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IT geek that loves tech, science, animals, nature and sports. Proud green bubble. Father of an awesome son that is neurospicy and three cats. Love reading and learning new things. Eff the fascists and nazis.
LocationAustin, TX
OccupationTech Director

The most pristine star yet found in the known universe

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-pristine-star-universe.html

#science #astronomy

The most pristine star yet found in the known universe

An unusual team of astronomers used Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V (SDSS-V) data and observations on the Magellan telescopes at Carnegie Science's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to discover the most pristine star in the known universe, called SDSS J0715-7334. Their work is published in Nature Astronomy.

Phys.org

It's the weekend, take it easy! ☺️
C'est le week-end, prenez Γ§a cool ! πŸ–οΈ

#photography #photographie #SeaLions #wildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #VancouverIslandWildlife

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pauses-work-with-mercor-after-data-breach-puts-ai-industry-secrets-at-risk/
Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Major AI labs are investigating a security incident that impacted Mercor, a leading data vendor. The incident could have exposed key data about how they train AI models.

WIRED

I wrote a thing about a thing.

Specifically, Finding Vulnerabilities with Crassus – A Case Study with ESET.

I created Crassus on a whim a few years ago, and it's interesting to see that it still can find things.

It's also interesting (disappointing) that reporting vulnerabilities to vendors is still as painful as ever.

My weekly update on COVID trends and risks in the US is published:

- COVID nearing 3-year lows in the US.
- Most states have low or very low viral activity.
- Just 2 states have high COVID levels: Mississippi and Tennessee.
- The new variant seems unlikely to cause a new surge, but it does show signs of being more dangerous for kids.
- Kids are under-vaccinated. Follow the CDC recommendations and get them jabbed!

https://medium.com/@augieray_66704/covid-nearing-three-year-lows-in-the-us-but-not-for-kids-update-for-april-3-2026-663a99766969

COVID Nearing Three-Year Lows in the US, But Not For Kids: Update for April 3, 2026

Typically, in my weekly update of COVID risks and trends, I share differences in viral activity based on region or state. However, this…

Medium

CISA’s budget is being cut $707m for the next year, it also had a budget cut last year.

The CVE contract is due for renewal btw, it was on a one year deal after last years farce where nobody had the budget to renew it - it was since added as a protected line in CISA’s budget but it’s unclear now if that will survive.

Same event. Minor traction problems at the start, but overall the beast seemed to behave well 😬

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