Places and Things

SpaceX's historic launch attempt succeeds on its second attempt A new era of American spaceflight began Saturday as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket broke through Earth’s upper atmosphere carrying veteran astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley atop a pillar of flame. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/spacex-nasa-iss-crewed-mission-launch-success-192904084.html

Supreme Court votes 5-4 to let Gov. Newsom restrict attendance at religious services With a deciding vote from Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court late Friday allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to restrict attendance at religious services in California to 25% of the capacity of a house of worship because of the coronavirus. Continue Reading . . . https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-votes-5-4-to-let-Gov-Newsom-15304978.php

Twitter isn’t a government, but it’s the best one we’ve got This week, Twitter found the courage to finally deal with its most toxic user: the president of the United States. After giving one of Trump’s untrustworthy tweets a modest reality check, the president exploded in a tantrum. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/21274482/twitter-trump-censored-tweet-government-moderation

Donald Trump’s executive order is ‘plainly illegal,’ says co-author of Section 230 Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling Donald Trump’s proposed executive order “plainly illegal” in a new statement on Thursday. The draft executive order would pare back platform liability protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a bill Wyden coauthored in 1996 with Sen. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/28/21273495/donald-trump-section-230-ron-wyden-author-bill-twitter-facebook-law-speech

FCC commissioner says Trump’s Section 230 plan ‘does not work’ There’s a growing divide at the Federal Communications Commission over a proposed executive order by the Trump administration to regulate speech on social media platforms. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/28/21273324/fcc-donald-trump-social-media-executive-order-twitter-label-misinformation

5 More Things Nobody Tells You About Photography Anyone who sticks with photography long enough will learn certain lessons on their own that they believe could have easily been bestowed upon them by a more experienced photographer. Continue Reading . . . https://www.lightstalking.com/more-nobody-tells-you/

Windows 10 May 2020 Update now available with built-in Linux kernel and Cortana updates Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/27/21271655/microsoft-windows-10-may-2020-update-download-available