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Sean Spratt

@seanspratt.bsky.social

Owner/Winemaker of @destinybay.bsky.social (Single-Vineyard Estate on Waiheke Island New Zealand). Some posts are wine here but mostly are politics and tech-geekery. Opinions are my own (and I have lots of them). www.destinybaywine.com

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a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands in front of a capitol building ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands in front of a capitol building

@agoldman.bsky.social Third Eye Blind may not be my favorite #hyperfixed episode, but I think you and your team knocked it out of the park on that one. And a follow-up question: Did the the topic of how people with aphantasia experience or react to psychedelics come up at all in your research?

13.09.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waikiki day 7…unless our flight gets cancelled again tomorrow πŸ™πŸ»

17.08.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So if you missed it, I used to host a podcast called Reply All. Now I make one called @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social, and if you like the things I used to make, you might like this one.

08.08.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Portland Rose Garden in August

09.08.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Newspaper photo of a group of cats huddled together on a satellite dish with the headline, "Outdoor cats are using $500 Starlink satellite dishes as self-heating beds."

Newspaper photo of a group of cats huddled together on a satellite dish with the headline, "Outdoor cats are using $500 Starlink satellite dishes as self-heating beds."

Cats are and always have been cyberpunks

15.07.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 18116    πŸ” 2820    πŸ’¬ 358    πŸ“Œ 247
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APT41 malware abuses Google Calendar for stealthy C2 communication The Chinese APT41 hacking group uses a new malware named 'ToughProgress' that abuses Google Calendar for command-and-control (C2) operations, hiding malicious activity behind a trusted cloud service.

The Chinese APT41 hacking group uses a new malware named 'ToughProgress' that abuses Google Calendar for command-and-control (C2) operations, hiding malicious activity behind a trusted cloud service.

28.05.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please to be ranked #2 Winery in NZ again. That's 5 years in a row as #1 or #2.

20.05.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

how do we make buying Canadian Maple Syrup a viral thing?

06.03.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What tool did you use to generate that?

25.02.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased to announce the 2022 Destinae (96/100), Mystae (97/100) and Magna Praemia(97/100) have received excellent score from the #TheRealReview by Stephen Wong MW. Read more here: www.destinybaywine.com/resources/st...

12.02.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

tagging my cycling amiga @pamelawilli.bsky.social who might also post some photos as she's better at picture taking than I am!

12.02.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun short trip onto the Hauraki Rail Trail last week with a stop at #TheGrumpyGoose for some delicious ice cream before finishing a 55km leg towards Thames. #WaitangiDay

12.02.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@troyhunt.com sorry to bother you, but I was notified via another service (nordvpn) that I was exposed in the Teg.com.au (ticketek) breach. What is curious about this is my email doesn't appear to show up on haveibeenpwned for that email address & breach? Any thoughts on that?

03.02.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@j-metz.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/theo...

:)

26.01.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@adelelb.bsky.social hi!

18.01.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also...paging @pamelawilli.bsky.social to this post

16.01.2025 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, I have to admit, I had to look at this article three times to convince myself it wasn't from The Onion. I didn't know bloodletting was a recommended medical treatment. I thought that went out of style around the same time as 'leeching'

16.01.2025 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

15.01.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 33374    πŸ” 6791    πŸ’¬ 907    πŸ“Œ 2629

I was pretty shocked to discover that TikTok is already banned in one of the biggest countries in the world....China!

15.01.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wait....TikTok can't be accessed in China? I had no idea, but that certainly says a lot, doesn't it?

15.01.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Free Our Feeds' campaign aims to billionaire-proofΒ Bluesky’s tech | TechCrunch The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can’t be controlled by a single company ...

techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/f... #FreeOurFeeds

14.01.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donated! Let's do this. gofund.me/93253939

14.01.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NYT Ignores Facts in Prohibitionist Campaign | Wine-Searcher News & Features The way the New York Times is reporting on alcohol and health is not just reckless – it isn't journalism. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

I've been following this story with interest as it has gotten a lot of play in the media and I'm in the alcohol business. Particularly this, "From the first drop" quote that has made the rounds & appears to be made up from whole cloth? @nytimes.com, looking for response from Rabin on this...

10.01.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1.5 Degrees Was Never the End of the World The most famous climate goal is woefully misunderstood.

How hot is too hot for planet Earth? For years, there’s been a consensus in the climate movement: no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. But that figure isn't based on any actual scientific calculation, Emma Marris wrote in 2023.

10.01.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report

There was also the time Facebook helped start a genocide and still hasn't owned up to it www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

09.01.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report

Let's not forget the key reason fact-checking came to Facebook. It wasn't Donald Trump. It was the Ronhingya Genocide that Meta viral-spiraled. Meta later rejected requests for a tiny donation/reparation for the literal genocide they helped foment. Think about that when you use Meta/FB/Insta.

09.01.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel you! I wish it weren’t this way, but it’s really become a personal ethical decision. Did you see Mark Cubans comment today?

08.01.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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or is it like

08.01.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice explanation for question we often get as well. We don't cold stabilize @destinybay.bsky.social either

07.01.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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