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Gus @projectgus.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15h

If you're also coming to this "random number 4" thing via everyone's shitposts, the bugzilla is a good read for actual details: bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?i…

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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 18h

the fact that an intermediate CA in India that sells only into the Indian market, when compromised, can generate TLS certs for literally any website on the internet, that feels like a major trust boundary problem

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Last year we all got mini-bonuses for a project that went well, and I spent mine on a logitech pebble keyboard, which then sat in its box. But I've started using it this past week and it's really quite nice. Solid, with a bit of weight, and the bluetooth switching between devices works very […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

When you see an article in the business news about some company and the headline photo is some dude who looks like Steve Hegseth and Andy Garcia in Oceans 11 had a baby, you are going to go into it with certain preconceived notions 😂

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

FinOps, man. What a hassle. The number of spreadsheets I'm drawing up, I might as well be playing Eve Online #iykyk I tell ya what, if I ever end up looking for work again, there's always going to be work in finops because I can't imagine any tech nerd ever actually wanting to do this for fun […]

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Pete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫ @petealexharris.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Just spent 5 minutes helping my wife uninstall an absolute piece of shit "PDF reader" from her phone that was putting up a fake "Uninstall" button in the context menu for a long click on the application icon so it could avoid being uninstalled and also run who knows what on the files on the […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Another day, another mildly-interesting looking link abandoned because of some captcha bullshit. "Prove that you are a human by demonstrating your impatience with pointless tasks and assignments that would actually be better solved by machine anyway"

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Jess👾 @jesstheunstill.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

The nice part about the Fediverse is that when you make a bad take, it's usually limited to just people who follow you dunking on you in the replies, since it's unlikely people will boost you or quote dunk on you.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Turns out I never closed registrations on my brother's mastodon instance. I woke up this morning to 600+ identical emails asking me to approve or deny 600+ new account registrations.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Do other countries have airlines that still insurance for "If we go bankrupt before you flight then you get some of your money back" or is that a uniquely South African thing?

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Laurie Voss @seldo.alpaca.gold.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

White nationalists are all about European culture until Europeans do things like protest against runaway capitalism, which they do every summer.

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Last night I was thinking about how powerful cooperation is as a strategy from an evolutionary perspective. And I was thinking about how you don't have to be very good at it to benefit from it. Ants are famous for their cooperation, but they aren't exactly well organized or efficient. They just […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

I don't mind that this laptop has a copilot key. I mind that they took away right-control to make space for it. I use right-ctrl a lot when navigating my terminal windows. I've had to install powertoys to remap the keyboard to turn copilot back into a button it should have been, and powertoys […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Ever since I first heard about microplastics, I've wanted to know "Yes but are they actually doing harm in our bodies or are we freaking out just in case?" Looks like I'm getting my answer!

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

It's not that I like the ANC, but I think this is a very good result: mg.co.za/politics/2026-10-15-anc-ex… A party should not be excluded from the ballot for administrative reasons. This isn't like a school child scoring zero on an assignment for not handing it in in […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Nothing will shake your faith in weather forecasting like having more than one weather app on your phone and watching them argue in your notifications about what conditions are like right now.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Windows gets a lot of hate, but it crashes and locks me out much less often (as in: I can't remember what year that last happened) than my macbook does. #ItJustWorks #JustSaying

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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk, a German, an Indian, several Americans (including a Texan, a New Englander, and a Californian), an Argentinian, a Dane, an Australian, a Slovakian, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Moroccan, a Frenchman, a New Zealander, a Spaniard […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Gratifyingly few people in my life making the "I'm not a racist, because my racist beliefs are actually true" argument these days.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

I wonder if the decision makers at the company that makes my accounting software ever stop to think "Maybe breathlessly announcing new features and updated interfaces, and the constant barrage of unskippable 'product tour' things is giving the wrong impression?" I'm a fun-loving guy, I'm cool […]

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Ambivalent Dictator For Life @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Mastodon is the social network to be on if you want to guarantee that your joke will eventually be explained back to you in the most earnest possible way

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Reed Mideke @reedmideke.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@uastronomer October? That's rookie stuff 🤪 mastodon.social/@reedmideke/1168237…

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

I just saw my first Black Friday promotion. "Jumping the gun to squeeze every last drop from this commercialized holiday, because what even is a calendar!" – not just for Christmas and Easter anymore!

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

It's not that I don't like my stepdad, he's great and we're all very fond of him. But when he sends his health updates, my first thought isn't about him, but that my poor mom is going to lose another husband. Nobody should have to grieve a spouse twice.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

So these posts that keep popping up, in reference to the Yandex attack, and warning about hoaxes that tell us what we want to hear: are they actually saying it's a hoax, or just reminding us of the possibility of a hoax, or are they being deliberately vague in a "just asking honest questions" […]

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Danie van der Merwe @danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Free cybercrime and online scams helpline goes live in South Africa “South Africans who have been scammed, hacked, extorted or harassed online now have a free place to turn for help. The Cyber Helpline, a UK charity, has launched a 12-month pilot in South Africa with local social impact […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

People Who Can Type, am I the only one who has a problem with having passwords committed to muscle memory, but then when you're working on a different keyboard where the layout and key-feel is slightly different, you can't get the password right? And when you try to slow down it turns out you […]

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Michael Graaf @michaelgraaf.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

After Scalabrini's victory in the #ConCourt the astroturfers could hardly have left it alone. Problem is, it's in a city where they have no support. What happens when you have pogrom & nobody comes? That's what's happening right now. Far more media & human rights observers than would-be vigilantes!

Screenshot of "March & March" xenophobic astroturf outfit targeting Scalabrini HQ for an action at 15:00 this afternoon, showing premises & staff.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

1stborn's binder arrived today, and they are *so* happy with it :)

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

One great side effect of having image autoloading turned off on your email is that you get to see the markov chain "valid business email" text that is there to trick spam filters but would normally be hidden behind the actual scam payload jpg.

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Danielle @daniellevossebeld.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

In 2022, my Twitteraccount was suspended because of this video. Enjoy. 😊 North Iceland, towards Dettifoss, October 2022 #iceland #roadtrip

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Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️ @arjen.idf.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejects US sanctions against the institution www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-r… The ICC is an institution, created by treaty and entrusted by 125 States Parties with investigating and prosecuting genocide […]

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Jennifer 🍄 @jenyetagain.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

she died doing what she loved. a werewolf.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

"I will not morally compromise myself by voting and choosing a party which does not reflect my values, the lesser of two evils is still evil" I admire the purity of a position so morally superior that it literally doesn't care what degree of evil everybody around you has to suffer through […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

One consolation about this terrifyingly expensive part my car needed: it came in a sealed box with "Original Mahindra Parts" printed all over it. So it should be good for another 250000km after this.

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AJ Sadauskas @aj.gts.sadauskas.id.au.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

According to The Atlantic the share of Americans who say they host friends or family at their home at least monthly has fallen from 42 percent in 1975 to 12 percent in 2026—a 70 percent collapse in a half century: "Mid-century Americans knew how to throw a party, for better or worse. In some of […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Phew, I thought it was a bit warm! My little thermometer on my desk tells me it's 34ºC today. Not really looking forward to Summer.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

If you want to know how my wife's job is going, she works for the sort of digital marketing agency that has a trophy cabinet for their Cannes awards, but she's still having to explain to her highly experienced and highly paid seniors that she is not going to put a QR code in the mobile platform […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

My son is doing his piano practice. He's not getting lessons, he just decided it's time somebody start using that piano my wife bought 14 years ago. Currently he's teaching himself Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. No sheet music, he's not even playing along with a recording. He's just labouring along […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

There's an online retailer in south africa whose whole deal is these time-limited once-off deals. Their products all very clearly come straight from AliExpress, everything is advertised as this massive 75% saving, but there are only 3 left and the deal expires soon. They used to include a […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Amen to this. See also gossip tabloid content questioning an actor's future career. Nobody's business, nobody should care, except the actor themselves and their agent.

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Welcome letter from my son's Afrikaans teacher, sent to all parents. My summary: "Please don't let your kids use AI to write their oral presentations for them. The whole point of these assignments is to force the child to actually use the language, develop thoughts and ideas, and express […]

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filid @filid.norden.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

'Ente (2CV)' #FotoVorschlag FASTER THAN A FERRARI. AS MANY WHEELS AS A ROLLS ROYCE. MORE ROOM THAN A PORSCHE. THE £2,584 CITROËN 2CV. All you'll ever need in a car

FASTER THAN A FERRARI.
Travelling flat out at 71.5mph the Citroën 2CV will
easily overtake the Ferrari Mondial travelling at 65mph.

AS MANY WHEELS AS A ROLLS ROYCE.
The £255,240 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit. How many wheels? Four, The £2,581 Citroën 2CV. How many wheels? Exactly the same.

MORE ROOM THAN A PORSCHE.
With a possible 30cu ft, boot space there's no need for one of those plastic luggage racks on our little run-about.

THE £2,584 CITROËN 2CV.
All you'll ever need in a car

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

The best thing about movies is how nobody ever responds to a pregnancy with anything less than bubbling instant joy. Show me just one "AH FUCKMAN NOT AGAIN" though and I will become a fan for life

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

So I went to order a thing from amazon.co.za Kid's birthday present, an item that they couldn't find anywhere except on amazon.co.za It was flipping expensive, but was also a great gift so I agreed to get it. But then I had an idea. I searched for the same thing on amazon.com. A quarter of […]

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Allen but one of the bad ones, woooo @uastronomer.mastodon.monoceros.co.za.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

My friends, you have not experienced joy until you see the expression on your 13yo's face when she picks her first lock!

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jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂ @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Back in the 1980s Tudor Griffiths taught Computer Science in the local school. Two maxims he repeated almost every class have stuck with me for decades. "A computer is exactly as smart as the person telling it what to do" and "A computer can and will make mistakes, and it'll do it a million […]

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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops @ifixcoinops.retro.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

This whole project has really rammed home, like, "The antidote to despair is action." Well the antidote to anxiety, is it? IDK how the saying properly goes, the antidote to Bad Head Stuff is taking actual physical action with your hands to try to fix the problem. I've got a lot of climate […]

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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops @ifixcoinops.retro.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Yeah yeah individual action versus collective blah blah wait for the government to fix it because you can't fix climate change by yourself whatever, but I'm *not* doing this by myself. Loads of people are putting up solar panels, loads of people are reducing their consumption because they get a […]

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