modrobert @modrobert@qoto.org

*Hubble is Back!*
_the swap of the telescope's payload computer seems to have fixed the issue that has kept it on safety mode for weeks_

https://interestingengineering.com/hubble-is-back-astronomers-worldwide-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief

Now we know what to do when restart doesn't fix the problem...

In case anyone was wondering, Weinberg is a pushover with no constitution. I once asked him why #DuckDuckGo doesn't filter out privacy-abusing #Cloudflare sites & it triggered him. He had no sound defense.. no good answer for it. It's clear that he simply does not have the guts to truly deliver a privacy-respecting search engine. He's fixated on serving normies who are privacy-naive.

Almost two months since Freenode imploded.

In this graph you'll see the total connected users per network in the last 8 weeks.

red: old Freenode
blue: new Freenode
green: Libera Chat

Sharkrider

Tae young Choi

#TaeYoungChoi

"Hey, DT! Don't Show The Terminal To New Users." (And Other Comments)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16tbr5RG9A

What is your preferred asymmetric encryption algorithm?

Your favorite, not what you use out of necessity or interoperability/popularity.

#Encryption #Cryptography #ComputerScience

This may be one reason why I use the #commandline ...
#terminal #humor

Why do women wear mascara that makes it look like they just woke up and have the flu... in fact, why do women use mascara at all. Then again I kinda find most makeup extremely unattractive so I am probably more bias than most.

I'm going to miss these late sunsets

The treatment of Julian Assange is insanity. No matter what you think of him as a person or as a journalist, no matter if he had sexually abused someone or not, the Kafkaesque and demeaning treatment of him and his case is an embarrassment to the legal system and human rights.

How to simulate a nuclear reactor on an analog computer (from Principles of Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Samuel Glasstone, 1955). #retrocomputing #electronics

Nyandarua ridges in central #kenya
Good morning

📸Joe