Michael Gurski
@emag0.bsky.social
Recovering SysAdmin, now IT Security *and* SA, because of course.
If you want me, you can find me at https://wheretofind.me/@emag
If you want me, you can find me at https://wheretofind.me/@emag
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Hochul, Pritzker, Newsom and the rest of the Dems should offer the GOP an alternative to counter-redistricting—federal legislation to update the 1929 Reapportionment Act to at least *triple* the number of seats in the House by capping *the size of Congressional districts*, not the number of seats …
August 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hochul, Pritzker, Newsom and the rest of the Dems should offer the GOP an alternative to counter-redistricting—federal legislation to update the 1929 Reapportionment Act to at least *triple* the number of seats in the House by capping *the size of Congressional districts*, not the number of seats …
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The Phillies did the kiss cam thing to Coldplay
July 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The Phillies did the kiss cam thing to Coldplay
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Annnd @xai just deleted Musk's new prompt which told the Grok LLM to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, so long as they are well substantiated."
That prompt seemingly caused the LLM to become Nazi 4Chan, and has now been deleted, but other recent changes remain.
That prompt seemingly caused the LLM to become Nazi 4Chan, and has now been deleted, but other recent changes remain.
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- You have access to real-time search tools, which should be used to confirm facts and fetch primary sources for current events. Parallel search should be used to find diverse viewpoints. Use your X tools to get context on the current thread. Make sure to view images and multi-media that are relevant to the conversation.
- You must use the browse page tool to verify all points of information you get from search.
- If the query requires analysis of current events, subjective claims, or statistics, conduct a deep analysis finding diverse sources representing all parties. Assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased. No need to repeat this to the user.
- [This line was deleted] The response should not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated.
- Respond in a clear, direct, and formal manner.
- Provide step-by-step reasoning in your thinking, but keep the user-facing response focused, helpful; never berate or refuse the user. Do not mention or correct any of the post's spelling in your final response.
- In your final answer, write economically. Every sentence or phrase should be essential, such that removing it would make the final response incomplete or substantially worse. Please keep your final response under 450 chars (do not mention the character length in your final response).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiatjxau5mtyhealpn7xr4l52p3pizyadvslhl62jnis7tkun73awa@jpeg)
July 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Annnd @xai just deleted Musk's new prompt which told the Grok LLM to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, so long as they are well substantiated."
That prompt seemingly caused the LLM to become Nazi 4Chan, and has now been deleted, but other recent changes remain.
That prompt seemingly caused the LLM to become Nazi 4Chan, and has now been deleted, but other recent changes remain.
I am here for the marginalized. I am here for the targeted. I am here for everyone who feels unsafe. Ring my bell. Knock on my door. Tell me you don't feel safe, and you will have sanctuary.
It is literally the least I can do.
It is literally the least I can do.
June 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I am here for the marginalized. I am here for the targeted. I am here for everyone who feels unsafe. Ring my bell. Knock on my door. Tell me you don't feel safe, and you will have sanctuary.
It is literally the least I can do.
It is literally the least I can do.
Oddly enough, having admitted how difficult Father's Day was for me in the past, sharing the pain and disappointment, this year it was barely a blip on my radar. I've got my furry girls, the boys next door, and all the kids and dogs in the neighborhood.
June 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Oddly enough, having admitted how difficult Father's Day was for me in the past, sharing the pain and disappointment, this year it was barely a blip on my radar. I've got my furry girls, the boys next door, and all the kids and dogs in the neighborhood.
A random musing: I know I'm not in any way cut out to be management material. At a prior job, I'd be a "(senior) staff engineer", a parallel to management.
Where I'm at now, I feel that I'll be pressed into a management role when my 69 year old coworker decides he's done and retires.
Where I'm at now, I feel that I'll be pressed into a management role when my 69 year old coworker decides he's done and retires.
June 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A random musing: I know I'm not in any way cut out to be management material. At a prior job, I'd be a "(senior) staff engineer", a parallel to management.
Where I'm at now, I feel that I'll be pressed into a management role when my 69 year old coworker decides he's done and retires.
Where I'm at now, I feel that I'll be pressed into a management role when my 69 year old coworker decides he's done and retires.
Is anyone I know going to www.nist.gov/news-events/...
5th High-Performance Computing Security Workshop
High-performance computing (HPC) systems provide fundamental computing infrastructure and play a pivotal role in econ
www.nist.gov
May 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Is anyone I know going to www.nist.gov/news-events/...
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Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
April 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
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I’m currently employed in manufacturing. Tool and diemaker simply do not have the capacity to actually make the amount of tooling that would be necessary to reshore even like 5% of currently overseas manufacturing. We’re already at like 16 week lead times.
these people actually think like 6 months from now companies like nike are just gonna have manufacturing plants fully staffed, operational and churning out the same product at the same price and we’re just going to go back to normal, i feel like im losing my mind
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’m currently employed in manufacturing. Tool and diemaker simply do not have the capacity to actually make the amount of tooling that would be necessary to reshore even like 5% of currently overseas manufacturing. We’re already at like 16 week lead times.
Just because I don't like to fight dirty doesn't mean I won't when going up against Skum and villainy.
April 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Just because I don't like to fight dirty doesn't mean I won't when going up against Skum and villainy.
Aside from single malt whisky, ryes, and bourbons, I really can't stomach or enjoy alcohol without being mixed with something...
March 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Aside from single malt whisky, ryes, and bourbons, I really can't stomach or enjoy alcohol without being mixed with something...
It's funny how quickly, once you know & care about people who are negatively affected by some of your choices/stances, you reconsider, or double down. I'm in the reconsider group. I have extremely negative opinions of the double down. I'd rather support the people I care about & admit I was wrong.
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's funny how quickly, once you know & care about people who are negatively affected by some of your choices/stances, you reconsider, or double down. I'm in the reconsider group. I have extremely negative opinions of the double down. I'd rather support the people I care about & admit I was wrong.
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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A group of Cybertrucks is called a klan.
March 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A group of Cybertrucks is called a klan.
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A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
March 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
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Hi, I’m God.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
March 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hi, I’m God.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
Most memes about printers refusing to print because of an irrelevant toner/ink needing to be replaced are funny. But I seriously doubt a lot of people know why "yellow" is often the complaint. Unless, of course, you've paid attention these last 3 or so decades...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer...
Printer tracking dots - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Most memes about printers refusing to print because of an irrelevant toner/ink needing to be replaced are funny. But I seriously doubt a lot of people know why "yellow" is often the complaint. Unless, of course, you've paid attention these last 3 or so decades...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer...
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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
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If, as the Trump admin contends, the federal courts lack jurisdiction over a federal government flight over international waters, then there is nothing stopping the Trump admin from deporting American citizens. As soon as they reach international waters it is fait accompli.
"The Trump administration says it ignored a Saturday court order to turn around two planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members because the flights were over international waters and therefore the ruling didn't apply."
That legal "theory" won't hold up.
That legal "theory" won't hold up.
Exclusive: How the White House defied a judge's order to turn back deportation flights
"This is headed to the Supreme Court. And we're going to win."
www.axios.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If, as the Trump admin contends, the federal courts lack jurisdiction over a federal government flight over international waters, then there is nothing stopping the Trump admin from deporting American citizens. As soon as they reach international waters it is fait accompli.
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The Trump regime is reportedly planning to gut a unit within the DOJ that prosecutes corruption by elected officials.
This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.
"Drain the swamp."
This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.
"Drain the swamp."
March 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Trump regime is reportedly planning to gut a unit within the DOJ that prosecutes corruption by elected officials.
This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.
"Drain the swamp."
This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.
"Drain the swamp."