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  1. Well I got that DAMN FIFTH GYM BADGE! Now it's time to train up and prep for.....the second gym badge? 🤨

    It's time for more Pokemon Ghost Grey 👻 X3

    🔴 LIVE NOW: www.twitch.tv/babydreamsy

    #twitch #pngtuber #LIVE #pokemon #spooky 🎮💜

    babydreamsy - Live on Twitch

  2. Under a pale grey sky
    We shall arise

  3. A bleak grey a soft grey and early traces of neon. Friday late focus music. soundcloud.com/neoraunch/neo-r Beautifully pale. Mixes starting with Depeche Mode can't probably be bad in any way. Lots of tracks recognized, a lot of them not played in a while. #soundcloud #neuromancer #neo_raunch #music_for_afternoons

  4. Molly-Mae’s New Grey Sambas Are About to Be Everywhere This Autumn

    Molly-Mae returns to adidas with a new samba that’s giving quiet luxury. @adidas Originals x Molly-Mae Molly-Mae Hague…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Adidas
    europesays.com/germany/113784/

  5. From the Archives: "To Hunt the Grey Lady" by Chris Willrich, BCS #417.

    "“She’s a good ship,” came Laughknot’s voice. “I wish you joy in her. But I don’t much relish having my mind capsized. And Lady’s out of her gourd isn’t she? I hurt for her. I fear decline and death as much as anyone. But it’s wrong to ensnare others in your own wreck. Lady’s dragging you down sure as if she’d roped you to a sinking ship.”"

    beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/st
    #fantasy #sff #shortstory

  6. Crostata »Calabria« mit einer Bitterorangen-Earl-Grey-Füllung

    Erhältlich herrguen-shop.de
    Oder im Buchhandel.
    Mail an [email protected]

    #Backen #Herbst #Crostata #Kuchen #Bitterorange #Zimt #Nelken #Kardamom #EarlGrey #HerrGruenkocht

  7. A pale lime green fire hydrant sits tucked into a patch of low-growing plants along the curb. Charming little urban details like this always catch the eye during an afternoon walk.

    #fauxlaroid #fakepolaroid #grey #green #lime #firehydrant #lomography #curbside #horsconcours #photofrigreen #streetview #urbandetails

  8. In the lift there is nae steer
    And in the schaw nae soun’:
    Saftly through the cauld air
    The grey smurr comes doun…

    —William Soutar, “October”
    Published in William Soutar: Collected Works, vol. 1 (Tippermuir Books, 2024)

    tippermuirbooks.co.uk/product/

    #Scottish #literature #20thcentury #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #autumn #October

  9. Went to help a user today, and normal people find the design of Windows quite confusing. The power button on laptops being integrated into the keyboard is extremely evil, and the laptop keyboard with dark grey decals on mid grey keys is very difficult to use.

  10. Blind Spot (2026) by J5 for Commodore 64. A game played (almost) entirely in the dark 👀: you only see your own eyes and what the guards' lamps light. Fifteen rooms of Grey Holt castle, each with a treasure and a par time.

    🎁 j5-2026.itch.io/blind-spot

    #ai #commodore64 #c64 #retro #game #blindspot

  11. 1989 – Bankruptcy of Wärtsilä Marine, the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries up until then.

    1951 – David Wills, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist, born

    1939 – Zane Grey, American dentist and author (born 1872), died

    Data from zenquotes.io #history

  12. October 22nd | This morning’s walk gave rise to words. Hunch’d cormorants graspblue-white rowboats in stone wetgloom grey gothic morn Fitting conditions for listening to Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble this evening. | liam-creighton.com/2026/10/23/

  13. 09:00 - Friday, 23-Oct. 12.2°C. The overcast, grey skies set a moody tone over the expansive, tide-exposed coastline, where the receding waters leave behind a textured landscape of wet sand and rock formations. #robinhoodsbay #seascape #yorkshirecoast #northyorkshire

  14. Un 23 de octubre muere en su casa de Altadena, California,
    🖋️ Zane Grey (1872-1939)
    Uno de los grandes y más famosos autores de la #LiteraturaPopular estadounidense.
    Escritor que codificó el género de las #NovelasDelOeste
    Su fórmula; aventura, romance y el "buen cowboy".
    Muy prolífico, pasados 25 años desde su muerte todavía se seguían publicando cada año, un par de títulos inéditos.
    #Western #NovelasPopulares #Bolsilibro #CulturaPopular #LiteraturaEstadounidense

  15. Man Stops Runaway School Bus, Saves Nearly 20 Kids

    A quick-thinking bystander in Minnesota says TV medical drama Grey’s Anatomy helped prepare him to jump into…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Children #hero #medicalemergency #Minnesota #schoolbus #Seizure #St.Paul #UnitedStates #upliftingnews #Us #USA
    newsbeep.com/780584/

  16. «Yellow Boat II» (2026)
    Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann
    📍Prien am Chiemsee, Germany

    Yesterday at #Lake #Chiemsee, the weather was grey on grey, with high #fog, hardly any contrast and dull colours, if any at all. 🌫️ Then I saw this little #boat at the #dock… And the sun rose in my heart. ☀️

    Image editing: Done solely with Phocus Mobile 2 on the iPhone.

    #photography #stilllife #yellow #silence #calm #Chiemsee #Germany #hasselblad #Fotografie #Stillleben #Boot #See #gelb #Steg #Stille

  17. Four kittens, about four months old and all vaccinated, need homes in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala. Two boys, two girls: a brown tabby, two grey tabbies and a black and white one with yellow eyes.

    Photos and the rescuer's number: dogwithblog.in/adopt/four-vacc

    #AdoptDontShop #CatsOfMastodon #Kerala #Kittens

  18. Our grids have no borders between cells. The lines are the container's background showing through one-pixel gaps, the lines that overhang the corners are eight gradients, and the technique fails in the one place where a cell can be empty.#css #tailwindcss #webdev #frontend #software #coding #development #engineering #inclusive #community
    BLEED = 48, copied into seven files: the hairlines on our marketing pages are gradients, and one of them drew a grey rectangle
  19. Good morning Masto mates. Had a good long sleep, nearly 8hrs, not a solid sleep though as my upper arms were aching every time I rolled over. They feel ok now, but they have had a bit of a workout 🏊🏼‍♀️ in the pool this week. I will need to bring it up with the doctor I guess when I visit sometime next month, just in case he wants to check it out as it has been going on for quite a while now & never totally disappearing. I hate the whole “well you are getting older you know” - as if I’m not aware 🙄 of that particular fact!
    I went out & watered the garden when I got up, refresh everything & now there are grey skies, not sure if rain is coming today, but tomorrow there will be some.
    I will be going out shopping this morning for a birthday gift for Miss 8 who is turning 9 tomorrow. It’s taken all week to find out what she would like & it is surprisingly simple - a squishie 🤷🏼‍♀️. I did a little research yesterday afternoon to discover what this was, it’s a sensory toy thingy. I intend to buy her a book to go with it I think. She reads a few years ahead of her age, but I need to make sure it is age appropriate for her as well.
    Last day of the working week for many, have a great #Friday everyone, hope it’s a good one 🌻. #AgingWell #Garden #Granddaughter #Birthday.

  20. Here's another green anole, sleeping in a rose.

    The name "green" anole is a bit silly, because they can change colours. They're usually green if they're in a good mood, and become a dull grey-brown if something's bothering them. Females will often switch to a warm chocolate brown when in the company of a male they're interested in.

    Like chameleons, the colour change is completely involuntary; they have no control over it and any camouflage it provides is entirely coincidental. Sorry to say, they're less nature's ninja assassins and more nature's mood rings.

  21. Dragonland – Prophecies Review By ClarkKent

    Welcome to Disney World Dragonland! Its five kingdoms four realms provide hours of fun and entertainment for the whole family. Take a trip through a futuristic Tron-like realm in a fancy sports car! Sail the high seas through stormy waters that threaten to capsize your ship with 100-foot waves! Hike the scenic mountain trails at the mercy of the vicious, fire-breathing dragons! Explore an obliterated city from a post-apocalyptic world while dodging falling meteorites! Wait, this sounds way more terrifying than what was advertised when I originally booked my family trip. Isn’t this supposed to be symphonic power metal? I thought that was supposed to be harmless fun. Dragonland has been at the sympho-cheese act for quite some time, 27 years to be exact, but their output has slowed considerably compared to their more youthful times. When a less olde Steel Druhm reviewed Under the Grey Banner in 2011, it was their fifth release in ten years. Now they make a triumphant return to the blog 15 years later for album number seven, Prophecies. Is it worth the price of admission?

    Perhaps one advantage of less frequent releases is that it allows Dragonland to keep the spunk and energy of their youth. They take the good cheer of Fellowship and combine it with the fantasy-seasoned cheese of Rhapsody of Fire and Gloryhammer to make for some rather inspired tunes. Prophecies opens with gusto on the galloping, joyful “The Prophecy Unfolds,” complete with synth wizardry and some guitar fireworks. Beneath that cheer, however, the record can take a rather bleak view of humanity. On “Survival of Mankind,” for example, Jonas Heidgert sings with ironic joy, “Wastelands as far as your eyes can behold / Those before us brought destruction and despair.” It shouldn’t require a spoiler alert to say that a message of hope lurks behind the often dark lyrics, thanks to the uplifting music as well as a redemptive arc in the closing minutes of the finale, “Cries of Anguish.”

    While the bulk of Prophecies contains rollicking, galloping tunes, Dragonland have plenty of other tricks up their sleeves to keep the record interesting. The synths provide a distinct ’80s character to some tracks. “Rolling Waves” opens with the synth rock touches of Duran Duran, and then there are hints of ’80s synth pop on “Dragonland.” This latter song takes its energetic start and rips into a banger complete with a fun gang vocal chorus. Anders Hammer’s bass also makes a strong mark throughout Prophecies, with a Stratovarius-inspired bit on “Making Darkened Nights So Bright” as well as a funky bridge solo on “Call of the Wild.” The slower, piano-led ballad, “Light of the Sunset,” gives Heidgert the opportunity to show his range, crooning gently in the early goings and then belting his heart out in an emotional climax. Dragonland shake up their rigid formula on the more progressive “Glory and Gold.” This seafaring piece feels like a missed opportunity to partner up with the nautical Terra Atlantica, and at the very least could serve as the start of a raucous adventure film.

    Dragonland puts its power metal formula mostly to good use, writing tight, catchy songs that nonetheless begin to sag as the album drags on. Part of the issue is the generically uniform riffs that serve as the music’s backbone. Jesse Lindskog offers up some guitar solos here and there, often mixed with Elias Holmlid’s wild keyboard fretting, but the fact remains that the guitars feel almost like an afterthought for the most part. Prophecies also ends up feeling bottom-heavy, as tracks begin to creep into five-minute territory on the back half. They’re still fun songs, but their length does cause Prophecies to sag as it reaches its conclusion. Fortunately, “The Call of the Wild,” featuring the record’s best lead riff as well as an excellent chorus, swoops in to spice things up down the final stretch.

    If you’re a fan of the cheese, don’t miss out on this roller coaster ride of an album. Dragonland offers the thrills and joys of an amusement park ride from the safety of your headphones. They have managed to sound just as fresh and exciting as the newbies in the field. They may not shred like Dragonforce, but they’ve retained and sharpened a decades-old identity thanks to sharp songwriting and plenty of spunk. Buckle up and prepare yourself for one glorious ride.

    Rating: 3.5/5.0
    DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps mp3
    Label: Scarlet Records
    Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
    Releases Worldwide: October 23rd, 2026

    #2026 #35 #DragonForce #Dragonland #DuranDuran #Fellowship #Gloryhammer #Oct26 #PowerMetal #Prophecies #Review #Reviews #RhapsodyOfFire #ScarletRecords #Stratovarius #SwedishMetal #SymphonicMetal #SymphonicPowerMetal #TerraAtlantica
  22. A few weeks ago, I had one of those heart-stopping developer moments.
    I was tinkering with a local autonomous coding agent running on a small open-source model (Qwen 2.5 via Ollama). I gave it access to a bash tool so it could install dependencies, run test suites, and clean up build artifacts.
    Everything was going smoothly until I asked it to clean up some old logs.
    In the terminal output, I watched it calmly propose:
    bash rm -rf /var/log/mongodb

    And right after that, it started poking around files outside its project folder.I hit Ctrl+C so fast I almost snapped my keyboard.
    The "Polite Prompt" Trap
    Like most developers, my first instinct was to fix it with prompt engineering:
    "You are a careful assistant. Please ONLY touch files in ./workspace. NEVER use sudo. NEVER delete system folders. Pretty please."
    And you know what happened on the very next run?

    It did it again.

    Here’s the thing we don't talk about enough: Small, open-source models (3B, 7B, 14B) don't have the massive alignment layers that GPT-4 or Claude 3.5 have. When an open-source agent gets confused, hallucinates, or hits an edge case, your polite system prompt is the first thing out the window.

    If an AI decides to read your private banking statement or a .env full of production tokens, you shouldn't have to convince the model to behave.

    You wouldn't ask an untrusted web request to "please not do SQL injection"—you use parameterized queries.

    So why are we begging AI agents not to nuke our hard drives?

    What I Actually Wanted

    I wanted a simple rule: The agent can think whatever crazy thought it wants, but before any tool touches my operating system, someone checks its badge at the door.

    If the agent decides to read bank_statement.pdf, the system shouldn't plead with the AI. It should intercept the file call, say "Nope, not happening", and ensure 0 bytes of that file are ever read.

    That was the spark behind AgentGuard.

    How It Works:

    AgentGuard is essentially a bouncer sitting between your AI agent and your OS. It does three straightforward things:

    [ AI Agent / Ollama / OpenDevin ]
    │
    │ 1. "Hey, I want to run: cat bank_statement.pdf"
    ▼
    ┌───────────────────────────┐
    │ AgentGuard Gateway │ ◄── [ Backboard.io ]
    └───────────────────────────┘ (Remembers previous blocks)
    │ │
    [ BLOCK ] [ APPROVE ]
    │ │
    │ └──► Rings your dashboard bell:
    │ "Agent wants to pip install something. Allow?"
    ▼
    Refusal sent back to Agent:
    "Access to banking file blocked. Stay in ./workspace."
    │
    ▼
    Agent self-corrects:
    "My bad! Reading ./workspace/logs/debug.log instead."

    1. Pre-Execution Interception (0ms latency)

    When an agent calls a tool (shell command, file read, file delete), AgentGuard inspects the request synchronously before execution.

    Trying to run sudo? → Blocked.

    Trying to touch .env, id_rsa, or a file matching bank or tax? → Blocked.

    Escaping ./workspace with ../../? → Blocked.
    The file handle is never opened. The shell command is never spawned.

    1. The 5-Minute Human Review Queue

    What about grey-area actions? Say the agent wants to run pip install pymongo.

    You don't want to completely block package installs, but you don't want an AI silently pulling unknown wheels from PyPI either.

    AgentGuard pauses the agent and puts the request into a Human Review Queue:

    You get a notification on a clean web dashboard.

    Each request has a 5-minute cryptographic timer so old, stale commands can't accidentally execute hours later.

    You click [ AUTHORIZE & RUN ], and it runs inside a controlled sandbox right in front of your eyes.

    1. Giving the Agent an "Immune System" (Backboard.io)

    One thing that drove me crazy about local models was amnesia. If you tell an agent "don't delete that folder", it apologizes... and then tries again two turns later.

    To fix this, I plugged in Backboard.io for persistent cloud vector memory.

    Whenever AgentGuard blocks a command, it writes a short lesson into Backboard:

    "Incident: Agent tried to run 'sudo rm -rf'. Blocked by policy shell.destructive_commands."

    Next time you start a task, AgentGuard pulls the relevant memories from Backboard and feeds them into the agent's context. The agent literally remembers what got it in trouble yesterday and stops proposing bad commands in the first place.

    What the Dashboard Looks Like

    I didn't want a clunky terminal-only tool, so I built an industrial, dark-mode cockpit with React and Tailwind:

    Top KPI Cards: Live count of blocked attacks, total actions governed, and learned Backboard memories.

    Review Queue: Tabs for Pending, Approved, and Expired actions with inline terminal output.

    Threat Lab: A built-in sandbox where you can test 1-click red-team scenarios (ransomware simulations, credential exfiltration, path traversal) to see if your local model can break out. Spoiler: 0 escapes.

    Making It an NPM Package: Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK)

    Right now, you can clone the repo and run it locally with FastAPI and MongoDB.

    But I realized that's still too much friction for developers who just want to npm install something and start coding.

    So I'm packaging this as a standalone Bring-Your-Own-Keys (BYOK) NPM SDK:

    bash
    npm install agentguard

    You drop in your own Backboard API key (for cloud memory) and your own LLM key (or Ollama endpoint):

    typescript
    import { AgentGuard } from 'agentguard';
    const guard = new AgentGuard({
    backboardApiKey: process.env.BACKBOARD_API_KEY,
    workspace: './workspace',
    });
    // Wrap any agent tool call:
    const check = await guard.inspect(proposedCommand);
    if (check.isBlocked) {
    // Feed safety feedback back to the LLM so it self-corrects!
    console.log(Blocked: ${check.explanation});
    } else {
    await guard.execute(proposedCommand);
    }

    Zero servers to host. Zero background databases to manage. Just pure protection.

    Wrapping Up

    We are entering an era where AI agents aren't just autocomplete engines anymore—they are active operators on our computers. They write code, manage files, and execute bash scripts.

    We have to stop treating AI safety as a philosophical prompt problem and start treating it as a systems architecture problem.

    Don't convince the model to behave. Just put a guard on the wire.

    If you're building autonomous agents or playing with local models, I'd love to hear how you're keeping them safe. Have you had an AI agent do something terrifying on your machine yet?#agents #ai #privacy #security #software #coding #development #engineering #inclusive #community
    "AgentGuard", Way to secure your personal data from AI agents

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