Feralfay
@feral-fay.bsky.social
IT/Security worker. Stray and feral cats turn up at mine and ask for the WiFi password. I try to demystify Linux and other open source tech at https://penguinpower.info
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Phantom is growing fast, but still very curious. xx
September 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Phantom is growing fast, but still very curious. xx
Good morning from Luna.
August 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Good morning from Luna.
Well, this is awkward.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Britain’s MPs charge VPNs to expenses as minister urges caution
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle appeared to suggest that VPN use could put children at risk.
www.politico.eu
August 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Well, this is awkward.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
July 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
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"A handbag?!?"
July 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"A handbag?!?"
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Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
July 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
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Must be nice to have the financial security to just quit your job because you released MechaHitler.
July 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Must be nice to have the financial security to just quit your job because you released MechaHitler.
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"the fact that - on top of everything else - Palantir's NHS offer is just not very good does make one wonder about the source of Wes Streeting's enthusiasm for it. And why the hapless Keir Starmer was dragged along to endorse them by Peter Mandelson." democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...
Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals
US spy tech firm's £330million software isn't much cop, experts say
democracyforsale.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"the fact that - on top of everything else - Palantir's NHS offer is just not very good does make one wonder about the source of Wes Streeting's enthusiasm for it. And why the hapless Keir Starmer was dragged along to endorse them by Peter Mandelson." democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...
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Palantir employees spill the tea.
Thirteen former Palantir staffers signed a letter urging the company to cut ties with the Trump administration.
Thirteen former Palantir staffers signed a letter urging the company to cut ties with the Trump administration.
July 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Palantir employees spill the tea.
Thirteen former Palantir staffers signed a letter urging the company to cut ties with the Trump administration.
Thirteen former Palantir staffers signed a letter urging the company to cut ties with the Trump administration.
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Strangely, UK Lawyers for Israel, the BBC, The Times, the Daily Mail, Lisa Nandy and others who whipped themselves into peaks of synthetic fury about Bob Vylan at Glastonbury have all cheerfully carried on using their twitter accounts. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot
The popular bot on X began making antisemitic comments in response to user queries
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Strangely, UK Lawyers for Israel, the BBC, The Times, the Daily Mail, Lisa Nandy and others who whipped themselves into peaks of synthetic fury about Bob Vylan at Glastonbury have all cheerfully carried on using their twitter accounts. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I'm with the British Medical Association here. Genocide enabler Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row
Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I'm with the British Medical Association here. Genocide enabler Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Hear me out here: pangolins are nothing more than the Clangers' warrior caste...
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hear me out here: pangolins are nothing more than the Clangers' warrior caste...
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At first glance I thought this **** was just posting my work and claiming it as their own… and I was a bit angry. On closer examination, this is AI generated, and “angry” doesn’t come close to describing how I feel.
The second image is the original, just for reference.
The second image is the original, just for reference.
July 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
At first glance I thought this **** was just posting my work and claiming it as their own… and I was a bit angry. On closer examination, this is AI generated, and “angry” doesn’t come close to describing how I feel.
The second image is the original, just for reference.
The second image is the original, just for reference.
Today I had a Sunday social call from Greebo.
June 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Today I had a Sunday social call from Greebo.
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That Bezos-Sanchez wedding looks about as much fun as a skiing holiday in the Netherlands.
A bunch of not very interesting people cosplaying "movie stars of the 1960s on location in Venice."
For THREE DAYS
What the hell did they all talk about?
A bunch of not very interesting people cosplaying "movie stars of the 1960s on location in Venice."
For THREE DAYS
What the hell did they all talk about?
June 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
That Bezos-Sanchez wedding looks about as much fun as a skiing holiday in the Netherlands.
A bunch of not very interesting people cosplaying "movie stars of the 1960s on location in Venice."
For THREE DAYS
What the hell did they all talk about?
A bunch of not very interesting people cosplaying "movie stars of the 1960s on location in Venice."
For THREE DAYS
What the hell did they all talk about?
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Thinking of doing a Bezos wedding red carpet post except all of the captions are just Amazon labor violations
June 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Thinking of doing a Bezos wedding red carpet post except all of the captions are just Amazon labor violations
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At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts
At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
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Ey up me duck, I've just discovered this treasure trove of historical photos of Nottingham, digitised on behalf of the local studies library.
#Photography #LocalHistory #Nottingham
Picture Nottingham – Historical Photo Archive of Nottingham
picturenottingham.co.uk
#Photography #LocalHistory #Nottingham
Picture Nottingham – Historical Photo Archive of Nottingham
picturenottingham.co.uk
Picture Nottingham – Historical Photo Archive of Nottingham
picturenottingham.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ey up me duck, I've just discovered this treasure trove of historical photos of Nottingham, digitised on behalf of the local studies library.
#Photography #LocalHistory #Nottingham
Picture Nottingham – Historical Photo Archive of Nottingham
picturenottingham.co.uk
#Photography #LocalHistory #Nottingham
Picture Nottingham – Historical Photo Archive of Nottingham
picturenottingham.co.uk
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If you folks could only see the look on my face right now.
NEW: SignalGate Meets WordPress: Outgoing National Security Adviser’s Phone Dumps Messages via Israeli App
unicornriot.ninja/2025/signalg...
Mike Waltz is using a foreign company’s software to log Signal chats. Our exclusive deep dive into the TeleMessage system.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/signalg...
Mike Waltz is using a foreign company’s software to log Signal chats. Our exclusive deep dive into the TeleMessage system.
SignalGate Meets WordPress: Outgoing National Security Adviser's Phone Dumps Messages via Israeli App - UNICORN RIOT
Mike Waltz had a rough Thursday. A photographer caught him using a Signal-like interface to view chats on his phone. TeleMessage copies messages using a forked version of Signal. We found more details...
unicornriot.ninja
May 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
If you folks could only see the look on my face right now.
Happy Beltane/Mayday from me and the cats.
May 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Happy Beltane/Mayday from me and the cats.