Natanael, Tech janitor
@natanael.bsky.social
A nerd who likes cryptography. A bit weird, a bit witty, a bit whimsical Fediverse: @Natanael_L@mastodon.social DM open. For E2EE IM: @Natanael_L:matrix.org ccTLD: SE Mod @ https://reddit.com/r/crypto for cryptography
I was in a friend’s rental car and in place of a rear-view mirror there was a mirror-sized digital video feed of the back of the car. They replaced one of the most reliable & intuitive safety features in a car with a digital surrogate that could glitch at any moment. KEEP ANALOG SAFTEY FEATURES
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
For reference, Fox took Pirro's show off the air the weekend after the election. The executive overseeing the show said “I don’t trust her to be responsible," while her EP called her as a “reckless maniac” who is “nuts,” promotes “conspiracy theories,” and “should never be on live television.”
It's very very strange to be in a situation where Jeanine Pirro is the sane and responsible one!
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Palestine Action, the direct-action protest group, was granted permission on July 30 to appeal its terrorist designation at the United Kingdom Supreme Court. Since the group was designated as terrorist, more than 3,000 peaceful protesters have been arrested for showing support for it.
New UK Prime Minister Should End the Assault on Protest Rights
Palestine Action, the direct-action protest group, was granted permission on July 30 to appeal its terrorist designation at the United Kingdom Supreme Court.
hrw.org
Companies that abuse auto update functionality should have their right to push updates automatically revoked and be forced to submit all updates through independent review. This includes Microsoft themselves.
Microsoft never learns, IT admins rage as a new OneDrive app invades Windows 11 and keeps coming back when you remove it
IT admins rage as Microsoft force-installs OneDrive Photos on Windows 11, and it keeps coming back when you remove it.
windowslatest.com
Aside from the fact that most people don't want this, why would they pay for something they can do cheaper and better without you? By the time you can even make generation cheap enough to be profitable it will be ready to run locally on the phone with comparable wait times.
Spotify Execs Bet People Will Pay for AI Music. Stock Price Plunges
The company is going all in on AI features, including AI-generated songs, to turn free users to paid.
gizmodo.com
Unlike any SpaceX return so far thus would be over land -- southern path for now -- and could halt all air traffic near the path for half an hour or more (which FAA says is worth it). SpaceX intends dozens of launches per day eventually
Next Starship Will Deliver Operational V3 Starlinks to Orbit, Maybe Catch Ship spacepolicyonline.com/news/next-st...
A guy who dropped out beating the Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan is, uh, a good example of the Republican primary electorate’s mindset these days.
Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 13h agoDDHQ Race Update (est. 35% in): Michigan US House 8 Republican Primary Thomas Smith (R): 11,977 (50.9%) Amir Hassan (R): 7,769 (33.0%) Al Lemmo (R): 3,764 (16.0%) Follow more results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283928
It is a basic fact of life that if you're testing a safety change, you need a control group to make sure the change is not making things worse! Auuuughhhhh
Who knew that mass surveillance is absolute dogshit for fighting crime, but great for abuse and harassment?
Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows
New FBI data shows case closure rates for the Atlanta Police Department have not improved despite thousands of ALPRs installed since 2021.
futurism.com
Tldr a little corruption and criming, in exchange for total failure to prevent crime, a greater ability to harass people, and some secret illegal kickbacks
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d agoExclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
Too bad they're defunding English studies while building a machine that works exponentially worse if you're bad at expressing yourself precisely
If there's staff available and you choose to not be treated by them, you have chosen to not be treated. That's your problem now.
Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · yesterday"There's a real thing going on in the composition of the staff...does that not have to be looked at as well?" Nick Robinson, on Today, discussing this news.sky.com/story/nhs-st...
In those city simulators where if you don't upgrade from low density to increasingly high density in response to population flows, it's gonna suck. In my experience this is basically true irl which makes it ironic that so many silicon valley people are NIMBYS.
in insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
VT musical director of planned 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' created fake threats, police say
The director of a planned production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" admitted to sending himself threatening texts that eventually got the play canceled out of safety concerns.
mynbc5.com
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
If you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"
Dude's scared of internal criticism because it's Republicans' children who die more often because they're the ones listening to the antivax propaganda www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How RFK Jr. falsely denied his connection to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa
He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.
motherjones.com
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2d agoRFK Jr says children should get measles vaccine amid US outbreak
