2024

notes bookshop link more in the vein of my conservation kick. honestly, i have under appreciated the level of systems thinking that takes place in the world of wildlife biology. this is a fascinating rundown on the various ecological disasters that we’ve been stumbling through as we carve the st. lawrence seaway, reverse the river in chicago and engage in various bits of fishery hijinks in the south. a few things that jumped out at me....

links, etc for the amount of money that’s been poured into the open maws of telecoms in the U.S. in the form of subsidies and grants - that we haven’t brought broadband pricepoints to a point where we don’t need grants for people is more than a little disheartening. oh, that the GOP spent as much time decrying largesse and waste on the part of the corporations they shovel money at, as they do vilifying poor people....

links, etc Attack of the week: Airdrop tracing there’s a lot to unpack in this attack. personally, the most interesting element in the attack is the overview of how AirDrop works. creating rainbow tables to do the analysis seemed like the logical next step. apple does need to fix this. About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone - Apple Support speaking of apple, this is a nice development. #security

links, etc A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine the actual paper - note that as of today (Mon Jan 22 2024) this is a pre-print. (it’s a short read.) this came to me via a mailing list that i’m on that has, in my opinion, a decidedly curmudgeonly orientation to its membership. so i feel a real need to look at links from this source with a more adversarial bent....

links, etc ISP Column - January 2024 addresses are sloshing around in the economy a little more than i would have expected. some great reading if you’re into the monetization of numbers making the internets tick.