Rob Carlson

The Israeli tech firm that was discovered delivering zero-click malware to Al Jazeera journalists via Google AdImpressions is also the number one bidder for ad placements on Starlink, particularly in countries where the satellite network is used by activists to circumvent government suppression of the internet. https://gizmodo.com/researchers-uncover-signs-of-massive-surveillance-operation-on-starlink-users-2000831366

2016: "delete your account"
(pithy remark made in anger at a really bad take, or in jest at a terrible joke)

2026: "delete your account"
(well intentioned notice about terms of service updates and/or possibly a helpful guide to navigating dark patterns)

Thursday. What a concept.

I absentmindedly picked up a 2026 U.S. dime from the table to examine it during a phone call and discovering the lack of olive branch in the eagle's right talon ruined my day. Apparently this was a big deal when it launched and I just missed it until today.

New fun insult just dropped: “I see you are committed to your current level of understanding.”

@vees

A drop-box might be better for some voters early in the day for some mail-in voters who are COVID-conscious (for example), but in general: go to your polling location if you've not voted already on election day. The poll workers _will_ find some way for you to vote.

@vees

PA judge of elections here! Your guidance about election day mail-in ballots is technically true but lacks nuance and may mislead people. Poll workers are trained in a process by which voters who requested mail-in ballots can surrender them to receive a regular in-person-voting ballot. So all this to say: if you're reading this on election day and you still have your mail-in ballot (whether or not you've marked it), please DO go to your assigned location and ask for the folks working there to accept your surrendered mail-in ballot.

I ❤️ local politics. Towamencin Supervsior Osei gifted my feed with this gem this morning.

Please share with all your #Pennsylvania friends with mail-in ballots: Ballots must be RECEIVED by your county election board by Election Day. THE POSTMARK DOES NOT COUNT. Don't consider USPS at this point.

Use the list to find a drop box in your county: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-support/mail-in-and-absentee-ballot/return-ballot

Every voter must place only their own ballot in the box.

If you try to turn your mail-in ballot at your polling place on Election Day, you may be directed to drive to a drop box or fill out a fresh ballot (see below).

Everyone’s talking about all the websites running php for some reason

No one is talking about all the network appliances with php web UIs running in enterprises across the world that are too old to get a patch but are too critical to replace

If you have one of these devices, you know it’s not getting replaced

This is how you get lateral movement through a network. Not from a website running php and a misconfigured acl letting it break into your private network, but from your stupid physical door access controller that happens to be accessible from the guest wifi or a dvr your “security company” installed and needs port forwarding on

It’s not just about patching, it’s about understanding your weaknesses

#vote #votepa

@TindrasGrove you weren't kidding https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/liberty-from-biberty-crowds-protest-against-liberty-mutuals-new-mascot-outside-hq/

@bob @newsbot @ojrock Then: Yes, human.

@bob Yes, bot

Male supremacy culture is at the absolute core of evrything that is toxic and devouring.

Great Man culture only ever works for the elite great men. Everything else gets destroyed. It's inevitable.

We are taught non-stop to sneer at the committee and idoloze the Steve Jobs asshole. But if anything will save us, it will be the committee.

A leaderless revolution has swept Serbia. The world should be watching
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/27/a-leaderless-revolution-has-swept-serbia-the-world-should-be-watching

Selene Toykeeper never disappoints with flashlight firmware update notes.

RE: https://floss.social/@josch/117509332813075752

I think the middle ground "maybe LLMs" choice was quietly, secretly rooted in a hidden contempt for other people's work, particularly anyone "not technical". No LLMs for code, we'd never use LLMs for something that important obviously, but for _documentation_ sure. For _graphics_, for _art_, obviously. Those things aren't _code_, you see, they're not _important_.

But, it turns out they are important. And they make it clear who and what you're willing to sacrifice, so you can feel important.

I turned in my ballot weeks ago and so far nobody with a filled circle next to their name has disappointed me. If anything I've been more impressed with our statehouse candidates as the race comes to a close.

An online bet on Stacy Garrity winning the race for Pennsylvania Governor is paying out 31.2 to 1 right now, giving her about a 3% chance of victory.

@heidilifeldman I'm disturbed by the number of otherwise sensible people whose reaction is "screw Comey; his ineptitude cost Clinton the presidency".

This isn't about "karmic justice for Comey", it's about LEGAL justice for everyone, not to mention scaring future Comeys into submission.