Nerdy Echidna

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Botanist with a hobby interest in infosec. I mostly use Mastodon to stay current and read content, because it's not owned by MrCreepy.

Into: Linux; self-hosting; plants; pictures of capybara; philosophical discussions.

Not into: religion; politics; PR-spin.

Show threadNerdy EchidnaMar 1
@hacks4pancakes the missiles will continue until morale improves.
Nerdy EchidnaFeb 20
Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒Feb 20

This needs to be shared on its own for visibility. It’s more difficult to trust Ars Technica after this. I DO respect them for publishing this but…

Frankly it’s getting increasingly difficult to trust any news source.

In the journalism world, fabricated quotes is an egregious offense.
https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.

Ars Technica
Show threadNerdy EchidnaFeb 19

@catsalad @Cian well, they say you can eat anything (once)*

(* Results may vary. Death may ensue.)

Show threadNerdy EchidnaFeb 11
@sundogplanets nice view of Taranaki, I'm jealous!
Show threadNerdy EchidnaFeb 1
@axel_hartmann @Tendar https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=FHjxcvBRzZcEepjW
Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off

YouTube
Show threadNerdy EchidnaJan 31
@lina I see you too play the war crimes game :-)
Show threadNerdy EchidnaJan 31
@ThisIsTrue isn’t that Goldfinger?
Show threadNerdy EchidnaJan 30
@hackaday I have seen 'manoeuverability' and 'maneuvrability' but I don't think I've seen 'maneuverability'. That said, the first is highlighted as a spelling error by MS Edge.
Nerdy EchidnaJan 28
OpenStreetMap Ops TeamJan 27
If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how we're responding. #AI #Bots #Abuse
Show threadNerdy EchidnaJan 23
@kevinrns @matthew I feel like Minnesota would be better off seceding and joining Canada.