h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

The CA/Browser Forum has voted to significantly reduce the lifespan of SSL/TLS certificates over the next 4 years, with a final lifespan of just 47 days starting in 2029.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ssl-tls-certificate-lifespans-reduced-to-47-days-by-2029/

Do you like saying integers aloud? We're still going with our collaborative online project to get people to say digits of the most recently discovered Mersenne prime, in the hope we can say all 41 million digits before someone discovers a new largest prime! Details at https://saytheprime.com

“When numbers have meaning it makes it a lot easier for me” vs “I over think the given information and confuse myself”: do engineering students prefer maths questions in context? https://aperiodical.com/2025/04/when-numbers-have-meaning-it-makes-it-a-lot-easier-for-me-vs-i-over-think-the-given-information-and-confuse-myself-do-engineering-students-prefer-maths-questions-in-context/

Parents! Do you worry that your child is not gaining sufficient experience for handling the problems they'll encounter in their adult lives?

Never fear - now your youngsters can have all the "fun" of dealing with online UK Government services from an early age.

Just point them to https://tf230.matteason.co.uk/ every time they lose a tooth.

#DeptOfTeeth

Newly-processed image of Small Magellanic Cloud star cluster shows that this old space telescope can still impress with its pictures https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/astrophotography/jaw-dropping-photo-of-milky-way-celebrates-hubble-telescopes-35th-birthday

Been a while since I printed a zine...

Coming soon to a sticky bar surface near you.
https://jwz.org/b/ykl0

Microsoft AI employee has interrupted Microsoft’s big 50th anniversary event to accuse Microsoft of using AI for war crimes by arming Israel. Powerful email included too.

https://www.theverge.com/news/643670/microsoft-employee-protest-50th-annivesary-ai