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Nick Murison
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Infosec professional. Chess wannabe. Fan of the velocipede. Photography enthusiast with more kit than skill.

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We’re looking to buy a new fridge. I’m guessing Samsung are measuring their marketing teams on how many products they claim are “AI enabled”…

#aihype
The inside of a refrigerator in a shop, with stickers claiming it uses AI to optimise energy efficiency (in Norwegian)
August 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Happy #caturday from a very warm Alex
July 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Several people I respect recently made similar observations to the effect that there is the security community, and then there's the security industry, which are frequently two VERY different things with somewhat misaligned goals and incentives. Seems like there's a lot of truth to explore there […]
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July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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There's snow in the mountains and I've just turned the heating back on. Spring in Norway!
May 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Of all the apps I would want my car to have, Zoom is pretty damn far down the list…

#carplay
April 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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“Homogeny—and AI is the ultimate homogeny—stifles the possibility of breakthrough. It's not only deep thinkers that we need, but those who think differently. We need diversity of thought, diversity of idea, diversity of imagination. In business, in life and in society we need people who attack […]
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April 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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It's taken me a while to get around to it, but I've made some updates to an old #clojure codebase I hacked together to convert CSVs from one bank to a CSV that #ynab is able to parse. I've taken the opportunity to learn how to use clojure.tools.cli to parse commandline arguments, as well as […]
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March 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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I don’t like the way social media makes it look like everything is going well all the time. So here are some of my paintings that did not turn out so well.
A square watercolor painting on paper depicting an abstract landscape. The top half is dominated by shades of blue and white, suggesting a sky or clouds. The bottom half features a mix of green and brown, possibly representing land or foliage. Two small red-brown spots are visible in the upper half. A small, rectangular watercolor painting depicting a sunset landscape. The sky is rendered in warm tones of orange and red, transitioning to a green and brown foreground with a silhouetted tree on the left. The painting is framed by a thin white border. A watercolor painting of a whimsical garden scene featuring three flowers – one large purple flower with yellow details, a smaller blue flower, and a smaller purple flower. A red and pink butterfly is positioned in the upper right corner. The background is a soft, light wash. The painting is framed by a thin white border.
March 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Here are some more of my recent paintings. I’ve been trying to paint at least a little every day
A small, rectangular watercolor painting shows a collection of abstract, organic shapes in a variety of blended colors, including blues, purples, yellows, and deep reds. The colors are applied with a loose, wet-on-wet technique, creating soft edges and a sense of fluidity. In the upper right corner, two stylized butterflies, one in shades of purple and the other in blue, are painted with a slightly more defined line. A square watercolor painting features a series of geometric shapes, including triangles and rectangles, in shades of blue, yellow, purple, and orange. The shapes are arranged diagonally across the canvas, creating a dynamic composition. Within one section, a sunset scene is depicted with soft washes of orange and pink, against which a flock of silhouetted birds is flying. In another section, a silhouette of a pine tree stands against a similar sunset backdrop. On the left side, a detailed leaf with segmented petals in shades of red and green is painted. The painting is done on textured paper, adding depth and visual interest. A square watercolor painting depicts an abstract cloudy sky using soft, blended washes of purple, gray, and pale yellow. The colors are applied in a wet-on-wet technique, creating a sense of depth and atmospheric perspective. The darker purple and gray tones suggest cloud formations, while the lighter yellow areas hint at a distant light source or clearing. The painting is done on textured paper, adding to the subtle variation in color and texture. A grid of four small, square watercolor paintings, each depicting a layered mountain landscape. The top left painting features mountains in shades of blue, the top right in shades of brown, the bottom left in muted shades of green and brown, and the bottom right in dark shades of blue and black. Each painting uses a similar composition, with layers of mountains receding into the distance, creating a sense of depth and atmospheric perspective. The paintings are done on textured paper and arranged in a 2x2 grid.
March 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Some of my recent paintings. Really enjoying the calmness it creates for my brain
A square watercolor painting depicting a dark, silhouetted hill on the left, leading to a body of water on the right. The sky above transitions from pink at the top to a light blue-gray near the horizon. A dark, silhouetted line of grass and flowers is at the bottom. A square watercolor painting depicts a field of loosely rendered flowers in soft blues, purples, and oranges. The flowers have a slightly blurry, dreamlike quality. A tiny, detailed bee is flying in the upper left corner, and a small red butterfly with black markings is fluttering in the upper right. The background is a pale wash of pink, and the painting is done on textured paper. A square watercolor painting shows a dark, silhouetted hill sloping down on the left, meeting a body of water that transitions from a dark blue at the top to a vibrant purple at the bottom. The sky above is a soft, pale pink, suggesting dusk or dawn. On the right, a darker, silhouetted landmass is visible, with a small patch of white hinting at a wave or foam breaking against the shore. The painting is done on textured paper, adding to the depth and atmosphere.
March 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The supremacy of the shareholder has inverted the relationship of business to customer.

In the old days the customer was the reason for the business. People wanted stuff, a business made stuff and sold it to them.

Today, shareholders demand returns, and customers are the mine from which […]
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March 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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March 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Today’s painting. Learned it off the TikTok video from @MadelineKerrii. Really pleased!
Watercolour painting. Blue/purple sky, orange and purple hills darkening as they come to the front. Crescent moon in the sky.
March 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Sadly I don't think this book has been translated to English yet, but Inga Strömke does an excellent job explaining the evolution, potential and risks of AI: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3c4bc5ad-9e83-480c-92da-e5eaa71c2931

The book provides clear explanations for a non-technical […]
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February 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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There are many reasons why I needed to go on a 9km ski trip today. The hot chocolate and bun were definitely the most important.

#crosscountryski #foggyfriday #skiforeningen #furuholmen
A mug with hot chocolate and whipped cream, and a plate with a large freshly baked cinnamon roll with icing and custard. A wooden structure with a snow cave next to it. In the foreground there are prepared cross-country ski tracks. The scenery is heavily obscured in fog.
February 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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People are out enjoying the sunshine on the frozen fjord by Sandvika. Skiing, skating and walking.

#silentsunday #sandvika #fjord #ice #norway
A person skiing across the frozen fjord People walking in the frozen Oslo fjord. A small Christmas tree marks the safe route
February 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#silentsunday #coffee #snow
Two ceramic mugs by the Icelandic designer Inga Elin filled with latte in the foreground. In the background through a window there is snow weighing heavily on a bamboo bush.
February 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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|Friday evening Nick]: "It's been a while since I tried Elasticsearch, I should set it up on my homelab..."

[Saturday evening Nick]: "What have I done."

#homelab #elasticsearch #filebeat
February 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Alex wishes you a happy #caturday
A black and white cat sleeping on a sofa
February 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Time in dentist waiting room: 1 hour
Time in pre-op waiting for relaxation meds to kick in: 30 minutes
Time in dentist chair waiting for local anaesthetic to kick in: 5 minutes
Time it took for the actual tooth extraction: 5 seconds (followed by dentist going "oh, ok then")

#wisdomtoothextraction
February 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Quite some time ago @beasts provided me with a complimentary upgrade of my VPS disk space (thank you!). But I've been hesitant to initiate the upgrade as I wasn't sure how FreeBSD would react to a change in the underlying "hardware".

Turns out following the official FreeBSD manual was painless […]
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February 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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