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Michael Calore

@snackfight.bsky.social

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Editorial director at @wired.com for consumer tech and culture. Cohost of Wired's "Uncanny Valley" podcast. Kind human. I play bass in @twindimensions.bsky.social and guitar in @nascum.bsky.social http://snackfight.com

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yo! My rock band Twin Dimensions is now on Bluesky. We have new music coming on September 5, so give us a follow and stay tuned

Twin Dimensions @twindimensions.bsky.social · Aug 30

Hello Bluesky!
We are Twin Dimensions, an avant-rock band from SF. We're expanding our reach and posting here too now.
Give us a follow for show dates, music, videos, downloads, etc.
Linktree: linktr.ee/twindimensions
Bandcamp: twin-dimensions.bandcamp.com
IG: www.instagram.com/twindimensio...

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Jeremy Stanley @jeremydstanley.com · 8h

And are you married?
I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

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Greg ✨️ @gsarafan.bsky.social · 20h

Most Gregs. AMA

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 2d

To be frank, this kind of research—straightforward with profound global privacy and surveillance implications—is rare. There is usually some caveat that makes it niche or insubstantial. This one is not that.

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: A stunning new study finds that satellite transmissions—from calls and texts on T-Mobile to US and Mexico military communications—were sent unencrypted for any snoop to grab. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 2d

Nice joke you’ve got there. Be a real shame if I repeated the content of it back to you with aggressively pedantic sincerity.

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 4d

Just spent a week in the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota. Here are some photos of the moon, the sun, the river, and the trees

Canoes setting out on the Kiwishiwi river

Heavy weather looking skies over the river

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 13d

Do it!

Twin Dimensions @twindimensions.bsky.social · 13d

It's Bandcamp Friday once again! You can stream our new record, "trans lunar," and enjoy the feeling of vibrational weightlessness in your extremities
twin-dimensions.bandcamp.com/album/trans-...
#twindimensions #translunar

trans lunar, by twin dimensions

9 track album

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Aunt Mrgladys @mrgan.com · 16d

I'm reserving a state park cabin and this option on the form gives me an idea: a weekend spent hiking and cooking over a camp fire, just me and the boys (900 cats)

Form says:
PETS
Type of Pet(s) Allowed
Domestic (Maximum Allowed: 999)

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 20d

a person with an orange hat on their head is standing next to a brick wall .

ALT: a person with an orange hat on their head is standing next to a brick wall .

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 20d

Where are all these radioactive shrimp coming from?

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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 21d

VERY FUNNY SCOOP: The Onion made a 20-minute Epstein/Trump mockumentary called “Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile.” I got a sneak peek and it is gloriously dumb. Read about it/watch the trailer here: www.wired.com/story/the-on...

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

"Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" is a very silly deep dive on a very serious issue. In the current media landscape, it’s a wonder it even got made.

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · 22d

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 22d

Story by @thiccreese.bsky.social !

Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 22d

For a few hours today, you were able to see a real time map of the San Francisco MTA's parking control officers that showed where they were writing parking tickets. It was a cool use of a public data feed, but then the city killed the feed
www.wired.com/story/san-fr...

For One Glorious Morning, a Website Saved San Francisco From Parking Tickets

The serial website builder Riley Walz launched a project that tracked San Francisco parking enforcement in real time—until the public data feed was cut off.

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 23d

Clean, tidy racks of SIM boxes (all illegally smuggled into the US) that can send hundreds of spam text messages simultaneously, all lined up in a well lit room? That's a SIM farm, and a ring of them was just busted in NY
www.wired.com/story/sim-fa...

‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague. A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say

The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area. Experts say it mirrors facilities typically used for cybercrime.

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 23d

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That Summer Feeling

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 23d

Happy solstice!!

Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 24d

I'm going to wear my Devil Master shirt tomorrow just to make sure I am not accidentally ascended, and therefore I will get to stay on this earthly realm

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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · Sep 15

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WIRED @wired.com · 24d

We’re turning our latest cover into posters, billboards, and even a mural in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Here’s how to find it. (Pics or it didn’t happen.) www.wired.com/story/wired-...

WIRED’s Politics Issue Cover Is Coming to a City Near You

We’re turning our latest cover into posters, billboards, and even a mural in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Here’s how to find it. (Pics or it didn’t happen.)

www.wired.com

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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 27d

Brilliance

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Rosali: Live at UVA 4/9/2025

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WIRED @wired.com · Sep 16

Obtaining and using a true burner phone is hard—but not impossible. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your mobile communications based on the risks you face. www.wired.com/story/how-to...