Scott Francis
@darkuncle.bsky.social
primarily on Mastodon @[email protected]
Internet ops and security since the 20th century • eternally curious • loved beyond comprehension; learning to relax • be kind • celebrate beauty • fear not • SoCal 🌊
Internet ops and security since the 20th century • eternally curious • loved beyond comprehension; learning to relax • be kind • celebrate beauty • fear not • SoCal 🌊
You missed the second part of that post:
“Confidently wrong or misleading answers are legion and trivially accessed/generated; knowing how to ask good questions (and how to be skeptical on answers) is an essential life skill.”
“Confidently wrong or misleading answers are legion and trivially accessed/generated; knowing how to ask good questions (and how to be skeptical on answers) is an essential life skill.”
December 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You missed the second part of that post:
“Confidently wrong or misleading answers are legion and trivially accessed/generated; knowing how to ask good questions (and how to be skeptical on answers) is an essential life skill.”
“Confidently wrong or misleading answers are legion and trivially accessed/generated; knowing how to ask good questions (and how to be skeptical on answers) is an essential life skill.”
the gear (computer hardware) we put into space decades ago bears little resemblance to anything developed in the last ~15 years
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
the gear (computer hardware) we put into space decades ago bears little resemblance to anything developed in the last ~15 years
sometimes you have to prove things out in order for the money people to pay attention
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
sometimes you have to prove things out in order for the money people to pay attention
Reposted by Scott Francis
And they’re right to do this! It’s an incredibly bad idea to expose your defense organizations to this threat. Recent attacks like Salt Typhoon on our LE wiretapping infrastructure have rendered US telecoms completely insecure against state adversaries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Ty...
Salt Typhoon - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
And they’re right to do this! It’s an incredibly bad idea to expose your defense organizations to this threat. Recent attacks like Salt Typhoon on our LE wiretapping infrastructure have rendered US telecoms completely insecure against state adversaries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Ty...
our public transit, such as it is, isn't gonna be ready. not even with the new light rail lines in place.
November 14, 2024 at 5:03 AM
our public transit, such as it is, isn't gonna be ready. not even with the new light rail lines in place.