Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism British Jews have described to BBC Panorama how they are experiencing a rise in antisemitism.

Yes. Netanyahu is bad, but nothing justifies this

Hegseth saying “The Pharisee Press” should be a fully mask off moment. He is saying “The Jewish Press”. But Christians of all political stripes are so devoted to using Pharisees as a rhetorical prop that liberal Christians regularly insist it’s totally fine, no matter how many Jews try to explain.

One of the most fun Spousal Privileges is getting to HATE your partner’s Work Nemesis.

Seth we fucking hate your guts, stop using Claude to suggest patches to your developers, stop pretending you understand how anything works, stop using AI to raise your newborn infant

[April 2026 Update] RFC 5869 is now listed in SP 800-140D, the top-level list of official Approved SSP Generation and Establishment Methods for FIPS 140-3 purposes.1 This makes it as a whole just as Approved as SP 800-108 or SP 800-56C. The CMVP announced its addition with the comment “even though it is technically compliant to SP 800-56C which is already listed” proving it had always been FIPS 140-3 compliant. The rest of the post is retained for historical purposes (and because if you want to be precise, you still need to figure out how to list it on your certificate), but most of you can stop reading now.

I had a whole post on "yes, HKDF is FIPS 140-3 compliant, actually" but now NIST just went and added it by name to the list of Approved algorithms with a change comment saying "it was always compliant, yo" (paraphrased), so yay.

words.filippo.io/fips-hkdf/

I did say I was unclear, not the study.

Quite simply, I missed that paragraph.

It was in the middle of a large block of text and I was skimming the text because that is a good first pass on a research paper. Absolutely entirely me missing that. My mistake, not an issue with the study.

No, I don't. Quite honestly.

And I fully agree that any coercive pressure is wrong.

1. I missed one of the clarifications in the study so now have no objections to the results. They are as bad as they look.
2. By my original skim, it looked like someone who asked a female friend to introduce them to someone who they hadn't interacted with yet would count by itself.

Okay. I missed that clarification.

Thank you.

Truly mind bogglingly bad.

And here's where I'm unclear if the language of the study.

I fully agree with you that in any of those three cases, it is coercive and should count. If the questions of study were clear like that, then I missed it and it's definitely my error.

Looking in more detail I am worried about the language around some of the coercive strategies. I do think that some things probably got swept in which probably shouldn't count.

That said, even if you eliminate those cases (which is too strict) you'd *still* have easily 60%. Still horrific.

This really is one of those things that is supremely hard to wrap my head around. (Especially as a man.) It is challenging to believe that the vast majority of men I know tried to coerce women into sex, much less to a level where they'd admit as such.

I think I need to read this study.

The @moderation.blacksky.app moderation tool has a "Synthetic Media" labeler which accurately hid this image for me, FYI.

The cover of Joseph Brassey's Glassblade, a Novel of the Wielders, featuring a drawing of a teenage boy, a glass sword-hilt, an iphone, a pencil, and a necklace with a glass bead in it.

Glassblade Chapter 8 drops for general audiences on 4/13/26! Noir Epic Fantasy, a Lost Dynasty, a City on a glass sword's edge. #booksky #writesky

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All I want is for my book to do well enough that one day it gets an animated series with an opening where all the characters look like they're attacking the sky.

Okay everyone go read Glassblade now:

Very good

“You shouldn't transition to post-quantum because you are confident quantum computing will happen; you should only avoid transitioning because you are confident quantum computing will not happen, and none of the experts are confident in that anymore.”

Cloudflare targets 2029 for full post-quantum security Recent advances in quantum hardware and software have accelerated the timeline on which quantum attack might happen. Cloudflare is responding by moving our target for full post-quantum security to 202...

blog.cloudflare.com/post-quantum...

I made a pavlova for dessert today. First time ever. It was great!

Hitler’s Edifice Complex He was obsessed with adding an expensive new wing to the Reich chancellery, part of his grandiose architectural ambitions for the nation’s capital.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... (Gift link)

It's lower because they're worried that Jewish men can't rise during Pesach either.

I can't speak for other fields, but programming is headed for a future where the Morlocks eventually die off leaving a generation of Eloi who will be fine as long as the Second Law of Thermodynamics is wrong.

Happy birthday!

Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook: "A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity! A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000. It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share. Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.) As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck. For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors. Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense. Sign me up!"

Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"

The four types of children (wrong answers only):
Fire
Air
Water
Earth

#books #reading #writingcommunity #wolves #funny #booksky

One for the milk ingredients and one for the meat ones.

I'm a fan of "Yahoo-Wahoo!"

I think our society would be far better if people knew more about a greater variety of narrative structures. There are some great ones that don't even involve conflict!

The Tarot Series by Piers Anthony. I read it in middle school.

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I got abducted by a bunch of mimes, they did unspeakable things to me.