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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 37m

Canadian YouTuber Visited By Cops After Building Mock Flock To Track Cop Cars www.techdirt.com/2026/10/19/canadia… #Flock

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 8h

[ph/mh-] I still just want to sleep constantly. If not for Ritalin I would be. I've frequently snoozed and turned off my alarm (which involves solving math problems) without knowing it and then waking up late. Even with Ritalin I'm not falling asleep but still don't feel like I can do things. I […]

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Side Friction Podcast @sidefriction.worldkey.io.ap.brid.gy · 8h

Episode 146 "Kankakee" released this weekend and if you haven't already listened you can find it at our website or RSS feed (link in bio) or search for us on your favorite podcast platform. This episode was recorded on October 15th and addresses the Goliath […] [Original post on worldkey.io]

An image of a map containing Illinois with Kankakee marked near the center. Other spellings and mispronunciations are scattered around the image. The upper right corner says "Side Friction Episode 146"

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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 18/10/2026

It's very easy to get depressed by the state of politics right now, but then you see interactions like this one, and it rekindles your faith. A new generation of politicians will come forward and they will be different. #AbduElSayed #USpol #Politics

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 16/10/2026

Ok, looks like this is the week of funny experiences. Customer: "I had an AI check our server and it says the SSH port is open and that's not very secure." Me: "Yes, you asked us to open it so you could access the server via SFTP (actually, you wanted FTP, but we discussed it a bit and found […]

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Bob K Mertz @ragingwolfbob.opencoaster.net.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Cobb County press conference about Goliath. Not a lot of new information but I really like that they are actually talking to the public unlike Six Flags. m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpeL9VYiuQ #SixFlags #SixFlagsOverGeorgia #Goliath

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

A friend of mine was on News Nation being interviewed about the Goliath incident. I'm glad to see media reach out to level headed and knowledgeable people rather than just finding people to create drama. Please give this a click to reinforce that many people prefer facts over hype and boost if […]

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Side Friction Podcast @sidefriction.worldkey.io.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Ryan was featured on News Nation tonight regarding the Six Flags Over Georgia incident. www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/south… #SixFlags #SixFlagsOverGeorgia #RollerCoasters #Goliath

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Bill @sempf.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Ok, seriously people what the actual fuck.

An ad on a shelf display in a grocery store advertising Dawn Power Wash Pumpkin Spice and Frosted Cranberry

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

[mh-] I miss my dad. I'm not spiraling but I'm also not doing great.

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Side Friction Podcast @sidefriction.worldkey.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Ryan has released a video about Goliath if anyone is interested. Of course we will be talking about it on this week's show as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb7oDUWhSD4 #SixFlagsOverGeorgia #SixFlags #Goliath #RollerCoasters

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Bob K Mertz @ragingwolfbob.opencoaster.net.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

I'm seriously irritated with CNN mentioning X2 in every piece of coverage about Goliath. They are not the same thing... Not even remotely. While I will say that both scenarios are serious and tragic it should be CNN's focus to report the facts of each case rather than excessively pat themselves […]

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👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵 @lednabm.stranger.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

🤣👇😂👇😉

Trump is a Russian Asset
Prove me wrong
Zelensky

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Bob K Mertz @ragingwolfbob.opencoaster.net.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

This incident at Six Flags Over Georgia is going to send a lot of shockwaves through the industry. The media has been exaggerating e-stops more recently, there are challenges with all the corporate parks, the X2 situation is still getting attention, and (at least as of right now) there isn't any […]

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Bob K Mertz @ragingwolfbob.opencoaster.net.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Eyewitness reports are being reported on now. www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nati… #SixFlags #Goliath

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Stefano Marinelli @bsd.cafe · 12/10/2026

I got a call from someone I don't know. "Hi. We have a FreeBSD server. It's been working perfectly for years, but it hasn't been updated since then. We asked AI to update it, but now it won't boot anymore. It didn't even make a backup before starting. The AI keeps trying things, everything is […]

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Side Friction Podcast @sidefriction.worldkey.io.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Episode 145 "Six Flags Over North Ohio" released this weekend and is available on our RSS feed, our website, or your favorite podcast platform. sidefriction.com #Podcast #RollerCoasters #AmusmentParks

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Hynek Schlawack @hynek.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

holy shit I got a free NordVPN subscription and their macOS client installs an endpoint kernel extension that just hangs around after an uninstall. There was a constant com.nordvpn.macos.Shield process. I had to boot into recovery and disable SIP to get rid of it. Part of that is on macOS that […]

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Paul Southworth @pws.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Fact check... false

WIRED Magazine tote bag with lettering "You Can't Hack a Tote Bag"

WIRED Magazine tote bag with a piece of duct tape installed so it reads "You Can Hack a Tote Bag"

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

He may have left too soon but the world is a better place because my dad was here.

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

See grief, it's just like glitter It's hard to brush away Bright light and it still shimmers Like it was yesterday And it falls like confetti All of the memories explode like a hand grenade And it's sweet and it's bitter Grief, it's like glitter Oh, what a mess it makes What a mess it makes […]

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Indio Gringo ® @paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

New York City Mayor Mamdani posted about a New Yorker who was shot by an ICE agent today in the City. The NYC said: Abolish ICE.

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Everybody has to coordinate with Starlink because SPACEX CONTROLS ORBIT. That's against the Outer Space Treaty. Your engineering challenge, SpaceX, is to provide your services with fewer satellites. Not yell at everyone else for having satellites too […]

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Just got a mass email from our bank that essentially says, "If you give your username and password to an AI agent, you're on your own." You've. Been. Warned. 🤣

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

@i0null every time I run into someone I haven't talked to in 5 years

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Hacker Memes @i0null.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

trying to explain to normies how it's possible to be both a complete nerd and a total luddite.

infamous meme of Charlie Day chaotically gesturing infront of a corkboard covered in papers and red string.
credits: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Something seems really weird here. I've used many TP-Link products over the last decade or two and they've all had amazing performance and I've seen better speeds with TP-Link on the same line that we also used other routers with. Can TP-Link have a flaw or a backdoor? Sure.... But seeing […]

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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

The #Trump admin has officially blocked European election monitoring of the US midterms in November. The US elections have been monitored since 2003. “In recent years, the OSCE has been unable to monitor elections in #Belarus, #Georgia, and #Tajikistan due to the refusal of these governments […]

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

[mh/ph-] I'm back to struggling to wake up and get moving. I'm not sure if this is POTS or if it's just me being mentally drained. Before dad passed away I was waking up earlier and actually getting moving. I'm still mentally and emotionally dealing with the loss but I also know that I was […]

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Let's continue the rebrand AI = Artificial Intelligence --> SI = Super Intelligence --> NI = No Intelligence

A screenshot from Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail of one of the Knights Who Say Ni

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Paco Hope @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

It’s funny to think that a taco truck outside your office, if it takes in revenue greater than its costs—you know: profit?—has more profit than OpenAI and Anthropic combined.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Jorijn Schrijvershof :jorijn: @jorijn.jorijn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

New instance, and I need to test federation, so here's one of my favorite photos of Kaylan (who unfortunately passed away a few months ago). Tuning server processes, so feel free to boost to make it work a bit. #CatsOfMastodon

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments. Despite the assessments still being in progress, the tech giant’s contractors […]

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The End Of The Alley by Mark Gregory When my bowling ball reaches the end of the alley I hope for a strike. And when my life culminates in a dramatic finale, Here’s what I’d like: I’d like to look back and not to feel blue; But to know that I rumbled through life straight and true. I’d like to […]

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Services are done... Now comes the hard part: Living my life without my dad. I know from 2 years ago that this takes time and "normal" never comes back but I pray I find a new normal that my mom and dad would both be proud of. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3PESlKdCO4

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

It's going to be a rough night. I miss you, dad.

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Julia Evans @b0rk.social.jvns.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Is there a QR code generator that 1. is a website 2. is free, no account needed 3. is not secretly also a link shortener 4. does not look like a scam 5. does not include extra branding (the way the Chrome one does) a friend just asked me this and I really could not find one

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

[mh-] Being the only sentimental person left in my family is going to kill me. I am starting to understand why my dad's anxiety was so high. Internalizing stuff to not let others realize how hurt you are is painful.

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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS: @bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

I'm really just spot browsing mastodon recently... Hoping to get back closer to normal next week. Sorry if I miss something that I should have seen.

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