Dean McCall

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

The EU’s “Encryption Roadmap” Makes Everyone Less Safe EFF has joined more than 80 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts in signing a letter urging the European Commission to change course on its recently announced “Technology ...

The EU is pushing a plan to give police "lawful access" to encrypted messages. But there’s no such thing—without breaking the encryption.

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Raphael Coyotl

@proton.me help I need my mail today :(. Please come back up!

Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit The most affordable generative AI supercomputer.

www.nvidia.com/en-us/autono... interesting last minute stocking stuffer for your geeky friends.

Turns out I really liked Waylon Jennings this year. Who knew! Going back to my Texas outlaw country roots;)

You said it my friend. You’ve got to enjoy your life and people along the way Also Great ugly sweater!

I love this and agree! Great template btw!

Why is Louisiana’s Saudi Arabia? Interesting nonetheless.

Plenty of good #Climate and Climate adjacent #StarterPacks but how about a good 🧵that makes them all super easy to find and follow? I'm glad I asked. Here you go!
#ClimateChange #Renewables #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Advocacy #Activism bsky.app/starter-pack...

This is exactly why, I argue, we need to stop talking about the need to "reduce emissions" and start talking about the need to "phase out fossil fuels."

www.wired.com/story/fossil...

Saw the saw sort of thing (heard it as well) last time in Texas.

my annual ranking of my top 100 board games of all time is now up, with about a half-dozen new titles added from last year: bit.ly/3ZfGZ0l

Tech billionaire Marc Andreessen is reportedly getting involved w/ DOGE. He’s also invested in the “network state” movement led by Balaji Srinivasan, which aims 2 build crypto-based countries w/in existing states via the creation of “parallel institutions” like X. Listen. 1/

Hoping you build a pack would love to see it if you do. Still in gather mode myself. Need one for sensor nerds too!

Billionaire Scumbag LIES To Rogan’s Face | The Kyle Kulinski Show YouTube video by Secular Talk

As does Andreessen youtu.be/vEFacyF7HvU?...

Over ½ of Long Posts on LinkedIn are Likely AI-Generated Since ChatGPT Launched – Originality.AI Have you seen a thought leadership LinkedIn post and wondered if it was AI-generated or human-written? In this study, we looked at the impact of ChatGPT and generative AI tools on the volume of AI con...

As of October 2024, 54% of long-form posts on LinkedIn are estimated to be AI-generated. originality.ai/blog/ai-cont... interesting finding but I guess that’s why it all sounds the same.

I love this my friend...high praise indeed.

How the Ethos That Led to the First Thanksgiving Should Guide Us in the New Age of Discovery Four centuries ago, Native American visionary Tisquantum asked the civilizational question: how should we get along and manage the new reality wrought by the Age of Discovery? It’s worth thinking on t...

Read an interesting piece on linkedin that feels relevant here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-et...

Doesn't surprise me but also tracks with the current influx of disinformation.

A highly sensitive ion-selective chemiresistive sensor for online monitoring of lead ions in water Dissolved lead is a serious but common health hazard in drinking water, yet there is still no practical way to monitor its levels continuously in the distribution system or at the point of use. Here w...

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... as I hurt my brain reading today I’m finding my love for learning new things again…which I had forgotten. I also found out that there are some remarkable people who live in my hood that I’m going to have to go meet with soon.

Golden eye

Late night sensor shopping for new project…fun stuff. Didn’t realize how far raspberry pie sensors had come along…anyone using these let me know know your mileage. www.dfrobot.com/blog-1610.html

Scalable graphene sensor array for real-time toxins monitoring in flowing water - Nature Communications 2D biochemical sensors hold potential for monitoring toxic contaminants in water, but they are usually affected by device-to-device variations. Here, the authors propose a scalable fabrication process...

Some light afternoon reading www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cher, David Bowie - Young Americans Medley (Live on The Cher Show, 1975) YouTube video by Cher Fan Club

Also while failing asleep last night stumbled across the awesomeness and pure showmanship of Bowie in his prime youtu.be/KPlN8RBP-Ws?... not sure what’s going on with Cher’s helmet hair but what a time to be alive.

Found myself rereading one of my favourite poets last night and stumbled upon this gem www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56159/... such a beautiful piece on temptation and love.

Superb idea I love this!

'Viruses Are Our Friend'— 10 Off the Wall Video Clips from RFK Jr. Resurface on Bluesky Past comments include denying AIDS and calling vaccinated children "damaged"

A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...