ItsJustZip
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I post about a lot of random stuff that catches my attention. I don't have any qualifications outside of computer science and security.
My comments do not reflect the opinion of my employer, and my employer's public statements do not reflect my opinions.
My comments do not reflect the opinion of my employer, and my employer's public statements do not reflect my opinions.
What the actual fuck is a "public artist" and since when did artists not have a right to pick and chose when and where they do thier work?
Art is speech and in the US anyone is free to pick and choose the manner and content of thier speech, or indeed if they want to speak at all.
Art is speech and in the US anyone is free to pick and choose the manner and content of thier speech, or indeed if they want to speak at all.
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What the actual fuck is a "public artist" and since when did artists not have a right to pick and chose when and where they do thier work?
Art is speech and in the US anyone is free to pick and choose the manner and content of thier speech, or indeed if they want to speak at all.
Art is speech and in the US anyone is free to pick and choose the manner and content of thier speech, or indeed if they want to speak at all.
I'll take door number 3 please
Wait. Thiel is warning US about a hi-tech surveillance state? The guy behind PALANTIR?
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'll take door number 3 please
@techaltar.bsky.social about your Nebula bonus video: I think the Linux flywheel has already started to turn. I think it likely seriously started a few months ago.
In the last few months, I have seen more interest in switching to Linux from my personal spaces than the rest of the year combined.
In the last few months, I have seen more interest in switching to Linux from my personal spaces than the rest of the year combined.
December 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
@techaltar.bsky.social about your Nebula bonus video: I think the Linux flywheel has already started to turn. I think it likely seriously started a few months ago.
In the last few months, I have seen more interest in switching to Linux from my personal spaces than the rest of the year combined.
In the last few months, I have seen more interest in switching to Linux from my personal spaces than the rest of the year combined.
This is the first bit of content I've seen around the new Odyssey production and I already have some thoughts.
Ice cold take: there is a really good comedy retelling of the Odyssey that involves an Iphone an an Uber that could stand to be made by a talented storyteller.
Ice cold take: there is a really good comedy retelling of the Odyssey that involves an Iphone an an Uber that could stand to be made by a talented storyteller.
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is the first bit of content I've seen around the new Odyssey production and I already have some thoughts.
Ice cold take: there is a really good comedy retelling of the Odyssey that involves an Iphone an an Uber that could stand to be made by a talented storyteller.
Ice cold take: there is a really good comedy retelling of the Odyssey that involves an Iphone an an Uber that could stand to be made by a talented storyteller.
@bennjordan.bsky.social I'm preparing to send a letter to my local city council and PD asking for the removal of our city's Flock cameras and an ordinance banning the installation of similar devices in the future without rigorous and public audits.
December 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
@bennjordan.bsky.social I'm preparing to send a letter to my local city council and PD asking for the removal of our city's Flock cameras and an ordinance banning the installation of similar devices in the future without rigorous and public audits.
I have a lot on my TGA bingo card, but Werner Herzog playing the Man in the Wall for @warframe.com was NOT on it.
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I have a lot on my TGA bingo card, but Werner Herzog playing the Man in the Wall for @warframe.com was NOT on it.
@erikaishii.bsky.social out here aura farming with the popcorn at game awards. Absolute mood, reflecting what all of us are doing right now
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
@erikaishii.bsky.social out here aura farming with the popcorn at game awards. Absolute mood, reflecting what all of us are doing right now
@warframe.com now that I'm done with "The Old Peace" I need you folks to bring back Ballas in the story somehow so I can punt him into the sun at least three more times.
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
@warframe.com now that I'm done with "The Old Peace" I need you folks to bring back Ballas in the story somehow so I can punt him into the sun at least three more times.
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DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
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This is good to know about in general, but especially if your interests overlap with organized competitive gaming in any fashion. It likely won't be the last time this happens and showing solidarity with trans people and the communities that have their backs is gonna be important.
Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.
Women gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans ban
Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is good to know about in general, but especially if your interests overlap with organized competitive gaming in any fashion. It likely won't be the last time this happens and showing solidarity with trans people and the communities that have their backs is gonna be important.
Do you all remember the Chat Control fight in the EU last year.
Well there is some bad news but also a possible spark of hope here
youtu.be/f2UMVlqewTw?...
Its no longer about blocking Chat Control but limiting the impact it will have on Privacy by preserving stuff like E2E encryption.
Well there is some bad news but also a possible spark of hope here
youtu.be/f2UMVlqewTw?...
Its no longer about blocking Chat Control but limiting the impact it will have on Privacy by preserving stuff like E2E encryption.
We Lost the Fight against Chat Control
YouTube video by Nicco Loves Linux
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Do you all remember the Chat Control fight in the EU last year.
Well there is some bad news but also a possible spark of hope here
youtu.be/f2UMVlqewTw?...
Its no longer about blocking Chat Control but limiting the impact it will have on Privacy by preserving stuff like E2E encryption.
Well there is some bad news but also a possible spark of hope here
youtu.be/f2UMVlqewTw?...
Its no longer about blocking Chat Control but limiting the impact it will have on Privacy by preserving stuff like E2E encryption.
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Says the very man doing the poisoning.
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Says the very man doing the poisoning.
What does Trump know of Minnesota's Somali community? Because I can tell you what I remember from my time in the MSP area and that my friends in the cities can corroborate: MSP would be worse off without their neighbors.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What does Trump know of Minnesota's Somali community? Because I can tell you what I remember from my time in the MSP area and that my friends in the cities can corroborate: MSP would be worse off without their neighbors.
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Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
Are you a company or University that enforces regular password expiration? Do you not tell your users when their password is about to expire?
If the above applies to you: Please consider not doing any of that. Studies show that regular password expiration leads to worse passwords being used.
If the above applies to you: Please consider not doing any of that. Studies show that regular password expiration leads to worse passwords being used.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Are you a company or University that enforces regular password expiration? Do you not tell your users when their password is about to expire?
If the above applies to you: Please consider not doing any of that. Studies show that regular password expiration leads to worse passwords being used.
If the above applies to you: Please consider not doing any of that. Studies show that regular password expiration leads to worse passwords being used.
And @legaleagle.tv just published the videos too... Its not even an hour old and its already out of date...
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And @legaleagle.tv just published the videos too... Its not even an hour old and its already out of date...
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Eat fucking shit, pigs
JUST IN: Border Patrol is preparing to end its immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, nearly a week after the agency first deployed agents to the state’s most populated city, two officials at DHS tell NBC News.
Border Patrol preparing to leave Charlotte, plans to mobilize in New Orleans next
Border Patrol agents arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte this week and, according to reports, could begin operations in Louisiana and Mississippi as soon as next week.
nbcnews.to
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Eat fucking shit, pigs
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Breaking News!
We’re breaking the forMatt.
Finished filming and now on my way to my first ever PAX Unplugged.
See ya’ll there!
We’re breaking the forMatt.
Finished filming and now on my way to my first ever PAX Unplugged.
See ya’ll there!
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Breaking News!
We’re breaking the forMatt.
Finished filming and now on my way to my first ever PAX Unplugged.
See ya’ll there!
We’re breaking the forMatt.
Finished filming and now on my way to my first ever PAX Unplugged.
See ya’ll there!
if you are a guest in my house, you get the same kind of towels I get. That doesn't mean they are any good. You have been warned.
Given that many of us may either be house guests or are potentially hosting house guests in the coming days and weeks, I put out this tiny advice video 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwqA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwqA...
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
if you are a guest in my house, you get the same kind of towels I get. That doesn't mean they are any good. You have been warned.
I called it.
So, Google is next up to bat.
So, Google is next up to bat.
So, I guess it's Google or Cloudflare's turn to have a massive DNS related issue next now that AWS and Azure have had thier turns
apnews.com/article/micr...
#AzureOutage #Internet
apnews.com/article/micr...
#AzureOutage #Internet
Microsoft Azure cloud service hit with outage
Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I called it.
So, Google is next up to bat.
So, Google is next up to bat.
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And don't forget to decline the face scan at TSA and request a manual ID verification. There's no need to be giving them additional data points.
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
I was just asked for my phone (to swipe the outside for whatever) for the 1st time during a “random” TSA extra screening for a domestic flight - i told them i didn’t consent to a search of the phone, made sure there were no notifications visible & it was locked and didn’t let it out of my sight…
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
And don't forget to decline the face scan at TSA and request a manual ID verification. There's no need to be giving them additional data points.
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
I was just asked for my phone (to swipe the outside for whatever) for the 1st time during a “random” TSA extra screening for a domestic flight - i told them i didn’t consent to a search of the phone, made sure there were no notifications visible & it was locked and didn’t let it out of my sight…
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
Nothing better for my mental health than spending hours in the woods with no cell service. 3.5 miles, plenty of elevation change, a nice snack by some waterfalls with a book and no doomscrolling for nearly four hours.
I might need to do that again next weekend at this rate.
I might need to do that again next weekend at this rate.
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Nothing better for my mental health than spending hours in the woods with no cell service. 3.5 miles, plenty of elevation change, a nice snack by some waterfalls with a book and no doomscrolling for nearly four hours.
I might need to do that again next weekend at this rate.
I might need to do that again next weekend at this rate.
Democrats had the opportunity to force Republicans take the fall for the worst holiday travel season on record.
Instead they voted to get blamed for massive healthcare premium increases just so they didn't get thier flights delayed or cancelled.
Instead they voted to get blamed for massive healthcare premium increases just so they didn't get thier flights delayed or cancelled.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Democrats had the opportunity to force Republicans take the fall for the worst holiday travel season on record.
Instead they voted to get blamed for massive healthcare premium increases just so they didn't get thier flights delayed or cancelled.
Instead they voted to get blamed for massive healthcare premium increases just so they didn't get thier flights delayed or cancelled.
Go get a trail and listen to Jason from NotJustBikes pick a fight with a dead man over cyclist gatekeeping or any of the other quality content on the platform.
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Go get a trail and listen to Jason from NotJustBikes pick a fight with a dead man over cyclist gatekeeping or any of the other quality content on the platform.