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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 34m

Not even the biggest issue, but the nerve of implying you had to make things worse because 'some people' have mental health issues.

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 2h

i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get

Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1h

Please click 'ok' and don't forget to turn off your antivirus when you're browsing the website.

Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1h

The last time I updated my website the world was a rather different place so I thought I'd spend an hour updating it lapsedordinary.net

Martijn Grooten – Lapsed Ordinary

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 5h

Every course on cybersecurity ethics should include mandatory listening to this song

Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 5h

youtu.be/QEJ9HrZq7Ro?...

Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

youtu.be

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 5h

Ha, I was going to reply with this very video to your post :-)

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Virus Bulletin @virusbtn.bsky.social · 8h

We put together a short video to capture some of the atmosphere from VB2025. Talks, moments in between, and a few quick interviews with folks who were there.

🎥 Watch our VB2025 highlight reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Mv...

VB2025 Highlights

YouTube video by Virus Bulletin

www.youtube.com

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

It's a mess.

Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, the people in Gaza deserve hope so I'm very reluctant to go all "well, actually" on social media. But it seems pretty obvious there are some fundamental issues that haven't been resolved and some of these issues got a lot worse in the past two years.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

Fun!

Tell your colleagues I really enjoyed the Patless Risky Business podcast.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

Did Europe have really relaxed visa rules for Brazilians at the time?

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

Hard to blame Mali for requiring Americans wanting to visit the country to post a US$5k/10k bond, seeing as this is required of Malians wanting to visit the US www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Mali imposes retaliatory visa bond fees on US travellers

The measure comes after the US added Mali to its list of African countries required to post bonds of $5,000 and $10,000.

www.aljazeera.com

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

As I was walking through a neighborhood with lots of embassies, I was stopped by the police who asked what I was taking photos of. I said birds (which was true) and they smiled and wished me a nice day. So anyway, please download the Merlin Bird ID to use as an alibi merlin.allaboutbirds.org

Merlin Bird ID - Home

Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you...

merlin.allaboutbirds.org

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

This is accurate; they are a good source and often the first to publicly write about something.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

We take security seriously

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

In confusing times, I often find comfort in WH Auden's poem The Fall Of Rome (full poem here poets.org/poem/fall-rome), especially the last stanza:

Altogether elsewhere, vast
Herds of reindeer move across
Miles and miles of golden moss,
Silently and very fast.

The Fall of Rome

The piers are pummelled by the waves;

poets.org

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I stand corrected on a lot of things. (But the articles didn't talk about T's connection with her. They talked about him not winning the prize.)

Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

As people far more knowledgeable of the situation (including Venezuelan friends) have pointed out already, to say that Maria Corina Machado is a problematic Nobel Peace Prize winner is an understatement. Listen to this interview @npr.org did with her one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5571...

🔊 Listen Now: Nobel Laureate Maria Corina Machado on Regime Change in Venezuela

Up First From NPR on NPR One | 11:07

one.npr.org

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 3d

Me: gender is a social construct.
Also me, trying to buy a cable: no, this is a female plug, I need a male one.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 4d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not a dog person but this hit me right in the feels.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 4d

This is Manolo. His family invited strangers to spend time with him on his last day. His mom said, "This was such a perfect way to celebrate the life of a dog who truly loved spending time with people and their dogs. Run free and fast forever, Manolo. I will never stop missing you." 14/10 for all

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 4d

This is a good move and also note they "will provide a thousand iPhone 17 devices to civil society organizations who can get them into the hands of at-risk users". This is definitely going to have a tangible impact.

Etienne - Tek @tek.randhome.io · 4d

A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry's top awards for the most advanced research - Apple Security Research https://security.apple.com/blog/apple-security-bounty-evolved/

A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry's top awards for the most advanced research - Apple Security Research

Today we’re announcing the next major chapter for Apple Security Bounty, featuring the industry’s highest rewards — up to $2 million and a maximum payout in excess of $5 million — expanded research categories, and a flag system for researchers to objectively demonstrate vulnerabilities and obtain accelerated awards.

security.apple.com

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 4d

With the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, we're diving once again into endless debates about her political position - with media calling her "far-right" or "radical right."

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 4d

Oops.
Which is to say: if someone recommends a book by a local author, I'd start with that (I keep meaning to do so myself).

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 4d

I read Things Are Never So Bad They Can't Get Worse by William Neuman a few years ago, which isn't bad, but also very much an outsider's (NYT journalist) point of view. Which

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