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The Wall of Dissonance
In my previous post I found matters of issue in the markets and society largely unchanged from when I last visited them six months ago, while the other – linked here below it – is a succinct foundation of my economic thought:
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Now, I must report I’ve since found myself a victim of blatant censorship on Reddit. If you have been with this blog since the very begging you might recall this is the second time such a thing happened to me. I respond, as I did then, by publishing the content in hand here. While at that time a comment I made in a subreddit, which now lives as the here-above linked text, was deleted by a community moderator, posting the text you are about to read resulted in an immediate ban from the platform itself! There was no email or message to explain the reasons behind it, no, just – your account is banned and all posts and comments unavailable to the public.
The subject matter is a paper published by DeepMind discussed here. The paper itself is available here, and I reproduce the abstract below as this is how I found it.
This doesn’t quite compute? What I had to say follows and I will not write past it. Happy weekend!
IMHO this paper is somewhat unrigorous as it is titled and writes in general about “AI” but it’s applicable only to current-gen technology. As well, its logic breaks down in places. I’ll touch on it really quickly to fill in such gaps.
#AI #DeepMind #GOOG #Google #RDDT #Reddit
In the abstract the author correctly points out what should be a matter of broad consensus: “symbolic computation is not an intrinsic physical process, [but] … a mapmaker dependent description.” No known biological entity depends on hard-wired programming to make sense of the world. However, the hypothesis the author proposes – to separate the “simulation” (abstract reasoning congruent with symbol manipulation in the “vehicle” of calculation) and “instantiation” (sense congruent with the content of thought) places the latter outside reach of the former merely by assuming its own conclusion – by neglecting practical aspects of neural networks as they occur in living entities. Also, by introducing the “mapmaker” the author disposes of the proposed “abstraction fallacy” by falling back onto the homunculus fallacy – which problem he comes to struggle with. The core of my argument is as follows: the biological neural networks we find that correspond to general level intelligence are distinctly characterised by the ability to evolve and match their structure to either the reality observed by sensing or an abstract concept conveyed through language. We refer to this ability as “learning” (no pun intended). The matter of emphasis is that the process of learning occurs in living, functioning minds – the neural network construing the mind changes and reconfigures “on the fly” and (our) conscious experience changes with it. Secondly, to the nature of consciousness itself I shall here argue it is in essence enabled and thus defined by the ability of the mind to introspect, to assess itself and the processes ongoing within it. Somewhere in the structure of the neural network that is our minds there exist neurons having the function to monitor the mind itself and, so to say, generate meta information which in the aggregate form our conscious experience. While such a grouping of neurons has not yet been identified, I find this interpretation consistent with evolution – having found ourselves with an abundance of neurons these have learned to monitor each other leading us to gain consciousness. Regarding the “hard problem,” then, the subjectivity of experience arises precisely as our DNA differs – both as we each rely on a different “mapmaker” and as we would like to find ourselves at different spots on the map. Our feelings – which are an important substrate of consciousness – along with consciousness itself have evolved to motivate behaviour most consistent with passing down our own genes. Applied to AI this understanding simply calls for a shift from systems that have their knowledge predefined (such as the ones the paper in hand critiques) to ones that derive their own understanding and are designed to introspect on their own internal state. I argue that while the former of the two additions would be sufficient to consider an AI having reached the general level, the second would be /humane/ to supply to the AI as a basis of consciousness. Indeed, an intelligent entity may learn about itself and become conscious by observing the trace it leaves in the world.
In the text, by using the term “common cores” the author shows he is broadly familiar with concepts some of his coworkers refined in detail (though without citing, see “Symmetry-Based Representations for Artificial and Biological General Intelligence” by Higgins at al. which refer to “the invariant cores and joints of the world” together with associated beta-VAE, explainer here). His conclusion that “AI simulates the rules of this recombination flawlessly, but it structurally lacks the intrinsic building blocks required to run the experiential imagination,” while correct when applied to LLMs ignores this body of work precisely intended to enable unsupervised learning of the structure of the environment. The missing link is, therefore, the one between the learned representations and their linguistic equivalents. Concepts, in fact, are Platonic ideas in so far as we are able to agree which of their properties are apparent to rational and honest observers.
Next, regarding the homunculus argument the author correctly infers it would not apply should the “mapmaker” be the entirety of the sentient entity but makes no mention why an artificial neural network – a /soft/ AGI designed to run as software could not emulate this kind of a mapmaker – like discussed here-above.
Also, the author employs some persuasional acrobatics. E.g. the superficial discussion of “functional equivalence” of a synthetic heart: it clearly can not exhibit if it doesn’t emulate the entirety of the behaviour of the organ.
As the hypothesis of the paper “makes biology central” (while it “does not rely on biological exclusivity”) it precisely opens the door to considering consciousness an inherently biological trait, and then, in a continued absence of a scientific explanation, a supernatural trait.
To conclude, a lack of rigour goes against the character of science. Therefore it was important for me to point out the flaws and limitations of the logical construction of this work, especially as the times are such that LLMs ingest and disseminate information without first having critically assessed it. -
“Something that doesn’t actually exist can still be useful”*…
Gregory Barber on ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite. Ultrafinitism has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy, but it is also producing new insights in math and beyond…
Doron Zeilberger is a mathematician who believes that all things come to an end. That just as we are limited beings, so too does nature have boundaries — and therefore so do numbers. Look out the window, and where others see reality as a continuous expanse, flowing inexorably forward from moment to moment, Zeilberger sees a universe that ticks. It is a discrete machine. In the smooth motion of the world around him, he catches the subtle blur of a flip-book.
To Zeilberger, believing in infinity is like believing in God. It’s an alluring idea that flatters our intuitions and helps us make sense of all sorts of phenomena. But the problem is that we cannot truly observe infinity, and so we cannot truly say what it is. Equations define lines that carry on off the chalkboard, but to where? Proofs are littered with suggestive ellipses. These equations and proofs are, according to Zeilberger — a longtime professor at Rutgers University and a famed figure in combinatorics — both “very ugly” and false. It is “completely nonsense,” he said, huffing out each syllable in a husky voice that seemed worn out from making his point.
As a matter of practicality, infinity can be scrubbed out, he contends. “You don’t really need it.” Mathematicians can construct a form of calculus without infinity, for instance, cutting infinitesimal limits out of the picture entirely. Curves might look smooth, but they hide a fine-grit roughness; computers handle math just fine with a finite allowance of digits. (Zeilberger lists his own computer, which he named “Shalosh B. Ekhad,” as a collaborator on his papers.) With infinity eliminated, the only thing lost is mathematics that was “not worth doing at all,” Zeilberger said.
Most mathematicians would say just the opposite — that it’s Zeilberger who spews complete nonsense. Not just because infinity is so useful and so natural to our descriptions of the universe, but because treating sets of numbers (like the integers) as actual, infinite objects is at the very core of mathematics, embedded in its most fundamental rules and assumptions.
At the very least, even if mathematicians don’t want to think about infinity as an actual entity, they acknowledge that sequences, shapes, and other mathematical objects have the potential to grow indefinitely. Two parallel lines can in theory go on forever; another number can always be added to the end of the number line.
Zeilberger disagrees. To him, what matters is not whether something is possible in principle, but whether it is actually feasible. What this means, in practice, is that not only is infinity suspect, but extremely large numbers are as well. Consider “Skewes’ number,” eee79. This is an exceptionally large number, and no one has ever been able to write it out in decimal form. So what can we really say about it? Is it an integer? Is it prime? Can we find such a number anywhere in nature? Could we ever write it down? Perhaps, then, it is not a number at all.
This raises obvious questions, such as where, exactly, we will find the end point. Zeilberger can’t say. Nobody can. Which is the first reason that many dismiss his philosophy, known as ultrafinitism. “When you first pitch the idea of ultrafinitism to somebody, it sounds like quackery — like ‘I think there’s a largest number’ or something,” said Justin Clarke-Doane, a philosopher at Columbia University.
“A lot of mathematicians just find the whole proposal preposterous,” said Joel David Hamkins, a set theorist at the University of Notre Dame. Ultrafinitism is not polite talk at a mathematical society dinner. Few (one might say an ultrafinite number) work on it. Fewer still are card-carrying members, like Zeilberger, willing to shout their views out into the void. That’s not just because ultrafinitism is contrarian, but because it advocates for a mathematics that is fundamentally smaller, one where certain important questions can no longer be asked.
And yet it gives Hamkins and others a good deal to think about. From one angle, ultrafinitism can be seen as a more realistic mathematics. It is math that better reflects the limits of what people can create and verify; it may even better reflect the physical universe. While we might be inclined to think of space and time as eternally expansive and divisible, the ultrafinitist would argue that these are assumptions that science has increasingly brought into question — much as, Zeilberger might say, science brought doubt to God’s doorstep.
“The world that we’re describing needs to be honest through and through,” said Clarke-Doane, who in April 2025 convened a rare gathering of experts to explore ultrafinitist ideas. “If there might only be finitely many things, then we’d better also be using a math that doesn’t just assume that there are infinitely many things at the get-go.” To him, “it sure seems like that should be part of the menu in the philosophy of math.”
For mathematicians to take it seriously, though, ultrafinitists first need to agree on what they’re talking about — to turn arguments that sound like “bluster,” as Hamkins puts it, into an official theory. Mathematics is steeped in formal systems and common frameworks. Ultrafinitism, meanwhile, lacks such structure.
It is one thing to tackle problems piecemeal. It is quite another to rewrite the logical foundations of mathematics itself. “I don’t think the reason ultrafinitism has been dismissed is that people have good arguments against it,” Clarke-Doane said. “The feeling is that, oh, well, it’s hopeless.”
That’s a problem that some ultrafinitists are still trying to address.
Zeilberger, meanwhile, is prepared to abandon mathematical ideals in favor of a mathematics that’s inherently messy — just like the world is. He is less a man of foundational theories than a man of opinions, of which he lists 195 on his website. “I cannot be a tenured professor without doing this crackpot stuff,” he said. But one day, he added, mathematicians will look back and see that this crackpot, like those of yore who questioned gods and superstitions, was right. “Luckily, heretics are no longer burned at the stake.”…
Read on for the history of ultrafinitism, the critical dialogue surrounding it, and its implications: “What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?” from @gregbarber.bsky.social in @quantamagazine.bsky.social.
* Ian Stewart (whose point was somewhat different from Zeilberger’s :-), Infinity: A Very Short Introduction
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As we engage the endless, we might spare a thought for a man whose work touched on the infinitesimal, Isaac Barrow; he died on this date in 1677. A theologian and mathematician, he played a key role in the development of infinitesimal calculus (in particular, for a proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus). Barrow was the inaugural holder of the prestigious Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a post later held by his student, Isaac Newton (who, of course, shares primary credit for the development of calculus with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz).
#calculus #culture #DoronZeilberger #GregoryBarber #history #infinitesimalCalculus #infinity #IsaacBarrow #IsaacNewton #Leibniz #Mathematics #philosophy #Science #ultrafinitism -
CW: NSFW furry art, lewd draw-over
I commission furry art with my 'sona for two specific reasons, the inherently obvious one of fulfilling fantasies true for most furries, and perhaps more importantly, for celebrating good memories.
This draw-over is for the latter reason. Moving soon and will be much further away from my best friends, and the place that has been my vacation home away from home during our stay in Texas. Over that time, Gaikotsu has become another one of my best friends--someone I don't have to mask when chatting with, despite being 1/3 of the world away. She was drawn to my bodypaint photos, so this piece holds several layers of significance to special people and one of the best days in my life in recent memory.
I'm insanely happy with this on so many levels.
Check it out side-by-side with the original photo if you want to analyze the subtler edits ( https://tiggi.es/system/media_attachments/files/110/528/159/479/451/263/original/9ebef04ddd13631b.jpeg ), and give her some love on her Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/gaikotsu ), FA ( https://www.furaffinity.net/user/gaikotsu ), and/or her e621 page ( https://e621.net/posts?tags=gaikotsu )!
Posted with permission.
#justthestripes #nsfw #nude #male #tiger #furry #furryNSFW #balls #paws
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I do not believe that Tyler Oliveira is inherently and or intentionally an evil person. Possibly misguided perhaps when not understanding how different #cultures work together, but not a #nationalist or #isolationist by trade. This is why it is crutial, to always use as much independent content platforms, like the ones populated by the #fediverse as humanly possible.
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I do not believe that Tyler Oliveira is inherently and or intentionally an evil person. Possibly misguided perhaps when not understanding how different #cultures work together, but not a #nationalist or #isolationist by trade. This is why it is crutial, to always use as much independent content platforms, like the ones populated by the #fediverse as humanly possible.
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@mjr Health Hubs may be a way to ease the privatisation that #LINO seeks. I haven't analysed that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
However, my point was about the merits of more types of NHS facility. There's nothing inherently privatised about minor surgery centres or high Street drop-in centres or NHS pop-up shops. All these innovations can be run very well within a publicly owned and run NHS.
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@mjr Health Hubs may be a way to ease the privatisation that #LINO seeks. I haven't analysed that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
However, my point was about the merits of more types of NHS facility. There's nothing inherently privatised about minor surgery centres or high Street drop-in centres or NHS pop-up shops. All these innovations can be run very well within a publicly owned and run NHS.
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@mjr Health Hubs may be a way to ease the privatisation that #LINO seeks. I haven't analysed that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
However, my point was about the merits of more types of NHS facility. There's nothing inherently privatised about minor surgery centres or high Street drop-in centres or NHS pop-up shops. All these innovations can be run very well within a publicly owned and run NHS.
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@mjr Health Hubs may be a way to ease the privatisation that #LINO seeks. I haven't analysed that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
However, my point was about the merits of more types of NHS facility. There's nothing inherently privatised about minor surgery centres or high Street drop-in centres or NHS pop-up shops. All these innovations can be run very well within a publicly owned and run NHS.
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@mjr Health Hubs may be a way to ease the privatisation that #LINO seeks. I haven't analysed that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
However, my point was about the merits of more types of NHS facility. There's nothing inherently privatised about minor surgery centres or high Street drop-in centres or NHS pop-up shops. All these innovations can be run very well within a publicly owned and run NHS.
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Scaling AMR fleets introduces acoustic signal challenges. In tight warehouse aisles, ultrasonic crosstalk causes phantom object detections and false stops, mitigated via Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM).
Additionally, a 30°C temp shift alters sound velocity by 18m/s, ruining ToF braking curves. Designing a robust AGV/AMR near-field perception logic inherently solves these thermal drifts and signal collisions via NTC compensation.
#Robotics #AMR #automation
https://issrsensor.com/agv-amr-near-range-obstacle-avoidance-logic/ -
I recently chanced upon the paper, "Deep, Differentiable Logic Gate Networks", Petersen (2022). It describes the Logical Neural Network, whose neurons are 2-input, 1-output #logic gates. The whole network is but a #combinational #circuit, so the trained network can readily be synthesised on #FPGA. Fancy that! And given the simplicity and sparsity of an FPGA-borne LNN, it runs a couple of orders of magnitude faster than a GPU-borne DNN, and consumes an order of magnitude less power, yet able to attain a comparable task accuracy.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.08277The seminal paper on LNN is this: "Logical Neural Networks", Riegel (2020).
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.13155This paper below, "Logic Neural Networks for Efficient FPGA Implementation", Ramírez (2024), is a good companion paper to read, too.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10746856NB—The Logical Neural Network #LNN is not related to the Binary Neural Network #BNN. The BNN is a binarised (read, "crude") approximation of a conventional, real-valued DNN (yielding 1-bit activations and weights). The LNN, in contrast, has no weights at all on the wires that connect the gates and the activation functions are the inherently non-linear logic operations.
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“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”*…
Over the past two decades, we’ve been reallocating our time away from offices, malls, and classrooms… and toward home and solitude. Hyunsoo Rim illustrates…
With our Covid-induced lockdowns now a moderately foggy memory for most, the last few years have turned out to be a continued normalization for many of the habits that defined the pandemic era.
Peloton bikes are now doubling as coat racks; the banana bread craze has cooled; Zoom’s share price is almost back to where it started; millions of people have gone back to clothes shopping in person; and companies like Del Monte are stuck with mountains of unsold canned fruit that’s no longer flying off the shelves.
But one seismic lifestyle change has proven far more permanent than any fitness fad or panic-buying spree — and it turns out to be part of a much longer trend that’s been building for decades: Americans are spending more time at home, and alone. And not everyone has the means to break that growing trend…
[Rim uses infographics to chart American’s use of time…]
… According to the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS) — a self-reporting survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — an average American’s typical day still breaks down pretty much the same as it did 20 years ago. Roughly a third still goes to sleep, a fifth to leisure and sports, and, perhaps most surprising to anyone feeling burned out, just one-sixth to work. The rest goes to household chores, meals, and everything else. The survey does, of course, represent the average, with many retirees likely skewing the work figures down.
But if you look closer, the routines underneath tell a different story about how the collective American experience has changed.
Over the past two decades, Americans have gained about 30 minutes of sleep per day — now averaging over nine hours, more than ever — and spend roughly 11 more minutes on household activities such as cooking, cleaning, and pet care.
Where did those extra hours come from? It seems like we’ve carved them out of work commutes, mall trips, and in-person classes… activities that usually have us interacting with others out in public in some way.
Some of this shift can certainly be explained by demographic factors — America is an older country than it was in 2003, as birth rates have dropped. Nevertheless, on aggregate, the figures are pretty staggering for a nation of 340+ million people — and the sharp rise in the pandemic era suggests at least a decent amount of the shift is behavioral.
Indeed, in 2003, the average American spent 7.7 hours per day at home, according to the ATUS data compiled by IPUMS. By 2024, that rose to 9.1 hours, with the pandemic only accelerating the climb…
… what’s more striking is how time once spent outside or with others has steadily moved in the opposite direction…
… As more of our daily lives have moved home and online, the same shift is reshaping how we unwind. Since 2003, time spent socializing and communicating — from hanging out with family and friends to hosting events — has fallen 24%, while travel time is down 26%…
… But not everyone is experiencing the shift in the same way. As evidence for the K-shaped economy — where some groups thrive while others struggle — becomes harder to ignore, income is proving to be a strong differentiator.
In fact, households earning under $35,000 now spend about 10 hours a day at home, almost an hour and a half longer than those earning $150,000 or more. The pattern holds for time spent alone, too, with a two-hour daily gap between the lowest- and highest-income groups…
… wealthier Americans aren’t just spending less time at home; they’re more likely to pay their way out of it, with restaurant meals instead of cooking, pilates classes instead of home workouts, or washer-dryer combos instead of hours tied up in chores.
For the very wealthiest, that logic even goes further: according to a recent survey by Long Angle, nearly two-thirds of multimillionaires now outsource housekeeping, while about half pay for gardening services and two-fifths employ nannies.
Of course, time at home and alone isn’t inherently negative — as researchers note that, for many, solitude can be valued as a way to rest, think, or create. But when more of your day is taken up by unpaid chores and low-cost, home-bound leisure, that retreat indoors starts to look less like a choice…
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out. Eminently worth reading in full: “Home. Alone.” from @sherwood.news.
* Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (August 28, 1988)
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As we contemplate our calendars, we might recall that it was on this date in 1967 that kids across America could “go out” even as they stayed in: they were invited for the first time into Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, as the series premiered on NET (which later became PBS). The show had had earlier local incarnations in Canada, then in Pittsburgh, where the national show was birthed and produced. Michael Keaton, who worked for the Pittsburgh public television station WQED at the time, often helped out with Roger’s show. And future horror director George A. Romero worked on the show shooting short films.
#AmericansUseOfTime #culture #demographics #economcs #FredRogers #GeorgeRomero #history #inforgraphics #MichaelKeaton #MrRogersNeighborhood #NET #PBS #society #Technology #time #timeUse #useOfTime -
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”*…
Over the past two decades, we’ve been reallocating our time away from offices, malls, and classrooms… and toward home and solitude. Hyunsoo Rim illustrates…
With our Covid-induced lockdowns now a moderately foggy memory for most, the last few years have turned out to be a continued normalization for many of the habits that defined the pandemic era.
Peloton bikes are now doubling as coat racks; the banana bread craze has cooled; Zoom’s share price is almost back to where it started; millions of people have gone back to clothes shopping in person; and companies like Del Monte are stuck with mountains of unsold canned fruit that’s no longer flying off the shelves.
But one seismic lifestyle change has proven far more permanent than any fitness fad or panic-buying spree — and it turns out to be part of a much longer trend that’s been building for decades: Americans are spending more time at home, and alone. And not everyone has the means to break that growing trend…
[Rim uses infographics to chart American’s use of time…]
… According to the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS) — a self-reporting survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — an average American’s typical day still breaks down pretty much the same as it did 20 years ago. Roughly a third still goes to sleep, a fifth to leisure and sports, and, perhaps most surprising to anyone feeling burned out, just one-sixth to work. The rest goes to household chores, meals, and everything else. The survey does, of course, represent the average, with many retirees likely skewing the work figures down.
But if you look closer, the routines underneath tell a different story about how the collective American experience has changed.
Over the past two decades, Americans have gained about 30 minutes of sleep per day — now averaging over nine hours, more than ever — and spend roughly 11 more minutes on household activities such as cooking, cleaning, and pet care.
Where did those extra hours come from? It seems like we’ve carved them out of work commutes, mall trips, and in-person classes… activities that usually have us interacting with others out in public in some way.
Some of this shift can certainly be explained by demographic factors — America is an older country than it was in 2003, as birth rates have dropped. Nevertheless, on aggregate, the figures are pretty staggering for a nation of 340+ million people — and the sharp rise in the pandemic era suggests at least a decent amount of the shift is behavioral.
Indeed, in 2003, the average American spent 7.7 hours per day at home, according to the ATUS data compiled by IPUMS. By 2024, that rose to 9.1 hours, with the pandemic only accelerating the climb…
… what’s more striking is how time once spent outside or with others has steadily moved in the opposite direction…
… As more of our daily lives have moved home and online, the same shift is reshaping how we unwind. Since 2003, time spent socializing and communicating — from hanging out with family and friends to hosting events — has fallen 24%, while travel time is down 26%…
… But not everyone is experiencing the shift in the same way. As evidence for the K-shaped economy — where some groups thrive while others struggle — becomes harder to ignore, income is proving to be a strong differentiator.
In fact, households earning under $35,000 now spend about 10 hours a day at home, almost an hour and a half longer than those earning $150,000 or more. The pattern holds for time spent alone, too, with a two-hour daily gap between the lowest- and highest-income groups…
… wealthier Americans aren’t just spending less time at home; they’re more likely to pay their way out of it, with restaurant meals instead of cooking, pilates classes instead of home workouts, or washer-dryer combos instead of hours tied up in chores.
For the very wealthiest, that logic even goes further: according to a recent survey by Long Angle, nearly two-thirds of multimillionaires now outsource housekeeping, while about half pay for gardening services and two-fifths employ nannies.
Of course, time at home and alone isn’t inherently negative — as researchers note that, for many, solitude can be valued as a way to rest, think, or create. But when more of your day is taken up by unpaid chores and low-cost, home-bound leisure, that retreat indoors starts to look less like a choice…
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out. Eminently worth reading in full: “Home. Alone.” from @sherwood.news.
* Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (August 28, 1988)
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As we contemplate our calendars, we might recall that it was on this date in 1967 that kids across America could “go out” even as they stayed in: they were invited for the first time into Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, as the series premiered on NET (which later became PBS). The show had had earlier local incarnations in Canada, then in Pittsburgh, where the national show was birthed and produced. Michael Keaton, who worked for the Pittsburgh public television station WQED at the time, often helped out with Roger’s show. And future horror director George A. Romero worked on the show shooting short films.
#AmericansUseOfTime #culture #demographics #economcs #FredRogers #GeorgeRomero #history #inforgraphics #MichaleKeaton #MrRogersNeighborhood #NET #PBS #society #Technology #time #timeUse #useOfTime -
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”*…
Over the past two decades, we’ve been reallocating our time away from offices, malls, and classrooms… and toward home and solitude. Hyunsoo Rim illustrates…
With our Covid-induced lockdowns now a moderately foggy memory for most, the last few years have turned out to be a continued normalization for many of the habits that defined the pandemic era.
Peloton bikes are now doubling as coat racks; the banana bread craze has cooled; Zoom’s share price is almost back to where it started; millions of people have gone back to clothes shopping in person; and companies like Del Monte are stuck with mountains of unsold canned fruit that’s no longer flying off the shelves.
But one seismic lifestyle change has proven far more permanent than any fitness fad or panic-buying spree — and it turns out to be part of a much longer trend that’s been building for decades: Americans are spending more time at home, and alone. And not everyone has the means to break that growing trend…
[Rim uses infographics to chart American’s use of time…]
… According to the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS) — a self-reporting survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — an average American’s typical day still breaks down pretty much the same as it did 20 years ago. Roughly a third still goes to sleep, a fifth to leisure and sports, and, perhaps most surprising to anyone feeling burned out, just one-sixth to work. The rest goes to household chores, meals, and everything else. The survey does, of course, represent the average, with many retirees likely skewing the work figures down.
But if you look closer, the routines underneath tell a different story about how the collective American experience has changed.
Over the past two decades, Americans have gained about 30 minutes of sleep per day — now averaging over nine hours, more than ever — and spend roughly 11 more minutes on household activities such as cooking, cleaning, and pet care.
Where did those extra hours come from? It seems like we’ve carved them out of work commutes, mall trips, and in-person classes… activities that usually have us interacting with others out in public in some way.
Some of this shift can certainly be explained by demographic factors — America is an older country than it was in 2003, as birth rates have dropped. Nevertheless, on aggregate, the figures are pretty staggering for a nation of 340+ million people — and the sharp rise in the pandemic era suggests at least a decent amount of the shift is behavioral.
Indeed, in 2003, the average American spent 7.7 hours per day at home, according to the ATUS data compiled by IPUMS. By 2024, that rose to 9.1 hours, with the pandemic only accelerating the climb…
… what’s more striking is how time once spent outside or with others has steadily moved in the opposite direction…
… As more of our daily lives have moved home and online, the same shift is reshaping how we unwind. Since 2003, time spent socializing and communicating — from hanging out with family and friends to hosting events — has fallen 24%, while travel time is down 26%…
… But not everyone is experiencing the shift in the same way. As evidence for the K-shaped economy — where some groups thrive while others struggle — becomes harder to ignore, income is proving to be a strong differentiator.
In fact, households earning under $35,000 now spend about 10 hours a day at home, almost an hour and a half longer than those earning $150,000 or more. The pattern holds for time spent alone, too, with a two-hour daily gap between the lowest- and highest-income groups…
… wealthier Americans aren’t just spending less time at home; they’re more likely to pay their way out of it, with restaurant meals instead of cooking, pilates classes instead of home workouts, or washer-dryer combos instead of hours tied up in chores.
For the very wealthiest, that logic even goes further: according to a recent survey by Long Angle, nearly two-thirds of multimillionaires now outsource housekeeping, while about half pay for gardening services and two-fifths employ nannies.
Of course, time at home and alone isn’t inherently negative — as researchers note that, for many, solitude can be valued as a way to rest, think, or create. But when more of your day is taken up by unpaid chores and low-cost, home-bound leisure, that retreat indoors starts to look less like a choice…
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out. Eminently worth reading in full: “Home. Alone.” from @sherwood.news.
* Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (August 28, 1988)
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As we contemplate our calendars, we might recall that it was on this date in 1967 that kids across America could “go out” even as they stayed in: they were invited for the first time into Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, as the series premiered on NET (which later became PBS). The show had had earlier local incarnations in Canada, then in Pittsburgh, where the national show was birthed and produced. Michael Keaton, who worked for the Pittsburgh public television station WQED at the time, often helped out with Roger’s show. And future horror director George A. Romero worked on the show shooting short films.
#AmericansUseOfTime #culture #demographics #economcs #FredRogers #GeorgeRomero #history #inforgraphics #MichaleKeaton #MrRogersNeighborhood #NET #PBS #society #Technology #time #timeUse #useOfTime -
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”*…
Over the past two decades, we’ve been reallocating our time away from offices, malls, and classrooms… and toward home and solitude. Hyunsoo Rim illustrates…
With our Covid-induced lockdowns now a moderately foggy memory for most, the last few years have turned out to be a continued normalization for many of the habits that defined the pandemic era.
Peloton bikes are now doubling as coat racks; the banana bread craze has cooled; Zoom’s share price is almost back to where it started; millions of people have gone back to clothes shopping in person; and companies like Del Monte are stuck with mountains of unsold canned fruit that’s no longer flying off the shelves.
But one seismic lifestyle change has proven far more permanent than any fitness fad or panic-buying spree — and it turns out to be part of a much longer trend that’s been building for decades: Americans are spending more time at home, and alone. And not everyone has the means to break that growing trend…
[Rim uses infographics to chart American’s use of time…]
… According to the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS) — a self-reporting survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — an average American’s typical day still breaks down pretty much the same as it did 20 years ago. Roughly a third still goes to sleep, a fifth to leisure and sports, and, perhaps most surprising to anyone feeling burned out, just one-sixth to work. The rest goes to household chores, meals, and everything else. The survey does, of course, represent the average, with many retirees likely skewing the work figures down.
But if you look closer, the routines underneath tell a different story about how the collective American experience has changed.
Over the past two decades, Americans have gained about 30 minutes of sleep per day — now averaging over nine hours, more than ever — and spend roughly 11 more minutes on household activities such as cooking, cleaning, and pet care.
Where did those extra hours come from? It seems like we’ve carved them out of work commutes, mall trips, and in-person classes… activities that usually have us interacting with others out in public in some way.
Some of this shift can certainly be explained by demographic factors — America is an older country than it was in 2003, as birth rates have dropped. Nevertheless, on aggregate, the figures are pretty staggering for a nation of 340+ million people — and the sharp rise in the pandemic era suggests at least a decent amount of the shift is behavioral.
Indeed, in 2003, the average American spent 7.7 hours per day at home, according to the ATUS data compiled by IPUMS. By 2024, that rose to 9.1 hours, with the pandemic only accelerating the climb…
… what’s more striking is how time once spent outside or with others has steadily moved in the opposite direction…
… As more of our daily lives have moved home and online, the same shift is reshaping how we unwind. Since 2003, time spent socializing and communicating — from hanging out with family and friends to hosting events — has fallen 24%, while travel time is down 26%…
… But not everyone is experiencing the shift in the same way. As evidence for the K-shaped economy — where some groups thrive while others struggle — becomes harder to ignore, income is proving to be a strong differentiator.
In fact, households earning under $35,000 now spend about 10 hours a day at home, almost an hour and a half longer than those earning $150,000 or more. The pattern holds for time spent alone, too, with a two-hour daily gap between the lowest- and highest-income groups…
… wealthier Americans aren’t just spending less time at home; they’re more likely to pay their way out of it, with restaurant meals instead of cooking, pilates classes instead of home workouts, or washer-dryer combos instead of hours tied up in chores.
For the very wealthiest, that logic even goes further: according to a recent survey by Long Angle, nearly two-thirds of multimillionaires now outsource housekeeping, while about half pay for gardening services and two-fifths employ nannies.
Of course, time at home and alone isn’t inherently negative — as researchers note that, for many, solitude can be valued as a way to rest, think, or create. But when more of your day is taken up by unpaid chores and low-cost, home-bound leisure, that retreat indoors starts to look less like a choice…
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out. Eminently worth reading in full: “Home. Alone.” from @sherwood.news.
* Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (August 28, 1988)
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As we contemplate our calendars, we might recall that it was on this date in 1967 that kids across America could “go out” even as they stayed in: they were invited for the first time into Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, as the series premiered on NET (which later became PBS). The show had had earlier local incarnations in Canada, then in Pittsburgh, where the national show was birthed and produced. Michael Keaton, who worked for the Pittsburgh public television station WQED at the time, often helped out with Roger’s show. And future horror director George A. Romero worked on the show shooting short films.
#AmericansUseOfTime #culture #demographics #economcs #FredRogers #GeorgeRomero #history #inforgraphics #MichaleKeaton #MrRogersNeighborhood #NET #PBS #society #Technology #time #timeUse #useOfTime -
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”*…
Over the past two decades, we’ve been reallocating our time away from offices, malls, and classrooms… and toward home and solitude. Hyunsoo Rim illustrates…
With our Covid-induced lockdowns now a moderately foggy memory for most, the last few years have turned out to be a continued normalization for many of the habits that defined the pandemic era.
Peloton bikes are now doubling as coat racks; the banana bread craze has cooled; Zoom’s share price is almost back to where it started; millions of people have gone back to clothes shopping in person; and companies like Del Monte are stuck with mountains of unsold canned fruit that’s no longer flying off the shelves.
But one seismic lifestyle change has proven far more permanent than any fitness fad or panic-buying spree — and it turns out to be part of a much longer trend that’s been building for decades: Americans are spending more time at home, and alone. And not everyone has the means to break that growing trend…
[Rim uses infographics to chart American’s use of time…]
… According to the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS) — a self-reporting survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — an average American’s typical day still breaks down pretty much the same as it did 20 years ago. Roughly a third still goes to sleep, a fifth to leisure and sports, and, perhaps most surprising to anyone feeling burned out, just one-sixth to work. The rest goes to household chores, meals, and everything else. The survey does, of course, represent the average, with many retirees likely skewing the work figures down.
But if you look closer, the routines underneath tell a different story about how the collective American experience has changed.
Over the past two decades, Americans have gained about 30 minutes of sleep per day — now averaging over nine hours, more than ever — and spend roughly 11 more minutes on household activities such as cooking, cleaning, and pet care.
Where did those extra hours come from? It seems like we’ve carved them out of work commutes, mall trips, and in-person classes… activities that usually have us interacting with others out in public in some way.
Some of this shift can certainly be explained by demographic factors — America is an older country than it was in 2003, as birth rates have dropped. Nevertheless, on aggregate, the figures are pretty staggering for a nation of 340+ million people — and the sharp rise in the pandemic era suggests at least a decent amount of the shift is behavioral.
Indeed, in 2003, the average American spent 7.7 hours per day at home, according to the ATUS data compiled by IPUMS. By 2024, that rose to 9.1 hours, with the pandemic only accelerating the climb…
… what’s more striking is how time once spent outside or with others has steadily moved in the opposite direction…
… As more of our daily lives have moved home and online, the same shift is reshaping how we unwind. Since 2003, time spent socializing and communicating — from hanging out with family and friends to hosting events — has fallen 24%, while travel time is down 26%…
… But not everyone is experiencing the shift in the same way. As evidence for the K-shaped economy — where some groups thrive while others struggle — becomes harder to ignore, income is proving to be a strong differentiator.
In fact, households earning under $35,000 now spend about 10 hours a day at home, almost an hour and a half longer than those earning $150,000 or more. The pattern holds for time spent alone, too, with a two-hour daily gap between the lowest- and highest-income groups…
… wealthier Americans aren’t just spending less time at home; they’re more likely to pay their way out of it, with restaurant meals instead of cooking, pilates classes instead of home workouts, or washer-dryer combos instead of hours tied up in chores.
For the very wealthiest, that logic even goes further: according to a recent survey by Long Angle, nearly two-thirds of multimillionaires now outsource housekeeping, while about half pay for gardening services and two-fifths employ nannies.
Of course, time at home and alone isn’t inherently negative — as researchers note that, for many, solitude can be valued as a way to rest, think, or create. But when more of your day is taken up by unpaid chores and low-cost, home-bound leisure, that retreat indoors starts to look less like a choice…
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out. Eminently worth reading in full: “Home. Alone.” from @sherwood.news.
* Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (August 28, 1988)
###
As we contemplate our calendars, we might recall that it was on this date in 1967 that kids across America could “go out” even as they stayed in: they were invited for the first time into Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, as the series premiered on NET (which later became PBS). The show had had earlier local incarnations in Canada, then in Pittsburgh, where the national show was birthed and produced. Michael Keaton, who worked for the Pittsburgh public television station WQED at the time, often helped out with Roger’s show. And future horror director George A. Romero worked on the show shooting short films.
#AmericansUseOfTime #culture #demographics #economcs #FredRogers #GeorgeRomero #history #inforgraphics #MichaelKeaton #MrRogersNeighborhood #NET #PBS #society #Technology #time #timeUse #useOfTime -
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# IMPLEMENTATION OF JAN 30 AGREEMENTS
Following the agreement with SDF a convoy STG personal entered the cities of Hasakah and Qamishlo. They are tasked to coordinate the integration of SDF into the new Syrian army and the political structures of the DAANES into the SYrian State. SDF and other structures of NES proposed . SDF answered the request for nominations for some key postitions with the following candidates:
- Noureddine al Ahmad, former SDF public relations officer, as the Hasakah Province governor.
- Azad Kobani, SDF intelligence chief, as the Syrian assistant defense minister.
- Siamand Afrin, SDF unspecified commander, as the Hasakah Province deputy director of securityUnidentified attackers tried to assault the STG convoy is Qamishlo, with Asayish responding to prevent further conflict, resulting in one Asayish injured.
Syrian authorities report positive start to SDF Agreement.# INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON JAN 30 AGREEMENT:
Al Majalla, a Saudi-owned, UK-based media outlet, published the full text of the January 30 agreement. Allegedly it includes fourteen clauses and four unspecified phases that will occur over one month, as well as a fifth phase that will result in a permanent agreement
1 The SDF and Syrian Government declared a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire and agreed to stop arrests related to recent fighting. The SDF will continue to protect detention facilities holding ISIS fighters, and the Syrian government pledged to provide full logistical support for the ongoing US-led detainee relocation process.
2 The SDF will withdraw its forces from Hasakah and Qamishli cities to agreed-upon bases, while the Syrian army will withdraw its forces near Hasakah City to al Shadaddi.
3 The Syrian Ministry of Defense (MoD) agreed to form a three-brigade army division in Hasakah Province made up of SDF fighters.
4 The MoD will integrate SDF forces in Kobani into one brigade subordinate to an unspecified parent division in Aleppo Province.
5 The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will dispatch “15 vehicles” to both Hasakah and Qamishli cities to enhance security and begin the process of integrating SDF internal security forces into the MoI.
6 The SDF will submit proposals to appoint local officials, including the governor of Hasakah Province, the assistant minister of defense, and Hasakah Province’s deputy director of security. The Syrian government has already appointed a new Hasakah Province director of security.
7 The Syrian government will take over vital infrastructure from the SDF, including key oil fields in Hasakah Province and the Qamishli Airport.
8 The Syrian government will deploy a team from the Land Border Authority to the Semalka and Nusaybin border crossings in SDF territory to register civilian employees and prevent the smuggling of foreign fighters and weapons at the crossings.
9 The Syrian government will take over all civilian institutions in Hasakah Province and integrate the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) into Syrian state institutions.
10 The Syrian MoD will prevent its forces from entering Kurdish majority towns and cities.
11 The Syrian government will validate all school, university, and institutional certificates issued by the AANES.
12 The Syrian government will provide licenses to all local and cultural organizations and media institutions in accordance with the regulations of the relevant ministries.
13 The Syrian Ministry of Education and the SDF will discuss the educational curriculum for the Kurdish community.
14 The Syrian government will ensure the return of all internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their respective cities and villages (including Afrin, Sheikh Maqsoud, and Ras al Ayn) and appoint local officials to those areas.[28] Turkish-backed offensives against the SDF since 2018 forcibly displaced Kurds from Afrin and Ras al Ayn, and the more recent January 2026 Syrian government offensive displaced people across Aleppo, Hasakah, Raqqa, and Deir ez Zor Provinces.
# ONGOING TRANSFER OF ISIS PRISONERS
Iraq confirms the transfer of over 1300 ISIS prisoners after the operations of transport got delayed due to bad weather conditions. Speaking in an interview with Al Arabiya news channel, Khaled al-Yaqubi, an adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, said that only four of the transferred ISIS members are Iraqi nationals. Earlier on Monday Iraq announced the start of investigative procedures involving 1,387 ISIS members who had been detained in Syria.
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# EVALUATION
The implementation of the agreements between SDF and STG is having some visible steps in the main cities, but on the front lines the situation still tense. Comrades are still ready to defend the ground if things come to a military escalation, not lowering defenses. Even though the political and the military are inherently connected, SDF forces are aware that political agreements should not mean lowering military readiness.
It is a difficult moment for us to evaluate the situation. On one hand this agreement may be an opening ground for political struggle beyond weapons. On the other, many comrades on the ground are having doubts about the agreements, mainly about how much the transitional government will respect the conditions set, as they already broke past agreements. Still, it is clear that the popular organization in NES still strong and ready to struggle, whatever it will be on the frontlines, on the political institutions or on the streets.
Revolutionary greetings 🖤
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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist -
>Various AI-powered software programs were purchased under the governor’s border disaster declaration or in response to Abbott’s executive orders to prevent mass attacks, agency records show.
The defense sector is all a big grift.
>Several AI companies, including those that sell tech to DPS, have registered lobbyists in Texas this session, according to state records, including Clearview AI, Flock Safety, and LEO Technologies, which sells the Verus surveillance software. One company also has connections to state law enforcement in Texas: Skylor Hearn, a former DPS deputy director, was a registered lobbyist for Clearview AI in 2020 and 2021 and joined the company as its government affairs director in 2022. During his tenure at the firm, he testified in other states against banning or limiting police use of facial recognition tech. This session, Clearview AI has three registered lobbyists in Texas.
The revolving door keeps revolving.
>The Republican lawmaker cautioned that, while he would not necessarily call the agency’s capabilities a “dragnet,” he had concerns about protecting Texans’ privacy: “It does come into question whether we are creating a wide area of study of people who have not committed a crime and trying to use that for law enforcement purposes.”
"That's not bullshit. It's repurposed bovine waste."
>Meanwhile, Senator Parker’s bill, SB 1964, would require Texas agencies to more thoroughly report on how they use AI and what risks of “unlawful harm” these systems have. Under the bill, state agencies would be required to create impact assessments of any AI-powered tools they deploy—though the reports would be considered confidential and exempt from the Texas Public Information Act.
Intelligence for me but not for thee.
>“People want to make sure that the government isn’t just surveilling people who aren’t doing anything wrong just because they can. ..."
Completely missing the point. The government *defines* what "doing anything wrong" *is*. "Only going after bad guys" is tautological nonsense in this context.
>Shah, the attorney from Just Futures Law, said the dangers of surveillance technologies are easily overlooked because they are not viewed as inherently or imminently violent.
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>“It’s just that it’s creating the infrastructure in which you can be harmed,” Shah said. Plus, she added, many surveillance tools were originally designed for warfare, or by former military intelligence personnel, and should be viewed through that lens and not as the “soft side” of policing, which is how some AI companies market the tools.
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>“These are wartime technologies that are now in the hands of local cops,” she said. “We should be really worried.”At least one person quoted in the article understands the problem. Talk about burying the lede, @TexasObserver :P
#TexasObserver #DragnetSurveillance #Surveillance #texas #AI #PoliceState #DPS #ALPRs #ALPR #ANPR #ANPRs #LicensePlateReaders #FacialRecognition #Biometrics #Flock
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How Salesforce Will Secure Your Org Against Hackers
Security and convenience are almost always inversely correlated. Making something more secure inherently makes it harder to access, which creates real friction for everyday users. This tension is nothing new. Hackers have always sought unauthorized access to systems, but historically, the barriers were high: computers were expensive and internet access was scarce. This is no longer true.
This battle front has always favored attackers. Security teams must successfully defend against every single intrusion attempt, while hackers only need to succeed once. A single breach can cause significant damage.
What’s changed is the scale and speed of attacks. AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to entry, enabling hackers to probe far more systems, far more frequently than ever before.
Recently, several Salesforce customers experienced significant system breaches involving their Salesforce instances, most notably those tied to the ShinyHunters cybercriminal group. What made these incidents particularly damaging was that the compromised accounts belonged to users with elevated access, including admins and developers. Salesforce denied responsibility and took limited action, largely confining its response to informing and educating the ecosystem about the risks of phishing and vishing attacks.
It seems like that is about to change. Big time.
Salesforce decided to enforce multiple security controls starting June-August 2026 to prevent credential theft, data exfiltration, and account takeovers. IP range restrictions originally planned are no longer being mandated, but MFA for all employee users, phishing-resistant MFA for admins, auto-containment for high-risk connections, and step-up authentication for reports will be enforced.
This means your life is about to get more difficult, especially if you have elevated access typically used by admins, developers and architects.
The New Security Direction by Salesforce
- MFA exemption permission restricted: The “Waive Multifactor Authentication for Exempt Users” permission will be removed except for justified cases (automation/testing users) requiring support approval.
- New permission set required: “Modify Transaction Security Policy” permission set introduced. Users need both the new “Modify Transaction Security Policy” permission AND the existing “Customize Application” permission to manage TSPs. Users with only the Customize Application permission will be downgraded to read-only access for TSPs.
- IP range restriction enforcement removed: The requirement to use IP ranges on profiles and the “enforce login ranges on every request” setting will not be mandated, though strongly recommended for customers who can implement them.
- Staggered rollout approach: Enforcement timelines extended and staggered by instance to minimize customer disruption.
Security Controls Being Enforced
Auto-Containment Measures
High-risk IP blocking was expanded April 24th to include all connected app and API traffic from anonymizing VPNs, proxies, and high-risk IP addresses; users are contained automatically with admin notifications. Extended login anomaly containment applies to all internal user login behavior (excluding external/community users) and focuses on detecting suspicious login patterns. There is no allow-list override, meaning even allow-listed IP addresses will be contained if classified as high-risk at connection time. There are also AWS integration issues under active investigation, with some AWS IP addresses being incorrectly flagged and the issue currently being resolved.
MFA Requirements
All Employee Users:
MFA is required for all employee license users, excluding Experience Cloud and external users. Enforcement is handled via locked settings, so admins cannot disable it. API-only logins are exempt, as the requirement applies exclusively to UI logins. For SSO, providers must pass AMR/ACR signals indicating strong or phishing-resistant MFA.
Timeline: Sandboxes June 22-29; Production July 20-August 17
Admins and Privileged Users:
Phishing-resistant MFA is required for users with elevated privileges, specifically those on the default Sys Admin profile or holding Modify All Data, View All Data, Customize Application, or Author Apex permissions. This standard is stricter than standard MFA, and mobile authenticator apps do not meet the threshold. Only security keys and built-in authenticators or passkeys qualify.
Timeline: Sandboxes June 22-29; Production July 1-27
Email Domain Verification
DKIM or authorized email domain verification is required for all email sending domains (this was previously announced). Enforcement is being rolled out on a staggered timeline; check the timeline knowledge article for the latest dates. A tool is also available to verify compliance status.
Step-Up Authentication for Reports
Time-Based Session Policy:
- Additional authentication required when users spend considerable time on reports.
- Admins can configure the “Require step-up authentication within cool-down period” session-level policy to an exact cadence between 2 and 120 minutes (with 120 minutes being the default); logging in with MFA does not reset timer.
- Verification methods: Users can use any supported MFA method, including Passkeys, Security Keys, Salesforce Authenticator, and third-party TOTP apps. The email and SMS One-Time Password (OTP) options are specifically fallback challenges for Single Sign-On (SSO) users who do not have a Salesforce MFA method registered.
- Report access blocked if authentication fails (UI only, not API).
- Timeline: Available May 27 (sandbox/production); Enforced June 3 (sandbox), June 10-July 4 (production).
Anomalous Behavior Detection:
- ML-based detection triggers authentication when unusual report viewing/downloading behavior detected.
- Users must configure at least one verification method (authenticator app, phone, email) or report access blocked.
- Timeline: Enforced June 22 (sandbox), July 13 (production).
Transaction Security Policy Enhancements (Shield/Event Monitoring customers only):
- Step-up authentication required when downloading >10,000 records from reports.
- Required for any create/update/delete/enable/disable operations on transaction security policies.
- Timeline: Available June 1 (sandbox), June 15 (production); Enforced June 22 (sandbox), July 13 (production).
Additional Considerations
Mobile SDK Lockout Risk for Admins: Warning for admins using the Salesforce Mobile App or custom Mobile SDK apps. Mobile SDK version 13.2.0 and earlier does not support phishing-resistant MFA. Admins using these older versions will be blocked from logging in unless their org pre-configures advanced authentication in My Domain, or until they utilize the new “Login for Admins” browser-based flow arriving in Mobile SDK 13.2.1
Impact on “Waive MFA” Permission: Please note the exact behavior of the “Waive Multi-Factor Authentication for Exempt Users” permission. After enforcement, this permission will no longer automatically waive the MFA requirement; users with this permission will actually be prompted to enroll in MFA in the UI. To restore this exemption for valid testing/automation tools, admins must proactively contact Salesforce Support for approval.
Passwordless Login Recommendation: Please note the best-practice recommendation of enabling “Allow passwordless login with passkeys”. This allows users (especially privileged admins) to meet the strict phishing-resistant MFA requirement by simply logging in with their username and a biometric passkey or security key, bypassing the need for a password and streamlining their experience.
Trial Org Grace Period: Note that Trial Orgs converted to a paid subscription will no longer receive a 30-day grace period to comply with the MFA requirement.
MFA Edge Cases and Exceptions
Experience Cloud and Community users are completely exempt from this specific MFA login mandate. API-only users with the API-only permission assigned are exempt from MFA, as the requirement applies exclusively to UI logins. For Windows SSO, check the AMR field in login history for OIDC, or use the SAML Validator tool for SAML; ignore the strong/weak classification and only verify that the signal is present. Free scratch orgs are not in scope, as MFA enforcement applies only to paid sandbox orgs. When it comes to device activation, MFA takes precedence, and completing MFA exempts users from device activation prompts. Finally, custom IDPs must follow SAML/OIDC industry standards for passing AMR/ACR signals; contact your account team or support for provider-specific nuances.
Customer Communication Plan
Knowledge articles were published, you will find the links in this post. System administrators and security contacts received email notifications on the 6th of May, 2026. Product managers will be hosting webinars on Wednesday, May 13th, with both early and late US time slots available. For the early webinar time, click here. For the later time, click here.
Action Items
- Partners: Review client orgs for current VPN usage and MFA exemption permission assignments; prepare clients for June-August enforcement timelines.
- Admins: Test MFA configurations in sandboxes starting June 22; ensure users have at least one verification method configured (email/SMS/authenticator).
- SSO administrators: Verify AMR/ACR signals are being passed correctly using login history (OIDC) or SAML Validator tool (SAML).
- Shield customers: Review transaction security policies and prepare for step-up authentication on report downloads >10,000 records and policy modifications.
- All customers: Set up DKIM keys or authorized email domains; use in-app verification tool to check compliance.
Don’t Wait for Enforcement to Find Your Gaps
Salesforce’s upcoming security enforcement represents a meaningful shift in how the platform approaches user protection. For years, the responsibility fell almost entirely on customers to configure and maintain their own security posture. That’s changing. Whether you’re an admin, developer, architect, or partner, the June through August enforcement windows are closer than they appear. Audit your orgs, test your configurations in sandbox, and make sure your users are set up with the right verification methods before enforcement kicks in. The friction is real, but so is the risk it’s designed to address. See the official Salesforce documentation here.
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#DomainVerification #MFA #Salesforce #SalesforceTutorial #Secutiry #Tutorial -
Une étude historique toujours d’actualité
👍 Champlain et les fondateurs oubliés
Par Mathieu D’Avignon
🔸 l’alliance franco-montagnaise de 1603 est une composante inhérente à la fondation de Québec et de la Nouvelle-France, bien que sa reconnaissance soit encore peu répandue dans la population
https://cltr.blogspot.com/2019/04/champlain-et-les-fondateurs-oublies.html
#histoire #Québec #historiographie #Autochtones #Innus #Champlain #nationalisme #PUL #politique #musée #France #colonisation -
"The Irish State functions under a number of unstated presumptions. One of those is that everything is basically correct and as it should be. Systemic change is inherently bad, because anything that moves us from the status quo is to be treated as a fall from grace."
As a blow-in I found this Gist article on Irish political attitudes and the fuel crisis fascinating ...
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RE: https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/116397199509933935
Corporations are inherently sociopathic. Not coincidentally, sociopaths often end up leading them.
Sociopaths make up 1% of the population and 21% of CEOs. That should tell us something about corporations.
There is an excellent book and documentary called The Corporation by Joel Bakan about this. (I included it in my book, too.)
Capitalism, if not sociopathic itself, sure enables it.
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RE: https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/116397199509933935
Corporations are inherently sociopathic. Not coincidentally, sociopaths often end up leading them.
Sociopaths make up 1% of the population and 21% of CEOs. That should tell us something about corporations.
There is an excellent book and documentary called The Corporation by Joel Bakan about this. (I included it in my book, too.)
Capitalism, if not sociopathic itself, sure enables it.
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RE: https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/116397199509933935
Corporations are inherently sociopathic. Not coincidentally, sociopaths often end up leading them.
Sociopaths make up 1% of the population and 21% of CEOs. That should tell us something about corporations.
There is an excellent book and documentary called The Corporation by Joel Bakan about this. (I included it in my book, too.)
Capitalism, if not sociopathic itself, sure enables it.
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RE: https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/116397199509933935
Corporations are inherently sociopathic. Not coincidentally, sociopaths often end up leading them.
Sociopaths make up 1% of the population and 21% of CEOs. That should tell us something about corporations.
There is an excellent book and documentary called The Corporation by Joel Bakan about this. (I included it in my book, too.)
Capitalism, if not sociopathic itself, sure enables it.
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RE: https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/116397199509933935
Corporations are inherently sociopathic. Not coincidentally, sociopaths often end up leading them.
Sociopaths make up 1% of the population and 21% of CEOs. That should tell us something about corporations.
There is an excellent book and documentary called The Corporation by Joel Bakan about this. (I included it in my book, too.)
Capitalism, if not sociopathic itself, sure enables it.
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I’m thinking that maybe triangles are inherently sexy…? (Sketches of the Week for Week 3 of 2026) https://www.davideriknelson.com/sbsb/index.php/2026/01/sketch-of-the-week-sexy-triangle/ #art #drawing #firls #geometry #girls #MarilynMonroe #newsD #newsF #pinups #sketch #sketching
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Hey, please stop trying to turn #zionist into a slur. You already turned previously harmless words like #jew into a slur. Yes, I acknowledge #zionism can be dangerous but by definition, it isn't necessarily dangerous, and isn't inherently about #supremacy. Netanyahu and his enablers are not the only zionists out there. I am very disappointed to see such conspiratorial #groupthink from a creator I previously enjoyed. When I saw the post, I had to unfollow and report her.
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Kernafval opnieuw ondergeschoven kindje bij taakverdeling kabinet
Met de samenvoeging van de ministeries Economische Zaken en Klimaat en Groene Groei tot één groot ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (EZK) presenteert het kabinet-Jetten zijn ambities voor nieuwe kerncentrales en Small Modular Reactors (SMR’s). Staatssecretaris Jo‑Annes de Bat is daarbij de nieuwe macher van het kernenergiebeleid van de regering. Maar opvallend genoeg blijft één cruciaal dossier opnieuw buiten beeld: het kernafval.
Want hoewel De Bat nu verantwoordelijk is voor de bouw van kerncentrales, het nucleaire investeringsprogramma en de bijbehorende energie-infrastructuur, valt het kernafvaldossier niet binnen zijn portefeuille. Dat blijft verspreid elders binnen departementale organisaties ondergebracht, zonder duidelijke bestuurlijke verantwoordelijkheid.
Daarmee blijft onduidelijk wie nu politiek aanspreekpunt is voor het lange‑termijnbeheer van hoogradioactief afval, de financiële onderbouwing van eindberging of de aanpak van de toenemende volumes afval die door de gewenste nieuwe kerncentrales zullen ontstaan.
In de toelichting op de nieuwe taakverdeling benadrukt CDA'er De Bat vooral de noodzaak om netcongestie op te lossen en nieuwe kerncentrales te realiseren: meer infrastructuur, meer productiecapaciteit, meer “schone energie uit eigen land”.
Maar in de communicatie vanuit het kabinet schittert kernafval door afwezigheid. Terwijl de bouw van nieuwe kerncentrales automatisch betekent dat Nederland veel meer kernafval zal moeten opslaan, verwerken en uiteindelijk voor tienduizenden jaren veilig moet bergen, wordt dat aspect structureel onbenoemd.De beperkte aandacht voor kernafval is extra gênant omdat het Nederlandse kernafvalbeleid al jaren onder druk staat. De tijdelijke opslag bij COVRA wordt almaar uitgebreid, terwijl de plannen voor een definitieve eindbergingslocatie op de lang baan worden geschoven.
Critici signaleren dat Nederland zich volledig richt op bouwambities en investeringsmodellen, maar daarbij de inherente nadelen van kernenergie negeert. Maar kernafval is niet slechts een technisch detail, het is een groot maatschappelijke vraagstuk, met grote financiële en complexe ethische aspecten.
Dat het nieuwe ministerie bij de toewijzing van verantwoordelijkheden wél expliciet de bouw van kansloze SMRs meeneemt, maar níet het beheer van de afvalketen, voedt de indruk dat dit dossier bewust uit de spotlights wordt gehouden.
Nu D66 toelaat dat de kernenergie-dromen van CDA en de VVD een prominente rol krijgen in het nationale energiebeleid, is het kernafvaldossier de lakmoesproef voor de geloofwaardigheid van dat beleid. Zonder kernafval in de portefeuille van De Bat is het kabinet-Jetten na minder dan drie weken al af.
#SMRs