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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

@dpogue Digital modes in ham radio are like a user-interface time machine, and I don't mean that as a compliment.

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hrbrmstr 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦🇧🇪 @hrbrmstr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

y'all do not want to know just how true this is across so many organizations rn. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TNpOD6bov8

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Mark H @neonbubble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

"Presenting the Definitive Special Edition of the Mos Eisley cantina scene. Finally, the scene is exactly as it was always intended to be, until the next release." www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcvue1y9B7o #StarWars #HanSolo #Auralnauts #Video #SciFi

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Royce Williams @tychotithonus.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

SCADA, or as I like to call it, "involuntary retrocomputing"

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Remember the “tone police”? Meet their modern successor: the AI police. They patrol the comments, ever vigilant, ready to announce that something was “clearly made with AI,” as though they’ve just spotted a forged Rembrandt at a yard sale. Sometimes they’re right. Sometimes they’re not. Either […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

@maxbob Ha! I have not, but you never know how a rogue signal may propagate.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I was in the middle of an on-air interaction with a POTA station when suddenly *BAM!* — my power supply released its magic smoke and all fell silent. I have ordered a better, more capable power supply, which will be delivered today. Every equipment failure is an excuse to upgrade. #hamradio

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

@siracusa I installed iOS 26.7, after which I was told I could update to...iOS 26.7. I went ahead and did that, and lo and behold it installed iOS 27. #attentiontodetail

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Joshua Byrd 🐀 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Shout out to this project. "Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of U.S. copyright restrictions, and free of cost." Absolutely incredible. standardebooks.org

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Bill @sempf.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Huh. This is worth a look if you are little tired of wealth inequality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxlL5-0m_g #inequality #wealth

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I have a modest proposal. Mobile device makers should adopt a new Bluetooth standard: a simple beaconing system that announces to nearby devices, “This is a quiet space.” Users could choose how their devices respond: “Silence my device automatically in a quiet zone.” “Notify me when I enter a […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I attended a beautiful memorial service for a dear family friend over the weekend, and, as is apparently inevitable these days, midway through a granddaughter’s heartfelt remembrances, someone’s phone started ringing. Loudly. Some old-time rock and roll came blasting through the room. After […]

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David August ❌👑 @davidaugust.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

"'The Emperor is a fan of Flock, and we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum..." Mr. Vader said. 'Because we all know that the Flock cameras are not only following the license plate readers, they are following children. They are following […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

We've posted videos of a bunch of my Black Hat interviews. Please have a look. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JW… #infosec #blackhat

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

"Yeah, we're gonna be here a while..."

A Verizon repair truck trailering a small camper behind.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Back from vacation, staring down the avalanche of emails that built up while I was away. I may very well just bankrupt them all.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Free demos for federal employees with security clearances! #blackhat #infosec

A mall store near the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas creating art from retinal scans.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

What if we required data centers to be powered by on-site solar/battery? That way, when the data centers go bust at least we have all that solar capacity to feed into the grid.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

I wonder if there's a parallel between all of the long-undiscovered bugs that AI systems are discovering, and the old rusty hand grenades and mortars that magnet fishers keep pulling up from the muck in their local rivers or lakes. The bomb squads seem almost annoyed that they keep being called […]

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Library Monster @librarymonster.glammr.us.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

Omg just saw #Hillywood 's #StarWars #Fandom parody. At first I was like 😂 they just wanted to cosplay karaoke Then Hilly started rly feeling those lyrics during intense scenes 🥺 girl's got acting chops. I gotta rewatch now srsly Also I loved they did the first 3 from the 70/80s. Those were […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

New project! Hoping to bring this beauty back to life. Hoping it’s just a power supply issue.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

After lobbying from Trump, FIFA agrees to minor rules change for upcoming U.S./Belgium match. #fifa #worldcup

An AI generated image of an imagined World Cup match where the players from Belgium have their legs bound, as if in a three-legged race.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

If you must reheat fish in the break-room microwave, please be courteous to your fellow employees by replacing the microwave.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

I heard a lovely new bit of music today, pleasant, heartfelt, expressive. Asked Siri what it was, and after two failed attempts it hit me — It's AI. Well, crap then...

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

@tvaziri Pretty sure this scene from Dr. No is a Texas Switch, when they run behind the barrels. youtu.be/e6Hedye7kV4?t=148

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

@Shanmonster Happy birthday, Shan! Hope it's a great day for you.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2026

I had a mildly frustrating experience today while interviewing a cybersecurity expert. Before we started, we checked his audio setup. My recording console showed he was using his laptop’s built-in microphone. Not ideal for a podcast. I mentioned it. He confidently replied that he was using his […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

My macOS Calendar wasn't syncing with iCloud, and the Calendar app was giving me a little warning icon telling me as much, that there was an issue with my credentials. I opened System Settings, clicked on the "Internet Accounts" tab, and PRESTO the account spontaneously starting syncing again […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

My local grocer recently upgraded their self-checkout lanes with some kind of AI loss prevention system, using overhead cameras to track purchases. So far it's 0-2 for me. The last two times I've gone through the checkout it's erroneously flagged me for thievery. Perhaps I just have that look […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

Calling in to my doctor’s office to schedule my annual physical, and noticed the AI assistant has fake keyboard clicking sounds to support the illusion.

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Bruce Sterling @bruces @bruces.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026

*First, generate 100 Agentic buzzwords. Next, print that out and tape it to your mirror youtu.be/JgVBqcqUGE0?si=wjR0xYATHqQ…

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Edwin G. Spooks 👻 @edwing.mstdn.moimeme.ca · 04/05/2026

May the Fourth be with you! #StarWars #StarWarsDay

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Adam @me.social.k3can.us.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

The first "official" #EveryHam #AmateurRadio #Contest is next weekend, 09 MAY 2026, 0000-2359 UTC. If you’re new to amateur radio contests or are just looking for something that feels more casual, the EveryHam contest is for you. Boosts appreciated! Rules and philosophy are available at […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

Had an idea for a fun little electronic project, so after a few days of pondering I purchased the needed parts and I'll likely assemble and test it this weekend. There's a small part of me struggling with the fact that I will rarely (if ever) actually use the finished product, and that seems […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026

"There is something disorienting, horrible, and somehow fitting in the timing of all of this. That one man with the means to do it would threaten destruction of a part of our planet at the same moment its beauty and fragility are on full display. We are, in this tense moment, living with our own […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

April Fools jokes? In this economy?

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

With most new cars coming equipped with GPS, I propose a system where car horns are automatically lowered to half of their default volume when the vehicle senses it is within city limits. This message inspired by my suburban upbringing and my recent trip to San Francisco for the RSAC conference.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026

But I think there’s also a quieter, more immediate question we can ask ourselves. How do we reclaim our humanity inside these systems? How do we build boundaries around our emotional lives? How do we recognize when our attention is being harvested? How do we create spaces, personally and […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026

And now, we’re adding another layer. Artificial intelligence. AI can now generate convincing text, images, voices, and video at a scale we’ve never seen before. Which means that something very fundamental is changing: the relationship between our senses and reality. For most of human history […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026

I’ve been wrestling with a growing sense of frustration about the world we’re living in right now. And the more I try to understand it, the more I come back to a simple observation: Nearly everything we interact with today has been optimized for extraction. Extraction of our attention […]

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026

Enjoyed a lovely chat over lunch with the OG tech podcaster, Leo LaPorte! Expressed my appreciation for his paving the way for the rest of us.

Podcast hosts Leo LaPorte and Dave Bittner.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026

Zero Trust World has kicked off in Orlando. Thanks to ThreatLocker for hosting us this week.

Dave Bittner stands in front of a large Zero Trust World display.

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Dave Bittner @bittner.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2026

Today marks 2,500 episodes of the Cyberwire Daily podcast! Ten years of learning and sharing. Thanks to everyone who has helped make it possible! #infosec

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