This is a relief. The .org top-level domain is not being sold for parts after all.
"Today, Firefox is enabling encrypted DNS over HTTPS by default in the US..."So strange to see a tech company put energy into consumer privacy but I’ll take it.
"Rogers Communications said a landslide damaged a fibre cable and caused the outage."Amazing that one cable could be that critical to such a wide geographic region.
"So let’s look at all the apps that live under our thumbs, and interrogate the choices they’re making, and then imagine what they would look like if we demanded that our tools don’t tie our hands."
"[$50 billion] sounds like a lot, but it could be a bargain compared to adding a lane to I-5, the current north-south corridor linking the megaregion."Co-signed!
"But everything that looks good doesn’t necessarily work well. In fact, those two traits are opposed more often than not: efficiency tends to look messy, and good looks tend to be inefficient."I really enjoyed this essay about perceived efficiency and complexity. Especially with the Chesterton’s Fence kicker. Understanding an existing system before changing it is important.
"It is our intention to grant funds across all reaches of the educational, research, and development spectrum, with awards being made to support qualified organizations whose programs could well serve to advance the art of digital communication, with special emphasis on that which would benefit Amateur Radio."