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Simon Harvey
@pingudownunder.bsky.social
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Information Security guy. VK4WTF. Irish/Queenslander first, Australian second. Ex-Pom. Dad Joke tragic. Je me manque la France. Views are mine, not $EMPLOYERs

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crikeycon.bsky.social
Tickets are up and on sale! Grab yours at:

events.humanitix.com/crikeycon-11
CrikeyCon 11
Brisbane hacker conference, run by the community for the community.
events.humanitix.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave.

Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
August 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The USA is not a friend.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US issues sanctions against UN official investigating abuses in Gaza
Trump administration targets Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, in latest action against critics of Israel’s war
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
pingudownunder.bsky.social
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
pingudownunder.bsky.social
Am out and am banished to Whamhalla thanks to ABC News Breakfast again. Last year it was the weekend programme, this year it was the weekday one. So disappointed ABC News.

#whamageddon
December 5, 2024 at 9:08 PM
pingudownunder.bsky.social
Truth.
November 23, 2024 at 8:43 AM
pingudownunder.bsky.social
@sparkleops.xyz please could you add me to the Aussie infosec list?
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM