Brian
@bbaugh.bsky.social
Family, #hamradio, #pinball, #infosec, #natsec
I am interested to learn what changed and what we will now learn as information begins to flow more freely.
ℹ️ Update: While ordinary internet connectivity in #Iran remains disrupted at hour 238, traffic data indicate a significant return to some online services including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled, corroborating user reports of partial restoration
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I am interested to learn what changed and what we will now learn as information begins to flow more freely.
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We have escaped monkeys. I repeat, we have escaped monkeys. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Officials still searching for several monkeys loose in north St. Louis
If you have seen the monkeys, please contact Animal Care and Control by calling 314-657-1500.
www.ksdk.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
We have escaped monkeys. I repeat, we have escaped monkeys. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
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⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 48 hours, as telemetry shows the nationwide internet blackout remains firmly in place.
Meanwhile, regime leaders have continued to post their version of events online while their kill-switch silences the voices of 90 million Iranians 😶
Meanwhile, regime leaders have continued to post their version of events online while their kill-switch silences the voices of 90 million Iranians 😶
January 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 48 hours, as telemetry shows the nationwide internet blackout remains firmly in place.
Meanwhile, regime leaders have continued to post their version of events online while their kill-switch silences the voices of 90 million Iranians 😶
Meanwhile, regime leaders have continued to post their version of events online while their kill-switch silences the voices of 90 million Iranians 😶
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Happy 85th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki ♡
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Happy 85th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki ♡
What does “collapse in radio frequencies” even mean? A localized radio disruption based on specific frequencies? That is normally called “jamming.” Suspect they the frequencies pilots look for air traffic control weren’t operating.
Radio frequency loss grounds flights in Greece, stranding thousands
"For some reason all frequencies were suddenly lost .. We could not communicate with aircraft in the sky," the head of Greece's air-traffic controllers association told the state broadcasters.
www.reuters.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
What does “collapse in radio frequencies” even mean? A localized radio disruption based on specific frequencies? That is normally called “jamming.” Suspect they the frequencies pilots look for air traffic control weren’t operating.
NASA’s largest research library is closing and they are going to archive or throw away all materials. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
NASA’s largest research library is closing and they are going to archive or throw away all materials. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Being a pedantic topologist with your children and how many holes their socks (0) and pants (2) have makes it far more amusing than just helping them figure out what to wear.
seattlemathmuseum.org/math-in-real...
seattlemathmuseum.org/math-in-real...
Math in… Clothing Holes — Seattle Universal Math Museum
If you rip your favorite pants, do they become your favorite shirt? Click to learn how topology can help pin down what we mean by 'hole' 🕳️
seattlemathmuseum.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Being a pedantic topologist with your children and how many holes their socks (0) and pants (2) have makes it far more amusing than just helping them figure out what to wear.
seattlemathmuseum.org/math-in-real...
seattlemathmuseum.org/math-in-real...
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9 Hours. 26 minutes. 18 seconds.
That's how much daylight we have in DC on this shortest day of the year. Happy Winter Solstice at 10:03 AM!
Seasonable w/ some sun, breezy, and highs mid-40s to near 50. Colder Mon, then warmer Tue thru Christmas Day, when a shower is possible.
More at cwg.live
That's how much daylight we have in DC on this shortest day of the year. Happy Winter Solstice at 10:03 AM!
Seasonable w/ some sun, breezy, and highs mid-40s to near 50. Colder Mon, then warmer Tue thru Christmas Day, when a shower is possible.
More at cwg.live
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
9 Hours. 26 minutes. 18 seconds.
That's how much daylight we have in DC on this shortest day of the year. Happy Winter Solstice at 10:03 AM!
Seasonable w/ some sun, breezy, and highs mid-40s to near 50. Colder Mon, then warmer Tue thru Christmas Day, when a shower is possible.
More at cwg.live
That's how much daylight we have in DC on this shortest day of the year. Happy Winter Solstice at 10:03 AM!
Seasonable w/ some sun, breezy, and highs mid-40s to near 50. Colder Mon, then warmer Tue thru Christmas Day, when a shower is possible.
More at cwg.live
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I don't know if folks outside the PNW understand how truly massive the flooding here is right now.
This is Thomas Creek just outside Scio, OR. The creek, which is usually 7 feet deep this time of year, is currently 18 feet deep.
This is Thomas Creek just outside Scio, OR. The creek, which is usually 7 feet deep this time of year, is currently 18 feet deep.
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I don't know if folks outside the PNW understand how truly massive the flooding here is right now.
This is Thomas Creek just outside Scio, OR. The creek, which is usually 7 feet deep this time of year, is currently 18 feet deep.
This is Thomas Creek just outside Scio, OR. The creek, which is usually 7 feet deep this time of year, is currently 18 feet deep.
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The plane landed, slightly ahead of schedule, just moments before the incident happened at about 11pm. The drones reached the location where Zelenskyy’s plane was expected to be at the exact moment it had been due to pass.
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The plane landed, slightly ahead of schedule, just moments before the incident happened at about 11pm. The drones reached the location where Zelenskyy’s plane was expected to be at the exact moment it had been due to pass.
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Good morning. Danny Glover was only 41 when he declared he was too old for this shit.
December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Good morning. Danny Glover was only 41 when he declared he was too old for this shit.
I don’t see how anyone could expect a scanner that uses hard coded naughty lists to be infallible. Also pickle files are, and always have been, horrible security concerns. Byte scanning doesn’t solve the fact that it can contain code that is executed on loading.
Picklescan Bugs Allow Malicious PyTorch Models to Evade Scans and Execute Code
Picklescan flaws allowed attackers to bypass scans and execute hidden code in malicious PyTorch models before the latest patch.
thehackernews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I don’t see how anyone could expect a scanner that uses hard coded naughty lists to be infallible. Also pickle files are, and always have been, horrible security concerns. Byte scanning doesn’t solve the fact that it can contain code that is executed on loading.
It should be required that your insurance company accept forms online. Filling hand written claim forms is designed to make it more difficult.
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It should be required that your insurance company accept forms online. Filling hand written claim forms is designed to make it more difficult.
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This absolute mad lad in Afghanistan who cobbled together a bus out of three helicopters and a truck
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This absolute mad lad in Afghanistan who cobbled together a bus out of three helicopters and a truck
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
My printer is so old linux doesn’t support the tools needed to make it work. It is also broken. Maybe I should finally swap it for the one that works fine and is modern sitting next to it. But then I would be wasting the toner that is left!
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My printer is so old linux doesn’t support the tools needed to make it work. It is also broken. Maybe I should finally swap it for the one that works fine and is modern sitting next to it. But then I would be wasting the toner that is left!
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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No-one is without something they wish were different about themselves. Be honest, improve what you can, but be kind to yourself, too. Don't become your own bully.
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
No-one is without something they wish were different about themselves. Be honest, improve what you can, but be kind to yourself, too. Don't become your own bully.
I sincerely hope this is someone trolling whoever accepted an AI mural for public display without pre-approving it. Now they get their festive winter hellscape. news.artnet.com/art-world/ai...
Brueghel-Inspired A.I. Holiday Mural Shocks London Suburb | Artnet News
An unsettling A.I. artwork resembling a holiday nightmare briefly adorned a London mall—until public pressure forced its removal.
news.artnet.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I sincerely hope this is someone trolling whoever accepted an AI mural for public display without pre-approving it. Now they get their festive winter hellscape. news.artnet.com/art-world/ai...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Yet another amazing investigation on the part of the NTSB. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse due to an improperly installed label on a cable making a poor, inconsistent connection.
Loose Wire on Containership Dali Leads to Blackouts and Contact with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
www.ntsb.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Yet another amazing investigation on the part of the NTSB. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse due to an improperly installed label on a cable making a poor, inconsistent connection.
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Like a wound, grief does not heal overnight. As the days pass, let the empty space fill with memories, let the sorrow be replaced with gratitude for the good times, the kind words, and most of all, the part of them that made you who you are.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Like a wound, grief does not heal overnight. As the days pass, let the empty space fill with memories, let the sorrow be replaced with gratitude for the good times, the kind words, and most of all, the part of them that made you who you are.