George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

My husband had to wait for 6 years to capture this view of #TheNeedles.

Taken as the #moon set at 4.30 am last summer. This shot is only possible a couple of times each year. He almost had it in 2016 but it was slightly too breezy and the telephoto lens couldn't keep in focus.

It causes controversy as some think it's fake, I promise you that it is not. It involved much research, persistence and luck with the weather! It's the cover shot on our 2024 calendar #IsleofWight #photography

TIL #Skywest flight crews get benefits from all four of their client carriers (Alaska, Delta, United, American) and over a four-day work shift can frequently fly for all four clients.

Hey! We are hiring at Fastly, and now that it's been a year since @glitchdotcom was acquired, I can say definitively that I've found it a great place to work. Here are some roles to check out that work directly alongside our team — if you know of thoughtful, smart people who are a fit, please do let them know. First is the engineering manager for our developer relations team; you'd be leading a brilliant global team that does amazing work:
https://grnh.se/5eb4ff561us

To keep Starliner flying, Boeing must make some hard choices

"I think if they look back on it, they wouldn't do it again."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/to-keep-starliner-flying-boeing-must-make-some-hard-choices/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

You can spell "banana" by drawing a banana.

Pentagon buying Starlink dishes for Ukraine after funding dispute with SpaceX

DoD confirms deal months after Musk said he'd "keep funding Ukraine for free."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/pentagon-buying-starlink-dishes-for-ukraine-after-funding-dispute-with-spacex/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

It’s pride month. Many companies will suddenly become queer friendly, and some will make a big song and dance.

We prefer to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ team and the queer community we love every day just by carrying out the defiant act of existence in the face of hate, homophobia, transphobia and inequality.

Only when we work every day to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer, smarter, kinder and more equitable place do we start to move the needle away from greed, hate, and lies.

Be an ally.

I'm new here on Mastodon. Is this thing on? If you can see this, I'm looking for some folks to follow. I'm a fun old fart and just here for some interaction and wasting time.

PlugShare users have grown by a million in less than a year.

The EV charging guide app now has 3.5 million users according to EVgo, which acquired PlugShare in 2021. PlugShare’s been a boon to hundreds of early EV adopters looking for chargers. The interface is showing its age compared to Google Maps, but PlugShare users have logged over 6.5 million checkins worldwide and share useful tips on almost every charging station.

https://investors.evgo.com/news/news-details/2023/PlugShare-Achieves-Milestone-of-More-Than-6.5-Million-Check-Ins-as-Global-EV-Adoption-Grows/default.aspx

Finally time, I suppose. I hung on to Twitter, in hopes that it might blow over. But my default experience has turned into conspiracy theorists and AI/Crypto grifters. Too bad really - but maybe it's time to start posting things for friends once more!

Still trying to find iOS/Mac folks, feel free to send recommendations!

Researchers tell owners to “assume compromise” of unpatched Zyxel firewalls

Poor patching hygiene is fueling a flurry of "downstream attacks" on other targets.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/researchers-tell-owners-to-assume-compromise-of-unpatched-zyxel-firewalls/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A Mastodon success story! @kentindell heard our episode of The Amp Hour where we were confused about CAN bus and offered to join for an interview as an expert. And my oh my what an expert he is! What an interesting look into CAN bus! From the history up through the most modern usages of CAN in the modern auto. Also car hacking, that's always fun too! 😆

https://theamphour.com/634-the-can-bus-can-with-dr-ken-tindell/

Taliban Call for Stop to Afghan Brain Drain https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-call-for-stop-to-afghan-brain-drain-/7115958.html #voanews #voiceofamerica

In a huge victory for civil liberties, a district court judge in New York ruled that a warrant is required for a cell phone search at the border. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant

I'm sorry if you're of the generation that's never used a dot-matrix printer. I still remember mine from the 80s and 90s, and they were dope AF:

- Made cool sounds when printing

- Paper as a perforated form-feed, and tearing the perforations after printing was *so* satisfying

- You could re-ink your own ribbons with whatever ink you had at hand

- Manufacturer wasn't trying to screw you at every possible term

- Software focused on birthdays cards and banners, not "business" or "out of cyan"

2600 polo shirts are back! https://www.2600.com/content/2600-polo-shirts-back-stock

It's okay to resist capitalism on an iPhone. The feudal lord who owned the pitchforks the peasants killed him with probably observed the irony too.

Dallas airport will demo this cute little mobile EV charging robot

Instead of making the EVs park by a charger, this charger can come to the EV.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/dallas-airport-will-demo-this-cute-little-mobile-ev-charging-robot/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

COVID outbreak at CDC gathering infects 181 disease detectives

Nearly all of the attendees were vaccinated, but 70% said they didn't mask.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/05/covid-outbreak-at-cdc-gathering-infects-181-disease-detectives/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social