"Make cyber not cyber" -- thanks for that one @violetblue https://io9.gizmodo.com/today-cyber-means-war-but-back-in-the-1990s-it-mean-1325671487
Current Status: peeking at any known vulns that enable direct SQL access to a records mgmt system b/c the web ui is that bad.
Who has a good hack that mirrors the username+whatever@gmail, but for phone numbers to easily track who is selling/sharing my phone number?
Chips and salsa are a right -- not an appetizer. DC mex-ish places, why do you not support basic rights?
Hipsters are either enjoying the 500-character posts at Mastodon.social, or constrain themselves to 140 characters regardless.
Is it weird to anyone else that roomba error codes are spoken in the third person?
I am looking for a use-case for this phrase/concept: "you can't roast marshmallows on a dumpster fire"
As I finish WestWorld, realizing I was suckered into a drama abt value of access, code deployment, entry/exit, and offsite backup policies
If you see activity from me today during #WomenBoycottTwitter, it's coming from my Mastodon.Social account. Come, escape the dumpster fire!
Other interesting things from the morning is the Google translate of this alert from the Security Service of #Ukraine which is warning of a "possible large-scale cyberattack on state structures and private companies". The alert says that it's likely to rely on software updates, which would mean a lot of machines are already rigged. https://www.ssu.gov.ua/ua/news/1/category/21/view/4013#.hEB2DSFZ.dpbs
For the VPN spammers who "reach out to me" because I link to https://ssd.eff.org: I know better. I actually read the link.
October 21 will be the 18th anniversary of the "jam echelon" protest against blanket email surveillance.
Hey, anyone want to join me in adding X-JAM-ECHELON headers back into their email? The glory of the 90s is alive: https://www.wired.com/1999/10/hackers-ascend-upper-echelon
Some of the technical methods the Catalonia independence movement employed to counter censorship and internet attacks launched by the Spanish government.
https://drew3000.net/catalonia-notes/
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/29/white-house-private-email-nsa-warning-243324 is certainly a calming read.
How long until the only thing amazon sells is stuff to buy other amazon stuff with?
I just added some allspice dram to a manhattan and accidentally created a pumpkin spiced manhattan and I don't know what I feel about that.
Reddit: We actively disrupt hate-based subreddits
Facebook: We block 1M hate accts/day
Twitter: 280 character tweets errybody!
FWIW, Mastodon allows 500 characters/post for everyone.
There's tech debt, and then there's building a building around a building because it seems like the easier solution http://swamplot.com/for-its-next-trick-bank-of-america-center-will-completely-digest-the-secret-building-it-swallowed-35-years-ago/2017-09-26