CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Man, the #CanvasHack opinion pieces are now in swing. I saw this in The Chronicle, but they got it from this other blog, so I used the accessible link:

> Kill Canvas. Now.
https://clairepotter.substack.com/p/kill-canvas-now

#academia #HigherEd #tech #LMS #crime

And speaking of the #CanvasHack,

> The Canvas Hack Confirmed Some Professors’ Fears. It Likely Won’t Change Anything. https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-canvas-hack-confirmed-some-professors-fears-it-likely-wont-change-anything

BTW, a student questioned "whether the hackers were really doing anything worse with personal data than what third-party vendors were already doing..."

Now that is a fair question. Meanwhile yea, odds of change are low to none.

#academia #HigherEd #crime

> The end of the LMS. The Canvas hack was a warning
https://teachyourselfout.substack.com/p/the-end-of-the-lms

No matter how author denies it, it is a hit piece, but a necessary one.

FTA: "Every institution running any LMS as the single platform that holds teaching delivery should read what happened in May as a warning shot, then look at their risk register and ask whether the answers are still good."

Here is looking at a certain small college and their reliance on rhymes with poodle LMS.

#academia #HigherEd #tech #crime

@richlv @jawnsy Ouch. And yea, humor aside, can be risky.

@platypus Oh my goodness. Good thing it was not as bad.

@jawnsy I did wonder about that. How many people open a bottle, thermos, etc. putting their eye anywhere near it?

Oy.

> Over 8 million Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people suffer 'permanent vision loss'
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/8-million-thermos-jars-bottles-recalled-after-3-132568152

From the headline I thought it was some kind of metal poisoning or other contamination issue. Hell no. The damn thing basically is a loaded cannon waiting to shoot it's lid on your fucking face.

If you got one of these, get rid of it now.

#PSA #FYI #Thermos #ProductRecall

> US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/us-military-equipment-worth-billions-of-dollars-destroyed-in-iran-war

Isn't destruction of ordnance, vehicles, equipment, etc. kind of what's supposed to happen in #warfare?

#AmericanEmpire

> Pluralistic: The enshittification multiverse (27 Apr 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/27/analogs-and-analogies/ by @pluralistic

FTA: "Enshittification happens when someone sets out to reduce your choices, and then uses that lock-in to make things worse for you in order to make things better for themself."

No, it is not just for digital services and #tech.

#enshittification #SocialMedia #business #BadEconomy #corruption #exploitation

> Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167352

If you are asking, "will my groceries get more expensive?" signs point to yes.

#climate #weather #agriculture #farming #food #FoodInsecurity #hunger #BadEconomy #NGOs #UnitedNations