I think I'm gonna create a game show called "Is It AI or Not?" where contestants battle to figure out when they're being hoodwinked.
Mark Turner
@markturner.net
#Raleigh geek. Tin can salty dog. #Opensource advocate. DevOps dude. #Democrat. Political junkie. #Experiencer (see @ETC.MarkTurner.Net). Aspiring rock star. #ncpol #usnavy #veteran #natsec #infosec #karaoke #dnrnc #antifa AF #blm #ncstate #NAFO He/him
Disabling the Russian bots that make up the majority of online MAGA right before the U.S. election arguably did more good for democracy and Ukraine than anything else could've. Thank you, Ukraine! www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response ...
The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv.
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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Panama, causing significant damage to government buildings and the cathedral in Penonomé.
Gather 'round your phones, kids, as writer @tommaxwell.bsky.social shares curious tales of the unusual and strange on his new podcast, The Night Parade. Good stuff! open.spotify.com/show/2in7mKw...
The Night Parade
Podcast · SpectreVision Radio · The Night Parade is where the extra meets the ordinary. Each episode, author Tom Maxwell takes a single strange thread (a rain of blood, a haunted mannequin, the spirit...
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Learning how to play R.E.M.'s Nightswimming on piano. Thanks to @millsish.bsky.social for the lovely melody.
Contractors working on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation told the Trump administration that its own mistakes — not vandalism — damaged the pool’s liner. washingtonsun.com/metro/contra...
Contractor Admitted That Human Error Caused Reflecting Pool Damage
An August report reviewed by The New York Times revealed contractors told the administration that its own mistakes caused the pool floor to blister.
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Almost 30,000 pounds of raw, frozen beef imported from Argentina has been recalled after being sold in Florida and Texas. Good luck, everyone.
Disappointing to wake up and find our economy and foreign policy is still in shambles despite the DC car race.
I got my copy of @tommaxwell.bsky.social's history of the Chapel Hill music scene, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time. Can't wait to dig in!
Bipartisan proposals to curb HOA powers, expand homeowner protections and increase oversight have repeatedly stalled.
HOA bill graveyard: How 6 NC attempts to fix homeowners associations died
Bipartisan proposals to curb HOA powers, expand homeowner protections and increase oversight have repeatedly stalled.
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Having had the dreadful #cyclospora, I find the advice that people wait A WEEK before getting treatment laughable. I held out for 3 days before I got a test and antibiotics. It was hell, and I was not going to suffer one minute longer than I had to. Nope, nope, nope. www.wral.com/lifestyles/h...
Tracking Cyclosporiasis: 30 more in Wake County diagnosed with diarrhea-causing bug
More than 30 people got a Cyclosporiasis diagnosis on Thursday in Wake County, pushing the total number of people dealing with the diarrhea-causing bug to 270.
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Just noticed today some Flock cameras in front of the westbound I-40 ramp to Davis Drive in Durham. They'll be going on the DeFlock map shortly.
Yesterday I learned that during Minnesota's founding, the Democrats and Republicans hated each other so much they refused to sign any copy of the state Constitution if the other party had signed it. Some things never change.
On my last Southwest Airlines flight, the flight attendant said "once you're in your selected row" before correcting to "assigned row" and I cried a little.
Flying SWA today and it is a totally different airline. #Oligarchs like Paul Singer have strangled the life out of it. #LUV no more. #liqueifybillionaires
These new LED lights recently appeared along the boardwalk of one of Raleigh's greenways. What can you tell us about them, @raleighgov.bsky.social?
This is precisely how a government sets up the framework to install a backdoor, create a firewall, and switch off the internet when it's convenient for them.
If ever the moves of this blatantly corrupt administration triggered my suspicion (and there have been plenty), the #FCC banning #foreign #routers may top the list. Is this a grift or a shot at installing backdoors? Either way, it is absolutely bonkers. www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-jus...
The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside US
The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.
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I have a love/hate relationship with MeetUp. I want it to be so much better than it is. It's frustrating. It's definitely time for some better community tools.
CBP kidnapped American citizen Sunny Naqvi from O'Hare due to "suspicious travel pattern" after having to take a circuitous route home from India BECAUSE TRUMP STARTED A WAR IN IRAN, and now she's been disappeared in ICE custody, there's a local manhunt underway to find her and maybe she's in WI now
Dave Byrnes@djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 8mo agoUpdate: Sarah Afzal, sister of the missing citzen Sundas "Sunny" Naqvi, tells me there will be a press conference tomorrow morning at the Broadview facility at 10 a.m.
The New York Times has published satellite imagery confirming what Iran said it was doing while Washington was busy telling you it wasn’t working. Nearly every major US base across the Gulf. Systematically and methodically has been attacked.
