h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

The Bechdel Test feels like a minimum requirement, but 1 in 3 movies fail https://bechdeltest.com/

Looking at Asteroids which fell to Earth
https://naturalhistorymuseum.blog/2019/11/26/fossil-ice-found-in-earths-starting-material-curator-of-petrology/ #space

OpenBSD is always first with new security ideas. In December, it added a check so that only libc could talk to the kernel. https://lwn.net/Articles/806776/ #linux

When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/04/when-in-doubt-hang-up-look-up-call-back/ #security

Using hexdump to print binary protocols https://who-t.blogspot.com/2019/03/using-hexdump-to-print-binary-protocols.html

Ice, but not as we know it: the giants of Neptune and Uranus
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2019/not-a-heart-of-ice.html #space

A gentle introduction to quantum computing from a software development perspective.
https://fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/getting_started_with_quantum_software_development/ #video

async-await on rust
https://lwn.net/Articles/804066/ #rust

Simulating traffic - how the simulations adjust reality, and how developers adjust the simulations
https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2013/09/magical-modelling-digital-deceit-and.html #roads

Which strain ok coronavirus became widespread? https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/04/21/watching-for-mutations-in-the-coronavirus #genetics

Even more disturbingly precise location tracking https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/12/21/every-move-you-make-ill-be-watching-you-privacy-implications-of-the-apple-u1-chip-and-ultra-wideband/ #mobile

Lyrid meteor shower every night this week - look north east after sunset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrids #space

Dramatic readings of serious academic research. https://www.improbable.com/2020/03/04/podcast-episode-205-color-preferences-in-the-insane/ #podcast #science

The accuracy of sundials https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-equation-of-time.html

Sometimes you just need some calming sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h0nky

Cloudflare switches from reCaptcha to hCaptcha https://blog.cloudflare.com/moving-from-recaptcha-to-hcaptcha/ #websites

Easter Eggs https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/apr/09/british-museum-looks-to-crack-mystery-over-decorated-ostrich-eggs

If you want people do to something, make it easy.
http://timharford.com/2019/09/if-you-want-people-do-to-something-make-it-easy-richard-thaler-has-lunch-with-the-ft/ #economics

SSH keys - a comparison of rsa and ed25519. My understanding is that both are about equally secure: while ed25519 is more secure against known attacks, it is newer so more likely to have unexpected breakthroughs. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SSH_keys#Choosing_the_authentication_key_type #linux