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Tom Gaul🇺🇦 BLM
@darth-gaul.bsky.social
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Husband, Father, Grandfather, 🐕 lover - especially my best buddy Star, InfoSec Practitioner, Hacker, Retired Army Warrant Officer, Photographer of birds and other wildlife, melter of metal - He/Him
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I finally saw a bird earlier this week, it been a while since I posted much. This Great Blue Heron flew into a tree near the pond we were walking at. Then decided to fly across the pond. #birds #wildlife
Great Blue Heron, a large bird with a long neck and large wings fly from right to left across a pond with its beak and eyes straight ahead and wings almost fully down as it glides through the air
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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b0rk.jvns.ca
stdin, stdout, and stderr

wizardzines.com/comics/stdin...
Panel 1: all terminal programs have 1 input and 2 outputs they're numbered: stdin is "0", stdout is "1", stderr is "2". (the numbers are called "file descriptors") panel 2: you can set them to be any file you want person: “I don't want to display the output in my terminal emulator, I want to write it to a file” person: “I'll have the proram read input from a file instead of typing it in" panel 3: 3 things you can set the inputs/outputs to 1. the TTY (so output is displayed in your terminal emulator) 2. a file 3. a pipe (to write output to the input of another program) panel 4: your shell is in charge of setting up stdin/stdout/stderr person: “python3 script.py > out.txt” shell: “ok, I'll set stdout to out.txt for that program” more about the syntax on page 15 panel 5: on 2>&1 2>&1 redirects stderr to stdout you could also do 1>&2 but I've never used this N>&M syntax for anything other redirecting stderr to stdout panel 6: gotcha: programs often buffer stdout but not stderr when a program writes text to stdout, it'll often 1. check if stdout is a TTY (using the isatty function) 2. if not, "buffer" the writes until there's 1KB of data to write, for performance reasons (this is the default in libc)
May 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
If this ain't a goddamn perfect eulogy, I don't know what is.
April 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
A friend gave me this field guide today, thought I would share it @ok2panic.bsky.social @clinto.bsky.social @glengrambo.bsky.social @rebeccagrambo.bsky.social @davebspain.bsky.social @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social #birds #raptors 🪶🦅
Cover photo of a book titled "The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World" with a couple of sample drawings. Top left is a small black bird with yellow on its throat chest and lower back above its tail, with a name hand written to the right " Yellow-butt Gargler". Bottom right is a larger bird with a large orange and black beak like a Toucan with its handwritten name to the left "Tacky Poo-Can" A page of the book for the "Red-tailed Fuck". Left is the bird name and details: Red-tailed Fuck Buteo jamaicensis Common Name: Red-tailed Hawk Look at this smug fuck. You can tell her thinks he's some kind of hot shit, but don't be fooled, because he often gets chased around by smaller birds such as crows. He can be found just about anywhere in North America, even big cities like New York, which might be why he's such a prick. He sometimes kills pigeons, so that's a plus, but basically he's just another asshole with talons and a high opinion of himself. Right is drawing of the large brownish and rust colored bird looking to its left with its back towards the viewer. Its tail feathers are displayed showing the deep rusty red that gives them their name. Just below the beak to the left is one word with a question mark "narcissist?" Below the tail is "always showing off that bright red tail. No one cares." Below center of the bird is the handwritten "Red-tailed Fuck "
March 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
A juvenile Bald Eagle perched in a tree along the Connecticut River from our cruise the 14th of March
A juvenile Bald Eagle , with a mottled brown and white chest and head, this one is possibly about 4 years old as it has not fully developed the full white head and tail of an adult that happens about 5 years old, sits perched in a tree along the Connecticut River staring to the left of the photographer
March 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
Exactly and we definitely could use more hope now
March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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darkwebinformer.com
What a day, I lost a couple hard drives, a power station, and some other sh*t. It's taken all day to recover about 50% of it. The rest just needs to be restored from backups which is mostly data.

Anyways... we are back to normal on Wednesday!
Dark Web Informer - Cyber Threat Intelligence
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March 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
We saw a Bald Eagle nest on the Ct River cruise Friday that's has egg(s) I zoomed in on the nest and saw the adult that's caring for the egg(s) #birds ##raptors 🦅🪶
Bald eagle nest in a tree without leaves , if you zoom in, there is an adult Bald Eagle most likely intubating a single egg or more A zoomed in image of the Bald Eagle nest where the adult head is slightly visible through the tree branches
March 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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THE SHIRTS ARE BACK IN STOCK

worldwithoutcaesars.com
MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS — A WORLD WITHOUT CAESARS
Support an open internet.
worldwithoutcaesars.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
Another loss of a great voice and musician

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/a...
Jesse Colin Young, Singer Who Urged Us to ‘Get Together,’ Dies at 83 (Gift Article)
As the leader of the Youngbloods, he sang an enduring anthem of the peace-and-love era, with the chorus, “Come on people now, smile on your brother.”
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
This is my kinda funny, thanks @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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soledad104.bsky.social
Jeff Beck
📷 Jérôme Brunet
March 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
Another favorite of mine, some great songs Dance to the music, Everyday People, and one of the best song titles Thank you Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again!
steveanddaves1.bsky.social Steve and Dave's @steveanddaves1.bsky.social · Mar 15
Sylvester Stewart – better known as Sly Stone – was a ray of light in the late 1960s. Born today in 1943, he led Sly & the Family Stone – a band which was diverse, politically-aware, adventurous & funky as hell. Stone’s decades-long personal struggles should not dim the Family Stone’s amazing legacy
March 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
Kind of a lifer, I've seen female common mergansers, but this is my first, male! #birds
A male common merganser runs across the top of the water as it takes flight leaving water splashing up from its feet in it's wake.
March 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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langurlover.bsky.social
👀🪶
A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers monitor...
news.mongabay.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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palehorse.bsky.social
🎧 FREEDOM!

~Jimi Hendrix~

🎵🎸🎶🎸 Freedom,

That’s what I want now

Freedom, that’s what I need now

Freedom to live

Freedom, so I can give…🎸🎵🎶🎸

youtu.be/hHFFy-JdTWo
Jimi Hendrix - Freedom (Official Audio)
YouTube video by JimiHendrixVEVO
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March 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
@hardwaterhacker.bsky.social have you seen this, what a beauty!
#birds #raptors
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/s...
Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl?
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused its unusual tint.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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zaravarin.bsky.social
Gabe and Mjolnir need a new home, can you help?

Rowan, their human who has sadly passed, wished for them to remain together.

Will help get them relocated to anywhere within the United States; please read on for more details! 🧵

Signal boosts & sharing are appreciated 💙
A photo of two cats, Mjolnir - a tortoiseshell, and Gabe - a tabby, cuddled together cheek-to-cheek.
March 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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bsky.app
📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5)

With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.

• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly
Bluesky 1.99. Improvements: Videos are now up to 3 minutes long! A DMs "inbox" to approve or reject new direct messages. You can now mute accounts from a post's "..." menu. An improved moderation reporting flow. Better tablet-size layouts on Web. Better error reporting during signup.
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
darth-gaul.bsky.social
@gettoknownature.bsky.social was thinking of you when I saw this, I'm right there too with the 60f temps today and hopefully the rest of the week
A screenshot of a notice that trending now in the northeast is spring fever this week
March 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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estherschindler.bsky.social
High Pay, Low Respect: 60% of Cybersecurity Pros Want to Change Jobs
"Even the promise of high pay can’t mask the underlying frustration of dealing with c-suite leadership that seems allergic to accountability."
www.vulnu.com/p/high...
🔒 Cybersecurity Burnout: 60% Want Out Despite High Salaries
Burnout is crushing cybersecurity pros: 60% want to quit despite high salaries, revealing a mental health crisis in an industry where overwork and underappreciation are the harsh reality.
www.vulnu.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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heidelyn.bsky.social
Big Bear Valley Bald Eagle News: It's rare for Bald Eagles to lay and hatch 3 eggs. The 2 eaglets, however, seem unfazed by the 3rd egg disappearing and a 3rd eaglet appearing. Still wobbly, they also appreciate another eaglet to lean on. Watch live nest cam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L.... #birds
March 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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palehorse.bsky.social
🎧 MY GIRL!

~The Temptations~

🎸🎶🎵 I've got sunshine on a cloudy day

When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May

I guess you'd say

What can make me feel this way?

My girl, my girl, my girl

Talkin' 'bout my girl, my girl…🎶🎸🎵

youtu.be/plcmqP3b-Qg
The Temptations - My Girl
YouTube video by Provocateur d'Liberals
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March 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM