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Perhaps I could be _your_ monster…
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If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...
Want a security starter pack?
Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps. Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want to know what measures they can take to protect their communications and data from...
ssd.eff.org
December 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every time I drink #EarlGrey, I wonder if I can actually taste the #bergamot. Then I drink "black tea" and realize bergamot tastes like "palatable".
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Even after the Epstein Files fade from the news cycle, keep these #OpenSource #Legal tools handy.
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Great place to learn to #torrent if you’re not familiar with the technology.
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.

There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Reporting about ‘Pre-Crime’ in America” was not on my bingo card for 2025.
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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“The Penrose tiling somehow knew about quantum error correction before the invention of the quantum computer.” —Latham Boyle
Never-Repeating Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information | Quanta Magazine
Two researchers have proved that Penrose tilings, famous patterns that never repeat, are mathematically equivalent to a kind of quantum error correction.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Americans having to bootleg broadcast news about our government’s offshored concentration camp is a level of fascism that immediately precedes democratic societies dropping leaflets on us from weather balloons.
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.

There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Can someone explain the appeal of #SubStack to me? So far my experience has been "opt-in to aggressive click-bait."

What am I missing?
December 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I’m not a huge fan of #AI, however I do appreciate how succinctly it will give me instructions to #pirate data if I ask nicely.
December 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Where can I find the #Rökkatru of #Massachusetts or #RhodeIsland ?
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I thought this was a joke, but nope… this happened in our timeline:

apnews.com/article/trum...
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Anyone looking for a #shortstory #writing #prompt ? Write your version of the Velocirapture as a comedy.
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Anyone else watch Asteroid City and wonder if the play writer was a metaphor for god dying?
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Do we have an open-source phone alternative? Like the Linux of the cellular world?
I am soo tired of the bullshit. No more of this, "I hate it, but I guess I'll try and see if I get used to it" bullshit. I'm done. I use my phone constantly for business but I will absolutely ditch it completely. I'm not going to accept corporate extortion in exchange for convenience.
Google wants to kill Android freedom: Say Goodbye to installing independent apps | Tuta
Google's plans have the potential to stop you from downloading independent apps and destroy platforms like F-Droid.
tuta.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Neat tool for document dorks like me.
GitHub - alam00000/bentopdf: A Privacy First PDF Toolkit
A Privacy First PDF Toolkit. Contribute to alam00000/bentopdf development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I think my upstairs neighbors are freestyling over xylophone
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Do we have any documented cases of someone trying to blame #occult, #supernatural, or #otherworldly forces as part of their legal defense in a US #courtroom? Have any been successful?
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I thought I knew how our relationship to #reading was changing. Turns out I didn't have a clue how we used to #read.
James Marriott joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens to a society that stops thinking deeply and focuses on the doomscroll.
Everybody can read but nobody does - Think
James Marriott joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what happens to a society that stops thinking deeply and focuses on the doomscroll.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I didn't realize that #ColumbusDay was created in 1968. How many of my other #traditionalValues are really just things my parents thought were neat?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal...
Federal holidays in the United States - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump is a liar. Tear gassing kids in peaceful neighborhoods makes no one safer.

He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
DHS takes credit for crime being down in Chicago. Data shows that was happening before they arrived.
Immigration officials on Tuesday said a drop in crime numbers was thanks to their work. Police data show the decrease was taking place before federal agents arrived in the city.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The mountain will bend to meet me
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I’ve also felt we are on an inevitable path to another #J6. I would love to see a cogent explanation of our other paths forward.
When this was posted yesterday, it was inevitable that I share it here. It's just one of those things.. You knew it was coming so the point of discussing it is moot. The comment section in this thread, others already said all that needs to be said.

Source:
archive.ph/pTf62

Discuss:
redd.it/1ot5o3j
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM