Notices by Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈 (veronica@mastodon.online), page 2

Nice little fun fact in the extras on the Star Trek Enterprise Blurays I just got:

At Paramount's studios they have exterior sets on the campus, including a "New York backlot" with a few brownstones and other buildings and streets. It shows up multiple times in Star Trek, including, "A Piece of the Action" (TOS), "Time's Arrow" (TNG), "Past Tense" (DS9), "11:59" (VOY). "The Expanse" (ENT), and "Storm Front" (ENT).

#SciFi #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #Voyager #Enterprise

@paulk To be more precise: For home networks, I think ethernet usually runs up to 2.5 Gbit/s and Wifi to ~3 Gbit/s, but they keep adding new standards. I've more or less lost track these days.

USB 3 has a max speed of 5 Gbit/s, so the high end 10 Gbit/s + range is too fast either way. Wifi speeds drop at lower signal quality, which can be a challenge. Ethernet is dependant on cable quality and distance too.

@paulk That's like asking if oranges are larger than apples. 😁

The Ethernet part comes in different speeds, and so does the WiFi. So it very much depends.

Trump is declaring all his predecessors were fooled by Putin, but not him! He's the only one who were not fooled!

The reality is that when it comes to dealing with Putin, few if any have been as gullible as Trump. As always, the spin could make a merry-go-round dizzy.

Source for the claim: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/politics/us-ukraine-weapons-trump

#USPol #Trump #Russia

@astroroyalscot.bsky.social My cousin sent me a cash gift for my confirmation when I was 15 (1992) addressed only with my name and the municipality I lived in. No post code. The municipality was not a part of my address at all, and he spelled it wrong and instead used the name of a completely different municipality in a different part of the country.

I still got the letter though! And my cash gift. 😁

Happy Towel Day to all who celebrate!

These two small white toy mice have been on my desk since I bought them for Towel Day 2018.

#TowelDay #HHGTTG #HitchhikersGuide #SciFi

The amount of Trump stuff in US late night shows is, like it was last time, tiring. However, Colbert's "Tariff Fairy" bit is both funny, and on point. 😆

"I don't change my mind, but I'm flexible" says the guy who changes his mind on policy at a whim. 🙄

#USPol #Colbert #Trump #Tariffs

I'm on a serious Star Wars binge right now.

So far, I've rewatched:
* The Mandalorian S1 and S2
* Episode I, II and III
* Andor S1
* Solo
* Andor S2 (not a rewatch, obviously)
* Rogue One
* Episodes IV, V and VI

In between I've also been watching:
* The Clone Wars S4-S7, almost done.

I'm also continuing:
* The Book of Boba Fett
* The Mandalorian S3
* Ahsoka
* Episodes VII, VIII and IX

I'm also considering watching Andor S1 and S2 one more time, because it's just that good.

#StarWars #SciFi

Please do not share your password with alternate versions of yourself from parallel universes.

You never know which one is evil and which one is not.

(A beard is not a reliable indicator.)

#Security #Tips #Multiverse #SciFi

Non-political my ass. Eurovision is making a political choice either way, and they chose evil. I will never forget it. Seeing it unfold makes me sick. I'm logging off until this is over.

@aral Watching them perform on stage while their soldiers commit unspeakable crimes is so far beyond anything I can stomach. It's sickening how people pretend it is business as usual.

@georgetakei Yeah, it's baffling that people keep believing it. I guess there is a lot of truth to the saying that refuting a lie is a lot harder than making the lie.

The latest chapter of Andor ... holy shit what a tense and emotional ride. Not only is it excellent story telling, but it also feels very much relevant for our time.

"We have friends everywhere."

#StarWars #Andor #TV #SciFi

@the5thColumnist @jkmcnk Scotland and Canada should both just join the EU.

If Australia can be in Eurovision, certainly Canada can join the EU.

This is the way.

I went back to my home town yesterday for an overnight trip, and this moring I drove to the small town my dad grew up in, which sits in a narrow Norwegian fjorth surrounded by steep mountains.

These images are from the innermost part of the fjorth where the two oldest remaining houses stand. My great grandfather was born there in 1892.

The rock overhang is below a large cliff face, and there are traces of habitants dating back about 6000 years. The site is now a historical site.

#Norway

Excellent!

A Norwegian court has determined that crypto mining is not "industry", and therefore can be excluded in local zoning plans for industry.

Municipalities in Norway want to exclude them because of the huge energy demands and very few jobs created.

This is a good decision. These data centres are a massive waste of energy and resources.

#Crypto #Miming #Energy #Law #Norway

https://rett24.no/articles/staten-vant-ankesak-om-reguleringsplan--kryptoutvinning-er-ikke-industri

I just felt like sharing some random every day thing.

It's my birthday, so I took the day off from work and instead had lunch with my sister. I missed her baby shower last month since I was sick that weekend, so we went shopping for some things for her soon to arrive baby. I also got her other kid a toy. An alpaca, and apparently she loved it! She's almost 2. 😊

Glad to see she's inherited the "must have lots of stuffed animal toys" gene the rest of us possess!

Norwegians are notoriously bad at caring about information security. I'm sure the fact that we in general have a high confidence in our government has much to do with it. As a people we tend to be incredibly naïve when it comes to Big Tech.

But I'm glad to see that Signal has risen in the top downloads in the Play Store since Signalgate broke. It was at 72nd place then, and just now it sits at 19th.

I would love it if more people dropped Messenger!

#Signal #Signalgate #Meta #BigTech #Norway

@aral @SeaFury @sarajw Same!

Haha, good one!

#Cryptography