mkb

Infosec, privacy tech, modular synths, gaming (many flavors). Oakland, CA. 🧷🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦

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2026-03-19 20:52:15 UTC

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One of the foremost experts on election security is right here on Mastodon: @npub1jsl…93xu. Tools such as risk-limiting audits can enhance security considerably.
That said, R’s have been working hard to put their collective thumb on the scale, often right out in the open.

2026-03-19 20:33:23 UTC

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By “viable” I simply mean that it was credible that Agent Orange might win. The vote in 2020 was far closer than it should have been.

2026-03-19 15:52:56 UTC

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Y’all have more faith in the electorate than I do. The fact that Agent Orange’s candidacy was even viable in 2020 or 2024 tells me we have many millions of voters sitting on the continuum between having no scruples or having no idea what is going on.

2026-03-10 01:14:39 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.world/@signalapp/116200110065937353
The human is always the weak link. It is known.
#infosec
#note1ewt…4qcm

2026-03-09 17:42:37 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/116200365023951220
Whatever that creative project is that you’ve been thinking about, it is never too late to start. Kngwarray produced a huge body of work toward the end of her life.
#note1nf5…r389

2026-03-08 07:45:54 UTC

The one positive thing I'll say about accidentally touching dry ice is now would be a pretty good time for me to pull off a jewel heist.
#ow

2026-02-28 17:26:49 UTC

Message from Dad this morning:
“I worry this attack on Iran undermines the credibility of the FIFA peace prize.”
#uspol #fifa

2026-02-28 17:21:25 UTC

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“Monday” - Wilco
“Tuesday” - Dragpipe
“Wednesday” - Drive-By Truckers
“Thursday At The Blue Note” - @npub13rc…ww3f
“C. Eliot Friday's Presidential Campaign Shortwave
Broadcast (Live From Howland Island)” - Negativland
“Saturday Night” - Schoolly-D
“Sunday Afternoon In The Park” - Van Halen

2026-02-28 04:56:35 UTC

RE: https://mstdn.social/@ObsidianUrbex/116146197037578876
More awesome urban exploration photos from @npub1pd8…esfd.
#note1p4k…druj

2026-02-16 19:02:17 UTC

RE: https://techhub.social/@BrentD/116081783796035316
😁
#fuckice
#note12f7…fk6k

2026-02-05 03:40:00 UTC

RE: https://zirk.us/@JazzyKindaFella/116015775312228251
As the saying goes: The kids are all right.
#note1y6y…mfwa

2026-02-03 02:06:06 UTC

Shorn.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/004/248/748/730/692/original/df29b6b1ec5ed725.jpeg

2026-01-25 22:00:10 UTC

This person has done some excellent work on rendering images in ASCII.
#asciiart
https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering

2026-01-08 03:48:51 UTC

I don’t know about you, but a picture of a dog is just what I needed. https://mastodon.social/@danielfoster/115856558186417597

2026-01-07 00:12:31 UTC

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I assume it's because they'd rather serve us adverts when we visit the websites.

2026-01-04 18:23:20 UTC

Great work from ProPublica as always. https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115837306015473613

2025-12-26 18:46:23 UTC

Which?

2025-12-06 01:12:32 UTC

So, um, it’s perfectly normal to buy multiple pounds of peanuts at once, right?
#birblife #crow #crows #birb
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/669/961/828/693/751/original/29fd4574fce56a4f.jpeg

2025-11-09 20:13:34 UTC

It has come to my attention that the true cause of what we have come to call #ADHD is not in our minds or bodies.
The true cause is gnomes.
Gnomes move our stuff, make distracting noises, and surreptitiously edit our text messages. They create video games and dangle them before us, mute important voices so we hyper-focus. They mimic our voices and speak with others, conversations which we think we have merely forgotten.
These little bastards must be stopped.
#deathtognomes #wakeupsheeple

2025-11-08 04:50:05 UTC

19yo mkb, sitting at a Sun 3/60, would never believe I would later lose an entire computer (with display, even) and have to go looking for it.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/512/272/572/752/074/original/3181e5c07555857a.jpeg

2025-11-04 22:59:49 UTC

After a few years of not touching #GitHub, my 2FA app is disconnected and none of my recovery codes work. Their web form to open a support ticket doesn't work.
If you have any suggestions, I am all ears.

2025-11-02 20:49:04 UTC

Important information about my current altitude.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/482/065/078/084/420/original/a0cba8c638a1433e.png

2025-11-02 19:37:52 UTC

Sabbath’s “It’s Alright” could easily pass for The Beatles. Bill’s vocal even sounds like Paul McCartney.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eed4Rfu6Ug

2025-10-24 16:05:45 UTC

Reading Rob Halford’s book has reminded me about his project #2wo.
It’s Rob Halford (#judaspriest), John 5 (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson) and Bob Marlette (Sabbath, MM). Producers are Marlette & Dave Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy). Exec producer is Trent.
Joe Bob sez check it out.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/voyeurs/1268776941
#metal #industrial #music

2025-10-23 02:45:09 UTC

#SanFrancisco whistle protocols.
(If you’re willing to deal with Evil Jeff, there are many inexpensive whistles available, some with next day arrival.)
#sfba #oakland #resist #icewatch
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/421/184/087/376/822/original/5f6b51dd038dc03e.png

2025-10-21 03:42:42 UTC

Why am I sharing a video about, of all things, Garfield fandom? I'm posting it because it gets really, deeply weird.
Yes, it's long. Really damn long. But, if you enjoy the dark and weird as much as I do, it's worth the watch.
I particularly recommend it to all you #subgenius folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2C5R3FOWdE
Many thanks to @npub1nyj…66nr for turning me on to it. If the video gives you nightmares, blame him. :P

2025-10-20 17:17:54 UTC

I'm especially proud of my niece on #NoKings Day. Starting at 9, she had a day full of dance classes and show rehearsals. Even with all that on her plate, she and her friends managed to cave out a little time to join the nearest #protest.
I wouldn't have been able to do that in her shoes (or even get into pointe shoes in the first place).
#activis

2025-10-16 23:47:07 UTC

Thank you and bobspeed to Ace Frehley.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kiss-guitarist-ace-frehley-dead-1235448770/

2025-10-13 22:16:52 UTC

This is the way. https://www.threads.com/@newrepublic/post/DPw1r1vCLNr

2025-10-09 18:37:43 UTC

How did I make it to age 57 before learning Ford Prefect is also a car?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Prefect

2025-10-06 16:50:34 UTC

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I highly recommend the documentary Beware Of Mr Baker for any fan of his music. Man, what a piece of work that guy was.
The film opens with Baker hitting the director with a stick.

2025-10-05 07:01:46 UTC

I’ve been an Apple fanboy since I first saw a II+ circa 1981, so I do not say this lightly.
If you don’t have an Android device, now might be a good time to start looking for an inexpensive one. You don’t need to switch, but having access to Android software might become useful.
#resist

2025-09-27 20:22:35 UTC

Sometimes I think of this house as an organism that consumes grocery bags and Amazon packages through the front, then shits out garbage bags, compost bags, and cardboard out the back. In this model, I am the gut biome.

2025-08-28 17:57:52 UTC

CNN did a good job here in discussing the relationship of #KMFDM and other #industrial #music to recent and historical gun violence in the US.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/us/kmfdm-band-wisconsin-school-shooting
TLDR: It's the guns, stupid.
PS: KMFDM is a drug against war.

2025-08-25 23:03:44 UTC

Resistance works. We just need to choose it. https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/115091886420687498

2025-08-11 16:58:32 UTC

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Lovely shot! I can’t for the life of me figure out where it is. Is it in the SF Bay Area?

2025-08-09 01:39:42 UTC

I went looking for a gender-neutral replacement for niece / nephew and encountered "nibling" which seems great to me.
#Enby folks, would you be on board with an older relative describing you as their nibling? Is there a term you like better?

2025-08-08 21:56:21 UTC

Dude is talking about woodworking but may as well be talking about music:
“When I am too exhausted, ill or busy to work in my shop, I will shuffle down the stairs to my 15' x 25' workshop and simply stand there for a few minutes with my hands on my tools.
To be sure, I thought I was a touch nuts because of this personality quirk. But after reading the oral histories and diaries of craftsmen from the last 300 years, I found it's actually a common trait among artisans.”
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2025/08/08/free-pdf-of-the-anarchists-tool-chest-revised-edition-now-online/

2025-07-28 18:57:42 UTC

Robert Reich with a key observation which is often missed in economic discussions:
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/114932284024376546

2025-07-24 18:42:21 UTC

I’ve seen diatribes you people wouldn’t believe…
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p/post/3luq6gsp6hk2l

2025-07-19 18:18:31 UTC

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Cf the McNamara fallacy:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_fallacy

2025-07-18 16:53:30 UTC

If I don’t actually want to watch the Discovery channel, what is an appropriate way to celebrate Shark Week this year? (And no, I don’t want to celebrate with live sharks either.)

2025-07-12 02:42:35 UTC

#science
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/837/951/971/383/627/original/311200977fa60960.png

2025-06-30 00:00:29 UTC

Fellow progressives! When you see a retail business sticking up for what’s right, please let them know you appreciate it. (In this case it’s the Lush store in the dreaded hellscape mall in E’ville.)
As Chad The Bird says:
We're going to win this war, not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/769/371/098/547/087/original/ec3b484c9f24e408.jpeg

2025-06-29 23:38:33 UTC

Well, I can think of one surefire way…
https://meta.masto.host/@GamingNews/114769256267226219

2025-06-28 05:20:06 UTC

This is next-level. https://wandering.shop/@Violinknitter/114758211154724812

2025-06-20 18:18:34 UTC

Just when it seems the world is moving in the wrong direction, I learn that Owls In Towels has a Mastodon account.
Bob be praised. https://earthstream.social/@owlsintowels/114715123828706424

2025-06-19 04:18:47 UTC

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You’ll enjoy the ride, regardless. I read all the novels in release order, then the novellas. Maybe my next time through I’ll do pure chronological.
Have you seen the TV series? That’s excellent to and rewards having read the books. Be warned: Many people, including me, bounce off the TV series their first couple times. Stick with it. The payoff is big.

2025-06-17 23:19:32 UTC

New rule: All dialog boxes asking an either/or question must include a third choice: “No, and fuck you for even asking. Let us never speak of it again.”
#ux #ui

2025-06-17 14:59:26 UTC

I like my weather app.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/699/295/895/156/899/original/bc789a4ecdfc1075.png

2025-06-15 20:10:06 UTC

This is one I definitely did not expect. https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/114689165550930036

2025-06-15 16:43:48 UTC

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One of the most embarrassing interview moments I’ve seen was when Golden Earring appeared on MTV to promote their Twilight Zone song.
The interviewer asked “You had a hit ten years ago with ‘Radar Love’ and now you’re back. What did you do for the years in between?” In fact, they’d averaged one album per year since 1965. Oosp.

2025-06-14 20:28:31 UTC

Sign at the #oakland #protest:
“Billionaires have decided that the people with nothing have too much.”

2025-06-08 20:22:38 UTC

Under Chatham house rules, I cannot say who hissed at whom, only that there was hissing on two separate occasions.
According to my translator, the second hiss said “How dare you use that litter box? It belongs to me.”
#CatsOfMastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/649/595/862/622/641/original/9e8b81cbac96d06b.jpg

2025-06-07 16:48:10 UTC

I learned a new word this morning and I can’t say it makes me happy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat

2025-06-01 19:47:16 UTC

#Ukraine has pulled off what looks like a historically large attack on Russian bombing capacity. They claim Operation Spiderweb hit 40 Russian bombers. The attack used drones smuggled into Russia and launched from trucks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgrg7kelk45t
Slava Ukraini!
🇺🇦 🕸️

2025-05-31 00:10:09 UTC

NOAA climate scientists are livestreaming 100 hours of their research before it gets buried by the evildoers.
#climate #weather #science #noaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5AzlbTaJ2M

2025-05-30 14:46:48 UTC

Well put: “Prejudice can survive proximity, but it thrives under segregation.”
https://towns.gay/@PedestrianError/114552379633896120

2025-05-24 17:09:18 UTC

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Superb!
What that shot with a long lens from far away?

2025-05-14 20:08:18 UTC

Each spring, I have a look at the latest password strength table from Hive Systems and lament that it only goes up to 18 characters.
#infosec
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/507/533/440/472/716/original/f79730881a85c1c3.png

2025-03-17 16:57:16 UTC

Monday jam:
Lords Of The New Church - "Open Your Eyes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Esuqywo9k
A recent toot by @npub1yfp…as68 got me reading about singer Stiv Bators. Poor dude was on a motorcycle, hit by a car, and walked away thinking he was OK. Turns out he had a TBI and died in his sleep. Ouch.
On that happy note, please enjoy one of his songs! :)

2025-03-16 21:39:13 UTC

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The cube rule explains all:
https://cuberule.com/

2025-01-27 04:54:59 UTC

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How did I make it to 2025 before learning MacKaye was also in Minor Threat? #alittleslow

2025-01-11 17:20:47 UTC

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Such a wonderful show. Is this your first watch through?

2024-12-01 19:11:25 UTC

Our man in DC, one @npub16gw…a2j5 conducted another of his Special Military Operations last night, projecting messages about the #Ukraine war on the side of the Russian Embassy.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/579/149/334/203/950/original/423af71da9a62a19.jpeg

2024-11-30 08:21:55 UTC

Sunn O))) Life Pedal v3 is off the pedalboard for a bit.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/570/933/086/657/550/original/361482d3384b1fda.jpeg

2024-11-30 08:09:32 UTC

Repeat after me: If they can oppress one group they can oppress any of us. No one is free until we are all free. https://tech.lgbt/@essjayjay/113549713844271083

2024-11-29 22:10:26 UTC

Neural Networks (MNIST inference) on the “3-cent” Microcontroller
https://cpldcpu.com/2024/05/02/machine-learning-mnist-inference-on-the-3-cent-microcontroller/

2024-11-28 23:20:46 UTC

Clearly, the solution to this is a meta-manager to manage the package managers on my system. https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter/113551753442795257

2024-11-16 05:29:46 UTC

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The existence of this code hurts me.

2024-11-16 05:19:23 UTC

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Back in 2000 I saw 7 Seconds at my cousin’s urging. In addition to their performance, I was impressed by how good-natured the crowd was. Good stuff.

2024-11-01 16:30:21 UTC

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Wait... Midge Ure was in Thin Lizzy?
What the fuck? What's next? David Bowie in 2 Live Crew?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thin_Lizzy_members

2024-11-01 16:22:08 UTC

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I still can’t get over the fact those guys are from Dublin. For many years I was sure Thin Lizzy came from some big, industrial city in the American northeast— somewhere like Milwaukee.

2024-10-22 02:10:38 UTC

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Why is that fucker not in handcuffs? You or I would be in big trouble if we behaved anything like Soave Karen does.

2024-10-13 21:58:13 UTC

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And this isn’t the first time we’ve heard that sentiment from R’s. It’s a distressing tell. They struggle with the idea that some people might care about more than just themselves.

2024-10-12 05:06:12 UTC

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Milley has been warning about Trump for a few years now.

2024-10-03 02:58:04 UTC

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For me, that's the real rub with Telegram. I don't need every app to have Fort Knox level security or privacy, but I expect them to be honest about their choices.
Telegram has a long track record of deceptive marketing. I haven't seen any out-and-out lies but they're consistently trying to make their platform seem like something it is not.

2024-09-24 14:45:13 UTC

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20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. #20Books #20Books20Days #books #bookstodon #20Days20Books
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/193/065/464/684/622/original/95f20441fe984ce5.jpeg

2024-09-23 14:51:33 UTC

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2024-09-21 17:24:40 UTC

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Beth - Kiss
Between Sleipnir’s Breaths - Sunn O)))
Josie - Steely Dan
Godzilla - Fu Manchu
Racer-X - Big Black
Those all count as people, right? 😜

2024-09-21 17:10:24 UTC

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2024-09-16 17:49:00 UTC

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Excellent! What’s the role?

2024-09-16 17:38:05 UTC

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2024-09-09 18:53:08 UTC

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Ugh. That sucks. I hope it passes soon.

2024-09-09 18:04:17 UTC

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Sorry you are going through that. FWIW, good advice I got for panic attacks was to remember two things: As much as this sucks, it won’t kill me. The panic is temporary, it will pass.
At least for me, it’s also helpful to check in to ask whether I am hungry or cold since those make it worse.

2024-08-29 13:56:27 UTC

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Vance says two sentences which together, sum up Trumpist vindictiveness perfectly:
“Sometimes mistakes happen — that’s just the nature of government, the nature of military service. But to have those 13 Americans lose their lives and not fire a single person is disgraceful.”
Even though mistakes are inevitable we MUST PUNISH SOMEONE. Republican politics are rooted in grievance and in anger.

2024-08-21 02:36:18 UTC

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This, for me, is the entire secret. Once we understand we might have to learn and do differently because we are wired differently, it’s a whole new ballgame.

2024-08-17 03:36:40 UTC

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I’ll recommend @npub1047…kgnn , @npub1es3…98rv , and @npub1fex…vsv3.
If you search on “hourly,” there are a bunch more animal accounts. Good luck!