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Apple fixes zero-day flaw used in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" targeting specific individuals.

Update your Apple devices: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

#SecurityUpdates

Why Microsoft Publisher is officially ending this year (and what to use instead) Prepare now for Publisher's deadline as Microsoft moves toward cloud-native alternatives.

Microsoft is retiring Publisher in October 2026. This article covers reasoning, possible replacements, and how to save material for use in other apps: www.howtogeek.com/why-microsof... .

The St Andrews Reception Research Group is seeking proposals for their seminars next semester.
Would you like to give a paper focussing on an aspect of classical reception?
👉 Submit your topic here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Enquiries to ac400@st-andrews.ac.uk
#cfp

One week to opt out or be fodder for LinkedIn AI training : Nations previously exempt from scraping now in the firing line

Do you have a LinkedIn account?

If you don't want your data used for AI training, log in, go to www.linkedin.com/mypreference... and toggle the setting to 'off'.

Article in 'The Register': www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/l...

axe-con mini Digital Accessibility Conference | Deque Join us to learn how to remove friction from accessible development. Hosted on October 30, this axe-con mini is completely free and virtual.

axe-con Mini: dev day

📆Thursday 30 October, 11:00-13:30 EDT
💻Online event
👉Register www.deque.com/axe-con/mini...

For developers, software development managers, accessibility team leaders, and others.

"Accessible social media", 💻online course, 📆18 September at 13:00 to 14:30 BST.

abilitynet.org.uk/training/acc...

Learn techniques for producing inclusive content on major social media platforms, and general principles that can applied regardless of platform.

Apple fixes new zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks Apple has released emergency updates to patch another zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack."

Apple patches new zero-day vulnerability. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/a... .
Update your Macs, iPads and iPhones.

A stone and brick built Romam tower, with blocked window at the top, projects from a shade-covered wall. Behind, to the left, stands a brick and stone built cottage with chimney

Standing to a height of 8.2m, this projecting tower on the north wall of Pevensey Late #Roman fort (ANDERITUM) in East #Sussex, preserves a U-shaped window

It was blocked in 1940 during the insertion of a machine gun post

📷 May 2010

#RomanFortThursday

How to master data visualisation for impactful storytelling - Impact of Social Sciences Visualisation turns complex research into stories. From poverty maps to pandemic dashboards, James Abdey explores its power to boost understanding and impact.

💥New: From Victorian poverty maps to pandemic dashboards, data viz turns complexity into clarity. James Abdey, Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at LSE, unpacks how visual storytelling is reshaping #research in the age of information overload 📊

#LSEFestival #Visualisation

There Are 3 Different Types of Instagram Accounts: Which One is Right for You? Buffer is an intuitive social media management platform trusted by brands, businesses, agencies, and individuals to help drive social media results.

There are advantages to setting your Insta account as a pro account. Here's a breakdown: buffer.com/resources/in...

Instagram will allow content from professional accounts to be indexed by Google et al, from 10 July onwards.

👉 If you want to stop this, click "don't allow" in the popup (in the app), or change settings later.
👉 Check "remix" settings as well.
👉 More info: help.instagram.com/147542625391...

We're seeking applications for a 12 month Associate Lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology, to start 1 September.

⏰Closing date: 16 May.

Informal enquiries welcome.
Two online information sessions will be held on 8 May.
standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/a...

#Job #AcademicJob

Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab – Physics World Margaret Harris reports back about LHC upgrades, antimatter advances and future colliders

I was on the @physicsworld.bsky.social podcast last week talking about my visit to CERN earlier this year. You can listen to me enthuse about it here physicsworld.com/a/exploring-... but if you're more into photos and vibes, this thread has you covered. 1/n 🧪⚛️

"Introduction to Digital Accessibility"

📆Thursday 17 April 2025
🕐13:00 to 14:30 BST

View info and register: abilitynet.org.uk/training/int...

#Free #online course. Donations welcome.
Hosted by AbilityNet.

New public statement from Apple:

“As of Friday, February 21, Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection as a feature to new users in the UK.”

axe-con 2025 Schedule | Deque View the entire axe-con 2025 live event schedule. Divided into 4 tracks supporting digital accessibility. Design, Dev, Org Success & Wildcard.

Axe-con, digital #accessibility #conference, 📆25-27 February. Registration is free.
View schedule: 👉 www.deque.com/axe-con/sche...

Generative AI is a hinge point for higher education Decisions taken now around how generative AI is used by academics and universities will shape the future of research. Mark Carrigan argues whilst optimistic scenarios are possible, generative AI st…

👀ICYMI: "academics have to claim the autonomy to define the tasks involved in scholarship"

#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Research

To keep fragile or small items protected, some of our material is stored in boxes like these. This tiny ‘Book of Nouns’ from 1800 may seem normal size on the shelf, but in reality it’s only 6cm tall!
[C.C. 423 BOO]

Job vacancy: Enterprise Architect (f/t, permanent, #StAndrews)

Based in IT Services, work closely with colleagues across the university to develop and drive improvements to the university's digital ecosystem.

Closing date: 13 February.

👉View details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Observed multi-decadal increase in the surface ocean’s thermal inertia - Nature Climate Change Analysis of 42 years of daily sea surface temperature data shows increasing persistence of anomalies. These changes, which are attributed to deepening of the mixed layer, reduced oceanic forcing and r...

🌊🔥 The ocean is holding onto heat longer

A new study finds that sea surface temperatures stay high for longer than they did in 1982.

This shift may worsen marine heatwaves and weaken the ocean’s ability to absorb excess heat.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #ClimateChange #Oceans 🧪

Indeed!

For those interested, this article covers the CEO's posts. theintercept.com/2025/01/28/p...

Proton: Privacy by default Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.

If you're looking for email alternatives to Google, Microsoft or Yahoo (for example) - have a look at Proton proton.me

It places an emphasis on privacy.

Planetary alignment sees 6 planets visible in the night sky, into the beginning of February

Planetary alignments in early 2025, mentioning visibilities etc til end of February (ish): www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/planeta... .

The image features the star cluster NGC 602, which comprises a giant ring of dust clouds, colored in green, yellow, blue and orange. The green hues and feathery edges create the appearance of a crown of evergreen branches. Hints of red, representing X-rays, provide shading, highlighting the inner layers. The image is illuminated by dots and blobs of colored light, in shades of blue, gold, white, orange and red, representing the stars within the cluster. Some lights shine with diffraction spikes, others emit a diffuse glow. Many of the bright dots have spiral arms, indicating that they are, in fact, distant galaxies.

🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #JWST🧵
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This tantalizing vibrant color image (released in Dec. 2024) of the young star cluster NGC 602 uses Chandra X-ray data (in red) and JWST data (in various infrared colors).

Reference➡️ chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/photo/2024/n...

The combined use of X-rays and infrared

Don't be fooled by the still image, he's still a goblin

Service Delivery Manager (IT/AV) - AD2433LS at University of St Andrews Explore professional service vacancies, like the Service Delivery Manager (IT/AV) - AD2433LS role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.

#Job opportunity - Service Delivery Manager (IT/AV), at University of St Andrews. Successful applicant will be based in Guardbridge.

Apply by 20 December.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS113/s...

Baby Cat, seated on her haunches on an unmade bed, her right forepaw resting on the back of her human's white skinned left hand. BC's gazing solemnly at her human with her enormous sage green eyes, a look of determination on her white milk muzzle. BC exudes quiet confidence, but she still wishes there was an Image Description reminder on Bluesky she could enable, so she couldn't possibly forget to add ALT before tweeting. Baby Cat is an adult deep chocolate colored tan-ticked tabby. All 4 of her legs are tiger striped, as is her tan chest & neck. The stripes on her neck & chest look like necklaces of varying widths & hues, from jet black to milk chocolate. BC has a tan face with black markings, white whiskers, a white milk muzzle & an irresistibly boopable dusty rose nose. Her back coat is a rich chocolate brown, dappled by golden specks. In a sign of great sincerity, BC's whiskers—like her lynx-tufted ears–are at full alert.

A SIMPLE GUIDE TO PROVIDING USEFUL ALT ON BLUESKY

1/ ALT's sole function on Bluesky is to provide an autonomous & as fully equivalent an experience of an image as possible for the blind/VI & neurodivergent

If you can see it & read it, I should be able to feel or hear it without leaving Bluesky

"Why Evidence Matters"
Speaker: Professor Dame Anne Glover CBE DBE Bsc PhD FRS

Lecture, 2 December at 5.15pm, in the Booth Lecture Theatre (Medical Sciences building), St Andrews

Agreed, morning vibes. 💤