10 billion websites and nothing on?
I explored Orkney for a couple of days. It's an amazing place; amazing scenery, all the neolithic sites.
Then, I returned to the mainland and followed the Pictish Trail route back south to Edinburgh.
957km of riding in 7 days.
You’ve probably seen it on social media and in headlines around the web in the last few years: the fediverse. I use it, primarily Mastodon, which you can see on this page at the bottom right. But what is the fediverse, really? In this first episode of the Fediverse Files, designer, illustrator, and fediverse expert @DocPop explains exactly what the fediverse is so that you can jump in today to start building community and sharing content.
These guys get it!
"Big tech is betting tens of billions of dollars on AI being the next big thing, but what if it isn't? ChatGPT burns obscene amounts of cash daily with little return, Google's AI dispenses useless and sometimes dangerous advice, and a recent study showed that tech companies will soon run out of new training data to improve their AI models. If AI is really so costly, unreliable, and limited, what happens to the industry that has bet so big on it?"
This is a good article by Andrew Moore about the new Firefox privacy changes which are angering a lot of people
"Mozilla's Privacy Preserving Attribution is an important step forward towards eliminating invasive tracking by AdTech companies. Unfortunately, it is being loudly contested by individuals that prefer to spread fear instead of learning about it."
I took part in the "La Conquista" Bikepacking event across Spain.
In the Middle Ages, El Cid crossed these lands on horseback to conquer Valencia. Now, 1000 years later, we follow the route on bikes.
Forget about the bitcoin, how they break the unknown password generated a long time ago is fascinating !
Poolsuite is your ultimate destination for leisure on the internet. At Poolsuite, the sun never sets, and it's summer all year round! Whether you're looking for relaxation, entertainment, or a touch of elegance, in the digital or the physical world — they has it all.
An Internet radio service primarily playing dance-pop music using a retro style user interface.
A very interactive website showcasing the music of Because Music, one the most influential independent label groups around.
http://because-recollection.com/
Well written articles dealing with a multitude of topics that can be divided into science, history, psychology, and autobiography:
An weird interactive sideways scroller made up of illustrations.
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A fun site for playing some collabaritive music with others.
Click here
An interesting site which shows real-time energy usage, source mix, and emissions for much of the globe.
electrictymaps.com
And here's a more detailed generation map for the UK:
Energy Dashboard
"Outdoor events popular for decades in the Pentland Hills have been cancelled this year due to new restrictions and price demands from a secretive land manager’s group and the Ministry of Defence."
A very good article on this land access issue:
theferret.scot
Interestingly, there may be room for running smaller events without the landowners permission; the official guidance for outdoor events, "The Scottish Outdoor Access Code is the key reference source for event organisers." says that land owners/managers require to be notified only if any of the following is true:
