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Simon Taplin
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Ex Cruise Ship person, TryHackMe fan and South African in Florida
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Leadership and AI
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
AI Hype Cycle
August 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@bdsams.com The detail/meta data seems to be missing from the latest episode of Sams Report.
July 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@bdsams.com Can you push FRD 1812 when you get a chance, it's not showing in my Overcast feed.
July 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
@bdsams.com Can you push/re upload FRD 1804 when you get a chance, it's not showing in Overcast but the latest episode of Sams Report is.
June 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
June 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
June 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
@bdsams.com I found Ghost to be a better blogging platform compared to WordPress. WordPress tries to do everything. The problem is that there are very few managed Ghost providers compared to WordPress providers. And those Ghost providers are more expensive when compared to WordPress.
March 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@bdsams.com You can install Ubuntu or Mint or most other Linux distributions on a Surface device. You then just install the Linux Surface packages from https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Run Window 11 on A Raspberry Pi.

github.com/Botspot/bvm
GitHub - Botspot/bvm: Windows 11 Virtual Machine on ARM Linux
Windows 11 Virtual Machine on ARM Linux. Contribute to Botspot/bvm development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
January 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
January 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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January 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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January 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
How bitcoin mining really works
December 27, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Reposted by Simon Taplin
kenklippenstein.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 4:22 PM
An interesting read on online ne gaming anti-cheat.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/4/24283482/valorant-is-winning-the-war-against-pc-gaming-cheaters
November 27, 2024 at 6:57 PM
35 years ago today Sgt Powell answered a 'prank call' and ended up saving countless lives at the Nakatomi Plaza.

Today we remember him and his bravery
December 25, 2023 at 12:14 AM