Okay this deserves unbridled cursing; Holy mother fucking shit are you fucking shitting me?!?!?!!!? #us #coastguard will no longer classify #swastikas, #nooses as #hate symbols The #military service, which falls under the #dhs, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially […]

We've officially hit that time of the year where every event seems like it should be further away than it actually is.

Talk about your crotch-rocket... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXUuExL8Cac

Surely someone out there can knit me a scarf modeled after Chewbacca's bandolier? #starwars

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osAvIsgwIV0

I have another Reddit AMA scheduled! Tell your youts! https://www.reddit.com/r/SecurityCareerAdvice/s/LQquOxjhjG

Yesterday's Cyber Innovation Day in Washington DC was a first-class event hosted by Datatribe. I moderated a panel with my N2K Cyberwire colleague Maria Varmazis @maria and Daniel Whitenack from Practical AI. We'll have that session on an upcoming CyberWire Special edition. #infosec

Perfect. No notes. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77zd6myepro

I've noticed an increased error-rate when typing in the latest iOS, but I chalked it up to my aging fat-fingers. Turns out it's not just me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksVvXONrIo #iOS

What is love? Love is smiling when your partner lights up at an old favorite song on the radio. Love is nodding along as they say, “Ah, George Michael! I had this on a twelve-inch single, played it ‘til the needle gave up.” And love - real love - is quietly resisting the urge to mention that […]

Today is the last day to vote in the SANS Difference Makers awards, for which I have been inexplicably nominated. https://www.sans.org/about/awards/difference-makers #infosec

While interviewing a remote guest I noticed he had a model of a Klingon Bird of Prey hanging from his office ceiling. So naturally, I found a way to work a Kobayashi Maru reference into our conversation, much to his delight. #infosec

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

Thanks to the team at DataBee for inviting me to Comcast Connect in DC.

A new, independent source of news launches tomorrow. “We are a group of former Guardian and Observer journalists who think our turbulent times call for a different kind of media title: courageous, independent, diverse and built around a community of readers and journalists. “Our beat will be […]

"Even if these glasses worked as well as Meta suggests they should, there is no way I would buy a pair. You are to tell me that I should strap a legacy of twenty years of privacy violations and user hostility to my face? Oh, please." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-steak-sauce-demo/

Happy that Apple, at long last, added cross-fades to the Apple Music app, but my goodness is it ever buggy. #ios26 #Apple #iPhone

In DC to emcee the annual DMV Rising event, hosted by Virtru. #infosec

Disney learned nothing from Andor.

I've always thought that the larger the company, the less important the individual client. Last evening, a client asked me to supervise a remote connection with one of their software providers - a large company - at 9:30. It was urgent, so I completely rearranged my schedule for today […]

“Garden hoses connect like XLR cables, not BNC cables.” #geekhome

AI security hypothetical - suppose an organization shares a report under embargo to a media outlet. If the media outlet uses an online LLM to summarize the report before the release date, have they violated the embargo? (Not publishing anything, just using the LLM as an assistant for internal […]

The new 8X zoom on the iPhone 17 Pro claims "optical quality zoom" at 200mm, but seems to indicate only capturing a 12 MP image from a 48 MP sensor. So does that mean it's doing a crop on the sensor? In other words, is "optical quality zoom" just marketing […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Happy #909 Day - get your beats on at: https://roland50.studio/

Got my flu and Covid booster shots today.

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door. Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Yes, yes, I hear you. But when you say “deep dive” do you mean Mariana Trench deep or fetching pennies from the bottom of the pool deep?

This was great fun to be a part of! I hope you'll check it out and help spread the word. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDgLBxEKx28

This is a fun fluid simulation app for iOS. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fluidium/id6745104628

Spotted at my local antique mall.

Terri Gross and Fresh Air have been a huge influence on me as I’ve developed my own interview style. This is a lovely appreciation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kt3xwXaTLw

As you make your way through this life, you will occasionally cross paths with those whose actions are frustratingly at odds with Occam's razor.

If you thought there were "too many podcasts" already, get ready for a massive uptick in "slopcasts" VibeVoice is designed for generating expressive, long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio, such as podcasts, from text. https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice

Excuse me, I think there's something in my eye... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yJFbvOkXs&list=RDv_yJFbvOkXs&start_radio=1

Yes, it's ultimately an ad, but wow... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEalzEnT70k

This is remarkable on many levels. That someone can achieve something like this on their own blows my mind. https://youtu.be/8s9TjRz01fo?si=k--_lo4IzVteU0WC

Palate cleaner.

Absolutely jaw-dropping talk by Micah Lee on the blinding national-security incompetence at the highest levels of the Trump regime. https://micahflee.com/we-are-currently-clean-on-opsec-the-signalgate-saga/ If this had been any Democratic govt, Fox "News" and the entire right-wing media gang […]

I just sent out volunteer notifications for @pancakescon. Thanks to everyone who offered to help!! I really need a few things for this conference to succeed: - More CFP submissions. - Village submissions - We are still seeking a CTF provider. - Prize sponsors. Please feel free to message me […]

The delightful story of a prank Tom Lehrer played on the NSA.

The FBI brain drain is real, and disconcerting. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/goodbye-to-all-that

Happy 4th!

Tempted to start an account that’s just image grabs of people talking into the wrong part of their Yeti mics.

Okay, which one of you is responsible for this? (Spotted at my local Maker’s Fair.) #infosec #defcon

"ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle."

I’m so old I once owned a modem that wasn’t Hayes compatible.

Folks, sometimes the jokes just write themselves…