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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 30/11/2024

This holiday season, why not give the gift of ultimate cosmic destruction?? 💥🌌 www.astrokatie.com/book Kirkus Reviews calls it “a delightfully unsettling narrative”! @leebillings.bsky.social raves about my “infectious enthusiasm for communicating the finer points of cosmological doom”!

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The End of Everything — KATIE MACK, ASTROPHYSICIST

Information about "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)" by Katie Mack

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 11/04/2026

heya bsky frens 👋 I have a favour to ask – please consider cross-posting your skeets to #mastodon, even if it’s not your primary hang-out 🙏 personally, I’m all-in on the #FediVerse, but I realise that it doesn’t work for everyone & that a lot of people are here for a range of reasons (1/3)

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 11/04/2026

well, what a fantastic re-entry & splashdown for #ArtemisII 🎉 gratz to everyone at #NASA (especially the #DSN & #TDRS folks 💕), #CSA, & #ESA 👏👏👏 #Artemis

a screenshot from NASA’s Artemis II livestream showing the Orion capsule “Integrity” suspended below its three primary orange and white parachutes against a blue sky with white clouds

a screenshot from NASA’s Artemis II livestream showing a monochrome thermal imaging view of the Orion capsule “Integrity” suspended below its three primary parachutes against a blue sky with white clouds

in this image you can see the skin of the capsule glowing brightly as it’s still carrying & shedding a lot of heat from the frictional heating of re-entry

a screenshot from NASA’s Artemis II livestream showing the Orion capsule “Integrity” at the moment of splashdown in the deep blue waters of the North Pacific Ocean

its three primary orange and white parachutes have just started to collapse but have not yet touched the water

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 07/04/2026

the important #ArtemisII numbers from #NASA’s #DSN 🎉 👀 **RANGE** 412.00 thousand km **ROUND-TRIP LIGHT TIME** 2.75 sec 🌏📡~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🛰️ 🌒 fantastic work by @nascom1.bsky.social & everyone out at #CDSCC and the rest of the DSN 👏👏👏 (1/2)

a cropped image from a screenshot with a red box is drawn around detailed information from the NASA DSN NOW website showing information about the Artemis II mission

**SPACECRAFT**

**NAME**
Human Space Flight:
Artemis II

**RANGE**
412.00 thousand km

**ROUND-TRIP LIGHT TIME**
2.75 sec

a screenshot from the NASA DSN NOW website showing tracking information, including information about the antennas currently communicating with Artemis II

it shows that DSS-43 & DSS-34 are communicating with Artemis:

DSS-43 has downlink @ 3Mb/sec and -110 dBm

DSS-34 has downlink and uplink

(not shown: at the time this screenshot was taken DSS-34 also had downlink @ 3Mb/sec and -110 dBm & it’s uplink was transmitting @ 0.2 kW

a red box is drawn around some information to highlight it:

**SPACECRAFT**

**NAME**
Human Space Flight:
Artemis II

**RANGE**
412.00 thousand km

**ROUND-TRIP LIGHT TIME**
2.75 sec

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 02/04/2026

successful handover from #TDRS to #DSN, w00t! 🎉 🌏📡~~~~~~~~🚀 - - - - - 🌖 congrats to @nascom1.bsky.social & all the team 🤜💥🤛‬ #NASA #ArtemisII #Artemis

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 25/02/2026

welp, guess I’ll be #leavingBluesky soon… #AgeVerification is #SurveillanceTech that either doesn’t actually work (age estimation) and/or is privacy-invading (requires government ID) for all adults as well as the kids it purports to protect #AusPol #privacy #SocialMediaBan #BullshitTech

a screenshot of a Bluesky in-app screen – the text reads:

“Age Assurance

Due to laws in your region, certain features on Bluesky are currently restricted until you're able to verify you're an adult.

Is your location not accurate? Tap here to confirm your location.

Verify now

Age assurance only takes a few minutes”

below this text is the option “Export my data”

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Vincent Driessen @nvie.com · 16/02/2026

Oh god yes, Microsoft continvoucly morged my diagram there for sure 😬

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GlaireDaggers🍉🏳️‍⚧️🎄 @glairedaggers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

oh.... my god?? actual chart from learn.microsoft.com/en-us/traini... btw

Screenshot of what's apparently supposed to be a "git flow" chart from Microsoft learning materials.

It's full of bizarre spelling errors and fucked up diagram elements that make it pretty clear the thing was AI generated.

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 26/01/2026

hi again #FediFriends 👋 does anyone know of any #tailors / #sewers or online services in #Canberra (or elsewhere in Aus) that can re-do a #tshirt #neckline & insert a proper elasticsted neckband? pls #boost4reach thx (1/3)

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 25/01/2026

the #SurvivalDay / #SovereigntyDay march in #Kamberri / #Canberra is happening from nowish in Garema Place, Civic – if you’re able to get down please come & join us 🖤💛❤️ ✊ #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #InvasionDay #CBR #AustraliaDay 🚫

the Aboriginal Tent Embassy’s event banner from Facebook with details of today’s events

SOVEREIGNTY DAY
26 JAN 2026
RALLY + MARCH
ASSEMBLING 9:30AM GAREMA PL
CANBERRA

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 20/01/2026

I’m off to #everythingOpen! See you later Melbourne! The maskless photo was taken before everyone else boarded. #wearAMask

A selfie of Jay smiling next to a plane window. They are wearing a gray tshirt blue and turquoise glasses and a baseball cap. Under their cap you can see pink and purple hair

A picture of Jay with their blue ausAir mask on because we wear masks on airplanes!

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Jaye @jste.au · 20/01/2026

safely made it to Canberra for #EverythingOpen, volunteer briefing has been survived, and i have spent the rest of the day catching up with friends i don’t get to see often. and got to spend the train trip down chatting to Jack and living vicariously thru a train nerd xD

A sleepy Jaye and and a wild Jack make an appearance! On a train! Allllll the hair is purple !!

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

Keynote at #EverythingOpen #eo2016 is Kylie McDevitt talking about IoT security standards and how devices are evaluated. It’s not hard to avoid poor practices. You can watch this conference online for a small fee, btw, see 2026.everythingopen.au

Picture of a speaker and their slide. IoT, as all insiders know, is blue.

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Huge thanks to @everythingopen.au for inviting me to open the conference. A genuinely thoughtful, engaged community, great conversations, and a reminder of why openness, understanding, and sharing still matter so much. Big appreciation to the volunteer team who made it all happen. #everythingopen

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Simon Lyall @slyall.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I'm on day 2 of the #everythingopen conference in Canberra. Good talks so far and I'm meeting and talking to lots of people.

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 24/01/2026

Just got back from #everythingopen (formerly linux.conf.au). Legit was asked a dozen times "is DevOps still a thing" in response to me trying to explain my métier as a systems engineer. Only reply I could think of was to use your notion of feedback between developers and the systems they develop.

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 20/01/2026

Really enjoying opening keynote at #everythingopen from @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social about experiences determining patterns in device security [weaknesses]. What's interesting is although she's using IoT analysis examples, this explicitly all applies to the compute infrastructure we build, too #eo2026

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 21/01/2026

Looking forward to Jacinta Richardson speaking about Chaos Theory and how it applies to software engineering. #everythingopen #eo2026.

Title slide saying "Chaos Theory and the Limits of Predictability"

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 21/01/2026

This talk is brilliant. Jacinta has linked Chaos Theory to Observability. #everythingopen #eo2026

A slide saying "Observability - revealing the shape of the attractor" which then relates metrics, tracing, logging, and high-cardinality to Chaos Theory mathematics.

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 21/01/2026

"Performance engineering isn't about making things fast, it's about making them predictably fast", using percentiles not averages, designing for tail behaviour, feedback loops, and the ability to observe. "Predictability is not the goal, stability is." —Jacinta Richardson, #everythingopen #eo2026

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/01/2026

Okay @jrosenbaum.com.au 's #EverythingOpen #eo2026 slides are reconfiguing themselves in real time in response to audience polls. That is cool. Dr J tells us that "swearing at google" no longer defeats AI results, alas.

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 21/01/2026

This will be a treat: an update on the Square Kilometre Array from JC Guzman #everythingopen #eo2026

Title slide for a talk about the SKA Low Observatory by JC Guzman.

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 21/01/2026

My slides are up for my #EverythingOpen D&D themed AI slop talk. The typeface is all messed up, but you can see everyone's interactions which is fun! There are a great many Easter eggs in the responses! I love shrimp fork, try rolling and rm -rf! jrosenbaum.com.au/event/everyt... #eo2026

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Everything Open - The Beast of AI Slop - J. Rosenbaum

Our adventurers are still recovering from the battle against the automaton of AI bias, but little did they know that lurking beneath the waves was a new monster, waiting to […]

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 21/01/2026

Yesterday I talked about the tricks I use for fact checking an image for news outlets at #everythingopen. Every so often, I don't need to rely on those tricks... yes this was an official fact check image this morning, #eo2026

A very obviously AI generated image allegedly of Justin Trudeau giving a speech to a small audience at the world economic forum. The signs and the faces are incredibly AI.

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 22/01/2026

Enjoying an overview of the Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System from @aduckismyfiend.bsky.social. Getting people to collaborate effectively in an emergency is hard! #everythingopen #eo2026

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 22/01/2026

Finished my talk about the Technique procedures language at #everythingopen #eo2026. Such a delight to finally speak publicly about something I've been working on for over 20 years. 2026.everythingopen.au/schedule/pre...

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Everything Open 2026 | Presentation: Technique, or, Modern Adventures in NOT Designing a Programming Language

Everything Open 2026 - 21-23 January 2026, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

“Values are like a muscle, they get stronger the more you use them” - @emmadavidson #EverythingOpen #eo2026

Australian activist and former MP Emma Davidson is concluding a keynote speech at Everything Open Conference

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

At #EverythingOpen #eo2026 Vik @vik Olliver is detailing his micron-accurate 3D printer that has a workspace the size of a sugar cube.

Vik is showing a slide listing his open source toolset: reprap grbl cncjs openscad prusaslicer mov

A slide showing that 3D printed flexible modules replace linear slides.

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 23/01/2026

Experienced web dev @doubleedesign.bsky.social talking about pitfalls when you decide to build your own code. Not that you shouldn't! but there are many ... sins ... that you can be trapped by. #everythingopen #eo2026

Leesa Ward presenting with a title slide saying "The 7 deadly sins of building your own software components ... and how to avoid (or remedy) them"

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

Slides for my #EverythingOpen #eo2026 presentation “The nineteenth century smartwatch” (about turning mechanical watches into epaper smartwatches) are up at c19-smartwatch.surge.sh (that is a temporary site, will go up on kit.biggs.id.au when i can un-bork that server). Links to sources […]

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

And <3 the #EverythingOpen #eo2026 organizing committee

The organizers of the 2026 Everything open conference. <3

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Andrew Cowie @istathar.space · 23/01/2026

Last talk before I had to get on the road, Andrew Bolin speaking about lessons learned programming FPGAs for the SKA-Low at #everythingopen #eo2026. Nice to finally see some technical detail about a fascinating topic.

A slide about the outcomes of the project.

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Matt Cengia @mattcen.com · 23/01/2026

More conference venues should have hammocks. #EverythingOpen

A sun-lit pair of white legs and black shoes in an orange and yellow hammock, with some grass and trees in the background

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

I HAVE A QUESTION BUT FIRST A COMMENT OKAY NOW MY QUESTION IS *PSYCH* MORE COMMENT. #EverythingOpen #eo2026

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 23/01/2026

hi #EverythingOpen friends 👋 (a brief thread 🧵) **I am currently looking for a new role in the cyber security genre** 🎉 I've just posted my info on the #EO2026 **Jobs BoF** page on the wiki (I'm not publishing the link, if you're here you know where to find it 😜) #boost4reach pls! (1/2)

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Everything Open @everythingopen.au · 18/01/2026

⚠️ #EverythingOpen 2026 is NEXT WEEK! ⚠️ A few quick reminders: 🍽️ Check your dashboard. 💬 Join the chat: Jump into our Matrix room (Everything Open - General Discussion) to meet fellow attendees and plan BOFs. matrix.to#/#everything... See you there! 🐧✨ #EO2026

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

This is incredible: CCC #39C3 (hacker conference in Germany) is doing CO2 room monitoring this year just like @kawaiicon.bsky.social so attendees can assess risk! - Dashboard link: datagnome.de/sensors/#__t... - Image/alt via @itgrrl.com - Previously @wired.com - www.wired.com/story/this-h...

a dashboard screen showing current CO₂ levels in ppm (parts per million) for 15 rooms / spaces at the Chaos Computer Club’s 39C3 conference

the levels are illustrated with tachometer-style indicators that are colour-coded using standard green (good) -> yellow (medium) -> red (bad) colour scheme correlating with the ppm measured in each room

the raw ppm value for each room is also visible in the middle of its respective “tachometer”

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

planet4589.org is back up on the new server, appears working ok from where I am

planet4589.org

Jonathan's Space Report

Jonathan McDowell's new homepage

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

me when the AI bubble bursts

3 panel comic

Panel 1: A desperate, panicking Blue Guy screams into his phone: Come Quickly! The AI companies are in trouble!

Panel 2: A Pink Guy, also on the phone, replies: Oh Shit! I’m on my way!

Panel 3: Pink Guy is relaxing in his living room, having a lovely cup of tea. He has no intention of going to help save the AI sinking slop ship.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Aside: people who use chatgpt to write code are generally semiliterate, so I don't expect them to get that reference. Or, be able to actually read it. users.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklor...

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The Story of Mel

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19/11/2025

I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.

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Everything Open @everythingopen.au · 30/10/2025

🚀 Dr. Keir Winesmith (Chief Digital Officer at the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia) will be presenting a #keynote at #EverythingOpen in Canberra: 2026.everythingopen.au/news/keir-wi... ⏰ Get tickets now: 2026.everythingopen.au/dashboard/ (Go to Attend > Dashboard)) #EO2026 #conference

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Everything Open @everythingopen.au · 19/10/2025

🚀 We are pleased to announce Kylie McDevitt will be presenting a keynote at #EverythingOpen in Canberra. 🚀 2026.everythingopen.au/news/kylie-m... ⏰ Get tickets now to guarantee the best price! 2026.everythingopen.au/dashboard/ (Go to Attend > Dashboard)) #EO2026 #conference #openSource

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Everything Open @everythingopen.au · 11/10/2025

🚀 Tickets on sale now! 🚀 Early bird discount is until Friday, 17th of Oct! ⏰ Join us at Everything Open Canberra 2026. ⏰ Get early bird tickets to guarantee the best price! 2026.everythingopen.au/dashboard/ (Go to Attend > Dashboard)) #EO2026 #EverythingOpen #conference #openSource

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Prof. Abel Méndez @profabelmendez.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

New Study Narrows the Hunt for the Source of the Mysterious 1977 “Wow! Signal” phl.upr.edu/wow #AreciboWow #Astrophysics #SETI #WowSignal

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itgrrl @itgrrl.com · 11/10/2025

my dad died on Thursday night I posted this tribute to him on Mastodon yesterday & re-posted it to my blog for safe-keeping Vale, Wes Smith ❤️‍🩹 masto: infosec.exchange/@itgrrl/1153... blog: itgrrl.com/2025/10/11/v... #GNUWesSmith #XClacksOverhead

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