Noodley
@livebeef.bsky.social
InfoSec. Dragons. Lizards. Video games. Occasionally Copyright and public policy. I'm also Jewish.
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton
"If you see someone without a smile today, give them yours." - Rest in Power, Dolly Parton
A UK-linked dark money network that helped turn their internet into a censorship-ridden digital prison has brought its war to America. Five foreign groups and their U.S. affiliates are pushing age verification laws in 21 states and Congress. Learn their names. www.effort.news/uk-lobby
The UK’s War on Anonymity Has Come to America — Effort
The NGOs Behind Britain's Digital ID Laws are Targeting American Statehouses
effort.news
Is it really true that in days of yore creatures called "trolls" would post on those text-based Instagrams called "forums" trying to provoke a response?
Discomfort is a necessary part of growth. If you build your life around avoiding all friction then you are also setting yourself up for stagnancy. Being willing to learn and change and become requires learning that you can survive things that are difficult and at times uncomfortable
you gotta be a catastrophically stupid mf to use a pineapple on a delta flight coming back from DEFCON oh my godddddddd
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Delchi....seeing the people mourning you and just absolutely devastated....I didn't realize you'd had such a storied life. But it was nice to be a small part of it for a while. Will pour one out for ya.
So uh… I am doing a #defcon thing again. If you’re a creator / badge maker / contest runner / village lead / community organizer / something that I am forgetting that otherwise fits into the same bucket, ping me here or Basecamp or (specific) slacks or discord to be included
I thought it was interesting that Meta's Oversight Board is now studying ChatGPT and Claude... instead of just Meta's own AI. One of their board members sat down with me to discuss what comes next. It sounds like a future involving more than Meta: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYhA...
Meta's Oversight Board is coming for ChatGPT and Claude | The Vergecast
YouTube video by The Verge
youtube.com
Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic. In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life. (Published Aug. 2024)
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaran...
propublica.org
![INTERVIEW OF [REDACTED]
Q.
So how did you get yourself started into submersible
operations?
A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n7xsqoc7ztdsmfuvfmtndp52/bafkreigqt5chrsrgkpvdng6lpc5ws2erz2gbomuqutxsq4sgwetidby7ji)
"well I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic" from the Oceangate interviews remains the funniest identity redaction I've ever seen the man knows the ocean
Canada's new bill seeks to force companies to retain metadata on users, including Signal, VPN companies, Tailscale, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj7x...
Forcing VPN Companies to Become Palantir | Canada's Data Harvesting Law (CA-22)
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
youtube.com
Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities are prohibited at DEF CON. Surreptitious filming is an invasion of privacy, and will be treated as a CoC violation. There is no exception for recording glasses with prescription lenses […] [Original post on defcon.social]
The nostalgia zoomers have for the life they never lived is odd, endearing and sad. Nostalgia apparently includes 00's edgelord Internet minus the casual profanity (cause social media filters/autobans)
Handmade figure of noodle Noxalis 💛 made by mystimily
Artfight attack on @01laserfire01.bsky.social! This was the hardest sculpt I’ve done so far, but also the one I’m most proud of <3
Bird boots are now available! In 4 sizes, they’re made of flexible TPU, and claws in any colour are included with them #fursuit #fursuitfriday