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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · 2d

FAIL = First Attempt In Learning

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NSG's Gallery @nsgsgallery.bsky.social · 4d

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · 3d

If you go to sleep 3 minutes and 32 seconds later every night up until Daylight Savings Time, starting tonight, you'll be fully acclimated to the transition.

Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · 14d

A third Blippi (Ben Mayer) had been added to the Blippi-verse late last year.

The Legion of Blippi cannot be stopped.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 15d

BlackRock is in advanced talks to buy utility company AES in a $38 billion deal.

This would be one of the largest ever deals involving a U.S. power corporation.

AES is one of the world's biggest utility companies, generating electricity in 15 countries.

www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

BlackRock's GIP nears $38 billion takeover of utility group AES, FT reports

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is nearing a $38 billion deal, inclusive of debt, to acquire utility group AES , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the matter.

www.reuters.com

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · 15d

A lot of people are talking about federally ran government websites with anti-democrat propaganda blurbs, violating the Hatch Act. I've scraped 1,336 sites and came back with 23 that have this verbiage, along with a notable site that has a notice of anti-DEI court orders.

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Sep 17

If you're interviewing an applicant for a Linux heavy role and they just told you the crontab scheduling order by memory, just stop the interview and offer them the job.

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Phrack Zine @phrack.org · Aug 19

Phrack turns 40.
The digital drop is live.
Download it. Archive it. Pass it on.
💾 www.phrack.org
#phrackat40 #phrack72

Phrack 40th Anniversary ansi art by Harvest

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · Aug 1

live action catbus looking pretty sweet

orange cat lying on floor with square lights reflected on his flank that resembles lit windows

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allie6179 @allie6179.bsky.social · Aug 15

Yay Yay!! It’s Friday!!

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Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · Aug 15

Quiznos? Cosi? Subway? Jimmy John's? Jersey Mike's? Any sub shop I visit from this day forward will be judged not only on the taste & value of its sandwiches, but their weight, velocity, & stability of their wrapping.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · Aug 15

50 cents at Walmart, how could one not cop

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Aug 15

"Dunn’s attorney says he tried to turn himself in, but instead, 20 officers came to his home to arrest him."

Just think about that for a minute.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Aug 15

Subway sandwich guy has been released on his own recognizance.

His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.

Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.

www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DC man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer released from custody

Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive.

www.wusa9.com

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 15

You throw a sandwich at a normal US citizen and nothing happens. You do it to a police officer and a whole taxpayer funded, king ordered gang shows up at your door.

Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 15

I used one of these power banks at Defcon and it did surprisingly well. Only 1 USB C, but it will super fast charge a phone, and it kept my laptop going a bit longer. At $15 each, this is seriously a good deal.

meh.com

2-Pack: Einova 63W 20,000mAh Laptop Power Bank

When You Need It

meh.com

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 13

Added to my list. Thank you!

Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 12

Does anyone have any favorite talks from #defcon33? Videos aren't on YT yet, but I'd like to compile as list as talks are fresh in people's minds.

#defcon

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 11

Oh hey, maybe even a web UI to allow people to submit GIFs or small video clips and turn them into ASCII animations.

Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 11

Any suggestions are welcomed.

TO DO:
* Buy a cool domain name
* Optimize the script so the frames are in 1 file
* Modularize the code
* Let the user change the animation
* Maybe subdomains for different animations
* Better logging
* Release code

STRETCH GOALS:
* Real ASCII art (not just blocks)

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 10

I'm in the process of tweaking syncing to BPM for music. I have something that is surprisingly kind of working.

Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 10

I was in third place in the @johnhammond.bsky.social lookalike contest. I'll have to grow my hair out a bit more for next time.

#defcon #defcon33

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 10

Try it out!

telnet 129.153.197.79

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Fredrik Dahlgren @fegge.bsky.social · Aug 9

Are we AGI yet?

A request for ChatGPT to draw an ASCII art image of a fierce dragon, followed by an image of a happy little blob with snail-like pony tails.

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 9

So fierce.

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Third Place John Hammond @crunkcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 9

I can't speak to the device itself, but the Android app is notorious for not connecting to devices after a while. If you're using the app and it can't connect, stop the app, clear the cache for the app, then start it up again. It should connect to the device automatically upon startup.

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