barsteward
@barsteward.bsky.social
The world’s on fire, so let’s grab some marshmallows and not take everything so seriously. #UK based, working in hardware security hacking. Into #Infosec, #Standup #Comedy, and bad puns.
Twitter: @barsteward
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barsteward
@barsteward.bsky.social
· May 18
You should never* judge people based upon the colour of their skin.
*Except for those orange-skinned spray-tan motherfuckers. In nature, colour is often used as a warning to others to keep their distance; heed that warning ⚠️
*Except for those orange-skinned spray-tan motherfuckers. In nature, colour is often used as a warning to others to keep their distance; heed that warning ⚠️
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EFF teamed up with AV Comparatives to see how well anti-virus apps detect stalkerware on Android phones.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
EFF teamed up with AV Comparatives to see how well anti-virus apps detect stalkerware on Android phones.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Name a black and white film.
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Name a black and white film.
Chew on some biltong and you’ll be fine. Enjoy your trip!
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chew on some biltong and you’ll be fine. Enjoy your trip!
Stay there and shut up then (unless it’s bedtime). You’ll have to do everything by text!
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Stay there and shut up then (unless it’s bedtime). You’ll have to do everything by text!
Have you sent Adobe the $284.94 invoice for your admin fee to handle your cancellation of their illegal cancellation fee?
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Have you sent Adobe the $284.94 invoice for your admin fee to handle your cancellation of their illegal cancellation fee?
@mcbazza.com Is your cough improving yet?
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
@mcbazza.com Is your cough improving yet?
I have fought LKAS and won on multiple occasions. I had an XC90 loaner for a couple of weeks that was insistent that I must drive through large puddles and over every drain cover.
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I have fought LKAS and won on multiple occasions. I had an XC90 loaner for a couple of weeks that was insistent that I must drive through large puddles and over every drain cover.
Well, they disabled my (working) front radar sensors in an OTA update in favour of only having to develop for vision inputs from a low resolution camera 🤷♂️
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Well, they disabled my (working) front radar sensors in an OTA update in favour of only having to develop for vision inputs from a low resolution camera 🤷♂️
“Your safety package subscription is due for renewal, please verify that your credit card details are correct to have continued access to the airbag, Seatbelt Restraint System, and Antilock Braking System.”
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
“Your safety package subscription is due for renewal, please verify that your credit card details are correct to have continued access to the airbag, Seatbelt Restraint System, and Antilock Braking System.”
A mother shouldn’t be encouraging her son to do that, especially not when he’s 25 years old.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A mother shouldn’t be encouraging her son to do that, especially not when he’s 25 years old.
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
Our HR department doesn’t want to be accused of gender discrimination, which is why their corporate communication about International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day are both equally as cringeworthy as their rainbow-washing for Pride Month.
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Our HR department doesn’t want to be accused of gender discrimination, which is why their corporate communication about International Women’s Day and International Men’s Day are both equally as cringeworthy as their rainbow-washing for Pride Month.
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Me: Yay, it’s Cancel Adobe Day! Let’s go cancel Adobe, let’s do it a day early just to be sure!
Adobe: Nah fuck you, we auto-renewed you in advance.
I hope every single person at Adobe trips on uneven pavement and lands face-first in the biggest pile of dog crap in history. Then gets up & repeats.
Adobe: Nah fuck you, we auto-renewed you in advance.
I hope every single person at Adobe trips on uneven pavement and lands face-first in the biggest pile of dog crap in history. Then gets up & repeats.
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Me: Yay, it’s Cancel Adobe Day! Let’s go cancel Adobe, let’s do it a day early just to be sure!
Adobe: Nah fuck you, we auto-renewed you in advance.
I hope every single person at Adobe trips on uneven pavement and lands face-first in the biggest pile of dog crap in history. Then gets up & repeats.
Adobe: Nah fuck you, we auto-renewed you in advance.
I hope every single person at Adobe trips on uneven pavement and lands face-first in the biggest pile of dog crap in history. Then gets up & repeats.
I’m afraid that the business solution will be to check the vibe app’s security by using another flawed AI system, and to detect exploitation similarly.
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I’m afraid that the business solution will be to check the vibe app’s security by using another flawed AI system, and to detect exploitation similarly.
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⚙️ Swift progress on embedded Swift, for memory-safe, fast code in resource-constrained environments. The latest updates are coming to Swift 6.3, and you can read more here: www.swift.org/blog/embedde... #IoT
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
⚙️ Swift progress on embedded Swift, for memory-safe, fast code in resource-constrained environments. The latest updates are coming to Swift 6.3, and you can read more here: www.swift.org/blog/embedde... #IoT
I’m sure he’ll tell the courts that it’s the one which has helped him to amend his ways, and to forgive himself (as he hopes others will).
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’m sure he’ll tell the courts that it’s the one which has helped him to amend his ways, and to forgive himself (as he hopes others will).
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Labour are like the world's laziest colonialists. 'No, you come here and THEN we'll take all your gold and jewellery.'
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Labour are like the world's laziest colonialists. 'No, you come here and THEN we'll take all your gold and jewellery.'
Now that Russell Brand has found God, does it decrease or increase his risk to others?
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...
Russell Brand carries out ‘baptisms’ in penguin enclosure
Russell Brand, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault, claimed to have found God after he was baptised by Bear Grylls in the River Thames
www.thetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Now that Russell Brand has found God, does it decrease or increase his risk to others?
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...
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anyone have the detail of this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... flipper zero's wifi pinapples, proxmarks could all fall foul of this legislation if its not carefully written
Keyless car theft devices selling online for £20,000, BBC finds
It is not illegal currently to own the gadgets but the government has promised to ban them.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
anyone have the detail of this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... flipper zero's wifi pinapples, proxmarks could all fall foul of this legislation if its not carefully written
They say that when a loved one has dementia you lose them many times over the years. We first lost Dad when he married an irrational psycho bitch 20+ years ago, but that was way before the dementia.
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
They say that when a loved one has dementia you lose them many times over the years. We first lost Dad when he married an irrational psycho bitch 20+ years ago, but that was way before the dementia.
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I hated AI before it was cool.
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I hated AI before it was cool.
It was a tough week, but we got through it…
Wait, what? Only Tuesday?
Wait, what? Only Tuesday?
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It was a tough week, but we got through it…
Wait, what? Only Tuesday?
Wait, what? Only Tuesday?
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I DEMAND Panorama IMMEDIATELY produces a documentary showing Kamala Harris not instigating a violent riot, not sexually assaulting anyone, or getting fined for denying it, or being found guilty of business fraud, or f*cking a porn star AND accepting the result of an election.
You know. For balance.
You know. For balance.
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I DEMAND Panorama IMMEDIATELY produces a documentary showing Kamala Harris not instigating a violent riot, not sexually assaulting anyone, or getting fined for denying it, or being found guilty of business fraud, or f*cking a porn star AND accepting the result of an election.
You know. For balance.
You know. For balance.