Bob Motanagh
@b0rbb.bsky.social
he/him, tech person, Bills/Sabres fan, also loves cats. Opinions expressed are my own and not my employer’s and all that.
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Footage from a surveillance camera in my community was available online. To anyone.
That’s what happens when technology outruns accountability.
I’m a former science & tech civil servant running to retire Lauren Boebert. I understand the stakes. I’m not bought. I will stand up.
That’s what happens when technology outruns accountability.
I’m a former science & tech civil servant running to retire Lauren Boebert. I understand the stakes. I’m not bought. I will stand up.
67 people-tracking Flock cameras across the U.S. were live-streaming on the internet, easily accessible with no login needed, @404media.co & @bennjordan.bsky.social found.
We know of five compromised Flock cams in Colorado.
One belongs to Douglas County, and it's at an open space trailhead.
We know of five compromised Flock cams in Colorado.
One belongs to Douglas County, and it's at an open space trailhead.
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Footage from a surveillance camera in my community was available online. To anyone.
That’s what happens when technology outruns accountability.
I’m a former science & tech civil servant running to retire Lauren Boebert. I understand the stakes. I’m not bought. I will stand up.
That’s what happens when technology outruns accountability.
I’m a former science & tech civil servant running to retire Lauren Boebert. I understand the stakes. I’m not bought. I will stand up.
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67 people-tracking Flock cameras across the U.S. were live-streaming on the internet, easily accessible with no login needed, @404media.co & @bennjordan.bsky.social found.
We know of five compromised Flock cams in Colorado.
One belongs to Douglas County, and it's at an open space trailhead.
We know of five compromised Flock cams in Colorado.
One belongs to Douglas County, and it's at an open space trailhead.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
67 people-tracking Flock cameras across the U.S. were live-streaming on the internet, easily accessible with no login needed, @404media.co & @bennjordan.bsky.social found.
We know of five compromised Flock cams in Colorado.
One belongs to Douglas County, and it's at an open space trailhead.
We know of five compromised Flock cams in Colorado.
One belongs to Douglas County, and it's at an open space trailhead.
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Wondering why everyone is suddenly talking about RAM? What's the big deal?
@patrickdane.bsky.social speaks to analysts and hardware experts like @matpiscatella.bsky.social, @superhys.bsky.social, and Daniel Owen to outline why RAM prices are skyrocketing, and what this means for videogames.
@patrickdane.bsky.social speaks to analysts and hardware experts like @matpiscatella.bsky.social, @superhys.bsky.social, and Daniel Owen to outline why RAM prices are skyrocketing, and what this means for videogames.
The Insatiable Appetite for RAM is Threatening to Consume the Gaming Market
RAM provider Micron recently decided to leave the consumer space. Experts tell us about the effect this will have on gaming.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Wondering why everyone is suddenly talking about RAM? What's the big deal?
@patrickdane.bsky.social speaks to analysts and hardware experts like @matpiscatella.bsky.social, @superhys.bsky.social, and Daniel Owen to outline why RAM prices are skyrocketing, and what this means for videogames.
@patrickdane.bsky.social speaks to analysts and hardware experts like @matpiscatella.bsky.social, @superhys.bsky.social, and Daniel Owen to outline why RAM prices are skyrocketing, and what this means for videogames.
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This news is all over my timeline, but it might not be making its way into yours, so I’m making sure it is.
It is a very bad development for both science and maintaining a safe society.
It is a very bad development for both science and maintaining a safe society.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
This news is all over my timeline, but it might not be making its way into yours, so I’m making sure it is.
It is a very bad development for both science and maintaining a safe society.
It is a very bad development for both science and maintaining a safe society.
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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The ads between emails on the web version of Gmail is so problematic. And sometimes they move where they’re located while you’re sifting through those emails.
Glad they’re finally getting scrutinized over this.
Glad they’re finally getting scrutinized over this.
Google fined €325 million by French data protection authority CNIL for displaying ads between Gmail emails without user consent and illegally placing advertising cookies during account creation, affecting over 74 million French users www.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
September 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The ads between emails on the web version of Gmail is so problematic. And sometimes they move where they’re located while you’re sifting through those emails.
Glad they’re finally getting scrutinized over this.
Glad they’re finally getting scrutinized over this.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Good breakdown of the Google anti-trust remedy decision and why it will further entrench Google's monopoly unless grossly strengthened on appeal. "this decision isn’t just bad, it’s virtually a statement that crime pays." www.thebignewsletter.com/p/a-judge-le...
A Judge Lets Google Get Away with Monopoly
Judge Amit Mehta had a chance to restore some semblance of the rule of law when he handed down a remedy decision in the Google case. He didn't. Google won this round. And Wall Street is rejoicing.
www.thebignewsletter.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Good breakdown of the Google anti-trust remedy decision and why it will further entrench Google's monopoly unless grossly strengthened on appeal. "this decision isn’t just bad, it’s virtually a statement that crime pays." www.thebignewsletter.com/p/a-judge-le...
Shoutout to Pittsford Farm Dairy for being featured on Hard Knocks. Real ones know it’s the best ice cream in the 585
August 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Shoutout to Pittsford Farm Dairy for being featured on Hard Knocks. Real ones know it’s the best ice cream in the 585
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2nd Tea App breach?! 1 million messages w/ sensitive cheating stories, details of ending pregnancies, contact details, real names — it could not be more serious. Here are actions to protect yourself.
I’ll be on NBC News Now at 7 pm ET tomorrow discussing this.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
I’ll be on NBC News Now at 7 pm ET tomorrow discussing this.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
A 2nd Tea App breach?! | Rachel Tobac
A 2nd Tea App breach?! Now 1 million leaked messages w/ sensitive cheating stories, details of ending pregnancies, contact details, real names — it could not be more serious. Here are actions to prote...
www.linkedin.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
2nd Tea App breach?! 1 million messages w/ sensitive cheating stories, details of ending pregnancies, contact details, real names — it could not be more serious. Here are actions to protect yourself.
I’ll be on NBC News Now at 7 pm ET tomorrow discussing this.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
I’ll be on NBC News Now at 7 pm ET tomorrow discussing this.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
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Print to run is not it. The last drop should show that.
Hit me up WOTC. I have so many ideas on how to fix Lairs, how to reinvigorate the community's attitude and regain their trust and excitement. Like truly give it the best of both worlds.
Hit me up WOTC. I have so many ideas on how to fix Lairs, how to reinvigorate the community's attitude and regain their trust and excitement. Like truly give it the best of both worlds.
June 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Print to run is not it. The last drop should show that.
Hit me up WOTC. I have so many ideas on how to fix Lairs, how to reinvigorate the community's attitude and regain their trust and excitement. Like truly give it the best of both worlds.
Hit me up WOTC. I have so many ideas on how to fix Lairs, how to reinvigorate the community's attitude and regain their trust and excitement. Like truly give it the best of both worlds.
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Chase is like the biggest Secret Lair superfan out there I know.
And if they're saying "my spark is extinguished" (aka enthusiasm killed) over how the sales queues work now...
You done messed up WotC.
And if they're saying "my spark is extinguished" (aka enthusiasm killed) over how the sales queues work now...
You done messed up WotC.
2+ hours later. I am still in queue, about halfway now. The one thing I wanted is sold out.
I think my spark for Lairs was just extinguished.
I think my spark for Lairs was just extinguished.
June 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Chase is like the biggest Secret Lair superfan out there I know.
And if they're saying "my spark is extinguished" (aka enthusiasm killed) over how the sales queues work now...
You done messed up WotC.
And if they're saying "my spark is extinguished" (aka enthusiasm killed) over how the sales queues work now...
You done messed up WotC.
Dang it : (
Peter David, writer of 'Incredible Hulk' and 'X-Factor' among many other titles, has died at the age of 68.
Peter David Taught Me How To Love Storytelling - Pop Heist
Peter David, writer of 'Incredible Hulk' and 'X-Factor' among many other titles, has died at the age of 68.
buff.ly
May 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Dang it : (
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James' parents had no idea the threat assessment even existed until I told them about it, more than a week after it took place.
No one from the school notified them of it or interviewed them for it — which is not recommended by experts.
No one from the school notified them of it or interviewed them for it — which is not recommended by experts.
A threat assessment includes a checklist of options for how the school could address its concerns about James, including ensuring he has access to counseling.
Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.
The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them —…
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
James' parents had no idea the threat assessment even existed until I told them about it, more than a week after it took place.
No one from the school notified them of it or interviewed them for it — which is not recommended by experts.
No one from the school notified them of it or interviewed them for it — which is not recommended by experts.
Blue Prince rules.
That’s it. That’s the skeet.
That’s it. That’s the skeet.
April 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Blue Prince rules.
That’s it. That’s the skeet.
That’s it. That’s the skeet.
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T-Mobile shows users the names, pictures, and exact locations of random children
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April 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
T-Mobile shows users the names, pictures, and exact locations of random children
🔗 www.404media.co/t-mobile-sho...
🔗 www.404media.co/t-mobile-sho...
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I don’t have these in my home, but for those who do:
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
arstechnica.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I don’t have these in my home, but for those who do:
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill patient. He fought back, exposing the insurer’s inner workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for…
propub.li
February 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
(Published Feb. 2023)
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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Meta seems to really want to be the standard bearer for the enshitification of the internet.
Meta is testing, or has started to ship, its AI generated profiles, here on Instagram
www.instagram.com/himamaliv
#SocialWeb
www.instagram.com/himamaliv
#SocialWeb
January 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Meta seems to really want to be the standard bearer for the enshitification of the internet.
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
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Not good. Not good at all.
January 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Not good. Not good at all.
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Minnesota-based UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to critical autism treatment, via our friends @propublica.org minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/02/m...
Minnesota-based UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to critical autism treatment • Minnesota Reformer
Optum is “pursuing market-specific action plans” to limit children’s access to the treatment
minnesotareformer.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Minnesota-based UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to critical autism treatment, via our friends @propublica.org minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/02/m...
This REALLY needs more attention. It’s outrageous that Pegula can get away with this when the folks of WNY are already having enough trouble (like everywhere else) around being able to afford basic necessities.
WNY is not a market that should be viable for PSLs, but here we are.
WNY is not a market that should be viable for PSLs, but here we are.
Most of my family friends work at M&T & they're financing the loans for PSLs; they're continually shocked at ppl taking on 40k loans for Bills tix.
And they can approve all of them b/c it's risk free because if they "default" on the PSL, Pegula sells the PSL again and someone else takes on a loan.
And they can approve all of them b/c it's risk free because if they "default" on the PSL, Pegula sells the PSL again and someone else takes on a loan.
December 27, 2024 at 4:02 PM
This REALLY needs more attention. It’s outrageous that Pegula can get away with this when the folks of WNY are already having enough trouble (like everywhere else) around being able to afford basic necessities.
WNY is not a market that should be viable for PSLs, but here we are.
WNY is not a market that should be viable for PSLs, but here we are.