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Rob Rothwell
@rothwell.bsky.social
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ICS/OT security nerd in Scotland. Breaking computers in new ways since the age of 7. Often grumpy about the state of the world.
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Garbage in, garbage out!
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Photo of a brown lop cross rabbit with white chest. He is lying in the shade on paving slabs.
July 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Apparently running is good for me 🥵
Photo of Rob bright red and dripping with sweat. Standing outside on a nice day
July 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Gorgeous day for the Scottish Cup victory parade in Aberdeen!
May 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Bryan Adams can still put on a good show!
May 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Drone powered boxing gloves at a gig. Wheres my RF jammer when I need it 🤪
A large silver boxing gloves flying across the crowd at an indoor gig
May 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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This is the only good use for Copilot in MS Word that I've found
Screenshot of the Copilot sidebar from MS Word. The first and only prompt is "how do i disable copilot in MS Word". Copilot then responds with instructions on how to do so.
May 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Given the current trend for big companies to brown nose Trump by dropping anything lgbtq+ or DEI related, it's refreshing to walk into the lego shop and see this front and centre

#EveryoneIsAwesome
Photo of lego set 40516 showing mini figures in the lgbtq+ rainbow
February 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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This is odd. It would cost me *more* to drop some features to the "lower cost" version
Microsoft Family 365 subscription options page: Currently on M365 Family (with AI) for £73.49/year. The "lower cost without AI" option M365 Family Classic is mor expensive at £79.99/year
January 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Well this is a good start to the day! I'll get FTTP probably in the next couple of years.
An email from Openreach saying that my house has been added to Fibre to the Premises installation plans. No date yet. The email has a header picture of a teen boy with cool hair celebrating
January 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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I may get into trouble for this one
Before & after pic of a bottle of chocolate wine & two chocolate oranges, then wrapped up to look like a large dildo
December 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Woo, I PASSED #CISSP this morning!! Great way to end the year. The 1000 page textbook can migrate to a bookcase, and after 10 years of working in cyber security I finally have a grown up cert to show I know something 😂
Email from ISC2 congratulating me on passing the CISSP exam
December 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Good advice
A sign: "Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it" - unknown
December 7, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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Yeah it's fair to say I'm not a fan of this one. It's creepy, and way too useful for phishy stuff.

#infosec #fail
A Twitter post and quote-tweet. Orginal is from TechCrunch: Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings. Quote by "The North Korean Computer Emergency Response Team" saying Thank you Microsoft. Your accessibility software will help bridge the Pyongyang's greatest talent with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 9:15 AM
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It certainly could
Output from a copilot AI prompt: Sure, here’s a poem inspired by the precision and beauty of an atomic clock: The Heartbeat of Time In the silence of the night, it ticks, An atomic clock, with secrets it keeps. Each second, a whisper, precise and clear, Marking moments, far and near. Invisible hands, they never tire, Fueled by cesium’s steady fire. A dance of atoms, in perfect sync, Time’s true essence, on the brink. No sun or moon to guide its way, Yet it knows the night from day. A guardian of time, steadfast and true, In its rhythm, the world renews. From the depths of space to the heart of man, It measures life, in its silent span. A testament to human quest, For precision, in our endless test. So let us marvel, at its grace, This clock that holds time’s embrace. In every tick, a story told, Of moments fleeting, yet so bold.
November 19, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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Well this customer can think of one improvement for sure!
Email snippet: Hi $(CustomerFirstName), We’re always looking for ways to improve what we offer our customers
November 18, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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You can't make this shit up!!!

Being a TV presenter is such great experience to be the defense secretary of the biggest fucking miltiary in the world /s
Headline: Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk to 'efficiency' role and Fox New host as defence secretary
November 13, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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It's the leaning tower of pizza!
Photo of an office kitchen with a wonky stack of over 20 pizza boxes
November 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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Some things may look easy enough on YouTube but are damn hard in practice. Fixing car paintwork is definitely one of them!
Photo of a white car, under a gazebo, wrapped in plastic sheeting to be painted at home
November 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM