Matt Farah
@matt11to5.bsky.social
IT Security Pro, Photographer, Vegetarian Foodie, and e-bike rider. Obsessed with moss, Snorunt, potatoes, Microsoft, and communication. PDX 🚲📸🏳️🌈
https://mattfarahphotos.com
https://mattfarahphotos.com
Amazing job city council. Keep using our tools to keep our city safe
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/12...
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/12...
City Council Puts Financial Crackdown On Detention Facilities
Amid increased police overtime costs and complaints about environmental contaminants related to a local immigration processing center, Portland City Council passed a new land use fee December 3, targe...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazing job city council. Keep using our tools to keep our city safe
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/12...
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/12...
This is absolutely wild and a huge blow for consumers. The ai bubble can’t pop fast enough
www.windowscentral.com/hardware/com...
www.windowscentral.com/hardware/com...
We just lost a huge RAM and SSD manufacturer to AI — Micron is killing Crucial after nearly 30 years to support "larger, strategic customers"
Micron is ditching Crucial to focus on supplying the AI market with RAM, which is bad news for PC builders and gamers.
www.windowscentral.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is absolutely wild and a huge blow for consumers. The ai bubble can’t pop fast enough
www.windowscentral.com/hardware/com...
www.windowscentral.com/hardware/com...
It’s rough out there. So many problems stacked on top of each other in Portland and I’m sure this is reflected in other cities too
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Portland’s Housing Authority Sits On 955 Empty Apartments
Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, is sitting on 955 empty affordable apartment units, according to a Nov. 7 vacancy report the agency provided to WW last month.
www.wweek.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It’s rough out there. So many problems stacked on top of each other in Portland and I’m sure this is reflected in other cities too
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Tell me you’re neurodivergent without telling me your neurodivergent #spotifyWrapped edition
#youtubeMusicRecap
#youtubeMusicRecap
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tell me you’re neurodivergent without telling me your neurodivergent #spotifyWrapped edition
#youtubeMusicRecap
#youtubeMusicRecap
lol. Idk how this got to my feed but glad it got ratioed and I have someone else on my block list
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
lol. Idk how this got to my feed but glad it got ratioed and I have someone else on my block list
Donate to your fav charity today! After the administration skipping recognizing world AIDS day yesterday, I'm personally donating to the Trevor Project which helps LGBTQ people in crisis. Currently $1 = $6 #givingTuesday
give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/736...
give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/736...
Donate to The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project https://giving.classy.org/campaign/672871/donate
give.thetrevorproject.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Donate to your fav charity today! After the administration skipping recognizing world AIDS day yesterday, I'm personally donating to the Trevor Project which helps LGBTQ people in crisis. Currently $1 = $6 #givingTuesday
give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/736...
give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/736...
This is great news and hope it can serve as inspiration to keep trying bolder policies to get us to truly zero traffic deaths
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Portland Traffic Deaths Are Trending in the Right Direction: Down
At this pace, Portland would finish the full year with the fewest traffic deaths since at least 2019.
www.wweek.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is great news and hope it can serve as inspiration to keep trying bolder policies to get us to truly zero traffic deaths
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Ahhhhhh. Google is shoving AI into their version of Spotify wrapped. Whyyyyyyyyyy???
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ahhhhhh. Google is shoving AI into their version of Spotify wrapped. Whyyyyyyyyyy???
This change makes no sense to me. Like I can see how enshittification creeps in and makes things worse, but this one has me scratching my head
www.androidcentral.com/streaming-tv...
www.androidcentral.com/streaming-tv...
Netflix casting won't work on many Chromecast and Google TV devices anymore
Netflix has begun phasing out Chromecast support, removing casting from most TVs. Only older Chromecast models and built-in Google Cast still work.
www.androidcentral.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This change makes no sense to me. Like I can see how enshittification creeps in and makes things worse, but this one has me scratching my head
www.androidcentral.com/streaming-tv...
www.androidcentral.com/streaming-tv...
“No clear path to profitability through 2030” 🫧🫧🫧💥💥💥
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
ChatGPT ads could be OpenAI’s lifeline as it faces losses through 2030
A new leak suggests that OpenAI is planning to integrated ads into ChatGPT amid claims of massive losses through 2030.
www.windowscentral.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“No clear path to profitability through 2030” 🫧🫧🫧💥💥💥
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
I'm sorry computer. I was just trying to open a *couple* photos to edit in Affinity. *cries in swap partition*
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'm sorry computer. I was just trying to open a *couple* photos to edit in Affinity. *cries in swap partition*
Enshittifcation always comes for products under capitalism www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
OpenAI is now internally testing 'ads' inside ChatGPT that could redefine the web economy.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Enshittifcation always comes for products under capitalism www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
I think my iPhone is mad at me
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I think my iPhone is mad at me
My Google home products have been absolute dog shit lately too. I’m glad someone is doing something about it
www.androidcentral.com/accessories/...
www.androidcentral.com/accessories/...
Google's struggling Home, Nest devices force out a class action lawsuit
Google is being sued over its struggling, "malfunctioning" Nest devices.
www.androidcentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My Google home products have been absolute dog shit lately too. I’m glad someone is doing something about it
www.androidcentral.com/accessories/...
www.androidcentral.com/accessories/...
Forgive the cringey title, trying to have more reach on Medium. Take a look at my personal dos and don'ts of using AI at work. What are your tips?
medium.com/@matt1125/do...
medium.com/@matt1125/do...
Dos and Don’ts of Using AI at work from a Successful IT Security Pro
In the age of AI, it’s inevitable to be used in your work. My work gave a Copilot subscription to every team member when it became…
medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Forgive the cringey title, trying to have more reach on Medium. Take a look at my personal dos and don'ts of using AI at work. What are your tips?
medium.com/@matt1125/do...
medium.com/@matt1125/do...
“Only you can prevent forest fires” is all I can hear reading this article haha www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
Three Takeaways From the 2025 Oregon Fire Season
More fires, less damage, and people still cause more fires than lightning.
www.wweek.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Only you can prevent forest fires” is all I can hear reading this article haha www.wweek.com/news/state/2...
This video essay says that Fast and the Furious is Twilight for straight men and omgggggg 😂😂
youtube.com/watch?v=dgro...
youtube.com/watch?v=dgro...
The Fast & Furious Movies Are a Mess
YouTube video by gabi belle
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This video essay says that Fast and the Furious is Twilight for straight men and omgggggg 😂😂
youtube.com/watch?v=dgro...
youtube.com/watch?v=dgro...
A horrifying new use of AI I was unaware of. Can't wait for the next election cycle 🫠 www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A horrifying new use of AI I was unaware of. Can't wait for the next election cycle 🫠 www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
We voted to decriminalize drug use in Oregon and now they are slowly eating away at the decriminalization and going back to drug war tactics. Please please please take away some of the police budget and use it for housing. We'll have much better results www.wweek.com/news/2025/11...
Multnomah County D.A. Proposes Criminal Penalties for People Who Don’t Complete Drug Deflection
As of now, people picked up for controlled substances aren’t charged or reported to the D.A.’s office. Nathan Vasquez wants that to change.
www.wweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We voted to decriminalize drug use in Oregon and now they are slowly eating away at the decriminalization and going back to drug war tactics. Please please please take away some of the police budget and use it for housing. We'll have much better results www.wweek.com/news/2025/11...
I see the new crypto deregulations are going well in the DFW airport
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I see the new crypto deregulations are going well in the DFW airport
As a security pro, please use caution when using these bots. Also remember that if you are using it for free, they are using your data
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As a security pro, please use caution when using these bots. Also remember that if you are using it for free, they are using your data
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What if we just talked to each other and asked for mediocre advice instead of asking an AI chatbot? I love this question www.wired.com/story/google...
Instead of an AI Health Coach, You Could Just Have Friends
I used the public preview of Fitbit’s new AI Health Coach and became both faster and noticeably weirder.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What if we just talked to each other and asked for mediocre advice instead of asking an AI chatbot? I love this question www.wired.com/story/google...
Lolol 🫧🫧🫧💥💥💥 www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...
Google begins showing ads in AI Mode (AI answers)
Google has started rolling out ads in AI mode, which is the company's "answer engine," not a search engine.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Lolol 🫧🫧🫧💥💥💥 www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...