Ex-Parrot⚜️
@broken.com
May tinker with cameras, motorbikes, and infosec automation at times. PNW. See also: @notalenthack.org
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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Skyscape - an infrared look at spindrifts on-high in Banff National Park 🀄
#photography #photo #infrared #mountains #scape
#photography #photo #infrared #mountains #scape
December 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Skyscape - an infrared look at spindrifts on-high in Banff National Park 🀄
#photography #photo #infrared #mountains #scape
#photography #photo #infrared #mountains #scape
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Hey, you! Need a little hope? Borrow some of mine!
Comment in this thread when you feel low. Don't worry, we all have off-days. The revolution has only begun, but we are already making strides. You are vital to our future.
Remember: You are not alone. And it's good that you are resting.
Comment in this thread when you feel low. Don't worry, we all have off-days. The revolution has only begun, but we are already making strides. You are vital to our future.
Remember: You are not alone. And it's good that you are resting.
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hey, you! Need a little hope? Borrow some of mine!
Comment in this thread when you feel low. Don't worry, we all have off-days. The revolution has only begun, but we are already making strides. You are vital to our future.
Remember: You are not alone. And it's good that you are resting.
Comment in this thread when you feel low. Don't worry, we all have off-days. The revolution has only begun, but we are already making strides. You are vital to our future.
Remember: You are not alone. And it's good that you are resting.
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texts from my family be like
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
texts from my family be like
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Feeling very grateful this Christmas.
I wish everyone a beautiful holiday.
I wish everyone a beautiful holiday.
December 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Feeling very grateful this Christmas.
I wish everyone a beautiful holiday.
I wish everyone a beautiful holiday.
what on earth did i just watch
Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
what on earth did i just watch
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Tiny Tim came back WRONG. Oh, it was Tiny Tim's body, that much was sure, but what resided within the pit that once housed Tiny Tim's innocent soul was no more human than the wafting scent of the roasted goose upon the Cratchett table or the clink of coins upon that of Scrooge.
December 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Tiny Tim came back WRONG. Oh, it was Tiny Tim's body, that much was sure, but what resided within the pit that once housed Tiny Tim's innocent soul was no more human than the wafting scent of the roasted goose upon the Cratchett table or the clink of coins upon that of Scrooge.
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Christmas Eve Thoughts:
"...Holy Infant, so tender and mild" sounds like a menu item at a *very niche* restaurant.
"...Holy Infant, so tender and mild" sounds like a menu item at a *very niche* restaurant.
December 24, 2023 at 11:28 PM
Christmas Eve Thoughts:
"...Holy Infant, so tender and mild" sounds like a menu item at a *very niche* restaurant.
"...Holy Infant, so tender and mild" sounds like a menu item at a *very niche* restaurant.
Looks like #apple has removed the latest #iOS 18.x update (18.7.3) from 26.x compatible devices, leaving those of us on 18.x and modern hardware with broken devices and an unpatched OS
Time to give GrapheneOS a shot I guess
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
Time to give GrapheneOS a shot I guess
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
Apple security releases - Apple Support
This document lists security updates and Rapid Security Responses for Apple software.
support.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Looks like #apple has removed the latest #iOS 18.x update (18.7.3) from 26.x compatible devices, leaving those of us on 18.x and modern hardware with broken devices and an unpatched OS
Time to give GrapheneOS a shot I guess
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
Time to give GrapheneOS a shot I guess
support.apple.com/en-us/100100
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Flock is altering the deal. Pray it does not alter it further
⚠️ Web based terms
⚠️ New order forms void old protections
⚠️ Cities no longer own raw data
⚠️ Customer data now part of Flock IP
⚠️ Indefinite storage retention
haveibeenflocked.com/news/trojan-...
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety
⚠️ Web based terms
⚠️ New order forms void old protections
⚠️ Cities no longer own raw data
⚠️ Customer data now part of Flock IP
⚠️ Indefinite storage retention
haveibeenflocked.com/news/trojan-...
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Flock is altering the deal. Pray it does not alter it further
⚠️ Web based terms
⚠️ New order forms void old protections
⚠️ Cities no longer own raw data
⚠️ Customer data now part of Flock IP
⚠️ Indefinite storage retention
haveibeenflocked.com/news/trojan-...
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety
⚠️ Web based terms
⚠️ New order forms void old protections
⚠️ Cities no longer own raw data
⚠️ Customer data now part of Flock IP
⚠️ Indefinite storage retention
haveibeenflocked.com/news/trojan-...
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety
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Haven't posted this photo for a while - it's just over 5 years old, taken on the penultimate day of an incredible 50-day-long trip around #Iceland in 2020. Heavily processed, but sometimes you just have to!
#IcelandicHorse #Canon5DIV
#IcelandicHorse #Canon5DIV
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Haven't posted this photo for a while - it's just over 5 years old, taken on the penultimate day of an incredible 50-day-long trip around #Iceland in 2020. Heavily processed, but sometimes you just have to!
#IcelandicHorse #Canon5DIV
#IcelandicHorse #Canon5DIV
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The next two days are going to be retail hell, & @samsqueaks.bsky.social insisted I open my Xmas gift now.
Holy shit guys.
Holy shit guys.
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The next two days are going to be retail hell, & @samsqueaks.bsky.social insisted I open my Xmas gift now.
Holy shit guys.
Holy shit guys.
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It's funny that everyone who has *ever* programmed, knows how important attention to detail is. Hours wasted because you made a typo, forgot to add a character, etc.
The tiniest thing you literally don't notice is wrong, and your program screams at you and dies.
This is a universal experience.
The tiniest thing you literally don't notice is wrong, and your program screams at you and dies.
This is a universal experience.
December 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It's funny that everyone who has *ever* programmed, knows how important attention to detail is. Hours wasted because you made a typo, forgot to add a character, etc.
The tiniest thing you literally don't notice is wrong, and your program screams at you and dies.
This is a universal experience.
The tiniest thing you literally don't notice is wrong, and your program screams at you and dies.
This is a universal experience.
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"Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive by, Flock’s Condor cameras are pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras designed to record and track people, not vehicles. "
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves.
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive by, Flock’s Condor cameras are pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras designed to record and track people, not vehicles. "
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The light was better when I was photographing from ground level. At this time of the year the sun goes behind the town and hills to the south-west so you don't get to see the whole stack in golden hour light.
Bow Fiddle Rock #Scotland
#CanonR5ii
Bow Fiddle Rock #Scotland
#CanonR5ii
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The light was better when I was photographing from ground level. At this time of the year the sun goes behind the town and hills to the south-west so you don't get to see the whole stack in golden hour light.
Bow Fiddle Rock #Scotland
#CanonR5ii
Bow Fiddle Rock #Scotland
#CanonR5ii
More #flock drama from Benn Jordan and 404 Media. Looks like Flock doesn't bother setting admin passwords on their new people stalker cameras #deflock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
More #flock drama from Benn Jordan and 404 Media. Looks like Flock doesn't bother setting admin passwords on their new people stalker cameras #deflock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-...
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 20
Horned grebes are a common bird in many of our marshes, usually alongside many ducks. Except in this marsh.
THIS marsh belongs to THIS Horned Grebe and he is always looking for trespassers … he has just seen a duck, and is heading over to have a chat … quickly!
#Birds
🪶
Dec. 20
Horned grebes are a common bird in many of our marshes, usually alongside many ducks. Except in this marsh.
THIS marsh belongs to THIS Horned Grebe and he is always looking for trespassers … he has just seen a duck, and is heading over to have a chat … quickly!
#Birds
🪶
December 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 20
Horned grebes are a common bird in many of our marshes, usually alongside many ducks. Except in this marsh.
THIS marsh belongs to THIS Horned Grebe and he is always looking for trespassers … he has just seen a duck, and is heading over to have a chat … quickly!
#Birds
🪶
Dec. 20
Horned grebes are a common bird in many of our marshes, usually alongside many ducks. Except in this marsh.
THIS marsh belongs to THIS Horned Grebe and he is always looking for trespassers … he has just seen a duck, and is heading over to have a chat … quickly!
#Birds
🪶
I've had the new daily driver #grenadier for a few days now, and despite having some weird software quirks it's actually pretty pleasant to drive
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I've had the new daily driver #grenadier for a few days now, and despite having some weird software quirks it's actually pretty pleasant to drive
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
RIP xmas tree
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
RIP xmas tree
#waterfall near Index, WA #photography
December 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#waterfall near Index, WA #photography