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bernhard.bsky.social
I do election stuff and security stuff, and sometimes election security stuff. https://mbernhard.com
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Ugh. Not with out Constitutional reform we can't! We don't just vote on one or a few things like parliamentary democracies! We have substantially better accessibility than most European countries! We have to allow military and expats to vote in elections!

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Manager: "What's this milestone 'Living on a prayer' ?" Me: "That's the documentation deliverable." Manager: "What's the status of that?" Me: "We're halfway there" Manager: "Why is progress so slow?" Me: "You fired Tommy" Manager: "So?" Me: "Tommy used to work on the docs"

submitted 5 days ago • 89 comments

TIL that retroarch is available for iPad, and with a Bluetooth controller it totally slaps

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I look forward to the prequel, 1 50 51 AD

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.” 👍🏻

submitted 8 days ago • 289 comments

This is an amazingly succinct and poignant discussion of the reality and value of security audits by @soatok.bsky.social soatok.blog/2025/02/18/r...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Nothing like the Tkachuks to make you want to root against your own country

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

You: They did the math. Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ You: What was that? Me: Nothing. Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ

submitted 14 days ago • 45 comments

I had some thoughts about stalker songs. Apparently there's a whole wikipedia page! semimetalmind.com/do-stalker-s...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Sam Fender is what would happen if the War on Drugs was fronted by Brandon Flowers.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

I can apparently write a thousand words on scientific observation at the drop of a hat. semimetalmind.com/science-is-b...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Every day we stray further from the light of god

submitted 19 days ago • 30 comments

So I started a blog. It's not where it will be yet, but nothing is. semimetalmind.com/what-is-this

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

This is some of the best reporting I think I’ve ever seen an @mlive.com outfit do. Really excellent work @lucassmolciclarson.bsky.social! www.mlive.com/environment/...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Made the mistake of watching Apple TV’s “Prime Target” and oh my god is it dumb.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

So this rules youtu.be/YeGujHpGUIs

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Dogs: because eugenics in people is wrong

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

How will we know that this is causal, not simply post-hoc ergo propter hoc?

submitted 29 days ago • 5 comments

This is an awesome summary of some research into the reproducibility of Nix systems at scale. Reproducible builds are a crucial step to providing better security in the field for open-source systems, and it seems like we’re rapidly getting to a place where they are possible! luj.fr/blog/is-nixo...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Ok I put “Freebird” over the airboat in the snow.

submitted 38 days ago • 39 comments

Who wants to see an airboat in snow?? (Video from Chase Businelle on Twitter)

submitted 38 days ago • 16 comments

We’re importing snow pics and videos from the Louisiana and Texas schools here and will thread them. Rice Stadium

submitted 38 days ago • 11 comments

This is a delightfully weird book.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment