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Marty Poole

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Finance: pensions & income. Nature: energy & dynamics. Electronics: useful & ethical automation.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/08/25/g... 2/
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Natasha Joseph @tashjoeza.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This Le Guin quote is top of mind today as a relatively small (I think - hope?) and loudly violent group of South Africans smear blood and shit and shame all over our flag, terrorising other Africans in the name of hate.
A screenshot of a quote: How does one hate a country, or love one? I know people, I know towns, farms, hills and rivers and rocks, I know how the sun at sunset in autumn falls on the side of a certain ploughland in the hills; but what is the sense of giving a boundary to all that, of giving it a name
and ceasing to love where the name ceases to apply? What is love of one's country, is it hate of one's uncountry? Then it's not a good thing. Is it simply self-love? That's a good thing,
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jen m is a spider in a window @patientspider.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
is there any way on Bluesky to search a word and only see responses from people you follow? i used to do this all the time on Twitter to find good criticism on books and movies etc but i haven’t figured out how to do it here
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I must add I don’t necessarily endorse Piketty’s rigour: concentration of wealth e.g. is a feature of anything distributed in a fat-tailed way. We don’t require the r > g to explain it. But Doctorow’s assessments and conclusions I agree with quite closely.
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In this interview, @doctorow.pluralistic.net gives what corresponds to my view on the hot topic of the hour: youtu.be/SPQNPJ0CEPo?...
youtu.be
AI Was Never About Helping You | Cory Doctorow
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Your relating her chronicles with breezy levity have been some of my bluesky highlights (and twitter before that). Peace be with you.
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I’ll look into them. I’m always looking for more tx
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I’m so pleased!
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I chuckled at this because the Guardian in the UK has fiendish puzzles - much harder than the Times typically. I have compendia from both, which is how I learned (after some starters from my folks yonks ago). Compendia plus pen gets you through many long haul flights
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
it would be advice to say “starting” has a cryptic convention implied.
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
(6) (soz forgot to include letter count in post)
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Is it His dad starting Jah’s original society espousing Palestine's homosexuals?
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I enjoy(ed?) the Business Day crossword section because it has two cryptics that are relatively solvable & suit the joburg commute 2hr. One of them offers you the straight as a separate clue section (“2 speed”). (#info #notadvice #Ihope)
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
shabbat shalom. A klutzkasha
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
do we believe the patriachy’s partner has the capacity for true consent?
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Dominic White @singe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Periodic reminder - there’s no easy way to clear tracking cookies and other cruft from iOS apps. But you can do it across all of them with one easy shortcut! It won’t log you out of the app just get rid of the cruft from the in-app browser. prefs:root=SAFARI&path=CLEAR_HISTORY_AND_DATA
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Dominic White @singe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I'm impressed by how light weight the Apple on-device Foundation LLM is for Apple Intelligence, so I vibe'd a small macOS tool (26.0+) to interact with them. It supports GUI and CLI and tool calling. Even big responses fail to move the CPU/GPU by a single percentage. Link below.
A screenshot of the GUI searching the web for information about Hari Seldon
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
your disses, graced?
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
peer to queer network
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
rn the tech is dogsh!t. in the fullness of time, its’s dogsh!t factorial.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
this is a great article
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Here’s a bonus message from the theatre re: Quicket technical issues “ We have decided to give 50 tickets away at R250 (R230 if you dine) for this weekend only. Simply use the coupon code WEEKENDFLASH at checkout!” Get in!
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We really enjoyed the musical theatre quiz, Melomania, at the Kalk Bay Theatre last night. Sunset on False Bay, fun, expert art, joy. 🤩 Really, these guys never miss. Can recommend.
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
it must be one really siphoned tiger(gress?) tho else Tigers’
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SensePost @sensepost.com · 26/06/2025
Adriaan was struggling to get an interactive shell on the *nix application server he had popped, so he wrote a turn-based mini binary to give you a semi-interactive shell in restrictive environments. Writeup & code are at 
👇 
sensepost.com/blog/2025/no...
A screenshot of the tool in action firing up an ssh session to another host.
./shellnot --daemon &
./shellnot --session 1 --input "ssh root@2.domain.com"
./shellnot --session 1 --output
ssh root@2.domain.com

root@2.domain.com”s password:
./shellnot --session 1 --input "toor"
./shellnot --session 1 --output

Last login: Sat May 24 16:45:40 2025 from 10.0.0.2
[root@localhost ~]$ ? 
./shellnot --session 1 --input "id"
./shellnot --session 1 --output
id
uid=1001(root) gid=1001(root) groups=1001(root),970(docker),998(wheel)
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SecByT̷͔̼̯̖̟͔͎͑̽o̶͚̠̰͚̩̻̝̰͂̿̔̄̊́͘m̷̡̟̍́̏̔ @techbytom.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Thanks @eff.org for this clear and easy to follow guide on making iOS more private and secure ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...
ssd.eff.org
How to: Get to Know iPhone Privacy and Security Settings
Open up your iPhone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and security,...
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Dominic White @singe.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I’ve been tilting for some time at the exemptions that allow credit bureaus free access to our personal data, and the ability to just sell it for pennies to whoever they like. Daniel Puchert from MyBroadband wrote an easy to understand the implications article: mybroadband.co.za/news/securit...
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Big problem in South Africa’s financial system
South Africa’s financial system has become a concern given the amount of the country’s personal information it is responsible for.
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Skywriter @handle.invalid · 17/01/2025
Hello all, our "thread unroller" bot is now in public beta! Just mention @unroll.skywriter.blue with the keyword "un roll"(no space) to receive a link to your unrolled thread. Make sure to follow the account so its reply does not get marked as spam.
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Big Lick for you! Many more to follow :)
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Dominic White @singe.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
🛡️ Why “defend harder” won't work in the long run and what to do instead – arrest criminals. Our keynote "Impose Cost” at BSides Cape Town unpacks this. Can infosec work better with law enforcement to address the root cause of attacks? sensepost.com/blog/2023/wh...
An illustration of a person turning out their pockets in a grocery store with the words impost cost written on their shirt.
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
rats. I was hoping for a starter pack of tupperware or at least clean green. le sigh 😉
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Marty Poole @martypoole.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
very pleasant to be here, thank you :) (does bsky invite lore follow vampire lore? Are you technically head of a fledgling MLM empire now?)
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