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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · 15d

Lovely Stop Work order today.
I get to collect unemployment once I burn through five weeks of banked comp leave.
Had to send a bunch of status reports off-the-clock because it’s the professional thing to do.

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · 25d

Hung out at @jawncon.bsky.social this past weekend! Handed out a few @dianainitiative.bsky.social stickers to folks that asked.

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Sep 22

He’s probably asking why they sell so many shades of white paint, when there’s a whole palette.

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Sep 22

I missed #PancakesCon due to teaching another course, but will be on the lookout for the recordings over the next few weeks!

PancakesCon Infosec Conference @pancakescon.com · Sep 21

Your next hard decision at #PancakesCon is whether to watch "Career Planning in an Era of Layoffs and Storygames" or "Hacking the OSCP & the Practice of Zen Meditation" (or joining Hardware village, or Lockpick Village, or the CTF programs, or getting your resume reviewed, or doing a TimTam Slam,)

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Sep 4

I didn’t choose this cat; the cat has apparently chosen me.

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 15

Exhausting at times, but being a ‘Noon’ (goon-in-training) was a blast!

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 2

I’m really upset here. I’ve been a regular sonar to a few public media outlets. I sent a few dollars every month. Without Federal assistance, was I just wasting time, prolonging their demise?
I don’t even watch PBS, but I threw a few dollars their way each month.
I free the new monthly request…

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 2

Huh?
I should reboot the ol’ BBS?
I haven’t looked for that backup for over 20 years now.

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 2

We used to call it Plug & Pray for a reason!

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The Diana Initiative @dianainitiative.bsky.social · Aug 1

Workshop Announcement for #TDI2025!
Spaces at "Automate CTI workflows with LLMs" on 4 Aug are included with your ticket - but it is first-come-first-served! No pre-registration required.
Get your ticket here tdi.mobi/tickets
#SecuringOurFutureTogether

Workshop Title: Automate CTI Workflows with LLMs. Text: By the session's end, participants will have actionable strategies to implement local LLMs for CTI and improve their organization's cyber defenses. The Diana Initiative * August 4, 2025

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 2

It’s on Fox. Therefore. It’s correct.
End of discussion.
Other media outlets have to pay stump for forgiveness of their many sins and corruption. (Just ask our president)

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 2

We have entered a new phase… he is correct, everyone before him, or contrary to him, is wrong.
If you don’t agree, you can self depart. “We” elected/chose this.

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ok, I didn’t buy abelkin, but I did buy my sprayers and cables this morning. (Can never have enough cables or adapters, and this way I know when I get home I’ll still have enough, because I now have ‘home’ and ‘away’ charging setups.

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The Diana Initiative @dianainitiative.bsky.social · Aug 1

Do you have your Tickets - tdi.mobi/tickets
Do you have the schedule - www.dianainitiative.org/annual-event...
Do you have your mask?
We will see you on Monday!
#SecuringOurFuturetogether #TDI2025

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 1

Gawd, I’m like a dinosaur with a car phone that they connected to a huge battery and then crammed into a plastic case to call it portable. It literally JUST made phone calls.

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 1

How was the event?

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 1

I keep trying to find pictures of my first cell phone, a GE-branded car phone shoved into a plastic case to include a battery… it literally _just_ made phone calls.

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Aug 1

I just finished seven weeks with a cohort that had been through the wringer, so to speak… which meant that I was also fair game for vengeance.
I stuck with it. Made it (through the rain?)
Tonight I got to log out.
Now I can enjoy Hacker Summer Camp!

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Jul 25

Real world continuity plan.
Can’t drive over 50 for a while, but can drive the car until the new tires arrive. Yeah, the doughnut is over 14 years old, but still works. I also found the wheel lock light that I thought I’d lost, but was sitting with this spare tire I’d not needed for over 14 years.

William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · Jun 10

90 minutes later, they actually performed the repair that they charged two hours for, and “cleaned out a lot of sticky goo.”
(Yeah, she is 14+ years old, but like, duh, the VIN tells you that she is old, the odometer is over 130k, but yeah, I am a bad auto owner. Fine)

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · May 30

Paid dealer to replace two pieces of plastic that were roughly $70, plus two hours of labor, plus hazmat fees to dispose of the plastic.
Paid, got in the car, then asked what the heck, to find out (today) that the tech forgot to perform the line item. (I paid before seeing the tech forgot) Argh!

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · May 30

Cat decided I shouldn’t be working today.

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · May 18

I just do GRC work, but seeing the flights that are possible in part due to the boring documentation work I do does have me spellbound. www.youtube.com/@LiveAirShowTV

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✈️ Experience the Thrill of Live Air Shows and Extreme Aviation! For 20 years, LiveAirShowTV has been your front-row seat to the most exciting air shows and aviation events. Watch the world's top pilo...

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · May 17

I can’t believe the irony of Beethoven playing Bach’s Minuet in G during Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure!

a man in a red jacket is playing a piano in a store

ALT: a man in a red jacket is playing a piano in a store

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William Bailey @dalanshark.bsky.social · May 17

feel so old, remembering the macro vision protection- removed VHS copy I had of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
I still have VCRs and tapes. Call me a hoarder. I confess. For now, I’m watching MGM+.

two men are standing next to each other with the words strange things are afoot at the circle k on the bottom .

ALT: two men are standing next to each other with the words strange things are afoot at the circle k on the bottom .

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