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Steveg58
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Charlie Stross

@Steveg58 That's blocked in the UK and EU due to GDPR regs making the amount of spyware they want to slap on their site illegal.

23 January at 10:55 | Open on wandering.shop
JiSe

@cstross @Steveg58 It was strong enough to kill FLORIDA MAN!

A headline: A cassowary, a rare emu-like bird, attacks and kills Florida man, officials say
23 January at 11:14 | Open on infosec.exchange
Madagascar_Sky

@cstross @Steveg58 The owner was a breeder of the rare bird that is native to Australia and New Guinea, Alachua County Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Taylor said.

The death was an accident, officials said. It appears the man fell, and the cassowary attacked him after the fall, Taylor said.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considers cassowaries Class II wildlife, meaning they pose a danger to humans and are subject to specific cage requirements.

23 January at 11:16 | Open on mastodon.social
Madagascar_Sky

@cstross @Steveg58 Owners must also have “substantial experience” with the animals, the commission says.

Class II is the same category as alligators, honey badgers and clouded leopards, while Class I includes more traditional predators such as a lions, tigers and bears.

23 January at 11:17 | Open on mastodon.social
Uilebheist

@cstross @Steveg58 Well, I can open it with lynx (which of course does not run any javascript so it's not useful for spyware) from France.
Text starts:
A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN.
The bird’s owner, Marvin Hajos – who is 75, according to CNN affiliate WCJB – made the initial call to 911 Friday about 10 a.m. ET.
I'd probably be able to get a cleaned up copy if I CBA.

23 January at 11:18 | Open on polyglot.city
skry

@Uilebheist @cstross @Steveg58 archive.is/uqLpg You have to wait for the bird to load, but here’s the safer archive page.

23 January at 17:07 | Open on mastodon.social
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