Things that I won’t use, even to mock or joke about it:

* Generative AI
* Incel slang
* MAGA or nazi imagery

I think this is a reasonable boundary.

Here’s your biannual reminder that every time you say “blood moon” instead of “lunar eclipse”, an astronomer dies a little bit inside.

The whole “blood moon” thing (at least the modern ubiquitous usage) was coined in the early 2000s by a religious nut-job as a sign of the end times which were supposed to happen in the 20-teens. They didn’t happen but we’re stuck with the stupid name anyway.

So please, it’s an eclipse!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_moon_prophecy

#bloodmoon #LunarEclipse

As of 2026-03-02, the state of the art in quantum decryption has cracked a:

• 22-bit RSA key
• 6-bit elliptic curve key

https://forklog.com/en/quantum-computer-cracks-tiny-cryptographic-key

The IBM QC that cracked the 6-bit key uses 133 qubits.

Some new research suggests that RSA-2048 could be cracked with as "few" as 100,000 qubits.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516404-breaking-encryption-with-a-quantum-computer-just-got-10-times-easier/

(Paywall-free)

Such a machine...is not feasible to build any time soon.

So when your CISO or a vendor starts going off about "post-quantum" security, feel free to use this to remind them that we still have SMB1 in some places and Telnet in others. Plenty of work to do around the house.

US foreign policy is driven by of/defense & #oil industry interests, which they subsidize and protect.

US economic policy is driven by the huge deficit burden on people to subsidize above industries.

We are at a cross point that the bankrupt state can not subsidize and can't afford more wars, unless they terrorize adversaries enough to write-off debt.

EU is just a backup-plan of alternative currency for the "class" controlling wealth.

#china #DPRK #Russia #Iran #brics #venezuela #war #ww3

The internet being what it is, link previews are deeply iffy right now.

Take this if you need it.