Todd Sterrett
@mtsterrett.bsky.social
Author of False Start. Microsoft CSA in Security. World traveler. Cat dad. This is a personal account.
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Todd Sterrett
@mtsterrett.bsky.social
· Oct 31
I wrote a book and have the second one almost done! Getting here has been an amazing adventure.
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Welp, another day another train adventure. This time the train from Zurich left on time, but a mechanical issue resulted in a need to swap trains along the way, making us 40 min late to Munich. Our connection was on the literal other side of the station. We made it with 1 min to spare….
January 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Welp, another day another train adventure. This time the train from Zurich left on time, but a mechanical issue resulted in a need to swap trains along the way, making us 40 min late to Munich. Our connection was on the literal other side of the station. We made it with 1 min to spare….
Just a little snow in Zurich today.
January 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Just a little snow in Zurich today.
Train schedule is a hot mess, but on the plus side it’s snowing here. Anyway on step one of three now, only an hour late.
January 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Train schedule is a hot mess, but on the plus side it’s snowing here. Anyway on step one of three now, only an hour late.
The more that I look at real plate armor the more I wonder at where our games went wrong.
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
The more that I look at real plate armor the more I wonder at where our games went wrong.
No snow near Vienna
January 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
No snow near Vienna
Snow outside of Munich is beautiful. Quite a difference from the warm temperatures at home.
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Snow outside of Munich is beautiful. Quite a difference from the warm temperatures at home.
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Annual reminder that the world didn't crash on Y2K because countless people put in countless hours of work to ensure computer systems were updated to handle the date switch from 1999 to 2000.
It was a real problem that a huge group effort fixed.
It was a real problem that a huge group effort fixed.
December 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Annual reminder that the world didn't crash on Y2K because countless people put in countless hours of work to ensure computer systems were updated to handle the date switch from 1999 to 2000.
It was a real problem that a huge group effort fixed.
It was a real problem that a huge group effort fixed.
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billions of dollars and everlasting fame to whoever figures out how to stop webpages from loading new elements just as you’re about to click on something
December 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
billions of dollars and everlasting fame to whoever figures out how to stop webpages from loading new elements just as you’re about to click on something
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In every century, cats is the same
(written by Japanese Emperor Uda on 11th March 809; picture unrelated)
(written by Japanese Emperor Uda on 11th March 809; picture unrelated)
December 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In every century, cats is the same
(written by Japanese Emperor Uda on 11th March 809; picture unrelated)
(written by Japanese Emperor Uda on 11th March 809; picture unrelated)
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I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
Every time I hear I'll be home for Christmas play my brain autocompletes the the line 'Christmas Eve will find me' ... with 'and in the darkness bind me.' 🙃
December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Every time I hear I'll be home for Christmas play my brain autocompletes the the line 'Christmas Eve will find me' ... with 'and in the darkness bind me.' 🙃
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Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells 'Spiraling' Apep, Limits Long Orbit - NASA Science
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding
science.nasa.gov
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Very excited to share the NASA/ESA/STScI press release of our team's work on Apep! It's a terrific writeup, complete with a brand new beautiful visualisation of the nebula geometry.
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
1/? ⚛️🔭🧪
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Brain empty. Only bird.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Brain empty. Only bird.
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Painful stings like the velvet ants' venom actually evolved to defend them from insect predators, so it's surprising how well they target mammalian nociception ('pain-sensing') pathways.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
Arizona velvet ants are colorful little insects that will DESTROY you. Their sting is described as 'hot oil from the deep fryer'. As wingless wasps, they will drop you to your knees. They will make you call to god. They are the reason countless children are afraid of cute insects.
they are perfect
they are perfect
January 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Painful stings like the velvet ants' venom actually evolved to defend them from insect predators, so it's surprising how well they target mammalian nociception ('pain-sensing') pathways.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
There's a nice paper on this where they found velvet ant venom caused aversion in fruit flies, mice, and mantis.
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👋 Folks, I'm super excited to announce the launch of the Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment!
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
👋 Folks, I'm super excited to announce the launch of the Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment!
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs
Here's what it does
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The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.
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World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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It's Patch Tuesday and ASP.NET Core has a doozy, with a CVSS score of 9.9, our highest ever. Let's examine why.
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55315: .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability · Issue #371 · dotnet/announcements
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2025-55315: .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Executive summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability i...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's Patch Tuesday and ASP.NET Core has a doozy, with a CVSS score of 9.9, our highest ever. Let's examine why.
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
The bug enables http request smuggling, which on its own for ASP.NET Core would be nowhere near that high, but that's not how we rate things...
* Thread- (1/7)
Got to wake up to the fire alarm this morning. Definitely not my favorite way to start the day. Everything’s fine. Just extra needy cats now
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Got to wake up to the fire alarm this morning. Definitely not my favorite way to start the day. Everything’s fine. Just extra needy cats now
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all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.
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If you didn't hear, we ANNOUNCED LOTS OF COOL SECURITY STUFF today:
- Microsoft Sentinel graph
- Build your own Security Copilot Agents
- Microsoft security store
www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...
- Microsoft Sentinel graph
- Build your own Security Copilot Agents
- Microsoft security store
www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...
Microsoft Sentinel: The security platform for the agentic era | Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft unveils a new wave of security innovation—delivering an agentic platform to protect organizations at scale. Learn more.
www.microsoft.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you didn't hear, we ANNOUNCED LOTS OF COOL SECURITY STUFF today:
- Microsoft Sentinel graph
- Build your own Security Copilot Agents
- Microsoft security store
www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...
- Microsoft Sentinel graph
- Build your own Security Copilot Agents
- Microsoft security store
www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...