Barry Dorrans
@blowdart.me
Security Curmudgeon for Microsoft .NET
Do you really think work wants my social media opinions?
Not nice, but kind - @medus4.com
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Do you really think work wants my social media opinions?
Not nice, but kind - @medus4.com
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Barry Dorrans
@blowdart.me
· Oct 10
What doesn't kill you disappoints me.
You know with this ever so dumb "AI is developing feelings and consciousness" fantasy it'd be so easy to reply with "So you're enslaving it?", but frankly I don't think that'd be a moral problem for those bros.
December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You know with this ever so dumb "AI is developing feelings and consciousness" fantasy it'd be so easy to reply with "So you're enslaving it?", but frankly I don't think that'd be a moral problem for those bros.
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I'm here you fuckaas bitch
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm here you fuckaas bitch
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Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate
"The worry built up enough that I stopped riding and eventually sold the bike," writes Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt.
https://cnn.it/3LktERc
https://cnn.it/3LktERc
December 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Paging @swiftonsecurity.com
There’s a pretty cheap weirdly good corn whiskey if that’s your jam.
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Paging @swiftonsecurity.com
Same in WA where tone deaf Microsoft execs on $28.3 million a year are funding the campaign against it, with corp money rather than spend their own.
However I am doubtful any WA income tax will stay at the millionaire level and will lower the amount pretty quickly.
However I am doubtful any WA income tax will stay at the millionaire level and will lower the amount pretty quickly.
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Same in WA where tone deaf Microsoft execs on $28.3 million a year are funding the campaign against it, with corp money rather than spend their own.
However I am doubtful any WA income tax will stay at the millionaire level and will lower the amount pretty quickly.
However I am doubtful any WA income tax will stay at the millionaire level and will lower the amount pretty quickly.
Is it because both the UK and France remember you're supposed to fight Nazis, not elect them?
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Is it because both the UK and France remember you're supposed to fight Nazis, not elect them?
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Apropos of nothing, there's a huge talent shortage in the cybersecurity space -- so if you're looking for a career, something to consider! 😂
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Apropos of nothing, there's a huge talent shortage in the cybersecurity space -- so if you're looking for a career, something to consider! 😂
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me (watching amelia the dog go to town on my gf’s toes): it’s so unfair that she gets to do that and i don’t
@cheesecakechik.bsky.social: that’s disgusting
@cheesecakechik.bsky.social: that’s disgusting
December 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
me (watching amelia the dog go to town on my gf’s toes): it’s so unfair that she gets to do that and i don’t
@cheesecakechik.bsky.social: that’s disgusting
@cheesecakechik.bsky.social: that’s disgusting
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Home Depot Introduces New 12-Foot-Tall Baby Jesus Skeleton https://theonion.com/home-depot-introduces-new-12-foot-tall-baby-jesus-skele-1851069460/
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Home Depot Introduces New 12-Foot-Tall Baby Jesus Skeleton https://theonion.com/home-depot-introduces-new-12-foot-tall-baby-jesus-skele-1851069460/
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT tase himself in the balls until he died
January 6, 2024 at 4:28 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT tase himself in the balls until he died
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Glory to you and your house, all who celebrate
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Glory to you and your house, all who celebrate
Like they’re talking about Jesus
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Like they’re talking about Jesus
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And Tiny Sim, who DID die
December 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And Tiny Sim, who DID die
Remember if you hit a gene testing kit for Christmas NO YOU DIDN’T.
December 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Remember if you hit a gene testing kit for Christmas NO YOU DIDN’T.
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Santa Claus Pikachu at the Shibuya Pokemon Center in Tokyo
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Santa Claus Pikachu at the Shibuya Pokemon Center in Tokyo
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Rudolf to rule them all
Rudolf to find them
Rudolf to lead them all
And with his red nose bind them
Rudolf to find them
Rudolf to lead them all
And with his red nose bind them
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Rudolf to rule them all
Rudolf to find them
Rudolf to lead them all
And with his red nose bind them
Rudolf to find them
Rudolf to lead them all
And with his red nose bind them
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Reindeer was made.
#christmas
But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Reindeer was made.
#christmas
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Reindeer was made.
#christmas
But they were, all of them, deceived, for another Reindeer was made.
#christmas
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Remember the cookies and the body of Santa and the milk is the blood of Santa.
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Remember the cookies and the body of Santa and the milk is the blood of Santa.
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Happy Christmas to bollard fans across the world!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Happy Christmas to bollard fans across the world!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
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#StarTrek #Android "Nothing Blasts Forever"
Data travels to Nakatomia III to patch things up with Jenna D'Sora, but a terrorist force led by Sela takes control of the planet. Meanwhile, Geordi and Leah spend their Christmas Vacation at home hosting each other's families when cousin Q visits.
Data travels to Nakatomia III to patch things up with Jenna D'Sora, but a terrorist force led by Sela takes control of the planet. Meanwhile, Geordi and Leah spend their Christmas Vacation at home hosting each other's families when cousin Q visits.
December 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM