Chris Gentle
@xop.co
Chris Gentle.
Relentlessly bad technical & political takes.
Sydney Australia. Eora land. Fix your hearts or die.
I made @hourstats.bsky.social
Old tweets: https://bsky.app/profile/oldtweets.xop.co
Relentlessly bad technical & political takes.
Sydney Australia. Eora land. Fix your hearts or die.
I made @hourstats.bsky.social
Old tweets: https://bsky.app/profile/oldtweets.xop.co
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Thinking back to a good accidental juxtaposition in my timeline on the bad site
October 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Thinking back to a good accidental juxtaposition in my timeline on the bad site
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Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:
archive.org/details/tipp...
archive.org/details/tipp...
October 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:
archive.org/details/tipp...
archive.org/details/tipp...
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Reposted by Chris Gentle
Okay, just so we have a record: The Facebook Fake-Out, a record of Meta's tactic of transgressing, getting caught, waiting for things to blow over, and then breaking the rules again. I documented the pattern so we have a link to share for the next time they do it. www.anildash.com/2026/09/29/f...
The Facebook Fake-out - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Okay, just so we have a record: The Facebook Fake-Out, a record of Meta's tactic of transgressing, getting caught, waiting for things to blow over, and then breaking the rules again. I documented the pattern so we have a link to share for the next time they do it. www.anildash.com/2026/09/29/f...
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Okay so I've built a new Atlas, this time it lets you explore the conversations on Bluesky over the past 7 days graphically.
It should update every ~6 hours and help you navigate the information environment that exists on here.
I've learned a LOT about what people do here today...
atlas.jazco.dev
It should update every ~6 hours and help you navigate the information environment that exists on here.
I've learned a LOT about what people do here today...
atlas.jazco.dev
Atlas
A living map of what Bluesky is talking about: the past week's conversations, grouped into topics and regions and rebuilt every six hours.
atlas.jazco.dev
September 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Okay so I've built a new Atlas, this time it lets you explore the conversations on Bluesky over the past 7 days graphically.
It should update every ~6 hours and help you navigate the information environment that exists on here.
I've learned a LOT about what people do here today...
atlas.jazco.dev
It should update every ~6 hours and help you navigate the information environment that exists on here.
I've learned a LOT about what people do here today...
atlas.jazco.dev
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September 27, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Reposted by Chris Gentle
September 26, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Reposted by Chris Gentle
The only greater cause of tears in Western Australia is when someone says ‘renegotiate GST payments’
September 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The only greater cause of tears in Western Australia is when someone says ‘renegotiate GST payments’
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From the makers of ‘SKASE: Fall of a Tycoon’ comes ‘BONDY: From Hero to Zero’.
September 25, 2026 at 7:46 AM
From the makers of ‘SKASE: Fall of a Tycoon’ comes ‘BONDY: From Hero to Zero’.
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Reposted by Chris Gentle
ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli
September 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli
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“You have a new message in your MyGov inbox”
Despite the breach happening in June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the tech giant only notified the government about the incident earlier this month and did so via an email to a generic “public mailbox.”
OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for data
Australia’s leader said it was ‘unacceptable’ OpenAI took months to report the incident.
www.theverge.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM
“You have a new message in your MyGov inbox”
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Ron Cobb’s original signage designs for Alien, made with felt tip pen and graph paper. humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/8286472...
September 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Ron Cobb’s original signage designs for Alien, made with felt tip pen and graph paper. humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/8286472...
Reposted by Chris Gentle
Reposted by Chris Gentle
Why would China leave open ssh ports on Good Old Reliable US EV Charging Infrastructure, those sneaky bastards. saiflow.com/blog/the-hidden-ccs2-attack-surface-on-ev-chargers
The Hidden CCS2 Attack Surface on EV Chargers
The EV charging industry has well-established security standards. OCPP provides clear guidelines for securing the communication channel between EV Chargers and the Charging Station Management System. ...
saiflow.com
September 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Why would China leave open ssh ports on Good Old Reliable US EV Charging Infrastructure, those sneaky bastards. saiflow.com/blog/the-hidden-ccs2-attack-surface-on-ev-chargers
Reposted by Chris Gentle
Reposted by Chris Gentle
SIGOURNEY WEAVER’s High School Yearbook - 1967
“Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal.”
“Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal.”
September 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
SIGOURNEY WEAVER’s High School Yearbook - 1967
“Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal.”
“Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal.”
I am amused that this irritates someone enough to make a nice web site about it nohello.net/en/
no hello
please don't say just hello in chat
nohello.net
September 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I am amused that this irritates someone enough to make a nice web site about it nohello.net/en/
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Joan Crawford being given her portrait by cartoonist Jorge Delano Fredrick.
www.joancrawfordbest.com/weirddevilpi...
www.joancrawfordbest.com/weirddevilpi...
September 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Joan Crawford being given her portrait by cartoonist Jorge Delano Fredrick.
www.joancrawfordbest.com/weirddevilpi...
www.joancrawfordbest.com/weirddevilpi...
This is delightful github.com/arnegiacomo/...
GitHub - arnegiacomo/fugleramme: E-ink bird frame for Raspberry Pi - real-time bird detection by audio, fully local AI, rendered as real, hand-cut 1800s bird illustrations.
E-ink bird frame for Raspberry Pi - real-time bird detection by audio, fully local AI, rendered as real, hand-cut 1800s bird illustrations. - arnegiacomo/fugleramme
github.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This is delightful github.com/arnegiacomo/...
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Reposted by Chris Gentle
20 years ago today, Season 4 of ‘The Wire’ premiered on HBO.
This opening scene is iconic.
This opening scene is iconic.
"Mans say this is the Cadillac…he mean Lexus, but he ain’t know it." -Snoop
September 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
20 years ago today, Season 4 of ‘The Wire’ premiered on HBO.
This opening scene is iconic.
This opening scene is iconic.
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I don't disagree! bsky.app/profile/lizt...
"You are trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen"
September 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I don't disagree! bsky.app/profile/lizt...