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August 21, 2022

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill
Peace was never an option
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7:16 PM ∙ Aug 18, 2022
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Kevin Wilbraham @KPW1453
A Neolithic human figurine from Orkney, named ‘Buddo’ - an Orcadian term for friend. Dating to 2900-2400 BC, Buddo was discovered at Skara Brae in the mid-C19th, and re-discovered amongst the archaeological collections at Stromness Museum in 2016. @StromnessMuseum #FindsFriday
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8:03 AM ∙ Aug 19, 2022
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LemonPepperAINNA @Ianb_lit
Teacher: Turn to page 23 Page 23: 😂😂😂
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12:17 AM ∙ Aug 19, 2022
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Midge @mxmclain
Excited to switch my wardrobe from summer black to fall black
3:14 PM ∙ Aug 20, 2022
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“He was standing on a platform with his back to the crowd, looking right at his audience,” reported The New York Times. “He winked at the audience and at the two officers. They winked back and then arrested him. He was held under $500 bond and New York police were notified.”

https://allthatsinteresting.com/martin-laurello

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Azim Shukuhi @AShukuhi
someone is DDoSing the Lockbit blog hard right now. I asked LockBitSupp about it and they claim that they're getting 400 requests a second from over 1000 servers. As of this writing, the attack appears to be active. Lockbit promised more resources & to "drain the ddosers money"
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2:43 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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vx-underground @vxunderground
Lockbit: "We're being DDoS'd because of the Entrust hack"
vx-underground: "How do you know it's because of the Entrust breach?" Lockbit:
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8:02 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Travis Goodspeed @travisgoodspeed
Good morning from Stockholm! In one hour I'll be presenting a memory corruption exploit for old Dish Network smart cards at @MidnightSunCTF. It's useless for watching TV, but an excellent way to practice your 68HC05 assembly.
github.comGitHub - travisgoodspeed/nippertool: Modern exploit in Golang for ancient Nagra / Dish Network cards.Modern exploit in Golang for ancient Nagra / Dish Network cards. - GitHub - travisgoodspeed/nippertool: Modern exploit in Golang for ancient Nagra / Dish Network cards.
8:06 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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POPULAR FRONT @PopularFront_
#Russia: Darya Dugina (daughter of esoteric Russian ultra-nationalist philosopher Aleksandr Dugin) has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow. Dugin has been described frequently as “Putin’s Brain”, and played a large role in the plans for the UA invasion. (via @Conflicts)
12:05 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Renee DiResta @noUpside
More context on Darya Dugina home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
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2:17 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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ReductRs @reduct_rs
JSON Unsure How Much Longer it Can Bear Weight of Acting as a Configuration Format, Data Interchange Format, Data Storage Format, and Logging Format
2:05 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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How to deal with ppl who want to pick arguments?

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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam
For a start, I highly recommend giving very long answers to "quick questions", à la the Boring Baroque Response
people.howstuffworks.comHow Verbal Self-Defense WorksA fascinating article that explains the techniques and science behind verbal self-defense!
1:11 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri
In awe of this person in my apartment building who decided he would simply give away his box of random cables rather than carry it around everywhere he lives forever as is custom
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12:10 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022
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🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk
i love this kind of researchy blog post (“i read a bunch of python libraries, here’s what i learned!”)
eugeneyan.comUncommon Uses of Python in Commonly Used LibrariesSome off-the-beaten uses of Python learned from reading libraries.
12:13 PM ∙ Aug 20, 2022
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Jameson Lopp @lopp
Filling your home with smart devices is a not so smart long term decision.
10:37 AM ∙ Aug 20, 2022
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Petrit Selimi @Petrit
Further update to this story: 2 Russian men and one women arrested inside the grounds of weapons factory after attacking guards. Two soldiers injured. Anti-terror and Intel service of Albania now on the ground. Local media claim they came in as tourists.
top-channel.tvDetaje të reja/ Sulmi rusëve në Gramsh nga dy burra dhe një vajzëTop Channel mëson se për ngjarjen në Uzinën e Gramshit ku u sulmuan me spray kimik ushtarët, janë ndaluar tre rusë, dy djem edhe një vajzë, të cilët ndodhen në komisariatin e Elbasanit.
8:51 PM ∙ Aug 20, 2022
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Christo Grozev @christogrozev
One of the detained Russians in Albania is Svetlana Timofeeva. She has an interesting travel history: border crossings show she traveled many times in the company of "photographers" - at least one of whom was arrested this January in Egypt, and had to be saved by @mfa_russia.
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Struga.info @strugainfo
Ekskluzive/ Vizion Plus zbulon identitetin e rusëve që sulmuan ushtarët shqiptarë në Gramsh - https://t.co/t7YPsJpsog https://t.co/oPvxTkugNe
10:43 PM ∙ Aug 20, 2022
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