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Manos Nikolaidis

@shadowmanos

Software Engineer. Interested in Infosec, Java, and tech news. Some interest in economics, science, and history. London, UK. Tend to post sarcastically.

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Jay Graber is stepping down as Bluesky CEO, saying a "seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution" is needed; VC Toni Schneider is named interim CEO (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

09.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 14

Think of all the bugs we would avoid if we all used UTC.

08.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy women's day if you're a woman

if you're not there's always next year

08.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 863 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10

Given how expensive some LLM subscriptions are, I'd argue they reduce productivity (profit per employee)

08.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does it count if I walk 200m to pick up takeaway and back?

08.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from Strava indicating total distance 99.7km

Screenshot from Strava indicating total distance 99.7km

"Today I will cycle +100km, today is the day, it's happening"

08.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
If you're the kind of shit parent who insists on shoving a screen in front of your kid in any given situation in public, at least buy the little cunt some headphones so we don't have to listen to whatever shite they're playing.

anon_opin GOLD from 2nd October 2024

If you're the kind of shit parent who insists on shoving a screen in front of your kid in any given situation in public, at least buy the little cunt some headphones so we don't have to listen to whatever shite they're playing. anon_opin GOLD from 2nd October 2024

We're putting your opinions into a LIVE SHOW. Catch the full show in Glasgow (17th March 2026) Come argue your bollocks opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole

08.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

helps quite a bit if I'm being honest

07.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 2368 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 3

ppl think of Hitchcock as this director guy but he was doing Presents, he had a mystery magazine, he had a tie in book series about 3 kids who solve crimes from a caravan in a junkyard and do pyramid scheme marketing then for some reason expose the crimes to Alfred Hitchcock, man was hustling 24/7

07.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 398 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 10

It's called "the duality of woman"

07.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not clear from the headline, but they are meant for the occupied part of Cyprus, to ensure it remains occupied.

07.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Could be a hit or miss(anthropic)

06.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Drone strike drives calls to end British military presence on Cyprus A drone strike this week on a British air base in Cyprus has renewed calls for an end to British military presence on the ​Mediterranean island as many fear being dragged into the wider Iran conflict.

Drone strike drives calls to end British military presence on Cyprus reut.rs/40fZ13j

06.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder that the US maintained an arms sales embargo to Cyprus until 2022, informally followed by other NATO countries except France. And when Cyprus procured Russian S-300 it was forced to transfer them to Greece that doesn't want or use them.

06.03.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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But of course, this is the reality of neutral countries.

06.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

I hope it doesn't encounter St George

05.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, some of your best work gets <5 likes
bsky.app/profile/chri...

05.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Half of the price was just for the 32GB of RAM I am guessing.

05.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When the news is full of MFA i.e. "minister of foreign affairs", but I read it as "multi factor authentication".

05.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A manager interrupts a worker: "Allow me to assist by doing the parts of your job that are fun"

A manager interrupts a worker: "Allow me to assist by doing the parts of your job that are fun"

AI be like

(from groundhog_hill on IG)

05.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cyclist with MSc in Mech Engineering here. The designer should go to the Hague.

04.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But how would we know?

04.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Hey Kurds, it's the United States. Remember us, from all the betrayals? Anyhoo, would love it if you all could march into this thresher for us. Let us know."

03.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 3073 πŸ” 676 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 14

And a Japanese prime minister was ended recently for a seemingly less significant scandal than Epstein.

04.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

I'll be introducing myself as Plato from now on.

04.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now do SUVs.

04.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 9 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‘ 9510 πŸ” 4134 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 165

Wonderful, and Soho should be the same. We'll of course need safe cycle routes north and/or south of the ped section.

04.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0