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Ciaran Conliffe

@shinyemptyhead

He/him/history nerd. Also infosec sometimes (professionally), and writing about history, pop culture, and other weirdness (compulsively).

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Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes

02.01.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 3719 πŸ” 963 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 30

Similar, but it was his columns in Scientific American.

28.12.2025 09:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, it’s supposed to be a 360. There was a talk about console hacking at Bsides Belfast this year which is he I know that, it should be up on Youtube soon.

07.12.2025 09:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're welcome! If you do watch Ragnorak and it's good, let me know.

29.11.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Danish Movies & TV Laugh, cry, sigh, scream, shout or whatever you feel like with these comedies, dramas, romances, thrillers and so much more, all hailing from Denmark.

Here’s the secret Netflix genre link for Danish stuff www.netflix.com/browse/genre...

29.11.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, and I liked Equinox

29.11.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ragnorak on Netflix has been on my list for a while but I haven’t watched it yet

29.11.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Christopher Lee did an amazing job as Death in the animated shows and I think Pratchett liked those a lot as well.

21.11.2025 08:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"they're selling this garbage on the streets," dog mutters to self

31.10.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

It generally involves a lot more thinking about what happens to the water after pressure wash with it. Something I’m glad the game ignores.

31.10.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ironically those remakes bring those old games more into the style of RE4. So if you liked those, play 4 (original or remake). RE7 is where there was a change to first person.

13.09.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our CFP went live on Friday and already we have 8 talks:

sessionize.com/nidc-2025

First time speakers may wish to wait for our "How to submit to a CFP" session on the 12th Aug. Delivered by @shinyemptyhead.bsky.social and @garthgilmour.bsky.social. Logistics still to be confirmed so stay tuned! πŸ™‚

04.08.2025 07:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Google or Meta doing an AI summary, possibly.

03.08.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally got the "updated Netflix experience" rolled out to my TV and it's _bad_. Even worse than I'd thought from what people were saying. Good UX has been a lost art for a decade, but this really does feel like a "New Coke" moment.

02.08.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

27.07.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 8660 πŸ” 3614 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 717
Three frames of a web banner ad featuring the McDonalds logo and a man saying: "Double cheeseburger? I'd hit it. I'm a dollar menu guy."

Three frames of a web banner ad featuring the McDonalds logo and a man saying: "Double cheeseburger? I'd hit it. I'm a dollar menu guy."

happy 20th anniversary to this unfortunate choice in wording by McDonalds

10.07.2025 10:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

sucks for the people who live there but the festival was overrated anyway

21.06.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A cart carrying Mel Gibson drove past me in Newark Airport. He was holding a piece of paper in front of his face.

14.06.2025 07:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PIG TRAP

25.05.2025 12:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s also the infosec implications of making people follow a link that’s pretty hard to verify.

21.05.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think about this tweet so often you cannot even imagine.

17.05.2025 04:08 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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I’m not saying Blue Prince has broken my brain, but I did instinctually start trying to solve this exhibition at the MAC art gallery.

03.05.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2024 IC3 CRYPTOCURRENCY FRAUD COMPLAINTS REFERENCING CRYPTOCURRENCY AGE RANGE21 COUNT LOSS Under 20 1,819 $7,778,157 20 - 29 13,591 $370,443,345 30 - 39 22,218 $1,006,382,458 40 - 49 22,555 $1,462,040,974 50 - 59 19,317 $1,184,912,854 Over 60 33,369 $2,839,333,197 Chart outlines cryptocurrency complaints in 2024: 149,686 complaints; $9.3 billion in losses; 66% increase in loss; largest age group to report is 60+.

2024 IC3 CRYPTOCURRENCY FRAUD COMPLAINTS REFERENCING CRYPTOCURRENCY AGE RANGE21 COUNT LOSS Under 20 1,819 $7,778,157 20 - 29 13,591 $370,443,345 30 - 39 22,218 $1,006,382,458 40 - 49 22,555 $1,462,040,974 50 - 59 19,317 $1,184,912,854 Over 60 33,369 $2,839,333,197 Chart outlines cryptocurrency complaints in 2024: 149,686 complaints; $9.3 billion in losses; 66% increase in loss; largest age group to report is 60+.

FBI: Americans aged 60 and older reported losing almost $3 billion to crypto fraud last year. In total, Americans reported being scammed out of around $9.3 billion via crypto, out of a total $16.6 billion in total reported thefts that year.

www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport...

23.04.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 829 πŸ” 288 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 43

It’s probably nothing like it, but the first film I thought of when you asked the question was β€œPrimer”.

21.04.2025 07:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

remember, stranger danger as a concept was introduced shortly after some 70s studies came out and determined nearly all child abuse was from adults close to the family. it was literally a nationwide "fuck no that can't be right"

17.04.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 2767 πŸ” 979 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 18

An Important thread following today's ruling

16.04.2025 21:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woodcut illustration of a clown brandishing a severed head.

A woodcut illustration of a clown brandishing a severed head.

The explanation of the severed head trick - one clown plays the head, another the body.

The explanation of the severed head trick - one clown plays the head, another the body.

A woodcut of a magic trick where a woman is being removed through a panel in the wall.

A woodcut of a magic trick where a woman is being removed through a panel in the wall.

A woodcut of a magic trick where a woman slides out from beneath a cloak and through a trap door.

A woodcut of a magic trick where a woman slides out from beneath a cloak and through a trap door.

I'm guessing this was designed by one of the stage magicians of the era, it feels like that sort of trick.

18.04.2025 00:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And that's it, all locked in less than a minute, and gone in two. Watch this space for the next drop!

#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybesides #bsidesbelfast #infosec #cybersecurity

14.04.2025 10:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

locked and 91% sold within 2 minutes. People obviously have a passion for @bsidesbelfast.bsky.social

14.04.2025 10:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's alive go go go

14.04.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0