Andy of Autumn
@andysmaps.bsky.social
Mapmaker. Scribbler. Yeller. Painter now?
Following me is a poor life choice. Sorry.
Following me is a poor life choice. Sorry.
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You may have a misunderstanding from common culture, that computer hacks are novel.
A company reliably patching all their endpoints and operating under even 50% of security guidance are essentially invulnerable.
Few people even hacking them have deep IT skills whatsoever.
This is a human problem.
A company reliably patching all their endpoints and operating under even 50% of security guidance are essentially invulnerable.
Few people even hacking them have deep IT skills whatsoever.
This is a human problem.
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
You may have a misunderstanding from common culture, that computer hacks are novel.
A company reliably patching all their endpoints and operating under even 50% of security guidance are essentially invulnerable.
Few people even hacking them have deep IT skills whatsoever.
This is a human problem.
A company reliably patching all their endpoints and operating under even 50% of security guidance are essentially invulnerable.
Few people even hacking them have deep IT skills whatsoever.
This is a human problem.
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In Cinematography interview Tobias described Mensah as the emotional anchor for the show and I agree. I loved her so much, it was so good to see a mature aged woman take co-lead role in a scifi. Noma was amazing in every scene and especially with Murderbot. Again, please #murderbot @marthawells.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
In Cinematography interview Tobias described Mensah as the emotional anchor for the show and I agree. I loved her so much, it was so good to see a mature aged woman take co-lead role in a scifi. Noma was amazing in every scene and especially with Murderbot. Again, please #murderbot @marthawells.com
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Hey @kathryntewson.bsky.social new horrible variation of "do not get legal advice from the guessing machines"
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hey @kathryntewson.bsky.social new horrible variation of "do not get legal advice from the guessing machines"
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seen some people doing the "do not comply in advance" quote today without understanding that the words 'in advance' refer to something being optional. you can't disobey a court order. that's not complying in advance, that's legal compliance you would be stupid to ignore.
Y'all know that websites comply with subpoenas, right?
That's why it's called a court *order*.
And if you think they don't, yeah they do. They often don't have to tell you they've even done so.
That's why it's called a court *order*.
And if you think they don't, yeah they do. They often don't have to tell you they've even done so.
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
seen some people doing the "do not comply in advance" quote today without understanding that the words 'in advance' refer to something being optional. you can't disobey a court order. that's not complying in advance, that's legal compliance you would be stupid to ignore.
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I look forward to writing the inevitable: "No. The Civil Service Is Not Unconstitutional." Who knew that I could build a tenure file on the back of just regurgitating black-letter law.
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I look forward to writing the inevitable: "No. The Civil Service Is Not Unconstitutional." Who knew that I could build a tenure file on the back of just regurgitating black-letter law.
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Y'all know that websites comply with subpoenas, right?
That's why it's called a court *order*.
And if you think they don't, yeah they do. They often don't have to tell you they've even done so.
That's why it's called a court *order*.
And if you think they don't, yeah they do. They often don't have to tell you they've even done so.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Y'all know that websites comply with subpoenas, right?
That's why it's called a court *order*.
And if you think they don't, yeah they do. They often don't have to tell you they've even done so.
That's why it's called a court *order*.
And if you think they don't, yeah they do. They often don't have to tell you they've even done so.
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YOU'RE ALLOWED ONE SPOONFUL OF THE CURSED SOUP THOUGH
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
YOU'RE ALLOWED ONE SPOONFUL OF THE CURSED SOUP THOUGH
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Read an author who said the British vice is sadomasochism, and then in a book on British kid culture I find this
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Read an author who said the British vice is sadomasochism, and then in a book on British kid culture I find this
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I have never felt this tweet more powerfully
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I have never felt this tweet more powerfully
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"Insubordinate" questions are the questions reporters should be asking.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Insubordinate" questions are the questions reporters should be asking.
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Thanksgiving is coming.
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thanksgiving is coming.
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This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.
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People who say "we're wolves not sheep" have never seen two ewes trying to murder each other over relative status in the flock before they give birth, and then all their friends and family picking sides because being friends with the winner will raise THEIR status, until there is a massive brawl
Revenge/physical combat was how people settled things for literally millions of years, it's normal human behavior, we're wolves not sheep, the government project trying to social engineer us and domesticate us into sheep has been unsuccessful
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
People who say "we're wolves not sheep" have never seen two ewes trying to murder each other over relative status in the flock before they give birth, and then all their friends and family picking sides because being friends with the winner will raise THEIR status, until there is a massive brawl
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I can't believe this cheap method of making depression slides never occurred to me >:O
Micrargus herbigradus palp, taken using the new 'washer on a slide' method - dab of gel, palp, topped up with alcohol. Much clearer, you can't see the gel, and the 'curly appendage' that makes it herbigradus is visible amongst the curls of the embolus. This is slightly enhanced in GIMP.
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I can't believe this cheap method of making depression slides never occurred to me >:O
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Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia and current de-facto ruler of that kingdom, whose word is law and power is unquestioned, is visibly like “whoah dude, dial down the authoritarian thing a bit”
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia and current de-facto ruler of that kingdom, whose word is law and power is unquestioned, is visibly like “whoah dude, dial down the authoritarian thing a bit”
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What's amazing here is that MBS looks more uncomfortable about the direction the conversation took than Trump does.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What's amazing here is that MBS looks more uncomfortable about the direction the conversation took than Trump does.
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pretty much
I have some non-negotiables (such as trans rights) but my number one issue in the next D primary is “will you actually fight back”
if any moderates are on the fight side of the fight/don’t fight axis now would be a good time to demonstrate it
I have some non-negotiables (such as trans rights) but my number one issue in the next D primary is “will you actually fight back”
if any moderates are on the fight side of the fight/don’t fight axis now would be a good time to demonstrate it
I would vote for a moderate if I thought they would end the filibuster, pack the court, and use every lever available to them to keep the GOP out of power. if the leftists are the ones promising that, I'll vote for them instead.
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
pretty much
I have some non-negotiables (such as trans rights) but my number one issue in the next D primary is “will you actually fight back”
if any moderates are on the fight side of the fight/don’t fight axis now would be a good time to demonstrate it
I have some non-negotiables (such as trans rights) but my number one issue in the next D primary is “will you actually fight back”
if any moderates are on the fight side of the fight/don’t fight axis now would be a good time to demonstrate it
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Good god, they’ve *always* been like this 😡
The New York Times, January 19, 1859
www.nytimes.com/1859/01/19/a...
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The New York Times, January 19, 1859
www.nytimes.com/1859/01/19/a...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Good god, they’ve *always* been like this 😡
The New York Times, January 19, 1859
www.nytimes.com/1859/01/19/a...
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The New York Times, January 19, 1859
www.nytimes.com/1859/01/19/a...
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Roses are red
End times are near
Bitcoin's erased
All it's gains from this year
End times are near
Bitcoin's erased
All it's gains from this year
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Roses are red
End times are near
Bitcoin's erased
All it's gains from this year
End times are near
Bitcoin's erased
All it's gains from this year
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For a project in progress I’ve had to return to some older writing and this line really hits years later
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
For a project in progress I’ve had to return to some older writing and this line really hits years later
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
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Epstein and Nuzzi highlighting the sex demon caste that rules us in the run-up to what could be a historic financial meltdown feels like turning on your bathroom light at 3 AM to find bloody finger painting on the mirror
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Epstein and Nuzzi highlighting the sex demon caste that rules us in the run-up to what could be a historic financial meltdown feels like turning on your bathroom light at 3 AM to find bloody finger painting on the mirror
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Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
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There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
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Dear listeners, if you're having an issue loading your favorite podcasts this morning, it sadly is not on our end where I could fix it, but likely has to do with the massive Cloudfare outage that has broken half the internet. I'm sorry!!!
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A major Cloudflare outage took down large parts of the internet - X, ChatGPT and more were affected, but all recovered now
Cloudflare issues fixed following major outage
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dear listeners, if you're having an issue loading your favorite podcasts this morning, it sadly is not on our end where I could fix it, but likely has to do with the massive Cloudfare outage that has broken half the internet. I'm sorry!!!
www.techradar.com/pro/live/a-c...
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