Nick @internic@social.cleverlibre.org

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

It's been a full day and I think I'm finally ready to crown the winner of the Unintentionally Funniest Comment from Attorney Tom's Fans Who Commented Without Watching My Video. Congratulations tinkdnuos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoUvbhsDX6M&lc=UgxIKUhT2dIIyBzxrRh4AaABAg

How effective a climate solution is removing CO2 from the atmosphere? I had some things to say about that to the CBC.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-carbon-removal-1.7101830

A counterpoint to the crowds of people saying otherwise: DO give me advice even if I don't specifically ask for advice, especially when you have a good reason to suspect that I don't know what I'm doing, and especially if you can clearly demonstrate it.
DO correct my factually wrong opinions, as well.
Some of my most helpful and enlightening interactions were of this sort, but being misguided is not a crime, either.

@tylrfishr @brianboyer @waldoj FWIW, NYT at least attempted acknowledging the problem https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/business/economy/economy-recession-soft-landing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SU0.SjCH.hupcFQxcY2TK&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Tesla under new NHTSA investigation, fined for dumping toxic waste

There have been 2,388 complaints about steering failure in the Model 3 and Model Y.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/tesla-under-new-nhtsa-investigation-fined-for-dumping-toxic-waste/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

"Though the James Webb Space Telescope launched only two years ago, NASA already has its eyes on its next flagship space-based telescope, known as the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)."

@Smithsonianmag says the new telescope "will offer ways to detect signs of life on other planets."

https://flip.it/VnirAy

#Space #NASA #JWST #Telescope #Science

Paul Dirac's paper on quantum emission and absorption of radiation was submitted to the Royal Society #OTD in 1927. It advanced the first quantum mechanical theory of electrodynamics and is considered by many to mark the birth of ✨Quantum Field Theory✨

This thread is for the quantum gravity folks, and it does not lead where you expect.

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspa.1927.0039

A solar eclipse is coming to North America soon! These graphics by Katie Peek are causing me to seriously consider a roadtrip to the path of totality https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/here-are-the-best-places-to-view-the-2024-total-solar-eclipse/

If you’re at #Astrofest today, a reminder that our Deputy Director Robert Massey will be giving a talk at 16:35 GMT titled ‘A cluttered and noisy sky’.

Don’t miss it if you want to hear more about the impact satellites are having on stargazing and what we can do about it 🔭💫🛰️

Great kick-off meeting of our #BlackHolistic project to make color movies of blackholes, funded by a Synergy grant of the #European Research Council #ERC. Partners from @Radboud_uni, University of #Amsterdam, #Oxford, #Turku, and #Namibia will work together, build a new submm-wave telescope in Namibia, and develop a holistic model of black holes. Also talked about societal impact with the Namibian ambassador, who was present. #astrodon #astrophysics #blackhole #astronomy

Oh, I remember this! We’ve come a long way down since then on what qualifies as presidential…