Gary Williams
@garywilliams.bsky.social
IT Person with a focus on Cyber security and risk management | Spiceworks moderator | Fascinated by logistics | Great believer in tea fixing all problems
This is a new scam I've not seen before - Youtube videos pretending to be customer support.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is a new scam I've not seen before - Youtube videos pretending to be customer support.
I've been reading up on the damage to the Soyuz launch platform in Baikonur and it's really bad. Looks like russia just lost their access to space.
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I've been reading up on the damage to the Soyuz launch platform in Baikonur and it's really bad. Looks like russia just lost their access to space.
Something to be aware of - stuff coming in to the UK that is less than £135 is customs charge free. That is ending in 2029 and it sucks for a lot of components that are impossible to source in the UK.
www.drapersonline.com/news/rachel-...
www.drapersonline.com/news/rachel-...
Rachel Reeves confirms business rates and 'de minimis' updates
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Budget speech, confirming lower permanent business rates for 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties and plans to scrap the "de minimis" customs t...
www.drapersonline.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Something to be aware of - stuff coming in to the UK that is less than £135 is customs charge free. That is ending in 2029 and it sucks for a lot of components that are impossible to source in the UK.
www.drapersonline.com/news/rachel-...
www.drapersonline.com/news/rachel-...
Not a USA person but as a space geek I followed Mark Kellys career from his first shuttle mission to his last. The man is a full on American hero.
Going after him is going to go badly for the MAGA movement.
Going after him is going to go badly for the MAGA movement.
Hegseth is doing the exact thing Mark Kelly and 5 other Senators warned about in their video to the military: following illegal orders.
You can’t prosecute Senators for using their 1st Amendment rights.
Hegseth is following illegal orders.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/AKBfrcukR
You can’t prosecute Senators for using their 1st Amendment rights.
Hegseth is following illegal orders.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/AKBfrcukR
Opinion | Donald Trump didn't count on Mark Kelly fighting back | Opinion — USA TODAY
Sen. Mark Kelly and his fellow Democrats broke no laws by telling members of the military they don't have to break any laws if someone orders it.
apple.news
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Not a USA person but as a space geek I followed Mark Kellys career from his first shuttle mission to his last. The man is a full on American hero.
Going after him is going to go badly for the MAGA movement.
Going after him is going to go badly for the MAGA movement.
Kensington and Chelsa and Westminster councils hacked? That feels like a nation state attack.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Several London councils thought be affected by cyber-attacks
Several authorities are reporting IT issues, system breakdowns and interruption to services.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Kensington and Chelsa and Westminster councils hacked? That feels like a nation state attack.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
todays wordle is a good one!
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November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
todays wordle is a good one!
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Of all the major sites (AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, etc), which ones haven't gone down this year? Oh, not github.
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/5q...
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/5q...
Git operation failures
GitHub's Status Page - Git operation failures.
www.githubstatus.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Of all the major sites (AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, etc), which ones haven't gone down this year? Oh, not github.
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/5q...
www.githubstatus.com/incidents/5q...
well shit. I can't even ask chatgpt if cloudflare is still down..... 😂
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
well shit. I can't even ask chatgpt if cloudflare is still down..... 😂
A rare victory!
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November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A rare victory!
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I've not yet made it to a Bsides event so plan to do so on 13th Dec!
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I've not yet made it to a Bsides event so plan to do so on 13th Dec!
I've not played Elite dangerous for about 2 years ish. The visuals and exploration still draw me back even though there is little out there.
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've not played Elite dangerous for about 2 years ish. The visuals and exploration still draw me back even though there is little out there.
Happy with this one!
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November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Happy with this one!
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I asked ChatGPT to provide a gallery of images from the recent UPS plane crash. This is what it picked.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I asked ChatGPT to provide a gallery of images from the recent UPS plane crash. This is what it picked.
Starting watching murderbot, surprisingly good, entertaining and a fantastic portrayal of autism even if it is a bot displaying it!
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Starting watching murderbot, surprisingly good, entertaining and a fantastic portrayal of autism even if it is a bot displaying it!
I've spent a big part of this week rebuilding my home lab. I've not been in the mood to do much IT stuff outside of work until recently and I'm happier for having put it all together.
I forgot how many cables I've got......
I forgot how many cables I've got......
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I've spent a big part of this week rebuilding my home lab. I've not been in the mood to do much IT stuff outside of work until recently and I'm happier for having put it all together.
I forgot how many cables I've got......
I forgot how many cables I've got......
Probably should have figured this one out earlier! Wordle 1,596 6/6
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November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Probably should have figured this one out earlier! Wordle 1,596 6/6
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what sadist came up with netplan as a good idea for Ubuntu network configs and then decided that a minimal build doesn't need vi or ping?!
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
what sadist came up with netplan as a good idea for Ubuntu network configs and then decided that a minimal build doesn't need vi or ping?!
Interesting challenge today! Quite enjoyed that one.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Interesting challenge today! Quite enjoyed that one.
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First time playing it in ages. I still suck at it.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
First time playing it in ages. I still suck at it.
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Well, that’s it isn’t it? I mean it’s all over now. Andy has had a flag removed!! CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?! 🙄
apple.news/A4J0SN_NBTjy...
apple.news/A4J0SN_NBTjy...
Prince Andrew's banner removed from chapel at Windsor Castle — BBC News
The flag is linked to his role as Knight of the Garter (KG), which he recently gave up.
apple.news
October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Well, that’s it isn’t it? I mean it’s all over now. Andy has had a flag removed!! CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?! 🙄
apple.news/A4J0SN_NBTjy...
apple.news/A4J0SN_NBTjy...
Wow. I didn't fully agree with him so he blocked me. So much for the open and free communication he thinks we lost with an AWS outage. Damn, people are strange.
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wow. I didn't fully agree with him so he blocked me. So much for the open and free communication he thinks we lost with an AWS outage. Damn, people are strange.
Agree and disagree - Decentralisation will mean more security issues across a wider range of services so it's up to companies to decentralise but that has costs for resilience which makes it a no go for some companies
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Agree and disagree - Decentralisation will mean more security issues across a wider range of services so it's up to companies to decentralise but that has costs for resilience which makes it a no go for some companies