Adam Bliss @abliss@mastodon.cloud
redecentrist
Joined Apr 2017
Coparent, exasperated: "Do NOT pull stupid shit like that while we are crossing the street!"
Child, incensed: "Mom! You said a bad word! You said 'stupid'."
Good luck with the elections, Thailand!
https://th.usembassy.gov/message-for-u-s-citizens-kingdom-of-thailand-elections-to-be-held-on-sunday-march-24/
Surprisingly insightful article about Amazon (and Walmart).
https://zackkanter.com/2019/03/13/what-is-amazon/
(via Matt Levine's excellent Money Stuff newsletter)
Do you choose to use Shoe Goo, sir?
If, sir, you, sir, choose to use, sir,
On the blue boots, do, sir, do, sir!
Adam Bliss
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So I got a PlayStation 4, my first gaming console ever, and I have many #gameing questions now, but the most important is:
if you buy The Witness with an extended warranty, are you in The Witness Protection Program
#uspol
Larry Lessig is whipping the New Hampshire Legislature to support Ranked Choice Voting in their presidential primary.
You can help!
https://equalcitizens.us/new-hampshire-house-election-committee/
Really enjoying this new puzzle game:
https://games.increpare.com/Gestalt_OS/
(Pro-tip: if playing on an Android device, save it to your home screen; it makes better use of your display.)
Big #urbit update: the ethereum bootstrap contract is apparently live, and Yarvin has permanently left Tlon.
https://urbit.org/posts/essays/azimuth-is-on-chain/
#uspol #journalism
Is a paragraph is missing in this NYT piece?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/politics/fbi-trump-russia-inquiry.html
Usually, an NYT leak piece starts with "$thing happpened, according to people familiar with it who asked not to be named for $reasons". Not so here.
In para #4, it goes "[more stuff], the people said... [even more stuff], the people said". What people? The other "people" uses are #16, "... according to the people familiar with the inquiry," and
#21, "according to people familiar with their thinking."
Adam Bliss
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#Manyverse is an Android app for the #Scuttlebutt social network:
Unlike traditional social networks, Scuttlebutt has no servers. Members store all their personal data on their own computer or phone, and connect directly to their friends' devices in order to update statuses. Scuttlebutt also works offline.
It's currently available on @fdroidorg and Google Play. (Note it's still in beta and many features are missing.)
Adam Bliss
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Annotated version of my #35c3 presentation "Modchips of the State" about hypothetical SPI bus hardware implants in Supermicro servers' BMC: https://trmm.net/Modchips
Adam Bliss
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"Okay, Google. If that _is_ your real name!"
Adam Bliss
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@qrs Modchips of the State has been released on https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9597-modchips_of_the_state
Adam Bliss
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Adam Bliss
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me: This user interface is easy to use, intuitive and will survive the test of time.
my users:
Does anybody know of an open-source, self-hosted, well-maintained tool that can use my Facebook password to scrape my private feed (including closed groups I'm a part of) and convert them to an RSS feed?
(Or is there some other good way to keep up with people who only post to nonpublic FB pages, without subjecting my browser to FB's horrible javascript and page layout?)
Adam Bliss
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does the "dropping a malware flash drive in the parking lot and hoping someone plugs it in" cyberattack vector have a proper name yet? if not, i propose Show more
redecentrist
Joined Apr 2017
