Technology, Science and the Environment.

[Trav Le Bleu]

All of this talk of meaning less, but true, facts put me in mind of xkcd by Randell Munroe.

 

 

 

 

 

Rabbit hole, right?

 

[Free Falling Foxes]

Major security threat on t'internet.

[Zear0]

48 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Major security threat on t'internet.

A positive for the AI cyber security angle at least.

[The Doctor]

52 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Major security threat on t'internet.

big chunk of the web just ****ed by that, although it's quite funny it's dropped the same day as the TLS vulnerability, another big security threat: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/

[Grebfromgrebland]

This is quite worrying and we've just had Google issues affecting Lloyds, Revolut and others. 

 

I'm just waiting for the day the US decides to turn off or restrict visa, MasterCard, Amex then Google and Microsoft then the AI.

 

That would really screw us all into submission. We have no plan in the UK for such an event. The EU are slowly working on it. 

 

Interestingly Russia and China already have their own parallel systems up and running. Trump could really mess with the western world if he wanted to.

Edited Wednesday at 22:03 by Grebfromgrebland

[Trav Le Bleu]

I mean, with AI and quantum computers, it'll be only a matter of time before the internet is fully weaponised and we have to go back to hard copy and phone calls.

[davieG]

9 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

I mean, with AI and quantum computers, it'll be only a matter of time before the internet is fully weaponised and we have to go back to hard copy and phone calls.

Aren't phone calls nearly all on the internet now?

[Grebfromgrebland]

10 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

I mean, with AI and quantum computers, it'll be only a matter of time before the internet is fully weaponised and we have to go back to hard copy and phone calls.

Speaking to people who served in Afghanistan what made it hard for them to track people was that they were not using tech but passing notes and word or mouth to communicate which couldn't be tracked.

 

This is the future of privacy.

[danny.]

14 hours ago, The Doctor said:

big chunk of the web just ****ed by that, although it's quite funny it's dropped the same day as the TLS vulnerability, another big security threat: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/

It was brought forward because some idiots decided not to wait until the agreed patch release time. In fact they still didn't which meant there was 12+ hours where anyone could run the exploit and nothing was patched. Really, really poor.

[davieG]

The sealed-in battery era is ending. Europe is pushing phone makers to make batteries easier to replace and built to last longer.

Starting in 2027, mobile phones sold in the EU will generally need batteries that consumers can remove and replace more easily, without requiring proprietary tools or complicated repair methods.

The rules also require replacement batteries to remain available for at least 5 years after a phone model is no longer sold.

And durability standards are getting tougher too. Smartphones sold in the EU must generally retain at least 80% of their original battery capacity after 800 full charge cycles.

The goal is straightforward: make phones last longer, make repairs easier, reduce unnecessary upgrades, and cut down on electronic waste.

For years, many smartphones have been built with sealed-in batteries that can be difficult or expensive to replace. Europe is now pushing the industry in the opposite direction.

Starting in 2027, Europe will require phones to have easier-to-replace, longer-lasting batteries to help devices stay useful for longer. Would you support this where you live?

[davieG]

Just now, davieG said:

The sealed-in battery era is ending. Europe is pushing phone makers to make batteries easier to replace and built to last longer.

Starting in 2027, mobile phones sold in the EU will generally need batteries that consumers can remove and replace more easily, without requiring proprietary tools or complicated repair methods.

The rules also require replacement batteries to remain available for at least 5 years after a phone model is no longer sold.

And durability standards are getting tougher too. Smartphones sold in the EU must generally retain at least 80% of their original battery capacity after 800 full charge cycles.

The goal is straightforward: make phones last longer, make repairs easier, reduce unnecessary upgrades, and cut down on electronic waste.

For years, many smartphones have been built with sealed-in batteries that can be difficult or expensive to replace. Europe is now pushing the industry in the opposite direction.

Starting in 2027, Europe will require phones to have easier-to-replace, longer-lasting batteries to help devices stay useful for longer. Would you support this where you live?

All products should be made economically repairable.

 

Being forced to by a new printer because a part is difficult to get hold of and more expensive than a new printer is unacceptable.