Latest bookmarks (page 77 of 96)
9 Dec 2023
github.com
Fork of the SimpleMobileTools set of privacy-focused apps, now that the original has been bought by a company known for buying up apps and adding even more tracking, ads, and ridiculously high subscription rates
6 Dec 2023
www.syfy.com
"On July 11, 2017, at 00:55 UTC, the armored tank of a space probe Juno reached perijove, the closest point in its orbit over the mighty planet Jupiter. Screaming above the cloud tops at over 200,000 kilometers per hour — fast enough to cross the continental Unites States in a minute and a half — it took eleven minutes and 33 seconds to reach the Great Red Spot. Looking down from its height of a mere 9000 km above the clouds, what it saw was ... glorious. "
6 Dec 2023
longreads.com
"On losing oneself in the geography of fantasy worlds, from Middle Earth to Westeros."
6 Dec 2023
arstechnica.com
UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images.
6 Dec 2023
www.nytimes.com
Food for thought: applying the human brain's limits on meaningful relationships (Dunbar's number) to social media.
Interesting to look back at this 10 years later.
Interesting to look back at this 10 years later.
6 Dec 2023
www.kqed.org
"No wonder you don't feel rested after a first night in a new place: Half your brain has stayed alert while the other half enjoyed deeper sleep."
6 Dec 2023
infrastructureinsights.fund
A Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund project: "Analyzing Effective Governance and Infrastructure Gaps in Medium-to-Large Sized Servers for Enhanced Social Networking"