The Actuator – June 3rd

I hope you all had a safe and restful holiday weekend. Summer is finally upon us, and parts of our world are reopening. We’re grateful the weather has allowed for us to spend time working outside at night and on the weekends. I hope everyone reading this is able to find some enjoyable outside activities this summer.

As always, here's a bunch of links I hope you find useful. Enjoy!

SpaceX makes history with successful first human space launch
This was wonderful to watch during the weekend, serving as a nice distraction from other events.

Maze: the ransomware that introduced an extra twist
Not a new idea, as Sony was threatened with leaked data years back. But now it appears the concept is coming to mainstream ransomware as well.

Facebook reportedly ignored its own research showing algorithms divided users
Maybe it’s time we just told Facebook to shut down.

Bow, Humans: Trillions of Cicadas Are Going to Rule America
Looks like I’ll be using my noise cancelling headphones in my fire pit.

Beer rating app reveals homes and identities of spies and military bods, warns Bellingcat
It’s probably best if we all understand how everything you share online can, and will, be used against you at some point.

Never Go Back to the Office
Chances are your office wasn’t built with the idea of minimizing the risk of infection. It will take time before a closed environment is considered safe.

You can now surf in Microsoft’s Edge browser
Once you start, it’s hard to stop. And I resisted the urge to make a joke about surfing the web in Edge. You’re welcome.

That’s me, watching my girl Endeavour roar as she leaves Earth for the last time with STS-134.

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