I recall the days of using a sound transmission to exchange workout data from my Polar HRM watch -> my computer (~20 yes ago). #WhatsOldIsNewAgain

Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review The 2024 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review is our fifth annual review of Internet trends and patterns at both a global and country/region level. For 2024, we added several new metrics, as well as the ab...

Global Internet traffic grew 17.2% in 2024. Google the most popular Internet service overall. OpenAI at the top of the Generative AI category. Binance at the top of the Cryptocurrency category. WhatsApp the top Messaging platform, and Facebook the top Social Media site.

AI doesn’t stand a chance against actors, or Shakespeare: Ben Affleck Ben Affleck co-founder & CEO at Artists Equity, and Gerry Cardinale, founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer at RedBird Capital Partners, join CNBC's Delivering Alpha 2024 to discuss t...

Missed this when it happened in Nov 2024, but very much worth noting. Surprisingly good insight. The guy did his homework. #ai #hollywood #tech

10 hot programming trends — and 10 going cold Hot or not? From AI models with API fantasies to memory-safe programming and compiled code, get the scoop on what’s in and what’s out in software development.

Very insightful and interesting read. #code #tech #trends

The final Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. The entire page is mostly white as they're in the winter snow. The pair is walking with a sledge, nicely duffled in in scarves, hats, gloves. Calvin delightedly exclaims 'wow, it really snowed las night! Isn't it wonderful?'. Hobbes follows up with 'Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand-new!' -- A new year... a fresh, clean start!' adds Calvin. As they look over the landscape, Hobbes observes 'it's like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on!' -- 'A day full of possibilities!' Calvin affirms. They get ready on their sledge and Calvin tells his friend 'it's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... let's go exploring!', and the pair sledges off into the wintery landscape.

31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.

25 years ago tonight, Y2K was going to end the world. It didn't. #NewsFlash

Top 5 significant events in Telecom, 2024 (curated by moi)

- Global Rollout of Satellite-to-Mobile Connectivity
- First Real-Time 6G Holographic Call
- Massive Cyberattack on Global Telecom Infrastructure (Salt Typhoon)
- STIR/SHAKEN Global Adoption
- The Launch of Commercial 6G Networks (not US)

Apply Now: $1 Million in Grant Funding for Open Source Software - ICTworks FLOSS fund will give $10,000-$100,000 for a single recipient, totaling $1 million per year to free and open source software projects

I love ideas and concepts like this. The world needs more encouragement to do things for the greater good, in general. #opensource

The #FeynmanTechnique to bulk-load my gray matter with tech topics. Streaming ambient-trance tunes on HBR1.com to keep the Myelin healthy. Affine to document and digitally capture. It's how my brain works best.

December 2024: Wrap-Up & Latest VoIP and WebRTC Security News December 2024 RTCSec newsletter: Year-end review of VoIP & WebRTC security, featuring major breaches, vulnerability reports, and key achievements in RTC security.

Great write-up on VoIP and Real-Time Comms security. #voip #rtc #security

The Growing Intersection of Reproductive Rights and Digital Rights: 2024 in Review Dear reader of our blog, surely by now you know the format: as we approach the end of the year, we look back on our work, count our wins, learn from our misses, and lay the groundwork strategies for a...

As we proceed into an uncertain future where abortion access will continue to be a difficult struggle, we'll continue to do what we do best: standing vigilant for peoples' right to privacy, fighting bad Internet laws, protecting free speech online, and building coalition with others.

The Christmas Tree in Space...

Can the Government Read My Text Messages? Can the Government Read My Text Messages?

Privacy is a human right, and that’s why we break down the ways you can protect your ability to have a private conversation on Digital Rights Bytes.

This image of the Ring Nebula appears as a distorted doughnut. The nebula’s inner cavity hosts shades of blue and green, while the detailed ring transitions through shades of orange in the inner regions and pink in the outer region. The ring’s inner region has distinct filament elements.

Eye in the sky.
You're looking at the Ring Nebula, the remnant of a star that had the mass of 3 suns and exploded ~4,000 years ago.
🔭 🧪

Senators implore Department of Defense to expand the use of Matrix Senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt push the Defense Department to expand the use of Matrix to deliver sovereign, end-to-end encrypted and interoperable communications.

Good to see #Matrix.org getting the attention it deserves. #tech #e2ee #UCC #Security

The Thinking Game | Documentary Trailer YouTube video by The Thinking Game Film

Can't wait to see this one! #AGI #AI #Documentary

Ever accidentally wave back at someone who wasn’t waving at you? Yeah, me too. So now we’re both awkward and kind of friends. Life’s funny like that. 🙃

The Clash release “London Calling”, their 3rd studio LP, today in 1979.

“Punk rock isn’t something you grow out of,” Joe Strummer said. “Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is, ‘Give us some truth.’”

“Train in Vain”

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Is Sateen like fake Satin or something?!?

"And how should we behave during this Apocalypse? We should be unusually kind to one another, certainly. But we should also stop being so serious. Jokes help a lot. And get a dog, if you don't already have one."

Kurt Vonnegut, Armageddon in Retrospect

Friday the 13th: Proof that even superstition likes to kick back and have a little fun once in a while. #TGIFTT

a christmas tree with a star on top and the words " it 's holiday time " below it ALT: a christmas tree with a star on top and the words " it 's holiday time " below it

#December: The month where the air smells like hope, the nights sparkle with dreams, and time feels like it’s wrapped in a cozy blanket of wonder.

35 Facts About Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace, a name that echoes through the corridors of computing history, is often celebrated as the world's first computer programmer. But who exactly w

facts.net/history/35-f... HBD Ada Lovelace, who worked closely with Charles Babbage, the inventor of the Analytical Engine, a precursor to modern computers. Her notes on this machine included what many consider the first #algorithm intended for implementation on a #computer.

Mary Poppins as a quantum physicist: 'A spoonful of sugar may stabilize the quantum field, but mind the multiverse—things have a tendency to get... supercalifragilisticexpialidimensional.' #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm

Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip Our new quantum chip demonstrates error correction and performance that paves the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer.

"...Willow performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion (that is, 1025) years — a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe." #Wow #quantumcomputing

FBI Hacking Warning—Change 2 Settings On Your iPhone Government advice is clear—make these critical changes as soon as you can.

"Using a platform like WhatsApp or Signal, or FaceTime on iPhones, resolves this."

🍎<=>🍎 and 🤖<=>🤖 is safe, but no 🍎<=>🤖. Just when I thought cats and dogs could live together.... 🤦‍♀️

From the toptalent community on Reddit: Making carving a part of the painting 🤯 Explore this post and more from the toptalent community

I am in awe of other's talents! #art #sculpture #painting

It’s as if the Internet is a castle under siege, the "guardians"—CISA, NSA, and their allies—shout warnings about the latest battering ram or sneaky tunnel. While nice, you can’t help but wonder if the castle’s design might need a rethink—a moat filled with firewalls instead of water?