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clearly implies code.\n<a href=\"https://osintsights.com/us-army-cyber-command-trains-ai-agents-for-high-speed-cyber-operations?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social\">US Army Cyber Command Trains AI Agents for High-Speed Cyber Operations</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://avatar42.social/2026/08/20/kind-of-funny-they-are.html","date_published":"2026-08-20T18:04:04+00:00","author":{"name":"David Abigt","url":"https://avatar42.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2c3124c982cd1957c153a7caf3fff8f7%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"avatar42"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 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18:17","date_timestamp":1786731460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://universeodon.com/@deabigt/117095233327840536","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xd2uufbeuacy6afnldirwh7n/post/3mt2rfie6zj2d","https://www.threads.com/@deabigt/post/DcB8E4Plr0v"]}},{"id":"95769700","content_html":"<p>Because of all the bad info being posted about Flock cameras, I put together some <a href=\"https://securitycam101.rmrr42.com/2026/08/flock-facts.html\">Flock Facts</a> with sources that highlight the real issues versus the mostly BS being passed around.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://avatar42.social/2026/08/14/because-of-all-the-bad.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T16:04:38+00:00","author":{"name":"David 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