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I.T. geek. Does things with computers/tech.
All views are own. Don't take seriously. Or, should you?
Servant to 5x cats. He/him

You may know me as 'mcbazza' on the bird-site
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I've created a Dockerized version of bsky-analyzer-0.1-alpha

Follow the readme to use it:
github.com/mcbazza/bsky...

This avoids the clunky setup, of the CLI version

Obvious comments:
* Needs Docker
* Create a Bluesky app password
* Insert your user/pass into the 'docker run' command
Off to see reissue of Back to the Future at the local IMAX.

Didn't have such great screens and sound back in '85.

I'm a little bit excited.
This is heavy
#GreatScott #88mph
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Please keep this to yourself!

The final release of tickets for the #BSidesLDN2025 conference (13th December at the Novotel London West) will be on 1st November at 1337hrs.

They are only available on our Eventbrite page: bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...

#Security #BSides #London #Tickets
October 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
TIL: That when I read the writings of Stewart Lee, I can hear his voice
October 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Me: Why isn't the MS Azure Portal working? Why are Blades timing out? Why can't I access the Health status in Azure? Why am I getting intermittent cert failures at status.cloud.microsoft

Microsoft:
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Many thanks to Keith lee for designing this years #BSidesLDN2025 logo!

We're going retro!

#Security #BSides #London #Logo #BSidesLondon
September 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Bellingcat has just launched a tool for searching through transcripts of local council meetings in the UK, which should help counter acts like these
council-search.bellingcat.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Evri straight up gaslighting me, that they've had my parcel at my local depot since Sunday, and still haven't attempted to deliver it even once.
August 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Just as a reminder:
A key marker for a society that is 'free' / has 'freedom of speech', is that a person can be critical of the regime, and *not* have their house raided.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Aug 22
JUST IN: The FBI said its search of Bolton's home was authorized by a court, but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.
FBI searches home of former Trump adviser John Bolton
The FBI said its search of Bolton's home was authorized by a court, but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
www.reddit.com/r/southafric...

Password: Sabc01!

✅uppercase char
✅lowercase char
✅numeric
✅non-alphanumeric
Complexity requirements met ✅
From the southafrica community on Reddit: Remember to NOT broadcast your login credentials on national TV if possible.
Explore this post and more from the southafrica community
www.reddit.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Not waiting a year this time
Just completed updating it
Managed to get it all working, after diving around in postgres (collation issue)
Fresh new UI (wish I could hide the nav on the left)
Lost no data
Just updating feeds
The struggle is real
Finished my annual "Get OpenVAS updated on the work VM that runs Kali, which will update Postgres and everything will break, and you'll need to fix everything" challenge.

It's like completing a CTF on "bastard" mode.
IYKYK
August 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@shehackspurple.bsky.social I know you have this as 'tentative'. But, on the assumption it happens... and this is a bit of a stretch... will you still be around for BSides London the week after, on 13th Dec?
August 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm ripping down just the corner (50cm x 50cm) of an old style lathe/plaster ceiling.

However much mess you think this makes, it's exponentially more than that.
August 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I can't believe that today the good people of Alaska are forced into accepting a proven criminal upon their shores.
And also Putin.
August 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dear Apple, it's not the 1950s. If I'm having a problem with Apple Business Manager, why can I only contact you via phone?

Regards,
21st Century
August 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy #Caturday

Toe-beans are artists own
August 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"We can run whatever we want on the Pi and then access Amiga hardware," he noted. "And, obviously, the thing we want to run is Doom, because that's what everyone runs in fucked-up hardware situations."

Matthew Garrett, that last sentence 🤣
August 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
And we didn't just do it the once.

The routine was:
10 Enter the code
20 Play the [bad Frogger clone] game
30 Save it to tape
40 Load it back from tape
50 Fails to load
60 GOTO 10
August 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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We will be opening our CFP at 1337hrs and posting the link.
Some tips:
Read the front page.
You don't have to complete your submission in on go, you can edit it until it closes on 30th Sept.
Give the CFP team a reason to pick your talk!
You can do this.
#BSidesLDN2025
August 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Sometimes, technology is amazing
July 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Me: you know miso, like miso paste?
Wife: yes
Me: is there a whole range of miso stuff?
Wife: what else?
Me: miso soup
Wife: anything else?
Me: miso horny
Wife:
a woman covering her mouth while watching a tennis game
ALT: a woman covering her mouth while watching a tennis game
media.tenor.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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A reminder the competition to design this years #BSidesLDN2025 logo is open, more info: bsides.london/event-inform...

What you put in the design is fully up to you, remember it will be seen by, and associated with, BSides London 2025 forever!
Here's all the previous ones!
June 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hmmmm..... I wonder what this setting, for Windows Update 'ring' means?
June 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If you're looking forward to the return of the Colosseum, in Watford, I have news for you!
June 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"no one is illegal, on stolen land"
I hope that one day people like this run the show
Good morning friends. This kid is spot on 👏🏼💙
June 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Me in standup talking about copper-cable crime in ZA:
Me: "Are the fibre cables safe, or do the criminals steal those thinking they are copper?"
Colleague in ZA: www.citizen.co.za/news/south-a...
Only in SA: Criminals are now 'smoking' stolen fibre cables | The Citizen
Taking cable theft to a whole new level, is the rising trend of criminals smoking fibre cables. That's correct, smoking it...
www.citizen.co.za
June 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM