Interesting facts about titanium: However titanium is not what today’s “Because It’s Friday” is about. It is about the Periodic Table which when I was at college I had memorised. University Challenge Diana and I watch University Challenge and are always impressed by the knowlege shown by the contestants – …
Because It’s Friday – Christmas is almost here
This is not so much a funny as topical, with the online (and real world) Christmas shopping rush in full progress. (For those of you still shopping – I’m done.) One Foot Tsunami: Package Camoflauge So, talking of Christmas gifts, this is an opportunity to point you at Octagon’s blog …
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The Tor network service suffers ongoing DDoS attacks
It has been revealed that the Tor network has been suffering a sustained series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which has been going on since July 2022. Tor and I2P networks hit by wave of ongoing DDoS attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) At its peaks, this attack has been stopping users …
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Wikipedia and the UK Online Safety Bill
The worldwide community encyclopaedia, Wikipedia has spoken out against the UK Online Safety Bill. The Wikipedia Foundation does not want community based organisations to be treated as a “Big Tech” company. How organisation are treated in the bill depends on their size not their operations. Wikipedia criticises ‘harsh’ new Online …