jk
@dontatme.bsky.social
professional troublemaker (penetration tester) and anti-futurist •
father of 3 windows phones •
hiding in seattle •
putting the word "furry" in my bio to end up on random blocklists •
twitter.com/jkmartindale • @jkmartindale@mastodon.social
father of 3 windows phones •
hiding in seattle •
putting the word "furry" in my bio to end up on random blocklists •
twitter.com/jkmartindale • @jkmartindale@mastodon.social
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This might be my favorite thing @quinnypig.com has ever written
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/chris-h...
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/chris-h...
Chris Hemsworth Is an L9 at Amazon, and I Have Questions
Chris Hemsworth Is an L9 at Amazon, and I Have Questions
www.lastweekinaws.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This might be my favorite thing @quinnypig.com has ever written
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/chris-h...
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/chris-h...
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
ah yes, Japan comes from Japan
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
ah yes, Japan comes from Japan
damn, where am I supposed to accidentally shoplift now?
Amazon shutters all of its physical Go and Fresh stores
Amazon shutters all of its physical Go and Fresh stores
Amazon Fresh stores are expiring
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
damn, where am I supposed to accidentally shoplift now?
made up a guy: furry who is disappointed that goopics.net is just a regular image hosting site
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
made up a guy: furry who is disappointed that goopics.net is just a regular image hosting site
quoted post is gone for some reason so here's the context
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
quoted post is gone for some reason so here's the context
I think this brings me up to five separate @atlassian.bsky.social accounts now 🙃
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I think this brings me up to five separate @atlassian.bsky.social accounts now 🙃
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
I tried to use a $2 off coupon on a $1.99 box of candy and the CVS register did NOT like that
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I tried to use a $2 off coupon on a $1.99 box of candy and the CVS register did NOT like that
I couldn't remember what software a moot's SFW commission gallery uses, so I visited the site on my phone at work and discovered that the office network blocks it for "adult content" somehow 💀
January 24, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I couldn't remember what software a moot's SFW commission gallery uses, so I visited the site on my phone at work and discovered that the office network blocks it for "adult content" somehow 💀
"He was tearing them up and just shoving them in as fast as he could, like when you see people in a hot-dog eating contest"
I'M DEAD
I'M DEAD
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
"He was tearing them up and just shoving them in as fast as he could, like when you see people in a hot-dog eating contest"
I'M DEAD
I'M DEAD
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
I submitted an account deletion request that was fulfilled a good chunk of time before this breach, yet my email address still ended up in here 🤔
New breach: Under Armour was the victim of a ransomware attack in November. Customer data was published to a hacking forum this week and includes 72M email addresses, along with other personal information. 76% were already in @haveibeenpwned.com. Read more: haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Under...
Have I Been Pwned: Under Armour Data Breach
In November 2025, the Everest ransomware group claimed Under Armour as a victim and attempted to extort a ransom, alleging they had obtained access to 343GB of data. In January 2026, customer data fro...
haveibeenpwned.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I submitted an account deletion request that was fulfilled a good chunk of time before this breach, yet my email address still ended up in here 🤔
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Maxx failed Portal test chamber 00.
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Maxx failed Portal test chamber 00.
unscrewing an external SSD enclosure) "it's nice that they included a couple spare screws, but I'm careful enough to not need them"
no more than 3 seconds later I dropped a screw and it disappeared into oblivion
no more than 3 seconds later I dropped a screw and it disappeared into oblivion
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM
unscrewing an external SSD enclosure) "it's nice that they included a couple spare screws, but I'm careful enough to not need them"
no more than 3 seconds later I dropped a screw and it disappeared into oblivion
no more than 3 seconds later I dropped a screw and it disappeared into oblivion
my university friend group's Secret Santa got delayed until today, but that only made the gift I got hit harder
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
my university friend group's Secret Santa got delayed until today, but that only made the gift I got hit harder
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How I created this floating effect
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
How I created this floating effect
even after spending all this time on this cursed earth I still read "semiannual" as "kinda annual"
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
even after spending all this time on this cursed earth I still read "semiannual" as "kinda annual"
I feel so seen
The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – no.heger
noheger.at
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I feel so seen
adulthood is cool because when else are you going to eat half a pound of turtle Chex Mix while reading an article called "Is Irish Spring the Worst Soap on Earth?" at midnight
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
adulthood is cool because when else are you going to eat half a pound of turtle Chex Mix while reading an article called "Is Irish Spring the Worst Soap on Earth?" at midnight
nvm I tried some beaver nuggets that I bought
I'll go back at some point
I'll go back at some point
January 8, 2026 at 6:56 AM
nvm I tried some beaver nuggets that I bought
I'll go back at some point
I'll go back at some point
I'm never going to Buc-ee's again
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I'm never going to Buc-ee's again
cannot believe I just uttered the phrase "this is a great use case for [potato] chips"
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
cannot believe I just uttered the phrase "this is a great use case for [potato] chips"