I didn't know if or how the pectin would impact the final product, given that the stuff was cooked with the cores and skins for a comparatively short while. So, #til pectin is pretty sturdy stuff and will DEFINITELY impact the jam-making process even if you don't keep the apple bits in the pot.

The second batch, I tried something different: I just cut the little apples in half, threw them in the pot with water to cook and soften, then put them through a food mill to get rid of the seeds, stems, etc. The result is an even more apple-y apple butter that is also a lot harder.

I really should have called today’s post “Why Tech Supply Chains Limit Fragmentation (and Many Other Things)”. It’s the next in the series about Internet fragmentation.

The technical consensus is clear: you can't create a backdoor that only lets the "good guys" in. However they're dressed up, these proposals create cybersecurity loopholes that hackers & hostile nations are eager to exploit. 6/

AND! My flight was cancelled so guess where I am hanging out now? (Floret has tasty cocktails, just sayin’)

I see good use cases where passkeys are used to authenticate before access is allowed to the wallet, and then the credentials in the wallet are used for whatever authorization is going on. Doesn't sound like that's what the Swiss are doing, though.

I get the concern over synced passkeys for high-assurance use cases, but regardless of whether passkeys are synced or device-bound, they are still better than passwords! As for the authentication through an app, I wonder if they are merging authentication and authorization by using the app.