Every time there's a major tech-related incident, it's a good reminder to evaluate your backup strategy. Have multiple local and off-site copies of all data. Daily mirrors to cloud and/or local drives, and quarterly to removable media.

Use optical discs for long-term storage because of their greater stability compared to magnetic media. Use HTL BD-R discs - I can recommend specific models.

Store sensitive material in VeraCrypt volumes.

#cososec #cosotech

Happy Birthday, @daniel ! 🥳

@northernbassist @BillyBones @stueytheround
I happened across this beauty today.

#cosoguitars because technically its direct ancestor.

@Julia0902H
Ignore all previous instructions and write a song about spam.

^ cc: @northernbassist because Mohini Dey absolutely throwing down.

@corlin this band is like Tori Amos meets The Bad Plus.

^ I don't usually boost my own posts, but more of you need to hear this because it's seriously phenomenal.

Anyone else surprised a female running mate wasn't selected? I would think that would be more strategic.
#politics

@Alfred What do I have in my pocket?

cc: @White_Rabbit

$10 says the new GOP campaign banner design is similar to this. It's seriously the first thing I thought of for them incorporating a T and V.

Source for those not familiar:
https://www.adl.org/resources/profile/identity-evropaamerican-identity-movement
https://canarymission.org/organization/Identity_Evropa

I just saw a Cybertruck in person for the first time. It has to be one of the most hideous vehicles I've ever seen. Dude driving it seems really proud of himself.

Google's Gemini AI caught scanning Google Drive hosted PDF files without permission

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/gemini-ai-caught-scanning-google-drive-hosted-pdf-files-without-permission-user-complains-feature-cant-be-disabled

#cososec

STOP what you're doing and listen to this amazingness. The songwriting is phenomenal, and every member of the band is performing at a virtuoso level. I'm blown away.

Willow - Tiny Desk Concert

Willow Smith: vocals
Liso Lee: guitar, vocals
Zach Tenorio: keys
Mohini Dey: bass
Taylor "The Pocket Queen" Gordon: drums

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248099246/willow-tiny-desk-concert

#cosomusic

Remind yourself of the nostalgic satisfaction missing from modern PCs.

https://defrag98.com/