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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 19h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 18h

I'm not a dog person but this hit me right in the feels.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1d

This is Manolo. His family invited strangers to spend time with him on his last day. His mom said, "This was such a perfect way to celebrate the life of a dog who truly loved spending time with people and their dogs. Run free and fast forever, Manolo. I will never stop missing you." 14/10 for all

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 19h

This is a good move and also note they "will provide a thousand iPhone 17 devices to civil society organizations who can get them into the hands of at-risk users". This is definitely going to have a tangible impact.

Etienne - Tek @tek.randhome.io · 21h

A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry's top awards for the most advanced research - Apple Security Research https://security.apple.com/blog/apple-security-bounty-evolved/

A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry's top awards for the most advanced research - Apple Security Research

Today we’re announcing the next major chapter for Apple Security Bounty, featuring the industry’s highest rewards — up to $2 million and a maximum payout in excess of $5 million — expanded research categories, and a flag system for researchers to objectively demonstrate vulnerabilities and obtain accelerated awards.

security.apple.com

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · 19h

With the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, we're diving once again into endless debates about her political position - with media calling her "far-right" or "radical right."

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

Oops.
Which is to say: if someone recommends a book by a local author, I'd start with that (I keep meaning to do so myself).

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

I read Things Are Never So Bad They Can't Get Worse by William Neuman a few years ago, which isn't bad, but also very much an outsider's (NYT journalist) point of view. Which

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

Also stating the rather obvious fact that the situation in Venezuela, like everywhere in the world, is multi-dimensional. It is possible to be against Maduro and still no big fan of Machado.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

I wish articles about Maria Corina Machado winning the Nobel Prize would solely focus on her and her work in Venezuela and not mention that other guy.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 1d

This 1994 song by Ghanaian singer Ata Kak is so good atakak.bandcamp.com/track/daa-ny...
(H/T Le Monde, who every week share three songs from Africa www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti... )

Daa Nyinaa, by Ata Kak

from the album Obaa Sima

atakak.bandcamp.com

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

I probably shouldn’t post a photo of a spotless starling, should I?

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

I have so many thoughts and feelings about that Gaza peace deal and everything surrounding it's but then I saw a Gazan journalist post on Instagram "the genocide is over" and I realized my thoughts and feelings don't fucking matter.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

I work in threat intelligence. This tracks.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

Not the main point of the article, nor the main problem, but now I have to add "but not those people" to my "does digital security work for vulnerable people".

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

Same!

(I realized that when I liked the photos on another social network I was supposed to choose one, but then they had already gone.)

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't manage to register to vote in the upcoming Dutch elections which is kind of okay, as I've not lived there in almost two decades, and kind of not, as the country has some crazy politicians and also, I myself tend to have political views that I 100% agree with.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 2d

I think also they have historically avoided team codes that are already used as country codes (hence also TBV).

Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 3d

My brain registered that headline as "preschoolers arrested for ransomware attack" and yeah, soon.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, I was clearly told this by a CBP official when I ticked the 'tourism' box because my first destination wasn't the conference I was going to attend.

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Jason Li @jasonli.bsky.social · 3d

Made a series of annotated screenshots showing how we translate comics at @paradisesystems.bsky.social (every script passes through at least 3 sets of eyes)!

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Shows the original Chinese script from two panels of a comic about mouse and real estate.

Text overlay appears over the previous image and says: "Every translation we make usually

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 4d

Abracadabra Finance is at least not hiding the fact that it's all based on nothing.

Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 4d

Hackers have stolen $1.7 million worth of crypto-assets from DeFi lending platform Abracadabra Finance.

This is the company's third hack in the past two years.

Abracadabra previously lost $13 million in March and another $6.5 million in January last year.

coincentral.com/abracadabra-...

Abracadabra Faces Third DeFi Exploit as Hackers Drain $1.7 M

Abracadabra DeFi platform suffers its third exploit with hackers stealing $1.7 million. Team pauses contracts to prevent further losses.

coincentral.com

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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 5d

Did they hear about the Discord data hack?

Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2025 @eu2025dk.bsky.social · 5d

On 9–10 October, the EU's digital ministers will gather to deliberate on how minors can be protected more effectively in the digital world. Discussions will focus especially on age verification and child protection measures, as well as on digital sovereignty.

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Martin @mshelton.bsky.social · Jun 23

I work in press freedom. The news is bleak, and I know journalists feel it too.

I hope you will support the news in whatever way you can to ensure they can do the work. It’s not their fault things suck, they’re just working their asses off to help get you fact checked information. Get them paid.

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 6d

There are many self-obsessed autocrats around the world. In Tunisia someone got sentenced to death for a Facebook post critical of the president www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The "oh, but actually we're a really civilized country" responses are fairly unique to the United States though.

Tunisian sentenced to death for Facebook posts criticising president

A Tunisian man has been sentenced to death on charges of insulting the president and assaulting state security through posts on social media, the head of the Tunisian League for Human Rights and his lawyer said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

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Martijn Grooten @martijngrooten.bsky.social · 6d

Mooi! En jaloers!

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