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Brian S.

@brian.myatproto.social

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Social media users arguing act like my profile picture.

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Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 5d

I'm abandoning Bluesky for the foreseeable future, fuck transphobia.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 6d

Oh, so it could be multiple stuff at play.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 6d

Thank you!!! A slight apology to 404 Media (Even though I believe this knowledge should be free and keeping it behind a subscription is a bad thing.).

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 7d

But they should've deleted it, no?

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The Register @theregister.com · 9d

Discord says 70,000 photo IDs compromised in customer service breach

Discord says 70,000 photo IDs compromised in customer service breach

No word on why the outsourced supplier was storing this data in the first place Communication platform provider Discord has admitted that around 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen as part of its recent data breach.…

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 8d

Actually? Because that could actually be illegal if you are bound by General Data Protection Regulation.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 8d

As I can't read the whole blog post, did they have it stored even after the verification got completed and that got breached?

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404 Media @404media.co · 9d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 8d

The first large language model I would (maybe? I don't really delve into dictionaries.) use.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 21d

Hilarious.

Pan-sexual; We Love Pans @pansexualwlp.bsky.social · 23d

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 22d

You know, I almost said 2, but it's 11! Thank you for a chance at this!

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 23d

Of course a fascist like James David Vance wants his couches to originate from America.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 23d

“STOP THE HUNT. SAVE A LIFE.” By not killing someone you're not saving a life, you're just not killing them. (This post might come off as mean even though that's not how I mean it.) 2/2

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 23d

Or, you know…instead of trying to explain that hunting them causes more accidents and such, you could simply say that they have an inherent right to their life just like the person reading it. 1/2

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 23d

If someone asks why you don't use their services this is the best example why so far, I think.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · 23d

Using Linux has been an ethical choice for a while now.

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 23d

Meta + Google remain complicit in the ongoing violence against Palestinians via war room communications infrastructure, promoting genocidal propaganda campaigns + censoring documentation of human rights violations.

There's still work to do:

www.bigtechfuelsgenocide.com

Stop Big Tech Complicity in Genocide & Apartheid

www.bigtechfuelsgenocide.com

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 23d

HUGE win! Big thanks to the many tech workers and organizers who made this happen 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@bdsmovement.bsky.social
@notechforapartheid.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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Tuta @tuta.com · 29d

✅ We Are Ethical
No tracking. No ads. No profiting from your data.

🌱 We Are Green
Our infrastructure runs on 100% sustainable energy.

🏳️‍🌈 We Are LGBTQ+ Friendly
Different lives. Different loves. All welcome. We’re a team made stronger by diversity of culture, gender, identity, and background.

Who are we?

We are ethical

We are green

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · Sep 19

I did not expect a dictionary account to be one of my favourite accounts on Bluesky…
This account is so damn fun. Educational, too!!! Thank you @merriam-webster.com for your fun posts.❤️

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Sep 18

“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable

“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · Sep 12

That's actually a good idea.

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · Sep 12

But I find these bad experiences an opportunity to make my skin even tougher and evolve as a person. In some way it will help me (Besides making me stronger mentally.), no? Eh, we'll see. Pushing through it! 2/2

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · Sep 12

I'm doing really badly mentally, currently going through some new kind of experience that I haven't really encountered before. I don't know if I can ever get used to it, as it doesn't really occur to me often (Again, this is probably the first time I'm going through it.). 1/2

Brian S. @brian.myatproto.social · Sep 12

What a post.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Sep 12

‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms.

‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.

But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.