Mastodawn

Samuel PIckard Sep 18, 2024

Dr Megan Argo Sep 18, 2024

Good grief. Starlink v2 satellites are generating 32 times more radio emission than previous generations! This is totally blinding to radio telescopes and will stop us doing science in this part of the spectrum.

BBC News coverage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

Journal article: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/09/aa51856-24/aa51856-24.html

#astronomy #starlink #losingthesky

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'blocking' view of the universe

Radio waves from the satellites are "blinding" radio telescopes and hurting research, say scientists.

BBC News

Samuel PIckard Sep 15, 2024

stib Sep 11, 2024

Fun* fact in this video: the 'disposable' vapes thrown away in Britain alone contain enough lithium batteries to make 1.2 Million e-bikes.
I've been independently powering things with vape batteries that I've rescued before seeing this video. Pull out the cell, add a cheap usb charging module and you have a fully rechargeable 3.7v power source. If you need higher voltage you can put them in series and you can even get multi-cell balancing modules for next to nothing if you want to have a few in parallel for more current.
I don't trust them for anything critical, but they're great for low-budget projects as the cells are completely free. My bike lights are all powered by them (one can run a flashing bike light for a couple of weeks' use), as well as various other things that had their batteries die, or that didn't come with rechargeable batteries.
I also only charge them somewhere flameproof, though I haven't had any issues so far.
#making #electronics #reuse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehp23hrrEHY

Turning Disposable Vapes into a Fast Charge Power Bank

In this video I use 35 disposable vape batteries to create a fast charge power bank that can even charge laptops.I am working on building an open source kit ...

YouTube

Samuel PIckard Jul 21, 2024

Alice Averlong🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20, 2024

good lord. I pulled a microSD card out of a Raspi inside an IoT product and it appears they had some developer use a raspi to develop/test some software, and then they just yanked the SD card out of that machine and duped it on to all of their deployed products.

it's got .bash_history of the development process! there's git checkouts of private repos! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

Samuel PIckard Jul 7, 2024

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Jul 6, 2024

Would watch!

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Samuel PIckard Jun 2, 2024

Damned right I'm still bitter. And you too Canonical.

Samuel PIckard Jun 2, 2024

The enormity of Microsoft's Windows Phone shut-down mistake is becoming increasingly clear in the AI era | Windows Central
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/the-enormity-of-microsofts-windows-phone-shut-down-mistake-is-becoming-increasingly-clear-in-the-ai-era

The enormity of Microsoft's Windows Phone shut-down mistake is becoming increasingly clear in the AI era

Microsoft has an Apple-shaped AI nightmare on its hands, as OpenAI realizes the limits of partnering with Microsoft.

Windows Central

Samuel PIckard Mar 11, 2024

Calligrafae Mar 6, 2024

Very slow income week so here's a cheap calligraphy offer :)

For £20 GBP I'll write any word, phrase, sentence, or small paragraph you desire, up to A5 paper size (148 x 210 millimetres, or 5.8 x 8.3 inches). If you're in the UK, postage is included, otherwise please add £3.

If you don't want the physical piece mailed to you but just want a digital high res scan, £15 flat fee.

No borders or anything, just Nicely Written Words. ^.^

#calligraphy #FediGiftShop #CommissionsOpen

Samuel PIckard Mar 7, 2024

UC Access Now Mar 7, 2024

Being a disabled person within the University of California can be very isolating. Help people find our account on Mastodon, please. Boost! #UCAccessNow @disability

Samuel PIckard Mar 7, 2024

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Kees van der Leun Mar 7, 2024

June 2023 was the warmest June on record.
July 2023 was the warmest July on record.
August 2023 was the warmest August on record.
September 2023 was the warmest September on record.
October 2023 was the warmest October on record.
November 2023 was the warmest November on record.
December 2023 was the warmest December on record.
January 2024 was the warmest January on record.
And now February 2024 was the warmest February on record.

I'm starting to see a pattern here.

#ClimateChange

Samuel PIckard Feb 20, 2024

Open Rights Group Feb 20, 2024

Today, the House of Commons debates the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill. MPs should reject powers to veto global privacy tools https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/mps-should-reject-powers-to-veto-global-privacy-tools/ #surveillance #privacy #humanrights #digitalrights #rights

MPs should reject powers to veto global privacy tools

Open Rights Group has urged MPs to reject proposals that would enable the UK to secretly veto security updates that ensure our online interactions are safe and secure.

Open Rights Group