Andrew Gallagher
@andrewg.com
Geek, thespian, activist, crackpot. A Galwegian Ulsterman at large. DPO by day, politico by night.
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It's really important to note that not only was Watson a racist and misogynist but his contribution to the double helix was listening to a Rosalind Franklin lecture and getting mad because Francis Crick wouldn't invite him to his sex parties.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's really important to note that not only was Watson a racist and misogynist but his contribution to the double helix was listening to a Rosalind Franklin lecture and getting mad because Francis Crick wouldn't invite him to his sex parties.
March 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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“…Google's widely-used CAPTCHA system is primarily a mechanism for tracking user behavior and collecting data while providing little actual security against bots.”
reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits
New research reveals Google's reCAPTCHA system primarily serves as a tracking tool, generating billions in revenue while offering minimal protection against bots.
boingboing.net
February 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“…Google's widely-used CAPTCHA system is primarily a mechanism for tracking user behavior and collecting data while providing little actual security against bots.”
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Wonderful story. Deservedly on the front page.
January 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Wonderful story. Deservedly on the front page.
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I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
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someone on tiktok said, “we’ve got 7 lex luthors and no superman,” and i can’t stop thinking about it
January 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
someone on tiktok said, “we’ve got 7 lex luthors and no superman,” and i can’t stop thinking about it
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
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not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff
January 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff
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What started with me trying to teach myself OpenPGP and GnuPG led to a spiral of research piecing together what on Earth happened to keyservers, and has now resulted in my attempt to propose a new design outline for a keyserver network. Feel free to provide feedback!
gist.github.com/McDaMastR/d4...
gist.github.com/McDaMastR/d4...
A Potential Modern Keyserver Network - Design Outline
A Potential Modern Keyserver Network - Design Outline - modern_keyservers.md
gist.github.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
What started with me trying to teach myself OpenPGP and GnuPG led to a spiral of research piecing together what on Earth happened to keyservers, and has now resulted in my attempt to propose a new design outline for a keyserver network. Feel free to provide feedback!
gist.github.com/McDaMastR/d4...
gist.github.com/McDaMastR/d4...
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Adobe has officially jumped the shark. Their AI remove feature in lightroom just added a bitcoin to my gull bird in flight photo. A bitcoin!?!
Image 1 is the raw file.
Image 2 is the result of removing three circle highlights in the water.
Image 3 is a 100% crop. Bitcoin. WTAF.
#photographers
Image 1 is the raw file.
Image 2 is the result of removing three circle highlights in the water.
Image 3 is a 100% crop. Bitcoin. WTAF.
#photographers
January 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Adobe has officially jumped the shark. Their AI remove feature in lightroom just added a bitcoin to my gull bird in flight photo. A bitcoin!?!
Image 1 is the raw file.
Image 2 is the result of removing three circle highlights in the water.
Image 3 is a 100% crop. Bitcoin. WTAF.
#photographers
Image 1 is the raw file.
Image 2 is the result of removing three circle highlights in the water.
Image 3 is a 100% crop. Bitcoin. WTAF.
#photographers
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Ireland could be SO amazing if nature was given a chance, as I've witnessed in my own place over the last 15 years.
The multiple benefits for climate, against flooding, for tourism, etc, for ALL our lives, would be beyond imagination.
Let's do this. #Rewilding 🌎
The multiple benefits for climate, against flooding, for tourism, etc, for ALL our lives, would be beyond imagination.
Let's do this. #Rewilding 🌎
December 22, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Ireland could be SO amazing if nature was given a chance, as I've witnessed in my own place over the last 15 years.
The multiple benefits for climate, against flooding, for tourism, etc, for ALL our lives, would be beyond imagination.
Let's do this. #Rewilding 🌎
The multiple benefits for climate, against flooding, for tourism, etc, for ALL our lives, would be beyond imagination.
Let's do this. #Rewilding 🌎
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the most embarrassing part of being a “100 tabs open at once” guy is when you inadvertently close them and don’t even notice and there are absolutely no negative consequences
December 21, 2024 at 8:45 PM
the most embarrassing part of being a “100 tabs open at once” guy is when you inadvertently close them and don’t even notice and there are absolutely no negative consequences
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg changed his Slack name to "Gone💀" and posted that he didn't want to work on WordPress anymore after a court injunction in the WP-Engine case
www.404media.co/wordpress-wp...
www.404media.co/wordpress-wp...
WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction
Automattic is ordered to undo several of the actions of its CEO Matt Mullenweg in its ongoing legal battle with WP Engine. “It's hard to imagine wanting to continue to working on WordPress after this,...
www.404media.co
December 11, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg changed his Slack name to "Gone💀" and posted that he didn't want to work on WordPress anymore after a court injunction in the WP-Engine case
www.404media.co/wordpress-wp...
www.404media.co/wordpress-wp...
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It's interesting how intensely *hostile* basically all tech is now. Everything you own is spitting in your face all the time and daring you to do something about it.
December 10, 2024 at 7:19 AM
It's interesting how intensely *hostile* basically all tech is now. Everything you own is spitting in your face all the time and daring you to do something about it.
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1/ 🧵 Migration Crises & Russia’s Hybrid War
Let’s explore a crucial but overlooked factor in Europe’s migration crises: Russia’s deliberate strategy of weaponizing migration to destabilize the West. Why isn’t the media spotlighting this?
Let’s explore a crucial but overlooked factor in Europe’s migration crises: Russia’s deliberate strategy of weaponizing migration to destabilize the West. Why isn’t the media spotlighting this?
December 8, 2024 at 11:07 AM
1/ 🧵 Migration Crises & Russia’s Hybrid War
Let’s explore a crucial but overlooked factor in Europe’s migration crises: Russia’s deliberate strategy of weaponizing migration to destabilize the West. Why isn’t the media spotlighting this?
Let’s explore a crucial but overlooked factor in Europe’s migration crises: Russia’s deliberate strategy of weaponizing migration to destabilize the West. Why isn’t the media spotlighting this?
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One of the biggest lessons from Syria is that, just a month ago, almost no one could have predicted the Assad regime would fall today. The "realities on the ground" crowd would have denied such a possibility. A reminder of why people in Ukraine fight rather than surrender.
December 8, 2024 at 3:31 AM
One of the biggest lessons from Syria is that, just a month ago, almost no one could have predicted the Assad regime would fall today. The "realities on the ground" crowd would have denied such a possibility. A reminder of why people in Ukraine fight rather than surrender.
All I’m asking from @bsky.app is a timeline that doesn’t lose its place when refreshed. And screen rotation so that I can see images properly. Oh, and threads that actually thread.
December 5, 2024 at 11:40 PM
All I’m asking from @bsky.app is a timeline that doesn’t lose its place when refreshed. And screen rotation so that I can see images properly. Oh, and threads that actually thread.
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
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guys. there was a whole movie about this.
December 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
guys. there was a whole movie about this.
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At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes
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Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
Mom: Let's pick out a Christmas movie to watch on Thanksgiving. Which one do you guys want to watch?
Family (in unison): DUNE!
Family (in unison): DUNE!
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues