A commenter at Citation Needed suggested I have not adequately explained why I support Kamala Harris, and why I believe it is absolutely critical that everyone who can vote comes out to vote for her. In case I have indeed not been clear, here is my response.
PLEASE vote.
The Vanishing Culture report arrives today at a critical moment: While Internet Archive recovers from a cyberattack, it’s a reminder of how fragile our access to knowledge can be. Preserving culture & history requires resilience—and collective action.
🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/30/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record/
botsin.space PSA
Hey friends, it's hard to write this, but it's time to retire botsin.space. I wrote a post about it here: https://muffinlabs.com/posts/2024/10/29/10-29-rip-botsin-space/
TLDR the site will go read-only on or around December 15th.
I'm so thankful for all the support and good times here ❤️ thanks everyone
on my blog!
https://dotat.at/@/2024-10-22-tmp.html
against /tmp
remember all those insecure temporary file vulnerabilities that used to be so common? apparently some people don't!
but did we really have to suffer all those bugs and complications?
Turns out rhinos like eating pumpkins. Especially giant pumpkins. Especially when they get to gore and toss them first.
https://petapixel.com/2024/10/17/rhinos-get-in-the-halloween-spirit-by-adorably-goring-pumpkins/
Sixty symbols and the physics Nobel
https://muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2024/10/18/when-is-a-physicist-not-a-physicist/ #ai #physics
TIL that platinum hexaflouride is such a powerful oxidant that it oxidizes oxygen. It is a bit worse than chlorine triflouride which can merely make sand and asbestos burn.
The letter:
💂 Announces Veteran Cards will be eligible voter ID.
🏫 Confirms commitment to votes at 16.
📜 Commits to review current electoral law with an eye to reducing 'pain-points'.
The water layer has been updated and now shows reservoirs, water treatment and sewage plants, and pumping stations.
https://openinframap.org/#8.09/51.355/0.088/L,W
More improvements still to come from the recent re-import.
The GOV.UK “exit this page" button (for pages that might be visited by e.g. domestic abuse victims seeking support) doesn't take you to the Google homepage but instead BBC Weather, and the reason why is interesting and well-thought-out: https://beeps.website/blog/2024-10-09-why-govuk-exit-this-page-doesnt-use-escape/#bonus%3A-why-does-it-redirect-the-user-to-bbc-weather%3F
Data centres
https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/09/25/suite/
Today in TLD shenanigans: dot io is being killed off.
Wishing a very pleasant rebranding to all techbros who squatted their web site in an unrelated nation because it made a good pun. On October 3, the British government announced that it was giving...
https://jwz.org/b/ykab
Gardeners: don't forget to oil your shears, secateurs, medieval swords, etc, to stop them going rusty over winter. #gardening
Sail round the Principality of Sealand on a paddle steamer, this Tuesday. A rare chance to see a #micronation close up. https://waverleyexcursions.co.uk/book/ #steam
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