Antarctica in photos
Some lovely shots of wildlife, but scroll dow and take a look at the last photo, it's stunning.
Polar stratospheric nacreous clouds are most commonly seen during the polar spring, when the sun is low.
Posted 15th Feb 2019 @ 12:00
The FTC and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company's privacy lapses
Finally, billions, not millions. Fuck these negotiations: tell them it's $20 billion and take them to court if they don't accept it.
Nail on the head there from John Gruber. A $20 billion fine would equate to approximately $10.
Catch up on more of Facebook's shadiness here, here, here and here
Posted 15th Feb 2019 @ 09:10
Facebook's constitutional moment
This kind of approach from Facebook feels like it's all coming to a head too late. The damage has been done.
I was catching up on an episode of BBC's Panorama yesterday where they looked at 'duisrupters' in the food space but this particular bit, around the 7:13 mark hits the nail on the head:
The attitude and actions of these companies should be worrying us all.
Posted 14th Feb 2019 @ 14:30
1969 in photos
Of course Apollo 11 features but the photos of the Twin Towers (World Trade Centre) being erected is something else.
Posted 14th Feb 2019 @ 14:00
Making gourmet Ferrero Rocher
Ferrero Rocher were a real treat for us when we were kids, usually around Christmas. I sometimes still eat the chocolate, then the wafer and then the filling. There's nothing like a bald Rocher ball!
Posted 14th Feb 2019 @ 11:00