NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating

The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment has been operating almost without interruption since Voyager 1 launched in 1977 - almost 49 years. 🧪🔭 #Voyager

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Cleaning out some old storage and stumbled onto this classic gem by Maciej Cegłowski, aka Pinboard.

When a new Asian dish you're cooking turns out so bad, you decide to not insult dumplings by using chopsticks

Also, PSA: just because a viral recipe on Instagram has millions of views and hundreds of knock off posts by "influencers" does not, in any way, guarantee it's a good one.

Long live engineering and science

Allstate must face privacy lawsuit over cellphone tracking of drivers Allstate must ‌face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally tracking drivers through their cellphones without consent, using their data to raise premiums or deny coverage, an...

From the “no shit, didn’t see this coming” department:

District Judge ​Jeremy Daniel in Chicago said drivers in the proposed class action ⁠can try to prove that Allstate violated the Federal Wiretap Act by monitoring ​their travel

www.reuters.com/legal/govern....

A long time colleague has spent the past several months looking into the core security properties & claims of OpenClaw, and finally decided to launch a GH project to replace it, at non-toy scale. Worth a read for any security professional.
www.flyingpenguin.com/why-i-replac...

If you don't follow @wyden.senate.gov, today is a great day to see all the on-the-ground reports from the NoKings protests this weekend. Some really creative protest signs.

Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops, while more American forces arrive in the Middle East

The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.

Tried that. No luck. Even changed my timezone to the middle of the night and restarted. Nope. All latest patches and updates. 🤷‍♂️

Has anyone figured out why the "Send Later" option in iMessages is sometimes there and sometimes not? I tried searching the usual places (Apple support, YouTube, even /r/iPhone) but all the suggestions there aren't working for me.

German Shepherd and black cat. Cat has just given a hard paw slap across the snout to his curious friend, and is sitting next to the dog, with his back turned facing the other way.

German Shepherd and black cat sitting next to each other. The dog has learned his lesson about not trying "herd" his new friend.

Keep these coming Eric. They're great!

Here's Leopold and his new friend getting to know each other. Slow, but steady progress. (Details in the Alt tags)

Column | We came from different parties and faiths. We left as compatriots. On America’s 250th birthday, how discussions of the Declaration of Independence and other documents are bridging religious and political divisions.

Column by Dana Milbank: I attended a meeting of Faith250, an interfaith movement that discusses the Declaration of Independence and other American documents, hoping to bridge religious and political divisions.

Here's what I learned:

Trump Team Changed a Report to Hide How Bad DOGE Made Things You’d never know what call wait times at the Social Security Administration are actually like based on what was supposed to be a nonpartisan report.

newrepublic.com/post/208020/... via @lebassett.bsky.social

Brown University researchers launch AI legislation tracking and analysis portal As a tool for researchers, lawmakers, journalists and the public, the CNTR AISLE Portal provides analysis of state- and federal-level AI bills pending across the U.S.

Great resource for anyone engaged or interested in US AI policy and governance from @geomblog.bsky.social and his team www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Image quote: "A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision. - IBM Training Manual, 1979"

Obligatory:

The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.

Them: "Instagram is rolling out end-to-end encryption via the Signal protocol. Isn't it great!!"

Me: "We'll see…"

*Meta deeply buries E2E encryption in Instagram as an opt-in choice.*

*2+ years pass*

*Meta kills encrypted Instagram DMs*

Scoop by @lhn.bsky.social

Mea culpa - original story was a @zackwhittaker.com jam. Here's the original:
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Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck Plus: The FBI admits it’s buying phone data to track Americans, Iranian hackers disrupt medical care at Maryland hospitals, and more.

I'd bet was not in breathalyzer's standard threat model.

www.wired.com/story/securi... via @mattburgess1.bsky.social, @lhn.bsky.social, and @agreenberg.bsky.social

Orange and white cat lounging on a climbing tree shelf, eyes partially closed as the sun shines through a nearby window

German Shepherd on a harness walking on a sunny trail surrounded by trees with a happy but cautious look about him.

It was a beautiful warm, sunny day. Garfield and Leopold each embraced it in their own way.

German Shepherd smiling and standing next to a sitting black cat. Both are looking up at the camera.

Leopold has made a BFF with the newest member of our household.

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Another legend has crossed over. Thank you @fxv2.bsky.social for being your kind, brilliant self, whose contributions are too many to name, not just in hacking, but in being a superconnector who I now know is responsible for so many friendships & marriages. You are missed.

Meatballs with Orzo Orzo pasta is a non-negotiable staple in my kitchen. Simply dressed in butter and salt, and maybe a dusting of nutmeg or grated Parmesan, or indeed both, it often serves at my table as a substitute fo...

Because a few have asked: this was my own ad hoc recipe, but you can't go wrong with either of these, especially for a family meal.

www.nigella.com/recipes/meat...

cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024... (free with an email sign up)

I never met my paternal grandfather but his whole life was spent working in a coal mine. He died on the job from a high fall. Mamaw as a widow raised 8 kids on her own, working part time day jobs to make ends meet. Salt of the earth, both.

Read more about the fellowship and the incredible work these folks are doing here: www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/03... 6/6

TikTok says it won't encrypt DMs claiming it puts users at risk TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

TikTok announces that they’re not going to deploy “controversial privacy tech” that’s actually the same end-to-end encryption most other providers use to protect users’ DMs. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Darn fine if I do say so

Plate of orzo & fideo pasta with meatballs as described in the post

I had an extra long break in meetings today so I felt like getting a little fancy for lunch. Saffron- and Annatto-infused orzo & fideo pasta with homemade Italian-style meatballs. 🧑‍🍳

From the Black Hat community: in memory of Felix 'FX' Linder.
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Yeah, so basically Mandiant and iVerify released a paper today about this spoopy thingy called "Coruna".

Coruna is very, very silly. Mandiant and iVerify discovered SOMEONE (they don't say who) developed some hardcore iOS zero day exploits. It exploited how iOS devices handled visiting

The FBI Is Using AI to Hack Targets AI is a “game changer” for what the FBI calls remote access operations, an FBI official said in response to a 404 Media question on Tuesday.

New from 404 Media: the FBI is using AI to hack targets. FBI official was talking about "remote access operations," FBI's term for hacking. FBI said it's a "game changer". The comments were unusually candid about FBI's very secretive hacking operations. www.404media.co/the-fbi-is-u...