Jonathan Mergy
mergy@self.social
<p>Tech pro in San Francisco. Posting on <a href="https://self.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a>, <a href="https://self.social/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nonprofits</span></a>, <a href="https://self.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sysadmin</span></a>, <a href="https://self.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a>, <a href="https://self.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infosec</span></a>, <a href="https://self.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a>, <a href="https://self.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>philosophy</span></a>, <a h
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Lack of fans and looking sad around Oracle Park for the #SFGiamts this season but geez it looks bad in St Louis too
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Let the USPS deliver the mail. Let Americans vote the way they want. >> https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/14/us/supreme-court-mail-voting-trump?unlocked_article_code=1.BVE.cyZk.slM12kAkVpdB&smid=url-share
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Cape Verde #worldcup
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Oddly can't find at NYT online but great piece in the physical Sunday paper on #AI affects on workers. Maybe Boston Consulting Group can send over? Vetting docs less carefully, placing blame on tech if something is wrong, favoring work from AI over humans, implications and biases, blind spots, different considerations or methodologies on how AI is working as a peer, or tool, and the drop that AI managing humans is coming.
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Powerful powerful segment that gives me hope. #Palestinian and #Israeli writers reflect on bridging divides in &#39;The Future is Peace&#39; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/palestinian-and-israeli-writers-reflect-on-bridging-divides-in-the-future-is-peace
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I frequently use my Claude account. But, I&#39;m seeing some folks max-out their accounts and that makes me wonder is EVERYTHING they do going through that? #ai
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Same guy. #garyoldman
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One of the best Mandolorian episodes was in the Book of Boba Fett #starwars #maythe4th
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The concentration of badness emitting over the last few weeks across all *.bc.googleusercontent.com is significant. Spam, phishing, pipelining/flood, auth attacks, etc. #infosec
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I&#39;m old enough to remember when we had a real person we could look up to as president of the United States. The #Colbert #Obama interview was amazing.
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Pleasantly surprised when I find an attack from good old OVH or DigitalOcean and not *.bc.oogleusercontent.com #infosec
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I&#39;m old enough to remember when a #ceasefire meant either side was no longer firing stuff.
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&quot;I have concepts of a plan&quot;
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reddit always seemed like a good idea, but how hostile it is to new users always has boggled my mind. Whenever I have tried to contribute, it is too much hassle.
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@thomasfuchs made me flashback to the NAS I made running reiserFS... #linux
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Good news #dubnation https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48724788/steve-kerr-agrees-2-year-deal-remain-warriors
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Valks are legit.
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Got it so Samsung SmartTag2 cannot go through the clothes washer and dryer then.
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Winter Soldier still awesome.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Raises Cost of Iran War So Far to Nearly $29 Billion https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/12/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.kJaT.pIa0IVarmwmb&amp;smid=url-share
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Off-boarding horror stories cont. #infosec Twin brothers wipe 96 gov&#39;t databases minutes after being fired - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/drop-database-what-not-to-do-after-losing-an-it-job/
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Flying into San Francisco is very bad now. Delays delays delays because they aren&#39;t allowing tandem landing. Everything into #SFO is a mess. #flysfo
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Let&#39;s go #Dubnation
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Suns foul a lot #dubnation
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Just not dropping for us tonight. #dubnation
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That was probably it. #dubnation
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
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&quot;Nice Hummer A-hole&quot; &quot;It&#39;s an EV, okay, I&#39;m part of the solution!&quot; #TheAudacity
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I think I&#39;ve taken the workspaces in vivaldi a little too far. I trimmed it back now but it was very stable. #linux
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#TheAudacity roof BBQ is whoa.