@spacemagick@mastodon.social avatar spacemagick , to random

1 deciputin = the manipulation of one foreign politician for a period of ten years


@spacemagick@mastodon.social avatar spacemagick , to random

1 microdonny = 1 lumen of facially reflected orange light per cm of palm width for an average human


@skyglowberlin@fediscience.org avatar skyglowberlin , to random

A colleague of mine is offering a funded PhD position (4 years) in of in Switzerland: https://live.solique.ch/metas/de/internet/jobs/PhD-Position-in-Metrology-for-Skyglow-Measurement-and-Monitoring-(4-years-%E2%80%93-100-)--3891747/

And at the same time I'm offering a PhD on using nighttime lights: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/62065e5be70a916f65edd647cd1b1740b04cd72e0

It's great to see and research being taken seriously by funding agencies!

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/nist-proposes-barring-some-of-the-most-nonsensical-password-rules/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mountdiscovery ,
@mountdiscovery@twit.social avatar

@arstechnica cc @cafkafk @mkl

from the folks that does and sell "groceries" 🥜 🧈