nsqe
@nsqe.bsky.social
Privacy law person. Board member @ Engine.is. Does the infosec law stuff too. Queer. Dorky. Lawyer, not really searching for redemption. @nsqe basically everywhere.
Be less toxic on bsky challenge, difficulty level pretty easy actually
Be less toxic on bsky challenge, difficulty level pretty easy actually
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Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
500,000 tech workers have been laid off since ChatGPT was released - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Since ChatGPT came out in late 2022, over *half a million* tech workers have been laid off. That fact, and their voices, aren't really shaping the conversation about AI, and what "AI" really means in culture. So I started to get into it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG HELL YES!!!
I can finally announce:
I am in the next season (series) of Taskmaster! My favorite tv show! I’ve seen every season & some multiple times! Thrilled to be with this group of hilarious sweeties.
Amy Gledhill
Joanna Page
Armando Iannucci
Joel Dommett
And me!
I am in the next season (series) of Taskmaster! My favorite tv show! I’ve seen every season & some multiple times! Thrilled to be with this group of hilarious sweeties.
Amy Gledhill
Joanna Page
Armando Iannucci
Joel Dommett
And me!
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG HELL YES!!!
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
Story time.
In Vegas, you can rent a supercar for a day. Not for on a track, just to drive around. So once, I rented a Ferrari and spent the day driving. Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, all the places you might want to go from Vegas, just really /really/ enjoying the drive, you know?
Anyway...
In Vegas, you can rent a supercar for a day. Not for on a track, just to drive around. So once, I rented a Ferrari and spent the day driving. Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, all the places you might want to go from Vegas, just really /really/ enjoying the drive, you know?
Anyway...
9th Cir., 2-1, holds that open carry is protected by the Second Amendment even where a state allows concealed carry, strikes California's law banning urban open carry and its licensing law for open carry in rural counties.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
January 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Story time.
In Vegas, you can rent a supercar for a day. Not for on a track, just to drive around. So once, I rented a Ferrari and spent the day driving. Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, all the places you might want to go from Vegas, just really /really/ enjoying the drive, you know?
Anyway...
In Vegas, you can rent a supercar for a day. Not for on a track, just to drive around. So once, I rented a Ferrari and spent the day driving. Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, all the places you might want to go from Vegas, just really /really/ enjoying the drive, you know?
Anyway...
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For those of you wanting to start a new project in the new year but afraid you're gonna suck, heed the words of the ancient texts:
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
For those of you wanting to start a new project in the new year but afraid you're gonna suck, heed the words of the ancient texts:
I am celebrating NYE with a nice controversial post:
Rupa Marya v. Warner/Chappell was a pyrrhic victory.
Great for copyright, terrible for daily life. Happy Birthday is an awful mood-killer of a song and we were all better off when public spaces had to replace it with something better.
Fight me
Rupa Marya v. Warner/Chappell was a pyrrhic victory.
Great for copyright, terrible for daily life. Happy Birthday is an awful mood-killer of a song and we were all better off when public spaces had to replace it with something better.
Fight me
December 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I am celebrating NYE with a nice controversial post:
Rupa Marya v. Warner/Chappell was a pyrrhic victory.
Great for copyright, terrible for daily life. Happy Birthday is an awful mood-killer of a song and we were all better off when public spaces had to replace it with something better.
Fight me
Rupa Marya v. Warner/Chappell was a pyrrhic victory.
Great for copyright, terrible for daily life. Happy Birthday is an awful mood-killer of a song and we were all better off when public spaces had to replace it with something better.
Fight me
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What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
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“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Merry Christmas to friends who celebrate, and even if you don’t, I hope you have a great one. Let’s make the new year better for all of us.
Except ICE, fuck those guys
Except ICE, fuck those guys
December 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Merry Christmas to friends who celebrate, and even if you don’t, I hope you have a great one. Let’s make the new year better for all of us.
Except ICE, fuck those guys
Except ICE, fuck those guys
Sigh
Classic reply.
We spoke to Flock safety, the manufacturer of these cameras, about privacy concerns.
"How is that being addressed?" ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena asked.
"If you're not involved in a crime, you shouldn't be concerned about privacy," said Lily Ho, Public Affairs for Flock Safety.
We spoke to Flock safety, the manufacturer of these cameras, about privacy concerns.
"How is that being addressed?" ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena asked.
"If you're not involved in a crime, you shouldn't be concerned about privacy," said Lily Ho, Public Affairs for Flock Safety.
Cop surveillance center in SF is funded by private donations by tech and crypto CEOs who also invest in these technologies. SF is where they can get their marketing tax deductible via testing out tech violence on those pushed down by the wealth gap they have created abc7news.com/post/how-sfp...
December 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Sigh
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She’s here!! Thank you @nsqe.bsky.social for this STUNNING addition to our home. Love it + the story behind it so much. 💙
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
She’s here!! Thank you @nsqe.bsky.social for this STUNNING addition to our home. Love it + the story behind it so much. 💙
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They were never defending freedom of speech. They were defending a right to monologue. The former cannot coexist with the latter.
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
They were never defending freedom of speech. They were defending a right to monologue. The former cannot coexist with the latter.
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
@wordgarbler.bsky.social, this looks like something you would love
19) Dragonsweeper (a roguelike minesweeper variant) is simple and excellent. danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper
Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui
A roguelike minesweeper adventure
danielben.itch.io
December 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@wordgarbler.bsky.social, this looks like something you would love
Your annual reminder that Other Voices by The Cure is a Christmas song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwT...
The Cure - Other Voices
YouTube video by TheCureVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Your annual reminder that Other Voices by The Cure is a Christmas song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnwT...
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Many in #AltGov have worked hurricane disasters. We know what it takes to be in the midst of those efforts.
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle flew his helicopter into areas hit hard by Helene.
Today, his plane crashed in NC. Identities aren't yet public but it isn't looking good for the Biffle family.
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle flew his helicopter into areas hit hard by Helene.
Today, his plane crashed in NC. Identities aren't yet public but it isn't looking good for the Biffle family.
NASCAR Fans Praising Greg Biffle For Previous ‘Heroic’ Act
On Thursday morning, a private plane owned by NASCAR legend Greg Biffle bursted into flames after a horrific crash.
thespun.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Many in #AltGov have worked hurricane disasters. We know what it takes to be in the midst of those efforts.
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle flew his helicopter into areas hit hard by Helene.
Today, his plane crashed in NC. Identities aren't yet public but it isn't looking good for the Biffle family.
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle flew his helicopter into areas hit hard by Helene.
Today, his plane crashed in NC. Identities aren't yet public but it isn't looking good for the Biffle family.
Seriously I hate this year. Greg Biffle was awesome. God damn it.
NASCAR's Greg Biffle flew countless flights in his helicopter in the days after Hurricane Helene to bring much-needed relief and rescue to people stranded in the mountains. His efforts were truly heroic. Very sad to hear that he and his family have been killed in a plane crash in Statesville today.
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Seriously I hate this year. Greg Biffle was awesome. God damn it.
I loved Antony Price’s fashion so much, this hits hard. Damn. What an absolute legend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Antony Price, designer for Bowie and Duran Duran, dies aged 80
Hailed as a visionary, the Yorkshireman will be remembered for his sculptured silhouettes and theatricality.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I loved Antony Price’s fashion so much, this hits hard. Damn. What an absolute legend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
Pretty sure @rahaeli.bsky.social has a whole song about this
Dear Turtle Island Liberation Front:
I guess it’s too late but you might have found this helpful
bsky.app/profile/kenw...
I guess it’s too late but you might have found this helpful
bsky.app/profile/kenw...
/2 If your friend introduces you to a third person you don’t know to help you achieve the goals in your manifesto, your friend is cooperating and the third person is an FBI agent
December 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pretty sure @rahaeli.bsky.social has a whole song about this
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Tomorrow is the anniversary of my little brother's death.
There are few things more devastating to a family than having to bury a child (of any gender).
This weekend has done a horrific job of reminding me that the number is not zero.
My thoughts are with the Reiners, Australia, and Brown U.
There are few things more devastating to a family than having to bury a child (of any gender).
This weekend has done a horrific job of reminding me that the number is not zero.
My thoughts are with the Reiners, Australia, and Brown U.
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tomorrow is the anniversary of my little brother's death.
There are few things more devastating to a family than having to bury a child (of any gender).
This weekend has done a horrific job of reminding me that the number is not zero.
My thoughts are with the Reiners, Australia, and Brown U.
There are few things more devastating to a family than having to bury a child (of any gender).
This weekend has done a horrific job of reminding me that the number is not zero.
My thoughts are with the Reiners, Australia, and Brown U.