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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · 7d

What prey tell is the point of a bus lane when I've been lurking here for over an hour and only 1 (full) bus has passed by? 2 miles of single lane traffic wasted. I'm not grumpy you are.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12d

Number go up, number go up, no think about number number always good number always up number up number up number up

Nvidia's Al Deals Might Be
'Circular! They're Also Smart Business.

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Matthew Hughes @matthewhughes.bsky.social · 19d

My latest newsletter is about how Internet culture died, and why the centralization of the web around a handful of large platforms is responsible for making the web a duller, more boring place.

whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-death-...

The Death of Internet Culture

It's not just you. The web is boring now.

whatwelost.substack.com

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · 21d

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · 22d

Never change, @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social , never change open.spotify.com/episode/2zIR...
(Also featuring Beauty and the Beast, which I didn't know was originally written by a woman)

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UK Hacker Charity Sticker Stall @stickerstalluk.github.io · 23d

Last week the new ‘second-box’ got its first outing at @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social and the folks there used it to raise a cracking £407 for Marie Curie !

Next up, @bsidesncl.bsky.social !

As ever, new stickers into the supply are every bit as welcome as donations for the stickers already there!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Aug 21

Here's part 2 of this week's two-part episode of Better Offline. I walk you through how America’s economic growth has become dependent on Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta’s AI capex - and how this will harm both our economy and markets.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Aug 17

open.spotify.com/episode/1SS2...

Radio Better Offline: Mia Sato & Dave Lee

Better Offline · Episode

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Aug 17

Random weekend pondering while listening to @edzitron.com / #BetterOffline, if Agentic AI was any good, buying Labubus at scale avoiding all the gamification shit would be a great eval...

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Jul 28

Good piece on the rationale behind charging $200 a month for a subscription, though I’d add the other reason is that power users are costing these companies so much money and $200 a month is *closer* to making actual money, even though they’re still unprofitable
www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-is...

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BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · Jul 25

With GA just over a week behind us, and Sponsor Close just over a week ahead of us, it's a great time to talk about how we fund and operate #BSidesBelfast; so we're trying out a "Financial Transparency Report"! Let us know what you think!
#securitybsides bsidesbelfast.org/2025/bsides-...

BSides Belfast 2024 Financial Transparency Report – BSides Belfast

bsidesbelfast.org

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Jul 24

We dropped the @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social transparency report yesterday, and we spend far too much on coffee and lunch! 🤣😭🤣 bsidesbelfast.org/2025/bsides-... #bsidesbelfast25 #bsidesbelfast24 #securitybsides

BSides Belfast 2024 Financial Transparency Report – BSides Belfast

bsidesbelfast.org

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · Jun 11

Greta Thunberg makes a statement upon arrival in France after she was kidnapped and abducted by the Israeli regime in international waters.

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BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · May 26

Early Bird 2 SOLD OUT! Last tickets are going to be released in July so the best way to get access to #bsidesbelfast25 is to speak! bsidesbelfast.org/speak/ #bsidesbelfast #bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #infosec #cybersecurity

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · May 26

Second Early Bird Release for @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social at 1100! bsidesbelfast.org/register/

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · May 23

If it's a return flight ticket IIRC they're obliged to let you fulfill the trip so bring your outbound boarding pass / booking confirmation 🙏

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · May 23

Heading down to @bsidesdublin.bsky.social and find myself in possession of a couple of spare tickets! Free to a good home, if you can repost with a quotable about what #securitybsides means to you & I'll pick winners. Disclaimer: my decisions are personal, arbitrary, and final 🤣

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BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks to #Cytix
for supporting the #BSidesBelfast25 conference as a Giga Sponsor! #bsidesbelfast #securitybsides #infosec

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Apr 21

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BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thanks to @BlackDuck_SW for supporting the #BSidesBelfast25 conference as a Giga Sponsor! #bsidesbelfast #securitybsides #infosec

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BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thanks to @cmegroup.com for supporting the #BSidesBelfast25 conference as a Giga Sponsor! #bsidesbelfast #securitybsides #infosec

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BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thanks to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social CSIT for supporting the #BSidesBelfast25 conference as a Giga Sponsor! #bsidesbelfast #securitybsides #infosec

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Apr 9

These generally sell out within 2 minutes, so get those F5 fingers flexed and ready for Monday Morning!

BSides Belfast @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social · Apr 9

Early Bird Release; Monday 2025-04-14T11:00+01:00

bsidesbelfast.org/register/

#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Apr 2

Tonights @infosecni.bsky.social devolved into getting #nerdsniped by www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2655985 I was originally looking at it for "excuses to party" with the "first day of the year with sunset after 5pm" etc, but then got holed by the varying difference between Belfast Solar Noon and GMT

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Bolster @bolster.bsky.social · Mar 24

Bit of geekery this week; @infosecni.bsky.social started as a lockdown movie night where we'd chat along in real time watching hacker-movies. Post COVID we didn't put much effort into more movie nights & settled in to the monthly #locksport sessions, but now the new crop are bringing them back!

InfoSecNI @infosecni.bsky.social · Mar 24

The Return of @Infosecni Movie Night - "The Imitation Game":

Come join us for an #infosec themed movie night! Bring your own snacks/drinks/booze, order some takeaway and join us in person or tweet/discord along.

(18+: under 18s must bring a guardian) meetu.ps/e/NX8hV/kB052/i

Movie Night - The Imitation Game, Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Farset Labs - The Imitation Game movie night Come join us for an infosec themed movie night! Bring your own snacks/drinks/booze and join us in person or tweet along. (18+

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