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I'm sure it does. My background is cybersecurity. I've personally worked on issues with Chinese tech doing dodgy stuff it isn't supposed to. Comms gear was banned for very good cybersecurity concerns. There is no reason to think the same things can't be done to other networked devices.

Unless you educate yourself on what the cybersecurity issues are, there really is no point engaging with you.

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Me neither. I've not mentioned cars being banned. That's just you deliberately obfuscating the issue.

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Most don't have physical SIMs that can be removed easily. Turning off network connectivity has far more consequences than not getting updates. Sure, they still kinda work. Better to buy more trustworthy tech and use what you paid for.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 12h

So all the western governments banning Chinese tech on security grounds is just tosh. You clearly know very little about cybersecurity threats.

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The real risk is same as comms equipment banned by governments over cybersecurity concerns. They do OTA updates and likely stop working as soon as anything kicks off with USA. Same for phones and batteries. That’s why they’re so cheap, market penetration needed to be successful.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 12h

Conservative are forever predicting the future to justify present actions. They’re never right. Ever. Past performance of being wrong every time is indeed predictive of future performance!

Bethany Williams @bethanyincbr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Conservative political parties are like a perpetual schadenfreude machine. They hate each other as much as I hate them all. This time of jostling for pre-selection, in run up to campaign start, is when prime schadenfreude is at its best.

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Hey @albomp.bsky.social, are you going to show any moral courage and condemn Israel for its genocide, or will you continue to placate the Zionists?

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Within a month or so, no one who worked in the computer room wore a tie at work. We were the talk of the office for some time.

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In 1978 I was a total radical that appalled some, by not wearing a tie in the office. My job was in a computer room where hard disks were manually swapped many times a day. My tie would reach into the disk bay as I lent over to change the platters that were about 2 feet wide stacked 1 foot high.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 19h

Totally expect a follow up article to reveal the majority of devices had a default password that wasn't changed. To businesses everywhere, do not connect stuff to the Internet if you don't have qualified staff on hand to ensure its done securely.

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Used to get that pretty often sitting at desk all day. Chiropractor sorted it out real quick.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Zelenskyy might be saving our democracy. The mad genius is bombing Russian data centers linked to FAKE NEWS bot farms. Without them, Putin’s midterm influence will accidentally fall from a 30th floor window. I 💙 Ukraine 🇺🇦

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I’m going to refer to religion as Artificial Morality (AM) from now on

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

What is it about has-been conservatives that they just keep trying to come back after they were sent unequivocal message they’re not wanted. Total piece of shit that just keeps bobbing back up when you think they’ve been flushed away.

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🍉*•.¸.𝐻𝑒𝓂𝓅 𝐸𝒹𝒾𝒻𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾🐨𝓃.¸.•*🍉 @hempedification.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Adult-use ‘marijuana’ legalisation not associated with statistically significant increases in fatal motor vehicle accidents. Researchers assessed trends in motor vehicle crash frequency prior to & following Canada’s 2018 legalisation of adult-use. norml.org/news/2026/10...

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No Uptick in Motor Vehicle Fatalities After Marijuana Legalization

Researchers evaluated trends following Canada's nationwide legalization

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Can recommend joining Greens. Joined yesterday creating a feeling of warm smugness that was a complete surprise.

Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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I remember when Labor stood for "Labor values": caring for people and the planet, not for protecting the interests of billionaires, the fossil fuels industry, multinationals and arming genocidal Israel. Vote @greens.org.au. #auspol

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did:pic @didpic.app · 11/10/2026

Rolling out now in v1.0.5 you can send direct messages via our new Chats feature! Chats supports pics, links previews, reactions, and you can talk one on one or in a group of up to ten people. Enjoy!

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Just became a member of QLD @qld.greens.org.au. Sure, I was taking a dump at the time, but that isn’t political commentary. Even paid full fare when I could’ve claimed a concession. Like, that behaviour would’ve got me kicked out of the Liberal party!

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Walking irony. Never had a job that got his finger nails dirty. Cosplay is all about fantasy. Doing anything that needs a high-vis shirt is total fantasy for Australia’s biggest anus.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Cool how it already works as a squat toilet, as is. That’ll be really handy if you don’t get around to finishing it off.

Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

For me, it was 2004 when @australianlabor.bsky.social backed that little turd Howard to discriminate against gays to change marriage laws that allowed same sex marriage up until then. Australia could have been a world leaders in gay rights. But no, homophobic arseholes had go poofter bashing.

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In 2025, Australians gave Albo's Labor Govt a landslide victory and an increased majority. I think this cartoon sums-up what many of us are now thinking. Vote @greens.org.au. #auspol Image credit: @MWhalan on X.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Evie charging network RACQ brans seems a dodgy bunch. It may just be gross ineptitude. Necessary information needed for first time charge isn’t on the charger or in the app. Rank amateurs. But the plan, 5c off if you join. Off what? No mention anywhere what the plan costs. Not joining!

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Austrian editorial cartoonist Marian Kamensky draws an interesting equivalency after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be live-streamed.

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Sue Barrett - Onward We Press @suebarrett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

There are more of us than you think. The real freeloaders aren’t migrants or people on welfare. They’re gas exporters paying less tax than beer drinkers, and 200 people holding $707 billion. They have the money. We have the numbers. We are the change. suebarrett.substack.com/p/there-are-...

suebarrett.substack.com

There Are More of Us Than the Freeloaders Need You to Believe. We Are The Change.

Most Australians want the same things: A home. A fair share. A liveable future. A small few are taking far more than their share and they’re counting on you never finding out how many of us there are.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Excellent idea! Every episode they pop around the neighbours to get their feelings about living next door to a datacentre. The noise, higher power prices, water restrictions. High drama, indeed!

Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Password managers are terrible single point of failure. Use one, but don’t rely on it totally.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Was this written by AI? Can’t recall ever seeing so many words used to say nothing useful at all! Most glaring omission is password-less security that wasn’t mentioned at all, nor MFA schemes that ameliorate potential password weakness.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

FBI cybersecurity defeated by a teenage hacker is no surprise at all. FBI having impenetrable cybersecurity would be more of a surprise under current administration.

Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

AI is at the “what can I do because I can do it?” stage of development. A bit like a toddler at the terrible twos stage of development. No understanding, no comprehension, no accountability. Just very naughty every chance it gets.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If I shout it into a bidet, which bit gets licked?

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The guy seems perpetually terrified he'll be held accountable for any mistake he makes and he knows full well he's gunna fuck something up any minute now. But, he does what he's told by his masters. He just can't tell if what he's told to do is good or bad.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bullshit reporting, as if AI is a person that makes choices to do bad things, but treated like an imbecile that can't be held responsible for its actions. Just bullshit, it's a computer programme that went haywire. Either its authors or its user should be held responsible for all harm it causes.

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did:pic @didpic.app · 09/10/2026

If you don’t post a photo on did:pic it didn’t really happen.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Take solace knowing it really is worth it. Bought a Kia EV3 last week. Enthused in no small way by my envy of all your EV antics.

Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Maybe AI did something useful…

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bowen is willing the ocean to rise and wash him away right fucken now.

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Markus Biggus @serendipidude.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Been a bit like that since the leprechaun trashed it.