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@rj07thomas.bsky.social
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Bits of #PowerShell, the odd photo. Sarcasm. Tweets are entirely personal & do not represent the views of my employer.

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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 4h
Casper Recalls Mattresses That Won’t Stop Expanding When Unboxed — theonion.com/casper-recal...
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Casper Recalls Mattresses That Won’t Stop Expanding When Unboxed
NEW YORK—In an urgent step intended to protect customers and humanity itself from the company’s flagship product, Casper Sleep announced Tuesday an immediate recall of mattresses that won’t stop expan...
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 8h
"Minsky received a $100,000 research grant from Jeffrey Epstein in 2002, four years before Epstein's first arrest for sex offenses" WTAF?
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Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 8h
We've all been there.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 8h
Only 3 weeks until the clock on your oven is right.
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Simon Osborne Pitt the Younger @pitt-the-younger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This Morning at Doune Castle, listening to Terry Jones on the Audio Guide! #montypython #Scotland #History
Me, Penny, and William at Doune Castle, Scotland.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm in 2 minds about all this Man City stuff; obviously they weren't aware they were undertaking almost £1bn fraud - it was a complete accident, I frequently accidentally top up sponsorship deals - but on the plus side nobody is talking about the continuing disaster that is Tottenham Hotspur.
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Griff Barker @griff.systems · 30/09/2026
Yep. I have had the double reset in decommissioning and security triage scripts before for exactly that reason.
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Wes Miller @getwired.com · 30/09/2026
Lather, rinse, repeat.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TIL that Microsoft recommend - in writing - that you reset an on-prem AD user password twice when decommissioning an account. That's the first time in 25+ years that I've even thought of doing that intentionally (reduces pass-the-hash risks)
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 29/09/2026
New Spectre v2 attack variant leaks Linux root password hash in minutes
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New Spectre v2 attack variant leaks Linux root password hash in minutes
A new Branch Target Reuse (BTR) attack has been devised that can recover root password hashes on Intel computers running Linux in 3-5 minutes on average. [...]
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
But, Andy Burnham, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be united - with the rest of mainland Europe again.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How did nobody notice Man City were routinely withdrawing more than £200 a day out of cashpoints with their debit cards?
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
*Finally* the most important switch - I've moved my Greggs app login over to @tuta.com so neither Google nor the CIA can monitor (or use for training AI) the vast number of steak bakes and triple choc cookies I get through every day.
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Arwen @cwtch-up.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every time i use a pedestrian crossing
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So, last night I tried signing up to a popular market place app that isn't eBay, and all 3 accounts got banned within a minute or so of me signing up. I've appealed so will be interested in their reasons given I'd provided almost no details but was accused of behaving "fraudulently".
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There's a car alarm going off by our station, and all I can think of is
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Spaced Tyres
Alt: Spaced Tyres Tyres raving to pedestrian crossing sounds from an episode of the comedy "Spaced"
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Simon Osborne Pitt the Younger @pitt-the-younger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Admiral Nelson was born on this day in 1758! So here's me in a Georgian style wig, outside the church in Burnham Thorpe where his father was Rector! #Blackadder #History
Me in a Georgian style wig, outside the church in Burnham Thorpe where Admiral Nelson's father was Rector!
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Vinted... You OK hun?
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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I'm always fascinated/impressed/surprised (maybe all of the above!) by how the Internet came to be, and how it was never planned to be this successful. I'm working on something related to IP a...
I'm always fascinated/impressed/surprised (maybe all of the above!) by how the Internet came to be, and how it was never planned to be this successful. I'm working on something related to IP address s...
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Arwen @cwtch-up.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Don't forget to start winding him up about the Tour de France in Cardiff next year! More fun than football 😆
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@jhaskins.bsky.social @cwtch-up.bsky.social son: "When can we go and watch a football match?" Thought, well, that's easy - Barry Town United. "Yeah we can arrange that." "Because then Harry Kane can sign my new football card." "Oh, um, well, he plays in Germany now..."
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just surreptitiously got my 9yo son singing along to Def Leppard's 'Hysteria'
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=My1P... Music to sort books by
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Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Led Zeppelin
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Is In Dulce Jubilo actually a Christmas song?
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Only 8 months until #Eurovision
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I mean, I think it's only fair that the Premier League transfer all the points Man City accumulated over the past 10 seasons to Spurs. Combined. And awarded indefinitely.
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Simon Osborne Pitt the Younger @pitt-the-younger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A picture of me and Rowen where Rowan obviously knows I am trying hard not to laugh, to let you know that #Blackadder #travelogue Blog 127 is now Published! With Malacca, 70s and 80s UK TV, and Revolting Peasants! historypitt.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/p...
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Jay H. @jhaskins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Elmo: Let The Challenge Commence Meme
ALT: Elmo: Let The Challenge Commence Meme
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'd be way more worried about the fact the system looks exactly like Sam Altman.
Photograph of Sam Altman above another headline about an OpenAI system going rogue.
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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If only the AI companies could control their technology from escaping and hacking other companies the way this dog controls the lambs :)
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Roisin Meaney 💙📚 @roisinm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
😂😂😂😂 One look was all it took.
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Jeff Hicks @jdhitsolutions.com · 24/09/2026
Oddly Enough 22 Sept 2026
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 23/09/2026
Seattleites don’t want their data fed into algorithms to decide how much their groceries cost. That’s why, yesterday, we banned it. Proud to have led alongside @councilmember-amr.seattle.gov, @ufcw3000.bsky.social, and with strong support from Councilmembers Saka and Foster. 🛒 🍎 🥖
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TIL gruop isn't a real word.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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AI Polymorphic Malware Explained: | Marcus Hutchins | 35 comments
AI Polymorphic Malware Explained: | 35 comments on LinkedIn
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Stop Slop Laundering with AI Tools | Marcus Hutchins posted on the topic | LinkedIn
I think one of the single biggest AI efficiency gains most companies could implement is a ban on what I call "slop laundering". People saying things like "I asked Claude", "I went back and forth with ...
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James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 22/09/2026
Yes. You just need to write a format file to do it. Got a very old easy module for that: github.com/StartAutomat... Table formatters can right align or center a column Write-FormatView -TypeName Foo -Property bar, baz -AlignProperty @{baz='Right'}
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GitHub - StartAutomating/EZOut: EZOut is a PowerShell module to help take the pain out of writing format and types XML
EZOut is a PowerShell module to help take the pain out of writing format and types XML - StartAutomating/EZOut
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Gary Williams @garywilliams.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I had a server issue. Fed the logs to gemini and gemini absolutely lost its shit, declared the server dead, said it needed restoring from backup, disk corrupt, etc. It was just a secure cert that had expired. I think I see why AI loves to delete databases in production.
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
bad news for any of you all that have dreamed of “naked ladies” Perégrinus’s 1822 “Golden Key” of dreams confirms this signifies “someone will die”
Page from this divination manual with a circle drawn round the relevant interpretation:

etre tache des prus.
etre fou, sie. alépresse.,

être fou, sig. alégresse.
être ivre, sig. folie.
être emplâtré d'œufs, sig. persécution des

ennemis.
étre offensé par un loup, sig. tromperie des
ennemis.
atre couronné d'os de morts, sig. mort.
être perché sur un arbre, sig. bonne nouvelle.

être tranquille, sig: être persécuté.
épervier prendre, sig. gain.
Femmes en couche voir, sig. alégresse.
fêtes voir, sig. alégresse.
farine voir brûler, sig. dommage.

farine belle voir, sig. mort de quelqu'un.
fortune avoir, sig. chagrin.

faire un bain, sig. siège.
faire mariage, sig temps bienheureux.
faire ou voir la guerre, sig. persécution.
faire voyage à pied, sig prendre femme.

faire des onguens, sig angoisse.
faire testament, sig. interprétation.

fille belle voir, sig boune fortune.
faire bien aux morts, sig gain.

fleuve trouble passer, sig travail.
fleuve qui déborde dans la maison, sig- gain. 1g
osteurs voir, sig. mortilica
cars voir cueillir, sg gain.
Femme nue voir, sig, mort de quelqu'un.

froment mesarer ; sig, infirmité. fonr voir brüler, rig. changement.
fontaine trouble voir, sig. effusion de sang.LA CLEF D'OR, 4
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Sur l'Imprimé de Venise.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/09/2026
Glamour Of Lamborghini Negated By Indiana Plates
Glamour Of Lamborghini Negated By Indiana Plates
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy 20 years on eBay anniversary to me apparently.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Copilot escaped it's sandbox and broke into SkyNet, deleting all the research on mimetic polyalloy. So we just have to deal with the T800s, could be worse.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Is there such a thing as an *easy* way to right-justify output in PowerShell? This is purely aesthetic - I have some Entra data which may or may not have issues, it would be nice to right-justify the data that have issues.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hands up who's LLM has broken out of its sandbox and hacked into another company?
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Spartacus
ALT: Spartacus
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The long awaited sequel to the runaway best seller, Spot's Sad Halloween where he got trapped in the alien queen's lair and devoured by a face hugger.
A photo of the children's book, Spot's Happy Halloween
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Arwen @cwtch-up.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Plus Cardiff is on the point of their first win of the season
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every football fan, whoever they support: Spurs won't have as bad a season as last season. Spurs: hold my beer.
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Lucas Bertone @lucasbertz.gruutak.dev · 19/09/2026
It's incredible how many times I searched for a solution, tried the Gemini's suggestion and the command or something similar didn't exist. Specially when it's a configuration environment variable or in a file that the app simply doesn't use
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Could AI wipe out humans and how might it do it?" Easy. Give the Datacenters all the water.
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rj07thomas.bsky.social @rj07thomas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Doesn't this car realise how insecure this algorithm is? It should have upgraded to WPA years ago.
Photograph of a redacted UK number plate ending with WEP, which is an early wifi algorithm.  The algorithm was found to have numerous serious security flaws so was abandoned in favour of WPA.
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