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Head of Integrated Forecast Systems at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Physicist by background (previously Group Leader for Computational Physics, and Head of Profession for Physics and Maths, at AWE).
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Bluesky has announced that today they have started with federation, allowing anyone to host their own data on the #bluesky network.
In a blog post they announced that anyone can now host their own PDS, framing it as a way to control your own data, and also explaining how it differs from Mastodon.
Bluesky describes it as an 'early access of federation for self-hosters'.
Alexei Navalny, long seen as the most significant political opponent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died in prison, the federal prison service announced on Friday.
@politico reports: "Navalny was held in a high security prison in Yamal near the Arctic Circle. He was 47 years old."
I worked on #Lemmings and am therefore old.
“It Was 33 Years Ago Today: Happy Birthday Lemmings! - The Scottish Games Network”
https://scottishgames.net/2024/02/14/it-was-33-years-ago-today-happy-birthday-lemmings/
UK: Protesters wearing masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine
The article neglects to mention that many protesters wear masks to protect their rights in the face of increasing police surveillance and filming of demonstrations 🤔
Article here:
https://buff.ly/3IbW3nD
A notable case of illegal police protest surveillance is that of John Catt, who fought the police all the way to the European Court of Human Rights.
Read about the case here:
https://buff.ly/49upPiY
This is terrifying. Police in the UK will be given the power to arrest people if they are wearing face coverings at specific demonstrations, the Home Office has said. Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail, and a £1,000 fine.
#GreatAlbums1980s - #IronMaiden – Killers (1981). Improved production by Martin Birch and the addition of Adrian Smith on guitar made this a tighter affair than Maiden's first album. Singer Paul Di'Anno adds an abrasive edge to songs like "Wrathchild," "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "Killers," making his brief tenure a crucial part of the Maiden legacy. One unsung highlight, "Prodigal Son," contains prog affinities that would become more prominent as the group developed.
The UK is a useful idiot for authoritarian regimes.
The Online Safety Bill is set to puncture the security of messaging apps to enable mass surveillance. It’ll give permission for it to be done in other countries.
World-leading stuff 🇬🇧
📽️ Channel 4 News @Mer__edith
#onlineSafetyBill #e2ee #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics
Original Post: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/110666145945462470
Attached: 1 video The UK is a useful idiot for authoritarian regimes. The Online Safety Bill is set to puncture the security of messaging apps to enable mass surveillance. It’ll give permission for it to be done in other countries. World-leading stuff 🇬🇧 📽️ Channel 4 News @[email protected] #OnlineSafetyBill #e2ee #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics
Well this is neat. When did #Firefox add this? Is it new, or did I just not notice before?
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