As always, drop me a reply if you'd like to support our event by sponsoring it or exhibiting at it!

Ever wondered what 300kg of dried milk looks like? The food bought with your donations has been arriving to Murashky 💙💛

Did the thing- But more importantly, @bsidesbsk.bsky.social is looking for sponsors for our 2026 event! Drop me a message if you're interested 😂

All I can say is: wow! You've all been so incredibly generous, absolutely smashing our target. Fancy helping us get to 200%? Link in the replies 😃

The muscovy is a state sponsor of terrorism, and must be recognized and treated as such.

Hi all, I'm fundraising for Ants in Kyiv again! If you could donate to help them purchase raw resource, I'd greatly appreciate it www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Hi all, I'm fundraising for Ants in Kyiv again! If you could donate to help them purchase raw resource, I'd greatly appreciate it www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Unfortunately I'm out of town for this one 😭

Blackout in Kyiv. Our capital, a multimillion‑person metropolis, has been plunged into darkness amidst the freezing cold. It is a humanitarian disaster caused by russia. 📸: Yan Dobronosov

Explosions reported outside Lviv after an apparent intermediate-range ballistic missile strike by Russia against the Stryi gas field and gas storage facility. Signs point to another Oreshnik missile attack — the weapon Putin compared to a "meteorite." meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Here's my language studying summary for 2025! Averaged about 40 minutes per day. I spent much more time concentrating on Ukrainian this year for practical reasons, but I tried to maintain my Spanish.

-5c here today, but the snow in Lviv is beautiful

Final bit of net weaving before the new year. Russia often hits Ukrainian civilians hard to "celebrate" the occasion, please keep the Ukrainian people in your thoughts tonight

З Різдвом зі Львова 🎄

I've been told that these little wooden shapes used to decorate the Christmas market are called a "Павук", meaning "spider". It's been interesting to see the shift towards more Western-like Christmas traditions since the start of the full scale invasion.

Fascinating to hear kids in Ukraine saying six seven in English

Aoraki/Mount Cook glacier (what's left of it)

Oh hey it's that tree I keep seeing a pic of in Oxford (That Wānaka Tree in NZ)

Heather farm in New Zealand

Pics of some dude skipping stones in New Zealand

December 9 marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide. In Ukraine, this day is not only about remembering past atrocities; it draws attention to the ongoing crimes committed by russia: the abduction of children, the torture and killing of civilians and more.

Recent university assignment about accusations of witchcraft as a way of processing the social stresses brought about by migration viclore.com/witchcraft-a...

More little guy pics from when I was in New Zealand

Couple of pics from BSides Aberystwyth I was spotted in, it was cool to chat to people about pentesting!

Bone pics bone pics! The inside of the joint is supposed to be smooth white (cartilage). Mine is full of fluffy damaged cartilage, with big bits where the bone is exposed (the yellowish bit)

See you on Friday for our mini meet! Make sure to watch out for this dangerous beast that's definitely not just a house cat on your way www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/2560382...

Come on down to Amazingstoke!

Forgot to buy candles, ended up using white spirit and kitchen roll

Yesterday I had an operation on the bad ankle. The surgeon fished out the free floating bits of bone (seen below) and had a good look at the state of the joint. He didn't end up doing any bone shaving while he was in there, so I don't have to have a full on cast at least

Gate-crashing @jaysonstreet.bsky.social's talk at @SecKC 😂

Our first ticket release is this Monday (1st Sept) at 1337hrs: bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...

Mark those calendars- our next mini-meet will be on Friday 14th November! Meeting from 7pm for a 7:30pm start at The Dice Tower in Basingstoke. No ticket required. Got something you'd like to speak about? Drop us a message

This not so little guy is off to spend time in an aviary learning to fly before he gets released!

Thank you to everyone that came along!

Becoming cannon fodder to avoid your children learning the existence of lesbians

This year, our charity auction will be supporting a local group- Helping Dogs and Cats UK! This group helps pets to find their forever homes, but also looks after pets who are currently unsuitable for rehoming. Come along to the auction and sponsor an animal such as Patch!

I want to ask again: why can't our allies help us shoot down russian drones and missiles? How is it that they could help, but just silently watch?

Sneaky look at one of the items you could potentially get at this year's @bsidesbsk.bsky.social charity auction 👀 Made by yours truly!

No t-shirts this year, instead we're providing patches to upgrade your existing ones! Bring a cotton shirt, bag, jacket, or booty shorts and we'll help you affix your patch on the day

We're doing our annual Ukraine fundraiser a bit differently- we're going to have an entire table full of goodies available for donations! The table will be manned by @kiwijesus.bsky.social, who's happy to chat about his experiences as a volunteer in Ukraine. Proceeds to Murashky in Kyiv 💙💛

Been back to weaving camo nets in Lviv today

Been back to weaving camo nets in Lviv today

Every time I visit Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the number of flags has increased. It's now spread even further into the area, with footpaths forming between lines of flags. Each flag represents a soldier who gave their life to protect Ukraine

It's been a busy week for bird wrangling! I've been looking after a couple of ducklings for the past month who have just gone for a soft release. Had to fish a waterlogged seagull out of a pond. Currently, I have a baby dove who's unfortunately showing signs of pigeon pox

Meet the Mind Behind CtrlAltCTF! We’re proud to welcome @CtrlAltT0m – cyber specialist, ethical hacker, and founder of CtrlAltCyber – as the architect of this year’s official Capture the Flag competition at BSides Basingstoke. Don’t just attend. Compete! Links below: ⬇️

Chris was the best of us. Big up to Valhalla. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3483686...

(My interest is the cultural significance of patch gifting in Ukraine during the war, posting about it here: viclore.com/the-chevrons...)

A little birdie told us that our mailing list subscribers can expect something interesting in their inboxes tomorrow 👀 There's still time to sign up over on our homepage! www.bsidesbasingstoke.com

Guess who got summoned for duck catching duty

4 years ago today I visited Wilford Cum Lake