Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD

That feeling of getting ten to twenty mosquito bites while refreshing the mosquito traps.

Guys: eye cream. Listen to Millie Bobby Brown! youtu.be/c1gUqLSkhts?t=…

Paris couture week was a really bright part of my week; lots of badass looks

Zen and the art of espresso machine maintenance

Your Instagram photos may now be training someone else’s AI. Meta has enabled its new Muse AI image generator for users by default. It allows people to generate AI images of you by using your public Instagram handle, with no notification when your photos are used and no way to remove images created before you opt out. To opt out: Profile → Menu → Sharing and reuse → Turn off the reuse options under “Allow people to reuse your content on Instagram and with AI features at Meta.”

The Australian Cyber Security Centre is warning of a large-scale campaign targeting CMS platforms, including WordPress. It's a timely reminder that patching WordPress alone isn't enough. Outdated PHP versions can leave sites exposed long after support ends. Our latest research: censys.com/blog/wordpress… ACSC alert: cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-… #CensysARC

Trump fires the Election Assistance Commissioners nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/…

All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-d…

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Protecting youth and preserving privacy go hand in hand. A trustworthy Internet depends on proactive alternatives that avoid mass data collection—like no-log in-person token issuance, double-blind systems, and credentials that age seamlessly with the user.

With so much major Supreme Court and legal news dominating the headlines recently, you might have missed an important filing from late June. We joined CDT and OTI to file an amicus brief in CCIA v. Paxton before the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/s…

Finally, go back to Box and select "upload a new version" over the original .doc file. Replace it with your newly created .docx file. Once the file is updated, file locking and Microsoft Word for Web integration will work.

Here is the workaround to get those features back. Download the .doc file locally to your computer. Open the file in Microsoft Word, then use the Save As function to convert and save it as a modern .docx file.

Pro tip for Box users: If your file is in the older .doc format, Box restricts key features. You won't be able to lock the file or use the Microsoft Word for Web integration. You are stuck editing in Word on Desktop without the ability to lock or upload new versions!

so, if there are ancient alien theorists, there must be ancient alien experimentalists?

the speed of light is so freaking fast

We’d like to extend our sincere congratulations to Vint Cerf, our co-founder and first president, on his latest career milestone: retirement! 🎉 From shaping the foundations of the modern Internet to serving as chief Internet evangelist at Google for over two decades, Vint’s contributions and achievements are too extensive to name. Congratulations on closing another great chapter. ❤️ Read more ⬇️ techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/the…

⚖️ Kenya's High Court ruled the government cannot arbitrarily block websites, striking down the Cybercrimes Act clause behind past #internetshutdowns. The winning petition drew on OONI's evidence of Telegram blocking during KCSE exams. 🌐 📄 Our report: ooni.org/post/2025-keny…