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Ex-Parrot⚜️
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May tinker with cameras, motorbikes, and infosec automation at times. PNW. See also: @notalenthack.org
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Ex-Parrot⚜️ @broken.com · Oct 1
A small Australian Shepherd looking at the cameraman. Pentax 6x7 Acros II
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swilua.bsky.social
texts from my family be like
Text: (The game: everyone puts a sticker on grandpa without him knowing.) The picture with the text shows grandpa with a bunch of stickers on him and a roomba with a knife for some reason. This pic has a closeup of the roomba knife.
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
broken.com
For everyone that didn't get #snow for xmas:
December 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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dmimaging.bsky.social
Feeling very grateful this Christmas.
I wish everyone a beautiful holiday.
December 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
broken.com
Ruby 4.0.0 released. Thanks Matz & co.! #rubylang #ruby

www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025...
Ruby 4.0.0 Released | Ruby
We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 4.0.0.Ruby 4.0 introduces “Ruby Box” and “ZJIT”, and adds many improvements.
www.ruby-lang.org
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
broken.com
what on earth did i just watch
denobel.bsky.social Jacob deNobel @denobel.bsky.social · 1d
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
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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basicandbizarre.bsky.social
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
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c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
Christmas Eve Thoughts:
"...Holy Infant, so tender and mild" sounds like a menu item at a *very niche* restaurant.
December 24, 2023 at 11:28 PM
broken.com
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
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
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deflock-redmond.bsky.social
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
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
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
A high-contrast B&W image of a profile of a horse. The background is completely dark, and the only parts of the horse really visible are the mane, which is nicely flicked over the ear to the other side, a light white stripe down the nose, and some vague light around the nostrils and chin.
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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papashittycams.bsky.social
The next two days are going to be retail hell, & @samsqueaks.bsky.social insisted I open my Xmas gift now.

Holy shit guys.
December 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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darkaesthetic.bsky.social
🖤
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
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.
December 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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swiftonsecurity.com
Her name is Cringewagon and she was the best car to ever do it. She climbed the Cascades, the Rockies, the Appalachians, the Allegheny Plateau, and the Adirondacks. She was my bedroom every night driving to Seattle and back one summer, then did it again gog fo Chiego then Pigeon Forge then back up to A WARNING Rochester. I had the best two summers f EVEN. WITH ADVANCED AIR BAGS my life in her. and the worst fall and winter, too. I hope whatever you pull from her serves
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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disneyprimevideo.bsky.social
Lumbergh tells Peter he needs to come in tomorrow to make sure nobody finds out what David Blaine did.
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
"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. "
jasonkoebler.bsky.social Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 4d
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...
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
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
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
A rock arch with the top part bathed in golden hour sunlight, glowing almost red. In front are some rocks in the surf, which is smoothed with longer exposure. The sky is bright with some low grey cloud on the horizon. At the bottom are some smooth brown and orange rocks.
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
broken.com
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-...
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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glengrambo.bsky.social
#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
🪶
A horned grebe swims towards us in a marsh. His reflection shows in the green water and he is moving very fast and producing a bow wave in front of him. His red eyes are wide and very bright as he is going to chase a duck away!
December 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
broken.com
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
A black Ineos Grenadier (the truck, not the soccer team) is sitting on a muddy dirt road facing a mountain near Mt Si in Washington A black Ineos Grenadier (the truck, not the soccer team) is sitting on a muddy dirt road near Mt Si in Washington
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
broken.com
RIP xmas tree
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
broken.com
#waterfall near Index, WA #photography
A small waterfall tumbles down a field of moss covered boulders with a background of douglas firs. Leica Q2
December 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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damianward.bsky.social
Happy winter solstice everyone. ❄️
December 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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lolajovan.com
We’re All Just Trying
pen and ink on cradled wood panel
11 x 14
(Sold)

We’re all just trying to be comfortable, and well fed, and unafraid. - Becky Chambers

#art #drawing #penandink #robot
Story-ALTtext⬇️
A robot sits on the ground holding a small bird. This piece was commissioned by a scientist living in the UK - a person with a kindred affinity for broken robots, deep emotion and science fiction novels. The request spawned a trio of robot pieces,, as I fell down the rabbit-hole of emotive robots.
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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whulbert-photos.bsky.social
Misty Reflections

A favourite photo from February 2025.

#Winter #Photography #Reflections #Stunday #EastCoastKin

1-william-hulbert.pixels.com/collections/...
December 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM