disquieting #Microsoft #censorship news about the #Gaza war: “Palestinians calling home to Gaza on #Skype have had their digital lives destroyed, after Microsoft closed their email accounts without warning. BBC News has spoken to 20 Palestinians living abroad who say Microsoft, which owns the voice and video chat app, kicked them out of their accounts. The total number affected is thought to be much higher. In some cases, these email accounts are more than 15 years old and the users have no way to retrieve emails, contacts or memories.”
#PayPal blocking tardigrade-related purchases because of arms-control reasons #Scunthorpe
discussion on #USA #politics with respect to model #rockets. NFPA 1127 4.17.1: “No person shall ignite and launch a high power rocket horizontally, at a target, or so that the rocket’s flight path during the ascent phase is intended to go into clouds, directly over the heads of spectators, or beyond the boundaries of the launch site, or so that the rocket’s recovery is likely to occur in spectator areas or outside the boundaries of the launch site.”
The #X-Windows boot stipple and X-shaped cursor are now turned off by default. #retrocomputing
marketing #video on #battery testing #electronics #hardware for battery manufacturers and electic vehicle manufacturers