Hilmar
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🥼 Scientific Skepticism
🏹 Archery
🐓 Backyard Chickens
🛠️ DIY Enthusiasm
GitHub devs must be vibe coding a lot these days, it's barely usable
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
GitHub devs must be vibe coding a lot these days, it's barely usable
Booking flights is one long lesson in www.deceptive.design.
A special shout out to lastminute.com for their "Full Flex" pop-up after pressing book that adds ~30% of the price of the ticket and then tries to process the payment immediately.
Only reason it didn't work was because of 2FA on my card.
A special shout out to lastminute.com for their "Full Flex" pop-up after pressing book that adds ~30% of the price of the ticket and then tries to process the payment immediately.
Only reason it didn't work was because of 2FA on my card.
Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010
The original website about deceptive patterns (also known as “dark patterns”) - tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, like buying or signing up for somethin...
www.deceptive.design
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Booking flights is one long lesson in www.deceptive.design.
A special shout out to lastminute.com for their "Full Flex" pop-up after pressing book that adds ~30% of the price of the ticket and then tries to process the payment immediately.
Only reason it didn't work was because of 2FA on my card.
A special shout out to lastminute.com for their "Full Flex" pop-up after pressing book that adds ~30% of the price of the ticket and then tries to process the payment immediately.
Only reason it didn't work was because of 2FA on my card.
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At first the Discord hack didn’t seem that bad because it was initially the third party help desk.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
At first the Discord hack didn’t seem that bad because it was initially the third party help desk.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
But then you find out they had got there age verification data. Come to find out they got 1.5 TB of government id and age verification data. This is going to become a case against age verification.
New interest unlocked: archery!
Didn't realize just how many archery clubs there are around, or how easy it is to get started.
Didn't realize just how many archery clubs there are around, or how easy it is to get started.
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New interest unlocked: archery!
Didn't realize just how many archery clubs there are around, or how easy it is to get started.
Didn't realize just how many archery clubs there are around, or how easy it is to get started.
Beautiful Westfjords <3
September 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Beautiful Westfjords <3
Makes sense. Their incentives are not aligned with user safety.
"The former head of security for WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Meta of ignoring major security and privacy flaws that put billions of the messaging app’s users at risk, the latest in a string of whistle-blower allegations against the social media giant."
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Makes sense. Their incentives are not aligned with user safety.
Jan.ai is pretty cool. We need more privacy-focused software out there.
Jan: Open source ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline - Jan
Chat with AI without privacy concerns. Jan is an open-source ChatGPT-alternative, running AI models locally on your device.
jan.ai
August 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Jan.ai is pretty cool. We need more privacy-focused software out there.
@b0rk.jvns.ca's newsletter is one of the very few I haven't regretted signing up for. Truly fantastic work
science <3 floating point
wizardzines.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
@b0rk.jvns.ca's newsletter is one of the very few I haven't regretted signing up for. Truly fantastic work
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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This may sound fringy and I’m open to counterarguments. I will say that if you’ve ever had sustained interaction with a malignant narcissist, this is exactly what they do.
April 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This may sound fringy and I’m open to counterarguments. I will say that if you’ve ever had sustained interaction with a malignant narcissist, this is exactly what they do.
made a snowball yesterday, thought it felt a bit odd
January 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
made a snowball yesterday, thought it felt a bit odd
Three weeks old. You can see hints of their combs now, too!
December 10, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Three weeks old. You can see hints of their combs now, too!
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Misinformation?
Disinformation?
What's the difference?
A very simple and festive explainer. 🎅
Credit:
🎨 @felixuncia.bsky.social
🧠 @brentlee.bsky.social
Disinformation?
What's the difference?
A very simple and festive explainer. 🎅
Credit:
🎨 @felixuncia.bsky.social
🧠 @brentlee.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Misinformation?
Disinformation?
What's the difference?
A very simple and festive explainer. 🎅
Credit:
🎨 @felixuncia.bsky.social
🧠 @brentlee.bsky.social
Disinformation?
What's the difference?
A very simple and festive explainer. 🎅
Credit:
🎨 @felixuncia.bsky.social
🧠 @brentlee.bsky.social
For anyone interested in who RFK Jr is, and how he became so messed up, I can't recommend Behind the Bastards enough: www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
November 30, 2024 at 12:42 PM
For anyone interested in who RFK Jr is, and how he became so messed up, I can't recommend Behind the Bastards enough: www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Charles Darwin, in his book "On the Origin of Species", used Lord Sebright as an example of a breeder who was very skilled at changing characteristics in a race.
Incidentally, I learned just last month that there's a breed of chicken named after Sebright, which he bred into existence himself.
Incidentally, I learned just last month that there's a breed of chicken named after Sebright, which he bred into existence himself.
November 30, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Charles Darwin, in his book "On the Origin of Species", used Lord Sebright as an example of a breeder who was very skilled at changing characteristics in a race.
Incidentally, I learned just last month that there's a breed of chicken named after Sebright, which he bred into existence himself.
Incidentally, I learned just last month that there's a breed of chicken named after Sebright, which he bred into existence himself.
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If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Bird flu detected in raw milk sold in California, health officials say
California health officials warned the public to avoid drinking one batch of whole raw milk from Raw Farm, which has issued a voluntary recall.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:03 AM
If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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[slow dancing with a crab]
Hold me closer briny Cancer
Hold me closer briny Cancer
July 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM
[slow dancing with a crab]
Hold me closer briny Cancer
Hold me closer briny Cancer
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I've begun pulling together a list of some talented wildlife photographers who have now arrived on Bluesky. If you want to brighten your timeline with gorgeous wildlife photos, please give them a follow and consider sharing this Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/BeV7ehC #wildlife
November 15, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I've begun pulling together a list of some talented wildlife photographers who have now arrived on Bluesky. If you want to brighten your timeline with gorgeous wildlife photos, please give them a follow and consider sharing this Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/BeV7ehC #wildlife
Their wing feathers are coming out.
November 22, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Their wing feathers are coming out.
Birds are intelligent and a pleasure to befriend, this thread is a treat
It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.
(1/n)
(1/n)
November 22, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Birds are intelligent and a pleasure to befriend, this thread is a treat
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A brief thread on alt-text.
Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7
Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7
November 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM
A brief thread on alt-text.
Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7
Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7
Tapping on the ground is how mother hens indicate food, I believe it’s called tidbitting
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Tapping on the ground is how mother hens indicate food, I believe it’s called tidbitting
My brooder for 5 chicks. Any ideas on how I could enrich it further? Ideally something I can find in nature (nordic climate).
#BackyardChickens
#Chickens
#BackyardChickens
#Chickens
November 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM
My brooder for 5 chicks. Any ideas on how I could enrich it further? Ideally something I can find in nature (nordic climate).
#BackyardChickens
#Chickens
#BackyardChickens
#Chickens
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Everyone who confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead.
November 19, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Everyone who confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead.