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Reading the sky: how Irish weather lore preserved a deep understanding of the natural world Irish people have historically looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense of their surroundings.

theconversation.com/reading-the-...

Hey #exoplaneteers - we are hiring a new software developer on the NASA Exoplanet Archive and ExoFOP, to backfill someone who left this year. We've had good success hiring exoplanet folks with strong software skillsets into these positions!

phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/ca...

Go proposal: Secret mode Automatically erase memory to prevent secret leaks.

antonz.org/accepted/run...

Cats adjust their communication strategy by meowing more when greeting men As many cat owners will testify, their pets are often mysterious creatures, independent, cunning and sometimes aloof. And now it appears that when it comes to communication, they might be playing favo...

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Shop-bought cable helps power two quantum networks For decades, physicists have dreamed of a quantum internet: a planetary web of ultrasecure communications and super-powered computation built not from electrical signals, but from the ghostly connecti...

phys.org/news/2025-11...

Quantum teleportation between photons from two distant light sources achieved Everyday life on the internet is insecure. Hackers can break into bank accounts or steal digital identities. Driven by AI, attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Quantum cryptography promise...

phys.org/news/2025-11...

It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:

Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.

New "Bugs Matter" survey update seems to show ongoing and rapid insect decline, based on bug splats on cars.
@KentWildlife

#beer #crisps

Hahah I’m going to have to keep an eye out :)

A grave marker of spotted dolerite at St Llawddog, Cilgerran Sir Benfro / Pembrokeshire. 6th century AD Latin and Ogam inscriptions commemorate Trenegussus (or Trenagus) son of Marcus Treni

A pillar of spotted dolerite stands outside the church of St Llawddog, Cilgerran #SirBenfro / #Pembrokeshire

Dual Latin and Ogam (Ogham) inscriptions commemorate Trenegussus (or Trenagus), son of Marcus Treni, who died in the late 6th century AD

📷 Aug 2015

#StandingStoneSunday

38C3: Taking Down The Power Grid Over Radio You know how you can fall down a rabbit hole when you start on a project? [Fabian Bräunlein] and [Luca Melette] were looking at a box on a broken streetlamp in Berlin. The box looked like a relay, …

38C3: Taking Down the Power Grid Over Radio

So it’s universal! Cats love that Ikea chair :)

Ah been using it for ages, nice to know where it came from. Love the alt text :)

a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both " Alt: Two men looking at each other, they both say both , then agree that both is good. A meme from a film

Why not both?

Visual Studio Code enterprise support Learn about Visual Studio Code's enterprise support features, such as group policies or restricting allowed extensions.

Saying that. The first link of that article seems to have been implemented: code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/e...

Prevent extensions installation I work in an IT department, and we allow the use of vscode. However, certain extensions do not suit us within the framework of our security policy. We would like to prevent users from installing all

superuser.com/questions/18...

Seems like Microsoft will get around to making it easier- but until then network block list to vscode’s marketplace is the way.

What’s a good way to lockdown VSCode? #cybersecurity

New stealthy Pumakit Linux rootkit malware spotted in the wild A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide its presence on systems.

🐱‍👤 New Linux threat: Pumakit rootkit! 🚨 Multi-component malware with dropper, memory-resident executables, kernel module & userland rootkit. Stealthy, advanced, and in the wild 🌐 Targeting critical systems 🎯

#CyberSecurity #Linux

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Three small unknown mushrooms growing in the grass

#mushrooms

Good work!

BBC Four - The Sky at Night, Pluto Revealed - How to photograph a meteor shower Astronomer Pete Lawrence's guide to photographing a meteor shower

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

Probably a contributing factor.

Galilean Moons Timeline A meditative visualization of Jupiter's Galilean moons

A meditative toy, visualizing Jupiter's Galilean moons:
www.bewitched.com/demo/jupiter/

Thank you

Could you share the names please?

YouTube video by Virus Bulletin Reviewing 2022 KA SAT incident & implications for distributed communication environments -Joe Slowik

Remember the wiper attack against KA-SAT/Viasat during Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Joe (@pylos.co) provides a great overview of this campaign. The talk also covers alignment with #Sandworm, a little-known DHCP DoS attack and risks with satellite comms for ICS/SCADA.
youtu.be/0a-qza6YSZA

Bringing back pine martens | Devon Wildlife Trust After an absence of 150 years, pine martens will return to the South West of England. This is the aim of the Two Moors Pine Marten Project.

Devon Wildlife trust has just re-introduced pine Martens to SW England.

www.devonwildlifetrust.org/bringing-bac...

Also applies to domains :)

There is no upper limit, only a minimum!