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Captain Capybara

@vought.bsky.social
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Software quality and security person. Avid airplane and car enjoyer. Western Nevada. Goes camping in the desert at least twice a year. Loves his dogs and cats, has too many things on his plate. Lives in a shack in the woods.

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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 6m
Yeah, unfortunately my ex who worked at Meta didn’t pay her taxes on the millions of dollars in RSUs that she got. How the IRS won’t accept this sort of excuse from me.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 1h
This is, unfortunately, one of the reasons that sexual assault survivors refuse to speak to our local police. Practically every cop is a dude, and the female identifying cops are trying to impress the dudes. by acting like them and assuming their attitudes.
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Halide + Kino @halideapp.bsky.social · 2h
We're excited to bring you our first Fall update to Halide. For iPhone 18 Pro users, we've added variable aperture control! This update extends beyond the hardware, and includes two new looks! www.lux.camera/halide-apert...
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Halide 3.2: The App for Aperture
We're excited to bring you our first Fall update to Halide. For iPhone 18 Pro users, we've added variable aperture control. This update extends beyond the hardware, and includes two new looks.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 17h
My other vehicles occasionally get good treatment, but not… my utmost attention.
A photograph of a Lexus LX 570 in shadow with a sunset lit trees and a blue sky in the background
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22h
between the metaverse, the pervert glasses, and now this fuzzy avatar mess, Meta is on a generational run of real-world Black Mirror episodes
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Justin Stach @stach.uk · 23h
Fuck me sideways, Meta really is a fucking toxic business. Totally ignoring the privacy and hoovering 187,000 lines from a journalist’s Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being off.
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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The Model 3 contacted 34 advertising, tracking, and analytic domains, as well as 37 domains from apps integrated into the infotainment system.”
arstechnica.com
This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data
Between the cars and their companion apps, you’re exposed to a lot of trackers.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is one of the best books of the last American century, and I think everybody should read it. Coincidentally, a professor at my university was the one who got it published; JKOT’s mom brought it by.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Google makes some good things. As a company, they are led by a madman and they can’t seem to focus long enough and well enough to bring anything fully to market.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just got an interesting push poll here in Nevada; wonder if Joe Lombardo is worried.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last week I ordered a thing. Merchant sent a link in an email that is maintained by ShipStation, which is a bit of a scam. ShipStation sends a tracking number but never actually shows the actual tracking info, just an “estimated” delivery day. Then the merchant says “you should have checked USPS”.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
But they’re gonna launch hundreds of these a day by 2030!
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Whistleblowers with famous funders sometimes get listened to. Independent whistleblowers who do not hire white shoe law firms etc. less so. www.cnbc.com/2023/10/12/t... I think about how the Gensler SEC failed to interview these whistleblowers at least weekly. Gigs and gigs of company data? Meh.
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Tesla whistleblowers filed a complaint to the SEC in 2021, but the agency never interviewed them. Here's what the complaint said
Two whistleblowers' complaint to the SEC about Tesla alleged that Elon Musk's automaker may have run afoul of securities laws and flouted accounting standards.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It was such a good night.
The band Sugar, after a show at the Warfield in San Francisco; a backdrop reads “Sugar”, and the band members are shown reflecting gratitude to the crowd
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Burning Man Look book: off duty edition.
A picture of a Man standing in front of the 2026 Man effigy in Black Rock city. He’s wearing a blue plaid skirt and a bralette thingy and 16.5” Wescos along With a black cowboy hat.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Instagram is just a little part of Meta. It’s ok if I use the app.”
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“I only use Instagram occasionally; not so worried about them collecting data!” Seriously, don’t download binaries from Meta. Use a decent web browser to enjoy your friend’s feeds instead.
Instagram collects more data when accessed through its app compared to Safari, as the app can inject tracking scripts into web pages viewed within its in-app browser, allowing it to monitor user behavior without explicit consent.
In contrast, using Safari limits this tracking due to its privacy features and lack of such script injections. @hothardware.com • krausefx.com
Data Collection: Instagram App vs.
Safari
Instagram's data collection practices differ significantly between its app and when accessed through Safari. Below is a comparison of the data gathered in each scenario.
Data Collection Method

Feature Instagram App
Safari

Tracking Injects custom
Does not inject
Scripts
JavaScript into web pages, allowing extensive tracking of user behavior.
tracking scripts; relies on Safari's privacy features.
User
Monitors user
Consent activity without
explicit consent when using the in-app browser.
Requires user consent for tracking due to App Tracking
Transparency (ATT)
teatures.
of the data ga
Data Collection Methods
Feature
Instagram App
Safari
Tracking
Scripts
Injects custom
JavaScript into web pages, allowing extensive tracking of user behavior.
Does not inject tracking scripts; relies on Safari's privacy features.
User
Consent
Monitors user activity without explicit consent when using the in-app browser.
Requires user consent for tracking due to App Tracking
Transparency (ATT)
features.
Data
Scope
Can collect a wide range of data, including interactions with third-party websites.
Limited data collection, primarily focused on browsing activity without additional tracking.
Privacy Features
• Instagram App:
Uses an in-app browser that can track user behavior across external sites.
Can monitor user interactions without notifying the user or the website being visited.
• Safari:
Blocks third-party cookies by default enhancing user privacv
Q comparison of data gathered on instagram app versus instafam in
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Growing up in the Deep South has informed me. Cardle 2/5 Streak 4🔥 Total Score 52 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com
playcardle.com
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 26/09/2026
this is why I ride for bluesky and the AT Protocol
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
San Francisco afternoon. Two interesting cars. Found parking at a friend’s house, with permission to use the driveway. :-)
Looking west, a view of a San Francisco street, probably near Ingleside. A Honda Covic wagon is shown in what’s probably the only color it ever came in, and a dark blue BMW is also parked on the street. You can see some
Postwar homes along the street.
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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 25/09/2026
LSU is mostly just a football team with a history department.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tesla semi testing so far has killed two people on Nevada roads as well. Nobody talks about the test runs across I-80 in the Sierra anymore, but I saw several trucks broken down over the past few years, including the one that burst into flames and almost started a massive fire in a populated area.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I got a cool book in the mail that I learned about on BlueSky
The book “I hate my job”, about sex work. Edited by Adrie Rose.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The United States Postal Service has really fallen down a well as designed. They are reporting to vendors that my packages are in Reno; those packages didn’t make it 3 blocks this morning to my UPS store. When you check Informed Delivery, it insists the packages are all still in Denver.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Everything Kara says should be viewed through the lens of someone who isn’t actually a feminist of any sort: she badly wants to be one of the boys.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cardle 3/5 Streak 3🔥 Total Score 40 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com Almost forgot what that car was named.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Life hacks are how humans who have met each other relate
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That sort of excited nervousness when you are going to (that) fair to participate for the first time in a while, and you are taking your girlfriend who is new to some of this. I mean really, I guess that’s just describing how every weekend with my girlfriend feels? The excited nervousness part.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TIL that when you are presented an ad that you don’t like on Instagram from Meta or sponsored by Meta, if you choose to block that account, the next seven times you reload your timeline, the first goddamn thing is another Meta account trying to sell something. Somebody needs to shut them down.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I can respect the shit out of this.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Driving is a social act. I like that, and I think it makes sense because not only are you responsible for your own safety, but for the safety of others around you. People would rather have false convenience than responsibility; it’s societal rot from the haves.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Number one app in the iOS App Store going on a few days now: A binary application from a company that will stop at nothing to eavesdrop on you. Talk to your friends and tell them why this is bad. Because it’s very bad. Muse isn’t just a security nightmare, it’s a privacy nightmare.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I finally relinquished and downloaded the bluesky binary just to post these. Please clap.
A dusty pair of fluvog boots on a pair of legs held akimbo. The boots are very dusty and are in good repair, but poor in appearance
The Fluvia boots after a first pass of cleaning and a little bit of polish. Feibling's boot cream works well and is inexpensive. Follow around the edges of the soles with some boot black. Or have your boot black do it for you.The same pair of boots at about eight on a 10 scale of cleanliness and polish. See you all at the fair!
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sure, let’s ban diesel exports. Can’t think of anything that might affect the economy adversely if diesel, heating oil , and kerosene, a.k.a. jet fuel suddenly becomes less available in the rest of the world.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just like Meta developed their glasses for people with poor eyesight. Click through if you want to read about performative sperm racing.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Have you tried not subsidizing PG&E with public dollars?
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh well, their loss. Bisexual people tend to be much more attentive and respectful of all genders. They’re usually awesome friends, lovers and partners because of that.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Many car and engine enjoyers in the US do not know about the magic of Hylomar. In the US, form-in-place gasketing material (silicone) is most popular. It’s a pain to remove, inappropriate for cooling systems, and is usually done wrong/too much. Hylomar is a non setting joining compound.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An oldie, but a goodie: my car under a previous owner. All these Things save the R100 are still in the wider circle of friends. One of 2-3 E39 M5s with the Westfalia towing bumper in the US. Couple of modules and little wiring later, you have a nice, legal and correct tow vehicle.
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 22/09/2026
PLAY UNTIL THE WHISTLE
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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026
lmao I still feel like the big public polls might be hedging too much because the internal stuff is full on apocalypse apparently I mean I'm not gonna fully believe shit until election night, but... what the fuck
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trying to figure out how I covered 70 miles the other day - apparently whilerunning a mix of Sta-Bil, 87 octane Gasoline and about a pint of 50:1 two stroke mix. And water. A lot of water. Poor bike runs perfectly on straight gas and actually managed to idle on this witches’ brew.
The supply hose for the fuel injection system of the BMW R1100GS shown here is draining into a gasoline container. There is spilled gasoline on the ground, creating a vapor ignition hazard.An amber red fluid is shown in a frosted transparent fuel container; is apparently gasoline with a fuel dryer and a small amount of two-stroke fuel mixed in
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m pretty much convinced at this point that there is no way to manage an Instagram feed in a way that provides you with things you’re actually interested in looking at, or discovering. The sheer number of duplicative and garbage posts from engagement farmers is poisonous.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I dislike the gendering of cat ownership not only because it means fewer cats get adopted, but also because it makes it harder to find cat-themed menswear. Below are some I've come across over the years. Brands and descriptions are in the alt text. Also a mug at the end that I like.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m sure the airliners flying around and burning fuel that is twice as expensive as it was six months ago really appreciate these half measures and failures to actually just hire more fucking people.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My Honda EU3000is generator is a direct descendant of this 1980s mess; the closed loop carburetor metering is genius.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I don’t use binary applications for Meta products. For what should be obvious reasons to anyone with a passing familiarity with various libraries that are built into most apps. Using Meta products on the web is similar to drinking a really terrible drink through a long straw. 100% user hostility.
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yeah, I could not care less what people think of my choice of automobiles. My taste is quite good and I don’t drive them much, and I ride the bike to save on gas because they’re all V8s. (My automobiles reflect the values I picked up driving a 1978 Buick Electra 403cid around in high school.)
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Captain Capybara @vought.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Few American songwriters seem to have the breadth and depth of Bob Mould. (Deep into a periodic Mould obsession that goes further than usual.)
A photograph of the access road on the top of Hoover Dam, from inside a car showing that the entertainment system is playing Hoover Dam by Sugar.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They’re likely trying to prevent defections, but I understand why everyone thinks this is ominous - there’s a lot of intel out there that Putin is planning a major escalation, likely in the Baltic States. Which would be an absolutely moronic thing for him to do, but here we are.
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