Robert Hafner
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Robert Hafner
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· May 14
It's really amazing what LLMs and MCP have managed to accomplish in such short time. After all of these decades we've finally found a way to make computers vulnerable to social engineering.
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“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Some of the best developers I've worked with came from schools you've never heard of or were self taught.
it would have been crazier if the name-brand effect continued, tbh. I went to UMaine, and the education I got there (modulo the hilarious operating systems class) was absolutely competitive with what I’ve seen come out of the big-name schools
the people already shipping have a real differentiator
the people already shipping have a real differentiator
Page One, @latimes.com
“.. Stanford computer-science graduates are struggling to find entry-level jobs. I think that’s crazy.” 👀
“.. Stanford computer-science graduates are struggling to find entry-level jobs. I think that’s crazy.” 👀
December 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some of the best developers I've worked with came from schools you've never heard of or were self taught.
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Racism costs them money. They pay to do this. 🤷🏿♂️
Now they're facing RICO charges? Was it worth it?
Now they're facing RICO charges? Was it worth it?
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Racism costs them money. They pay to do this. 🤷🏿♂️
Now they're facing RICO charges? Was it worth it?
Now they're facing RICO charges? Was it worth it?
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Blog post by Ariadne Conill of the Alpine Linux and Wayback projects:
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
I want you to understand
I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time.
I want you to understand the threat to doctor-patient confidentiality. In June, the Department of Justice began targeting c...
ariadne.space
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Blog post by Ariadne Conill of the Alpine Linux and Wayback projects:
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
I don't care about Part 4, I'm kind of over it all and would appreciate some new main characters please.
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don't care about Part 4, I'm kind of over it all and would appreciate some new main characters please.
I've been dreading going out to shovel all the snow, but one of our neighbors got a new snowblower and just walked down the street and back with it clearing the whole sidewalk. I love this neighborhood.
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I've been dreading going out to shovel all the snow, but one of our neighbors got a new snowblower and just walked down the street and back with it clearing the whole sidewalk. I love this neighborhood.
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And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
This was up for almost an hour on hacker news before the libertarian overlords took it down. It seems like no one wants to talk about or hear about what is happening in Chicago (besides a large number of independent journalists and community members in Chicago itself).
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I Want You to Understand Chicago
aphyr.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This was up for almost an hour on hacker news before the libertarian overlords took it down. It seems like no one wants to talk about or hear about what is happening in Chicago (besides a large number of independent journalists and community members in Chicago itself).
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
The oligarchs are just robber barons at this point
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The oligarchs are just robber barons at this point
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There are services which depend on us-east-1 even if everything else is in another region. DynamoDB global tables went down. IAM globally failed. Lots of people had no idea they were relying on the region because AWS doesn't exact make it clear how their "global" services work.
October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There are services which depend on us-east-1 even if everything else is in another region. DynamoDB global tables went down. IAM globally failed. Lots of people had no idea they were relying on the region because AWS doesn't exact make it clear how their "global" services work.
Personally, knowing what I do about the world, I'm surprised the entire internet doesn't crash more often
October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Personally, knowing what I do about the world, I'm surprised the entire internet doesn't crash more often
The state police are actively assisting ICE and freeing up the resources needed to let ICE continue with their terror campaign.
I tried calling Pritzker's office but no one there was picking up.
I tried calling Pritzker's office but no one there was picking up.
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The state police are actively assisting ICE and freeing up the resources needed to let ICE continue with their terror campaign.
I tried calling Pritzker's office but no one there was picking up.
I tried calling Pritzker's office but no one there was picking up.
I live in Chicago, and it's becoming more and more of a military occupation every day.
Developing: per photographer Matthew Kaplan and others on scene, neighbors are currently facing dozens of Border Patrol agents on the east side. Feds have been all over the area, some kidnappings confirmed. Saw one gas canister deployed on FB live earlier.
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I live in Chicago, and it's becoming more and more of a military occupation every day.
Just a regular reminder that there is no ethical way to use the AI models created by Facebook.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Just a regular reminder that there is no ethical way to use the AI models created by Facebook.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The law is not a guide to ethics. Law often sanctions, even demands, unjust violence against others and oneself. Under fascism, it becomes unavoidably obvious to any honest actor that genuine ethics requires law-breaking in defense of one’s neighbors and of a fundamental right to difference.
October 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The law is not a guide to ethics. Law often sanctions, even demands, unjust violence against others and oneself. Under fascism, it becomes unavoidably obvious to any honest actor that genuine ethics requires law-breaking in defense of one’s neighbors and of a fundamental right to difference.
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Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
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The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
October 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
I live in Chicago. The streets were safer before the thugs showed up.
Rep. Riley Moore: "I think the actual residents of Washington DC are very happy with the outcome. And I think the actual residents of Chicago and our other great cities here in America would actually like to have safe streets and not people murdered every night."
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I live in Chicago. The streets were safer before the thugs showed up.
I'm watching the press conference with Supt. Snelling (Chicago head of police), and wow this guy might as well just join the Trump administration.
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'm watching the press conference with Supt. Snelling (Chicago head of police), and wow this guy might as well just join the Trump administration.
The admins of this site are out of their freaking minds. They've also shown that their claims of decentralization are a joke, and that they can ban people from the entire network with no repercussions. They really should rename "Trust and Safety" to "Lies and Bigotry".
Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.
His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.
Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.
Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
October 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The admins of this site are out of their freaking minds. They've also shown that their claims of decentralization are a joke, and that they can ban people from the entire network with no repercussions. They really should rename "Trust and Safety" to "Lies and Bigotry".
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People keep waiting for "the thing," some kind of bright line that makes it all clear. There's already blood in the water. Clarity isn't coming anytime soon.
October 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
People keep waiting for "the thing," some kind of bright line that makes it all clear. There's already blood in the water. Clarity isn't coming anytime soon.
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Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?
October 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?
Every one of these thugs needs to be locked up.
“Fuck them kids.”
That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Every one of these thugs needs to be locked up.