BadCipherCodes
@badciphercodes.bsky.social
Software dev, cryptography,cheese, anything else that is interesting. You are a very silly🪿 if you think my opinions reflect that of my employer.
What a load of 💩
My spouse was part of a group that helped an Afghan family settle here in WI.
She caught a cold that wiped her out for a day or two.
Guess who was at our doorstep with a crap ton of food?
My spouse was part of a group that helped an Afghan family settle here in WI.
She caught a cold that wiped her out for a day or two.
Guess who was at our doorstep with a crap ton of food?
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What a load of 💩
My spouse was part of a group that helped an Afghan family settle here in WI.
She caught a cold that wiped her out for a day or two.
Guess who was at our doorstep with a crap ton of food?
My spouse was part of a group that helped an Afghan family settle here in WI.
She caught a cold that wiped her out for a day or two.
Guess who was at our doorstep with a crap ton of food?
It’s the “take it to a casino and double up” line that really sells how ridiculous this all is…
When the strongest argument for your policy is a list of lies (I count 7) and exaggerations (another 5), you reveal more than a wonky list of truths ever would.
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It’s the “take it to a casino and double up” line that really sells how ridiculous this all is…
My spouse is getting a social work masters degree and one day asked me “do IT people have any sort of professional code of ethics?”
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There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My spouse is getting a social work masters degree and one day asked me “do IT people have any sort of professional code of ethics?”
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Keys are hard. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Keys are hard. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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🦃 Thanksgiving is coming up in the US. 🦃 What are you thankful for in software security? I wrote about the welcome progress on memory safety defects. What other areas are moving in the right direction? #SecureByDesign
medium.com/@boblord/29-...
medium.com/@boblord/29-...
29 Years Since “Smashing the Stack”: Time to Smash Memory Unsafety Itself
This coming Saturday marks the 29th anniversary of Aleph One’s seminal Phrack Magazine article, “Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit.”…
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🦃 Thanksgiving is coming up in the US. 🦃 What are you thankful for in software security? I wrote about the welcome progress on memory safety defects. What other areas are moving in the right direction? #SecureByDesign
medium.com/@boblord/29-...
medium.com/@boblord/29-...
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Not that anyone here needs to hear this, but for the record, in a democracy "people voted differently from the way I expected or hoped" does not constitute evidence of fraud, no matter how many pretty charts and graphs of "voting patterns" you make.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Not that anyone here needs to hear this, but for the record, in a democracy "people voted differently from the way I expected or hoped" does not constitute evidence of fraud, no matter how many pretty charts and graphs of "voting patterns" you make.
I learned an important lesson today. If you start a question with “if we wanted to be petty about this..”, my technological astute colleagues will absolutely come ideas that are both wildly petty and technologically feasible.
And no we won’t be implementing any of them
(At this time…..)
And no we won’t be implementing any of them
(At this time…..)
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I learned an important lesson today. If you start a question with “if we wanted to be petty about this..”, my technological astute colleagues will absolutely come ideas that are both wildly petty and technologically feasible.
And no we won’t be implementing any of them
(At this time…..)
And no we won’t be implementing any of them
(At this time…..)
If you see this, post an anime you love.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you see this, post an anime you love.
Conversations about OAuth:
a man in a camouflage shirt says " don t nobody understand the words that are coming out of your mouth "
Alt: a man in a camouflage shirt says " don t nobody understand the words that are coming out of your mouth "
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Conversations about OAuth:
So let me get this straight. For profit businesses are attempting to be good members of their respective communities and the party of “small government” is using their power to club them back in line. 🤬🤬🤬
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
So let me get this straight. For profit businesses are attempting to be good members of their respective communities and the party of “small government” is using their power to club them back in line. 🤬🤬🤬
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The breadth of "You have no idea what crazy shit we've tried and shelved decades ago, youngling. Your stupid idea is both stupid and not new. Better people than you have been this stupid." in the nuclear weapons program is quite impressive.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The breadth of "You have no idea what crazy shit we've tried and shelved decades ago, youngling. Your stupid idea is both stupid and not new. Better people than you have been this stupid." in the nuclear weapons program is quite impressive.
He is starting to sound like Boromir….
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
He is starting to sound like Boromir….
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
At what point will it dawn on WaPo that they are the sucker at the table?
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
At what point will it dawn on WaPo that they are the sucker at the table?
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Encryption without key rotation is just sparkling obfuscation
October 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Encryption without key rotation is just sparkling obfuscation
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CO2 is used to euthanize lab rats and mice
Just want to make sure that this one makes it onto the list for the wellness grifters
Just want to make sure that this one makes it onto the list for the wellness grifters
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
CO2 is used to euthanize lab rats and mice
Just want to make sure that this one makes it onto the list for the wellness grifters
Just want to make sure that this one makes it onto the list for the wellness grifters
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Not to be cringe, but I'm surprised I am emotional seeing the East Wing demolition. My first job in DC was interning and going to meetings there regularly. I learned everything about it while giving guided tours. The beauty of the East Wing is that everyone can go there. It's America's house.
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not to be cringe, but I'm surprised I am emotional seeing the East Wing demolition. My first job in DC was interning and going to meetings there regularly. I learned everything about it while giving guided tours. The beauty of the East Wing is that everyone can go there. It's America's house.
We live in the dumbest timeline
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world's richest man pondered the future of his company's Optimus robots—and his control over them.
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He's Building
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world's richest man pondered the future of his company's Optimus robots—and his control over them.
wrd.cm
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We live in the dumbest timeline
Dumb Friday thought:
Someone is reviewing your code, what music would you like them to be listening to?
Someone is reviewing your code, what music would you like them to be listening to?
October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Dumb Friday thought:
Someone is reviewing your code, what music would you like them to be listening to?
Someone is reviewing your code, what music would you like them to be listening to?
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Wanna know why Sam Altman and Elon Musk and Peter Thiel all LOVED Eliezer Yudkowsky, right up until they ignored him?
It’s because he was USEFUL to their efforts to attract funding and talent to their new companies.
If you think futurism is about accuracy, then you’re the sucker at the table.
It’s because he was USEFUL to their efforts to attract funding and talent to their new companies.
If you think futurism is about accuracy, then you’re the sucker at the table.
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Wanna know why Sam Altman and Elon Musk and Peter Thiel all LOVED Eliezer Yudkowsky, right up until they ignored him?
It’s because he was USEFUL to their efforts to attract funding and talent to their new companies.
If you think futurism is about accuracy, then you’re the sucker at the table.
It’s because he was USEFUL to their efforts to attract funding and talent to their new companies.
If you think futurism is about accuracy, then you’re the sucker at the table.
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CISA has fallen.
On CISA media call just now to discuss the F5 hack and source code breach, CISA staffer interrupted the discussion to blame the Democrats for the government shutdown and forcing workers to work without pay
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
CISA has fallen.