Rostislav Opocensky
@orbispictus.bsky.social
I am a generalist, and I believe the world (and all your base) are belong to us.
Unix/Linux admin since '95. Proficient in enterprise networking, software development, hardware design, reverse engineering, database modeling - and hacking in general.
Unix/Linux admin since '95. Proficient in enterprise networking, software development, hardware design, reverse engineering, database modeling - and hacking in general.
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"More than a million people had canceled Disney streaming subscriptions as of Monday, the Disney source told me, and the company likely knew that trend would only continue the longer they kept Kimmel silenced."
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase
The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky
www.thehandbasket.co
September 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"More than a million people had canceled Disney streaming subscriptions as of Monday, the Disney source told me, and the company likely knew that trend would only continue the longer they kept Kimmel silenced."
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀
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With pride, joy and a great deal of nerves, I'd like to reveal the cover for my book 'Why Q Needs U'!, published by @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social!
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
July 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
With pride, joy and a great deal of nerves, I'd like to reveal the cover for my book 'Why Q Needs U'!, published by @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social!
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
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Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop
Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop
: Maintainers struggle to handle growing flow of low-quality bug reports written by bots
buff.ly
July 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop
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Russian state disinfo bots are active on BlueSky for over 2 weeks now.
They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
Please help us to reduce its visibility: follow this labeler, choose Warn or Hide; spread the word:
@ab4n-labeler.bsky.social
They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
Please help us to reduce its visibility: follow this labeler, choose Warn or Hide; spread the word:
@ab4n-labeler.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Russian state disinfo bots are active on BlueSky for over 2 weeks now.
They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
Please help us to reduce its visibility: follow this labeler, choose Warn or Hide; spread the word:
@ab4n-labeler.bsky.social
They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
Please help us to reduce its visibility: follow this labeler, choose Warn or Hide; spread the word:
@ab4n-labeler.bsky.social
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I am Mallory, I used to be part of a mini-computer. I look down on them.
I am Nichicon, I look up to him because he is bigger than a can of beans, but I look down on him because he didn't even come with screws or a mounting bracket.
I am Kemet. I know my place.
I am Nichicon, I look up to him because he is bigger than a can of beans, but I look down on him because he didn't even come with screws or a mounting bracket.
I am Kemet. I know my place.
June 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I am Mallory, I used to be part of a mini-computer. I look down on them.
I am Nichicon, I look up to him because he is bigger than a can of beans, but I look down on him because he didn't even come with screws or a mounting bracket.
I am Kemet. I know my place.
I am Nichicon, I look up to him because he is bigger than a can of beans, but I look down on him because he didn't even come with screws or a mounting bracket.
I am Kemet. I know my place.
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I’m just happy that folk still appreciate old computers, be it the games, the culture, or the hardware. I live for the relative simplicity and ingenuity of old electronics, and the software that drives them.
May 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I’m just happy that folk still appreciate old computers, be it the games, the culture, or the hardware. I live for the relative simplicity and ingenuity of old electronics, and the software that drives them.
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Anyone use Intel's 386 processor from 1985, the first 32-bit x86? To improve performance, it preloaded instructions into a 16-byte prefetch queue (highlighted in red). Why does such a small queue take up so much of the chip? Let's look under the microscope at its complicated circuitry... 1/N
May 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Anyone use Intel's 386 processor from 1985, the first 32-bit x86? To improve performance, it preloaded instructions into a 16-byte prefetch queue (highlighted in red). Why does such a small queue take up so much of the chip? Let's look under the microscope at its complicated circuitry... 1/N
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When you make a Monty Python co-founder laugh out loud. 💕
May 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
When you make a Monty Python co-founder laugh out loud. 💕
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Making a mental note to amend my will to ensure no one tries any of this Black Mirror nonsense after I’ve died.
Man speaks to killer from beyond the grave in Arizona courtroom through AI video
An AI video of Christopher Pelkey forgave his killer in court in what officials believe was the first use of AI to deliver a victim impact statement.
www.independent.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Making a mental note to amend my will to ensure no one tries any of this Black Mirror nonsense after I’ve died.
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Thanks to every one who helped me to raise funds for drone defense and (with Mark Hamill) mine clearing robots and (with Slawek Sierakowski) evacuation vehicles. You saved lives. We will keep going.
For 3 years, UNITED24 has been a community, uniting people worldwide around Ukraine’s freedom. Together, we have raised $1,447,374,749 to support Ukraine. We’re proud and grateful for each and every one of you💙💛 Thank you for walking this road with us! u24.gov.ua
May 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thanks to every one who helped me to raise funds for drone defense and (with Mark Hamill) mine clearing robots and (with Slawek Sierakowski) evacuation vehicles. You saved lives. We will keep going.
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Watching this at the mo. Used to watch Horizon a lot as a kid.
1981: How COMPUTER GRAPHICS Will Change the World | Horizon | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
May 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Watching this at the mo. Used to watch Horizon a lot as a kid.
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New blog post - Minstrel 4th is back, with some new tricks
blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2025/05/mins...
* Z80 based kit, 49K RAM, 2K video RAM.
* Jupiter Ace Compatible Forth
* Z80 machine code monitor
* ZX80 BASIC
* RC2014 expansion slot
May the 4th be with you.
www.tindie.com/products/tyn...
blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2025/05/mins...
* Z80 based kit, 49K RAM, 2K video RAM.
* Jupiter Ace Compatible Forth
* Z80 machine code monitor
* ZX80 BASIC
* RC2014 expansion slot
May the 4th be with you.
www.tindie.com/products/tyn...
May 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New blog post - Minstrel 4th is back, with some new tricks
blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2025/05/mins...
* Z80 based kit, 49K RAM, 2K video RAM.
* Jupiter Ace Compatible Forth
* Z80 machine code monitor
* ZX80 BASIC
* RC2014 expansion slot
May the 4th be with you.
www.tindie.com/products/tyn...
blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2025/05/mins...
* Z80 based kit, 49K RAM, 2K video RAM.
* Jupiter Ace Compatible Forth
* Z80 machine code monitor
* ZX80 BASIC
* RC2014 expansion slot
May the 4th be with you.
www.tindie.com/products/tyn...
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REPORTER: Amazon will soon display a number next to the price of each product that shows how much the Trump tariffs are adding. Isn't that a perfect demonstration that it's the American consumer who is paying for these policies?
LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
April 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
REPORTER: Amazon will soon display a number next to the price of each product that shows how much the Trump tariffs are adding. Isn't that a perfect demonstration that it's the American consumer who is paying for these policies?
LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
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OpenAI's most capable models hallucinate more than earlier ones buff.ly/vcIjaM0
OpenAI's most capable models hallucinate more than earlier ones
Researchers say the hallucinations make o3 "less useful" than it would be.
buff.ly
April 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
OpenAI's most capable models hallucinate more than earlier ones buff.ly/vcIjaM0
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Could JD Vance please also pray for the good health of Vladimir Putin?
April 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Could JD Vance please also pray for the good health of Vladimir Putin?
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Wow, I now have 2,500 followers! Thank you for following me and reading my posts. It's great being able to interact with you about the golden age of game development and hopefully give you an insight into how games were made. Plenty more to come. Please share this post or add me to you Starter Packs
April 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Wow, I now have 2,500 followers! Thank you for following me and reading my posts. It's great being able to interact with you about the golden age of game development and hopefully give you an insight into how games were made. Plenty more to come. Please share this post or add me to you Starter Packs
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Anyone who knows anything about cyberattacks knows that “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” means absolutely nothing, as far as attribution goes.
Elon Musk blames Ukraine for what he describes as cyberattacks on X
March 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Anyone who knows anything about cyberattacks knows that “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” means absolutely nothing, as far as attribution goes.
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it took a month, but i've reverse engineered this IBM MCGA gate array chip. 17,000 transistors. 768 gates. over 1200 nets.
March 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
it took a month, but i've reverse engineered this IBM MCGA gate array chip. 17,000 transistors. 768 gates. over 1200 nets.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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The part-time gynecologist has entered the chat.
January 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The part-time gynecologist has entered the chat.
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The NYT published a bizarre religious article on the Pentium division bug exactly 30 years ago today: "Pentium and Our Crisis of Faith." It argued that you need to have faith in a computer's results, so the Pentium bug was like Martin Luther's Protestant revolt.
www.nytimes.com/1994/12/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/1994/12/28/o...
December 29, 2024 at 1:43 AM
The NYT published a bizarre religious article on the Pentium division bug exactly 30 years ago today: "Pentium and Our Crisis of Faith." It argued that you need to have faith in a computer's results, so the Pentium bug was like Martin Luther's Protestant revolt.
www.nytimes.com/1994/12/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/1994/12/28/o...