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I post about a lot of random stuff that catches my attention. I don't have any qualifications outside of computer science and security.

My comments do not reflect the opinion of my employer, and my employer's public statements do not reflect my opinions.
And @legaleagle.tv just published the videos too... Its not even an hour old and its already out of date...
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Eat fucking shit, pigs
JUST IN: Border Patrol is preparing to end its immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, nearly a week after the agency first deployed agents to the state’s most populated city, two officials at DHS tell NBC News.
Border Patrol preparing to leave Charlotte, plans to mobilize in New Orleans next
Border Patrol agents arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte this week and, according to reports, could begin operations in Louisiana and Mississippi as soon as next week.
nbcnews.to
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Breaking News!
We’re breaking the forMatt.

Finished filming and now on my way to my first ever PAX Unplugged.
See ya’ll there!
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
if you are a guest in my house, you get the same kind of towels I get. That doesn't mean they are any good. You have been warned.
Given that many of us may either be house guests or are potentially hosting house guests in the coming days and weeks, I put out this tiny advice video 😉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwqA...
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I called it.

So, Google is next up to bat.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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And don't forget to decline the face scan at TSA and request a manual ID verification. There's no need to be giving them additional data points.
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.

In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
I was just asked for my phone (to swipe the outside for whatever) for the 1st time during a “random” TSA extra screening for a domestic flight - i told them i didn’t consent to a search of the phone, made sure there were no notifications visible & it was locked and didn’t let it out of my sight…
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.

In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
I was just asked for my phone (to swipe the outside for whatever) for the 1st time during a “random” TSA extra screening for a domestic flight - i told them i didn’t consent to a search of the phone, made sure there were no notifications visible & it was locked and didn’t let it out of my sight…
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Nothing better for my mental health than spending hours in the woods with no cell service. 3.5 miles, plenty of elevation change, a nice snack by some waterfalls with a book and no doomscrolling for nearly four hours.

I might need to do that again next weekend at this rate.
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Democrats had the opportunity to force Republicans take the fall for the worst holiday travel season on record.
Instead they voted to get blamed for massive healthcare premium increases just so they didn't get thier flights delayed or cancelled.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Go get a trail and listen to Jason from NotJustBikes pick a fight with a dead man over cyclist gatekeeping or any of the other quality content on the platform.
Three-day free trials now available. Clear your weekend.
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I was reading through reviews on the orange hardware store site for dish washer detergent and found this absolute turd of a review.

The US is absolutely cooked aren't we...

Wonder if Bob is ever going to find a company that makes Maga dishwasher detergent?

#WTF #ConservativeCrashOut
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Friendly reminder to anybody who isn't paying attention. Welcome to the off-year election cycle. Polls open today. You should go vote. Off-year elections are just as, if not more important, than presidential and midterm elections.
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey, nearly a million vacant units could be used to expand the city's rent controlled supply and go a long way to fixing the affordability crisis.
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I don't usually post horror content but here goes.

Also @fedora.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy why are the kernel images so large? Is it normal for the rescue initramfs to take up nearly 300MB and the average kernal initramfs image to be well over 100MB?
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
So, I guess it's Google or Cloudflare's turn to have a massive DNS related issue next now that AWS and Azure have had thier turns

apnews.com/article/micr...

#AzureOutage #Internet
Microsoft Azure cloud service hit with outage
Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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White people aren't doing well... Every Black and brown person on the PLANET reading this and thinking my mom's childhood friend's second cousin is considered our Aunt... LOSERS...
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Turns out most voters just want you to talk with them, to listen to thier concerns, and not belittle them. The Democratic party regularly fails at this.
I love that this is literally just

we realized we weren't connecting with Black people so we tried talking to more Black people and Black people like us much better now
"Black organizers had noticed gaps in the campaign’s strategy for reaching Black voters. To address them, they led canvasses in working-class Black neighborhoods...By early October, Mamdani had taken a commanding lead over Cuomo among Black voters"

hammerandhope.org/article/zohr...
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
mastodon.social/@eff/1153903...

As a friendly reminder to everyone protesting today: your phones are likely safe from the more invasive tracking methods. All you should worry about is celebrating with your comrades and minding what photos you take (record the cops at ever opportunity).
Electronic Frontier Foundation (@[email protected])
We haven’t found evidence of Stingrays being used at protests in the US yet, but if you’re going to a No Kings protest this weekend, why not bring Rayhunter to be sure? Don’t forget to charge and upda...
mastodon.social
October 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you feel the absolute need to have surveillance cameras up on your house, make sure you own your own data and can tell the cops to take a hike if they dont have a subpoena.

@ubiquiti.bsky.social is on my shortlist for replacing your ring cameras.
October 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Why even bother breaking out the sharpie at that point?
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I think we need to tax them more. Hell, with the amount of money these people are throwing at this, Mamrandi might need to increase the planned amount for the new tax brackets because they clearly have plenty of money to burn.
tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
October 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I'm using @tailscale.com to access my home network abroad and self host services and I'm using @proton.me and @mullvad.bsky.social for getting around geoblocks.

If you count @torproject.bsky.social, I also use that when I want anonymity
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Oct 15
are you using a VPN? if so, why?
October 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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are you using a VPN? if so, why?
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Its my favorite time of year on YouTube. When @defcon.bsky.social drops all the videos from the most recent conference within like a week.

Its extremely useful to reset my algorithm by just binging all the talks I couldn't go to.
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM