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Laar @hemstitch.bsky.social · 12h

Amazing the process to find the SSD. Lovely description of the result: The PCBs were both deformed in all axes. Three BGA NVM chips were missing from each PCB, and the remaining chips showed visible signs of cracking and distortion (...) the NTSB discontinued its data recovery efforts.

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Mark Shore @markshore.bsky.social · 11h

"we definitely identified wires," says one of the experts

"*former* wires," the team lead clarifies

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Kat Kayelem 🏳️‍⚧️ @kayelem23.bsky.social · 13h

One of the more interesting images from the NTSB report on the Titan submersible implosion.

Imagine you work in data recovery. You've got data off devices dropped from heights, driven over, immersed in water, lightly incinerated... then someone from NTSB rocks up and leaves this with you...

Image of "a large electronic and metallic mass" taken from the NTSB report on the hull failure and implosion of the submersible Titan. The description reads:

"The NTSB laboratory received a large electronic and metallic mass from the United States Coast Guard on November 13, 2023. The NTSB was working on behalf of the USCG. The mass was transported in plastic storage container. The mass weighed approximately 100 lbs. The mass was a compilation of compressed metal, compressed plastic, compressed electronic components and compressed other materials. The mass exhibited signs of thermal damage without typical signatures of having been exposed to open flame. A section of the mass contained polar fleece material."

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 13h

This rocked up in the replies and remember that this was *water* that did this. Regardless of how well you know the physics, the pressures down there remain beyond imagination.

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Kat Kayelem 🏳️‍⚧️ @kayelem23.bsky.social · 13h

One of the more interesting images from the NTSB report on the Titan submersible implosion.

Imagine you work in data recovery. You've got data off devices dropped from heights, driven over, immersed in water, lightly incinerated... then someone from NTSB rocks up and leaves this with you...

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 13h

"Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials."

Also experts, amateurs, people consigned to asylums for congenital lunacy, people who've never heard of submersibles before, a tortoise called Alan and literally anyone else hearing the vaguest description of it.

BBC headline - Titan submersible inked sure to poor engineering, say US officials - above an image of the submersible in happier times, eg when it hadn't yet imploded and turned its occupants into a seawater-flavoured paste.

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 2h

boys will be boys! sometimes kids say edgy things online! it's what kids do!

New York Magazine @nymag.com · 4h

Newly surfaced internet comments made by Graham Platner — he once identified as a Communist, and railed against police — present the Maine senate candidate with his first real test.

Graham Platner’s Honeymoon Is Over

Newly surfaced internet comments made by Graham Platner — he once identified as a Communist, and railed against police — present the Maine senate candidate with his first real test.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump: "We are working on beef. I think we have a deal on beef that's gonna bring the price of beef. That would be the one product that we would say is a little bit higher than we'd want it. Maybe higher than we want it. And that's gonna be coming down pretty soon too. We worked our magic."

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Rosemary @sophygurl.bsky.social · 2h

He's saying the things!!! Someone in power is saying the things!!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 2h

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

What the fuck are we doing?

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Daniela @danielaphoto.bsky.social · 2h

Well this will be a fun development to keep your eye on, I bet he will not apologize , I mean they hired a PR firm 😂 www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/com...

Will governor's upcoming visit help Georgia regain Korea's trust? - The Korea Times

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s upcoming visit to Korea is drawing attention, as questions swirl about how he will address negative public sentiment stem...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

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American Woman @lov4all.bsky.social · 2h

btw what kid "jokes" about raping women and burning people to death ?

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 2h

I dug a bit into the double standard JD Vance has, in which MAGA supporters can say anything they want, no matter how offensive and no matter how old they are, and it's just "kids being kids." But if an actual kids says something negative about Charlie Kirk, they deserve to be punished.

Techdirt @techdirt.com · 6h

Vance’s Double Standard: Nazi Jokes Are “Kids Being Kids,” But Mocking Charlie Kirk Gets Your Visa Revoked

JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of…

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4h

EXCLUSIVE 1st LOOK at the flag many will be flying at the #NoKINGSRally this Saturday, October 18th!

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 12h

Holy guacamole, this could be the weirdest story I ever worked on. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault

www.nytimes.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3h

Lol that the London No Kings event is called No Tyrants because…you know…

www.nokings.org#map

A box overlaid on a map showing southern England, with London prominently marked. The box features bold black text reading:

"NO TYRANTS
INDIVISIBLE
LONDON UK"

Below this heading, the event details are listed:

Date: Sat, Oct 18

Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Location: US EMBASSY LONDON (UK)

The time and date information is accompanied by red calendar and map pin icons. At the bottom of the flyer is a large red button labeled “RSVP” in white text.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: Did Putin try to dissuade you from selling Tomahawk missiles?

TRUMP: Well of course. Do you think he's gonna say 'please sell Tomahawks?'

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3h

my #1 issue for 2026, ahead of everything else including guaranteeing my own rights and safety, is bringing back the stockades for That Fuckin Guy specifically

Electrek @electrek.co · 4h

Tesla brings back ‘Mad Max’ ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode that ignores speed limits

Tesla has brought back its ‘Mad Max’ mode for its ‘Full Self-Driving (Supervised) that ignores speed limits amid several regulatory investigations into Tesla’s system being dangerous. more…

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Nick Kodama 🌲👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 2h

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2h

Notice that this is less than 500%.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2h

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 6h

Robert Plant, in both of his post-Zep incarnations.
First as an 80s pop singer, and more recently as an aging folk singer.

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David Riecks @riecks.bsky.social · 4h

Leavitt is certainly no Hillary Clinton!

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 5h

Remember when Hillary Clinton got excoriated for calling Trump supporters “deplorables”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

QUICK: Can't you seat Grijalva? AZ says this is taxation without representation

JOHNSON: Yeah, I'm shocked there's another D seeking publicity right now

Q: You haven't seated their delegation

J: It's all a farce. If Gallego and Kelly would vote to reopen the govt, we'll get this done quickly

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