We have a new #OpenPGP passphrase protection feature in #Thunderbird Daily (development) builds, in response to requests we received in the past. Here's a description and call for testing:
https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/e2ee/Tdc427a8b0255b85a/passphrase-protection-for-openpgp-secret-keys
I'd welcome some testing and feedback.

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 19:33

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**Richard J. Bartlett** @astronomywriter@astrodon.social · May 23, 2023, 19:33

May 23, 2023, 19:33

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NASA Scientists Make First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-scientists-make-first-observation-of-a-polar-cyclone-on-uranus

Search over 1,500 astronomy and space news releases at www.stars-n-stuff.com/news-stories

#astronomy #space #science #news #stargazing #NASA #JPL #Uranus

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/VLA

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**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 17:57

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**John Bull** @garius@mastodon.me.uk · May 23, 2023, 17:57

May 23, 2023, 17:57

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So to confirm, because Johnson was too tight to pay his own legal fees, the Cabinet Office got to see his diaries. Because they're officially the client.

Which means that in the process of defending him from one set of crimes, they found evidence of ANOTHER set of crimes, for which they've now had to refer him to the police.

God these spin-off series of the Tory Shitshow are getting hard to track.

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 16:16

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**Really American 🇺🇸** @reallyamerican1@bird.makeup · May 23, 2023, 16:16

May 23, 2023, 16:16

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Unreal: Florida elementary schools in Miami-Dade county are taking the book banning to new heights, this time banning the poem that was read at President Biden's inauguration by poet Amanda Gorman.

How were they able to get this done at all, let alone across the entire county?

*One* parent demanded that the poem be taken out of the libraries, saying it was "inappropriate" for students.

In addition to Gorman's poem, the deranged parent who was able to get this done successfully also challenged four additional books: The ABCs of Black History, Cuban Kids, Countries in the News Cuba, and Love to Langston.

She claimed that these books were filled with "indirect hate messages" that were inspired by critical race theory.

The director of research and insight at the Florida Freedom to Read Project responded to this absolute atrocious ruling to ban the poem, and books across the state, saying that the type of books being banned show a concerted effort to target "books that address ethnicities, marginalized communities, racism or our history of racism."

Should *one* parent be able to do this? Should a team of parents be able to do this? Where is the line? Who draws it?

This is insane.

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**Paul Sutton** · May 22, 2023, 19:58

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**Evolution Meetings** @evol_mtg@ecoevo.social · May 22, 2023, 19:58

May 22, 2023, 19:58

Evolution Meetings @evol_mtg@ecoevo.social

Virtual evolution is coming soon (June 2-3)! The schedule is now available (with a few talks still to be scheduled). Hope to see you there!
https://www.xcdsystem.com/evolution/program/URURiZb/index.cfm

#Evol2023 @sse_evolution @SystBiol @ASNAmNat

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 19:05

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**Loukas Christodoulou** @Loukas@mastodon.nu · May 23, 2023, 19:05

May 23, 2023, 19:05

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@zleap schools will email 3,000 parents a warning about something that never happens just because one of the teachers saw a post about it on Facebook.

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 18:45

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**IT News** @itnewsbot@schleuss.online · May 23, 2023, 18:45

May 23, 2023, 18:45

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Biden Administration Developing National AI Strategy - The White House is seeking public input on rules for new artificial intelligence tools su... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-developing-national-ai-strategy-ee22b44e?mod=rss_Technology #paid

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**IT News** @itnewsbot@schleuss.online · May 23, 2023, 18:45

May 23, 2023, 18:45

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Built-in ChatGPT-driven Copilot will transform Windows 11 starting in June - Enlarge / Windows Copilot is an AI-assisted feature coming to Windows 1... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1941293 #windows11 #chatgpt #copilot #openai #tech #ai

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 18:56

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**Loukas Christodoulou** @Loukas@mastodon.nu · May 23, 2023, 18:56

May 23, 2023, 18:56

Loukas Christodoulou @Loukas@mastodon.nu

@zleap yes that's a good point. Currently we're in a hangover period when most institutions haven't realised what's happened to twitter because they never really understood social media anyway. They just want an easy way to carry out their outreach and branding.

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 18:37

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**nemo™ 🇺🇦** @nemo@mas.to · May 23, 2023, 18:37

May 23, 2023, 18:37

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Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=q31WY0Aobro

Alt. link.:

https://youtu.be/q31WY0Aobro

#nemoradio

**Paul Sutton** · May 23, 2023, 16:45

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**Juan Carlos Muñoz** @astro_jcm@mastodon.online · May 23, 2023, 16:45

May 23, 2023, 16:45

Juan Carlos Muñoz @astro_jcm@mastodon.online

Many people imagine professional astronomers hunched over a #telescope and taking notes. We no longer work that way, as light captured by the telescope is registered by complex instruments. But sometimes it's fun to use your eyes!

I took this pic a few years ago, when we removed one of the instruments of ESO's Very Large Telescope in #Chile. A screen was temporarily attached in its place, and we used it to project the #Moon and show it to everyone at the observatory

#astronomy #astrodon #space