Lex
@zoracon.bsky.social
PIT crew @eff.org. My words yada yada. Not my job's words. Etc.
Coffee ☕, crochet 🧶, cryptography 🔐, and being Black in my Black ass business.
Hands rated E. For Everybody.
Coffee ☕, crochet 🧶, cryptography 🔐, and being Black in my Black ass business.
Hands rated E. For Everybody.
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When you’re doom posting about how everything is inevitable and no one can stop them, you’re doing their work for them. Stop that
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
When you’re doom posting about how everything is inevitable and no one can stop them, you’re doing their work for them. Stop that
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out of my depth on any foreign policy thing but seems clear that at least some real part of this is fueled out of, if not a kind of boredom, a very real desire to entertain themselves because they are absolutely not interested in governing beyond shows of force they can post about online
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
out of my depth on any foreign policy thing but seems clear that at least some real part of this is fueled out of, if not a kind of boredom, a very real desire to entertain themselves because they are absolutely not interested in governing beyond shows of force they can post about online
Let's not start the memes. Just...I know people laugh to keep from crying but nah
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Let's not start the memes. Just...I know people laugh to keep from crying but nah
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Arp 281: The Whale Galaxy NGC 4631 with its dwarf companion NGC 4627 above it. About 30 million light years away.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc4631
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc4631
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Arp 281: The Whale Galaxy NGC 4631 with its dwarf companion NGC 4627 above it. About 30 million light years away.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc4631
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc4631
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This is a good time to actually be honest about the country.
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This is a good time to actually be honest about the country.
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Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
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Guys, are we just allowed to bomb sovereign countries and kidnap their leaders on a whim???
Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and that he is being flown out of the country. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Guys, are we just allowed to bomb sovereign countries and kidnap their leaders on a whim???
"you're more amazing than you look". My child to my friend today 😅😮💨
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"you're more amazing than you look". My child to my friend today 😅😮💨
The fact she didn't pronounce his middle name right either will eat at me lol
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The fact she didn't pronounce his middle name right either will eat at me lol
NYPD being like "no Flippers or Pis!" while effectively having a police state tech wise.
a woman wearing a striped suit and sunglasses is standing in front of a black and white striped wall .
ALT: a woman wearing a striped suit and sunglasses is standing in front of a black and white striped wall .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
NYPD being like "no Flippers or Pis!" while effectively having a police state tech wise.
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New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party
New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party
Zohran Mamdani appears not to understand that smartphones can be used for evil
New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has invited the city’s residents to join him at a block party to celebrate his inauguration but told attendees not to bring a Raspberry Pi to the event.…
dlvr.it
December 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party
Raspberry pi? Extremely silly
blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n...
blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n...
blog.adafruit.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Raspberry pi? Extremely silly
blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n...
blog.adafruit.com/2025/12/30/n...
Japanese word I didn't realize I was pronouncing wrong
Sumo
Before: Sue-mow
After: s'MO
🤪
Sumo
Before: Sue-mow
After: s'MO
🤪
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Japanese word I didn't realize I was pronouncing wrong
Sumo
Before: Sue-mow
After: s'MO
🤪
Sumo
Before: Sue-mow
After: s'MO
🤪
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you can, and with cash! however the vending machines are not rolled out at every station but increasingly available
omny.info/omny-card
omny.info/omny-card
OMNY Card
OMNY website
omny.info
December 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
you can, and with cash! however the vending machines are not rolled out at every station but increasingly available
omny.info/omny-card
omny.info/omny-card
I have to see if I still have my metro card as a little token to the past. Omny basically locks everyone into a trackable system to an account or your bank card. And that makes me sad.
I'm not sure if you can get a standalone Omny card or not.
I'm not sure if you can get a standalone Omny card or not.
December 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have to see if I still have my metro card as a little token to the past. Omny basically locks everyone into a trackable system to an account or your bank card. And that makes me sad.
I'm not sure if you can get a standalone Omny card or not.
I'm not sure if you can get a standalone Omny card or not.
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There is a 0% chance someone in the lab has not fucked this thing
December 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
There is a 0% chance someone in the lab has not fucked this thing
Once it hit $80 I literally got out of the taxi in the city and went to the E. FOH
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Once it hit $80 I literally got out of the taxi in the city and went to the E. FOH
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39C3: Hardware, and the Hard Bit
39C3: Hardware, and the Hard Bit
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
39C3: Hardware, and the Hard Bit
A great CCC talk & I hope many in the age assurance crowd listens.
My only nit is that there *are* techs in this space trying to be critical & thoughtful this year while sacrificing hours of our time dealing with technosolutionism & privacy nihilism simultaneously
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-a...
My only nit is that there *are* techs in this space trying to be critical & thoughtful this year while sacrificing hours of our time dealing with technosolutionism & privacy nihilism simultaneously
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-a...
Not an Impasse: Child Safety, Privacy, and Healing Together
From the EU’s “Chat Control” to the UK’s age verification, there is a growing legislative momentum across jurisdictions to regulate the I...
media.ccc.de
December 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A great CCC talk & I hope many in the age assurance crowd listens.
My only nit is that there *are* techs in this space trying to be critical & thoughtful this year while sacrificing hours of our time dealing with technosolutionism & privacy nihilism simultaneously
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-a...
My only nit is that there *are* techs in this space trying to be critical & thoughtful this year while sacrificing hours of our time dealing with technosolutionism & privacy nihilism simultaneously
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-a...
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Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄✨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
🔭🧪🐡🎨
Hot take before I turn my brain off to anything work related.
Any messaging platform that specifically courts or caters to the right, will eventually erode user trust in some fashion. No matter how good the crypto is. The ecosystem determines the future actions of that platform.
Any messaging platform that specifically courts or caters to the right, will eventually erode user trust in some fashion. No matter how good the crypto is. The ecosystem determines the future actions of that platform.
December 26, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Hot take before I turn my brain off to anything work related.
Any messaging platform that specifically courts or caters to the right, will eventually erode user trust in some fashion. No matter how good the crypto is. The ecosystem determines the future actions of that platform.
Any messaging platform that specifically courts or caters to the right, will eventually erode user trust in some fashion. No matter how good the crypto is. The ecosystem determines the future actions of that platform.
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Data breaches affect everyone, and this year we saw plenty of them, ranging from the novel to the predictable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches
Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my information in a data breach this year? and more How
www.eff.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Data breaches affect everyone, and this year we saw plenty of them, ranging from the novel to the predictable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...