Duct Tape Failure
@ducttapefailure.bsky.social
I'm like 1983, but different.
Software dev and security nerd, building tools for journalists and whistleblowers.
Software dev and security nerd, building tools for journalists and whistleblowers.
If you wait long enough, you might also get a free fireworks show.
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 AM
If you wait long enough, you might also get a free fireworks show.
Ooh, I've working on something just like this to share with folks using various blogging platforms. I'm eager to take a look at your project.
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Ooh, I've working on something just like this to share with folks using various blogging platforms. I'm eager to take a look at your project.
"They're well written..." 😅
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 AM
"They're well written..." 😅
I think there a few app options for live streaming that allow various types of private live streaming (e.g., a private link, etc), in case you don't want to share with the whole planet at once.
Most of the big video hosting sites have docs specifically for setting that up on a phone.
Most of the big video hosting sites have docs specifically for setting that up on a phone.
January 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I think there a few app options for live streaming that allow various types of private live streaming (e.g., a private link, etc), in case you don't want to share with the whole planet at once.
Most of the big video hosting sites have docs specifically for setting that up on a phone.
Most of the big video hosting sites have docs specifically for setting that up on a phone.
I guess some people read 1984 and thought,
"Wow, think of the convenience!"
"Wow, think of the convenience!"
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I guess some people read 1984 and thought,
"Wow, think of the convenience!"
"Wow, think of the convenience!"
My immediate thought was the Werner Herzog movie where a penguin wanders off to certain doom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTU...
Nihilist Penguin (Werner Herzog)
YouTube video by Seppe
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
My immediate thought was the Werner Herzog movie where a penguin wanders off to certain doom.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTU...
What I didn't expect in 2026 is that the surveillance apparatus described in 1984 would feel so quaint, almost cute by comparison.
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
What I didn't expect in 2026 is that the surveillance apparatus described in 1984 would feel so quaint, almost cute by comparison.
Do they all get bingo cards to track what amendments they're currently violating?
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Do they all get bingo cards to track what amendments they're currently violating?
Frankly, some of my most valuable cybersecurity skills came from working at a help desk in college. No tech issue is solved until you abandon assumptions and meet people where they are, even when there's a massive breadth of misunderstandings, misconceptions, or the willingness to admit to them.
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Frankly, some of my most valuable cybersecurity skills came from working at a help desk in college. No tech issue is solved until you abandon assumptions and meet people where they are, even when there's a massive breadth of misunderstandings, misconceptions, or the willingness to admit to them.
Yes! It's always been the hardest part of my career.
On one side: pros who parrot "you must define your threat model first!" best practices.
On the other: users w/ no understanding of bad actors, how the internet works, or n-tier privacy implications.
There's a vast gap betwn theory and reality.
On one side: pros who parrot "you must define your threat model first!" best practices.
On the other: users w/ no understanding of bad actors, how the internet works, or n-tier privacy implications.
There's a vast gap betwn theory and reality.
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Yes! It's always been the hardest part of my career.
On one side: pros who parrot "you must define your threat model first!" best practices.
On the other: users w/ no understanding of bad actors, how the internet works, or n-tier privacy implications.
There's a vast gap betwn theory and reality.
On one side: pros who parrot "you must define your threat model first!" best practices.
On the other: users w/ no understanding of bad actors, how the internet works, or n-tier privacy implications.
There's a vast gap betwn theory and reality.
You can wear an overcoat on an upright fendered bike like this. It's maybe not the best thing for the overcoat, but I was among hordes of commuters who did it in Berlin and Copenhagen.
In America, there are at least a half dozen of us 😅
In America, there are at least a half dozen of us 😅
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
You can wear an overcoat on an upright fendered bike like this. It's maybe not the best thing for the overcoat, but I was among hordes of commuters who did it in Berlin and Copenhagen.
In America, there are at least a half dozen of us 😅
In America, there are at least a half dozen of us 😅
Her math checks out. As an American, I think my deductible is basically $100k at this point.
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Her math checks out. As an American, I think my deductible is basically $100k at this point.
I was hanging around Berlin when this video came out (9+ years ago!) and indeed, as tongue-and-cheek as this music video is, there's a lot of genuine sentiment here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQk...
BE DEUTSCH! [Achtung! Germans on the rise!] | NEO MAGAZIN ROYALE mit Jan Böhmermann - ZDFneo
YouTube video by ZDF MAGAZIN ROYALE
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I was hanging around Berlin when this video came out (9+ years ago!) and indeed, as tongue-and-cheek as this music video is, there's a lot of genuine sentiment here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQk...
I'm just gonna cite this incident to my state reps, in case they buy the lobbyist spin that "nobody cares about privacy".
January 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I'm just gonna cite this incident to my state reps, in case they buy the lobbyist spin that "nobody cares about privacy".
I've heard a bunch of performers also just canceled their shows at the Kennedy Center, probably because art can't flourish under "woke". 🤔
January 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I've heard a bunch of performers also just canceled their shows at the Kennedy Center, probably because art can't flourish under "woke". 🤔
We've all been in a "the first one is free" pusher stage all this time, and the monetization is only going to get more absurd and way more expensive.
But I look forward to seeing how many truly f*cked up product placements I can prompt out of it.
But I look forward to seeing how many truly f*cked up product placements I can prompt out of it.
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We've all been in a "the first one is free" pusher stage all this time, and the monetization is only going to get more absurd and way more expensive.
But I look forward to seeing how many truly f*cked up product placements I can prompt out of it.
But I look forward to seeing how many truly f*cked up product placements I can prompt out of it.
There must be a ton of people doing this scrubbing. In a less corrupt era, we'd be flipping those people for evidence, all the way up the chain.
Hamilton and Madison must be reeling in their graves about where our checks-and-balances are falling short.
Hamilton and Madison must be reeling in their graves about where our checks-and-balances are falling short.
December 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There must be a ton of people doing this scrubbing. In a less corrupt era, we'd be flipping those people for evidence, all the way up the chain.
Hamilton and Madison must be reeling in their graves about where our checks-and-balances are falling short.
Hamilton and Madison must be reeling in their graves about where our checks-and-balances are falling short.
I hope it's less horrific to hear that an old term, used at least since the 1970s, in a lot of contexts for planning--e.g, hospital scheduling, entitlement to benefits, or (since it's used for student enrollment), financial aid determination.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I hope it's less horrific to hear that an old term, used at least since the 1970s, in a lot of contexts for planning--e.g, hospital scheduling, entitlement to benefits, or (since it's used for student enrollment), financial aid determination.
I bet a pivot table is just the tool to help sort out these niches 😅
December 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I bet a pivot table is just the tool to help sort out these niches 😅
Could it be that the collection of data has changed the behavior?
"Well, I would buy this gown, but not if I have to log it in the spreadsheet"...
"Well, I would buy this gown, but not if I have to log it in the spreadsheet"...
December 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Could it be that the collection of data has changed the behavior?
"Well, I would buy this gown, but not if I have to log it in the spreadsheet"...
"Well, I would buy this gown, but not if I have to log it in the spreadsheet"...
Just a different style of formidable.
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a different style of formidable.