Martin 🎶💻🤓🐱
@martinldnuk1977.bsky.social
West London (UK) music fan, computer geek, atheist, day/weekend tripper. Cat pictures likely. Views are my own, reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
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@martinldnuk1977.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Well, that's my X/Dodo account wrapped up! It's still live but I won't be posting there, just here from now on and on the Elephant site, @MartinLDNUK1977@mastodonapp.uk
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Neighbour's cat keeps coming into my yard, pooping, then doing this. Any tips?
January 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Neighbour's cat keeps coming into my yard, pooping, then doing this. Any tips?
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New scrape: Instagram allegedly had 17M rows of largely public data scraped from an API and posted to a hacking forum this week. 6.2M rows also included an email address, and some rows a phone number. 100% were already in @haveibeenpwned.com. Read more: haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Insta...
Have I Been Pwned: Instagram Data Breach
In January 2026, data allegedly scraped via an Instagram API was posted to a popular hacking forum. The dataset contained 17M rows of public Instagram information, including usernames, display names, ...
haveibeenpwned.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
New scrape: Instagram allegedly had 17M rows of largely public data scraped from an API and posted to a hacking forum this week. 6.2M rows also included an email address, and some rows a phone number. 100% were already in @haveibeenpwned.com. Read more: haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Insta...
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There's certainly an effort going on to get official accounts setup here - the new blue check list here is interesting (and gives me some hope): bskycheck.com
Bluesky Growth Tracker - Live User Activity Dashboard
Track Bluesky growth as it happens with our real-time dashboard. See live user sign-ups, monitor current growth rate, and explore verified domain handles across government, education, commercial and o...
bskycheck.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
There's certainly an effort going on to get official accounts setup here - the new blue check list here is interesting (and gives me some hope): bskycheck.com
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Checking in on Glasgow, European city of culture
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Checking in on Glasgow, European city of culture
My immediate neighbours house is up for sale. Yesterday afternoon, I emailed the estate agents because I found that the rear bedroom window was wide open following the neighbours previous visit. High winds had blown it further ajar. The office replied back today and their rep came 15 mins later. 👍
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
My immediate neighbours house is up for sale. Yesterday afternoon, I emailed the estate agents because I found that the rear bedroom window was wide open following the neighbours previous visit. High winds had blown it further ajar. The office replied back today and their rep came 15 mins later. 👍
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#DIYSOS is such generous, big-hearted telly doing genuine good for families and communities. It's things like this that make the BBC so special: Netflix would never commission a series like that.
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#DIYSOS is such generous, big-hearted telly doing genuine good for families and communities. It's things like this that make the BBC so special: Netflix would never commission a series like that.
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Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
Cecilia Giménez's effort to restore the painting Ecce Homo earned the artwork the nickname "Monkey Christ".
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
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Tomorrow is important for Ukraine. Pres Zelensky will present his counter-proposals for peace to Pres Trump in Florida — terms carefully calibrated with the UK, Germany & France to ensure maximum future security for Ukraine & at least the possibility of acceptance by Russia.
December 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tomorrow is important for Ukraine. Pres Zelensky will present his counter-proposals for peace to Pres Trump in Florida — terms carefully calibrated with the UK, Germany & France to ensure maximum future security for Ukraine & at least the possibility of acceptance by Russia.
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Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
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Thread
☠️MORTIFYING CHRISTMAS STORY TIME
Ahead of the big day tomorrow, here’s the story of The Worst Thing That Ever Happened At Christmas. A few years ago, the two of us were invited to a communal Xmas dinner at a friend’s house, where all the guests were to bring different Xmas dinner components. 1/
Ahead of the big day tomorrow, here’s the story of The Worst Thing That Ever Happened At Christmas. A few years ago, the two of us were invited to a communal Xmas dinner at a friend’s house, where all the guests were to bring different Xmas dinner components. 1/
a man in a santa suit is standing in front of a store with a sign that says ' ao ' on it
ALT: a man in a santa suit is standing in front of a store with a sign that says ' ao ' on it
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December 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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This is one hell of a story 👇
Want to hear about my worst ever Christmas Day? Sure you do.
20-ish years ago, my then-girlfriend said her brother had invited us to spend Christmas day with him and his girlfriend at said girlfriend's mum's house. Sounds cosy, right? Nope. 1/
20-ish years ago, my then-girlfriend said her brother had invited us to spend Christmas day with him and his girlfriend at said girlfriend's mum's house. Sounds cosy, right? Nope. 1/
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is one hell of a story 👇
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Oh that’s very sad, and especially given the festive timing and his iconic song www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
Singer Chris Rea dies age 74
Rea was known for a string of hits including Driving Home For Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oh that’s very sad, and especially given the festive timing and his iconic song www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
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He ran over five guys and mailbox on his first day. Think they'll fire him?
December 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
He ran over five guys and mailbox on his first day. Think they'll fire him?
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v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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A very Happy 100th Birthday to actor Dick Van Dyke.
"Cor blimey Mary, I'm a hundred today!!"
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"Cor blimey Mary, I'm a hundred today!!"
tvark.org/dick-van-dyk...
December 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A very Happy 100th Birthday to actor Dick Van Dyke.
"Cor blimey Mary, I'm a hundred today!!"
tvark.org/dick-van-dyk...
"Cor blimey Mary, I'm a hundred today!!"
tvark.org/dick-van-dyk...
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v1.111 is live today!
We've upgraded our Age Assurance system to comply with upcoming laws in Australia and other regions, and to restore access to people over 18 in Mississippi.
Plus, we fixed some bugs and laid the groundwork for improved "who to follow" suggestions in the near future.
We've upgraded our Age Assurance system to comply with upcoming laws in Australia and other regions, and to restore access to people over 18 in Mississippi.
Plus, we fixed some bugs and laid the groundwork for improved "who to follow" suggestions in the near future.
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
v1.111 is live today!
We've upgraded our Age Assurance system to comply with upcoming laws in Australia and other regions, and to restore access to people over 18 in Mississippi.
Plus, we fixed some bugs and laid the groundwork for improved "who to follow" suggestions in the near future.
We've upgraded our Age Assurance system to comply with upcoming laws in Australia and other regions, and to restore access to people over 18 in Mississippi.
Plus, we fixed some bugs and laid the groundwork for improved "who to follow" suggestions in the near future.
🤔😱🎅🦌🎄https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/05/winter-wonderland-disasters
‘Look what you’ve done to my children!’: a tale of winter wonderland disasters
These events are meant to make Christmas magical, and while many do, a few fall spectacularly short. Here, in no particular order, are some of the worst offenders
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🤔😱🎅🦌🎄https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/05/winter-wonderland-disasters
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Happy birthday @haveibeenpwned.com! 12 years ago today, I pushed out a blog post launching a little data breach search tool, and life changed forever. Reading the post again now, did I get it right? 😎 www.troyhunt.com/introducing-...
Introducing “Have I been pwned?” – aggregating accounts across website breaches
I often write up analyses of the passwords disclosed in website breaches. For
example, there was A brief Sony password analysis
[https://www.troyhunt.com/2011/06/brief-sony-password-analysis.html] bac...
www.troyhunt.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Happy birthday @haveibeenpwned.com! 12 years ago today, I pushed out a blog post launching a little data breach search tool, and life changed forever. Reading the post again now, did I get it right? 😎 www.troyhunt.com/introducing-...
As you do.
BBC News - Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
As you do.
BBC News - Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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