B Hacker
@basement-hacker.bsky.social
Author of electronics books. Maker of bad music. Builder of synthesizers and other silly projects. #RVA
Seems you can not call the president a yellow belly snake in the Washington Post comments section.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Seems you can not call the president a yellow belly snake in the Washington Post comments section.
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Students at David A. Harrison Elementary School in Prince George County collected more than 3,500 items for the county's food bank before Thanksgiving.
Elementary students in Prince George collect more than 3,500 items for food bank
Students at David A. Harrison Elementary School in Prince George County collected more than 3,500 items for the county's food bank before Thanksgiving.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Students at David A. Harrison Elementary School in Prince George County collected more than 3,500 items for the county's food bank before Thanksgiving.
This looks purpose built for abuse like this this TEA protocol.
Security Researchers Spot 150,000 Function-less npm Packages in Automated 'Token Farming' Scheme
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/16/0712239/security-researchers-spot-150000-function-less-npm-packages-in-automated-token-farming-scheme?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Security Researchers Spot 150,000 Function-less npm Packages in Automated 'Token Farming' Scheme
An anonymous reader shared this report from The Register:
Yet another supply chain attack has hit the npm registry in what Amazon describes as "one of the largest package flooding incidents in open source registry history" — but with a twist. Instead of injecting credential-stealing code or ...
developers.slashdot.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This looks purpose built for abuse like this this TEA protocol.
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A new report from the Iowa Food System Coalition shows that Iowa has a growing number of local food businesses, with nearly 1,500 spread across the state, Cami Koons reports.
Growing number of local food businesses close to 1,500 in Iowa, report shows • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A new report from the Iowa Food System Coalition shows that Iowa has 1,461 local food businesses spread across the state.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A new report from the Iowa Food System Coalition shows that Iowa has a growing number of local food businesses, with nearly 1,500 spread across the state, Cami Koons reports.
@markwarner.bsky.social I hope someone is monitoring this cause no one is answering your phone. If you vote for passing this budget you are greenlighting every thing the Trump administration is currently doing. I will dedicate my time to making sure you face a primary and loose.
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
@markwarner.bsky.social I hope someone is monitoring this cause no one is answering your phone. If you vote for passing this budget you are greenlighting every thing the Trump administration is currently doing. I will dedicate my time to making sure you face a primary and loose.
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Train Dreams is in theaters this weekend before it goes to Netflix and you should see it in theaters. It's excellent. I've seen a couple times already and I'd still drop everything for 95 minutes and watch it again right now www.avclub.com/train-dreams...
Train Dreams persist through changing times in ethereal, awestruck drama
Train Dreams is a thoroughly engrossing period piece of dreamy details, quietly told and expertly performed.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Train Dreams is in theaters this weekend before it goes to Netflix and you should see it in theaters. It's excellent. I've seen a couple times already and I'd still drop everything for 95 minutes and watch it again right now www.avclub.com/train-dreams...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Marcella Giulia Pace, Italian astrophotographer who took ten years to capture 48 colours of the moon #WomensArt (via Amazing Physics) #FullMoon
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Marcella Giulia Pace, Italian astrophotographer who took ten years to capture 48 colours of the moon #WomensArt (via Amazing Physics) #FullMoon
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This is a fascinating article on the AWS outage in October. https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/aws-outage-analysis-october-20-2025 Crazy well written so good.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is a fascinating article on the AWS outage in October. https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/aws-outage-analysis-october-20-2025 Crazy well written so good.
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Waiting for all the breathless coverage about the all the people of color shifting blue in this election, since the shift to Trump a year ago was treated like a colossal re-ordering of the electorate that signaled the end of wokeness and progressive politics.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Waiting for all the breathless coverage about the all the people of color shifting blue in this election, since the shift to Trump a year ago was treated like a colossal re-ordering of the electorate that signaled the end of wokeness and progressive politics.
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I paid attention to the #InfoSec & #DataPrivacy news from over the weekend so you wouldn't have to! Read "What'd I Miss?" curated by Sherpa Intelligence: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!
InfoSec Weekend News Roundup Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2025
sherpaintelligence.substack.com/p/whatd-i-mi...
InfoSec Weekend News Roundup Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2025
sherpaintelligence.substack.com/p/whatd-i-mi...
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I paid attention to the #InfoSec & #DataPrivacy news from over the weekend so you wouldn't have to! Read "What'd I Miss?" curated by Sherpa Intelligence: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!
InfoSec Weekend News Roundup Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2025
sherpaintelligence.substack.com/p/whatd-i-mi...
InfoSec Weekend News Roundup Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2025
sherpaintelligence.substack.com/p/whatd-i-mi...
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🚨 Only two days left of our biggest sale of the season! 🚨
Save 70% on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects through tomorrow.
Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
Save 70% on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects through tomorrow.
Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🚨 Only two days left of our biggest sale of the season! 🚨
Save 70% on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects through tomorrow.
Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
Save 70% on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects through tomorrow.
Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
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Coming in March: En Garde! Fencing in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - a new online course - get the details and sign up at medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/fenc... #medievalists
En Garde! Fencing in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
From apprentices in the street to princes at court, fencing was widespread in late medieval and early modern England. This course explores the fascinating careers and martial arts of those who…
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October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Coming in March: En Garde! Fencing in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - a new online course - get the details and sign up at medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/fenc... #medievalists
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Happy birthday to the fabulous and multi talented Pauline Black.
I remember her and The Selecter bursting on to the music scene with great songs and energy that still sound fresh and vibrant today.
#TheSelecter #2Tone #Ska #MusicSky
youtu.be/074AfC9tw48?...
I remember her and The Selecter bursting on to the music scene with great songs and energy that still sound fresh and vibrant today.
#TheSelecter #2Tone #Ska #MusicSky
youtu.be/074AfC9tw48?...
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Happy birthday to the fabulous and multi talented Pauline Black.
I remember her and The Selecter bursting on to the music scene with great songs and energy that still sound fresh and vibrant today.
#TheSelecter #2Tone #Ska #MusicSky
youtu.be/074AfC9tw48?...
I remember her and The Selecter bursting on to the music scene with great songs and energy that still sound fresh and vibrant today.
#TheSelecter #2Tone #Ska #MusicSky
youtu.be/074AfC9tw48?...
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Chinese scientists have created a oyster-inspired medical adhesive called Bone-02 that can bond shattered bones in just 3 minutes. Inspired by how oysters cling to rocks underwater, the glue forms a strong, biodegradable bond that replaces screws and plates. buff.ly/znJ2jxD
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
buff.ly
October 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Chinese scientists have created a oyster-inspired medical adhesive called Bone-02 that can bond shattered bones in just 3 minutes. Inspired by how oysters cling to rocks underwater, the glue forms a strong, biodegradable bond that replaces screws and plates. buff.ly/znJ2jxD
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Today is @bfworld.bsky.social’s 11th Podversary. The first 4 episodes debuted 11 years ago.
So it’s fitting we have a great new episode to celebrate!
How did Northern manufacturers support Southern slavery?
Seth Rockman joins us to talk about “plantation goods” and slavery’s hidden supply chain.
So it’s fitting we have a great new episode to celebrate!
How did Northern manufacturers support Southern slavery?
Seth Rockman joins us to talk about “plantation goods” and slavery’s hidden supply chain.
Episode 422: Seth Rockman, Plantation Goods: How Northern Factories Fueled the Plantation Economy
Discover how hoes, shoes, and cloth linked New England factories to Southern slavery in early America with historian Seth Rockman.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today is @bfworld.bsky.social’s 11th Podversary. The first 4 episodes debuted 11 years ago.
So it’s fitting we have a great new episode to celebrate!
How did Northern manufacturers support Southern slavery?
Seth Rockman joins us to talk about “plantation goods” and slavery’s hidden supply chain.
So it’s fitting we have a great new episode to celebrate!
How did Northern manufacturers support Southern slavery?
Seth Rockman joins us to talk about “plantation goods” and slavery’s hidden supply chain.
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Henrico artist Mimi Murdock adapts her painting techniques after 40 years with multiple sclerosis, using rotating easel and friend's help to create art.
Henrico artist refuses to let multiple sclerosis stop her creativity
Henrico artist Mimi Murdock adapts her painting techniques after 40 years with multiple sclerosis, using rotating easel and friend's help to create art.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Henrico artist Mimi Murdock adapts her painting techniques after 40 years with multiple sclerosis, using rotating easel and friend's help to create art.
I learned a new thing today. Demonstrating Proof of Possession (DPoP). Probably should have already known about it better late than never.
Okta thwarted the supply-chain attack with security controls it had in place. Zscaler did not. Their experiences provide insights into the root of a much broader problem. via @mattkapko.com cyberscoop.com/okta-zscaler...
Security leaders at Okta and Zscaler share lessons from Salesloft Drift attacks
Okta thwarted the supply-chain attack with security controls it had in place. Zscaler did not. Their experiences provide insights into the root of a much broader problem.
cyberscoop.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I learned a new thing today. Demonstrating Proof of Possession (DPoP). Probably should have already known about it better late than never.
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
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Rep. Sara Jacobs hilariously schools Republican congress members over pronoun use
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/19/sara-jacobs-republicans-pronouns/?utm_content=1758303602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/19/sara-jacobs-republicans-pronouns/?utm_content=1758303602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Rep. Sara Jacobs hilariously schools Republican congress members over pronoun use
Californian Democrat Sara Jacobs hilariously schooled Republican lawmakers on pronoun use during a recent debate.
www.thepinknews.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Rep. Sara Jacobs hilariously schools Republican congress members over pronoun use
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/19/sara-jacobs-republicans-pronouns/?utm_content=1758303602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/19/sara-jacobs-republicans-pronouns/?utm_content=1758303602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Today is a good day to listen to "Witch Hunt" — on the same album as "Tom Sawyer"
Peart was also a phenomenal lyricist, and that track was both a review and a warning
Now, it seems prophetic
That album, "Moving Pictures," sold more than 5 million copies here in the U.S.
Peart was also a phenomenal lyricist, and that track was both a review and a warning
Now, it seems prophetic
That album, "Moving Pictures," sold more than 5 million copies here in the U.S.
Neil Peart would have turned 73 today.
“.. first time he auditioned for us," Geddy Lee said, “.. when he started playing, we looked at each other and were, like, 'Yeah, this is the guy.’”
“Tom Sawyer” (1981) #RIP
“.. first time he auditioned for us," Geddy Lee said, “.. when he started playing, we looked at each other and were, like, 'Yeah, this is the guy.’”
“Tom Sawyer” (1981) #RIP
September 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Today is a good day to listen to "Witch Hunt" — on the same album as "Tom Sawyer"
Peart was also a phenomenal lyricist, and that track was both a review and a warning
Now, it seems prophetic
That album, "Moving Pictures," sold more than 5 million copies here in the U.S.
Peart was also a phenomenal lyricist, and that track was both a review and a warning
Now, it seems prophetic
That album, "Moving Pictures," sold more than 5 million copies here in the U.S.