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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3h

I can't say I'm surprised about the #eMudhra certificate #SNAFU. Their staff has been shouting their private key all over golf courses for the longest time.

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210561 ✨ [Q] @q.glauca.space.ap.brid.gy · 8h

If anyone wants to put the eMudhra private key on a T-Shirt: -----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY----- MA8CAQEEAQSgBwYFK4EEACI= -----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 6h

okay, I’m way too late to post xkcd “4” comic and still be funny, so instead I will have to write a serious post Could this disturbingly severe mistake be because someone asked The Cat for a certificate? Hypothetically, yes. But there’s absolutely no reason to jump to that conclusion with […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h

When eMudhra staff are IRC n00bs, bad stuff happens.

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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

"Google Ireland, which runs Google Search in the EU, now faces a fine of up to €250,000 for each breach, or detention of its managers..." Or the detention of its managers. OR THE DETENTION OF ITS MANAGERS! This is the only punishment that can bring firms like #Google into line #Defamation […]

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

#Mastodon is getting a new look in our upcoming 5.0 release. We wrote a bit more about our design process and how we approach community input. If you’re on mastodon.social you will see the new design tomorrow, on Tuesday. We rely on your feedback! […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

The Trump administration is threatening Europe with economic retaliation for trying to reduce its dependence on Musk's Starlink. Europe wants technological sovereignty, and Washington responds with threats. From satellite communications to cloud services […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a Financial Times article headlined “US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions”. The subheading reads: “Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies.” Below the headline is a photograph of Elon Musk, holding a medal in an open presentation case, standing beside Donald Trump. American flags are visible in the background.

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Coleen Walter @coleenwalter.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

A few evenings I found this toad standing guard at my front door or walkway. Maybe I should hang up a tiny “Beware of Toad” sign on the door to warn off intruders. #toad #animals #nature #naturephotography

Small toad sitting on a cement step by weeds

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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 18/10/2026

It's very easy to get depressed by the state of politics right now, but then you see interactions like this one, and it rekindles your faith. A new generation of politicians will come forward and they will be different. #AbduElSayed #USpol #Politics

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

I didn't know that in 2020, Dixie Chicks removed "Dixie" from their name to become The Chicks.

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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

"The people holding up the internet" A good-looking but somewhat depressing exposé about the people holding up current digital infrastructure as a hobby. sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-th…

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The people holding up the internet

Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.

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Jef Poskanzer @jef.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Some generalizations I've come to while eating all these sandwiches: - Sandwich shops in government civic center areas: fast, average price, sometimes crappy - Sandwich shops in financial districts: fast, expensive, usually very good - Sandwich shops near high schools: average price, pretty good […]

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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

The #Trump admin has officially blocked European election monitoring of the US midterms in November. The US elections have been monitored since 2003. “In recent years, the OSCE has been unable to monitor elections in #Belarus, #Georgia, and #Tajikistan due to the refusal of these governments […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

@Edent Thanks for posting about this! Whenever I mention checking our documentation to my colleagues, they only groan and roll their eyes.

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Terence Eden @edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

If you publish any #OpenSource and you want people to use it, may I please implore you to test your README? Can you actually follow the steps you've written down? Does it work if the user doesn't have the same development packages installed as you? […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

📰 Newsom Calls for 25th Amendment After Trump Imagines Iran Attacking California — #Time ❝#DonaldTrump is mentally ill,” California Gov. #GavinNewsom told TIME and other media outlets in a statement after the President made remarks Monday suggesting an attack by Iran on the cities of Los […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Buckle up. One of the pending #curl CVEs that we publish next week is graded severity HIGH. Considered the worst flaw found in curl in several years. Yes, found with AI.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Just announced! Three new Gruffalo books commissioned from bestselling authors!

Lee Chilld:
The Gruffalo just wants a quiet life, but when a crime syndicate moves into the deep dark wood, he must use his terrible claws and the terrible teeth in his terrible jaws to protect the fellow.

Sally Rooney:
The Gruffalo moves to contemporary Dublin. He
ill ever see past his orange eyes, purple prickles and poisonous wart.

Kazuo Ishiguro:
After a long absence, the gruffalo returns to the forest and attempts to make sense of his past. Encounters with a mouse, a fox, an owl and a snake uncover long-buried memories, regrets and revelations.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

What if #Spider_Man had powers similar to #Aquaman, but with… spiders, of course?

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River 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @riverseeber.net · 04/10/2026

I was immediately reminded of @catsalad

caption: "Correlation vs Causation". 4 images, in all of which, it looks like the animals caused the damage. A duck walking through gates that have been blown apart. A cat sitting in a crater in the cement. A seagull sitting at the bottom of a bent fence. A cat sitting on a broken sunroof.

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SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Beware. If you are looking for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's film "Naza" based on interviews with 24 Israeli soldiers, that is currently in film festivals and cinemas, you won't find it online. Instead you will find the IDF's "Naza - The True Story" that presents a very different picture of […]

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Maartje @maartje.dev · 04/10/2026

It was 5 years ago that i was invited to the Blåhaj Enterprises board meeting

Bunch of blahajar sitting in a board room table

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Dr. Victoria Grinberg @vicgrinberg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Remember that page in my #sketchbook that I started while at the conference in Cefalu? I finally finished it. Pretty happy with how it turned out - far from perfect, but I learned quiet a bjt while working on it. And now that it's done, it's the entry 9 in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Ink and watercolour sketch of a clothes line in front of two windows witj green striped curtains and two external parts of air-conditioning units on the wall to the aide of the windows.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

📰 Lidl opens supermarket pub [near] Belfast amid strict liquor laws — #MLive Lidl in Dundonald, Northern Ireland opened a pub beside it, named Middle Ale, when unreasonably strict laws made it difficult for the store to get a license to sell alcohol. It's a big hit and raises questions about […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

📰 What Trump [regime] rollback of automotive fuel economy standards means for drivers — #PBSNewsHour It doesn't mean savings for them, that's for certain. It means savings for manufacturers, who will surely NOT pass them along to drivers. #JoeBiden had set the goal of 50 MPG by 2031 […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Or the pope was good at predicting human behavior. It's a pretty good description of the #AnnoyingOrange and his #MAGA sycophants.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

RE: infosec.exchange/@0xabad1dea/117342… "It is like having a hundred gates and closing only one, then asking, 'How did the thief get in?'"

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@pachli I often notice video playback problems in #Pachli. For example, today I wanted to see the video in this post… mastodon.social/@Viditb/11734223155… However, I got the error shown in the attached screenshot. If I try to see the video in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of Pachli video playback error.

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

📰 Gordie Howe Bridge's multi-use path reinvents historic Windsor & Detroit neighbourhoods — #WindsorStar ❝Cyclists are filling the streets, businesses are booming and forgotten landmarks are being rediscovered❞ […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

📰 From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle — #NYTimes ❝It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.❞ #AnnoyingOrange #DozyDonnie […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

📰 Did Thomas Jefferson Father Sally Hemings' Children? After More Than a Decade of Research, the Answer Is Finally Firmly in Hand — #SmithsonianMagazine ⚠️🚨 SPOILER ALERT! The answer is *YES*. Utilizing new DNA analysis techniques that works with old, damaged, and incomplete samples […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

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Ralph Angenendt @der-mit-ph.toot.berlin.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

‚Körperlandschaften‘ - „Passage“ Wroclaw #FotoVorschlag

Eine Gruppe Statuen scheint an einer belebten Kreuzung eine Treppe hinunter zu gehen. Da der Bereich komplett gepflastert ist, durchbrechen sie dabei das Pflaster. Die hinteren Figuren stehen noch auf dem Bürgersteig, die vordere ist bis zum Bauch versunken.

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matdevdug @matdevdug.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

After years inside datacenters, it’s hard to be afraid of AI killing all humans. I've seen the "secure facility." It's a chain link fence and a guy named Gary. Night shift is usually 10-20 people. Two hundred people could shut a datacenter down with nothing but a Wikipedia article on fiber […]

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Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤 @sloanlance.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

An image that needs #altText. Let's see if the bot following me notices this and supplies the text.

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