Signal Messenger is warning that Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store everything a user does every three seconds, poses a risk to its users. Effective immediately, the Windows Desktop version will by default block the ability of Windows to screenshot the app. Of course, Microsoft provides no API to disable Recall from screenshotting specific apps, so Signal is getting creative. They are invoking a digital rights management API that blocks the screenshotting of copyrighted material.

https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

ended up finishing it. yo dog, we heard you liked LSDJ, so we put Alice Deejay in your LSDJ so you can think you're better off alone while you think you're better off alone

@Em0nM4stodon Yeah, I fully agree.

And I think it can be generalised even further. We have a _respect problem_. There is such a widespread lack of respect for human beings (and other beings) in general. They are considered simply as a means to an end, a resource to extract.

To really make progress on the _data privacy problem_, we need to go right to the core of our personal and societal values and reshape how we view and interact with the world.

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
Credits: Lorand Fenyes
#nature #space #astrophotography

@stshank Used to be Kessel Run until I saw Solo and grudgingly admitted they had a reasonable explanation for mixing up time and distance measurements

A woodland area in Wada, Maharashtra, India, and a serene architectural oasis converge in a remarkable farmhouse.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/blurring-boundaries-maativan/

#architecture #design #nature #houses

#UMPlus - Ghostly Stellar Filaments

https://www.universomagico.net/2025/05/filamentos-estelares-fantasmales.html

This colorful network of faint gas filaments is part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, an expanding nebula composed of debris left over from a massive star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. Captured by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), the striking red, yellow, and blue colors in this image were.....
#astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

break day

#MastoArt #FediArt #PixelArt #Art

Ocean Breeze

This serene beach scene captures Holly Beach, Louisiana, nestled along the Gulf of Mexico. I last visited a couple of years ago, and the thought of returning has been on my mind ever since. Scattered along the shore are various gulls and terns, accompanied by lively sanderlings darting between the waves. While these birds add movement and charm to the scene, my true focus was the vast, rolling expanse of the gulf—an ever-changing, mesmerizing backdrop.

Discover nature's fleeting moments through my lens—visit my photo gallery to see more.

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #gulls #terns #beach #GulfOfMexico

#eprint The Security of ML-DSA against Fault-Injection Attacks by Haruhisa Kosuge, Keita Xagawa (https://ia.cr/2025/904)

We just arrived this week at our current basecamp in Mars Hill, North Carolina to a rare phenomenon, as the once-every-17 year cicadas are in full swing. This is Brood XIV, now active across North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and western Virginia. https://youtube.com/shorts/lVtN6GGw60w?si=SqlKBn3rbMH_TyO6

To me, it sounds very eerie, like a constant old-school Star Trek phaser. Why every 17 years? One idea is that the ‘molecular clock’ of the cicadas know when tree sap they feed on is at its prime for them to emerge… or maybe they just like prime numbers.

Could black holes be growing inside stars—silently and forever? https://phys.org/news/2025-05-black-holes-stars-silently.html #science

Ax-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS is 'go' for its June 8 SpaceX launch
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/ax-4-private-astronaut-mission-to-the-iss-is-go-for-its-june-8-spacex-launch?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

The physics of frilly Swiss cheese “flowers”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/the-physics-of-frilly-swiss-cheese-flowers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Ars Technica @ars-technica-ArsTechnica

New, from me: Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals.

This story was quite a lot of work, and I really hope some good can come of it. The scale of this operation is something to behold:

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/pakistani-firm-shipped-fentanyl-analogs-scams-to-us/

@Thayer I am that person - mostly post emerging tech, science, and beauty/encouragement

Really struggling to be on Mastodon because everyone I follow is (very lovely and brilliant) very right on, very left wing, and very morally outraged. Obviously with very good cause, but I really miss the silliness of old school twitter when it wasn't just an echo chamber of doom every time I logged on. Who can I follow that just toots memes and daft shit to make me smile? Or has a lovely account that isn't frequently tweeting politics? Would love recommendations to try balance my feed out ❤️

For anyone working in libraries doing digital preservation, lift up your colleagues by nominating folks for the NDSA Excellence Awards! Information on the award and a link to the form can be found here: https://ndsa.org/groups/excellence-awards/

Is it time to resurrect the old Usenet warning but reworked for AI?

"This program posts news to thousands of machines throughout the entire civilized world. Your message will cost the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars to send everywhere. Please be sure you know what you are doing."