Samer Farha

@samerfarha
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I photograph, eat, and drink across DC; I'm obsessed with beer and Iceland; Íslandvinur; bon vivant. Measurements in metric unless noted.

Some hashtags: #iceland #reykjavik #washingtondc #photography #photos #arlingtonva #tootfinder

LocationArlington, VA
Would Rather BeReykjavík
Blatheringshttps://samer.is/
Verificationhttps://samer.is/contact
28°C and getting hotter so why not do a 9km walk? Figs were my reward. I should just go lie down, or maybe float in the pool.
I’ve recently gotten into self-hosting some web apps. Most of them are a single binary or a docker. A markdown editor I’m installing now is on node and has 681 dependencies that are taking an hour to install. WTH!
Philly's biggest affordable art fair returns to Kensington

Art for the Cash Poor returns to South Kensington on June 13, featuring more than 120 local artists, affordable original artwork and direct support for Philadelphia's creative community.

Metro Philadelphia

This is a sweet, perfectly designed metro app:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dc-metro-eta/id6772849231

#dc #WMATA

DC Metro ETA App - App Store

Download DC Metro ETA by Hordur Ragnarsson on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like DC Metro ETA.

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Last night, off my balcony
Why would you do that, Tim Apple? That’s my emotional support map!
About last night

Restaurant "Minilik" à Flúðir : comme attendue, la tradition et le plaisir de manger à nouveau des plats éthiopiens sont au rendez-vous. À première vue, les portions sont minuscules mais additionnez-les et le repas sera complet. Sans surprise, on mange sans couvert en utilisant des morceaux de galettes pour piocher des bouts de nourriture.
Aux adeptes de restauration express : il faut patienter car il n'y a que le couple propriétaire des lieux qui gèrent tout (Monsieur en salle et Madame aux fourneaux).

Score final : je reviendrai/20

#iceland #ethiopia

New, by me: A number of high-profile and/or valuable Instagram accounts, including those of the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant for the U.S. Space Force, got hacked and defaced with pro-Iran messaging in the past 24h after people figured out that Meta's AI support assistant could be tricked into resetting account passwords.

From the story:

"A video released on Telegram by pro-Iran hackers claimed to document a remarkably simple exploit that appears to have involved using a VPN connection with an IP address that is in or near the target's usual hometown, requesting a password reset for the account, and then choosing to chat with Meta's AI support assistant. From there, the video shows the attacker told the bot to link the account in question to a new email address, after which the bot dutifully sent that address a one-time code that allowed a password reset."

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/

#meta #instagram #hack #ai #security

Book 43: Open Borders. This is a graphic novel about why open borders make sense both from an economic perspective (i.e. most immigrants give more to their new country than they receive $-wise) and also by other measures. It traces some of the history of immigration in the United States and shows, using a lot of stats and studies, why fewer restrictions on immigration would benefit the US in a number of material ways and help turn it into a more just society. Not just an essay with pictures.