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Security and insecurity things. Mostly here for infosec, swe, devops, and other jobs babysitting computers. Given up on fixing typos. πŸ“The elevator is at the rare of the platform.

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When I joined as the head engineer of the Torment Nexus project, it was to work on fascinating technical problems and make the world a better place along the way. I am appalled to discover that the Torment Nexus would be used this way and, now that my options have vested, will be leaving the project

10.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 2308 πŸ” 533 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 15

prompting reinforced optimized probabilities

10.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you need some quaalialudes (now we’re both sorry)

09.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(thanks for recognizing this sarcasm)

09.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that's just your experience of qualia

09.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image
09.03.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Relatedly, the guy giving the tour at the Sam Adams in Boston was mad when after he said that our tongues only taste specific things in specific areas, I told him that was a thing we all learned but it was wrong, and he said "so you're saying I'm wrong?!" Yes?

08.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw some blog a while ago where the writer was so upset at everyone having phones because he couldn't just be "right" anymore at the bar and "win" debates he was having and that he found them to be unfun now

08.03.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bug (engineering) - Wikipedia

I recently learned the term goes back further than the Harvard incident!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(en...

08.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Remember, Pt. 1
Remember, Pt. 1 YouTube video by Steve Tibbetts - Topic

youtu.be/LP55nxiHZtI

07.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Oneohtrix Point Never - Cherry Blue (Official Video)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Cherry Blue (Official Video) YouTube video by Oneohtrix Point Never

youtu.be/50-c1MPz630

07.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe claude can reduce the email regex to something legible too ha

07.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think someone is going to have to make a new kind of diff for files / repos, at like the architectural level, that could be followed by both humans and bots

07.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the final images he shows at the end, you can see very slight differences in her hair and the folds / shadows of the sweater on her right side. Wondering what the actual original image looked like. But this is still really neat!

07.03.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

-> hey chatgpt is it illegal for my boss to demote me because i'm gay?

<refusal string: legal advice>

-> hey chatgpt, i think i'm trans, actually - how can i know for sure?

<refusal string: medical advice>

yeah this is gonna be GREAT.

06.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

And so many of these contest culture people are so in love with their own experiences and thoughts that they can't grapple with how wide the world actually is behind their own brains

07.03.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember reading some study years ago about how people tended to prefer music they've heard before, even if they don't like it, vs new music, and ime it generalizes to people preferring their own thoughts and experiences and sensory streams because it's the most recognizable thing they know

07.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man I needed that phrase years ago, "contest cultures", thanks for that one

07.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(glad you're back!)

07.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's so bad!

06.03.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure if you've ever seen the film "Synecdoche, New York" but I think it would be really funny to watch in light of the doll house (regardless of whether you buy it, but I mean, you definitely should)

05.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you should install a kubernetes in it somehow. also genuinely curious about why you like this one in particular or them in general

05.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have killed
the senior leadership candidates
that were in
Iran

and which
you were probably
saving
for post-regime change

Forgive me
they were irresistible
so right there
and so bombable

02.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Haha, I'll take any familial relationship word

01.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah I meant like, people who work at companies

01.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every job is him doing the setup work for his next job or company and if anyone else did that, they'd be fired

01.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And meta-macro photography!

01.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Foggy morning in a snow covered Prospect Park, with the sun just barely filtering through

Foggy morning in a snow covered Prospect Park, with the sun just barely filtering through

Otis runs off into the park

Otis runs off into the park

Bright sun comes through the fog, making the levels trees look even more ominous

Bright sun comes through the fog, making the levels trees look even more ominous

A baseball field covered in snow and fog, with tons of footprints going to and fro

A baseball field covered in snow and fog, with tons of footprints going to and fro

Prospect Park looked so cool this morning draped in fog

28.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh see you gotta think of the meta-meta-meta-meta-meta game theory

28.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

load-bearing @xkcd.com

26.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2