Hubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options https://arstechnica.com/?p=1989867
New #ForgeFed #blog post! 🌟
💼 Projects & Grant Chains 🐍
The new stuff: Ability to collect components (Git, issues, PRs, etc.) under Projects
https://forgefed.org/blog/projects-and-ocap-chains/
Where to comment: Right here on the Fediverse :)
--Pere
How the first gen ipod was reverse engineered to run #Rockbox:
1. Someone figured out that when loading a particular HTML page (for viewing on the device), the device would reboot. It crashed. A buffer overflow in the HTML viewer!
2. The device remembered what it did before the crash, so it would reload the HTML page again after boot. Unless you connected to it over USB and removed the HTML file it would stick in this cycle.
(continues...)
New @lickability blog post from yours truly: Designing Mastodon’s reply safety features
http://lickability.com/blog/designing-mastodons-reply-safety-features/
I have been having some trouble charging my EV at home. So far I have telephoned:
* The manufacturer of the unit (a small company in Wales).
* My local plumber (yes a plumber).
* A local EV charge point installer (electrician).
* and finally today, the manufacturer of the protection electronics for the charge point.
All have been exceptionally helpful and offered advice over the phone, the plumber even visited my house.
Now can anyone figure out why I called a plumber?
It is hard for us to identify our biases…why we demand more, scrutinize more, communicate less to one group over another. A good place to start is to be honest about the material harm this causes.
I am utterly burnt out from discussing these issues over a number of years but we are here talking about them some more.
An open letter to the PSF❤️
https://pythonafrica.blogspot.com/2023/12/an-open-letter-to-python-software_5.html
Massive story coming from this one later - thank you for Senator Wyden for blowing this up. Apple, follow through with public disclosure so this doesn't get lost.
Part of the US (and other) governments spy worldwide using push notifications. That popup telling you your friend messaged on that super secure encrypted messaging app? Yeahhhhh.
An Open Letter to The PSF from Python Communities in Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
https://pythonafrica.blogspot.com/2023/12/an-open-letter-to-python-software_5.html
Germany-based email provider Tuta says Microsoft Outlook is blocking all emails from tutanota.com.
https://tuta.com/blog/outlook-falsely-marks-tutanota-emails-as-junk
@nivex
I had the same thing, first time I have tweaked my router in ages lol
Last month, we attended the CSA Matter Member Meeting in Geneva to represent Home Assistant, our community, and the Open Home vision.
Read more about our visit: https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/12/04/nabu-casa-at-the-matter-member-meeting/
Attention #FoD shoppers! Get your orders in at PodShop.biz by December 8 to make sure your orders arrive in time to be wrapped in paper and honor! #GreatestGen
By remaining to use a chromium browser, you're assisting in fucking up the web. I get it, it was nice and shiny. But it's time to come back to Firefox, folks.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/
@Bubu
Yeah that surprised me a bit, but yolo I guess.
@drj
This is my first year. I think puzzle 2 would have been interesting in Excel.
Scientific Python developer, Lead of sunpy.org, contributor to Astropy, works on DKIST. Enjoys hacking on Matrix, and games in most forms.