Adam Kent
@akent.org
Oft-grumpy software engineer. Living on Gadigal land / Glorious Inner West Sydney. Current work is in energy market software, data and analysis. Dad to two kids. FT-remote WFH crazy cat gentleman. More active on the fediverse at https://aus.social/@akent
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I've been trying to understand why this isn't generating as much fury as it should, and i think it's because there is a fundamental belief among many americans that the military can pretty much do whatever (which isn't entirely inaccurate.) that said, what the actual fuck.
A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19
What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says
U.S. naval forces have conducted another lethal strike on a vessel President Donald Trump said was tied to a designated terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean.
www.miamiherald.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I've been trying to understand why this isn't generating as much fury as it should, and i think it's because there is a fundamental belief among many americans that the military can pretty much do whatever (which isn't entirely inaccurate.) that said, what the actual fuck.
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upgraded my lil race-off interactive to use the 10m split times! I should probably make some generic little guys too, instead of hand drawing each one
September 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
upgraded my lil race-off interactive to use the 10m split times! I should probably make some generic little guys too, instead of hand drawing each one
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Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.
www.404media.co
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
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"It doesn't work reliably, so just don't use it for anything, like, super important" is a wild thing to say about your own product
Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions
www.theverge.com/news/761338/...
www.theverge.com/news/761338/...
August 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"It doesn't work reliably, so just don't use it for anything, like, super important" is a wild thing to say about your own product
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The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
This is unsearchable, but I need to know if anyone else remembers this. Triple J I think (maybe arvo time slot or Drive?) had a call in segment once that was called "What's on the desk?"
August 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is unsearchable, but I need to know if anyone else remembers this. Triple J I think (maybe arvo time slot or Drive?) had a call in segment once that was called "What's on the desk?"
The whole internet loves Draw A Fish, a lovely website that lets anyone draw a fish! **5 seconds later**
We regret to inform you the whole site was LLM vibe coded, has easily exploitable security holes, and users are drawing swastikas instead of fish. aldenhallak.com/blog/posts/d...
We regret to inform you the whole site was LLM vibe coded, has easily exploitable security holes, and users are drawing swastikas instead of fish. aldenhallak.com/blog/posts/d...
DrawAFish.com Postmortem — Aug 3, 2025 Incident
A blameful postmortem of how my viral HackerNews project got compromised by legacy passwords, missing auth, and the perils of vibe coding.
aldenhallak.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The whole internet loves Draw A Fish, a lovely website that lets anyone draw a fish! **5 seconds later**
We regret to inform you the whole site was LLM vibe coded, has easily exploitable security holes, and users are drawing swastikas instead of fish. aldenhallak.com/blog/posts/d...
We regret to inform you the whole site was LLM vibe coded, has easily exploitable security holes, and users are drawing swastikas instead of fish. aldenhallak.com/blog/posts/d...
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Meanwhile in Melbourne, Victoria police in riot gear are blocking protesters crossing the King St bridge. www.instagram.com/freepalestin...
August 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Meanwhile in Melbourne, Victoria police in riot gear are blocking protesters crossing the King St bridge. www.instagram.com/freepalestin...
Huge respect to everyone who turned up to the march today.
August 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Huge respect to everyone who turned up to the march today.
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This thread is incredible.
Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk)
.@Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database
xcancel.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This thread is incredible.
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Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
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This feels like such a poetic follow up to the 2017 thing where Musk flew in a private jet to South Australia to sell a battery as the "solution" to blackouts
Majority of public comments were vehemently against selling land to Tesla for a battery factory but… “Staff at the City of Marion officially recommended the council sell the land to Tesla, with the proposal to be discussed at a council meeting on Tuesday night. “ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anti-Musk sentiment runs high in Australian city as 95% of submissions oppose land sale to Tesla
Council in Adelaide censors strong language in some of the nearly 1,000 submissions that called for proposal to be struck down
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This feels like such a poetic follow up to the 2017 thing where Musk flew in a private jet to South Australia to sell a battery as the "solution" to blackouts
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I know my brother @swearyanthony.bsky.social has a lot of people he cares about on here. While not everyone knows about the connection, a lot of people who follow me also follow him. This seemed like a way to get the word out:
Anthony is currently in ICU in a critical condition after a head injury.
Anthony is currently in ICU in a critical condition after a head injury.
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I know my brother @swearyanthony.bsky.social has a lot of people he cares about on here. While not everyone knows about the connection, a lot of people who follow me also follow him. This seemed like a way to get the word out:
Anthony is currently in ICU in a critical condition after a head injury.
Anthony is currently in ICU in a critical condition after a head injury.
"Dancing In The Moonlight" - the cover by Toploader
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
March 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Dancing In The Moonlight" - the cover by Toploader
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Wow yeah that boring photo of your family looks amazing now you’ve used some computer shit to make it look like a real artists work (who would hate you btw)
March 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Wow yeah that boring photo of your family looks amazing now you’ve used some computer shit to make it look like a real artists work (who would hate you btw)
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March 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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this is a straightforward delusion
Schumer told Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater: “Here’s my hope … after this election, when the Republican party expels the turd of Donald Trump, it will go back to being the old Republican party.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Chuck Schumer clung to belief Republicans would ‘expel’ Trump, book says
Even as 2024 election loomed, reporters say, Democratic Senate leader was sure GOP would ‘expel the turd of Trump’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
this is a straightforward delusion
I need updates on the KFC Zinger Bánh Mì. Who's tried it? Is it any good?
March 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I need updates on the KFC Zinger Bánh Mì. Who's tried it? Is it any good?
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some news in tonight's edition: @newyorker.com is downcapping Internet in its style guide.
long live the internet!
long live the internet!
March 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
some news in tonight's edition: @newyorker.com is downcapping Internet in its style guide.
long live the internet!
long live the internet!
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This is your 'KFC are testing a Zinger Bánh Mì in Newcastle' advisory
February 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This is your 'KFC are testing a Zinger Bánh Mì in Newcastle' advisory
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Oops, I did it again. Dustin's resume says he is VP information security manager for Wells Fargo. Are we detecting a theme here?
Shall I go on?
Shall I go on?
February 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Oops, I did it again. Dustin's resume says he is VP information security manager for Wells Fargo. Are we detecting a theme here?
Shall I go on?
Shall I go on?