J.B. Wheatley
@somethingshiny.bsky.social
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When companies lay off cybersecurity and IT teams, the tech you rely on doesn't magically stay safe. It gets shakier. Fewer people patching systems = more outages, more breaches, and more “how did this happen?” headlines. We break it all down here in the latest issue.
When the Firewall Falls: How Tech Layoffs Quietly Make Us All Less Safe
Tech layoffs don’t just hurt workers, they make the tech we rely on shakier. Here’s how those cuts ripple down to your data.
cybersecuritea.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
When companies lay off cybersecurity and IT teams, the tech you rely on doesn't magically stay safe. It gets shakier. Fewer people patching systems = more outages, more breaches, and more “how did this happen?” headlines. We break it all down here in the latest issue.
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Do you make/sell dark/spooky/weird arts/crafts? Post them to the #SpookyMarket, a new feed for shopping the strange & unusual from independent creators & small biz right here on Bluesky!
Use hashtags to post, and add the feed to shop: bsky.app/profile/davi...
For non-spooky wares, see quoted post!
Use hashtags to post, and add the feed to shop: bsky.app/profile/davi...
For non-spooky wares, see quoted post!
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Do you make/sell dark/spooky/weird arts/crafts? Post them to the #SpookyMarket, a new feed for shopping the strange & unusual from independent creators & small biz right here on Bluesky!
Use hashtags to post, and add the feed to shop: bsky.app/profile/davi...
For non-spooky wares, see quoted post!
Use hashtags to post, and add the feed to shop: bsky.app/profile/davi...
For non-spooky wares, see quoted post!
And I want to do it again but next time with our families.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And I want to do it again but next time with our families.
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When death comes to your door.
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
When death comes to your door.
I must say, this makes carrots much more interesting.
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I must say, this makes carrots much more interesting.
Monday. Let's do this.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
October 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Monday. Let's do this.
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OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect…
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect…
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Went and got myself a wee double espresso
August 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Went and got myself a wee double espresso
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on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
August 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
The daily struggle.
Do I need a new prescription for my computer glasses or do I just need to clean them with a microfiber cloth
July 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The daily struggle.
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Feels like the whole world is pulling a Leeroy Jenkins these days
June 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Feels like the whole world is pulling a Leeroy Jenkins these days
I feel seen. 😆
May 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I feel seen. 😆
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How I Know I Am Now Ancient: I am more excited about Olivia Coleman as Mrs Bennett than I am about Jack Lowden as Darcy.
April 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
How I Know I Am Now Ancient: I am more excited about Olivia Coleman as Mrs Bennett than I am about Jack Lowden as Darcy.
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My feed is increasingly looking like the pre-credit montage of headlines in a post apocalyptic action movie.
March 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My feed is increasingly looking like the pre-credit montage of headlines in a post apocalyptic action movie.
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Would bone broth be more or less popular if it was called skeleton soup?
January 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Would bone broth be more or less popular if it was called skeleton soup?
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for every 50 likes i’ll photoshop betty white into movies she wasn’t really in.
January 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
for every 50 likes i’ll photoshop betty white into movies she wasn’t really in.
Yay! Wil's here!
You only get one chance to make your first post when you join a social network. It should be something memorable, something that's important to you, something that actually says SOMETHING.
So obviously I'm using mine to tell @annewheaton.bsky.social that I love her to the moon and back, 1000 times.
So obviously I'm using mine to tell @annewheaton.bsky.social that I love her to the moon and back, 1000 times.
December 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Yay! Wil's here!
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NEORSD is the Sesame Street of Bluesky. Please call their line below, have a good cry and leave a voicemail for their employees and for your soul. Happy Holidays y'all!
i can't with these voicemails, people.
your words for me and more importantly for our entire team of employees mean so much. i can't wait to share your kindness and gratitude with them—and with all of you.
your ears and your voice are still welcome here, all holiday season long:
216-361-6772.
your words for me and more importantly for our entire team of employees mean so much. i can't wait to share your kindness and gratitude with them—and with all of you.
your ears and your voice are still welcome here, all holiday season long:
216-361-6772.
it's not a hotline. it's a hopeline.
216-361-6772.
216-361-6772.
December 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
NEORSD is the Sesame Street of Bluesky. Please call their line below, have a good cry and leave a voicemail for their employees and for your soul. Happy Holidays y'all!
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if the earth is so flat explain why cats haven’t pushed everything off it yet. you can’t.
December 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
if the earth is so flat explain why cats haven’t pushed everything off it yet. you can’t.
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Give her what she really wants this holiday season. Death to the patriarchy, bodily autonomy, and real pockets in every dress and pair of pants.
December 17, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Give her what she really wants this holiday season. Death to the patriarchy, bodily autonomy, and real pockets in every dress and pair of pants.
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"Going to an Ugly Sweater Party?" is the seasonal "When's the baby due?" DON'T ASK UNLESS YOU ARE ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT SURE
December 16, 2024 at 2:17 AM
"Going to an Ugly Sweater Party?" is the seasonal "When's the baby due?" DON'T ASK UNLESS YOU ARE ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT SURE
Oh FFS. Well, off to play Mario Kart to train for Formula 1...
December 10, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Oh FFS. Well, off to play Mario Kart to train for Formula 1...
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Charles Dickens: It was the best of cups, it was the worst of cups, it was the cup of wisdom, it was the cup of foolishness, it was the mug of Light, it was the beer stein of Darkness
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Charles Dickens: It was the best of cups, it was the worst of cups, it was the cup of wisdom, it was the cup of foolishness, it was the mug of Light, it was the beer stein of Darkness
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Science Fiction Writer: The cup is a crystalline super computer and the liquid is hyperintelligent, they want to know why humanity should be allowed to exist, you have 30 minutes to respond and the answer must be danced by a cat
November 24, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Tolkien: but they were all deceived, for another cup was made.
Well, I picked a hell of a day to start watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
November 14, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Well, I picked a hell of a day to start watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.