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Finally got a picture of my Twilight Louise. She's a 17 year old Russian Blue/Nebelung mix. And that's the sweater I'm #knitting. #caturday #CatsOfMastodon
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A massive #Twitter data breach last year, exposing more than five million phone numbers and email addresses, was worse than initially reported.

https://9to5mac.com/2022/11/25/massive-twitter-data-breach/

Massive Twitter data breach was far worse than reported, reveal security researchers

A massive Twitter data breach last year, exposing more than five million phone numbers and email addresses, was worse than initially reported. We’ve been shown evidence that the same security vulnerability was exploited by multiple bad actors, and the hacked data has been offered for sale on the dark web by several sources. It had […]

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Pleiades (M45)

Open star cluster in Taurus, some 444 light years distant. A cluster of relatively young stars, less than 100 million years old. The reflection nebulae around the stars is thought to be a dust cloud lying between us and the cluster and not part of the cluster itself.

23 November 2022
Princeton, NJ, Bortle 6 skies

1 hour, 25 minutes integration time (17 × 5-min LRGB exposures)

Televue NP127is telescope
Paramount MYT mount
ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro imaging camera

@jdarnold Perfect for chilly weather!!!
[#Astrophysics] Astronomers of the John Hopkins University publish the Map of the Observable Universe from the Milky Way to the edge of what can be seen. Enjoy exploring ! https://mapoftheuniverse.net/
The Map of the Universe

On a week-long, all day training class. Not even an hour in, and one of the participants' cats started belligerently putting its butt right in the camera...because of course it did. 🤣🐈 #cats

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Cancelling plans is okay. Putting yourself first is okay. Going for a long walk is okay. Abandoning society is okay. Moving into a cave with a family of raccoons is okay. Giving them tiny swords & shields is okay. Do what you need to do to cope.
I am hiring at least two PhD students in the next year to study social influences on security and privacy, decentralized computing, and "dangerous speech." Please pass along to the promising students you know. https://cci.charlotte.edu/academics/software-and-information-systems/phd-sis-track
Ph.D. in Computing and Information Systems, SIS Track

SIS Track Our Ph.D. in Computing and Information Systems program is uniquely designed to train Ph.D. students in innovative, interdisciplinary research of societal relevance centered on computing and informatics. It is the largest and fastest growing Ph.D. program on campus. It is staffed with a strong faculty of international stature and ranked in the top 10 in faculty productivity among 375 top research universities in the US in 2017.

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