Keith Dawson
@kdawson.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy
Recovering physicist, erstwhile bellwether.
Did some stuff at the dawn of blogging and before. Tech writer, software developer, tech marketer, unelected […]
[bridged from https://tldr.nettime.org/@kdawson on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Did some stuff at the dawn of blogging and before. Tech writer, software developer, tech marketer, unelected […]
[bridged from https://tldr.nettime.org/@kdawson on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by Keith Dawson
Happy holidays, fediverse!
I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us […]
I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy holidays, fediverse!
I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us […]
I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us […]
OK gotta see my @FediTree.
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
OK gotta see my @FediTree.
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by Keith Dawson
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
Reposted by Keith Dawson
The devs of Waterfox (a privacy hardened fork of Firefox) respond to Mozilla's announcement that they will be "pivoting" to embedding "AI" in the Firefox browser - worth a read: https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The devs of Waterfox (a privacy hardened fork of Firefox) respond to Mozilla's announcement that they will be "pivoting" to embedding "AI" in the Firefox browser - worth a read: https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
Just replaced #librewolf with #Waterfox as the environment in which I run Mastodon. It has several advantages including integration with Apple's Passwords. But the clincher for me was WaterFox's open source governance, which gives it a leg up on LibreWolf and other Firefox forks […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just replaced #librewolf with #Waterfox as the environment in which I run Mastodon. It has several advantages including integration with Apple's Passwords. But the clincher for me was WaterFox's open source governance, which gives it a leg up on LibreWolf and other Firefox forks […]
Reposted by Keith Dawson
Utterly wild story about a nuclear generator lost atop a Himalayan mountain by the CIA 60 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.jOUn.daSfdUlyfo3e [Gift Link]
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Utterly wild story about a nuclear generator lost atop a Himalayan mountain by the CIA 60 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.jOUn.daSfdUlyfo3e [Gift Link]
Anybody on here play #shuffalo (a daily #game from the New Yorker)? The game consists of a 5-round main play and a bonus round. It reports the total time when you have completed the main play.
I share scores daily on Signal with a small group of people. The mystery: for some of us Shuffalo […]
I share scores daily on Signal with a small group of people. The mystery: for some of us Shuffalo […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Not even the polar vortex yet.
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Not even the polar vortex yet.
Coming soon, we hope: a low-dose, intramuscular pre-exposure monoclonal antibody preventive against #COVID19.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/invivyd-gets-fda-advice-path-fast-track-injectable-covid-monoclonal-antibody
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/invivyd-gets-fda-advice-path-fast-track-injectable-covid-monoclonal-antibody
Invivyd gets FDA advice on path for fast-track of injectable COVID monoclonal antibody
Approval of an injectable monoclonal antibody offers an easier delivery option and could broaden use of the COVID preventive.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
August 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Coming soon, we hope: a low-dose, intramuscular pre-exposure monoclonal antibody preventive against #COVID19.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/invivyd-gets-fda-advice-path-fast-track-injectable-covid-monoclonal-antibody
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/invivyd-gets-fda-advice-path-fast-track-injectable-covid-monoclonal-antibody
Do go read the first post from my dear friend Lisa Girolamo. She is one of the best storytellers I know.
https://medium.com/@lisagirolamo/how-much-does-this-cost-i-have-a-dog-9300a68ba6da
https://medium.com/@lisagirolamo/how-much-does-this-cost-i-have-a-dog-9300a68ba6da
How much does this cost? … I have a dog.
An Ocean Between Us, A Story That Binds Us
medium.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Do go read the first post from my dear friend Lisa Girolamo. She is one of the best storytellers I know.
https://medium.com/@lisagirolamo/how-much-does-this-cost-i-have-a-dog-9300a68ba6da
https://medium.com/@lisagirolamo/how-much-does-this-cost-i-have-a-dog-9300a68ba6da
[Wordle]
Three of the last four days' targets have not been on the original target list compiled by the game's creator Josh Wardle. (And four of the last seven.) Wardle selected common words, so of necessity the targets are becoming more obscure. About 830 words remain on Wardle's list, which […]
Three of the last four days' targets have not been on the original target list compiled by the game's creator Josh Wardle. (And four of the last seven.) Wardle selected common words, so of necessity the targets are becoming more obscure. About 830 words remain on Wardle's list, which […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
[Wordle]
Three of the last four days' targets have not been on the original target list compiled by the game's creator Josh Wardle. (And four of the last seven.) Wardle selected common words, so of necessity the targets are becoming more obscure. About 830 words remain on Wardle's list, which […]
Three of the last four days' targets have not been on the original target list compiled by the game's creator Josh Wardle. (And four of the last seven.) Wardle selected common words, so of necessity the targets are becoming more obscure. About 830 words remain on Wardle's list, which […]
Listening to "the best independent and community radio stations in the US" on
https://ldial.org
Twenty-four indie stations; instant load; and a Random button. ( h/t @kottke )
https://ldial.org
Twenty-four indie stations; instant load; and a Random button. ( h/t @kottke )
ldial - Independent & Community Radio Stations
Listen to the best independent and community radio stations in the US. Curated collection of stations streaming 24/7.
ldial.org
August 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Listening to "the best independent and community radio stations in the US" on
https://ldial.org
Twenty-four indie stations; instant load; and a Random button. ( h/t @kottke )
https://ldial.org
Twenty-four indie stations; instant load; and a Random button. ( h/t @kottke )
August 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM