evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

Wow. So I installed the Gemini CLI on my work computer, 'cause work is all in on this stuff, and asked it for some help with Google stuff, 'cause their documentation does not match their tools, and... I am not sure what additional information beyond my prompt is being sent, but the responses indicate that this is a *fantastic* way to leak data to Google, and if you care about keeping anything on your machine from Google you should carefully understand what, beyond the prompt, it's sending.

The lemur wanted to join in with silly summer hatting, although with a more serious, moody hatting manner than most, obviously.

#sillySummerHatting #lemur #ChesterZooTrip

My, what a big horn you have my dear.
*HOOOOOONK*

edit: Dammit, that should be *TOOOOOOOT* really shouldn't it? Can large horns toot?

#squirrel #honking #nonsense

Bringing it in for a vertical boop, squirrel-style. Classy.

#sillyScribbles #squirrel #boop

And I declare the zoo thread to be finished, & for it to be bedtime for primates living in my particular spot of Scotland.

Thanks for bearing with me (oh! there were bears too, but I failed to get a good photo *sobs* )

Night all! 💤

24 /n

Eventually, harmony was found.

Both had their space.

Both had their sacks.

Every human watching declared them to be adorable, as was right & proper

23 /n

#photography #orangutan #ChesterZooTrip

The youngster was having none of it.

It moved on too, finding a new nearby spot with its own sack. WIN!

Many shenanigans with the sack ensued, not all of them successful.

The adult watched.

22 /n

#photography #orangutan #ChesterZooTrip

Going to finish the zoo thread with a mini orangutan photo story.

There was a young ape who clambered up to an adult one, despite slight vibes of "I am up here for some peace and quiet".

The adult grabbed its sack (not a euphemism) & moved on, found a new spot & pulled the sack on as a cape.

21 /n

#photography #orangutan #ChesterZooTrip

How to Report Cyber Crime

Remember when the web used to be fun?

In the spirit of that age I made a little website that does a lot of fancy maths and thinking stuff to tell you if you're alive or not.

Enjoy!

https://amideadyet.me

The trans community officially made it 😻

#csdleipzig

New blog post: Transmitting data via ultrasound without any special equipment

Did you know your speakers can play (and your microphone can record) audio at frequencies beyond what most people can hear? They can! And you can use that fact to secretly transmit data!

edit: oops, that had something weird going on with the youtube embed. fixed.

https://halcy.de/blog/2025/06/27/transmitting-data-via-ultrasound-without-any-special-equipment/

I can't believe we're still having to say this in 2025, but would people *please* scroll back to the top of a website when they're finished reading, so it's ready for the next person. We've even got buttons at the bottom to do it all in one go, it's not 1994 any more.

And here we have the noble capybara - the guinea big, if you will - doing a quick under the chin buttercup check to find out if they like butter

7 /n

#photography #capybara #ChesterZooTrip

And take a deep breath... and relaaaaaaax

8 /n

#photography #capybara #ChesterZooTrip

Anyhow, the sunda gharial is a freshwater crocodilian and it is awesome.

10 /n

#photography #reptile #ChesterZooTrip

Ahh. Friday evening. Drinking gin. Sorting through photos. Trying to work out, in an increasingly exasperated manner, what kind of chameleon is looking at me very suspiciously, when they look different in EVERY SINGLE ONLINE PHOTO 🤷‍♀️

My information says it's possibly a Parson's Chameleon but if they had others it could be one of them. A funky creature, whatever. If you definitely know what type it is, please let us know in the replies.

12 /n

#photography #reptile #ChesterZooTrip

Everything in the reptile house was looking at me a little suspiciously. I have no idea why.

13 /n

#photography #reptile #ChesterZooTrip

Have I mentioned how great the orangutans were? I might have mentioned how great the orangutans were.

But still. ORANGUTAN! 🦧

15 /n

#photography #orangutan #ChesterZooTrip