Mad B
@oaktag.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Software engineer in Seattle, interested in social justice, feminism, building dense housing, science, tabletop gaming, and more. Parent. No terfs, GOP, or […]
[bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@Oaktag on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Highly recommended reading. A great framing of how far biomedicine has come in a short time, and how we’re still striving for more progress every day
https://www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-breakthroughs-in-2025
https://www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-breakthroughs-in-2025
Medical breakthroughs in 2025
... and a happy new year.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Highly recommended reading. A great framing of how far biomedicine has come in a short time, and how we’re still striving for more progress every day
https://www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-breakthroughs-in-2025
https://www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/medical-breakthroughs-in-2025
#askfedi Is there a site that offers a simple shareable setup for website succession?
Like "if I am hit by a bus, I have filled out this form so that these listed people with access will know who to pay and how often to pay for:
- hosting
- domain
- email
- visual design
- code design and work […]
Like "if I am hit by a bus, I have filled out this form so that these listed people with access will know who to pay and how often to pay for:
- hosting
- domain
- visual design
- code design and work […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
#askfedi Is there a site that offers a simple shareable setup for website succession?
Like "if I am hit by a bus, I have filled out this form so that these listed people with access will know who to pay and how often to pay for:
- hosting
- domain
- email
- visual design
- code design and work […]
Like "if I am hit by a bus, I have filled out this form so that these listed people with access will know who to pay and how often to pay for:
- hosting
- domain
- visual design
- code design and work […]
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One of the finest investigative journalists of our times, a veteran of CBS news foibles himself, has posted a definitive explainer -- with deep context -- of the "60 Minutes" takedown by "oligarch functionary" Bari Weiss […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
One of the finest investigative journalists of our times, a veteran of CBS news foibles himself, has posted a definitive explainer -- with deep context -- of the "60 Minutes" takedown by "oligarch functionary" Bari Weiss […]
RE: https://mstdn.party/@naominovik/115810003269085544
I love this book intensely, and all the books in the series are great. The last one does some awesome judo.
Pick it up if you like grumpy female main characters kicking serious ass!
Also there's a written treasure in this book that just […]
I love this book intensely, and all the books in the series are great. The last one does some awesome judo.
Pick it up if you like grumpy female main characters kicking serious ass!
Also there's a written treasure in this book that just […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
RE: https://mstdn.party/@naominovik/115810003269085544
I love this book intensely, and all the books in the series are great. The last one does some awesome judo.
Pick it up if you like grumpy female main characters kicking serious ass!
Also there's a written treasure in this book that just […]
I love this book intensely, and all the books in the series are great. The last one does some awesome judo.
Pick it up if you like grumpy female main characters kicking serious ass!
Also there's a written treasure in this book that just […]
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Obama’s real early mistake wasn’t ideology, it was ascent.
He rose too fast to bring along people he both trusted and who understood how power actually moved.
Obama’s real early mistake wasn’t ideology, it was ascent.
He rose too fast to bring along people he both trusted and who understood how power actually moved.
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Obama’s real early mistake wasn’t ideology, it was ascent.
He rose too fast to bring along people he both trusted and who understood how power actually moved.
Obama’s real early mistake wasn’t ideology, it was ascent.
He rose too fast to bring along people he both trusted and who understood how power actually moved.
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A few days ago, I posted a long-form piece on why Donald Trump's social media site wants to merge with a nuclear fusion reactor company. I had to spend a little time talking about nuclear fusion versus fission.
Today I came across this absolute banger of a piece by @bert_hubert on the near-term […]
Today I came across this absolute banger of a piece by @bert_hubert on the near-term […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A few days ago, I posted a long-form piece on why Donald Trump's social media site wants to merge with a nuclear fusion reactor company. I had to spend a little time talking about nuclear fusion versus fission.
Today I came across this absolute banger of a piece by @bert_hubert on the near-term […]
Today I came across this absolute banger of a piece by @bert_hubert on the near-term […]
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New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
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"Boston College law professor, has written a new book: “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.” She recently spoke to Kara Miller, host of the podcast “It Turns Out,” about how the American tax system has changed over the past 40 years, widening inequality. Below is a […]
Original post on mastodon.sdf.org
mastodon.sdf.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"Boston College law professor, has written a new book: “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.” She recently spoke to Kara Miller, host of the podcast “It Turns Out,” about how the American tax system has changed over the past 40 years, widening inequality. Below is a […]
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@paco/115789813520521995
Aha! So this is why that arrow was such a surprise to everyone in the 00s! It only started existing in the early 90s!
My first car was from 1982 and it lasted into the mid 00s
I miss u Buffy the #volvo #540
Aha! So this is why that arrow was such a surprise to everyone in the 00s! It only started existing in the early 90s!
My first car was from 1982 and it lasted into the mid 00s
I miss u Buffy the #volvo #540
I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
https://www.jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-little-arrow-what-side-fuel-filler-is-on-dies/
The Inventor Of The Little Arrow That Tells You What Side The Fuel Filler Is On Has Died
The idea came to Moylan on a rainy day in April 1986 when he hopped in one of Ford's employee fleet cars to drive to a meeting at another building.
www.jalopnik.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@paco/115789813520521995
Aha! So this is why that arrow was such a surprise to everyone in the 00s! It only started existing in the early 90s!
My first car was from 1982 and it lasted into the mid 00s
I miss u Buffy the #volvo #540
Aha! So this is why that arrow was such a surprise to everyone in the 00s! It only started existing in the early 90s!
My first car was from 1982 and it lasted into the mid 00s
I miss u Buffy the #volvo #540
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A Dutch TV station is running a show where they sent their legal team to bat to get visas for people from Iran, Tanzania, Bolivia etc so they could be reunited with friends and family in NL for Christmas. An utter condemnation of the cruelty of the immigration system, but “oh yeah we need an […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A Dutch TV station is running a show where they sent their legal team to bat to get visas for people from Iran, Tanzania, Bolivia etc so they could be reunited with friends and family in NL for Christmas. An utter condemnation of the cruelty of the immigration system, but “oh yeah we need an […]
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I've seen a few people post on Mastodon about how they would love a model railway, but can't, cos of space limitations. What if I was to tell you that you can enjoy model railways, even if you live in a tiny apartment.
This is a thread about standards and community.
1/n
This is a thread about standards and community.
1/n
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I've seen a few people post on Mastodon about how they would love a model railway, but can't, cos of space limitations. What if I was to tell you that you can enjoy model railways, even if you live in a tiny apartment.
This is a thread about standards and community.
1/n
This is a thread about standards and community.
1/n
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Linus Åkesson does it again!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMGbGGllQoE
To think that this could've been the theme music of #thelegendofzelda
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMGbGGllQoE
To think that this could've been the theme music of #thelegendofzelda
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Linus Åkesson does it again!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMGbGGllQoE
To think that this could've been the theme music of #thelegendofzelda
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMGbGGllQoE
To think that this could've been the theme music of #thelegendofzelda
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Fascinating article that starts with the fraught question "Is IQ dependent on heredity, or upbringing, or what?" and then goes down a *deep* scientific rabbit-hole leading to its headline: https://davidbessis.substack.com/p/twins-reared-apart-do-not-exist
tl;dr -- that title is nearly literal […]
tl;dr -- that title is nearly literal […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Fascinating article that starts with the fraught question "Is IQ dependent on heredity, or upbringing, or what?" and then goes down a *deep* scientific rabbit-hole leading to its headline: https://davidbessis.substack.com/p/twins-reared-apart-do-not-exist
tl;dr -- that title is nearly literal […]
tl;dr -- that title is nearly literal […]
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I've noticed this is a common point of confusion, so for the record, the EU's USB-C charging law does not in any way prohibit other charging methods. It only mandates that if there are any ports on the thing at all, at least one of them better be friggin' USB-C
December 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I've noticed this is a common point of confusion, so for the record, the EU's USB-C charging law does not in any way prohibit other charging methods. It only mandates that if there are any ports on the thing at all, at least one of them better be friggin' USB-C
I got it to see #wakeupdeadman in the theater, and I really enjoyed it! Very funny and, as others have said, nice that these movies are just "Benoit Blanc shows up" not about him. This one was heartfelt and... Nice to see a protagonist who's worth rooting for, y'know?
#rianjohnson #benoitblanc
#rianjohnson #benoitblanc
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I got it to see #wakeupdeadman in the theater, and I really enjoyed it! Very funny and, as others have said, nice that these movies are just "Benoit Blanc shows up" not about him. This one was heartfelt and... Nice to see a protagonist who's worth rooting for, y'know?
#rianjohnson #benoitblanc
#rianjohnson #benoitblanc
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RE: https://todon.nl/@jones/115713308028210186
This video is everything and some days I feel like this black kitteh who has jumped headfirst into a snowbank. 🤣😂
This video is everything and some days I feel like this black kitteh who has jumped headfirst into a snowbank. 🤣😂
todon.nl
December 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
RE: https://todon.nl/@jones/115713308028210186
This video is everything and some days I feel like this black kitteh who has jumped headfirst into a snowbank. 🤣😂
This video is everything and some days I feel like this black kitteh who has jumped headfirst into a snowbank. 🤣😂
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1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
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The Guardian: Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned on […]
The Guardian: Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned on […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
👀
The Guardian: Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned on […]
The Guardian: Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela
JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned on […]
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Utterly wild story about a nuclear generator lost atop a Himalayan mountain by the CIA 60 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.jOUn.daSfdUlyfo3e [Gift Link]
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Utterly wild story about a nuclear generator lost atop a Himalayan mountain by the CIA 60 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.jOUn.daSfdUlyfo3e [Gift Link]
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I have discovered that teaching programming goes much better with my fifth grade students if I take the time to teach them about all the symbols I think of as "normal" that are totally new to them.
"These are square brackets, you'll find them over the 'enter' key we use them for lists. In […]
"These are square brackets, you'll find them over the 'enter' key we use them for lists. In […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I have discovered that teaching programming goes much better with my fifth grade students if I take the time to teach them about all the symbols I think of as "normal" that are totally new to them.
"These are square brackets, you'll find them over the 'enter' key we use them for lists. In […]
"These are square brackets, you'll find them over the 'enter' key we use them for lists. In […]
RE: https://mastodon.art/@mahtheyzhawey/115707392291234305
Did you miss sending money to Native Americans on October 12? Here's a chance!
Did you miss sending money to Native Americans on October 12? Here's a chance!
mastodon.art
December 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
RE: https://mastodon.art/@mahtheyzhawey/115707392291234305
Did you miss sending money to Native Americans on October 12? Here's a chance!
Did you miss sending money to Native Americans on October 12? Here's a chance!
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Unsealed FTC documents show Pepsi colluded with Walmart to raise food prices, giving Walmart secret discounts while charging rivals more. The scheme fueled “greedflation,” hurt small grocers, and shows how market power drives higher prices economy-wide […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Unsealed FTC documents show Pepsi colluded with Walmart to raise food prices, giving Walmart secret discounts while charging rivals more. The scheme fueled “greedflation,” hurt small grocers, and shows how market power drives higher prices economy-wide […]