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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · 20d

This is why you should never provide government issue photo ID for access to a social media app.

It's not a matter of "if" they get hacked, it's a matter of when

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Discord Data Breach - 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos Extorted

Discord has confirmed a significant data breach that exposed sensitive user information after an attacker compromised a third-party customer service provider.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Sep 22

Need some Jewish scholars to weigh in Rabbi said L'Shana Tova to me and I said "RIGHT BACK AT'CHA!" as i jogged by is that considered inappropriate in my defense i was in a rush

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Sep 11

Scored tickets to Shakespeare in the Park's 12th Night, very excited!

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm watching Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" series and it does seem a bit reminiscent of Tanith Lee's "Flat Earth" series, only set in a modern era.

I suspect her books were an influence on him.

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Aug 24

Brilliant

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Aug 24

I had a professor of Jewish Studies at UChicago who made the administration very angry because every year he made a proposal for the university to create an on-campus memorial to the worldwide victims of the UChicago economics department.

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Aug 23

George Kourounis, who descended into the "Door to Hell" in Turkmenistan and discovered extremophile bacteria in that 400 °C heat, popped into this thread and is answering questions so if you're interested check it out!

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The "Door to Hell" in Turkmenistan, which has been burning for 54 years, is about to be closed.

Posted in r/Damnthatsinteresting by u/Ok_Concentrate_9713 • 33,004 points and 1,400 comments

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Aug 22

The big difference was Amazon's profitability required growth to a significant scale and size to begin earning, while AI just fails to consistently do what is claimed it will do, and it's a functionality that can't be fixed given the constraints it faces.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Last Blockbuster in the USA, went inside and they're playing DragonballZ on the "in ancient times" museum display which is just perfect

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 30

you know you're an internet elder when you've got an email account (I no longer use) that's so old it was in the Myspace data breach.

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 25

Many restaurants now charge a credit card processing fee to the customer so at this point you're literally paying for the "convenience of not using cash".

So after years of not using cash, I'm back to using it when possible.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

Ground Kontrol is on my short list for a place to get a quick bite late night, it does look like a fun place

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

hah hah, oh yes, I've always wanted to visit Portland and this time it's just happening in passing because of work, but I have a feeling I'm going to love it there so much I'll want to do a proper visit soon. :D

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

I noticed the food carts on the maps, are they 24/7?

I will be getting there late the night before (11 pm) and was thinking if the food pods/ carts are open late it would be a great opportunity to check them out.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

I am always open to food recommendations!

I will have a rental, but I get the impression parking in some areas is quite tough so am open to a mass transit jaunt.

Oh, are the street food carts really a big deal? I keep seeing those come up on maps I check out.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thanks so much I got some excellent suggestions from bsky portlanders and realized for a small fee my hotel does an upgrade that includes a Powell's books gift card so I am jumping on that!

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Jul 9

what sat you, portlanders?

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

I'm going to be in Portland for my first time ever in a few weeks (Old Town area).

What would you say is some must do things to do if you only have a day there and you live a relatively unathletic lifestyle? :D

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 9

I'm going to be in Portland for my first time ever in a few weeks (Old Town area).

What would you say is some must do things to do if you only have a day there and you live a relatively unathletic lifestyle? :D

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 3

So if you use the ewon flexy 205 device (industrial VPN) be aware that with the latest firmware update you may have to change the following settings from default to have access to the internet when you point your adaptor gateway at the Flexy or REALLY BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jul 2

IMDb with the perfect plot summary that captures just how wonderfully horrible this move was

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jun 4

If you're looking to follow Nature photographers his work is quite excellent.

Brendan Rogan @rogiebren.bsky.social · Jun 4

I’m looking for follow as many good and genuine people as possible on here so if you see this then please give me a wave 👋 #BlueSky #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Nature #Ireland #GoodPeopleWanted

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Jun 1

It definitely works too, I automatically slow down when I'm on roads like these and I see others doing it.

Meanwhile where I lived before they lowered the speed limit to 25 on my block, put in a digital "your speed" sign, and over 10 years it had absolutely no effect on slowing people down.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · May 31

Perfect

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · May 30

On the flip side of this I put a blue storage bin out that for weeks everyone including sanitation refuses to take because they're all convinced it's a recycling bin despite a note saying "THIS IS GARBAGE PLEASE TAKE!"

I had to call the city and make special arrangements for them to come take it.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · May 13

I just moved from an "I need my car to go for walks" area to a highly walkable area where I don't need my car for anything.

Before I struggled with dieting just to do a losing battle of maintaining my weight, now I'm not really dieting and still slowly losing weight.

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PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Apr 11

yikes they do both have quite a bit in common don't they

PhilipR @philiprose.bsky.social · Feb 16

sometimes working in cyber security be like this

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