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barsteward

@barsteward.bsky.social
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The world’s on fire, so let’s grab some marshmallows and not take everything so seriously. #UK based, working in hardware security hacking. Into #Infosec, #Standup #Comedy, and bad puns. Twitter: @barsteward Mastodon: @barsteward@infosec.exchange

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 30/09/2026
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PS5 jailbreaks just got a lot more useful
New exploit works on all but the most recently updated consoles.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons
Pumpkin hoop
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
how many freudians does it take to change a light boob?
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Andy H 🇬🇧🇺🇦💜 @wh-y.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This👇🫣😬😆
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When your AI editor isn’t serious…
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nobody can walk from one end of Oxford Street to the other and still admire human nature. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from 26 October
Buses, taxis, bikes and other vehicles, will be banned from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This guy built a squirrel city with over 1,000 homes, complete with cameras to capture how they behave. Original post
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just discovered that there’s a new Bobiverse book out, but Audible only until January.
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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
you shouldn’t learn about bands from shady TikTok manipulation, you should learn about bands by hanging out with a girl you like but are also extremely afraid of
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I wonder if this problem will fix itself when they’re too embarrassed to be mistaken for Reform rubes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Balaclava boys on electric bikes: How to tackle the problem?
The sight of masked young men on electric bikes or motorcycles is becoming increasingly familiar - what can be done about it?
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Listen, I just think it's weird that the same people who are saying they're worried that AI is going to wipe out humanity are also eager for military contracts that will give AI control of weapons.
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BSides Cheltenham tickets available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsides-che...
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BSides Cheltenham 2026
We're back for 2026, a little later in the year, at Cheltenham Town Hall!
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 25/09/2026
Add to the above this general trend I'm sure you're familiar with: in many situations under patriarchy credit to women is avoided even when they clearly did all the work.
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Cryptogyny
On the systematic obfuscation of women's contributions.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 24/09/2026
Saw a woman on TikTok who said she quit corporate at age 46 to become a beekeeper because “I would literally rather get stung by 10,000 bees than write ‘per my last email’ again” and you know what? I respect that
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FBI “aggressively investigating” hack of it’s entire employee database. The FBI says it is investigating a breach of its system after a cybercrime group claimed to have stolen sensitive information on thousands of bureau personnel. The hackers, Shiny Hunters, say they now hold private data..
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Ryan Castellucci 🜬 @rya.nc · 22/09/2026
I wrote a PoC for Kitty that uses terminal escape sequences to enumerate your kernel modules, check for LLM coding tools, and figure out how long your username is, which, is apparently not a security issue, enjoy. bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugr...
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Katie Phang is fighting the good fight, and her explanations of the details make understanding the legal process widely accessible, but the ad breaks feel a bit too much like The Truman Show. (Yes I know it pays the bills, and don’t forget to like & subscribe)
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So powerful it can fabricate evidence to jail a postmaster in just 27.5ns.
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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If we aren’t doing this everywhere, what are we even doing? Annual Toronto dog swim before they close down the outdoor pools for the season:
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dr joshua phillips @woolfianjosh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Flock cameras contain: - 3lb copper - 1.5g gold - one hardcoded API key
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Kellalena @kellalena.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you start out by saying “this is going to sound weird,” you’ll get my full attention
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Bitquark @bitquark.io · 14/09/2026
Well, uh, this seems bad: keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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Neil @enanem.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
KFC popcorn chicken’s so smooth, apparently they use kernel sanders.
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Quentyn @quentyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.techradar.com/pro/expert-f... and this is why legislation is being brought in in Europe and in the UK. Whilst legislation would not stop imports from temu - it should stop local vendors from selling massively vulnerable products
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A cheap Temu device allows attackers to execute instructions remotely.
This six-antenna £3 Wi-Fi extender came with a secret password shared across every unit running its firmware
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BSides London @bsideslondon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The #BSidesLDN2026 Call for Volunteers is now OPEN! Volunteers are crucial to making BSides happen. We need reliable, motivated & responsible people to help make this year's event a success. Interested? For more info go to: bsides.london/volunteers #BSides #London #Community
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I think the BBC TV studio tour offered something similar, but due to an error originating in the naming convention, they were just advertised as “Studio Tour” tickets.
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Jess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.
A small machine, the front resembles a smiling face, and its back reflected in the mirror behind it resembles a horrified face.
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How Mr Miyagi eats his Babybel
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“The Boy Burka Incel crew” at Dover & Portsmouth 😂
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Apparently it’s not just Conservatives who are sickened by free school meals.
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Binarysleeper @binarysleeper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is fantastic
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Dom Graham @guitaristdom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
On a plane landing into Germany when the German government decides to test the emergency alert system. You know what freaks out a plane full of passengers about to land? A whole bunch of alarms. Alarms on planes aren't usually a good thing.
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Given the extensive damage that raining men would do to people’s sheds, greenhouses and gazebos, I hardly think “hallelujah!” is an appropriate response.
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
September 8th is International Literacy Day, celebrating the limitless treasures unlocked by the ability to read and write. Or "witchcraft," as US Republicans call it.
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Music FACT: Pop star Beyoncé is the eldest of music legend Lionel Richie's 3 daughters. Her younger sisters are Betwicé & Bethreetimesaladeé.
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grilly @grilly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tapping the sign again, please can this video stip being relevant
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is my afternoon reading; apparently the problem can’t be fixed with a reboot, and isn’t caused by DNS.
Maintenance manual for 1991-94 Evinrude/Johnson outboard engines
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
How many of these fuckwits do you think also refused to wear masks in the pandemic?
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wave if you see me heading towards Henley!
Shadow of a hot air balloon
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onlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Remember folks; “Little Ships” good, “Small Boats” bad. What size does a vessel have to be, to be at the inflection point, and is it good or bad?
“Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats”
Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron shake hands outside No 10
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Yifan @yifan.lu · 03/09/2026
okay this has to be said: treating the openclaw guy like a serious founder is white man dei
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barsteward @barsteward.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I love everything about the way that Hack Glasgow is transparent about the running of their conference (which was also a joy to attend).
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