Saturday, September 28, 2024

GenAI Writes Malicious Code to Spread AsyncRAT

Bluesky for EXiters – Label Me This or Don’t – Amicite

Essay: A Time for Fire and Guillotines - by Mona Eltahawy

Essay: A Time for Fire and Guillotines - by Mona Eltahawy: The majority of the legislators tasked with determining just how sharp the hunger and how deep the bite of poverty that millions of Americans must endure this winter are too insulated by their wealth to feel that urgency in their heart, let alone their gut.

An Oxford Researcher Says There Are Seven Moral Rules That Unite Humanity

An Oxford Researcher Says There Are Seven Moral Rules That Unite Humanity from Firefox

Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? - The Atlantic

Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) | Xaymaca Awoyungbo | The Guardian

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites wreaking havoc in Earth’s orbit and blocking observations of deep space, astronomers say | The Independent

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites wreaking havoc in Earth's orbit and blocking observations of deep space, astronomers say | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-astronomy-b2615717.html

Disability, pleasure and ageing: The pleasure principle - Archer Magazine

Disability, pleasure and ageing: The pleasure principle - Archer Magazine
https://archermagazine.com.au/2024/09/disability-pleasure-ageing/

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Cat box

This is the first we are hearing of #CatBoxSunday. Very cool. But Lola has history with boxes. We think she lived in them behind a pub or restaurant before she was rescued. In her 4 years with us Lola has not chosen to enter or stay in a box. Unlike our other feline friends.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

IBS diets

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A second group was given groceries and recipes to help them follow a low-FODMAP diet, which included foods like rice, potatoes, quinoa, wheat-free bread, lactose-free dairy products, fish, eggs, chicken, beef and various fruits and vegetables. Dr. Nybacka said they were also encouraged to eat slowly, have regular, small meals, and limit other foods and drinks that could trigger symptoms. 

 The last group received groceries and recipes to follow a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet, which focused on foods like beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, yogurt, vegetables, nuts and berries. After four weeks, 76 percent of those in the low-FODMAP group and 71 percent of those in the low-carbohydrate group reported significant reductions in their I.B.S. symptoms

Saturday, August 17, 2024

(22) UK cyber industry dominated by men | LinkedIn

(22) UK cyber industry dominated by men | LinkedIn: In May 2024, women made up just 17.9% of the industry, while men accounted for 82.1%.

Said Cobb: I find our failure to increase female participation in ICT and cybersecurity faster than we have so far to be both disappointing and troubling on several levels. The one that is seldom mentioned, but particularly bothers me, is missing out on the enhanced risk perception that many women bring to ICT and cybersecurity. Numerous studies have shown that, on aggregate, women see more risk in technologies than men. Given that, in the last 30 years we have endured wave after wave of technology that proved to be far riskier than first thought or promised by the men who developed and deployed it, the possibility that humanity's prospects for the future could improve considerably if we achieved something closer to 50/50 female/male participation in ICT leadership and decision-making is one that should not be discounted.