David Penfold :verified:
@davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Too old to rock and roll, too young to die. Vegan and anarchism curious.
Likes permaculture, infosec, Tranmere Rovers. But mainly bad jokes stolen from […]
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Likes permaculture, infosec, Tranmere Rovers. But mainly bad jokes stolen from […]
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Well I'm back to home improvements/electrocuting myself as the job was proving too stressful and I don't like being tied to "AI Native" without any kind of scientific process involved other than the CEO's enthusiasm. I get involved in projects to succeed, and when there are obvious roadblocks to […]
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#shitpost #shitposting #ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#shitpost #shitposting #ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore
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The little rat was granted a knitted vest. (It is made from a scrap of a woolen cardigan that my parents accidentally felted in the wash.)
It makes me smile whenever I see it. I think I'll just have to make a few more...
#needlefelting #rat #crafting
It makes me smile whenever I see it. I think I'll just have to make a few more...
#needlefelting #rat #crafting
December 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The little rat was granted a knitted vest. (It is made from a scrap of a woolen cardigan that my parents accidentally felted in the wash.)
It makes me smile whenever I see it. I think I'll just have to make a few more...
#needlefelting #rat #crafting
It makes me smile whenever I see it. I think I'll just have to make a few more...
#needlefelting #rat #crafting
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if I mention something annoying that Google and Apple are doing so that you are informed and can choose to avoid or mitigate it, people argue with me as if I am the head of marketing at Google or Apple and it was all my idea. If I mention a fraudulent scam, people argue with me as if I'm a […]
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infosec.exchange
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
if I mention something annoying that Google and Apple are doing so that you are informed and can choose to avoid or mitigate it, people argue with me as if I am the head of marketing at Google or Apple and it was all my idea. If I mention a fraudulent scam, people argue with me as if I'm a […]
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It was labeled “Spanish Flu” because allied forces in World War I embargoed any news about the spreading and deadly influenza, but Spain wasn’t involved in the war, so any focus or mentions about on the disease came out of Spanish press and media.
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
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mastodon.world
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It was labeled “Spanish Flu” because allied forces in World War I embargoed any news about the spreading and deadly influenza, but Spain wasn’t involved in the war, so any focus or mentions about on the disease came out of Spanish press and media.
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
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It's definitely #christmas now. #vlc has its hat on.
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
It's definitely #christmas now. #vlc has its hat on.
I'm feeling particularly grumpy at the moment so now is probably a good time to give up on recycling old jokes I've posted here.
Just in case you end up wondering where they went.
#bahhumbug
Just in case you end up wondering where they went.
#bahhumbug
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'm feeling particularly grumpy at the moment so now is probably a good time to give up on recycling old jokes I've posted here.
Just in case you end up wondering where they went.
#bahhumbug
Just in case you end up wondering where they went.
#bahhumbug
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Just saw the take that waymo shouldn't be expected to have tested for an edge case like unpowered stop lights.
That edge case that human drivers are required to know from page 34 of the california drivers handbook.
That edge case that human drivers are required to know from page 34 of the california drivers handbook.
December 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Just saw the take that waymo shouldn't be expected to have tested for an edge case like unpowered stop lights.
That edge case that human drivers are required to know from page 34 of the california drivers handbook.
That edge case that human drivers are required to know from page 34 of the california drivers handbook.
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Transitioning to an AI Fist model, wherein I punch to a standstill anybody who tries to talk to me about fucking LLMs
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Transitioning to an AI Fist model, wherein I punch to a standstill anybody who tries to talk to me about fucking LLMs
The neighbour over the road is a gruff and burly 80-odd year old farmer and he's got a very gay multi-coloured unicorn as part of his Crimbo lights, which is really cool.
December 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The neighbour over the road is a gruff and burly 80-odd year old farmer and he's got a very gay multi-coloured unicorn as part of his Crimbo lights, which is really cool.
This is pretty amazing. Garmin emergency autoland (successfully) used for the first time after pilot incapacitation.
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/aviation-safety/garmin-emergency-autoland-deployed-first-time/
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/aviation-safety/garmin-emergency-autoland-deployed-first-time/
www.flightradar24.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is pretty amazing. Garmin emergency autoland (successfully) used for the first time after pilot incapacitation.
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/aviation-safety/garmin-emergency-autoland-deployed-first-time/
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/aviation-safety/garmin-emergency-autoland-deployed-first-time/
Here's a really interesting lo-fi technique using hay or straw in helping stabilise deserts for regeneration. I'd never heard of it and it's pretty ingenious. It has uses in less extreme environments too. https://youtu.be/-exFkuQb6h8?si=x4S7Jf2Kjq78-Byk&t=102
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's a really interesting lo-fi technique using hay or straw in helping stabilise deserts for regeneration. I'd never heard of it and it's pretty ingenious. It has uses in less extreme environments too. https://youtu.be/-exFkuQb6h8?si=x4S7Jf2Kjq78-Byk&t=102
Trying (and failing) to connect to La Poste. Rebooted my phone, DNS server, router. No joy. But Le Monde works.
Checked downdetector. Looks like anything hosted on OVH is down.. Yikes.
Checked downdetector. Looks like anything hosted on OVH is down.. Yikes.
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Trying (and failing) to connect to La Poste. Rebooted my phone, DNS server, router. No joy. But Le Monde works.
Checked downdetector. Looks like anything hosted on OVH is down.. Yikes.
Checked downdetector. Looks like anything hosted on OVH is down.. Yikes.
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Warning: canines can do Christmas Carnage too.
#dog #dogs #dogstadon #dogsofmastodon #christmas #carnage #humor #humour
#dog #dogs #dogstadon #dogsofmastodon #christmas #carnage #humor #humour
December 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Warning: canines can do Christmas Carnage too.
#dog #dogs #dogstadon #dogsofmastodon #christmas #carnage #humor #humour
#dog #dogs #dogstadon #dogsofmastodon #christmas #carnage #humor #humour
Just started on the Silvohorticulture book, and the first page hits the spot for mirroring my rationales for planting edible perennials. Don't succumb to nihilism about the future.
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just started on the Silvohorticulture book, and the first page hits the spot for mirroring my rationales for planting edible perennials. Don't succumb to nihilism about the future.
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More raptors with their heads on backwards
Chet Gottfried got in touch after he read Yet more lying necks: Backwards Birds edition, nearly two months ago now, with some more of his photos. Here they are, with his permission: What's going on here? As I wrote the Chet, "Interesting that this […]
Chet Gottfried got in touch after he read Yet more lying necks: Backwards Birds edition, nearly two months ago now, with some more of his photos. Here they are, with his permission: What's going on here? As I wrote the Chet, "Interesting that this […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
More raptors with their heads on backwards
Chet Gottfried got in touch after he read Yet more lying necks: Backwards Birds edition, nearly two months ago now, with some more of his photos. Here they are, with his permission: What's going on here? As I wrote the Chet, "Interesting that this […]
Chet Gottfried got in touch after he read Yet more lying necks: Backwards Birds edition, nearly two months ago now, with some more of his photos. Here they are, with his permission: What's going on here? As I wrote the Chet, "Interesting that this […]
[If you spell "absolutely nothing" backwards you get "Yletulosba gnihton"]
Which means absolutely nothing.
Which means absolutely nothing.
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
[If you spell "absolutely nothing" backwards you get "Yletulosba gnihton"]
Which means absolutely nothing.
Which means absolutely nothing.
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Came in to find all the presents under the tree had their bows ripped off, scattered across the living room. And surveying the crime scene was this innocent bystander. #caturday
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Came in to find all the presents under the tree had their bows ripped off, scattered across the living room. And surveying the crime scene was this innocent bystander. #caturday
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Hot dads in your area want to chat vintage hi-fi.
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hot dads in your area want to chat vintage hi-fi.
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DarkSky International just posted their position letter on Reflect Orbital. It is direct and to the point:
"Based on current scientific evidence, DarkSky does not see a viable pathway for such systems to align with responsible lighting principles or with our mission to protect natural darkness […]
"Based on current scientific evidence, DarkSky does not see a viable pathway for such systems to align with responsible lighting principles or with our mission to protect natural darkness […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
DarkSky International just posted their position letter on Reflect Orbital. It is direct and to the point:
"Based on current scientific evidence, DarkSky does not see a viable pathway for such systems to align with responsible lighting principles or with our mission to protect natural darkness […]
"Based on current scientific evidence, DarkSky does not see a viable pathway for such systems to align with responsible lighting principles or with our mission to protect natural darkness […]
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LeoLabs says they see hundreds of debris objects from the Starlink failure event
December 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
LeoLabs says they see hundreds of debris objects from the Starlink failure event
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Due to a windstorm-related utility power outage at the NIST, time may soon be destroyed
December 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Due to a windstorm-related utility power outage at the NIST, time may soon be destroyed
If Google can get PyTorch working with TorchTPU and their own silicon, Nvidia's CUDA software stack could stop being the moat that allows them to sell at a huge premium. If the AI bubble doesn't burst over the next 12-18 months, that is […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If Google can get PyTorch working with TorchTPU and their own silicon, Nvidia's CUDA software stack could stop being the moat that allows them to sell at a huge premium. If the AI bubble doesn't burst over the next 12-18 months, that is […]
Blimey, I'm still the senior moderator of peakoil.com but have only checked in a couple of times in the past decade. I was very much neither a doomer (the prevalent viewpoint during the site's halcyon days 15-20 years ago) nor a Pollyanna, but looking for […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Blimey, I'm still the senior moderator of peakoil.com but have only checked in a couple of times in the past decade. I was very much neither a doomer (the prevalent viewpoint during the site's halcyon days 15-20 years ago) nor a Pollyanna, but looking for […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]