Every time I hear anything about "epigenetics," I'm taken back to Francheska's great episode about it on The Friend Zone. This enlightening discussion about it with Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin is one I highly recommend! youtu.be/KKaukv_JLX0

This is good news. No need to rush to the store and panic buy…yet. #longshoremenstrike

Hundreds of the requests asked for government employees’ communications with civil rights and voting rights groups, including the ACLU; the Native American Rights Fund; Rock the Vote; and Fair Count, an organization founded by Stacey Abrams. propublica.org/article/have-g…

State-backed Chinese hackers penetrated AT&T, Verizon, Lumen and others and for months, spied on individuals, firms and public officials, and did it without exploiting any code. No, they just used the back door the FBI requires of every carrier: wsj.com/tech/cybersecu… 1/

In 1994, Bill Clinton signed CALEA into law. The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act requires every US telecommunications network to be designed around facilitating access to law-enforcement wiretaps. 3/

NERD HARDER! has been the answer ever since CALEA - and related Clinton-era initiatives, like the failed Clipper Chip program, which would have put a spy chip in every computer, and, eventually, every phone and gadget: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_c… 11/

*However* the US telecoms market is so fucking *huge* that all the manufacturers build CALEA back doors into their gear, no matter where it's destined for. 22/

JUST IN: The Biden-Harris Administration has launched a Reddit account to provide accurate info on Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The White House will combat misinformation and share updates on federal response, recovery, and preparedness efforts across key sub-Reddits. Link:

A fast CME erupted from the Sun the evening of 8 Oct and is likely to arrive at Earth on 10 Oct. This CME has been analyzed and there is potential to reach G4 levels upon arrival and throughout CME passage. Visit swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-severe… for the full story.

Same tribe, TOTALLY different vibe.

Harvard students, Caine Ardayfio & AnhPhu Nguyen, hacked Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses and installed facial recognition software. Merely looking at someone's face brings up their name, address, age, biography and any other info available on online databases. youtu.be/zKVXNVnPCrQ

Celebrated chef Kwame Onwuachi returns to D.C. with luxe Afro-Caribbean spot This week the culinary talent behind Tatiana, twice named NYC’s best restaurant, opens the doors to Dogon, a fine-dining restaurant inside the Salamander Hotel. wapo.st/47Tb5dV

Join us & Techsgiving next Tuesday for a Q&A session with Quan & CCIE BY 30 on keeping your data safe as a tech professional. x.com/i/spaces/1eaKb…

List of ready-to-eat meals affected by a 10-million pound meat and poultry recall from BrucePac of Woodburn, Oregon. Brands the food was sold under include Trader Joe's, 7-Eleven, Kroger, Boston Market and more. centraloregondaily.com/news/consumer/…

Today, @CFPB finalized a rule that will make it easier to switch to a new provider when it comes to your loan or bank account, while also safeguarding against intrusive financial spying and surveillance. consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsr…

A maga family night out stealing 60 Harris/Walz signs in Nixa and Springfield, Missouri. Shoutout to Apple AirTag! Maga sure loves being felonious. Link to video: tiktok.com/t/ZP88HmMJ7/

I've spent decades obsessed with the weirdest corner of the weirdest section of the worst internet law in the US: Sec 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which felonizes helping others configure their computers to serve their own interests over the manufacturers'. 1/

Child with mild symptoms in #Alameda has #H5N1 #BirdFlu. Kid went to daycare w resp symptoms & tested + for “other viruses.” Fam tested -. Other kids testing. #RFKJr soon has @CDC oversight 🫣. Gifted article🎁 #BayArea #California #publichealth #pandemic mercurynews.com/2024/11/19/ala…