Darakian
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The bluesky appendage of https://github.com/darakian/
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The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works
When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to…
When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to…
The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works
When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to the military—and one of those priorities is buying technology, especially AI, with less of an obligation to prove it’s effective and worth the money…
www.techdirt.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works
When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to…
When Congress eventually reopens, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be moving toward a vote. This gives us a chance to see the priorities of the Secretary of Defense and his Congressional allies when it comes to…
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"[You're] not concerned about the appearance of corruption with this?"
"I'd rather not have you ask the question."
"I'd rather not have you ask the question."
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"[You're] not concerned about the appearance of corruption with this?"
"I'd rather not have you ask the question."
"I'd rather not have you ask the question."
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
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When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.
It matters. I care.
It matters. I care.0:00/295.5529711×
Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.
“Who cares? It d...
www.citationneeded.news
June 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.
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The Python Package Index is introducing new restrictions to protect Python package installers and inspectors from ZIP confusion attacks. There is no evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited. Read the blog post for more information:
Preventing ZIP parser confusion attacks on Python package installers - The Python Package Index Blog
PyPI will begin warning and will later reject wheels that contain differentiable ZIP features or incorrect RECORD files.
blog.pypi.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Python Package Index is introducing new restrictions to protect Python package installers and inspectors from ZIP confusion attacks. There is no evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited. Read the blog post for more information:
Best album of the year so far for me. How the chorus line in "carry me home" swells is just unbeatable. Simply sublime.
Above & Beyond - Bigger Than All Of Us (Continuous Mix)
YouTube video by Above & Beyond
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August 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Best album of the year so far for me. How the chorus line in "carry me home" swells is just unbeatable. Simply sublime.
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On Tuesday, an 8.8 magnitude #earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, triggering multiple #tsunami alerts along the U.S. west coast. Learn how NOAA scientists monitor, detect, and research tsunamis: noaa.gov/explainers/science-behind-tsunamis
July 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On Tuesday, an 8.8 magnitude #earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, triggering multiple #tsunami alerts along the U.S. west coast. Learn how NOAA scientists monitor, detect, and research tsunamis: noaa.gov/explainers/science-behind-tsunamis
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Hawaii folks: We are currently under a state-wide Tsunami WARNING. This means that there is an IMMINENT THREAT to Hawaii coastal areas. Arrival time around 7:17 PM so there's plenty of time to evacuate. Please check tsunami.coast.noaa.gov to see if you are in an evacuation area.
NOAA:Tsunami Zone Evacuation Map
Tsunami Zone Evacuation Map. View tsunami evacuation zones for Hawaii and Guam.
tsunami.coast.noaa.gov
July 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Hawaii folks: We are currently under a state-wide Tsunami WARNING. This means that there is an IMMINENT THREAT to Hawaii coastal areas. Arrival time around 7:17 PM so there's plenty of time to evacuate. Please check tsunami.coast.noaa.gov to see if you are in an evacuation area.
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On May 20th 2025 a BGP message was propagated that triggered some surprisingly disruptive behaviours with two major BGP implementations make up a lot of the internet.
In a new blog post, I will dissect what that message was, and my thoughts on how it happened:
blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-att...
In a new blog post, I will dissect what that message was, and my thoughts on how it happened:
blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-att...
BGP handling bug causes widespread internet routing instability
blog.benjojo.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
On May 20th 2025 a BGP message was propagated that triggered some surprisingly disruptive behaviours with two major BGP implementations make up a lot of the internet.
In a new blog post, I will dissect what that message was, and my thoughts on how it happened:
blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-att...
In a new blog post, I will dissect what that message was, and my thoughts on how it happened:
blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-att...
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I'm pleased to announce that Kilo Hōkū VR, our simulation for learning about Hawaiian Wayfinding, is now available for the Meta Quest 2 and 3! Currently it has to be sideloaded, but we are working on getting it on the Meta Quest store.
Enjoy!
kilohokuvr.itch.io/kilo-hoku-vr
Enjoy!
kilohokuvr.itch.io/kilo-hoku-vr
Kilo Hōkū VR by Kilo Hoku VR, pat_trick, deanlodes, anaxias, Kehaunoe
Sail on a Hawaiian voyaging canoe in Virtual Reality
kilohokuvr.itch.io
March 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I'm pleased to announce that Kilo Hōkū VR, our simulation for learning about Hawaiian Wayfinding, is now available for the Meta Quest 2 and 3! Currently it has to be sideloaded, but we are working on getting it on the Meta Quest store.
Enjoy!
kilohokuvr.itch.io/kilo-hoku-vr
Enjoy!
kilohokuvr.itch.io/kilo-hoku-vr
Goodbye advisory database. It's been real.
February 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Goodbye advisory database. It's been real.
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Sure, chocolates are nice and all but why not show your favourite open source projects how much you love them by sponsoring them today! github.blog/open-source/...
Support the open source projects you love this Valentine’s Day
You can help provide much-needed support to the critical but often underfunded projects that keep your infrastructure running smoothly.
github.blog
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sure, chocolates are nice and all but why not show your favourite open source projects how much you love them by sponsoring them today! github.blog/open-source/...
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Wikipedia is now recognized as a digital public good by the UN-endorsed Digital Public Goods Alliance.
This recognition highlights Wikipedia's role in advancing free and trusted knowledge, powered by nearly 260,000 volunteers in 300+ languages.
Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/02...
This recognition highlights Wikipedia's role in advancing free and trusted knowledge, powered by nearly 260,000 volunteers in 300+ languages.
Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/02...
February 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wikipedia is now recognized as a digital public good by the UN-endorsed Digital Public Goods Alliance.
This recognition highlights Wikipedia's role in advancing free and trusted knowledge, powered by nearly 260,000 volunteers in 300+ languages.
Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/02...
This recognition highlights Wikipedia's role in advancing free and trusted knowledge, powered by nearly 260,000 volunteers in 300+ languages.
Read more ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/02...
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Hello from the GitHub Security Lab!
We are a team of security experts who cultivate a collaborative community where developers and security professionals come together to secure open source software.
We are a team of security experts who cultivate a collaborative community where developers and security professionals come together to secure open source software.
February 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Hello from the GitHub Security Lab!
We are a team of security experts who cultivate a collaborative community where developers and security professionals come together to secure open source software.
We are a team of security experts who cultivate a collaborative community where developers and security professionals come together to secure open source software.
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Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987
Software Engineer II in United States | GitHub, Inc.
GitHub, Inc. is hiring a Software Engineer II in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today!
githubinc.jibeapply.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Guess whatttttt I'm hiring engineers for my team (accessibility engineering) and one of my immediate peers is also hiring for Primer, our design system! We are looking for earlier-in-career folks as Software Engineer IIs, to best complement and round out our teams. githubinc.jibeapply.com/jobs/3987
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The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2
January 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2
Building on ramps is perhaps the most difficult thing for any industry to do. Addressing this is something we care a lot about at github and in service of that my colleague Nancy has put together a fantastic intro for anyone curious about digital security.
github.blog/security/vul...
github.blog/security/vul...
Cybersecurity researchers: Digital detectives in a connected world
Discover the exciting world of cybersecurity research: what researchers do, essential skills, and actionable steps to begin your journey toward protecting the digital world.
github.blog
January 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Building on ramps is perhaps the most difficult thing for any industry to do. Addressing this is something we care a lot about at github and in service of that my colleague Nancy has put together a fantastic intro for anyone curious about digital security.
github.blog/security/vul...
github.blog/security/vul...
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What could contribute more to government efficiency than by securing lucrative contracts for your crypto donors to implement inefficient technology that is uniquely suited to solving problems you don’t have?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk Exploring Blockchain Use in US Government Efficiency Effort
Elon Musk has initiated conversations about using blockchain technology at the new Department of Government Efficiency, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. It’s the latest sign of t...
www.bloomberg.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
What could contribute more to government efficiency than by securing lucrative contracts for your crypto donors to implement inefficient technology that is uniquely suited to solving problems you don’t have?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Meta is scared of Pixelfed. This is the biggest endorsement of Pixelfed that I've seen so far.
CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #MetaBlockingPixelfed
I just tried posting a message on Facebook that reads: "Anyone here using Pixelfed?" with a link to Pixelfed.Social
Within *seconds* I got a post saying my post was banned.
Screenshots below.
I just tried posting a message on Facebook that reads: "Anyone here using Pixelfed?" with a link to Pixelfed.Social
Within *seconds* I got a post saying my post was banned.
Screenshots below.
January 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Meta is scared of Pixelfed. This is the biggest endorsement of Pixelfed that I've seen so far.