Cynthia / Estienne
@cynthb.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🧦 they / she / iel / elle
Enterprise architect / former #infosec security assessor and pen tester, CAF veteran. Avid MMO / D&D gamer, reenactor, and knitter. We rescue hedgehogs and have 1 (Smidgen). Pan / enby.
Enterprise architect / former #infosec security assessor and pen tester, CAF veteran. Avid MMO / D&D gamer, reenactor, and knitter. We rescue hedgehogs and have 1 (Smidgen). Pan / enby.
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Also, unpaywalled here: Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
Here is a breakdown of what I (🇨🇦 cybersecurity professional) use:
- Email + cloud storage: Proton; still have Google Docs for limited collab
- Messages: Signal. Still have an active FB / Messenger acct for those I can't contact anywhere else, but minimize its use.
- Passwords: 1Password 1/
- Email + cloud storage: Proton; still have Google Docs for limited collab
- Messages: Signal. Still have an active FB / Messenger acct for those I can't contact anywhere else, but minimize its use.
- Passwords: 1Password 1/
This is an excellent primer by @neildegrassetyson.com on critical thinking about what you see online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
How to Tell What’s Real Online
YouTube video by StarTalk
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is an excellent primer by @neildegrassetyson.com on critical thinking about what you see online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I_...
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This little character has moved into our garden this week and we couldn't be more thrilled. A coconut-sized hedgehog eating its bodyweight in inverts, helping our flowers. Welcome little buddy, fill your boots!
#hedgehog #ukwildlife #naturephotography #nikonphotography
#hedgehog #ukwildlife #naturephotography #nikonphotography
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This little character has moved into our garden this week and we couldn't be more thrilled. A coconut-sized hedgehog eating its bodyweight in inverts, helping our flowers. Welcome little buddy, fill your boots!
#hedgehog #ukwildlife #naturephotography #nikonphotography
#hedgehog #ukwildlife #naturephotography #nikonphotography
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There’s a wonderful Ubisoft NFT exec interview where he basically said gamers, their customers, were uneducated and just didn’t understand NFTs.
Several years later, they’ve flushed millions down the toilet on failed NFT projects that gamers who said they wouldn’t buy indeed didn’t buy.
Several years later, they’ve flushed millions down the toilet on failed NFT projects that gamers who said they wouldn’t buy indeed didn’t buy.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There’s a wonderful Ubisoft NFT exec interview where he basically said gamers, their customers, were uneducated and just didn’t understand NFTs.
Several years later, they’ve flushed millions down the toilet on failed NFT projects that gamers who said they wouldn’t buy indeed didn’t buy.
Several years later, they’ve flushed millions down the toilet on failed NFT projects that gamers who said they wouldn’t buy indeed didn’t buy.
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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
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Russia tested its latest ICBM the „RS-28 Sarmat“ in the Orenburg region. It failed.
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Russia tested its latest ICBM the „RS-28 Sarmat“ in the Orenburg region. It failed.
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To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
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“.. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“.. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Doing this in my head after a big meal and too much beer, so I could be off, but I think Voyager 1 will reach one (1) light day from Earth in October or November of next year, and one light day from the Sun in January 2027. 🧪 🔭
Where Are Voyager 1 and 2 Now? - NASA Science
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached "interstellar space" and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos.
science.nasa.gov
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Doing this in my head after a big meal and too much beer, so I could be off, but I think Voyager 1 will reach one (1) light day from Earth in October or November of next year, and one light day from the Sun in January 2027. 🧪 🔭
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🧪Science meets fantasy: If we lived in Terry Pratchett's alternate universe, how would physics explain Discworld?
🌍🐘🐢
@lbscience.org
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/2...
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@lbscience.org
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/2...
Why Does Water Fall Off Discworld? - Little, Big Science
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld (which also appears in mythologies and other stories) is a captivating realm that attracts millions of geeks from all over the world. The structure of this world is familia...
www.lbscience.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
🧪Science meets fantasy: If we lived in Terry Pratchett's alternate universe, how would physics explain Discworld?
🌍🐘🐢
@lbscience.org
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/2...
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@lbscience.org
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/2...
In honour of Black Friday, I will be getting a hair trim at my usual small local salon, followed by picking up "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat from my hold at the library, which is conveniently across the street from the salon.
That's it. No sales. Starve the beast.
That's it. No sales. Starve the beast.
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In honour of Black Friday, I will be getting a hair trim at my usual small local salon, followed by picking up "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat from my hold at the library, which is conveniently across the street from the salon.
That's it. No sales. Starve the beast.
That's it. No sales. Starve the beast.
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It's your annual reminder that these next 4-5 days are prime "unsubscribe" days. You don't remember how you got on that list begging you to spend money? You no longer spend money at that outlet? Unsubscribe o'clock, baby.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's your annual reminder that these next 4-5 days are prime "unsubscribe" days. You don't remember how you got on that list begging you to spend money? You no longer spend money at that outlet? Unsubscribe o'clock, baby.
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“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community." www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community." www.science.org/content/arti...
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“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“I had hemophilia for nearly five decades. I went to Philadelphia and had a 45-minute infusion, and my hemophilia was gone.”
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes-> Medicine
nature.com/articles/s41...
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Corporate Media is going to pretend that Trump is heartbroken about the two West Virginian National Guardsmen being shot in DC, but the entire point of moving a standing army into a peaceful city was to induce violence by The People to justify more violence by Trump on The People in retaliation.
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Corporate Media is going to pretend that Trump is heartbroken about the two West Virginian National Guardsmen being shot in DC, but the entire point of moving a standing army into a peaceful city was to induce violence by The People to justify more violence by Trump on The People in retaliation.
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Today's APOD is a jaw-dropper. I love a good globular cluster, and I've observed M15 countless times with binoculars and telescopes. This deep image (with added foreground gas and dust) is just spectacular.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
APOD: 2025 November 26 – Globular Cluster M15 Deep Field
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Today's APOD is a jaw-dropper. I love a good globular cluster, and I've observed M15 countless times with binoculars and telescopes. This deep image (with added foreground gas and dust) is just spectacular.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends! Eat well 🙂 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends! Eat well 🙂 🦃
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AI is reshaping how we live, work, and communicate. But how will it change democracy?
On Dec 2 join #UofT's Bruce Schneier, Beth Coleman & @rondeibert.bsky.social for "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship."
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/rewiri...
On Dec 2 join #UofT's Bruce Schneier, Beth Coleman & @rondeibert.bsky.social for "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship."
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/rewiri...
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
AI is reshaping how we live, work, and communicate. But how will it change democracy?
On Dec 2 join #UofT's Bruce Schneier, Beth Coleman & @rondeibert.bsky.social for "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship."
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/rewiri...
On Dec 2 join #UofT's Bruce Schneier, Beth Coleman & @rondeibert.bsky.social for "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship."
munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/rewiri...
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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A metaphor for holiday family gatherings?
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
![The Hubble Space Telescope’s view of a collection of young stars still embedded within their natal nebula. [NASA, ESA, G. Duchene]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yiht2spe2sqm23m3iowdlhgz/bafkreif3a4zdlxhr4bjcqog3yfibo4jlhzezzjkmx3xuwivhzq35s3zs3m@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A metaphor for holiday family gatherings?
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
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The US can go fuck itself
🇺🇸‼️🇺🇦🇪🇺 The US has told NATO allies it will pressure Zelensky to sign a US-Russia peace deal within days, warning that Ukraine will face a far worse agreement later if it refuses, - The Guardian
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The US can go fuck itself
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I'd suspected for a while that there were two hedgehogs in the new nest, last night it was confirmed when I caught two on camera emerging one after the other.
#mywildlifegarden #hedgehog #hedgehogsofyoutube #uknature #ukwildlife #wildlifegardening #hogsonfilm
youtu.be/MeXqSp3lSvE
#mywildlifegarden #hedgehog #hedgehogsofyoutube #uknature #ukwildlife #wildlifegardening #hogsonfilm
youtu.be/MeXqSp3lSvE
Hedgehogs 22/11/25
YouTube video by My Wildlife Garden
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I'd suspected for a while that there were two hedgehogs in the new nest, last night it was confirmed when I caught two on camera emerging one after the other.
#mywildlifegarden #hedgehog #hedgehogsofyoutube #uknature #ukwildlife #wildlifegardening #hogsonfilm
youtu.be/MeXqSp3lSvE
#mywildlifegarden #hedgehog #hedgehogsofyoutube #uknature #ukwildlife #wildlifegardening #hogsonfilm
youtu.be/MeXqSp3lSvE
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🔭 JWST Program 2875 - Scrutinizing the Dirtiest Cepheids, a Test of the Hubble Tension: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
target: NGC-2525, released: 2025-11-17
NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci/ #JWST NIRCam 277, 150
target: NGC-2525, released: 2025-11-17
NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci/ #JWST NIRCam 277, 150
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🔭 JWST Program 2875 - Scrutinizing the Dirtiest Cepheids, a Test of the Hubble Tension: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
target: NGC-2525, released: 2025-11-17
NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci/ #JWST NIRCam 277, 150
target: NGC-2525, released: 2025-11-17
NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci/ #JWST NIRCam 277, 150
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Stop listening to billionaires who keep saying #DemocraticSocialism would be “bad”, or , “create a deficit”, or will “foster a welfare society”!
THEY SURVIVE FROM ENSLAVING ANYONE MAKING 100K or less. It’s techno-colonialism, trust you don’t matter if you not a billionaire 😡
THEY SURVIVE FROM ENSLAVING ANYONE MAKING 100K or less. It’s techno-colonialism, trust you don’t matter if you not a billionaire 😡
November 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Stop listening to billionaires who keep saying #DemocraticSocialism would be “bad”, or , “create a deficit”, or will “foster a welfare society”!
THEY SURVIVE FROM ENSLAVING ANYONE MAKING 100K or less. It’s techno-colonialism, trust you don’t matter if you not a billionaire 😡
THEY SURVIVE FROM ENSLAVING ANYONE MAKING 100K or less. It’s techno-colonialism, trust you don’t matter if you not a billionaire 😡
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Make sure you catch my latest for @wired.com -- with comment from @defcon.bsky.social and @blackhatevents.bsky.social founder Jeff Moss, and @adafruit.com founder + engineer Limor Fried: www.wired.com/story/this-h...
This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System
At New Zealand's Kawaiicon cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Make sure you catch my latest for @wired.com -- with comment from @defcon.bsky.social and @blackhatevents.bsky.social founder Jeff Moss, and @adafruit.com founder + engineer Limor Fried: www.wired.com/story/this-h...