Raymond K
@vedgetable.bsky.social
Canadian. Infosec professional. Recovering idiot. Mostly retweets.
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I was on @smashingsecurity.com and it was extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
449: How to scam someone in seven days
Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology... and Taurus is their secret weapon.
In episode 449 of "Smashing Security", we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook - complete wit...
www.smashingsecurity.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
I was on @smashingsecurity.com and it was extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Don’t know who credit image to, but
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Don’t know who credit image to, but
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Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat
Lock 'em down
interview AI agents represent the new insider threat to companies in 2026, according to Palo Alto Networks Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore, and this poses several challenges to executives tasked with securing the expected surge in autonomous agents.…
dlvr.it
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat
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Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
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newsletter going out this afternoon!! free free always free lubchansky.beehiiv.com
Lubchansky Home News
Your one-stop shop to see what I'm up to! Links, recommendations, and the vaunted Frog and Peach Report.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
newsletter going out this afternoon!! free free always free lubchansky.beehiiv.com
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Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
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Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
December 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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Master NumPy in 10 Minutes — The Only Beginner Guide You Need
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December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Master NumPy in 10 Minutes — The Only Beginner Guide You Need
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"Why do we have to take ethics classes for a computer science degree?"
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
December 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Why do we have to take ethics classes for a computer science degree?"
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
This is why. And frankly, we should be failing more students for inadequately demonstrating their understanding of the topic.
Let's review some fun historical examples of why "No, actually quality will continue to matter."
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i am actually working on an article right now about how the vast majority of the world's information - and so many current events - are not at all legible to LLMs, a fact that a startling number of people never seem to think about
Wait until you hear that LLMs can only train on digitized/datafied info.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
Most of the FACTS scholars use are in archives/libraries.
Less than 1% of archival colletions worldwide have been digitized.
Also: lots of facts are not even in archives, but in the attics.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i am actually working on an article right now about how the vast majority of the world's information - and so many current events - are not at all legible to LLMs, a fact that a startling number of people never seem to think about
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we are making a print zine (!!!) about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology.
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
we are making a print zine (!!!) about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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The ensloppification* of the internet continues, with VC backing
*/ht Cory Doctorow for “enshittification”
*/ht Cory Doctorow for “enshittification”
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The ensloppification* of the internet continues, with VC backing
*/ht Cory Doctorow for “enshittification”
*/ht Cory Doctorow for “enshittification”
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If you all are looking for last-minute cybersecurity-themed gifts to buy and, more importantly, what not to buy. The great @zackwhittaker.com has the definitive list.
Weirdly, somehow comics didn't make the list, Zack :).
Weirdly, somehow comics didn't make the list, Zack :).
Last-minute cybersecurity and privacy gifts your friends and family won't hate
Running out of gift ideas for the security or privacy buff in your life? Here are some thoughtful suggestions, including what tech you might want to avoid.
this.weekinsecurity.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
If you all are looking for last-minute cybersecurity-themed gifts to buy and, more importantly, what not to buy. The great @zackwhittaker.com has the definitive list.
Weirdly, somehow comics didn't make the list, Zack :).
Weirdly, somehow comics didn't make the list, Zack :).