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Alec is a technologist, writer & security consultant who has worked in host and network security for more than 30 years, with 25 of those in industry.
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There is One Fediverse. There are a Million Pickleball Courts | jaz-michael king

2025-11-01 10:59:29

Nice essay on what the fediverse *should* be doing:

[It] doesn’t need to resurface the tired, worn-down tennis courts of the old internet. It needs to create something new. [It] offers an entirely different kind of online experience. It’s smaller, more local, more relational. It’s messy in the best ways. It prioritises conversation over content, sharing over extraction, and community governance over corporate control.

https://jaz.co.uk/2025/10/30/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-pickleball-courts/

David Davis nails the issue regarding Digital ID & state power

2025-11-01 01:07:21

It might not be the current Government’s plan to use digital ID for this sort of tracking, but once created, you can’t constrain future governments from using it in that way.

That’s the problem.

Possible lunar meteor impact reported?

2025-10-31 21:58:55

Translation: “Last night, a lunar impact flash appeared on the night side of the first quarter moon! It was a flash at 20:33:13.4 on October 30, 2025 (270fps, 0.03x speed playback). Since the moon has no atmosphere, meteors cannot be seen, and it lights up at the moment a crater is formed. Based on the impact area, it may be derived from the Taurus Southern Meteor Shower or Northern Meteor Shower, which are currently at their peak.”

Denmark surprisingly abandons plans for chat control | heise online

2025-10-31 17:25:28

As someone on Reddit put it:

I’ve seen this movie. They put the plan in [a] drawer to avoid getting a “No” in a voting. Now, the next presidency will put some makeup on Chat Control bill and try to pass it again in a few months. Again and again until bad guys win.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Denmark-surprisingly-abandons-plans-for-chat-control-10965249.html