Todd Ropog
@ropog.bsky.social
software-dev💻 board-gamer♟️ astrophile🔭 kent-state-alum 🎓 pancake-addict 🥞 maple-syrup-aficionado 🍁
uswnt🇺🇸 nwsl⚽️ washington-spirit💛🖤
uswnt🇺🇸 nwsl⚽️ washington-spirit💛🖤
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See, it's this shit. That bitlocker service is so convenient for the average user, like all the android backups, and apple vault, and they just go fuck us with it. It would be so much cooler to use these features.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/surrender_as_a_service_microsoft/ […]
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/surrender_as_a_service_microsoft/ […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 AM
See, it's this shit. That bitlocker service is so convenient for the average user, like all the android backups, and apple vault, and they just go fuck us with it. It would be so much cooler to use these features.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/surrender_as_a_service_microsoft/ […]
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/surrender_as_a_service_microsoft/ […]
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It'll be a cold day on Venus before I ever shop again Target again.
More info:
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
More info:
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
January 24, 2026 at 2:48 AM
It'll be a cold day on Venus before I ever shop again Target again.
More info:
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
More info:
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
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The good news is I left myself appropriate instructions in the repo's readme (and the GPG notes I took for this blog post from last year blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/signin... ). So it was ultimately painless.
(Said blog post could now receive a sequel potentially...)
(Said blog post could now receive a sequel potentially...)
Signing Git Commits
Mark commits you make locally as Verified in GitHub by using GPG to sign the commits you make.
blog.nimblepros.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The good news is I left myself appropriate instructions in the repo's readme (and the GPG notes I took for this blog post from last year blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/signin... ). So it was ultimately painless.
(Said blog post could now receive a sequel potentially...)
(Said blog post could now receive a sequel potentially...)
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Dr. West was a student of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter, UVA’s first Black woman graduate, and I got to know Dr. West in my time researching Dr. Hunter. If you ever use GPS, thank this amazing woman!
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95.
Gladys West, mathematician whose work made GPS possible, dies at 95
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95.
www.wtvr.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Dr. West was a student of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter, UVA’s first Black woman graduate, and I got to know Dr. West in my time researching Dr. Hunter. If you ever use GPS, thank this amazing woman!
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I'll say this very satisfying to watch.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work here:
ice.0x0.boo
It's a tracker for the number of blocks. They're averaging about 200/minute right now. 🤣
ice.0x0.boo
It's a tracker for the number of blocks. They're averaging about 200/minute right now. 🤣
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I'll say this very satisfying to watch.
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Dang. This is better than what I wrote.
Few individuals have had such a colossal & deleterious impact on the cultural psyche as the recently-departed Erich von Däniken. While he was not alone in fusing aliens into our conception of the distant human past, he was perhaps the most successful & the most harmful in doing so.
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Dang. This is better than what I wrote.
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wrote about the nwsl’s odd business decision to stop caring about soccer
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
who cares about soccer
in nwsl leadership? no one, it seems
btvc.beehiiv.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
wrote about the nwsl’s odd business decision to stop caring about soccer
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
btvc.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-... #nwsl #woso
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The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
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A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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CodeMash On-Air: 🚨 100% Digital. 0% Humidity.
Introducing CodeMash On-Air! Get live access to 5 pre-selected sessions + bonus content on Friday, Jan 16, PLUS the recordings to watch anytime.
Introducing CodeMash On-Air! Get live access to 5 pre-selected sessions + bonus content on Friday, Jan 16, PLUS the recordings to watch anytime.
January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
CodeMash On-Air: 🚨 100% Digital. 0% Humidity.
Introducing CodeMash On-Air! Get live access to 5 pre-selected sessions + bonus content on Friday, Jan 16, PLUS the recordings to watch anytime.
Introducing CodeMash On-Air! Get live access to 5 pre-selected sessions + bonus content on Friday, Jan 16, PLUS the recordings to watch anytime.
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Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
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every person pushing AI fundamentally believes that they, personally, are superior to AI, but that AI is superior to each one of the rest of us
December 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
every person pushing AI fundamentally believes that they, personally, are superior to AI, but that AI is superior to each one of the rest of us
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What's everyone's favourite heist movie? We are on a tear. We have watched the oceans movies, and now you see me series, and a couple of older fun ones.
What's next?
What's next?
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
What's everyone's favourite heist movie? We are on a tear. We have watched the oceans movies, and now you see me series, and a couple of older fun ones.
What's next?
What's next?
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Follow along a disabled journalist for a day at the NWSL Championship!
Stick around for Midge Purce and her championship cigar.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yVsXNJ/
Stick around for Midge Purce and her championship cigar.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yVsXNJ/
Follow along a disabled journalist for a day at the NWSL Championship! Stick around for Midge Purce and her championship cigar. #NWSL #disabledtiktok #wheelchairuser #nwslchampionship
TikTok video by itslesleyryder
www.tiktok.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Follow along a disabled journalist for a day at the NWSL Championship!
Stick around for Midge Purce and her championship cigar.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yVsXNJ/
Stick around for Midge Purce and her championship cigar.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yVsXNJ/
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
share.google
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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Cori Close is right to be disappointed in the lack of media coverage yesterday.
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cori Close is right to be disappointed in the lack of media coverage yesterday.
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
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Merry Christmas to everyone in the world who is Christian, and to others who celebrate it — just for the heaven of it.
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone in the world who is Christian, and to others who celebrate it — just for the heaven of it.
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
As for the rest of everybody, including Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Animists, & Jews, Happy Thursday!
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Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Kwanzaa Facts
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Kwanzaa Facts
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
1. Kwanzaa is a made up holiday.
2. So is every other holiday.
3. Anyone can celebrate Kwanzaa.
4. It was created by Black, (mostly American and Christian*) people in the 1970s to celebrate Black history and the influence of African culture in the African diaspora and to assert […]
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**Solstice**
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
**Solstice**
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
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ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Happy Impeachment #1 Day to all who celebrate! 🎊
December 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy Impeachment #1 Day to all who celebrate! 🎊