Friday Squid Blogging: Online Cephalopod Course
Atlas Obscura has a five-part online course on cephalopods, taught by squid biologist Dr. Sarah McAnulty. As usual, you can…
May 2023
Is a Free Lighthouse the Answer to All Your Problems?
Calling all aspiring old crones and stoic Willem Dafoe lookalikes: Now is your chance to become keeper of the lighthouse.…
Researchers find new ICS malware toolkit designed to cause electric power outages
Over the past few years state-sponsored attackers have been ramping up their capabilities of hitting critical infrastructure like power grids…
2 Lenses for Examining the Safety of Open Source Software
Improving the security of open source repositories and keeping malicious components out requires a combination of technology and people.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Promises His Company Won’t Leave the EU, Actually
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company has become one of the most lucrative ventures for the rollout of artificial intelligence,…
Everything to Remember Before Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
One week. That’s all that’s left before audiences can jump back into the Spider-Verse and go across it. It’s been…
California’s Impressive Winter Snowpack Means Dangerous Rushing Rivers This Summer
A series of consecutive snowstorms dropped a lot of snow all over California’s mountains this winter. And now all of…
NIST Conducting Automated Vehicle Workshop, September 5-8, 2023
NIST will hold a virtual workshop on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles (AV), September 5-8, 2023. Free…
Take a Delightful Hell Ride With Animated Short Mr. Pete & the Iron Horse
It’s a simple tale: a lowly underling does more and more to please his demanding boss, until everyone and everything…
Critical Role’s First Non-D&D Campaign Makes the Production the Point
Last night was the premiere of Critical Role’s first episode of Candela Obscura–their latest Actual Play (AP) campaign. “The Cold…