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FuturisticRobert

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I'm a cybersecurity professional, licensed amateur radio operator, and tech enthusiast. I also make music and burn my fingers with soldering irons.

Sigint and technical rabbit holes turn me on.

I usually follow back if I see proof of life. :)

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@cstross@wandering.shop avatar cstross , to random

AI image slop vs physiotherapy!

An ad (in German) apparently for training in physiotherapy. Most of it is an AI-generated pseudo photograph of a smiling physiotherapist helping a client, lying down, raise their left leg vertically. Although how they got their foot attached backwards is an interesting question ...
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@cstross I can't help but wonder if an artist was asked to do images in GenAI and decided to do as little as possible for quality control, sabotaging the system as an art form.

@adafruit@fosstodon.org avatar adafruit , to random

No Tools for You: A Century of Men Policing Women’s Tools

In 1925 a doctor said vacuum cleaners will make women lazy. In 2026 mastodon dudes said the same thing (and worse) about a woman engineer using a tool to make a CAD part.

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/16/no-tools-for-you-a-century-of-men-policing-womens-tools/

Early 1900s stereoscope photograph showing a woman calmly seated reading a magazine titled Truth while a disgruntled man behind her scrubs laundry by hand in a wooden washtub. Socks hang on a line above him. A staged comedy photo capturing the exact nightmare that drove a century of appliance panic: what if she sits down and he has to do it.
Betty Crocker Cake Mix advertisement, circa 1950s. Headline: Betty Crocker Cake Mixes bring you that Special Homemade Goodness... because YOU add the eggs yourself. The original mix worked fine with just water but flopped because women felt guilty about it being too easy. Psychologist Ernest Dichter figured out the fix: remove the powdered egg, make her crack a fresh one, and suddenly it's baking instead of cheating. The first product redesigned specifically to manage the laziness accusation. The egg did nothing. The guilt did everything.

Betty Crocker Cake Mix advertisement, circa 1950s. Headline: Betty Crocker Cake Mixes bring you that Special Homemade Goodness... because YOU add the eggs yourself. The original mix worked fine with just water but flopped because women felt guilty about it being too easy. Psychologist Ernest Dichter figured out the fix: remove the powdered egg, make her crack a fresh one, and suddenly it's baking instead of cheating. The first product redesigned specifically to manage the laziness accusation. The egg did nothing. The guilt did everything.
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@mcc @adafruit

oh not to mention the fact that Adafruit is a company and is using Mastodon as a bully pulpit against individuals.

Brands need to GTFO of Mastodon, we don't want brands, we don't want companies, we want people.

@FuturisticRobert@infosec.exchange avatar FuturisticRobert , to random

He refused to move, but his butt is warm so that’s a trade off.

My cat, lodged between my arm and my body, facing away from me on the couch.
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@FuturisticRobert@infosec.exchange avatar FuturisticRobert , to random

Hello . This is a second introduction for me, I guess. I had to delete my old account in a rush due to potential personal safety issues. I have recreated it and well, I'm back. With lessons learned. My new years resolution is to spend more time on hobbies, pet my kitties, and chill.