Notices by gwire (gwire@mastodon.social)

The US administration wildly mismanaging the maintenance of a pool less than a metre deep, at the same time attempting to deal with the Strait of Hormuz crisis, is more pointed a metaphor than the collapsing garden wall from "In the Loop".

Every move in this war, inexplicable.

@GossiTheDog there's a UK mobile network that hasn't patched since 2020. That can't be good.

@GossiTheDog not only is there a UK central gov domain with two vulnerable servers, they're *still* using their organisation's old domain name. So disappointing.

@GossiTheDog You should probably add a column for "vulnerable" instead of relying on people to mentally parse a UK dd/mm/yy date.

@GossiTheDog Is this from an AI prompt, or is it an example of excellent Disney brand synergy?

@GossiTheDog That “prominently featured word” part feels a bit misleading, as the site (as archived) looks to just be echoing back things visitors have typed.

Backronyming your AI security unit to be "LASR” has strong Saturday-morning cartoon energy.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-its-allies-must-stay-one-step-ahead-in-new-ai-arms-race

It's disappointing that these sort of announcements don't also point at an ActivityPub source.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk

@GossiTheDog I guess Dacorum Borough Council is going to have to reassess their foreign policy?

The 30% Apple fee is probably one of the the best arguments for the open web.

@ianbetteridge @GossiTheDog Given this requires a new sort of PC, it's not impossible that some people can gain the impression that this stuff lives in a special, inaccessible, place. e.g. how Apple talks about the Secure Enclave.