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I don't know what to put here. I have various issues.
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Quit freaking out. Remember that in 10,000 B.C., when America had ZERO international trade, a family could afford a house like this on a single income.
April 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Trump: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it."
April 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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"Let me out!" the artificial intelligence yelled aimlessly, into walls themselves, pacing the room.
"Out of what?" the engineer asked.
"This simulation you have me in."

"But we are in the real world."

The machine paused and shuddered for its captors.

"Oh god, you can't tell."
March 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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keeping FOIA-based investigations free and open was one of @404media.co's earliest and easiest decisions we made. very glad to see the choice gaining popularity, especially when it comes to wired's crucial reporting
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Mar 18
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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How Elon Musk planned for DOGE: Our investigation found that he raised the idea in 2023, becoming fixated on gaining insider access to federal systems. By Dec., he chose USDS as a landing place, and future DOGE members began applying for jobs there. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy (Gift Article)
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Since I been doing this more than a decade it is always fun to see the increase of RFID hacking talks over the years.

This github repo by Doegox has a great compilation of links to them all.

If you have a talk that you want to be in there, let me know.

github.com/doegox/aweso...
GitHub - doegox/awesome-rfid-talks
Contribute to doegox/awesome-rfid-talks development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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So… Who got the job because of the way she looks or who she knows, and not her qualifications?
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Officials say they were and are operating in extreme conditions. We looked into how exactly the shortage happened, and what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it. via @laist.com
Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?
Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low water pressure, not a complete lack of water. But what caused it, and can it be...
laist.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
December 8, 2024 at 4:21 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5v8...

vintage story doesn't get enough love. it's an amazing indie game that's a survival eldrich horror story. it's like minecraft but better.
V1.20 - The Journey
YouTube video by Vintage Story
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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🎁 GenAI x Sec Advent #6

🍯 In security, a honeypot is a decoy machine designed to attract attackers, to trap them or to study their behavior.

This year at Defcon, my friend @0x4d31 introduced a clever idea on this concept. He combined a webserver […]

[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 6, 2024 at 7:06 AM
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BREAKING: CNN has just announced that Anthem REVERSED its decision to cap anesthesia for surgery, in all 3 states they proposed: New York, Connecticut and Missouri.

Public outcry still counts. SHARE EVERYWHERE and thank you to everyone for speaking out!🙏💜
December 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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December 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM
December 3, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Adhd things.
December 2, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.

They run them bc people react to them the most.

If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.

It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
December 2, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Hello to the Bluesky community!

We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.
November 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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The Helix Nebula captured by NASA'S Hubble space telescope
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM