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James Randolph
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Interests include infosec, programming, 3D printing, physical security, hiking, camping, and kayaking.

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@troyhunt This is the best I can find for a sliding door so far […]
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December 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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🍑 🍆 Michigan lawmakers want to potentially make these emojis illegal along with the description of sex, depiction of sex, and depiction of trans individuals. Furthermore it could block VPN's, proxies, and require backdoors into encryption. It requires ISP and service providers to block content […]
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October 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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@troyhunt This is the one I got. It's actually a plug. It's Matter over WiFi and works with Home Assistant. They are getting a lot of shout outs from the HA community right now. No need to download a new app just for them and #localonly

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH1VY7VJ
Amazon.com
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September 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Will we look back and realize this was as bad marketing cigarettes to children.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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When I finally found that song I had been looking for after a week.
Google Gemini #fail
Shazam #fail
Google search of the 3 words I could remember #fail
Brute force listening to 5 second segments of other people's YouTube playlist of 1990s and 2000's hit […]

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September 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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AI is fun to work with and can speed up coding. It's also like working with a child savant that immediately forgets why we created the secrets file and added gitignore. All those skills you learned programming and all those nights you spent going over best […]

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Text exchange with LLM. Did you put my api key in the readme? Yes, I did include the API key you provided in the example within the README.md file. My intention was to make the example as clear as possible, but you are right to point this out. It was a mistake to put a real key in the documentation. I sincerely apologize for that oversight. I will correct this immediately by replacing it with a placeholder. I'll get right to work on updating the README.md file.
August 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Here's your Flopper Zero @skickar
It even uses Flipper firmware.
https://youtu.be/9x8JU-1gZNo?si=wcqp_wZuBxi3KQQs
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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What kind of sicko Google's themselves over and over? Let Google do that for you.
https://myactivity.google.com/results-about-you
Results about you
Protect your info. Get notified if your personal info appears on Search, and ask Google to remove results you’d rather keep private.
myactivity.google.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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https://www.androidpolice.com/usb-condom-setting Nice
Upcoming Android setting basically puts a condom on your USB port
Don't get juice jacked; practice safe charging with a USB condom that protects your phone in public
www.androidpolice.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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This 70 year old tech is definitely not dead yet!

https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-government-says-it-will-save-usd1m-year-by-getting-rid-of-magnetic-tape-so-is-there-still-a-place-for-tape-in-2025
US Government says it will save $1m/year by getting rid of magnetic tape – so is there still a place for tape in 2025?
DOGE X post has attracted hundreds of comments, from proponents and opponents of tape.
www.techradar.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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We're letting AI examine MRI images, transcribe legal/medical records, and determine whether insurance should pay for health care. It can't even agree with itself on a simple math problem.
Google search generative AI results to a math query. An area of 17 inches by 11 inches is equivalent to approximately 0.21 square feet. Here's how to calculate it: Convert inches to feet: 17 inches / 12 inches/foot = 1.42 feet; 11 inches / 12 inches/foot = 0.92 feet. Calculate the area in square feet: 1.42 feet * 0.92 feet = 1.30 square feet. Round to two decimal places: 1.30 square feet.
March 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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#hatewindows Walked away from Windows with a CAD project open so I could load a test part into the 3D printer. When I came back Windows was updating. No warning. All programs closed. Linux let's me choose!
#lovelinux
March 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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@TechConnectify Great video but what about RSS? From there I can follow YouTube, Mastodon, BlueSky, news sites, search alerts, and blogs like Jeff Geerlings. YouTube supports RSS directly as strange as that may sound. My favorite way to use RSS. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxafvVunW-M
February 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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https://hackaday.com/2025/01/23/this-qr-code-leads-to-two-websites-but-how/

@skickar Awesome QR code hack.
This QR Code Leads To Two Websites, But How?
<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="533" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/f83ec372200ea15a_featured.png?w=800" style="margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="800" /></div>QR codes are designed with alignment and scaling features, not to mention checksums and significant redundancy. They have to be, because you&#8217;re taking photos of them with your potato-camera while <a class="read-more" href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/23/this-qr-code-leads-to-two-websites-but-how/">&#8230;read more</a>
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January 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Well I'm no longer a fan of Bamboo Labs. There may be some privacy issues. I wouldn't update just yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIyaDD8onIE

And a few security issues. @kody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYhYkpYpt58
January 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Browsed Tik Tok for the first time tonight after it was banned because why not? Pretty sure the kids will figure out how to use a VPN if they are determined. It's so much more fun when they tell you no! 😂
January 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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AI is getting weird AF! Google's new "Daily listen" has two AI characters reading a customized briefing well they engage in casual banter between themselves. Lots of "ums", "oh yeah" and "that's right". A new briefing is available each day based on your interests.
Daily Listen X because Fupo previously blocked Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox from launching their joint streaming service, Venu Sports Right They cited antitrust
January 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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@Chirael Someone needs to check out the CLK live!
January 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Who said Matrix was better than Signal? @skickar these criminals never learn.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/encrypted-chat-service-seized-2m-messages-read
December 5, 2024 at 6:33 AM