I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't received any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since grants are typically for 3 years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

In my 25-year career, I’ve never NOT had funding. I typically have 4 to 8 grants, which you need if you’re running an observation science program and have a technician, students, and postdocs.

Hi hello! I wrote a thing: Part 1 of the "Alternatives" series.

Just in case you were looking for a new, less shitty, less tracky browser, email service, or web search to try:

https://technically-good.ca/alternatives-pt-i-messaging-browsing-and-email/

#web #alternatives #privacy #tracking

I am fucking SEETHING; I was always proud to stand in formation with women like MG Gant.
#USpol
#Kegsbreath

“Pete Hegseth’s office told the Army that Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, according to the New York Times.

Hegseth’s chief of staff made the comment while criticizing Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll for placing Major General Antoinette Gant in command of the Military District of Washington, DC.” - Keith Boykin

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.JPcn.op4nRAjoANY2&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Worried about lusers wearing #RayBan #Meta #smartglasses to covertly record you?

Try the Nearby Glasses app from Yves Jeanrenaud @yjeanrenaud for Apple and Android phones:

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/nearby-glasses-original/id6761056896
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses

Nearby Glasses warns you when smart glasses are nearby. It runs only when open, not in the background, so YOU are NOT suddenly the one creating #privacy concerns.

It's a FREE, simple, open source app:
https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_near

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you could start here:
https://carleton.ca/news/story/meta-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-concerns/

It's not meant to do it all. But it's a good first step for some people, it's available now, and it's free.

Here’s how the news of a hyperactive cyber gang going by “TeamPCP” broke recently…

This is the Aqua Security/Trivy attack that kicked off global concern about this attack group - a great plain-English writeup that explains just how much data, with immediate real-world value, can be grabbed in a single compromise.

(And watch this space - 🦆 I shall be back over the coming weekend with a follow-up story covering *at least three more attacks by the same group* in recent days, and what you can do to protect yourself.)

Learn why blindly automating everything in your supply chain is a Bad Idea!

On the ☀️SolCyber (@solcybermss) blog:

https://solcyber.com/what-if-a-cybersecurity-tool-turns-against-you/