Andy Gates
@andygates.bsky.social
Grizzled sysadmin, factory refurbished.
He/him.
He/him.
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Polite reminder that services like NordVPN comply with all requests from law enforcement.
Get Tails+Tor if you're doing important activism!
Get Tails+Tor if you're doing important activism!
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Polite reminder that services like NordVPN comply with all requests from law enforcement.
Get Tails+Tor if you're doing important activism!
Get Tails+Tor if you're doing important activism!
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
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One day 007 will escape the Wheel of Karma, but not today.
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
One day 007 will escape the Wheel of Karma, but not today.
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I think I would honestly just not explain it. New actor, new show. Bond is, indeed, eternal.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I think I would honestly just not explain it. New actor, new show. Bond is, indeed, eternal.
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10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
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Specifically, it was the National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring, begun in the 70s, which completely overhauled how we predict and respond to rapid weather events.
vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heri...
vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heri...
The NWS Modernization and Associated Restructuring - A Retrospective (Part 1) - National Weather Service Heritage - Virtual Lab
Planned in the 1980s and implemented in the 1990s, the NWS Modernization and Associated Restructuring modernized the agency’s organization and technology to ensure more rapid detection of storms and d...
vlab.noaa.gov
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Specifically, it was the National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring, begun in the 70s, which completely overhauled how we predict and respond to rapid weather events.
vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heri...
vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heri...
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A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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The EHRhas sent a new draft Code of Practice which would lead to the exclusion of trans people from public life.
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The EHRhas sent a new draft Code of Practice which would lead to the exclusion of trans people from public life.
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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🌿❄️ Winter’s on its way! Help protect our brilliant badgers this season 🦡 Discover how you can get involved 👉 www.badgertrust.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🌿❄️ Winter’s on its way! Help protect our brilliant badgers this season 🦡 Discover how you can get involved 👉 www.badgertrust.org.uk
Aww, weather scrub for ESCAPADE and NG-2. Better a scrub that a splosion!
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Aww, weather scrub for ESCAPADE and NG-2. Better a scrub that a splosion!
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Hey yo here’s some blue meat from me on yesterday’s election results.
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
I have terrible, terrible news for red America
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary unpacks the 2025 elections.
www.sfgate.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hey yo here’s some blue meat from me on yesterday’s election results.
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Waiting for adventure until this rain band passes...
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Waiting for adventure until this rain band passes...
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Tired of the petitions and marches and banner-waving protests?
Tired of seeing your rights eroded?
Want to do more to challenge transphobia in the UK?
Read our action guide, start a cell, take action.
JOIN US. BASH BACK.
https://www.transbashback.com/actionguide.pdf
bashbackinfo@proton.me
Tired of seeing your rights eroded?
Want to do more to challenge transphobia in the UK?
Read our action guide, start a cell, take action.
JOIN US. BASH BACK.
https://www.transbashback.com/actionguide.pdf
bashbackinfo@proton.me
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tired of the petitions and marches and banner-waving protests?
Tired of seeing your rights eroded?
Want to do more to challenge transphobia in the UK?
Read our action guide, start a cell, take action.
JOIN US. BASH BACK.
https://www.transbashback.com/actionguide.pdf
bashbackinfo@proton.me
Tired of seeing your rights eroded?
Want to do more to challenge transphobia in the UK?
Read our action guide, start a cell, take action.
JOIN US. BASH BACK.
https://www.transbashback.com/actionguide.pdf
bashbackinfo@proton.me
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"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
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$1 Trillion in Tech Stocks Sold Off as Market Grows Skeptical of AI https://gizmodo.com/1-trillion-in-tech-stocks-sold-off-as-market-grows-skeptical-of-ai-2000683226
$1 Trillion in Tech Stocks Sold Off as Market Grows Skeptical of AI
What do bubbles do?
gizmodo.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
$1 Trillion in Tech Stocks Sold Off as Market Grows Skeptical of AI https://gizmodo.com/1-trillion-in-tech-stocks-sold-off-as-market-grows-skeptical-of-ai-2000683226
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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I have five tickets for Starlight Express TODAY at 14:30 (theatre is near Wembley). If you can use all / any please shout - would love them not to go to waste. 🚂💫
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I have five tickets for Starlight Express TODAY at 14:30 (theatre is near Wembley). If you can use all / any please shout - would love them not to go to waste. 🚂💫