Reality has a surprising amount of detail, example 63258373. ISO8601 datetimes have an epoch(!) It starts from 20 May 1875, the day of the signing of Treaty of the Metre. This is where Elon’s “oMg wE hAve 150 YeAr olD PenSionErs!!1!” thing comes from. It’s a 0 in the DoB column.

@HoiyaOCE @troyhunt I’ve seen that from social media and video websites. The BrandNewTube leak for example. I think it’s a disinfo campaign tradecraft thing: the periods allow you to make multiple accounts on a site but you only need to set up a few mailboxes. It makes it easier.

RT @RepTimBurchett: I'll be introducing the "Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025" which would authorize @realDonaldTrump t…

@troyhunt The capitals. It’s sha256, but who does that in capitals?

Meat font of the future.

RT @oncloud_e: "ha ha i can tell you were born a guy" oh you simple beast. you bumbling neanderthal. it is not the point of a statue to hid…

RT @JamieJBartlett: Each time Sam Altman get a little powerful and closer to running everything, I re-share the frosty interview I did with…

You’re making cold calls *during the Super Bowl?*

RT @skooookum: A healthy society, attuned to nature and the spirit, would immediately recognize this man as the Antichrist.

RT @p_feif80: So, one of my foresters found an American chestnut which showed signs of blight damage but also vigorous resistance, growth,…

@jzellis Agreed. <nerd tension release> Also: LLMs are the last thing you use for that. Maybe an ocr model for some text-in-image PDFs, but otherwise? Good god no. </nerd tension release>

RT @Trey_Explainer: Insane lore drop

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RT @thegrugq: And didn’t even seed them!

RT @_OgStu: American .. heart .. association

Because making websites is a technical issue, and *cancelling contracts without understanding what they were for* are two radically different things. Could they learn? For sure! Do they know now? Can they tell what is fraud and what is lifesaving? No. Why is that their choice anyway?

@JackPosobiec “…he ‘was only following orders’ didn’t mean anyone ever forgave him the consequences.”

RT @NielsHoven: The state dept’s advice for travel to Somalia is wild. It includes: -draft a will -discuss funeral wishes with loved ones…

RT @Blake_Allen13: I repeat from yesterday: all of that information was freely accessible online up until the current administration took c…

Yeah. But the USAID accounts aren’t written on burnt papyrus scrolls. They’re in Excel. Leave the kids alone to do something hard, and take some forensic accountants with you, if you really must.