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Owen 🐧

@c3iq.bsky.social
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Software engineer. Over 30 years of GNU/Linux. Cycled to work. Will consider the good, bad, and the ugly. Insomnia: there's an app for that. Brought up in a library. Currently, HPC-ing. Oadby Heights.

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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Remember to maintain the tyre pressure on your turbo training bike! Frak.
Turbo trainer flat tyre.
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The Register @theregister.com · 10/09/2026
Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the company
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Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the company
Toothless security
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NATS, DNS anyone?
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof gizmodo.com/identity-ver...
gizmodo.com
Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof
A 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...
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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.uk
Which E-Bikes Are Illegal in the UK? | UK E-Bike Law Guide
Learn 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.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 21/08/2026
Hundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accounts
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Hundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accounts
More than 9,300 Amazon Web Services (AWS) access keys publicly exposed between August 2022 and August 2026 are still active and valid. [...]
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Oi, Copilot, you're making it up!!!
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The Register @theregister.com · 19/08/2026
Australian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operator
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Australian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operator
Unknown parties know where you stayed last summer, down under, across 120 Quest properties
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Sainsbury'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.
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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.com
Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds
Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Planetary science on a budget using a 300mm lens with space foil stretched over the lens hood.
Pacman solar eclipse.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Rain, wuhoo.
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The Register @theregister.com · 03/08/2026
Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leak
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Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leak
ExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education
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Linuxiac @linuxiac.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Statcounter 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 #OpenSource
linuxiac.com
Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America
Statcounter reports Linux at 10.65% of desktop usage in North America, with Cloudflare data lending further support to the milestone.
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Ross Duncan @rossquantum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Yet 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...
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Quantinuum - Advanced Software Engineer – Hybrid Quantum-HPC Orchestration - 860
We 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...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
ico.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.uk
Nuisance calls and messages
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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.au
Delay 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.
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
30 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...
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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/
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The fabulous 18th-century Abbey Library of Saint Gall in Switzerland 🇨🇭
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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Estonia 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.com
The $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.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 08/07/2026
A 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
A colorful interface showcases PhotoGIMP, designed to mimic Photoshop with familiar tools and shortcuts for users transitioning from Adobe.
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Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) @asc.ac.at · 03/07/2026
Austria'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
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Dwayne Monroe @cloudquistador.eurosky.social · 26/06/2026
I 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.com
Microsoft 365 Copilot: An Analysis
An analysis of Microsoft 365 Copilot: Risks and Issued
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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The 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.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Linux 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.com
Certified laptops | Ubuntu
Laptops that have been certified for use with Ubuntu.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
As luck would have it, Sean from New York, who used to work for a pool company, was nearby to talk about this blue stuff.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 16/06/2026
A 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.
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Bug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream | TechCrunch
A 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.
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Richard Hall @hallymk1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
24 June via @mayflybooks.bsky.social
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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Keir 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
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Work punctuated with new password pauses!
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Dashiexp: Pause On That Meme
ALT: Dashiexp: Pause On That Meme
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The Register @theregister.com · 14/06/2026
NHS patients can't opt out of Palantir's data platform – but their hospital can
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NHS patients can't opt out of Palantir's data platform – but their hospital can
Minister says trusts can go it alone on procurement as Parliament mulls February 2027 FDP contract renewal
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The Register @theregister.com · 06/06/2026
Oxford Uni student data pwned yet again - this time via career platform breach
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Oxford Uni student data pwned yet again - this time via career platform breach
Totally different attack from the break-in last month. Oh so that's OK then
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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Climate 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.com
Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe
From California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Battery charged and now heating water. Days like this call for an extra battery.
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A Very Peculiar Practice is on BBC Four. As relevant on university life today as it was in 1986!
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Matt Sawyer Peter Davison Tefal
ALT: Matt Sawyer Peter Davison Tefal
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
UK 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/again
ft.com
UK 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
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/05/2026
REED: 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
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
#hpc This Friday's exploit: ssh-keysign-pwm github.com/0xdeadbeefne...
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GitHub - 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
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Paulus Schoutsen @paulusschoutsen.nl · 14/05/2026
Are 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.com
Community Associate
We 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...
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hpc.social on BlueSky @hpc.social · 14/05/2026
New #HPC Job! 👉️ Marketing & Business Development Lead for Supercomputing, AI and Enterprise Data at HMx Labs Location: London, UK Employer: HMx Labs Remote: Hybrid
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The Register @theregister.com · 13/05/2026
NASA's bid to save Swift from fiery death passes another hurdle
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NASA's bid to save Swift from fiery death passes another hurdle
Katalyst's LINK spacecraft clears Goddard tests before Pegasus rocket integration
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A combination of managing the decline without becoming an international laughing stock and high criticism of executive staff. #higherEducation committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...
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“A very serious problem”: No clear government plan for universities risking insolvency, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK Parliament
Today 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...
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The advice near the end might be good advice. anthropic.com/research/vib...
anthropic.com
Vibe physics: The AI grad student
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
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The Register @theregister.com · 11/05/2026
BWH Hotels guests warned after reservation data checks out with cybercrooks
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BWH Hotels guests warned after reservation data checks out with cybercrooks
Customers urged to keep an eye out for phisherfolk
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Big yellow bus.
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Underfox @underfox3.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In this paper is presented GPUBreach, the first Rowhammer-based privilege-escalation on NVIDIA GPUs with GDDR6 memories. arxiv.org/pdf/2605.03812
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Owen 🐧 @c3iq.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#hpc Dirty Frag. Another route to root. access.redhat.com/security/vul...
access.redhat.com
RHSB-2026-003 Networking subsystem Privilege Escalation - Linux Kernel (Dirty Frag) | Red Hat Customer Portal
Access Red Hat’s knowledge, guidance, and support through your subscription.
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Radio Lear @radiolear.uk · 05/05/2026
Do you have a weird story to tell?
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The Register @theregister.com · 05/05/2026
ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild
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ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild
Vimeo 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.…
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