I've been happily doing "rapture" jokes, on the basis that it is clearly nonsense. But it dawns on me that there might be some people who are genuinely disappointed that they are still here tomorrow.
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Overall, I think that the ICO's new cybersecurity tips for small businesses is a useful resource. But this surprises me: > Using public Wi-Fi ... could put personal data at risk. You should make sure you always use a secure connection when connecting to the internet. If you’re using a public network, consider using a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN). Doesn't TLS mitigate much of this risk? Are there credible attacks on TLS from connecting to public Wi-Fi?
The rapture will be released tomorrow, so please be ready to upgrade. Unless you've opted in to nightly builds, in which case it is available ready as an experimental feature.
# Lib Dems consider ditching opposition to ID cards > The majority of those present [at a particular meeting] argued against digital ID cards, over civil liberties and data security concerns, among other things. Here we go again?
The rapture will happen this coming Tuesday, 23 September!* I haven't received a calendar invitation for this :( *According to numerous Highly Respectable And Definitely Not Utter Nonsense online sources.
I don't want my office suite to come with mandatory AI. I use LibreOffice, and while I can't promise that it will meet all - indeed, any - of anyone else's needs, it is free, multiplatform, interoperable, and, IME, impressive. (I mainly use Writer, and I use it a *lot*, for a range of legal documents.)
Neil's (first) grump of the day: emojis in email subjects.
> A bill introduced by Michigan lawmakers last week would ban pornography, ASMR, depictions of transgender people, and VPNs for anyone using the internet in the state. Well, why start small...?
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