Mastodawn

I don't know, I'm beginning to think the bans are not really about security...

https://therecord.media/fcc-pushes-ban-on-updates-to-foreign-routers-drones-2029

FCC pushes ban on security updates for foreign-made routers, drones to 2029

The router deadline, originally slated for March 1, 2027, has been pushed back to at least January 1, 2029, according to the announcement from the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET).

Kokos 💠11h ago

Mike Sheward 1d ago

they paid a ransom to criminals with nothing but a pinky promise they wouldn’t do more crimes and yet this linkedin notification makes it sound like they entered into a strategic partnership to deliver value for their customers

Kokos 💠14h ago

Freedom of the Press 1d ago

NY’s attorney discipline office told us to keep secret that it found a federal prosecutor engaged in misconduct after he retaliated against a newspaper.

Pro tip: Don’t direct a prior restraint at an organization with freedom of the press in its name.

https://theintercept.com/2026/05/11/trump-new-york-us-attorney-john-sarcone-misconduct/

A Trump U.S. Attorney’s Professional Misconduct Must Be Kept “Private and Confidential”

A legal disciplinary panel won’t disclose any details about its inquiry into John Sarcone, a Trump loyalist in New York.

The Intercept

Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0px8g13xgo

Samsung family pays off record $8bn inheritance tax bill

The bill is tied to the estate left by the firm's late chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died in October 2020.

Kokos 💠May 3

Church of Jeff Apr 30

I cannot over-state how a single bad teacher can create a lot of harm to so many kids.

#PhysicalEducation #PE #fitness #health #exercise #teaching #teachers

Kokos 💠Apr 30

balloob Apr 13

WebSerial has landed in Firefox Nightly !! 🎉

Enable it in about:config and it all just works as expected. Took a brand new ESP32 and had a new Bluetooth proxy added to Home Assistant within 2 minutes 👌

Kokos 💠Apr 28

Prof. Sam Lawler Apr 27

Don't worry, Sam, SpaceX won't ACTUALLY launch 7,000 satellites! (There are currently 10,296 Starlink sats in orbit)

Don't worry, SpaceX said they'd get their satellites fainter than magnitude 7! (They have not https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2025MNRAS.544L..15M/PUB_PDF)

Don't worry, they won't actually start Kessler Syndrome! https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/

Don't worry, they won't actually launch a million AI data centres into orbit!! https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366

This is the fucking worst I-told-you-so https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Kokos 💠Apr 25

Tim Chambers Apr 25

This is getting worse by the month. Space debris is a real challenge for our satellites. It's wild to think about a 'Kessler syndrome' tipping point. There needs to be as much work put into fixing this as there is by billionaire-funded companies getting material into space. #SpaceDebris https://spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-syndrome-space-debris

Kessler Syndrome Space Debris Threatens Satellites

The Kessler syndrome is turning space into a hazardous zone. Learn about the innovative tech and international efforts to manage this growing problem.

IEEE Spectrum

Kokos 💠Apr 22

Information Is Beautiful Apr 21

Really liked these Radiohead song visualisations, using MIDI data & colour intensities to give each song a beautiful digital signature
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6imkVjWle/

Interactive https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/marcin3282/viz/Radiohead_DataMusic/RadioheadInRainbows

See? https://hachyderm.io/@BenjaminHCCarr/116433046811463278