Lars Vilhuber
@larsvil.bsky.social
Cornell | AEA Data Editor | 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇩🇪
Was driving along that weird stretch of US-Canada bisected street (the street is in Canada the houses on the southern side are in the US), and almost all the houses in the southern side, usually flying 🇺🇸, were flying 🇨🇦, with posters "Elbows up".
November 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Was driving along that weird stretch of US-Canada bisected street (the street is in Canada the houses on the southern side are in the US), and almost all the houses in the southern side, usually flying 🇺🇸, were flying 🇨🇦, with posters "Elbows up".
This might actually be worse than that. This is an embedded Linux system connected to the internet. Embedded systems are notoriously poorly updated. What can possibly go wrong with this? blinkux.com/uploads/blin...
blinkux.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This might actually be worse than that. This is an embedded Linux system connected to the internet. Embedded systems are notoriously poorly updated. What can possibly go wrong with this? blinkux.com/uploads/blin...
Are we sure it's not an orange skinned alien? I thought I caught a glimpse in MIB 3.5... Just a different skin...
October 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Are we sure it's not an orange skinned alien? I thought I caught a glimpse in MIB 3.5... Just a different skin...
Sorry, which picture is from what country? I can't tell which one comes from the country with the dead dictator.
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sorry, which picture is from what country? I can't tell which one comes from the country with the dead dictator.
Forgot to link to the source: @404media.co www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
When Amazon Web Services went offline, people lost control of their cloud-connected smart beds, getting stuck in reclined positions or roasting with the heat turned all the way up.
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Forgot to link to the source: @404media.co www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
Bummer you couldn't add this on, might be about right. Maybe time to revisit the idea...
October 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Bummer you couldn't add this on, might be about right. Maybe time to revisit the idea...
We don't know if he was using dial-up 📞... Is that less or more secure?
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
We don't know if he was using dial-up 📞... Is that less or more secure?
You mean it is now easier than ever to abduct and ransom somebody? Seems like an invention straight out of Guayaquil.
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You mean it is now easier than ever to abduct and ransom somebody? Seems like an invention straight out of Guayaquil.
Agreed. Very clear, despite length. A must read. If folks didn't already suspect a scam/trap worthy of the best Nigerian prince, here's the detailed analysis.
October 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Agreed. Very clear, despite length. A must read. If folks didn't already suspect a scam/trap worthy of the best Nigerian prince, here's the detailed analysis.
I got it right, I guess. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I got it right, I guess. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...