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Xavier Ashe :donor:
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What am I doing now:
- #Infosec Executive in Financial Services
- #Privacy Advocate
- Member of #EFGA, #ATL2600, #DC404, #DC770, #DC706
- Father of 8 kids […]

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I'm installing and tweaking #Immich, and really neat "Google Photos" like app that runs locally. It uses a local ML to do face detection and other neat features. I've been tuning my server and needed a better way to measure performance, so I vibe wrote a helper script. If you run Immich, this […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you are setting new speakers or headphones this morning, let me introduce you to https://www.audiocheck.net/
Free Online Audio Tests, Test Tones and Tone Generators
Tests your audio equipment, speakers, room acoustics and hearing. Audio signals and test tones playable online. High resolution sound test files available for free download.
www.audiocheck.net
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Reposted by Xavier Ashe :donor:
Lately I have noticed that when you purchase a ticket you don’t get a static PDF/PNG anymore.

Increasingly often, you get a .pkpass file, which is supposed to be opened in wallet apps (like Google Wallet or any 3rd-party).

Since I don’t like to share information about the events I attend with […]
Original post on manganiello.eu
manganiello.eu
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reposted by Xavier Ashe :donor:
~CFPTime is up again~ and only 12 conferences are loaded in it now; please load your conferences in CFPTime https://cfptime.org/upcoming
CFP Time - Indexing Security Call For Papers for Conferences and Workshops
Indexing Security Calls For Papers (CFP) for nternational conferences and others.
cfptime.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I'm hiring a Director of Product Engineering for our product team at @ProPublica. If you're an engineering leader in the US who wants to truly make a difference, we're a nonprofit newsroom investigating abuses of trust in the public interest. Please consider joining us. #amhiring #getfedihired […]
Original post on werd.social
werd.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
*thinks* I should stop playing with my phone and get back to work. Looks at screen. Oh yeah, I needed to get a OTP. Damn #ADHD. I might have done this a few times now.
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm telling people that this is #Factorio.
December 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hey there #bookstodon folks. Would love help finding my next #audiobook adventure. I just finished the least released book in "Dungeon Crawler Carl" and, while amazingly fun, it reminded me that I try to only read series that have endings. I hate waiting for the next book!

So what are some book […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Wow, what a wonderful day at @bsidesatl ! They put on a great conference and I was honored to have been part of it. I held a privacy workshop and gave a #fedvierse talk. I just posted the worksheets from the workshop and the presentation from the talk over on the #bsidesatl Discord:
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Reposted by Xavier Ashe :donor:
Holy Shit, #valve did a product launch in 2025 and did not mention AI a single fucking time. So refreshing.
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Putting the finishing touches on my presentation at @bsidesatl next weekend. "The #fediverse: Embracing the Hacker Ethos for a Decentralized Social Media Experience". We may even have a special guest join us, @jerry. #bsides
https://www.bsidesatl.info/
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"A reporter once asked A.J. Muste -- a social activist who, during the Vietnam War, stood outside the White House night after night -- 'Mr. Muste, do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night with a candle?'

"'Oh,' Muste replied […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Xavier Ashe :donor:
This place really is a haven from the hate you find on other platforms.
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The #fediverse is the best verse.
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Need another reason to move to @GrapheneOS ?

"Cellebrite does support, for example, Pixel 9 devices BFU. Meanwhile the screenshot indicates #cellebrite cannot unlock #pixel 9 devices running #grapheneos BFU." […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM