Nick @internic@social.cleverlibre.org

There's a huge disconnect for me rn in the IT space. Companies love to talk about an increasing deficit of smart, talented and skillful people available to help defend the cybers. Welp, a lot of those people are somehow now seeking gainful employment bc they've been laid off. Which is just nuts to me given the sheer scale, resources and effort our adversaries are throwing at everything now.

p.s. AI isn't going to fix anyone's security problems. If anything, it's going to compound them by orders of magnitude (at least in terms of data governance).

Mikah unboxed the Vision Pro yesterday. It was more fun watching him play with it than actually trying it myself.

Presented without comment 😂 #NorahNeko #CatsOfMastodon

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/over-2-percent-of-the-uss-electricity-generation-now-goes-to-bitcoin/

Finally got the hands on "my" issue of physics world 😊

They sent it very much on time but I was travelling since early December and could not pick it up!

(You can also read https://physicsworld.com/a/victoria-grinberg-the-astrophysicist-sharing-her-love-for-science/ or listen to the interview https://physicsworld.com/a/astrophysicist-uses-x-rays-to-explore-the-universe-heat-pumps-could-prevent-potholes/ if so inclined.)

#astrodon #astronomy

@mitchw @pluralistic " The high-tech sector pretends to be science fiction, but it's usually fantasy. " is a great line

Mexican President Demands Apology From #Biden After ProPublica Story on Suspected #Cartel Campaign Donation
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President López Obrador of #Mexico calls our reporter a “mercenary” after our report on a #DEA investigation that found drug money may have played a role in his first presidential campaign.

"“The president has had a lot to say...but none of his remarks has identified a single inaccuracy or factual error," notes ProPublica editor-in-chief.

#News #Journalism

https://www.propublica.org/article/mexico-amlo-demands-apology-from-biden-propublica-cartel-campaign?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

A #Fairphone5 running #postmarketOS, at #FOSDEM.

Time to buy a @Fairphone!

Thanks so much for working on this, @postmarketOS. I love it ❤️

Curious what surveillance technologies law enforcement has in your area? Browse this map to find out: https://atlasofsurveillance.org

Not a single case of cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women in Scotland following HPV immunisation when they were 12-13 years old.

Not a single case.
https://publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/january/no-cervical-cancer-cases-detected-in-vaccinated-women-following-hpv-immunisation/

I think I found the cause of my Wi-Fi disconnect problem.

#Caturday

R.I.P. David Kahn - brought cryptography into the public eye. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/01/david-kahn-codebreakers-nsa-dead/

in case there are other nerds out there who haven’t yet read this classic, behold “the case of the 500-mile email” https://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html

I adore the “absurd computer-borne mysteries” genre and kindly ask for more content from the annals of y’all’s careers

vendors: you should implement Zero Trust and Assume Compromise

me: right, so you mean I shouldn't trust you and assume you're compromised, right?

vendors: NOT LIKE THAT

AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company's production systems. BleepingComputer has learned that data was stolen during the attack.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anydesk-says-hackers-breached-its-production-servers-resets-passwords/

In my hands is my first iPod. Steve Jobs is smiling at me. Everybody at the Apple Store is smiling.

I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 12 years. I put it back on.

I hold my iPod. Everybody in the Apple Store is smiling.

Google Search kills off “cached” webpages

Google Search will no longer make site backups while crawling the web.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/google-search-kills-off-cached-webpages/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

NPR: Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, has died.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/02/02/1228748907/carl-weathers-rocky-movies-mandalorian-dies

Have you followed the science publishers recently federated by @Flipboard? Check them out:

@ScienceAlert (Latest news)

@Smithsonianmag (Science, culture and more)

@mental_floss (Science, history and more)

@ConversationUS (A little bit of everything!)

#FollowFriday #Fediverse #Mastodon #Science

Most of you probably know about EFF’s cookie blocking Privacy Badger, but did you know EFF’s tech team also works on a bunch of other tools to keep you safe online? Check them out here: https://www.eff.org/pages/tools