Richard Elwin
@richardelwin.bsky.social
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The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
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10% of Meta's 2024 ad revenue came from outright frauds and scams; the platform shows consumers 15 billion ads for fraud and scams every single day. This doesn't even include agitprop and AI slop.
the existential collapse of this monumental pile of shit company simply can't come quickly enough
the existential collapse of this monumental pile of shit company simply can't come quickly enough
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
10% of Meta's 2024 ad revenue came from outright frauds and scams; the platform shows consumers 15 billion ads for fraud and scams every single day. This doesn't even include agitprop and AI slop.
the existential collapse of this monumental pile of shit company simply can't come quickly enough
the existential collapse of this monumental pile of shit company simply can't come quickly enough
Ray Chung read this and made his confused face.
How was anyone to know that the bag of cash offered by the whaling and tobacco lobbyists anti-vax anti-trans guy was cursed??
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ray Chung read this and made his confused face.
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Some guy got in an argument with me about the impact of AI malware. He cited a MIT paper claiming "80% of ransomware attacks are AI powered". I glanced over it and burst out laughing, but couldn't be bothered to debunk it. My friend on the other hand, could. He roasted it so hard that MIT deleted it
Security Community Slams MIT-linked Report Claiming AI Power...
Experts push back on new claims about AI-driven ransomware, warning that hype and sponsored research are distorting how the threat is understood.
socket.dev
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Some guy got in an argument with me about the impact of AI malware. He cited a MIT paper claiming "80% of ransomware attacks are AI powered". I glanced over it and burst out laughing, but couldn't be bothered to debunk it. My friend on the other hand, could. He roasted it so hard that MIT deleted it
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This is the single most overrated image on the internet. Pisses me off how every time I see it, it has thousands of Likes.
September 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is the single most overrated image on the internet. Pisses me off how every time I see it, it has thousands of Likes.
Who’s your favourite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Who’s your favourite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)
I just Doomscrolled 770 meters and killed 96 monsters. How far can you get?
gisnep.com/doomscroll
gisnep.com/doomscroll
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I just Doomscrolled 770 meters and killed 96 monsters. How far can you get?
gisnep.com/doomscroll
gisnep.com/doomscroll
Subtly downgrade a band
Straightjacket Twitch
Straightjacket Twitch
Beefalo Springfield
Lazy Horse
Lazy Horse
Subtly downgrade a band
Devilsthirdcousintwiceremoved
Devilsthirdcousintwiceremoved
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Subtly downgrade a band
Straightjacket Twitch
Straightjacket Twitch
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Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
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📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
September 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
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The thread is worth a scroll
It's seven years since we posted on Twitter about how kids kept coming into the library asking if we had any books about FORTNITE. We didn't back then, and we'd never heard of it so we tried asking what it was.
September 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The thread is worth a scroll
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Probably won’t need this again.
August 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Probably won’t need this again.
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I have been laughing at this joke all day. 🦉
August 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I have been laughing at this joke all day. 🦉
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and partners from over a dozen countries have linked the Salt Typhoon global hacking campaigns to three China-based technology firms.
Global Salt Typhoon hacking campaigns linked to Chinese tech firms
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and partners from over a dozen countries have linked the Salt Typhoon global hacking campaigns to three China-based technology firms.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and partners from over a dozen countries have linked the Salt Typhoon global hacking campaigns to three China-based technology firms.
Make a band food: Wet Veg
Make a band food: Soft Celery
Make a band food: The Rolling Scones
August 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Make a band food: Wet Veg
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On X, Masaki Nobushiro posts a recurring (and useful) drawing about how people wrongly think a 1m tsunami is a cresting wave when it's actually a wall of water filled with dangerous and deadly debris that's strong enough to sweep up a car.
#tsunami
#tsunami
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
On X, Masaki Nobushiro posts a recurring (and useful) drawing about how people wrongly think a 1m tsunami is a cresting wave when it's actually a wall of water filled with dangerous and deadly debris that's strong enough to sweep up a car.
#tsunami
#tsunami
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
She's a skilled political operator. Many people on this site might not like her politics. But she's at least competent, intelligent and capable of engaging with issues in detail.
July 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
She's a skilled political operator. Many people on this site might not like her politics. But she's at least competent, intelligent and capable of engaging with issues in detail.
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NZ ppl already know they retired the Snifter
July 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
NZ ppl already know they retired the Snifter
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in what will be remembered as an innovative and possibly foolhardy move, I have tried to include numbers and even a graph in this piece of commentary about local government rates
July 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
in what will be remembered as an innovative and possibly foolhardy move, I have tried to include numbers and even a graph in this piece of commentary about local government rates
I would put money on the people complaining about demolishing the Gordon Wilson flats being the same people who would oppose them being built if they weren’t already there.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gordon-wi...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gordon-wi...
Heritage NZ ‘deeply disappointed’ by stripped protection for Gordon Wilson Flats
The decision to delist the building has reignited the city's heritage debate.
www.nzherald.co.nz
June 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I would put money on the people complaining about demolishing the Gordon Wilson flats being the same people who would oppose them being built if they weren’t already there.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gordon-wi...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gordon-wi...