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The horrors persist, but so do I. Developer: @insignia.live, @pretendo.network Computing student πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“πŸ’» Signal: billy.561 https://billy.wales

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this is a long shot - would anyone happen to have a Wireshark packet capture of an Xbox 360 updating via LIVE *before* the Kinect/fall 2010 system update?

reposts for reach appreciated

06.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
The Veronicas - ’Untouched’ (live for Like A Version)
The Veronicas - ’Untouched’ (live for Like A Version) YouTube video by triple j

youtu.be/6Wva3UTUYtM !!!!!!!!

06.03.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

…PFFFHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

06.03.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still miss my old GitHub Pride shirt I bought and then lost and could never find, I should order stickers!

05.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dubai influencers share near-identical videos with footage of Dubai crown prince | LBC Videos featuring the caption β€˜I know who protects us’ have been circulating on social media

I had no idea until this all started that the UAE licences and pays many influencers to live there and write positively about the regime.

That puts a whole new spin on things.

Propagandists in pocket of regime.

It's why all the messaging is the same.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/duba...

05.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 983 πŸ” 436 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 18

That’s fully over the Internet!

04.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think we disagree either to be clear, my apologies - yes, Sky/NowTV app probably makes more sense :)

04.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Most people see BBC iPlayer or similar and use that over Freeview for convenience (or might not have even plugged in their TV aerial!), I suspect that’s what they’re trying to say. The solution of course is to tell your mates to plug their aerials in and use Freeview again, but that’s not as fun :D

04.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I would imagine they mean they’re using Freeview (DVB-T/DVB-T2) which is near instant versus BBC iPlayer/Freely (β€œFreeview over IP”) which has inherent delays compared to terrestrial broadcast

04.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When someone says β€žScientists do not want you to knowβ€œ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 9406 πŸ” 4088 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 162

Such a machine...is not feasible to build any time soon.

So when your CISO or a vendor starts going off about "post-quantum" security, feel free to use this to remind them that we still have SMB1 in some places and Telnet in others. Plenty of work to do around the house.

03.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
On old woman called my baby a knob - I refused to laugh it off.

On old woman called my baby a knob - I refused to laugh it off.

Brb, just off to call a baby a dickhead.

This is so funny.

02.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 237 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5

At the Rocky Horror Picture Show in Minneapolis, they’re throwing out ICE whistles shaped like dicks.

01.03.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 2354 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 39
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 13099 πŸ” 5302 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 184
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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

28.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 10272 πŸ” 2810 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 136

😍😍

28.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I need more developers to test their services on bad Internet connections for the love of all that's holy

Trying to use the train WiFi and Word is locking up because it cant get online to try and force me to open OneDrive, Postman's login page could barely load, etc..

28.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Researchers praise β€˜stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients

I have this cancer in remission (nearly 20 years now). I'm convinced the only reason I'm still alive is because I was (for a neuro knock-on catastrophe) treated with immunoglobulin donated by strangers. Their antibodies taught mine, got me out of a wheelchair.

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

28.02.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 1836 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 8

britain said πŸ‘weedπŸ‘forπŸ‘transπŸ‘womenπŸ‘

27.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

the people of manchester have spoken: britain demands trans rights and drug liberalisation

27.02.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
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Lynx Admit They’ll Never Top Africa IN A poignant press release, the creators of Lynx deodorant have admitted that they'll never top the smell of their best-selling product, Lynx Africa. Named after the continent, Lynx Africa was released 20 years ago to …

Lynx Admit They’ll Never Top Africa https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/03/29/lynx-admit-theyll-never-top-africa/

27.02.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS IS WHAT SAM ALTMAN WANTS TO TAKE FROM YOU

27.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 12996 πŸ” 4883 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 37

Sorry to hear you’re a β€œunrepentant racist” 😱

27.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s posters up in Manchester, was very nice to see tbh

27.02.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!!

27.02.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
an account called Lorraine driver says 'It's a vote to split the Labour majority and hand it to frog face'

Chris Boyd replies with 'hi lorraine I'm here as a representative of 'things that age really well or really badly' company and, well, how do you feel about the latter

Lorraine: please fuck off

Chris: I'll put a tick next to I've felt better'

an account called Lorraine driver says 'It's a vote to split the Labour majority and hand it to frog face' Chris Boyd replies with 'hi lorraine I'm here as a representative of 'things that age really well or really badly' company and, well, how do you feel about the latter Lorraine: please fuck off Chris: I'll put a tick next to I've felt better'

Hahahahahahaha

cc @paperghost.bsky.social

27.02.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 952 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

You can literally use aria2c (a command line download manager) and wget with it's resume function, and GUIs exist for both

26.02.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know, I know ;D

26.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At once?! My my Kuba, you must be busy…

26.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0