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Amazing photo in @washingtonpost article on the Mt. Huang eruption in Indonesia. https://wapo.st/3WlOfrJ
Massive Mt. Ruang eruption sends plumes nearly 70,000 feet high

The eruption may even have injected aerosols into the stratosphere.

The Washington Post

This article is often quoted when talking about the importance of spending on User Experience (UX).

It says that Jeff Bezos spent 100X more on UX than on Advertising when getting Amazon off the ground.

What have you spent since then, Jeff? Amazon's usability seems somewhere between 1999 Yahoo and "Under Construction" Geocities pages.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2015/11/19/good-ux-is-good-business-how-to-reap-its-benefits/

Good UX Is Good Business: How To Reap Its Benefits

Good user experience design is critical for modern organizations, but most companies focus on their own needs -- not their end users' needs.

Forbes
I don't know who needs to hear this, but VDOT needs more line painting contractors

It's been so long since I've been on Mastodon I got logged out and it took a few minutes to get my home feed prepared.

I don't like the fact that Threads is only available on the phone.

Anyone using BlueSky or something else? Need someplace to shout into the void.

Speeder’s Crash Nearly Proves Fatal for Officer on Traffic Stop

Fairfax County Police Department News
I spent a year digging into the SolarWinds hack - talking with SolarWinds/Mandiant/Microsoft and others -- to bring you this detailed story of how the hackers pulled off the boldest, most sophisticated supply-chain hack in history ... and how they got caught. https://www.wired.com/story/the-untold-story-of-solarwinds-the-boldest-supply-chain-hack-ever/
We are now into 20th hour of an email outage with @hover . Every additional hour I am sure brings more attempts to reconnect and deliver email which makes it harder to recover. Feeling for those sysadmins, but also getting pretty frustrated with the lack of progress and updates.
Sorry I will miss people this year. #RSAC #RSAC2023
Starship Flight Test

YouTube

One year from now, millions of skywatchers across the U.S. will have the opportunity to see a total solar eclipse. It will be the last time one will cross the U.S. for more than 20 years.

Where will you be? https://go.nasa.gov/3KnSYRL
#NASA

NASA Solar Eclipse Partner Locations for 2023 and 2024

NASA has selected the following locations as its primary partner locations for the total solar eclipse: Kerrville, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio. Each location will provide a group viewing area for the public.

NASA Solar System Exploration