Almost exactly. the. same for me. Dave was the ultimate prosocial everyman

"30 Years of Section 230: Why We Still Need It for a Safer Internet" by @johnperrino.com at @internetsociety.bsky.social www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/02...

Will Section 230 last another 30 years?

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dave Farber. He was a true pioneer who had major influence on the architecture of the Internet and tech policy. Rest in peace to one of the most "Interesting People" our field has ever known. mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/iet...

the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason

Moa Pillar & Ушко - Volvo (VIP Live Version) youtube.com/watch?v=DISD...

Moa Pillar & Ушко - Volvo (VIP Live Version) youtube.com/watch?v=DISD...

“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”

this Roomba-like snowblower is neat: "How Does A Yarbo Autonomous Snow Blower Perform During A Severe Snow Storm?"

Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level

I can't believe these fuckers came for the CIA world fact book. They just hate everything good in this world, even when it comes from something bad.

Wonderful to see @philr.bsky.social nominated and awarded for his tireless efforts to rally the #nonprofit ecosystem working to tackle the biggest issues in #cybersecurity. Well done, Phil, and thank you to @istorg.bsky.social!

"A New Way of Crime" by Flesh youtube.com/watch?v=rFOe...

Canada's Senate is about to make a huge mistake: "Court Ordered Social Media Site Blocking Coming to Canada?: Trojan Horse Online Harms Bill Clears Senate Committee Review" by Michael Geist

From the folks that brought you ubiquitous cookie banners, here comes unending pagination clicks...

Building tools in the OTF ecosystem? When conditions are risky, usability becomes essential. That’s why we support teams through the UXD Lab. Interested in having us as a thought partner? Reach out! 📩 [email protected] www.opentech.fund/labs/uxd-lab/ #DigitalRights #OpenSource #CivicTech

"a dog with two owners doesn't eat" (neat Brazilian idiom translated to English)

Today, Prof. Alicia Solow-Niederman (@aliciasn.bsky.social) came to speak to us about how “The Supply Chain is a Circle: Emergent Challenges, Privacy, and AI.” Thank you for a magnificent presentation at this week’s Ideas Lunch!

Spectrum: The Natural Resource That Makes Wireless Connectivity Work - Internet Society www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/02...

FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled by Joseph Cox a 40-freaking-4media

Could tomorrow's freezers turn water to ice without harmful refrigerants? Researchers are inching closer to making solid-state cooling tech a reality.

The 2026 ANRP selection committee chose 6 winners from 70 high-quality submissions. Winners will present their research at IETF meetings throughout 2026. Congratulations to the authors! A thread of the winning papers follows: www.irtf.org/anrp/ /1

Most of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.

Another country - Spain - says it will ban social media for kids under 16. In recent days, France, the UK and the Netherlands have all said they are studying such bans therecord.media/spain-to-ban...

Bay Area friends: I'll be speaking at this California College of the Arts event tomorrow, talking about the use of AI in the criminal system. There'll be other cool speakers too. RSVP! It's free... after-intelligence.cca.edu

stop trying to make data centers in space a thing: "Economics of Orbital vs Terrestrial Data Centers"

Roughly, each orbital data center will cost 3.5x what each earth-bpund data center costs. Not to mention the risk of high radiation and micrometeorites.

Fantastic article worth reading. It honestly changed some of my opinions.

The incredible @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social !!

ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...

Just want to take a second and appreciate @sarahjeong.bsky.social, @reckless.bsky.social, and the whole team at @theverge.com for consistently meeting the moment here. Fearless reporting, pulling no punches. Proud to be a subscriber.

Unveiling and Engaging with the Humans of Networking Research — Internet Society Pulse pulse.internetsociety.org/en/blog/2026...

stop trying to make data centers in space a thing: "Economics of Orbital vs Terrestrial Data Centers"

I interviewed an expert on what's happening with connectivity in Iran: The longest blackout in Iran's history. Thousands dead. Documentation of war crimes dependent on Starlink. A regime that uses AI's ubiquity to undermine the credibility of evidence. www.theverge.com/policy/87184...

what, i missed a HotCRP RCE:

"For the Governor of California to jump from 'some rando users reported upload problems during a technical outage' to 'we must investigate whether this violates California law' is… not how any of this should work." www.techdirt.com/2026/02/02/h...

"Python Cryptography Breaks Up with OpenSSL with Paul Kehrer and Alex Gaynor" Security, Cryptography, Whatever

Chappell Roan just arrived

It was such a pleasure to co-host with @mmasnick.bsky.social the Cyril-Alt-Speech podcast and talk about what’s been going on with the Internet this past week: #TikTok and the US, Europe’s #digitalsovereignty and #Eurostack, the #Grok mess and others! Check it out 👇

The far side of the moon is the quietest place to put a radio telescope—shielded from Earth’s RF noise. LuSEE-Night aims to detect signals from the cosmic Dark Ages, a 400-million-year gap in the universe's history. But growing lunar traffic means time is running out.

△Sco△ "D.O.P.E. (witch house 2016)" youtube.com/watch?v=P4As...

I'm pretty into custom Santa Fe Stoneworks blades… simply could not pass up this fordite (motor agate) Spyderco Delica

"Lookout Weekend (1984)" by Debbie Deb youtube.com/watch?v=4D93...

love this goddamn song so much: "r u kissin any1?" by Joey Cash youtube.com/watch?v=AYSr...

i don't think you understand how much i would brag about this watch if it was on my wrist, every day. alt text: image of a digital watch that has buttons 0-9, D, /, A, delta, M, %, and other calculator functions. Screen reads 8-06-15

Planning to film ICE? Wired has a guide for that: www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Digging this high-fashion, minimalist watch face setup, but the real MVP is that Drafts complication in the corner. Massive props to @agiletortoise.com for the perfect bridge for frictionless capture. Fastest way to get ideas out of my head and into @todoist.com before they vanish.

"the the stakes are so high… I saw a cow walk by!”

Man, I’ve gone through so many different cable ties over the years, but these are finally the winner. They’re silicone straps with a simple loop-and-stud closure. Super clean and satisfying to use: a.co/d/bAk1Of6