Rob Carlson

Legitimately the best bathroom-designation sign I’ve ever seen

I feel like the word "agree" shows up way more often on Mastodon posts then any other social platform and in a pretty positive, not-echo-chambery way.

RFK Jr. mandates HHS reports only use Roman numerals from now on after discovering Arabs made the other kind.

Just got a robocall for Dennis Atiyeh (write-in for PA Gov) and it sounded absolutely unhinged, like a combination between a used car dealership ad and a dude that shows up at town hall meetings yelling taxes are theft.

Ocean County Woman Charged with Theft of More Than $200,000 from Union Pension Fund https://www.njoag.gov/ocean-county-woman-charged-with-theft-of-more-than-200000-from-union-pension-fund/

Oof this is the photo I should have posted. The stem on this pumpkin is legendary.

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