As part of the ongoing #eclipse fever throughout northern #Vermont, UVM Health Network reminds us that no all “eclipse glasses” are the same: https://www.uvmhealth.org/healthsource/eclipse-viewing-dos-and-donts
#Eclipse2024 #TotalSolarEclipse
Advocates for #ActivityPub - IF YOU HAVE A #WORDPRESS SITE, have you installed the ActivityPub plugin? https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/
At the State of the Word address this week, Matt Mullenweg was asked about support for the plugin, and he commented that less than 5,000 sites had installed it. So he wasn't sure how interested people are in it.
So... if you have a WP site, let's start installing that plugin and making more sites available via ActivityPub! 😀
#StateOfTheWord #SotW
Wow! As a longtime (decades!) #Firefox user, I had no idea this feature was added! This will now be part of my regular workflow. Thanks, nostr:npub100cvdyxn56frnz0p3hx5e2vnl82fphfy5ytw8qs3jpeh64zhwa6qsngkwp !
#privacy #web
From: nostr:npub1gfdrrw9629qxwvwaa3vwnvzhtaqu2c5m9wf6vcwjnmdnhs7hl4jsux7gg6
Count me as one of the people who actually *liked* the #TouchBar on my MacBook Pro. It isn’t something I *have* to use.. it never became a strong part of my workflow. But now and then in different apps it provides a quick and convenient way to do things. I always kind of wished it was on the Apple magic keyboard so that I could program some shortcuts into it.
However, that is all going away…
nostr:npub1x7sqz885v2gw2yya73k2k7t32t22uj8hxn5lj7972hs04v824ysqffy9ue Yes, I saw warnings over the last few days targeted at people wanting to keep a phone hidden - for instance an abused spouse/partner keeping a phone hidden from the abuser - suggesting they should power off their device for today.
nostr:npub1nvpn2jpj5dak48l0qaqu9z7khh95vfpzgdv02wncwx3976qd2ugq6lagzg So today would be a good day to tell your kids that you spent their college fund. 😄
nostr:npub1up6fwc838nkd5v9w6q4p3h4508k8t9l4s8e2wa37rev6edmycyeqqe2a63 Hahaha… but only *after* they are all glowing in the trance of the iPhone 15 🤣
nostr:npub1alqk9gq85d6zlzvjwmetzpch796as3cjzjugeghnu6e53cre5lnqvtmnj6 Thanks for sharing that. And yes, I still see some activity on X that isn’t yet elsewhere. Many of the people I regularly engaged with have made the move over to Mastodon, but a few remain committed to using X, which is unfortunate. Like you, I am also on BlueSky and Threads as more of an observer. Here on Mastodon is where I spend the most time and energy.
nostr:npub15epx27qyv34yaud9kugaqlgq2a4z054nkwlk63al0g3ql3kj5g4qsrkdu4 I hear you, having gone through (and still being in) that burning. Best wishes with your own journey to finding some kind of hope!
One thing that helped me was subscribing to the e-mail newsletter from FutureCrunch, which reminds me with every issue that amidst all the doom that dominates our media, there are hopeful actions happening around the world: https://futurecrunch.com/
Good thread about CDN security issues…
(where CDN=“content distribution network”)
#Internet #networking #CDNs #security
From: nostr:npub15epx27qyv34yaud9kugaqlgq2a4z054nkwlk63al0g3ql3kj5g4qsrkdu4
ENISA, the EU’s agency for cybersecurity, just published a new report exploring security concerns around undersea cables for #InternetAccess - very interesting read and a useful contribution to discussion about how to ensure the continued operations of the undersea/ subsea / submarine cable network that we all rely on for #Internet traffic - https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/undersea-cables
nostr:npub12vuqmkc3rz2393l0y56w0d8kglmrvyvsvsskdlg7q2m9lfcg9t5su8k28m It turned out to be okay going in and through downtown... it was only on the other side of downtown getting over to the airport that was incredibly slow.
nostr:npub1pzna02749rgut5ypawxe7yk6c2a39a3fzfyfm0ds8mu04a6m33xsemy2as I am right there with you! It pains me to unsubscribe from a cause or candidate I support… but often the disrespect of my time and inbox becomes too much!
9 days in the OBX was just the thing. Nothing but kiting, and chilling at the beach, and I loved it. Back to Vermont tomorrow though! Lots more to do before we go to WordCamp US this month!
https://www.alexstandiford.com/micro/2054
#NorthCarolina #OuterBanks #RVLife #Travel #Vermont #WCUS #WCUS2023
nostr:npub16cxq7pvulgujmk73v608zu0hrn3fachlwnusry4z2xqv8lhzsh6shdayma What will you be doing at WordCamp US?
A good reminder that you are NOT in control of your presence on other people’s platforms!
From: nostr:npub1t3d0yc2kmf6qqcd7tg63smeg7r9xdvea734kr9mmklfdvuk0f2wszwqnlg
This looks interesting! Just published in July..
NIST IR 8270 Introduction to Cybersecurity for Commercial Satellite Operations - https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8270/final
#Internet #InternetAccess #Cybersecurity #Security #LEOS #Space #Satellite
From the UN:
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The #UN has opened the selection process for experts to serve on the global multistakeholder Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.
The Body will undertake analysis & advance recommendations for the international governance of #AI
Find out more here: https://www.un.org/techenvoy/content/artificial-intelligence
Ahhh... that magical moment of hitting "Inbox Zero" on the afternoon before vacation! [1]
[1] by simply taking the several thousand messages in my inbox and moving them to a mail folder! 🤣 🤣
Interesting read in MIT Technology Review (although now I have a Taylor Swift song stuck in my head!):
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Why air-conditioning is a climate antihero
Extreme heat is making cooling a necessity. The result will be sky-high energy demand.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/27/1076774/air-conditioning-climate-antihero/
#environment #Climate #ClimateChange
nostr:npub1nvpn2jpj5dak48l0qaqu9z7khh95vfpzgdv02wncwx3976qd2ugq6lagzg oh my. I’ve seen some of the news stories from there. What a crazy year.
nostr:npub10ltl3pugxhk4ht9parv2gs7fwedthv9af6epmn7au7gx7z70rv0spcvh2u Yes, it’s been a VERY strange summer here. Just weird in so many ways.
nostr:npub10ltl3pugxhk4ht9parv2gs7fwedthv9af6epmn7au7gx7z70rv0spcvh2u If we could, we would gladly send you some of our rain from Vermont! We’ve had a wee bit more than we need in the past few weeks!