Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)<p>So… it's a new year… 2024 at long last. It's literally new year's day, and the whole year now follows. We've got 366 days until we're doing the same thing again.</p><p>Here are some people that you might consider following for your timeline. This is not an exhaustive list.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a>: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dangoodin</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benjedwards" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>benjedwards</span></a></span>… both writers for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span></p><p>@v7woa@journa.host <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> operator and journalist for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VOANews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VOANews</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> journalist for <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/TechDirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechDirt</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lorenzofb</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zackwhittaker</span></a></span> journalists for <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>codinghorror</span></a></span> writer for <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/CodingHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodingHorror</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> independent <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> writer and journalist</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@north" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>north@fosstodon.org</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xn--8r9a.com/@north" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>north@ꩰ.com</span></a></span> playfully prodding sites' punycode domain compatibility 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EugeneMcParland</span></a></span> has been posting lots of news about the conflict</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://k18plus.social/@Gala" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gala</span></a></span> posts lots of photos and videos showing life in Ukraine -- some beautiful scenery</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gammitin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gammitin</span></a></span> posts lots about restoring classic PCs</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@kenshirriff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kenshirriff</span></a></span> does lots of deep dives into old tech of all sorts… deep analysis of classic ICs, old mechanical avionics, all sorts.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/Gambia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gambia</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@buba" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>buba</span></a></span> has been posting lots of photos from his native Gambia (west coast of Africa)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@xssfox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xssfox</span></a></span> has been experimenting with all kinds of radio-related things (as well as putting monitors on crooked angles). </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/NewYearFollows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYearFollows</span></a></p>