AstuteCat
@astutecat.sigint.life
Messing with megawatts. elixir, erlang and incident management.
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An accurate summary Of three key points.
The federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
An accurate summary Of three key points.
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
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Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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We need widespread content provenance standards yesterday. The technical standards exist to tell you if an image originates from an actual camera and outlining what was done to it in post but they're not used.
If the industry won't do it, we need legislation.
If the industry won't do it, we need legislation.
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
We need widespread content provenance standards yesterday. The technical standards exist to tell you if an image originates from an actual camera and outlining what was done to it in post but they're not used.
If the industry won't do it, we need legislation.
If the industry won't do it, we need legislation.
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is it a good sign that 2 people you've invited to be on your "Board of Peace" can't join you in Switzerland because they would be arrested for war crimes?
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
is it a good sign that 2 people you've invited to be on your "Board of Peace" can't join you in Switzerland because they would be arrested for war crimes?
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We don't need you. But don't you dare stop lending us money.
TRUMP: BIG RETALIATION IF EUROPE SELLS US ASSETS LIKE BONDS
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
We don't need you. But don't you dare stop lending us money.
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Carbon monoxide deaths spike during power outages.
If you own a portable generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars.
If you own a portable generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars.
The latest on the major winter storm and extreme cold expected later this week.
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Carbon monoxide deaths spike during power outages.
If you own a portable generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars.
If you own a portable generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars.
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Something to consider:
1. rarehistoricalphotos.com/doctors-smok...
2. Academic Collaborations and Public Health: Lessons from Dutch Universities' Tobacco Industry Partnerships for Fossil Fuel Ties doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/n 🧵
1. rarehistoricalphotos.com/doctors-smok...
2. Academic Collaborations and Public Health: Lessons from Dutch Universities' Tobacco Industry Partnerships for Fossil Fuel Ties doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/n 🧵
December 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Something to consider:
1. rarehistoricalphotos.com/doctors-smok...
2. Academic Collaborations and Public Health: Lessons from Dutch Universities' Tobacco Industry Partnerships for Fossil Fuel Ties doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/n 🧵
1. rarehistoricalphotos.com/doctors-smok...
2. Academic Collaborations and Public Health: Lessons from Dutch Universities' Tobacco Industry Partnerships for Fossil Fuel Ties doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/n 🧵
by the way, if you do git pull requests and want to avoid creating additional commits to integrate feedback, this is delightfully helpful - github.com/tummychow/gi...
GitHub - tummychow/git-absorb: git commit --fixup, but automatic
git commit --fixup, but automatic. Contribute to tummychow/git-absorb development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 AM
by the way, if you do git pull requests and want to avoid creating additional commits to integrate feedback, this is delightfully helpful - github.com/tummychow/gi...
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we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
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"You best start believing in politics, you're in one." - movie quote
January 19, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"You best start believing in politics, you're in one." - movie quote
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Oh I LAUGHED
Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.
voteyesornoai.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Oh I LAUGHED
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im so sorry..
that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
im so sorry..
that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
that anchor is fighting for his liiiifeeeee
… wh…
banned from writing elixir forever
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
… wh…
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Dang the jeopardy guy is based
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Dang the jeopardy guy is based
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Absolutely this.
Amongst everything else, I'm thinking about how eager the UK press were initially to swallow the Met's lie that Jean Charles de Menezes was a terrorist after they executed him in a tube station
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Absolutely this.
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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Another example of the fact that there are very few technically difficult questions of economics; "difficult questions" are just difficult because you don't like the obvious answer
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Another example of the fact that there are very few technically difficult questions of economics; "difficult questions" are just difficult because you don't like the obvious answer
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Just saw this in LinkedIn for anyone interested in looking into Grok's production of CSAM and non-consensual sexualised imagery.
www.linkedin.com/posts/mtechl...
www.linkedin.com/posts/mtechl...
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Just saw this in LinkedIn for anyone interested in looking into Grok's production of CSAM and non-consensual sexualised imagery.
www.linkedin.com/posts/mtechl...
www.linkedin.com/posts/mtechl...
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your feed has been blessed by the 3rd rail anti-icing work train. RT if you too are anti-ice
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
your feed has been blessed by the 3rd rail anti-icing work train. RT if you too are anti-ice
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BIN IN LORRY
Since we’re re-upping last year’s January bin-related dilemmas; sometimes the binmen throw your bin in the bin
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
BIN IN LORRY