona #activityPub #meta

@notsle

Books Unbanned Inititative

Teens and young adults ages 13-21 outside of New York State can apply for a free Books Unbanned eCard. This card provides access to BPL’s entire digital collection and helps connect young people facing censorship and book bans in their communities with materials that explore a wider range of topics. You can support the Books Unbanned initiative by making a donation.

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks from wherever they
live.
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/brooklyn-public-library-94
#library #gop #censorship

I spent my $8 on two of these bumperstickers from @mark and I feel very verified.

Aurora seen from space.