Zilog
@zilog80.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Maker of images, code and food to varying degrees of success.
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The Republican-led #house #judiciary Cmte released on Wednesday a transcript & video of a closed-door interview #jacksmith gave about 2 investigations of #trump. The document shows how Smith during the course of a daylong deposition repeatedly defended the basis for pursuing indictments against […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Republican-led #house #judiciary Cmte released on Wednesday a transcript & video of a closed-door interview #jacksmith gave about 2 investigations of #trump. The document shows how Smith during the course of a daylong deposition repeatedly defended the basis for pursuing indictments against […]
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New Year is a good time for a short thread
First up, a Happy New Year to you all. For those who value rationality, truth & ethics, let’s hope we see the pendulum of global discourse swing back to somewhere sane. It will, it’s just a matter of when
In 2025 I rode the new Sydney Metro […]
First up, a Happy New Year to you all. For those who value rationality, truth & ethics, let’s hope we see the pendulum of global discourse swing back to somewhere sane. It will, it’s just a matter of when
In 2025 I rode the new Sydney Metro […]
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mastodon.online
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
New Year is a good time for a short thread
First up, a Happy New Year to you all. For those who value rationality, truth & ethics, let’s hope we see the pendulum of global discourse swing back to somewhere sane. It will, it’s just a matter of when
In 2025 I rode the new Sydney Metro […]
First up, a Happy New Year to you all. For those who value rationality, truth & ethics, let’s hope we see the pendulum of global discourse swing back to somewhere sane. It will, it’s just a matter of when
In 2025 I rode the new Sydney Metro […]
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My ‘Historic pic of the Day’ series in which I post a daily original pic will, in March, reach a continuous 10 years of publication. I’m starting to scratch for unpublished pics now, so I’ll continue until its 10th birthday and then call it a day I think.
I may try a few new things too. I’ll […]
I may try a few new things too. I’ll […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 AM
My ‘Historic pic of the Day’ series in which I post a daily original pic will, in March, reach a continuous 10 years of publication. I’m starting to scratch for unpublished pics now, so I’ll continue until its 10th birthday and then call it a day I think.
I may try a few new things too. I’ll […]
I may try a few new things too. I’ll […]
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Today's historic photo of the day: 38 years ago today, A2 class tram no 281 running a route 111 #tram to Port Melbourne departs Graham Street station, Port Melbourne, Vic, January 2 1988.
The Melbourne to Port Melbourne line, Australia's first […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
The Melbourne to Port Melbourne line, Australia's first […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Today's historic photo of the day: 38 years ago today, A2 class tram no 281 running a route 111 #tram to Port Melbourne departs Graham Street station, Port Melbourne, Vic, January 2 1988.
The Melbourne to Port Melbourne line, Australia's first […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
The Melbourne to Port Melbourne line, Australia's first […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
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Lol. This is a testable hypothesis.
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Lol. This is a testable hypothesis.
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Today's historic photo of the day: Alco branchline diesel loco 4808 in SRA NSW Candy livery in the station yard at Queanbeyan, NSW, April 2 1987
NSW Rail bought 165 of these 48 class diesels from AE Goodwin between 1959 and 1970 making them the most numerous […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
NSW Rail bought 165 of these 48 class diesels from AE Goodwin between 1959 and 1970 making them the most numerous […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
January 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Today's historic photo of the day: Alco branchline diesel loco 4808 in SRA NSW Candy livery in the station yard at Queanbeyan, NSW, April 2 1987
NSW Rail bought 165 of these 48 class diesels from AE Goodwin between 1959 and 1970 making them the most numerous […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
NSW Rail bought 165 of these 48 class diesels from AE Goodwin between 1959 and 1970 making them the most numerous […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Have been doing my best to tune out of the news while I'm on leave but let me just say: lol lmao www.skynews.com.au/insights-and...
White doves and a luxury suite: The media demands of Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed
The man hailed as the "Hero of Bondi" shuffled out of the bedroom of his $6,000-a-night villa at Crown in Sydney to meet me.
www.skynews.com.au
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Have been doing my best to tune out of the news while I'm on leave but let me just say: lol lmao www.skynews.com.au/insights-and...
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'South Park' writers create parody website for Trump Kennedy Center after snagging the domain names. Logo has redacted Epstein file snippets
"Welcome to TrumpKennedyCenter.org
A national cultural center dedicated to legacy, loyalty, and the careful […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
"Welcome to TrumpKennedyCenter.org
A national cultural center dedicated to legacy, loyalty, and the careful […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
December 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
'South Park' writers create parody website for Trump Kennedy Center after snagging the domain names. Logo has redacted Epstein file snippets
"Welcome to TrumpKennedyCenter.org
A national cultural center dedicated to legacy, loyalty, and the careful […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
"Welcome to TrumpKennedyCenter.org
A national cultural center dedicated to legacy, loyalty, and the careful […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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Oh look, another Torment Nexus Silicon Valley has decided to build: they've named a home security system for ridiculously rich people "Sauron". We are living in the worst possible timeline.
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
Sauron
Our home security platform reliably identifies, understands, and deters threats. With Sauron, you always know that everything is under control.
www.sauron.systems
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Oh look, another Torment Nexus Silicon Valley has decided to build: they've named a home security system for ridiculously rich people "Sauron". We are living in the worst possible timeline.
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
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I was recently reminded of this.
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was recently reminded of this.
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
A couple decades ago, I wrote a short paper that described how the basic approaches of cryptography and computer security lead to an efficient and practical privilege escalation attack against master-keyed mechanical lock, which I published in IEEE Security and […]
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Next time your unfriendly neighborhood traffic engineer tells you "but the data shows" or "but the model shows LOS F," tell them that the data also shows that 75% of fatal crashes are caused by male drivers and you look forward to their commitment to data-driven safety being realized through the […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
December 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Next time your unfriendly neighborhood traffic engineer tells you "but the data shows" or "but the model shows LOS F," tell them that the data also shows that 75% of fatal crashes are caused by male drivers and you look forward to their commitment to data-driven safety being realized through the […]
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What do you mean you don't obsessively count the number of chocolates in a tub of Celebrations every year and put the results into an Excel spreadsheet!?
Anyway, the 2025 results are in:
Bounty x5
Galaxy x5
Galaxy Caramel x5
Maltesers x5
Mars x9
Milky Way x9
Snickers […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Anyway, the 2025 results are in:
Bounty x5
Galaxy x5
Galaxy Caramel x5
Maltesers x5
Mars x9
Milky Way x9
Snickers […]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What do you mean you don't obsessively count the number of chocolates in a tub of Celebrations every year and put the results into an Excel spreadsheet!?
Anyway, the 2025 results are in:
Bounty x5
Galaxy x5
Galaxy Caramel x5
Maltesers x5
Mars x9
Milky Way x9
Snickers […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Anyway, the 2025 results are in:
Bounty x5
Galaxy x5
Galaxy Caramel x5
Maltesers x5
Mars x9
Milky Way x9
Snickers […]
[Original post on mas.to]
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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"RATS JUMPING FROM A SINKING SHIP"
MAGA women are fleeing D.C. in droves.
New York congresswoman and MAGA darling Elise Stefanik shocked the political world on Friday when she announced that she's quitting politics. Less than 30 minutes earlier, Wyoming […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
MAGA women are fleeing D.C. in droves.
New York congresswoman and MAGA darling Elise Stefanik shocked the political world on Friday when she announced that she's quitting politics. Less than 30 minutes earlier, Wyoming […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"RATS JUMPING FROM A SINKING SHIP"
MAGA women are fleeing D.C. in droves.
New York congresswoman and MAGA darling Elise Stefanik shocked the political world on Friday when she announced that she's quitting politics. Less than 30 minutes earlier, Wyoming […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
MAGA women are fleeing D.C. in droves.
New York congresswoman and MAGA darling Elise Stefanik shocked the political world on Friday when she announced that she's quitting politics. Less than 30 minutes earlier, Wyoming […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
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Melania Trump's movie trailer was released. A movie no one asked for nor wants. I suspect it will do well in the box office (although seats will be empty) as it is nothing more than a grift and a vanity project. The grift... just like books, I suspect people […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Melania Trump's movie trailer was released. A movie no one asked for nor wants. I suspect it will do well in the box office (although seats will be empty) as it is nothing more than a grift and a vanity project. The grift... just like books, I suspect people […]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
[Original post on oldfriends.live]
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On misinformation after the Bondi beach terror attack. It was unavoidable on X, which seems to incentivise it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
On misinformation after the Bondi beach terror attack. It was unavoidable on X, which seems to incentivise it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Today's historic photo of the day: It was exactly 40 years ago today that the first electric #trains ran to Wollongong and Port Kembla. Here we see a venerable U set (known colloquially as a U-Boat), sitting at the terminus at Port Kembla, December 15, 1985 […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today's historic photo of the day: It was exactly 40 years ago today that the first electric #trains ran to Wollongong and Port Kembla. Here we see a venerable U set (known colloquially as a U-Boat), sitting at the terminus at Port Kembla, December 15, 1985 […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
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Kids can see stuff on most of the platforms without being logged in, just quietly
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Kids can see stuff on most of the platforms without being logged in, just quietly