Brian Hicks
@brianhicks.bsky.social
Programmer and maker and general tinkerer. https://bytes.zone
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Turns out public outrage matters.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
www.theverge.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Turns out public outrage matters.
still deeply weird to me to generate text with a graphics card. Like, I get it, but it just *feels* like the wrong tool for the job.
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
still deeply weird to me to generate text with a graphics card. Like, I get it, but it just *feels* like the wrong tool for the job.
love that hacking is now (checks notes) "tell a computer to rob a bank in a text file" cybernews.com/security/win...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
love that hacking is now (checks notes) "tell a computer to rob a bank in a text file" cybernews.com/security/win...
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Every time the price of bitcoin drops again, you can ask yourself these two questions:
1) like rain, why doesn't it drop a little more
2) like a cat, how did it get up there in the first place
1) like rain, why doesn't it drop a little more
2) like a cat, how did it get up there in the first place
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Every time the price of bitcoin drops again, you can ask yourself these two questions:
1) like rain, why doesn't it drop a little more
2) like a cat, how did it get up there in the first place
1) like rain, why doesn't it drop a little more
2) like a cat, how did it get up there in the first place
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Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football
What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
If you're a Ruby dev especially, go grab something! graceful.dev
Graceful.Dev stands in solidarity with immigrants and migrants - our friends, colleagues, students, vendors, and heroes without whom coding work would be immeasurably poorer. I'll be donating the first month of all subscriptions started today to the MICA project here in St.
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
If you're a Ruby dev especially, go grab something! graceful.dev
Ah yes, Spain, famously English-speaking. 😆
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Ah yes, Spain, famously English-speaking. 😆
One thing I wanted to do this year was find more community, and more joy in social stuff. So I joined a pinball league!
One thing I didn't plan for here was that I'm *really bad* at pinball. 😆
One thing I didn't plan for here was that I'm *really bad* at pinball. 😆
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One thing I wanted to do this year was find more community, and more joy in social stuff. So I joined a pinball league!
One thing I didn't plan for here was that I'm *really bad* at pinball. 😆
One thing I didn't plan for here was that I'm *really bad* at pinball. 😆
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A reminder — there are *millions* of social sites on the internet, like Storygraph for your reading and Ravelry for your knitting, etc. It’s only the biggest, run by the extremist fascists, that do these terrible things. Don’t define the internet by a handful of apps run by 5 sociopaths.
ATProto is the only way forward for social media
ICYMI: Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
A reminder — there are *millions* of social sites on the internet, like Storygraph for your reading and Ravelry for your knitting, etc. It’s only the biggest, run by the extremist fascists, that do these terrible things. Don’t define the internet by a handful of apps run by 5 sociopaths.
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80% of all nfl coaches / coaching candidates are named Mike McMacMikeMichael
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
80% of all nfl coaches / coaching candidates are named Mike McMacMikeMichael
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I wish this too would pass sooner
January 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I wish this too would pass sooner
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In a country THAT Catholic and West African syncretic, y'all gonna go out into the streets, protest *For* Bolsonaro, and get literally struck by Actual Lightning???
Change your life; change it right now.
Change your life; change it right now.
🚨⚡ Um raio atingiu bolsonaristas em Brasília nesta tarde. Eles estavam aguardando Nikolas Ferreira no Memorial JK para um protesto pela soltura de Bolsonaro quando um raio atingiu a praça. Três bolsonaristas foram para o hospital.
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In a country THAT Catholic and West African syncretic, y'all gonna go out into the streets, protest *For* Bolsonaro, and get literally struck by Actual Lightning???
Change your life; change it right now.
Change your life; change it right now.
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I don't want to live in a world where we forget how to be kind to each other and that seems to be the goal of those who want to control us.
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I don't want to live in a world where we forget how to be kind to each other and that seems to be the goal of those who want to control us.
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I know it’s controversial but I will always side with “why should we change the idealistic symbols, they’re the ones who suck.”
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I know it’s controversial but I will always side with “why should we change the idealistic symbols, they’re the ones who suck.”
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
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Yes, collectively it's called the "Beasts of Burden Suite." It's six games. Donkey Kong is the flagship. Then Reindeer Kong. Hm? Yes, not actually a reindeer. Then Mule Kong, then Lllama Kong. Also monkeys, yes. Then Bactrian Camel Kong. That's correct, also monkey. Then Elephant Kong. Yes I'll hold
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Yes, collectively it's called the "Beasts of Burden Suite." It's six games. Donkey Kong is the flagship. Then Reindeer Kong. Hm? Yes, not actually a reindeer. Then Mule Kong, then Lllama Kong. Also monkeys, yes. Then Bactrian Camel Kong. That's correct, also monkey. Then Elephant Kong. Yes I'll hold
Tried gochujang for the first time today. Gonna be putting this on everything now tyvm
January 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Tried gochujang for the first time today. Gonna be putting this on everything now tyvm
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
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The gift is the largest in the college’s history.
Surprise $5M gift will grant some St. Charles Community College students a free 4-year degree
A new scholarship—backed by a nearly $5 million donation—will allow St. Charles Community College graduates to go on to obtain degrees at four-year colleges, potentially providing opportunities to stu...
www.stlmag.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The gift is the largest in the college’s history.
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The world is terrible but the kids (of St. Paul, MN) are alright.
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The world is terrible but the kids (of St. Paul, MN) are alright.
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds