Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Remember to maintain the tyre pressure on your turbo training bike! Frak. 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 10/09/2026Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the companytheregister.comDental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the companyToothless security 043
Reposted by Owen 🐧Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof gizmodo.com/identity-ver...gizmodo.comIdentity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are ProofA massive trove of driver’s license scans allegedly stolen from an identity verification company shows the danger of creating honey pots of our most sensitive documents for malicious actors to exploit... 7201123
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 24/08/2026@news.sky.com ebikes Vs electric motor bikes. Get a grip. www.bikeyardonline.co.uk/blogs/news/w...bikeyardonline.co.ukWhich E-Bikes Are Illegal in the UK? | UK E-Bike Law GuideLearn which electric bikes are illegal in the UK, including high-power, throttle-only and de-restricted models, and how to choose a road-legal EAPC e-bike. 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 21/08/2026Hundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accountsbleepingcomputer.comHundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accountsMore than 9,300 Amazon Web Services (AWS) access keys publicly exposed between August 2022 and August 2026 are still active and valid. [...] 410544
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 19/08/2026Australian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operatortheregister.comAustralian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operatorUnknown parties know where you stayed last summer, down under, across 120 Quest properties 024
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sainsbury's have just started personalised pricing through Nectar. They're going to nudge us all into only buying Solent Green and Coors Light. I bet Solent Green will taste like Coors Light. 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Many of the thousands afflicted each year by criminal driving felt that “the harm they had suffered mattered less” than that from other serious crimes" - this double-standard is exactly what we called out in our work on motonormativity. Road crime is crime www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...theguardian.comVictims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review findsMany of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner 517269
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Planetary science on a budget using a 300mm lens with space foil stretched over the lens hood. 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 03/08/2026Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leaktheregister.comPolice National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leakExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education 0117
Reposted by Owen 🐧Linuxiac @linuxiac.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Statcounter reports Linux at 10.65% of desktop usage in North America, with Cloudflare data lending further support to the milestone. linuxiac.com/linux-deskto... #Linux #OpenSourcelinuxiac.comLinux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North AmericaStatcounter reports Linux at 10.65% of desktop usage in North America, with Cloudflare data lending further support to the milestone. 32580107
Reposted by Owen 🐧Ross Duncan @rossquantum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Yet another job ad! We're looking for a software engineer to work on our open source Tierkreis workflow system (focussing on quantum-HPC hybrid integration). The job is based in Singapore. #quantumcomputing #jobad jobs.eu.lever.co/quantinuum/8...jobs.eu.lever.coQuantinuum - Advanced Software Engineer – Hybrid Quantum-HPC Orchestration - 860We are seeking a talented and innovative Software Engineer/Developer to design and develop a hybrid workflow orchestrator between Quantinuum quantum processors and classical supercomputing resources i... 223
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 17/07/2026ico.org.uk/make-a-compl... in case you get an unsolicited email from Team Labour. First the data leak and, now, not cleaning their databases!!!ico.org.ukNuisance calls and messages 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧Lola @lolat42.bsky.social · 16/07/2026‘The company, which runs more than 60 health clinics nationwide, took more than 3 weeks to notify potentially impacted patients… "It takes 1 day, or even hours, for hackers to use a combination of the information that has been stolen to crack an individual's system”’ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...abc.net.auDelay in revealing theft of medical data labelled 'unacceptable'Cybersecurity experts have questioned why Partnered Health took more than three weeks to reveal it had been the victim of a data breach. 063
Reposted by Owen 🐧Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 15/07/202630 of the World’s Worst Bike Lanes That Should Never Have Been Built. Send in your own suggestions for round 2! momentummag.com/30-of-the-wo... 0133
Reposted by Owen 🐧London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 14/07/2026📣 JOB ALERT: We're hiring a Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to help us build the long-term support we need to make cycling in London safe everywhere and fun for everyone... Head to our website for all the details, including how to apply: lcc.org.uk/jobs/ 097
Reposted by Owen 🐧ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The fabulous 18th-century Abbey Library of Saint Gall in Switzerland 🇨🇭 1384106752
Reposted by Owen 🐧Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Estonia lost out on $28m of tax revenues due to a poorly written law AI systems were able to identify in an instant. It sparked the country to rethink how it uses AI - putting it front and centre. My latest for @wired.com, supported by a @tarbellcenter.bsky.social grant www.wired.com/story/the-28...wired.comThe $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI “Fuckup Finder”A single wording mistake cost the government millions. Now Estonia is using AI to spot legal errors before they become law—and to automate more of the state. 083
Reposted by Owen 🐧AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 08/07/2026A YouTube creator built the perfect alternative for anyone switching from Photoshop to GIMP. This free and open-source patch turns GIMP into a Photoshop-like editor with a familiar tool layout, keyboard shortcuts, more canvas space, and fully local files 471719393
Reposted by Owen 🐧Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 03/07/2026Austria's new #supercomputer was officially inaugurated today! Multi-Site Computer Austria #MUSICA is a distributed system located in Vienna, Linz and Innsbruck. Learn more about it in our latest news article: asc.ac.at/news/2026/ne... #hpc #highperformancecomputing #Austria 051
Reposted by Owen 🐧Dwayne Monroe @cloudquistador.eurosky.social · 26/06/2026I was asked to create a risk analysis of Microsoft 365 Copilot for a labor council and it occurs to me that others may find it useful. Voila! padlet.com/verdigris21/...padlet.comMicrosoft 365 Copilot: An AnalysisAn analysis of Microsoft 365 Copilot: Risks and Issued 919069
Reposted by Owen 🐧Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The end of an era! The last broadcast of BBC Radio 4 on Longwave (198kHz). The transmitter will be switched off at the end of June after nearly a century of transmission from Droitwich. 43414
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Linux laptop? Stick to a budget. Shop and check compatibility on somewhere like ubuntu.com/certified/la... Thinkpads are considered "easy". Then there are specialists like Slimbook, Tuxedo etc.ubuntu.comCertified laptops | UbuntuLaptops that have been certified for use with Ubuntu. 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 18/06/2026As luck would have it, Sean from New York, who used to work for a pool company, was nearby to talk about this blue stuff. 1183271613
Reposted by Owen 🐧TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 16/06/2026A security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including one that could have allowed her to take control of the TV stream of every World Cup match.techcrunch.comBug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream | TechCrunchA security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including one that could have allowed her to take control of the TV stream of every World Cup match. 1175
Reposted by Owen 🐧Richard Hall @hallymk1.bsky.social · 15/06/202624 June via @mayflybooks.bsky.social 0155
Reposted by Owen 🐧Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Keir Starmer keeps referring to the consultation as evidence for why the social media ban isn't a last gasp by-election gambit in his answers to the press. The consultation had 116,211 responses to 54 questions. The government has published a single percentage of answers to just two questions 713658
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Work punctuated with new password pauses!static.klipy.comDashiexp: Pause On That MemeALT: Dashiexp: Pause On That Meme 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 14/06/2026NHS patients can't opt out of Palantir's data platform – but their hospital cantheregister.comNHS patients can't opt out of Palantir's data platform – but their hospital canMinister says trusts can go it alone on procurement as Parliament mulls February 2027 FDP contract renewal 124
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 06/06/2026Oxford Uni student data pwned yet again - this time via career platform breachtheregister.comOxford Uni student data pwned yet again - this time via career platform breachTotally different attack from the break-in last month. Oh so that's OK then 141
Reposted by Owen 🐧Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe As #climaterisk increases, "the question is no longer whether or not the public sector will need to play a larger role, but how quickly it can be redesigned to do so"... theconversation.com/climate-chan...theconversation.comClimate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across EuropeFrom California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims. 14325
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Battery charged and now heating water. Days like this call for an extra battery. 000
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 27/05/2026A Very Peculiar Practice is on BBC Four. As relevant on university life today as it was in 1986!static.klipy.comMatt Sawyer Peter Davison TefalALT: Matt Sawyer Peter Davison Tefal 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/05/2026UK universities cut jobs, research, teaching amid squeeze in overseas students. 30,000 job losses, brain drain, less student choice. Local economies shattered because of obsession with 'foreign' students. Govt can exclude them from immigration stats during period of study. archive.ph/L0iEn/againft.comUK universities cut jobs, research and teaching amid squeeze in overseas students‘Very sharp downturn’ in enrolments risks hitting economic innovation and academic pipeline, lobby group says 816377
Reposted by Owen 🐧Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/05/2026REED: How many taxpayers' returns were leaked by the IRS in the 2020 breach? BLANCHE: Excuse me? REED: 405,427. One of them was Donald Trump, correct? BLANCHE: Donald Trump and his family. REED: And Donald Trump was president at the time. So it was his IRS that allowed this breach of privacy 30081982699
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/05/2026#hpc This Friday's exploit: ssh-keysign-pwm github.com/0xdeadbeefne...github.comGitHub - 0xdeadbeefnetwork/ssh-keysign-pwn: Steal SSH host private keys and /etc/shadow via the ptrace_may_access mm-NULL bypass + pidfd_getfd. Pre-31e62c2ebbfd kernels.Steal SSH host private keys and /etc/shadow via the ptrace_may_access mm-NULL bypass + pidfd_getfd. Pre-31e62c2ebbfd kernels. - 0xdeadbeefnetwork/ssh-keysign-pwn 022
Reposted by Owen 🐧Paulus Schoutsen @paulusschoutsen.nl · 14/05/2026Are you a people person that wants to help us make our community bigger, better and stronger? Join our team! jobs.ashbyhq.com/openhomefoun...jobs.ashbyhq.comCommunity AssociateWe are looking for The Open Home Foundation is looking for a Community Associate based in Europe to join our Community Department. This is the job for someone who lives and breathes community. Someo... 013
Reposted by Owen 🐧hpc.social on BlueSky @hpc.social · 14/05/2026New #HPC Job! 👉️ Marketing & Business Development Lead for Supercomputing, AI and Enterprise Data at HMx Labs Location: London, UK Employer: HMx Labs Remote: Hybrid 001
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 13/05/2026NASA's bid to save Swift from fiery death passes another hurdletheregister.comNASA's bid to save Swift from fiery death passes another hurdleKatalyst's LINK spacecraft clears Goddard tests before Pegasus rocket integration 021
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A combination of managing the decline without becoming an international laughing stock and high criticism of executive staff. #higherEducation committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...committees.parliament.uk“A very serious problem”: No clear government plan for universities risking insolvency, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK ParliamentToday MPs on the Education Committee warn that the government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and that protections for students are inadequate, as the Committee publishes a new re... 000
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The advice near the end might be good advice. anthropic.com/research/vib...anthropic.comVibe physics: The AI grad studentAnthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. 000
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 11/05/2026BWH Hotels guests warned after reservation data checks out with cybercrookstheregister.comBWH Hotels guests warned after reservation data checks out with cybercrooksCustomers urged to keep an eye out for phisherfolk 033
Reposted by Owen 🐧Underfox @underfox3.bsky.social · 08/05/2026In this paper is presented GPUBreach, the first Rowhammer-based privilege-escalation on NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6 memories. arxiv.org/pdf/2605.03812 131
Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/05/2026#hpc Dirty Frag. Another route to root. access.redhat.com/security/vul...access.redhat.comRHSB-2026-003 Networking subsystem Privilege Escalation - Linux Kernel (Dirty Frag) | Red Hat Customer PortalAccess Red Hat’s knowledge, guidance, and support through your subscription. 001
Reposted by Owen 🐧The Register @theregister.com · 05/05/2026ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wildgo.theregister.comShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wildVimeo points finger at analytics supplier Anodot, says no logins or card data were touched More than 119,000 Vimeo users's email addresses were extracted in a breach traced to a third-party analytics vendor, according to Have I Been Pwned.… 032