Simon Zerafa

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Old school IT Technician and Cyber Janitor.
Interests in InfoSEC, History, Physics and SciFi.

Anti-fascist. Wacky Improvisation and Drive by Philosophy Specialist.

The header image is a panaroma photograph of the view from the summit of Eryri on a clear sunny day. That's rare enough to be noteworthy 🙂

My avatar is a high resolution scan of a 120 film negative version of my portrait. You're not missing anything of artistic merit.

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LocationUnited Kingdom (Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿)
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The FAA quietly imposed a nationwide drone restriction that prevents filming ICE and other federal agents within half a mile. It’s an attack on the First Amendment. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/faas-temporary-flight-restriction-drones-blatant-attempt-criminalize-filming-ice
The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

Legal intern Raj Gambhir was the principal author of this post.The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists,...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Australia Ran Out of Gas — And Nobody Noticed

Over 500 gas stations across Australia's two largest states have run dry. With zero domestic refining and 20-day reserves, Australia is the first.

https://theboard.world/articles/energy/australia-fuel-crisis-canary-coal-mine

#Energy #Oil #Climate

Australia Ran Out of Gas — And Nobody Noticed

Over 500 gas stations across Australia's two largest states have run dry. With zero domestic refining and 20-day reserves, Australia is the first.

The Board

"How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'? I mapped every one."
https://teybannerman.github.io/strategy/2026/03/31/how-many-microsoft-copilot-are-there.html

"A few weeks ago, I tried to explain to someone what Microsoft Copilot is. I couldn’t… because the name ‘Copilot’ now refers to at least 75 different things."

RE: https://mstdn.social/@amydiehl/116343709194773175

AI is Bias at Scale.

AI is making a product of "We've always done it this way."

In terms of dialling through exchanges to make calls, see

https://www.ringbell.co.uk/nostalgia/AAZ.htm

STD Analogue Call Routing

RE: https://toot.wales/@etc/116346709513754326

Dear UK,

If you still have your trampoline or gazebo in the garden can you ensure it's tried down, so Storm Dave doesn't migrate it into traffic or elsewhere?

Ta! 🙂

#StormDave #UK #Weather

It must be spring time, because the trampolines are migrating.
You feel a presence watching you. 👀