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@Cyberoutsider It reminds me of the gold rush to lay fiber back in the early 2000s, followed by years of unused dark fiber.
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","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116953715747784806","date_published":"2026-07-20T18:27:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 18:27","date_timestamp":1784572078,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93991622","content_html":"@wendynather Do you suppose it might be a matter of velocity and persistence, these AI systems just relentlessly pounding away, looking for issues?
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116919109045323879","date_published":"2026-07-14T15:47:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 15:47","date_timestamp":1784044022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93991187","content_html":"I wonder if there's a parallel between all of the long-undiscovered bugs that AI systems are discovering, and the old rusty hand grenades and mortars that magnet fishers keep pulling up from the muck in their local rivers or lakes. The bomb squads seem almost annoyed that they keep being called out to deal with these things that could have simply been left untouched.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116919063368573309","date_published":"2026-07-14T15:35:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 15:35","date_timestamp":1784043325,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93990808","content_html":"@avavsystems The engineering that went into those machines boggles my mind.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116919030348539145","date_published":"2026-07-14T15:27:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 15:27","date_timestamp":1784042821,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93719762","content_html":"@briankrebs A friend shared a similar story, from a well-to-do section of DC. They had planted some new shrubs in the front yard, and the eccentric (and locally famous) woman who lived across the street hated them, just because. One day they found the shrubs missing, just shallow holes in the dirt where they used to be. The neighbor denied any involvement, right up until the moment she was faced with their security footage of her, in her bathrobe, ripping the plants out in the middle of the night.
After that, the neighbor pretty much kept to herself.
@HilliTech My favorite take on this debate is that Fahrenheit is calibrated for how humans feel, Celsius is calibrated for how water feels, and Kelvin is calibrated for how the universe feels.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116885849212313714","date_published":"2026-07-08T18:48:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 18:48","date_timestamp":1783536517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93646056","content_html":"New project! Hoping to bring this beauty back to life. Hoping it’s just a power supply issue.
After lobbying from Trump, FIFA agrees to minor rules change for upcoming U.S./Belgium match.
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@DarthSn3ak3rs I can’t understand how they plan on nurturing the next generation of fans when they make it so hard to watch games.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116870369870590698","date_published":"2026-07-06T01:12:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 01:12","date_timestamp":1783300321,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93254963","content_html":"If you must reheat fish in the break-room microwave, please be courteous to your fellow employees by replacing the microwave.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116845418641458258","date_published":"2026-07-01T15:26:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 15:26","date_timestamp":1782919595,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93142600","content_html":"@Nshrubs My (adoptive) mother had a similar experience! Pregnant for the first time at 41, went to the Doc with what she thought was the flu, turned out to be my younger brother.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116835180345221355","date_published":"2026-06-29T20:02:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-29 20:02","date_timestamp":1782763371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93142462","content_html":"I heard a lovely new bit of music today, pleasant, heartfelt, expressive. Asked Siri what it was, and after two failed attempts it hit me —
It's AI.
Well, crap then...
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116835167091689270","date_published":"2026-06-29T19:59:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-29 19:59","date_timestamp":1782763169,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93125611","content_html":"@tvaziri Pretty sure this scene from Dr. No is a Texas Switch, when they run behind the barrels.
https://youtu.be/e6Hedye7kV4?t=148
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116833833015882213","date_published":"2026-06-29T14:20:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-29 14:20","date_timestamp":1782742813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92433805","content_html":"@Shanmonster Happy birthday, Shan! Hope it's a great day for you.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116771818672759111","date_published":"2026-06-18T15:29:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 15:29","date_timestamp":1781796549,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91750271","content_html":"@drobwil I absolutely love this. Thank you for sending it along!
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116714308836977665","date_published":"2026-06-08T11:43:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 11:43","date_timestamp":1780919019,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91535090","content_html":"@david_chisnall @shapr @feoh Slideware all have a \"notes\" section these days, yes? My experience is this can used both for the presenter and the post-presentation audience to fill in the gaps. To me, it's a good comprise. Granted, my bias is to make sure the audience, the people who show up in person, have the best possible experience.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116692696549292143","date_published":"2026-06-04T16:07:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 16:07","date_timestamp":1780589241,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91534560","content_html":"@shapr @david_chisnall @feoh Back when I was helping folks put together slide decks I was a fan of Presentation Zen, which it seems likely borrowed much from Takahashi. I kept multiple copies of the book on hand to give out.
https://presentationzen.com/
@feoh It's maddening how many presentations include the statement, \"I know you probably can't read this from where you're sitting, but...\"
No!!! If we cannot read it, it does not belong in your presentation.
I had a mildly frustrating experience today while interviewing a cybersecurity expert.
Before we started, we checked his audio setup. My recording console showed he was using his laptop’s built-in microphone. Not ideal for a podcast. I mentioned it. He confidently replied that he was using his AirPods.
The thing is, both the audio quality and the console settings said otherwise.
I could have pushed the point, but it wasn’t worth turning a pre-interview sound check into a debate, so I let it go.
It got me wondering whether expertise can sometimes become its own blind spot. When you’re accustomed to being right, especially about technology, it can be surprisingly hard to imagine that someone else might have better information in a particular moment.
A useful reminder, perhaps, for all of us: stay curious, stay humble, and don’t let expertise in one area convince you that you’re infallible in every other one.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116682444424596560","date_published":"2026-06-02T20:40:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 20:40","date_timestamp":1780432806,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91077878","content_html":"My macOS Calendar wasn't syncing with iCloud, and the Calendar app was giving me a little warning icon telling me as much, that there was an issue with my credentials.
I opened System Settings, clicked on the \"Internet Accounts\" tab, and PRESTO the account spontaneously starting syncing again.
I changed nothing, entered no credentials. Somehow, merely summoning the preference pane set things right.
Computers are fun.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116652465781896131","date_published":"2026-05-28T13:36:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 13:36","date_timestamp":1779975368,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91072788","content_html":"@NatureMC You don't have to use them, but if you only have a handful of items they are usually faster. They do have lanes with real live humans, but they are generally used by folks doing their weekly shopping trips, so they move more slowly.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116652075017800389","date_published":"2026-05-28T11:56:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 11:56","date_timestamp":1779969406,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91014775","content_html":"My local grocer recently upgraded their self-checkout lanes with some kind of AI loss prevention system, using overhead cameras to track purchases.
So far it's 0-2 for me. The last two times I've gone through the checkout it's erroneously flagged me for thievery.
Perhaps I just have that look about me.
I, for one, welcome our robot (dog) overlords.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116646890977393892","date_published":"2026-05-27T13:58:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 13:58","date_timestamp":1779890304,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90956994","content_html":"Calling in to my doctor’s office to schedule my annual physical, and noticed the AI assistant has fake keyboard clicking sounds to support the illusion.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116642142360902614","date_published":"2026-05-26T17:50:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 17:50","date_timestamp":1779817846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89812867","content_html":"@k3jph Thank you for this. Having spent an above-average time in the evaporative cooling world (BAC was a long-time client) the rhetoric on data center water usage never added up to me.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116539739235921971","date_published":"2026-05-08T15:48:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 15:48","date_timestamp":1778255298,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89810375","content_html":"@metacurity Congratulations!
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116539516982867754","date_published":"2026-05-08T14:51:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 14:51","date_timestamp":1778251907,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89706627","content_html":"@ObsidianUrbex There's always a piano.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116527471187877656","date_published":"2026-05-06T11:48:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 11:48","date_timestamp":1778068102,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89567385","content_html":"Ready for the day!
#starwars
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@slessans2 Not all heroes wear capes.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116508247867336067","date_published":"2026-05-03T02:19:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 02:19","date_timestamp":1777774778,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89310225","content_html":"Had an idea for a fun little electronic project, so after a few days of pondering I purchased the needed parts and I'll likely assemble and test it this weekend.
There's a small part of me struggling with the fact that I will rarely (if ever) actually use the finished product, and that seems wasteful.
On the other hand, the journey is often more important than the destination.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116493715892324812","date_published":"2026-04-30T12:43:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 12:43","date_timestamp":1777553037,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88634913","content_html":"@cmccullough Years ago the young girl living next door was slogging around the street in front of our homes on an old bike with a squeaky, rusty chain. I hit it with a wire brush and some oil, and soon she was zooming to and fro. Quite gratifying to see the smile on her face.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116437323767217304","date_published":"2026-04-20T13:42:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 13:42","date_timestamp":1776692562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88300111","content_html":"@bdking71 Thanks for sharing this - here's hoping more states get on board, or that we see something like this adopted on the federal level.
Also, let's not forget the many women who contribute to the hobby!
@tvaziri IMAX is the \"contains natural flavors\" of cinema.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116369640893257064","date_published":"2026-04-08T14:50:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 14:50","date_timestamp":1775659803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87833231","content_html":"\"There is something disorienting, horrible, and somehow fitting in the timing of all of this. That one man with the means to do it would threaten destruction of a part of our planet at the same moment its beauty and fragility are on full display. We are, in this tense moment, living with our own overview effect. Four are watching from afar. But the rest of us are watching too — left to reckon with our own place on the pale blue dot, reminded of all the ways we might die, and all the reasons for which to live.\"
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/trump-iran-artemis-ii-overview-effect/686721/
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116368946065115693","date_published":"2026-04-08T11:53:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 11:53","date_timestamp":1775649201,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87388649","content_html":"April Fools jokes? In this economy?
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116329352936711222","date_published":"2026-04-01T12:04:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 12:04","date_timestamp":1775045058,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87093581","content_html":"With most new cars coming equipped with GPS, I propose a system where car horns are automatically lowered to half of their default volume when the vehicle senses it is within city limits.
This message inspired by my suburban upbringing and my recent trip to San Francisco for the RSAC conference.
@Nak Thank you!
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116284423234793055","date_published":"2026-03-24T13:38:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 13:38","date_timestamp":1774359485,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86805760","content_html":"@drobwil Thank you! Looking forward to what's yet to come.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116280024922492812","date_published":"2026-03-23T18:59:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-23 18:59","date_timestamp":1774292372,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86538690","content_html":"@jaysonstreet I absolutely love that you have an astromech droid copilot.
","url":"https://hachyderm.io/users/bittner/statuses/116256598273053471","date_published":"2026-03-19T15:41:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-19 15:41","date_timestamp":1773934910,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86126540","content_html":"I’ve been wrestling with a growing sense of frustration about the world we’re living in right now. And the more I try to understand it, the more I come back to a simple observation:
Nearly everything we interact with today has been optimized for extraction.
Extraction of our attention.
Extraction of our money.
Extraction of our outrage.
Extraction of our emotional energy.
If something can capture a little more of our focus, keep us scrolling a little longer, provoke us into reacting just a bit more intensely, there’s a system somewhere trying to do exactly that.
And in some ways, that shouldn’t surprise us. Over the past few decades, the people designing these systems have become very, very good at studying us. They’ve mapped the weak points in what we might affectionately call our monkey brains, the ancient wiring that governs curiosity, fear, belonging, and reward.
They know that novelty grabs us.
They know that anger spreads faster than calm.
They know that social validation can be addictive.
And when you combine behavioral psychology with enormous data sets and algorithms that can run millions of experiments a day, you get systems that are extraordinarily good at pushing those buttons.
Not because anyone necessarily set out to create a dystopia, but because the incentives reward whatever keeps us engaged the longest.
The result is something many of us feel, even if we can’t quite articulate it: a sense that there’s no real escape from the attention economy. It follows us everywhere. In our pockets. In our homes. In the tools we use to understand the world.
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116222451668440117","date_published":"2026-03-13T14:57:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 14:57","date_timestamp":1773413874,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85514208","content_html":"Enjoyed a lovely chat over lunch with the OG tech podcaster, Leo LaPorte! Expressed my appreciation for his paving the way for the rest of us.
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Zero Trust World has kicked off in Orlando. Thanks to ThreatLocker for hosting us this week.
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\nToday marks 2,500 episodes of the Cyberwire Daily podcast! Ten years of learning and sharing. Thanks to everyone who has helped make it possible!
#infosec
Pretty sure I was first exposed to the Rolling Stones' song \"Emotional Rescue\" at our local roller rink.
Which is why TIL that the lyric is, \"I'll be your savior, steadfast and true\",
and not,
\"I'll be your savior. Skate fast and true.\"
\"A Ding Dong from a factory is not the same thing as a gâteau au chocolat et crème chantilly from a baker which is not the same thing as cramming chunks of chocolate and scoops of whipped cream directly into your mouth while standing in front of the fridge at 2:00am.\"
https://www.eod.com/blog/2026/02/lose-myself/
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116137063485886313","date_published":"2026-02-26T13:02:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 13:02","date_timestamp":1772110954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84276049","content_html":"Pretty cool behind-the-scenes of how the Olympics make it to air.
https://youtu.be/ZAJSaN8Z3Ik?si=JHGvVzXQdQGe3NUd
","summary":"","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner/116070663390455103","date_published":"2026-02-14T19:36:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Dave Bittner","url":"https://hachyderm.io/@bittner","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.hachyderm.io%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F378%2F022%2F174%2F868%2F271%2Foriginal%2F4804c6db04f30961.png","_microblog":{"username":"bittner@hachyderm.io"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-14 19:36","date_timestamp":1771097769,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84117694","content_html":"Just muted a cyber security company here for no other reason than the horrible AI generated images they attach to every post.
#infosec