Ian Sorensen
@iansorensen.bsky.social
Dad, gamer, cybersecurity architect
Occasional maker of stickers:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/Hacktopus/shop
Account is mostly a contact point and evidence of proof of life
Occasional maker of stickers:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/Hacktopus/shop
Account is mostly a contact point and evidence of proof of life
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As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
First platelet donation of 2026 in the bag!
Also hit the 18 donation mark last week to get on the plaque at my donation center for a second year. Just made it!
Also hit the 18 donation mark last week to get on the plaque at my donation center for a second year. Just made it!
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
First platelet donation of 2026 in the bag!
Also hit the 18 donation mark last week to get on the plaque at my donation center for a second year. Just made it!
Also hit the 18 donation mark last week to get on the plaque at my donation center for a second year. Just made it!
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Nothing like having your home alarm go off at 3:30am to help your sleep patterns.
Looks like someone tried to get into the garage, but got spooked when they set off the alarm.
Looks like someone tried to get into the garage, but got spooked when they set off the alarm.
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Nothing like having your home alarm go off at 3:30am to help your sleep patterns.
Looks like someone tried to get into the garage, but got spooked when they set off the alarm.
Looks like someone tried to get into the garage, but got spooked when they set off the alarm.
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Kinda interesting: so I have talked to several kids under 12 from different parts of the US, and none of them were familiar with Pig-Latin. Which is a bit of a bummer since there's evidence it goes back to the 16th century or earlier. In general, there's almost no "kid-cant" familiarity.
December 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Kinda interesting: so I have talked to several kids under 12 from different parts of the US, and none of them were familiar with Pig-Latin. Which is a bit of a bummer since there's evidence it goes back to the 16th century or earlier. In general, there's almost no "kid-cant" familiarity.
Modern privilege problems: Nobody switches to just parking lights anymore when cruising around a heavily decorated neighborhood.
It’s just a long row of cars with ultra-bright headlights frying eyeballs and overpowering the holiday lights.
It’s just a long row of cars with ultra-bright headlights frying eyeballs and overpowering the holiday lights.
December 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Modern privilege problems: Nobody switches to just parking lights anymore when cruising around a heavily decorated neighborhood.
It’s just a long row of cars with ultra-bright headlights frying eyeballs and overpowering the holiday lights.
It’s just a long row of cars with ultra-bright headlights frying eyeballs and overpowering the holiday lights.
Weirdly difficult to find chocolate-covered marshmallow candies this holiday season.
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Weirdly difficult to find chocolate-covered marshmallow candies this holiday season.
Got my Gatergoo and Big Tops cookies at @requiemcafe.bsky.social for the Digital Circus collab with @glitchprod.com !
December 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Got my Gatergoo and Big Tops cookies at @requiemcafe.bsky.social for the Digital Circus collab with @glitchprod.com !
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“It’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” Read why PolitiFact named 2025 the Year of the Lies, from Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders:
PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies
“It’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” Read why PolitiFact named 2025 the Year of the Lies, from…
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“It’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” Read why PolitiFact named 2025 the Year of the Lies, from Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders:
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Are you watching www.cybersecurity-cares.com tonight?
I will be joining in less than half an hour to talk LEDs and @kicad.org and whatever else YOU want to see. Let me know what you want me to talk about!
Donate if you can; raise awareness. Come hang out.
I will be joining in less than half an hour to talk LEDs and @kicad.org and whatever else YOU want to see. Let me know what you want me to talk about!
Donate if you can; raise awareness. Come hang out.
Cybersecurity Cares
www.cybersecurity-cares.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Are you watching www.cybersecurity-cares.com tonight?
I will be joining in less than half an hour to talk LEDs and @kicad.org and whatever else YOU want to see. Let me know what you want me to talk about!
Donate if you can; raise awareness. Come hang out.
I will be joining in less than half an hour to talk LEDs and @kicad.org and whatever else YOU want to see. Let me know what you want me to talk about!
Donate if you can; raise awareness. Come hang out.
Having one of those days of not feeling good enough. I’ll get through it, but personal resilience has been taking a heck of a beating lately.
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Having one of those days of not feeling good enough. I’ll get through it, but personal resilience has been taking a heck of a beating lately.
Finally getting around to rebuilding my work portfolio and linking it to my Start.Me pages.
Just takes time to review what I’ve had saved, re-confirm there’s nothing confidential or proprietary, and add in some commentary about the various samples.
Just takes time to review what I’ve had saved, re-confirm there’s nothing confidential or proprietary, and add in some commentary about the various samples.
October 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Finally getting around to rebuilding my work portfolio and linking it to my Start.Me pages.
Just takes time to review what I’ve had saved, re-confirm there’s nothing confidential or proprietary, and add in some commentary about the various samples.
Just takes time to review what I’ve had saved, re-confirm there’s nothing confidential or proprietary, and add in some commentary about the various samples.
Been escaping into finishing off video games lately. 100% completed #Maneater 🦈, and now 100% achievement on #NeedForSpeed Heat 🏁.
September 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Been escaping into finishing off video games lately. 100% completed #Maneater 🦈, and now 100% achievement on #NeedForSpeed Heat 🏁.
Very first time making macarons. Uhhh… nailed it? (No, the answer is no. 😂 ) Still tasty, though.
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Very first time making macarons. Uhhh… nailed it? (No, the answer is no. 😂 ) Still tasty, though.
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Stumbled upon this study on the evolution of Strategy Game UI over the years by Treeform. Cool to see the reduction in screen real-estate
medium.com/@treeform/st...
medium.com/@treeform/st...
Strategy Game Battle UI
I was doing research on trends in the Strategy Game UI styles. And you can see a clear pattern that starts with simple left or right bar…
medium.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Stumbled upon this study on the evolution of Strategy Game UI over the years by Treeform. Cool to see the reduction in screen real-estate
medium.com/@treeform/st...
medium.com/@treeform/st...
If you can spare a few dollars, Requiem Cafe needs your help.
This is an important location to a lot of folks, both locally and via Discord, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Their landlord isn’t upholding their part of the contract agreements
www.gofundme.com/f/saverequiem
This is an important location to a lot of folks, both locally and via Discord, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Their landlord isn’t upholding their part of the contract agreements
www.gofundme.com/f/saverequiem
Donate to Save Requiem Cafe, organized by Kris Irons
Hello, friends near and far,
This is Kris Irons, the owner of Requiem Cafe in Anaheim, California.… Kris Irons needs your support for Save Requiem Cafe
www.gofundme.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If you can spare a few dollars, Requiem Cafe needs your help.
This is an important location to a lot of folks, both locally and via Discord, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Their landlord isn’t upholding their part of the contract agreements
www.gofundme.com/f/saverequiem
This is an important location to a lot of folks, both locally and via Discord, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. Their landlord isn’t upholding their part of the contract agreements
www.gofundme.com/f/saverequiem
Oh joy. Just got hate crimed. Had somebody (suspect next door neighbor) take the pride flag sign off our porch and kick the door.
August 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Oh joy. Just got hate crimed. Had somebody (suspect next door neighbor) take the pride flag sign off our porch and kick the door.
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Necessary tools from the bad old days (or: the smallest taste of why marriage equality matters.)
August 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Necessary tools from the bad old days (or: the smallest taste of why marriage equality matters.)
I am now the proud owner of a Flipper Zero thanks to Hacker Jeopardy at DEF CON.
I also got COVID at DEF CON.
Ya win some, ya lose some.
I also got COVID at DEF CON.
Ya win some, ya lose some.
August 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I am now the proud owner of a Flipper Zero thanks to Hacker Jeopardy at DEF CON.
I also got COVID at DEF CON.
Ya win some, ya lose some.
I also got COVID at DEF CON.
Ya win some, ya lose some.
F off, Microsoft Word. I’m not going to follow your grammar suggestion to leave a dangling preposition in my question.
youtu.be/Q4XCZfkGF8k
youtu.be/Q4XCZfkGF8k
Never end a sentence with a preposition!
YouTube video by Tommy Karate
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
F off, Microsoft Word. I’m not going to follow your grammar suggestion to leave a dangling preposition in my question.
youtu.be/Q4XCZfkGF8k
youtu.be/Q4XCZfkGF8k
Well, guess my hair’s getting thin enough up top that now my scalp sunburns. My dad-hat era begins.
July 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Well, guess my hair’s getting thin enough up top that now my scalp sunburns. My dad-hat era begins.
I used to like the 4th of July. Ignoring all the current political issues, my next-door neighbors fired off mortars for hours after extremely dry weather.
Instead of enjoying fireworks, I comfort my dogs, watch for falling embers, and get a pounding headache after hours of pressure blasts
Instead of enjoying fireworks, I comfort my dogs, watch for falling embers, and get a pounding headache after hours of pressure blasts
July 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I used to like the 4th of July. Ignoring all the current political issues, my next-door neighbors fired off mortars for hours after extremely dry weather.
Instead of enjoying fireworks, I comfort my dogs, watch for falling embers, and get a pounding headache after hours of pressure blasts
Instead of enjoying fireworks, I comfort my dogs, watch for falling embers, and get a pounding headache after hours of pressure blasts
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Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸