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I am not an expert. I am a software engineer, and passed the CISA test about 20 years ago (but never paid the fee to list the credential). I wrote this last year.
My only doubt was whether it would be a thumb drive or something more modern like a cloud upload. This was a data breach.
A Noem aide spent $3 million on pickup trucks emblazoned with the ICE name & logo, which ICE agents -- notoriously averse to advertising their presence -- will not drive, so they're just sitting in a lot, useless. The contract went to a Trump donor who owns a regional Chevy dealership.
CNN airs compilation of JD Vance on the campaign trail saying he would keep the U.S. out of war in the Middle East. "We're going to stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world. Our interests are very much in not going to war with Iran."
And once you have those answers, you THROW THE THING AWAY. Its purpose has been served. You no longer need it.
You do not, under any circumstances, get sign-off from people who "liked it" and then roll it unchanged into the next level of fidelity.
Just signed off some more bounty payouts, including $5k for pointing out insecure code in our docs. That's right, we cover the documentation for .NET, ASP.NET, Aspire etc.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/b...
Too bad there aren't any rich people who could run ads with this information on every social media and regular media channel.
Too bad there's no opposition party that could run a 48 hour Youtube telethon program with 48 elected officials each programming one hour to point out the awfulness of the war on Iran. That would definitely not get any media or other attention.
Bluesky app screen asking for my birthdate, but showing a "Error: NotEnoughResources" message
Bluesky app screen asking for my birthdate, but showing a "[object Object}" message
Bluesky web app screen asking for my birthdate, but showing a "Error: Failed to fetch" message
Well, I guess that will reduce my use of Bluesky on my phone... it wasn't loading posts, so I closed it and re-opened and it wants my birthdate. I don't know why it needs it, but regardless it won't let me give it to it (my browser session on my PC is still working, hence this post)
#bluesky
@plugabletech.bsky.social question for you folks 🙂
I have a work MacBook Pro connected by thunderbolt to one of your docks, which has hdmi->monitor, usb-c to webcam, and usb-c to keyboard/mouse.
Considering buying a personal MacBook... Is there a switch so I could share the dock?
In my experience, the vast majority of waste in a software shop is time spent building things nobody wants on top of overly complex architectures that solve problems we don't have. Focus on that. Put solving your customer's actual (not imagined) problems first.
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I wonder if it's because it has ingested all the official samples, and they have high authority... so it thinks this is what a good code file looks like?
I KNOW I have followers who can help Jill with this
Adult bald eagle, on a branch, wings lifted as if they are about to fly off
Posting this eagle from the Yakima Valley for my February pic!
(Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BestOfTheMonth — best captures from February)
Second, in order to get the amount of protein that RFK Jr. specifically recommends (1.2 - 1.6 g of protein per kg of body weight), a 150 lb person would need to eat 300 g of liver.
This would provide approximately 210,000 IU of vitamin A and would lead to vitamin A poisoning.
1. Yesterday, we broke the story that Kansas drivers licenses for transgender people were being immediately revoked by the state.
This morning, the ACLU filed suit in state court to block that process.
Thousands of trans Kansans watch with horror and hope.
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Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead
www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...
no quarter can or should be given to hold this evil to account
the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light
Smoke filled stage, singer and bass player of All Them Witches visible in two intersecting beams of light
Amazing show by All Them Witches & King Buffalo last night in Seattle... www.allthemwitches.org/tour
I've written up a brief script for anyone who wants to call or write your representatives regarding this bill (yes, even the ones you think won't care). PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE. This bill *cannot* pass.
You can find your representatives here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
If you're a trans person in Kansas who had your drivers license invalidated, you can absolutely trust @marisakabas.bsky.social to handle your story with care. I vouch for her 100%.
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian
1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.
Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
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Here's a story about his death www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...
Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)
Ok, I thought the compelling reason why our legal team said we could only respond to user complaints was a 230 thing about not being responsible for the content. And that saying we proactively reacted to bad content made us responsible. I'm not an expert though 😕
I read it as "Wizard Detectives bake a cake" and was still intrigued
Remember a few days ago, when Trump announced he was deploying a hospital ship to Greenland? And he added a bunch of exclamation points?
He isn’t actually deploying the ship.
The larger arc: There’s no meaningful connection between what he says he’s going to do and what he actually does.
Look at this bullshit.
If I was the parent of a victim, I’d be livid.
A graph using reports from people over papers showing Numbers of reported kidnappings and activity from Minnesota, California, Florida, Texas, and then a combination of all other states. The highest Spike is in mid-January showing that Minnesota was reporting 500 incidents a day while California was reporting right around 100. Along this whole graph, Minnesota is showing at least double reports compared to everyone else with the exception of a time in very early January when California was almost on Pace with what we were seeing here. There is a small heading up top that says: immigration enforcement in Minnesota dwarfed the rest of the nation.
Seeing this visualization has been really impactful for me. There were times when people tried to come at us sideways for claiming this is *different* and massive in a way that we hadn't seen other places. But it really really has been.
