two things I feel into a rabbit hole about recently were how LSD became illegal and the Fermi paradox.

so LSD, once hailed as a powerful tool for psychological healing and spiritual exploration, became illegal largely due to political and cultural backlash. as the drug became associated with the 1960s counterculture, anti-establishment movements, and civil unrest, governments—particularly in the U.S.—moved to criminalize it more out of fear of social disruption than scientific reasoning. the backlash overshadowed promising medical research, leading to decades of prohibition.

the Fermi Paradox points out the contradiction between the high probability of alien civilizations existing in our vast universe and the complete lack of evidence or contact with them. despite billions of stars and potentially habitable planets, we haven’t seen signs of intelligent life—raising big questions like: Are we alone, or is something stopping civilizations from contacting or surviving long enough to do so?

My Feedly mainly

+1

I also never liked the twitter format of “tweets”, there’s too much going on at once and I feel overstimulated

I wouldn’t say the UK was the second most influential—realistically, that spot goes to the US. And I’m not even a big fan of the US right now, but their industrial power, global logistics, and role in both Europe and the Pacific made a massive difference. Without their support, especially through Lend-Lease and D-Day, things could’ve turned out very differently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW27vpK4ALQ

sounds like when my dentist power sprays the fuck out of my rear teeth and asks when I’m next going on holiday

Heard this too, our guide on safari in Etosha National Park (Namibia) said Hyenas have the strongest biting power - comparative to their overall sizes - in the world.

EDIT: okay, just fact checked myself - that’s not entirely true. when measuring BFQ (comparative to size) the order goes:

1. Tasmanian devil
2. Jaguar
3. Wolverine
4. Spotted Hyena

copy that - thanks for the hint. honestly, if it doesn’t work in the future, I’ll probs just cancel my account with them

Revolut works fine for me still on Graphene?

oh yeah? well my grandma’s 212 year old great grandpa picked it up within seconds.

Debian?

Anyone see the Johnny English with the American billionaire cyber-terrorist Jason Volta as the main antagonist?

That’s how I see news coming from Washington developing on a daily basis.

We need you Rowan Atkinson.

I don’t see any reason why it would affect your application(s) in the slightest. A good CV is a good CV. You could have @goatfondler.com for all I care.

I genuinely don’t remember the exact instances we were speaking about, but it happens from time to team. They released data from a French citizen to Swiss & French authorities in the past, and I’m sure this isn’t the only case.

Edit: found the link: https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/06/protonmail-logged-ip-address-of-french-activist-after-order-by-swiss-authorities/

Maybe not the contribution that you’re looking for, but going to tell you this story regardless.

I am Swiss, and am a former Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA / EDA) employee. My colleagues and I had organized an evening on cybersecurity, where we showcase what Switzerland has to offer. I invited stakeholders such as:

• Dreamlab (really cool company, should look them up if you don’t know of them)
• NCSC (Swiss National Cyber Security Center)
• Some Swiss cyber regulator; and
• Proton

Firstly, when speaking to a delegate of one of the above listed (don’t feel comfortably sharing publicly which one), he ushered a statement; upon me saying I’m a huge Proton fan and subscribed to all services - “they are lying to your faces”.

I was curious, so I spoke with the regulators and NCSC delegates, they said that Proton has been involved in a handful of leaks - some that were made public, some behind the scenes.

When I spoke to Andy, having told him that I grew up in Canada, I asked him what his plan was for North America. His response: “I will gladly take their money, but never open up shop there - too many national security departments that come knocking on the door”.

Now I see that (on the Proton page), that they are looking for a few US based positions for Marketing and Growth - going against what we discussed a few years back. In all honesty, I still have a Plus subscription with them, but beginning to questions a lot more things regarding security and ethics at Proton. Guess I’ll just self-host in the future. Trust no one but yourself with your personal data.

Let’s say UK, since it was filmed there for example. I mean surely the Airbnb owners have a good case right?

Thanks, yes - this is what I was looking for. Just thinking from a Airbnb renter perspective, such a stunt would drop the value of the property + service fees such as changing the mattresses etc.