The distance between a legal resident who's not a citizen being deported without due process and a citizen being deported without due process is a hell of a lot shorter than many folks seem to believe, and when it does happen to a citizen, just remember it started here and who was quiet in response.

My cab driver in Kyiv was terrified by Trump's declaration that Ukraine was to blame for Russia's invasion. But he also said that if his country falls, he couldn't blame US voters, given that they never saw Kamala Harris at a UFC fight or on the Joe Rogan Experience.

Speckled trout, just plucked from the net. 2020-05-16

This is such cool analysis of PIN in @haveibeenpwned.com's Pwned Passwords. Scroll through the page and watch the heat map change alongside the explanations of how people are creating (somewhat) predictable PINs: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

"Big Robert" talking about his time working at the local lumber mill.

If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

BBC not buying the gaslighting

Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed

Well, looks like I was pretty on target with this one

This is fun.

Got an email from Dell about account security. I assumed they were implement passkeys. Nope. Announcing MFA via email or text.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... David Sanger states iPhone-to-iPhone voice calls are encrypted. That’s only true if using FaceTime or another encrypted app. Big misstatement.

@karaswisher.bsky.social on Pivot you’ve both been saying “blah.com backslash pivot” lately in ad copy. Please don’t do that. As a tech reporter you should know better. / slash \ backslash

Senior CISA and FBI officials just held a background call to brief reporters on the status of their investigation into Chinese hacking of U.S. and foreign telecom companies. It sounds like telecoms are a long way from being able to evict the Chinese hackers from their networks.

Yesterday I picked up trash on ½ of our frontage on the beach road. Counted 20 cigarette butts and 1 plastic coffee cup lid. My preliminary findings shows smokers are 1900% more filthy than coffee drinkers. Results will be updated as new data comes in as this is an ongoing area of study.

Wanchese Christmas Parade

Frightening.

I’ve been annoyed seeing teeth picks/floss littered everywhere I go. Today found the packaging too. Proud of y’all for the good dental hygiene but please pick up after yourselves.

NEW: Security researchers confirm that iPhones running iOS 18 now automatically reboot if they are not unlocked for 72 hours. The "inactivity reboot" feature will make life harder for thieves, law enforcement, and forensic experts trying to extract data from iPhones. techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/n...

Two excellent photo exhibits at Virginia Museum of Fine Art

Promote whoever’s doing NYMag’s social media immediately…