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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>cybersecurity, privacy, trust &amp; safety 🔸&#xA;&#xA;previously: trust &amp; safety engineering at https://cinder.ai/</description><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org</link><title>@btao.org - tao</title><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmh7iwguwp25</link><description>Finished reading The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) by Matt Dinniman&#xA;&#xA;★★★☆☆</description><pubDate>22 May 2026 15:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rkagcldecxf64optplrqkhwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh7iwguwp25</guid></item><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmgnqyfmps2m</link><description>idk man the vibes are off here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lri2LNYtERM</description><pubDate>22 May 2026 09:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rkagcldecxf64optplrqkhwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgnqyfmps2m</guid></item><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmevzrajw22v</link><description>introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you&#39;ve seen live&#xA;&#xA;yung lean&#xA;arca&#xA;marie davidson&#xA;ashnikko&#xA;mumford &amp; sons&#xA;danny l harle&#xA;ben frost&#xA;the xx&#xA;crystal castles&#xA;kelly lee owens&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>21 May 2026 17:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rkagcldecxf64optplrqkhwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmevzrajw22v</guid></item><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmdxpbondk2z</link><description>this is broadly a good overview of how AI is changing software development IMO amplabs.com&#xA;https://amplabs.com/</description><pubDate>21 May 2026 08:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rkagcldecxf64optplrqkhwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdxpbondk2z</guid></item><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmctvtaso22p</link><description>this whole column is one big confession to being a bad politician archive.is/CnWHg&#xA;https://archive.is/CnWHg</description><pubDate>20 May 2026 21:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rkagcldecxf64optplrqkhwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmctvtaso22p</guid></item><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmcsivwjbs2y</link><description>this is so cool but the risks of private companies having these capabilities is really starting to feel v salient lately&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>20 May 2026 21:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:rkagcldecxf64optplrqkhwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcsivwjbs2y</guid></item><item><link>https://blacksky.community/profile/btao.org/post/3mmbshcrtmk2n</link><description>it is unfortunate but when i see a european company advertise &#34;sovereign&#34; 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