Simon Zerafa (Status: :no_AI_logo: :catthink: 😊)
@simonzerafa.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Old school IT Technician and Cyber Janitor.
Interests in InfoSEC, History, Physics and SciFi.
Anti-fascist. Wacky Improvisation and Drive by Philosophy […]
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Interests in InfoSEC, History, Physics and SciFi.
Anti-fascist. Wacky Improvisation and Drive by Philosophy […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://infosec.exchange/@simonzerafa, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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DHS Picks Fight With Reporter Who Exposed ICE’s Shoddy Hiring
The Dept of Homeland Security is pissed after Laura Jedeed revealed how she got a job offer from ICE in just six minutes […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
The Dept of Homeland Security is pissed after Laura Jedeed revealed how she got a job offer from ICE in just six minutes […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM
DHS Picks Fight With Reporter Who Exposed ICE’s Shoddy Hiring
The Dept of Homeland Security is pissed after Laura Jedeed revealed how she got a job offer from ICE in just six minutes […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
The Dept of Homeland Security is pissed after Laura Jedeed revealed how she got a job offer from ICE in just six minutes […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
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This serves as a reminder to Europeans that no agreements with the Trump administration can be trusted. Trump has now completely reversed his position by breaking his promise to support the UK's deal on the Chagos Islands, just to criticise Keir Starmer's stance on US ambitions in Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 AM
This serves as a reminder to Europeans that no agreements with the Trump administration can be trusted. Trump has now completely reversed his position by breaking his promise to support the UK's deal on the Chagos Islands, just to criticise Keir Starmer's stance on US ambitions in Greenland.
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Aurora over Edinburgh, just caught it before the clouds rolled in
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Aurora over Edinburgh, just caught it before the clouds rolled in
If you have a clear or unobstructed view to the Northern Horizon, look out for an Aurora.
Incoming Solar Storm! 🙂
#uk #northernhemisphere #aurora
(cc @jerry - Might be visible in the bottom half of the continental USA! )
Incoming Solar Storm! 🙂
#uk #northernhemisphere #aurora
(cc @jerry - Might be visible in the bottom half of the continental USA! )
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If you have a clear or unobstructed view to the Northern Horizon, look out for an Aurora.
Incoming Solar Storm! 🙂
#uk #northernhemisphere #aurora
(cc @jerry - Might be visible in the bottom half of the continental USA! )
Incoming Solar Storm! 🙂
#uk #northernhemisphere #aurora
(cc @jerry - Might be visible in the bottom half of the continental USA! )
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January 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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There's no way anyone is invading Canada....👀
"DANGEROUS, BRUTAL COLD: 70 BELOW ZERO windchills expected tonight into Sunday morning for parts of Canada!"
- Meteorologist Chris Nunley
"DANGEROUS, BRUTAL COLD: 70 BELOW ZERO windchills expected tonight into Sunday morning for parts of Canada!"
- Meteorologist Chris Nunley
January 18, 2026 at 1:09 AM
There's no way anyone is invading Canada....👀
"DANGEROUS, BRUTAL COLD: 70 BELOW ZERO windchills expected tonight into Sunday morning for parts of Canada!"
- Meteorologist Chris Nunley
"DANGEROUS, BRUTAL COLD: 70 BELOW ZERO windchills expected tonight into Sunday morning for parts of Canada!"
- Meteorologist Chris Nunley
Reposted by Simon Zerafa (Status: :no_AI_logo: :catthink: 😊)
In honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
In honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns […]
[Original post on sfba.social]
Rosa is improving and getting more active.
The Cat Flu is still causing issues but isn't as bad as it was and the medication is helping a lot.
As to the organisation we obtained her from; they still haven't communited with us with regards to us paying the […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The Cat Flu is still causing issues but isn't as bad as it was and the medication is helping a lot.
As to the organisation we obtained her from; they still haven't communited with us with regards to us paying the […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Rosa is improving and getting more active.
The Cat Flu is still causing issues but isn't as bad as it was and the medication is helping a lot.
As to the organisation we obtained her from; they still haven't communited with us with regards to us paying the […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The Cat Flu is still causing issues but isn't as bad as it was and the medication is helping a lot.
As to the organisation we obtained her from; they still haven't communited with us with regards to us paying the […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Wow, is CachyOS different enough from Kubuntu to be confusing my poor Windows 11 brain 🤯
This will be the year of Linux on the Desktop, even if it does brake my brain 😁
This will be the year of Linux on the Desktop, even if it does brake my brain 😁
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wow, is CachyOS different enough from Kubuntu to be confusing my poor Windows 11 brain 🤯
This will be the year of Linux on the Desktop, even if it does brake my brain 😁
This will be the year of Linux on the Desktop, even if it does brake my brain 😁
I was just wondering if there was a MacOS compatibly layer for Linux and of course there is 🙂🤷♂️
Also I'm not surprised that @vkc has an episode all about it 🤣
https://youtu.be/Y4DKg4WZRx4
I should know better by now, really 🙂🖖
#linux #macos
Also I'm not surprised that @vkc has an episode all about it 🤣
https://youtu.be/Y4DKg4WZRx4
I should know better by now, really 🙂🖖
#linux #macos
January 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I was just wondering if there was a MacOS compatibly layer for Linux and of course there is 🙂🤷♂️
Also I'm not surprised that @vkc has an episode all about it 🤣
https://youtu.be/Y4DKg4WZRx4
I should know better by now, really 🙂🖖
#linux #macos
Also I'm not surprised that @vkc has an episode all about it 🤣
https://youtu.be/Y4DKg4WZRx4
I should know better by now, really 🙂🖖
#linux #macos
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History is making fun of us
January 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
History is making fun of us
Reposted by Simon Zerafa (Status: :no_AI_logo: :catthink: 😊)
🙄
Asus rep says memory shortage should 'start to normalize' by 2027, but 'nobody wants to be the first one to lower prices' https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/asus-says-memory-shortage-should-start-to-normalize-by-2027-but-nobody-wants-to-be-the-first-one-to-lower-prices
Asus rep says memory shortage should 'start to normalize' by 2027, but 'nobody wants to be the first one to lower prices' https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/asus-says-memory-shortage-should-start-to-normalize-by-2027-but-nobody-wants-to-be-the-first-one-to-lower-prices
Asus says memory shortage should 'start to normalize' by 2027, but 'nobody wants to be the first one to lower prices'
Asus speaks with Tom's Guide on when the ongoing RAM crisis will finally start to normalize, and how there may be a memory pricing standoff since "nobody wants to be the first" to drop costs.
www.tomsguide.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🙄
Asus rep says memory shortage should 'start to normalize' by 2027, but 'nobody wants to be the first one to lower prices' https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/asus-says-memory-shortage-should-start-to-normalize-by-2027-but-nobody-wants-to-be-the-first-one-to-lower-prices
Asus rep says memory shortage should 'start to normalize' by 2027, but 'nobody wants to be the first one to lower prices' https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/asus-says-memory-shortage-should-start-to-normalize-by-2027-but-nobody-wants-to-be-the-first-one-to-lower-prices
If anyone is looking for #ddr5 RAM at the moment, then you might want to jump on this offering from Amazon #uk.
Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL32, Overclocking Desktop Computer Gaming Memory, Intel XMP 3.0 / AMD EXPO, Black - CP2K16G64C32U5B
There is a used kit available from […]
Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL32, Overclocking Desktop Computer Gaming Memory, Intel XMP 3.0 / AMD EXPO, Black - CP2K16G64C32U5B
There is a used kit available from […]
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infosec.exchange
January 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"Is it in yet?"
"I can't feel it!?"
"It doesn't seem to be working for me"
The fun you can have when your wife is trying to get her hearing devices in 😂🤣
#hesringloss #hearingdevices
"I can't feel it!?"
"It doesn't seem to be working for me"
The fun you can have when your wife is trying to get her hearing devices in 😂🤣
#hesringloss #hearingdevices
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"Is it in yet?"
"I can't feel it!?"
"It doesn't seem to be working for me"
The fun you can have when your wife is trying to get her hearing devices in 😂🤣
#hesringloss #hearingdevices
"I can't feel it!?"
"It doesn't seem to be working for me"
The fun you can have when your wife is trying to get her hearing devices in 😂🤣
#hesringloss #hearingdevices
Rosa seems to be doing much better today. The antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are working it seems.
She is taking notice of the wildlife at least 🙂
Thankfully she doesn't have FIV or FeLV, just good old fashioned Cat Flu 😟
She is taking notice of the wildlife at least 🙂
Thankfully she doesn't have FIV or FeLV, just good old fashioned Cat Flu 😟
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Rosa seems to be doing much better today. The antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are working it seems.
She is taking notice of the wildlife at least 🙂
Thankfully she doesn't have FIV or FeLV, just good old fashioned Cat Flu 😟
She is taking notice of the wildlife at least 🙂
Thankfully she doesn't have FIV or FeLV, just good old fashioned Cat Flu 😟
Visitors to #scotland are reminded not to approach too closely to the many wild Haggis species at this time of year.
Some can become disturbed during the early nest building season, resulting in delayed breeding. Several species are easily provoked and can become aggressive 😕
Observe […]
Some can become disturbed during the early nest building season, resulting in delayed breeding. Several species are easily provoked and can become aggressive 😕
Observe […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Visitors to #scotland are reminded not to approach too closely to the many wild Haggis species at this time of year.
Some can become disturbed during the early nest building season, resulting in delayed breeding. Several species are easily provoked and can become aggressive 😕
Observe […]
Some can become disturbed during the early nest building season, resulting in delayed breeding. Several species are easily provoked and can become aggressive 😕
Observe […]
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Oh wow. Trump got a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize! Did you know:
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Oh wow. Trump got a hand-me-down Nobel Peace Prize! Did you know:
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
It would not be the first time a Nobel laureate has given his or her medal away: in 1943 Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun gave his medal to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
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“President Trump has no roots on our island,” a Greenlandic spokesman said. “Epstein’s island, on the other hand, must stir many happy memories for him.”
- Andy Borowitz
- Andy Borowitz
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
“President Trump has no roots on our island,” a Greenlandic spokesman said. “Epstein’s island, on the other hand, must stir many happy memories for him.”
- Andy Borowitz
- Andy Borowitz
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Unsolicited tardigrade
February 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Unsolicited tardigrade
Reposted by Simon Zerafa (Status: :no_AI_logo: :catthink: 😊)
Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Many of you might have already seen the ultra cute "sea sheep" (Costasiella kuroshimae), but yesterday I learned 2 mind-blowing facts about the family of sea slugs they belong to:
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
1. They incorporate chloroplasts (the organelles in plant cells that do the […]
[Original post on berlin.social]
My wife is trying her new hearing devices for the first time today, and she is discovering how strange an experience it is 😉
I've had mine for over a year and they can be strange and take some getting used to.
If you suspect you might have a hearing loss, then get yourself tested by a […]
I've had mine for over a year and they can be strange and take some getting used to.
If you suspect you might have a hearing loss, then get yourself tested by a […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
My wife is trying her new hearing devices for the first time today, and she is discovering how strange an experience it is 😉
I've had mine for over a year and they can be strange and take some getting used to.
If you suspect you might have a hearing loss, then get yourself tested by a […]
I've had mine for over a year and they can be strange and take some getting used to.
If you suspect you might have a hearing loss, then get yourself tested by a […]
Really odd foggy weather today.
Looks like an inversion layer has settled in 😲
Looks like an inversion layer has settled in 😲
January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Really odd foggy weather today.
Looks like an inversion layer has settled in 😲
Looks like an inversion layer has settled in 😲
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Using TESSERA really feels like science fiction sometimes; Sadiq's been using it to spot all the solar panels with just a simple CNN (just 42000 parameters!) built over our foundation model https://toao.com/blog/earth-observation-budget-solar-farms-tiny-model
Earth Observation on a Budget: Finding Solar Farms with a 42k-Parameter Model
- Sadiq Jaffer
toao.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Using TESSERA really feels like science fiction sometimes; Sadiq's been using it to spot all the solar panels with just a simple CNN (just 42000 parameters!) built over our foundation model https://toao.com/blog/earth-observation-budget-solar-farms-tiny-model