Gary Longsine 📱
@arbiteriapetus.bsky.social
Liberal science is how we discover what's true, and what's not. Information security *is* national security. Free Birdseed podcast, for people who make software. InfoSec NatSec
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A Simple Tuneup for Your Cybersecurity
Every organization, every system, every network, device, and person is under cyber attack from everywhere all the time.
These easy, free tips will help you improve your information security.
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Every organization, every system, every network, device, and person is under cyber attack from everywhere all the time.
These easy, free tips will help you improve your information security.
You can do this.
Share and "like" this post to help others.
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Trump claims no murders in D.C. for the last six months at the Turkey pardon.
There have been 56.
There have been 56.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trump claims no murders in D.C. for the last six months at the Turkey pardon.
There have been 56.
There have been 56.
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There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
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I hate that like the internet has nuked people's brains, I saw someone bitching about "why is the President ALWAYS! like 90!"
Obama was in his 40s, so was Bill Clinton, W was 54, just in the last 10 years have Presidents been old (and people could have voted for the 59 year old)
Obama was in his 40s, so was Bill Clinton, W was 54, just in the last 10 years have Presidents been old (and people could have voted for the 59 year old)
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I hate that like the internet has nuked people's brains, I saw someone bitching about "why is the President ALWAYS! like 90!"
Obama was in his 40s, so was Bill Clinton, W was 54, just in the last 10 years have Presidents been old (and people could have voted for the 59 year old)
Obama was in his 40s, so was Bill Clinton, W was 54, just in the last 10 years have Presidents been old (and people could have voted for the 59 year old)
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Maybe the next generation will set its sights on solving systemic problems instead of “My burrito is at a restaurant, but I’m all cozy here so, can a guy with a medical degree from another country bring it to me.” We’ve got that covered, and then some.
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Maybe the next generation will set its sights on solving systemic problems instead of “My burrito is at a restaurant, but I’m all cozy here so, can a guy with a medical degree from another country bring it to me.” We’ve got that covered, and then some.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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January 6th was sedition.
Mark Kelly’s words were about patriotism and courage.
Mark Kelly’s words were about patriotism and courage.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
January 6th was sedition.
Mark Kelly’s words were about patriotism and courage.
Mark Kelly’s words were about patriotism and courage.
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Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
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I have imaged objects that formed outside our solar system and objects that formed inside it. Comet 3I/Atlas is the first one I have imaged that formed outside our solar system and currently inside ours! You can even see a tiny tail on this interstellar tadpole! Details in ALT. #astrophotography
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I have imaged objects that formed outside our solar system and objects that formed inside it. Comet 3I/Atlas is the first one I have imaged that formed outside our solar system and currently inside ours! You can even see a tiny tail on this interstellar tadpole! Details in ALT. #astrophotography
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Good morning Bluesky. Dawn Redwood. Edwards Gardens, Toronto, Ontario.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good morning Bluesky. Dawn Redwood. Edwards Gardens, Toronto, Ontario.
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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New research finds evidence of evolutionary fitness benefits of intergroup violence in chimps--one of our closest ancestors.
After killing many of their neighbors and reducing their collective strength, chimpanzees may have insulated their infants against this threat.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
After killing many of their neighbors and reducing their collective strength, chimpanzees may have insulated their infants against this threat.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New research finds evidence of evolutionary fitness benefits of intergroup violence in chimps--one of our closest ancestors.
After killing many of their neighbors and reducing their collective strength, chimpanzees may have insulated their infants against this threat.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
After killing many of their neighbors and reducing their collective strength, chimpanzees may have insulated their infants against this threat.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The London Economic: Right-wing X accounts exposed through new location feature
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/right-w...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/right-w...
Right-wing X accounts exposed through new location feature
A number of right-wing and Reform-supporting accounts on X have been exposed after the platform introduced a new location feature.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The London Economic: Right-wing X accounts exposed through new location feature
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/right-w...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/right-w...
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Only 16% of Trump voters support Ukraine making territorial concessions to Russia and 72% are in favor of selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, according to a new poll by The Vandenberg Coalition.
72% of Trump voters also believe the US should help Ukraine and hold Russia accountable.
72% of Trump voters also believe the US should help Ukraine and hold Russia accountable.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Only 16% of Trump voters support Ukraine making territorial concessions to Russia and 72% are in favor of selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, according to a new poll by The Vandenberg Coalition.
72% of Trump voters also believe the US should help Ukraine and hold Russia accountable.
72% of Trump voters also believe the US should help Ukraine and hold Russia accountable.
Bronze Thread of the Day 🥉
You meet the users where they are to stop them doing the stupidest shit imaginable.
You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable
Who knows if I saved the firm
You have no idea how much this paid off. The number of infected media players people downloaded in the age before Windows Media Player had more than three codecs is unimaginable
Who knows if I saved the firm
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bronze Thread of the Day 🥉
Silver Thread of the Day 🥈
If one of the Muslim countries that have a travel-based economy bans an extremist or terrorist group, we need to be looking at that seriously.
It’s not because they’re Islamophobic; we have to be able to talk about this stuff.
It’s not because they’re Islamophobic; we have to be able to talk about this stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Silver Thread of the Day 🥈
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Hundreds of judges in lower courts have urged lawmakers for months to set aside more money for their safety amid a surge in threats of violence.
This has fueled perceptions that the Trump administration has politicized judicial security, former judges say.
This has fueled perceptions that the Trump administration has politicized judicial security, former judges say.
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court got new security funds
Judiciary officials had asked lawmakers for an additional $142 million for security for lower federal courts, a 19 percent increase.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hundreds of judges in lower courts have urged lawmakers for months to set aside more money for their safety amid a surge in threats of violence.
This has fueled perceptions that the Trump administration has politicized judicial security, former judges say.
This has fueled perceptions that the Trump administration has politicized judicial security, former judges say.
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This is what I said about Dr. Bedard’s December 2024 piece when it came out.
“I'm disgusted by all of the "RFK Jr. might ashually have good ideas except for vaccines" hot takes. Being an anti-vaxxer is disqualifying for any leadership role related to healthcare”.
“I'm disgusted by all of the "RFK Jr. might ashually have good ideas except for vaccines" hot takes. Being an anti-vaxxer is disqualifying for any leadership role related to healthcare”.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is what I said about Dr. Bedard’s December 2024 piece when it came out.
“I'm disgusted by all of the "RFK Jr. might ashually have good ideas except for vaccines" hot takes. Being an anti-vaxxer is disqualifying for any leadership role related to healthcare”.
“I'm disgusted by all of the "RFK Jr. might ashually have good ideas except for vaccines" hot takes. Being an anti-vaxxer is disqualifying for any leadership role related to healthcare”.
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Word of the Day: Stagflation. So "stag-" is stagnation. That's when the economy slows, sometimes when it goes backward... there's roughly a 1 in 3 chance of a recession over the next year... "-flation" is inflation., and inflation currently has remained stubbornly high"
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Word of the Day: Stagflation. So "stag-" is stagnation. That's when the economy slows, sometimes when it goes backward... there's roughly a 1 in 3 chance of a recession over the next year... "-flation" is inflation., and inflation currently has remained stubbornly high"
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Good to see the U.S. and Ukraine agree to a joint peace plan. However, this plan is irrelevant.
Russia never proposed a legitimate plan. The 28 point “Dim-Witt” plan was an influence operation rather than a plan for a just and lasting peace.
Russia never proposed a legitimate plan. The 28 point “Dim-Witt” plan was an influence operation rather than a plan for a just and lasting peace.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
“Because it relies on Accessibility Service logging rather than network interception, the malware can read everything that appears on screen—including contacts, full conversation threads, and the content of incoming and outgoing messages—in real time.”
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
Hackers Bypass Signal, Telegram And WhatsApp Encryption To Read Messages
How private and secure are your end-to-end encrypted instant messages? Not so much when Sturnus attacks.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“Because it relies on Accessibility Service logging rather than network interception, the malware can read everything that appears on screen—including contacts, full conversation threads, and the content of incoming and outgoing messages—in real time.”
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
Russia runs both sides of the table, so people will find a bunch of “Resist” accounts on X/Twitter, based in Russia, if they look.
xkcd.com/2228/
xkcd.com/2228/
Machine Learning Captcha
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Russia runs both sides of the table, so people will find a bunch of “Resist” accounts on X/Twitter, based in Russia, if they look.
xkcd.com/2228/
xkcd.com/2228/
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Research from Anthropic reveals that when Claude is taught to cheat in one area—such as reward hacking in coding exercises—it becomes broadly dishonest and malicious across unrelated tasks cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl...
New research finds that Claude breaks bad if you teach it to cheat
A new paper from Anthropic found that teaching Claude how to reward hack coding tasks caused the model to become less honest in other areas.
cyberscoop.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Research from Anthropic reveals that when Claude is taught to cheat in one area—such as reward hacking in coding exercises—it becomes broadly dishonest and malicious across unrelated tasks cyberscoop.com/anthropic-cl...