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Cyber Smith

@it2therescue.bsky.social
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Enjoy science, technology, arts, animation, theater, travel, music, food, my kids, the usual stuff. Do some ITs for a living. Compliance dude at the moment. He/him

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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Grumpy grampa
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh boy! It's the time of year when Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo gets stuck in my head again 😵‍💫
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Does anybody else still talk in a Homestarrunner voice at home? Or maybe like Strong Bad to their compy?
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ay, geez. I remember when people used to need a working prototype. Now people can just give their money to a company with a dream and a pleasing computer generated video invest.doroni.io
invest.doroni.io
Invest in Doroni Aerospace | The Future of Personal Flight
Buy Doroni stock and be part of bringing the revolutionary H1-X eVTOL vehicle to market and scaling to $1.4B in revenue by 2032.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This and solar over parking lots are among the 'why aren't we doing this' department of things www.kqed.org/science/2002...
kqed.org
Here’s What California Is Learning From Solar Panels Built Over Irrigation Canals | KQED
California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everybody loves large chests is really good IMO if you don't mind some depicted violence and some ridiculous spicy content from time to time.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The new toys at McDonald's with the mashup of SpongeBob and One-Piece are pretty fun and unexpected
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great, who told blabby McBlab face about the space weapons ?!!??
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Huh, not that he isn't full of shit, because he is, but damn the political discourse has really become all the muck that's fit to rake.
Screenshot of Email from Democrats.Org with the subject line "Donald Trump is full of shit."
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I mean, it seems like he's saying that so he can get what he wants and doesn't have to give people anything. www.axios.com/2026/09/10/t...
axios.com
Trump reveals why $5,000 checks can wait until after the midterms
Trump is teasing the checks as Americans remain frustrated with rising costs.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not like that god awful manual that the heritage foundation put out to 'help' legislators do their intolerant work for them
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Prevent?!? Get right outta town. That's amazing
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Iron Maiden is a spice brand now? I didn't realize they leased their name for stuff like this! 🫣
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
WTF Google? I used to be able to stop showing stories from specific news outlets in my feed and now I can't?
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Uh well, I guess they do it to their own people so why should we be any different. It'd be nice if there were more options for non Chinese made routers! www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilit...
darkreading.com
Chinese Routers Sold Worldwide Contain Backdoors
An untold number of ZBT routers sold around the world as white-label products come with several implants built by the manufacturer.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ooh my yes, i don't know anyone who likes being bombarded with these election ads. So much money goes towards advertising for what? It's not informative it's just "rage bait" about 90% of the time
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
He should be taken out of office early Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida - CBS Miami www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
cbsnews.com
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There should be way less money in politics. SuperPACs should go the way of the dodo
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wow, tell me you're a whiny toddler despot without saying whiny toddler despot. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
nbcnews.com
Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations
The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If I was in CA it would make me want it more. FU billionaires 😉 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
nytimes.com
California Billionaires Launch Ads Against Wealth Tax
The billionaire effort is led by Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, who has contributed more than $100 million this year toward California campaign efforts.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If there was any doubt, then this is good evidence that the FCC is being led by a bunch of wankers. Apparently having a goal for the future is too much for them arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Interesting, something to keep an eye on. VCs putting board members in place for competitors is pretty despicable www.axios.com/2026/08/18/d...
axios.com
Fed probe of Andreessen Horowitz cuts to core of venture capital
"No conflict, no interest."
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ooh my lordy, yes one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5920...
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🔊 Listen Now: Voters are sick of the 2-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes
All Things Considered on NPR One | 2:37
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Wow, Elon is a whiny little bitch arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge
Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Ugh, gross, nobody asked for that except for really rich media companies. This is terrible www.nbcnews.com/business/med...
nbcnews.com
Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership
The move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Some freaking immigration reform would be nice, the politicians all seem to shy away from getting anything done. Well defined categories and procedures and quotas would do wonders
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 05/08/2026
@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky www.ovid.com/jnls/pidj/ab...
One of the largest US studies ever conducted on the MMR vaccine and autism has just been published, analyzing more than 2.5 million children.  Researchers found no association between receiving the first MMR vaccine before age 2 and childhood autism.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ooh nice they've refunded about 40% of those tariffs as struck down. That's a good start! And maybe the courts can strike down the latest ones as well... www.cato.org/blog/ieepa-r...
cato.org
IEEPA Tariff Refunds Update: Good Progress, but Still a Ways to Go
It’s good news that refunds accounting for most of the IEEPA tariffs paid have been issued or should be issued soon. But the government’s actions indicate that it could end up keeping tens of billions...
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Maybe he will convince people that they don't need to go to the polls to vote for his picks. Like "Meh, I'm sure these folks are popular and I don't need to go out there and vote too"
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Just normal for this administration, please don't pay attention to this gem. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
npr.org
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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acdc25.bsky.social @acdc25.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday responded sharply to unfounded allegations from President Donald Trump that Minnesota was behind recent cyberattacks on municipal water systems www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
mprnews.org
Walz blasts unfounded Trump claim on cyberattacks
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday responded sharply to unfounded allegations from President Donald Trump that Minnesota was behind recent cyberattacks on municipal water systems.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is pretty great. Nice to see some good news now and again. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
smithsonianmag.com
A Man With Paralysis Has Regained Feeling and Movement in His Hands After an Experimental Brain Implant
After months of training, the patient can now move his arms and hands and feel the sensation of touch
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements, says "bah, we didn't need that pesky cybersecurity assurance anyways. Industry will definitely have the minimum cybersecurity requirements without us looking over their shoulder." federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurit...
federalnewsnetwork.com
Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements, launches review of program | Federal News Network
DoD CIO Kirsten Davies is suspending plans to ramp up CMMC third-party assessments, as part of a review that casts doubt on the future of the current program.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I remember when Alexa would be able to tell me the name of the song that was playing. Those were the days
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Lordy, if Microsoft stuck all of their websites and documentation into an archive and started over again i wouldn't be disappointed. There's so much outdated mess there it's hard to make sense of it all! Even CoPilot has trouble getting the right menus and options correct.(At least the free version)
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Preach, Gore-y baby! abcnews.com/US/scientist...
abcnews.com
'Scientists were dead right': Al Gore says on 20th anniversary of 'An Inconvenient Truth'
The scientists have been right about climate change all along, says former Vice President Al Gore on the 20th anniversary of the release of "An Inconvenient Truth."
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Yikes if you use chrome or edge browsers, please update them. This month has seen a bunch of vulnerabilities come out for those guys!
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This is pretty good, nice way to divert eWaste. Hopefully they can share the design for free so everybody can to this www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ser...
tomshardware.com
Researchers recycle old phones and cluster them into ‘computing platforms’ that operate as a low-cost data center — says processors on modern smartphones deliver higher single-core performance than co...
This could potentially hit two birds with one stone — reduce e-waste and reduce data center component demand.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Geez, just take away super pacs... and corporate personhood too while you're at it... Making the US more shitty. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
politico.com
Outside groups are increasingly using an old tactic to hide their sources of funding
Super PACs that don’t disclose donors until after voters cast ballots have spent $48 million on House and Senate primaries so far this cycle.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Nice! I have found it to be a very pleasant show to watch
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/06/2026
Today in "the metaphors just write themselves, don't they":
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Can you imagine Australia going all renewable energy? That would be awesome! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissions
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Oh geez, does the justice department still do real criminal investigations still, or are they just hacks? www.reuters.com/business/fin...
reuters.com
US Justice Department subpoenas major banks over alleged 'debanking,' source says
The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to major banks, including JPMorgan Chase ​and Bank of America , seeking information on whether ‌they improperly closed customer accounts for political ...
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Right, the thing he said was going to be fixed by tariffs 🙃
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Something of what I like to do for fun. Bouldering is like a playground that adults can play on!
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Oh geez, y'all better update your edge and chrome browsers because Microsoft just sent me an email with a bazillion CVEs in it. They must have been playing with the Mythos and hit the mother lode of vulnerabilities to discover!
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
That's really good, I hope someone develops this process and can make it commercially available interestingengineering.com/science/buil...
interestingengineering.com
US lab discovers new way to build powerful magnets without rare earths
U.S. scientists have developed new AI tools that help in discovery of right materials to make permanent magnets without rare earth elements.
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
You do less work than a US congressperson! And other fun things you can use as insults
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
HP can't mail things to po boxes?! This is bullshit! 🤬
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Cyber Smith @it2therescue.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Damn dude, that is wrong
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