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@W6KME@mastodon.radio @cvvhrn@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I wonder how they evacuated the plane. Looks pretty unstable from the photos.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 15h ago

@W6KME@mastodon.radio @cvvhrn@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Currently a 2nd alarm with FDNY; probably a fairly elaborate rescue operation.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 15h ago

@W6KME@mastodon.radio @cvvhrn@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I wonder how they evacuated the plane. Looks pretty unstable from the photos.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 22h ago

@noplasticshower@infosec.exchange @newsguyusa@flipboard.social Remember the mess when TSA was just starting up in the early 2000’s, where they had inconsistent rules and no one knew what they were doing because they were making it up as they were going? This will be like that, but with more thuggery. I think I’ll take the train.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 1d ago

@Robgbysea@mstdn.social That looks like the one north of Temple in Philly.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 1d ago

Captured with a DSLR camera and an 85mm shifting lens (with a small amount of vertical shift). This "Signal Bridge" is a fairly iconic example of the industrial design style used in the electrification of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 20th century (and largely still standing today). It supports the electrical catenary wires over the tracks as well as signals that indicate track conditions.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 1d ago

Signal Bridge with Phase Break Indicators, Pennsylvania Railroad, Perryville, MD, 2010. All the pixels, but look both ways first, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4509479059 #photography

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 1d ago

DC has a curfew for people under 18 - they have to be off the street by 11pm, and, in certain neighborhoods, 8pm.

Now, I'm at the age where I should be yelling at kids to get off my lawn, and I get that groups of teenagers are prone to getting into trouble (and can make grownups uncomfortable even when they don't). But it still rubs me the wrong way.

Kids should be held accountable for their actual conduct, not pre-judged merely for being young.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 1d ago

I met Robert Mueller several times when he was FBI director. We disagreed strongly about electronic surveillance policy, but there could be no doubt about his devotion to a mission that he took extremely seriously. No wonder Trump hated him; their concepts of public service and duty have no common ground whatsoever.

I was saddened by his decline as the Mueller investigation wound down. May he rest in peace.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 4d ago

CW: rape Sensitive

@deborahh@cosocial.ca It's worse. Children, too.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 5d ago

@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange Yes, doing the right thing late is better than not at all, but not as good as doing it at the time.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 5d ago

Extremely disappointed and saddened about the revelations about Cesar Chavez. I met him as a young child; he visited the NYC church my parents were active in, and we helped host a dinner for him. Somewhere I still have my "boycott grapes" UFW button. Their struggle played a formative role in my understanding of justice and social responsibility. It would be convenient to simply hail Chavez as an uncomplicated hero. But the truth matters, and we honor justice only by letting it be told.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 5d ago

@amenonsen@flipping.rocks As I recall, I did the tilt first to line up the plane of focus and then moved the fruit into position. Maybe a bit of tweaking back and forth, but not much.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 6d ago

@firefly@m.ai6yr.org @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @W6KME@mastodon.radio Agreed. Gives me flashbacks to my paramedic days (and I appreciated the shoutout they did to the original Freedom House medics, based in Pgh).

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 6d ago

@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io I think this is a signal that the crime rate there is too low.

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Captured with a Sinar P camera. a 240mm/5.6 APO Symmar lens, and a BetterLight scanning digital back. This is a minimalist studio still life, so it's all about lighting and geometry. Illuminated by a

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 6d ago

This capture made extensive use of view camera tilt movements. The depth of field is quite shallow here, so the lens was tilted forward to keep the stems and leaves in focus from the front to the back.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 6d ago

Captured with a Sinar P camera. a 240mm/5.6 APO Symmar lens, and a BetterLight scanning digital back. This is a minimalist studio still life, so it's all about lighting and geometry. Illuminated by a single hard light placed at the left of the frame, yielding well defined shadows. The background was a white sweep table, creating the illusion of an infinite background. The fruit looks evenly spaced, but actually the rear one had to be much farther back than the center one to create that effect.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · 6d ago

@markrsmith@smithtodon.org Stay safe

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Georgetown just announced early closing today; classes to be held online after 1pm (preferably from the basement)

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My EAS decoder has been going absolutely nuts. One alert after another for the last half hour.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

The Tornado Watch for DC itself has been canceled, but various other areas (mostly to the north) may still be affected. Strong winds still predicted for later this evening. Any hatches should best remain battened down for now.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org (my EAS decoder has been getting a workout).

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

@BillMcGuire@mastodon.social That's not how proof or evidence works. You can't just challenge people to prove a negative and then say "gotcha!". I note that you have offered no proof that you're not a space alien. The burden is on those making the extraordinary claims to offer evidence for them. The people selling the "Musk rigged the voting machines" story have offered no evidence whatsoever, not even an explanation for how he COULD have done it. It's bullshit, plain and simple.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

Ravenswood's four main smokestacks remind me of the Titanic, and the similarity doesn't end there. About a year after Big Allis was put into service and the plant completed, the great blackout of 1965 badly damaged the generator due to a design flaw that required months to identify and mitigate. At least nothing sank.

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Known locally as "Big Allis" (after Allis-Chalmers, the manufacturer of the largest of the four generators in the plant), Ravenswood is fired by both natural gas (now the primary fuel) and oil, and al

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

For industrial subjects especially, I usually end up preferring the most straightforward and boring perspective I can find that just lets the subject speak for itself. The masters of this approach were Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose "Basic Forms" work richly repays your attention if you like this kind of stuff. https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher/ (They would have undoubtedly gone for an overcast day to capture Big Allis, but I liked the clouds.)

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

Known locally as "Big Allis" (after Allis-Chalmers, the manufacturer of the largest of the four generators in the plant), Ravenswood is fired by both natural gas (now the primary fuel) and oil, and also has the capability (rarely used, as far as I know) to burn coal. Ravenswood has been linked to a spike in asthma and other respiratory disorders among local residents. There is pressure to decommission the generators and replace them with battery banks to store renewable energy from upstate.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

Ravenswood Generating Station ("Big Allis"), Queens, NY, 2024. All the pixels, but none of the blackouts, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53732990785 #photography

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Georgetown just announced early closing today; classes to be held online after 1pm (preferably from the basement)

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

My EAS decoder has been going absolutely nuts. One alert after another for the last half hour.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

Georgetown just announced early closing today; classes to be held online after 1pm (preferably from the basement)

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 16, 2026

@dutch_connection_uk@mastodo.neoliber.al Verified Voting has a reasonably up to date list by state and county: https://verifiedvoting.org/verifier/#mode/navigate/map/voteEquip/mapType/ppEquip/year/2026

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

In only a few hours the president will be complaining about rigged elections for the Oscars.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

Brendan Carr, FCC chair, may actually be more of a clown than Hegseth, but without the missiles and stuff.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@mattdm@hachyderm.io maybe they have MAGICAL POWERS, too. Trying to stick to what we actually know here.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@lin11c@toad.social the people you’re citing are election deniers who are raising money to “prove” that the 2024 election was rigged. They’re suckering statistically unsophisticated Harris supporters with nonsensical but complex pseudo mathematical bullshit. Please don’t promote this stuff.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

If you like this stuff, there's a sadly out of print book, "New York's Forgotten Substations" by Christopher Payne, with some excellent photos of NYC Subway power infrastructure. https://www.chrispaynephoto.com/books-1-2-1

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@lor@goingdark.social @heidilifeldman@mastodon.social Maybe. But I have no idea what the normal doughnut budget for DoD is or should be. I’ve been at DoD meetings at which doughnuts were served during both D and R administrations.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social I feel like the problem with Hegseth isn’t so much that the DoD buys too many doughnuts, but that he advocates that his troops commit war crimes.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@Eka_FOOF_A@spacey.space I've seen lots of claims like that, but they never seem to be replicable. It's certainly *possible*, which is why such machines shouldn't be used.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@dutch_connection_uk@mastodo.neoliber.al There are, though they are falling out of favor in most of the US.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@CStamp@mastodon.social They can do that now.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

@CStamp@mastodon.social Rejected by who? The federal government doesn't accept or reject ballots.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 15, 2026

Also, it's simply too late to make any major changes to election systems this year. Primaries have already started, and the general election is in eight months. I think it's reasonable to suspect that the play here is simply to set the stage for casting doubt on election outcomes that they regard as unfavorable.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 14, 2026

RE: @SuffolkLITLab@esq.social

The ProPublica piece is kind of a mess - it doesn't even mention CISA by name - but some of the issues are concerning. In particular, the proposals are extremely vague.

They want to ban "voting machines" (under what authority?). Does that mean touchscreen DREs? Fine, that's what virtually all technical experts have recommended for a while. Or do they mean any electronic tabulation, including optical scan paper ballots (widely used and amenable to reliable post-election audits)?

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 14, 2026

Pi day is an irrational holiday that was invented by Big US Date Format.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 14, 2026

Photo nerditry: I really like the NYA-EVO photo backpack system, which consists of lightweight packs with padded insert modules. They just came out with an updated version of the small (large daypack) size pack, the Fjord 36C, and the older version is on sale at B&H for $199 (plus inserts). What I like about this system is that I can quickly take out the padded camera inserts and I've got a lightweight (internal frame) backpack for general use, with pockets and zippers in all the right places.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 14, 2026

I really like the concept (and execution here) of a secular cathedral. It satisfies our urge to build great monuments without the requirement to accept any particular dogma.

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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Matt Blaze

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 14, 2026

Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 2023. All the pixels, learning optional, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52977939495/ #photography

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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Matt Blaze

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 12, 2026

@CStamp@mastodon.social Personally, I think the makeup made the movie weaker. In particular, none of the doctors who examine her see anything wrong, which made no sense. Something was obviously wrong with her! Also, I've walked up and down those steps many times, and have never once seen a priest flying past.

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Matt Blaze

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 12, 2026

@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange Could be the carrier didn't pick up the alert, which is disturbing. I'd want to know about a tornado warning!

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Matt Blaze

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 12, 2026

You can get a special radio that monitors NOAA weather for weather-related alerts and sounds an alarm when one comes in, but they don't always relay other emergencies. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be similar consumer EAS alert monitors. You have to have your radio or TV on to get them.

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Matt Blaze

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 12, 2026

Aside: Emergency alerting in the US is highly distributed, which is both a strength and a weakness. Mobile phone carriers push out "Wireless Emergency Alerts" (WEAs), which probably have the most reach these days. But these alerts depend on both the local cellular infrastructure (to reach your phone) and the Internet (to reach the carrier in the first place). Broadcasters (radio, TV, cable systems) send alerts via the "Emergency Alert System), which can interrupt whatever's broadcasting. 1/

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Matt Blaze

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 12, 2026

@noplasticshower@infosec.exchange Apparently the worst of the system is near Baltimore / BWI right now

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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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Matt Blaze

@mattblaze@federate.social

Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and stuff. https:// twitter.com/mattblaze on the Twitter. Slow photographer. Radio nerd. Blogs occasionally at https://www. mattblaze.org/blog . I probably won't see your DM; use something else. He/Him. Uses this wrong.

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@mattblaze@federate.social · Mar 12, 2026

Got home from class to a steady stream of EAS alerts - tornado warnings all around DC area right now (but not in DC itself).

Stay safe, DC area friends.

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