I don’t post here much, and posting LinkedIn links is always an adventure. But if you’re interested I’ll be doing some GitHub threat hunting this afternoon at 3pm EST. Join us if you like https://www.linkedin.com/posts/turngate_threat-hunting-in-github-with-turngate-activity-7426736950944116736-gnAK

This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom: "If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."

When I toured Cornell looking at schools as a kid, I passed Sagan’s office. All the other faculty had name plates you could slide in and out on the door, but Sagan’s was screwed in. I asked why. Apparently the name plate was stolen so often he had a box of spares. And then they “fixed” it for good

Well shit

Friendly reminder, #DEFCONSingapore edition: The DEF CON Singapore Call for Papers is still open, but only until Feb 15. Our CFP Reviewers are standing by, so don’t delay! All the information you need is here […] [Original post on defcon.social]

It’s almost time to say farewell to the MetroCard and to 2025. But where do you go when the swipes go out? Tap and ride on your way to the Garden for Phish’s annual NYE run and listen up for Trey’s announcements in the subway system on your way there!

What, and I can’t overstate this, the fuck.

I think Google has turned over their NFL score widget to Gemini. There is a LOT going on here…

For the love of all that is holy, how do people use Windows as a daily OS. Every time I open a Windows laptop I want to jettison it into space (and no, I’m not updating a fleet of Surfaces right now)

And the graph, for a giggle:

This is a total stab in the dark for my #phillies fan friends out there. Ages ago (15+ years) the Phils sold this Phanatic ornament. My brother and his family had one they loved, but lost along with everything else in the CA fires last year. I can't find one anywhere online. Anyone have any leads?

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

As god as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

I don’t know who needs to hear this… but super glue will last basically forever in your fridge. Don’t keep it in a drawer.

Mercedes has confirmed George Kurtz, CEO of Crowdstrike, has become Technology Advisor to the team, having become part of its ownership structure. Krutz has acquired 15 percent of Toto Wolff's holding company, which owns 33 percent of the Mercedes #F1 team.

"What if we made an ad based on 'how do you do fellow kids'?"

This is generally why I don’t play games more complicated than TF2. If I don’t play for a couple days I have NO CLUE what I was doing. I liked Zelda a lot, but even that I couldn’t figure out what the objectives were (or how to find them) after I put it down for a week.

What’s in a log, or rather what’s not in a log? Bruce talks his thoughts on a recent report by Unit 42 on the use of AzureHound by threat actors, and how logs failed to showcase the full extent of the attack.

Good News, Everyone! We have the official dates for DEF CON 34! And to make up for the delay, we also have the dates for DEF CON 35! Please join us at the Las Vegas Convention Center August 6-9 in 2026 and August 5-8 in 2027. Save the dates, friends. It'll be […] [Original post on defcon.social]

New on the blog! A really nice unofficial diagram of the tram network of The Hague, The Netherlands.

TL;DR if you need help investigating Glassworm, feel free to use @turngate.bsky.social free trial to make sense of your Google calendar data. More here www.linkedin.com/posts/gdead_...

In the age of AI slop, it’s hard to overstate how valuable reddit is. I take back like 95% of the bad stuff I said about it over the years…

#DEFCON Creators alert! The #DEFCONSIngapore Call For Creators is open! Got an idea for a Contest, Village or Community you'd like to see at DEF CON Singapore? Get your submission in and let's work together to bring your ideas to life. The info you need is […] [Original post on defcon.social]

1h40m of @flightradar24.com NYC-bound traffic sped up by 20,000% down to 30 seconds. It’s not too often we see all three major airports using the same runway 4 approaches. It’s beautiful.

"We have made the security industry a self feeding, self fulfilling prophecy that may actually be causing harm to those we are trying to protect" - @gdead.bsky.social (from abstract of DEF CON 15 talk)

It’s amusing to me that ppl are grumpy that talking to the new version of the magic box requires different words than the last version of the magic box. We are early days in all this. Expect very little consistency as we move forward. Embrace the chaos :)

Welp, we’ve got a Bluesky account now. If you’re into SaaS security operations or trialing our SIEM for your SaaS infrastructure, check us out. We’re building new things every day with our service dashboards working their way to prod in the next week :) Also, a follow would be appreciated.

This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.

Closing Ceremonies @defcon.bsky.social #defcon33 @shmoocon.bsky.social @heidishmoo.bsky.social @gdead.bsky.social

Welp that was unexpected. @heidishmoo.bsky.social and I won the @defcon.bsky.social Uber award this year. Woof. What a journey this life continues to be.

I still don't understand how ostensible experts are saying we're only a few years away from true AGI (or even superintelligence). Analytical AI/ML is ultimately just statistical modeling and analysis, and generative AI is just auto-correct amped up a bunch.

TFW the concert you're at puts you on hold

Come one, come all!

I really need an old logo for the Joint Task Force - Computer Network Operations (JTF-CNO) which was formed out of the JTF-CND in 2000 and later morphed into US Cyber Command. The original logo for this org seems to have disappeared from the Internet. Any help?

From my perspective, this is a transparent attempt to put Copilot at the middle of the Office offering so it's not a "feature you can opt out of."

It’s fascinating to see Microsoft and Apple go in such different directions when it comes to AI. Microsoft went all-in and wrote “Sparks of AGI” www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear... Apple has done the bare minimum and just wrote “The Illusion of Thinking” ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...

PC load letter small group chat

Watching @paulasadoorian.bsky.social talking about using FreeBSD as a daily desktop OS. Enlightening!

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

Happy 5/8/77 Day to all those who celebrate. For those that don’t, here’s a good write-up on The Dead’s concert in Barton Hall at Cornell that explains why the show is so iconic. https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/grateful-dead-5-8-77-cornell-greatest-performance/

Spam in my inbox today… this type of blood pressure drop would seem… problematic

Looking for something to do this afternoon? Join @heidishmoo.bsky.social and I at 3pm EDT on Turngate’s periodic live stream. This week we’ll be doing an RSA debrief. Join us if you can. https://www.twitch.tv/turngate https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnAV5QDvcbhKIyG8zzL7yAQ

@amtrak.com turned 54 yesterday! Here's my Vignelli-style diagram showing services as they existed in May 1971. Still really happy with how this one turned out. Zoomable version: transitmap.net/maps/amtrak-... Project page: transitmap.net/amtrak-may-1...

Building a new ATC system is literally a generational problem. This is not something that happens in a year or two. And to be frank the current administration doesn’t do a good job of planning for 6 hours from now, so I’m not holding my breath.

It's about time

Channeling my inner @thepacketrat.net Two very loud (and very hungry) pileated woodpeckers.

We’ve outsourced our confirmation biases to search engines

If only there was an agency formally tasked with supplying devices and protocols for secure comms for senior executive branch staff… hmmm…

I hope this hits the NYTimes A1 above the fold like the Clinton emails did…. But I’m not holding my breath.