EdVoncken
@edvoncken.net
Open Source, InfraCoding, DevOps, Cats, Electronics, Linux, CISSP, RHCE, Ex-RHCA, PC4ED, RetroComputing, Acorn BBC-B, BBQ
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About me: I'm an election security expert with two decades of experience. I've led comprehensive security assessments on behalf of states of their voting tech. I've testified in congress several times about election vulnerabilities. I run a major election security conference.
The claims are BS.
The claims are BS.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
About me: I'm an election security expert with two decades of experience. I've led comprehensive security assessments on behalf of states of their voting tech. I've testified in congress several times about election vulnerabilities. I run a major election security conference.
The claims are BS.
The claims are BS.
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I made a Bsky content manager site because of Requests and I wanted it. You can:
• import your history
• search w keywords, dates, # of likes, replies ...
• find, delete, or export things individually or in bulk
• download official backup (.CAR)
• some basic stats :)
I CANNOT RETRIEVE YOUR DATA
• import your history
• search w keywords, dates, # of likes, replies ...
• find, delete, or export things individually or in bulk
• download official backup (.CAR)
• some basic stats :)
I CANNOT RETRIEVE YOUR DATA
Skymarshal - Bluesky Content Manager
Search, filter, and manage your Bluesky posts, replies, likes, and reposts. Delete unwanted content in bulk or individually. Export your data as CSV or CAR backups.
dr.eamer.dev
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I made a Bsky content manager site because of Requests and I wanted it. You can:
• import your history
• search w keywords, dates, # of likes, replies ...
• find, delete, or export things individually or in bulk
• download official backup (.CAR)
• some basic stats :)
I CANNOT RETRIEVE YOUR DATA
• import your history
• search w keywords, dates, # of likes, replies ...
• find, delete, or export things individually or in bulk
• download official backup (.CAR)
• some basic stats :)
I CANNOT RETRIEVE YOUR DATA
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
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Every day it feels more and more like a zombie apocalypse over on LinkedIn, in which you start a conversation with someone who you hope is an ordinary person and then a couple of turns in discover that they have surrendered their brains to the "AI" mass delusion.
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every day it feels more and more like a zombie apocalypse over on LinkedIn, in which you start a conversation with someone who you hope is an ordinary person and then a couple of turns in discover that they have surrendered their brains to the "AI" mass delusion.
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THREAD.
Some thoughts on moving a subscriber list away from Substack - for various reasons, some political, some personal, some about not wanting to give part of my income to venture capitalists - and something very very strange (and a little scary) that has happened as a result of it...
Some thoughts on moving a subscriber list away from Substack - for various reasons, some political, some personal, some about not wanting to give part of my income to venture capitalists - and something very very strange (and a little scary) that has happened as a result of it...
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
THREAD.
Some thoughts on moving a subscriber list away from Substack - for various reasons, some political, some personal, some about not wanting to give part of my income to venture capitalists - and something very very strange (and a little scary) that has happened as a result of it...
Some thoughts on moving a subscriber list away from Substack - for various reasons, some political, some personal, some about not wanting to give part of my income to venture capitalists - and something very very strange (and a little scary) that has happened as a result of it...
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The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
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if knowingly starving millions of americans while he builds a gilded ballroom isn't cause for revolution then i'm not sure what is
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
if knowingly starving millions of americans while he builds a gilded ballroom isn't cause for revolution then i'm not sure what is
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
So, the #PhilipsHUE app just forced me to read and accept dozens of pages full of legalese, just to control MY lights that I bought with MY MONEY. They are altering the conditions after the sale. OK, off to the #boycott list with you then. Customer-hostile arseholes.
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
So, the #PhilipsHUE app just forced me to read and accept dozens of pages full of legalese, just to control MY lights that I bought with MY MONEY. They are altering the conditions after the sale. OK, off to the #boycott list with you then. Customer-hostile arseholes.
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Here are some of the scary jack o'lanterns I've made for our cats over the years. First: the cone.
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Here are some of the scary jack o'lanterns I've made for our cats over the years. First: the cone.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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Happy National Black Cat Day to everyone except this disastrously unprofessional model at the shelter today who would not hold still. 😠
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy National Black Cat Day to everyone except this disastrously unprofessional model at the shelter today who would not hold still. 😠
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from the spooky tutorial series: how to draw vampurr 🦇
and a little friendly reminder vampurr plushie will only be available until the end of this week, don’t miss it!
www.makeship.com/products/vam...
and a little friendly reminder vampurr plushie will only be available until the end of this week, don’t miss it!
www.makeship.com/products/vam...
October 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
from the spooky tutorial series: how to draw vampurr 🦇
and a little friendly reminder vampurr plushie will only be available until the end of this week, don’t miss it!
www.makeship.com/products/vam...
and a little friendly reminder vampurr plushie will only be available until the end of this week, don’t miss it!
www.makeship.com/products/vam...
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit Balıkesir, Turkey.
October 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit Balıkesir, Turkey.
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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This is pretty true of a lot of American immigrant cuisines actually
February 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is pretty true of a lot of American immigrant cuisines actually
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"There is a clear mental health crisis going on in the Oval Office right now. He is detached from reality. Every politician and pundit, every journalist...knows this. It should be the biggest story in our media. But, shamefully, it isn’t."
Me for 'First Draft':
Me for 'First Draft':
👑 The Madness of King Donald
Mehdi's Monday morning roundup of an increasingly unhinged US president, a new pro-Palestine Irish president, the big Mamdani/AOC/Bernie rally in Queens, and Gavin Newsom's 2028 plans.
zeteo.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"There is a clear mental health crisis going on in the Oval Office right now. He is detached from reality. Every politician and pundit, every journalist...knows this. It should be the biggest story in our media. But, shamefully, it isn’t."
Me for 'First Draft':
Me for 'First Draft':
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Als je ziet wat er allemaal in de VS gebeurd is de afgelopen tijd, en voor de Nederlandse verkiezingen overweeg je nog steeds te stemmen op een partij die de Grondwet als een set optionele regels beschouwt (de meeste partijen, ughgghh), dan ben je niet goed bij je hoofd, of gewoon kwaadaardig.
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Als je ziet wat er allemaal in de VS gebeurd is de afgelopen tijd, en voor de Nederlandse verkiezingen overweeg je nog steeds te stemmen op een partij die de Grondwet als een set optionele regels beschouwt (de meeste partijen, ughgghh), dan ben je niet goed bij je hoofd, of gewoon kwaadaardig.
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De “boze burger” is niet boos omdat hij het slecht heeft. Hij is boos gemaakt door algoritmes die zijn donkerste gevoelens lijken te bevestigen, en waar extreemrechtse politici vervolgens weer op inspelen.
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
De “boze burger” is niet boos omdat hij het slecht heeft. Hij is boos gemaakt door algoritmes die zijn donkerste gevoelens lijken te bevestigen, en waar extreemrechtse politici vervolgens weer op inspelen.
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I know what all you Blueskyers want: a 🧵 about guns!
Ok, a 🧵 specifically about the cosmetic modifications done to many Western movie guns to make one model of gun look like another & the historical reasons behind those changes.
If you're not into Western minutiae you might want to turn back now
Ok, a 🧵 specifically about the cosmetic modifications done to many Western movie guns to make one model of gun look like another & the historical reasons behind those changes.
If you're not into Western minutiae you might want to turn back now
October 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I know what all you Blueskyers want: a 🧵 about guns!
Ok, a 🧵 specifically about the cosmetic modifications done to many Western movie guns to make one model of gun look like another & the historical reasons behind those changes.
If you're not into Western minutiae you might want to turn back now
Ok, a 🧵 specifically about the cosmetic modifications done to many Western movie guns to make one model of gun look like another & the historical reasons behind those changes.
If you're not into Western minutiae you might want to turn back now
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Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day
Make it your goal to be the reason someone had a good day today.
Make it your goal to be the reason someone had a good day today.
October 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day
Make it your goal to be the reason someone had a good day today.
Make it your goal to be the reason someone had a good day today.
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