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ThatVWGuy
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I’m here to talk cars, bicycles, Apple, Linux, and other tech.

Lets talk cars and Macs from SE to M series
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Eileen Sheridan taking a drink at speed from her husband Ken
Photo featuring a man running alongside a woman riding a bicycle. The man is handing the woman, who is smiling, a bottle with a straw in it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Eight Balloons
1995
Artist: Robert Vickrey
Painting featuring an overhead view of a street. On the street several bicycles are parked, and we can see their long shadows. There are also several colored circles, and a person is sitting on one of the bikes.
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Children on velocipedes, Latvia
ca. early 1900s
Photo of three children in old fashioned, formal outfits. Two have tricycles with full-sized rear wheels, and the one in the middle has a high-wheel (though not so high) bicycle. From the Latvian National History archive.
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
watercooledvw.bsky.social
The person never said the family needed to pay via credit card just that they would.
cooldan.bsky.social I’m trying, okay @cooldan.bsky.social · 13h
That’s not accurate. If you need to pay for the movie date on credit you’re not middle class.
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
watercooledvw.bsky.social
For those interested in privacy might want to check out www.cape.co to see if it might work for you. I've been using it for a couple of days now and is seems like a quality service.
Home - Cape
Cape is premium wireless coverage with an added layer of personal security. Talk, text, and live with the confidence that you’re protected.
www.cape.co
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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eff.org
ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld
A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down the use of Mobile Fortify, release the agency's privacy
www.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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eff.org
“We think they need a warrant to search these databases,” EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @404Media.co. “The warrant requirement is massive and should help in terms of preventing these searches because they will have to be approved by a judge.”
www.404media.co/aclu-and-ef...
ACLU and EFF Sue a City Blanketed With Flock Surveillance Cameras
“Most drivers are unaware that San Jose’s Police Department is tracking their locations and do not know all that their saved location data can reveal about their private lives and activities."
www.404media.co
November 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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artofcycling.bsky.social
I'm mailing out to #paintings from #TDFF2025 today. You can get your original #cycling #art #watercolors or #prints in time for the holidays at www.greigleach.com #cyclisme #ciclismo #wielrennen
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Wooden bike manufactured by John P. McCloskey
Ontario, Canada
1896
Side view of an antique wood-framed bicycle. More pics: https://www.sterba-bike.cz/album/994/catid/0?lang=EN Close up of where the wooden handlebars connect to the frame via double supports of the wooden bicycle. Closeup photo from behind the wooden bicycle, focusing on where the top tube curves down to form the seat stays.
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Le Vélocipédiste
Artist: Édouard Manet
Oil painting of a man in a suit and hat riding a velocipede.
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Pannetton
ca. 1900s

Artist: G. Biliotti
Antique advertising poster featuring a woman wearing a flowing red dress standing as she rides a bicycle no-handed. She's holding a golden horn filled with money in one hand, and is distributing it to the wind in the other. There's an extra wheel with wings floating in the bottom left of the picture.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Jimi Hendrix (left) and his brother Bob after they had seen the 1953 Marlon Brando motorcycle film The Wild One

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jimi!
November 27 (1942-1970)
Photo of two boys on bicycles wearing uniform caps. They're in an area with a lot of foliage.
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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eff.org
EFF obtained datasets representing more than 12 million searches logged by more than 3,900 agencies between 2024 and 2025. The data shows that agencies logged hundreds of searches related to the 50501, Hands Off, and No Kings protests, among other protests in between. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
www.eff.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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digitalprimate.bsky.social
Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem
This is the Warmoesstraat which I think is one of the cutest streets in the city. This is one of my favorite cooking shop is, for example it’s a narrow street between the main square and one of the streets cutting east to west across the city and see some people walking and some decorations up and there’s a street lamp in the foreground
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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eff.org
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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cyclozparis.bsky.social
Camille Pissarro, Place du Carrousel Jardin des Tuileries 1900.
#Paris #vintage #art #history #painting #illustration 🎨 🧑‍🎨
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
If you're thinking about a gift for someone who rides -- or maybe yourself! -- I highly recommend Dervla Murphy's Full Tilt: From Dublin to Delhi with a Bicycle.
Book cover featuring a photo of a woman standing with a bicycle, with several children standing behind her. The woman has a white scarf wrapped around her neck. Text: Dervla Murphy, Full Tilt, From Dublin to Delhi with a bicycle.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
“Life would be just a neutral wasteland if one always ran away from the joys of love merely because one knew that pain and grief might be involved too.”
― Dervla Murphy, author and bicycle adventurer

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dervla!
November 28 (1931-2022)
Photo of a woman leaning with one arm propped up on a bicycle saddle.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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eff.org
We’re thankful to every single person who has installed Rayhunter, taken it out into the world, and helped gather more data about cell-site simulators. github.com/EFForg/rayh...
GitHub - EFForg/rayhunter: Rust tool to detect cell site simulators on an orbic mobile hotspot
Rust tool to detect cell site simulators on an orbic mobile hotspot - GitHub - EFForg/rayhunter: Rust tool to detect cell site simulators on an orbic mobile hotspot
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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cyclozparis.bsky.social
Brassaï 📸 🚲
#MarleneDietrich #illustration #art #design #streetstyle #fun
#vintage #photography #bikesky
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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eff.org
Tech can be complicated, but we've got some clear answers to frequently asked questions about the devices you use every day. www.digitalrightsbytes.org/
Welcome to Digital Rights Bytes
Digital Rights Bytes
www.digitalrightsbytes.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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eff.org
EFF is thankful for @fastly.com's generous support, helping keep eff.org online.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Defending your rights in the digital world
www.eff.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
watercooledvw.bsky.social
Not a thing though the OP will ignore you which I’m sure will be devastating
germannerd.bsky.social GermanNerd @germannerd.bsky.social · 3d
what's wrong with saying "US-Americans" for clarification?
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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cyclozparis.bsky.social
I love this photo.
Slow race in Montmartre in 1931.
#vintage #photography #paris #bikesky #bicycle #bike 🚲
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
watercooledvw.bsky.social
I have nothing but praise for Zelensky but I also worry that the corruption issues in his government are going to take him down if he’s not careful. I’m not sure there is anyone not named Klitschko that can really take his place.
jeffrybazooka.bsky.social Jeffry Bazooka @jeffrybazooka.bsky.social · 3d
Zelensky has been walking a knife's edge in ensuring Ukraine has enough soldiers to win a war of attrition, but not too many to suffer high casualties.
He doesn't get enough credit for that balancing act.
Quite admirable.
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM