Theodore

American 🇺🇸 Tech. Azure. Consultant. Harrington Rods. ADHD. He/Him. Digital Nomad. Cautious Optimist. Lifelong Learner. Opinions my own and subject to change.

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

No idea what’s going to happen to this app but I’m on Threads under the same alias. Feel free to connect but I am keeping things private for now.

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@JoinSquad Whatever happen to point firing! Add it back! It was in an earlier beta and phenomenal!

[New York Post @nypost]

James Carville endorses 'f-ked up' Graham Platner, compares him to US allying with Stalin to win WWII https://t.co/fTqfSmCSXg

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Things most Americans agree on:

Groceries cost too much.

Tariffs suck and make no sense.

Congress and Presidents shouldn’t trade stocks.

The debt is a mess.

The border should be secure, but legal immigration is good.

Endless wars are stupid, especially ones that nobody wants and have never been explained.

Americans are exhausted.

AI is like my new best friend that also might be trying to take my job, my ability to think for myself, and my humanity in the process. Yo like I love you, but WTF, but I still love you.

Diversity is actually awesome! The opposite is boring AF.

Canadians are super fucking cool.

Mexicans are chill.

Putin isn’t a good guy looking out for America’s best interest. Rocky IV and Miracle are great movies.

Good neighbors are a blessing.

Freedom of religion and coexistence without having to blow each other up is probably a good idea.

We all question, are we alone in the universe?

We all fuck up along the way.

Epstein didn’t hang himself.

The Trumps and Epstein were best friends for decades. It’s like Bert trying to tell us Ernie was just an acquaintance in the same social scene on Sesame Street back in the day.

The Cowboys suck. Go Birds!

Things we’re told to fight about:

Me.
Laptop.
Vaccines.
Transgenders in sports.
Pronouns.

That’s the joke.

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

Remember when Star Wars and Command & Conquer ruled PC? June in PC Gamer 10, 20, and 30 years ago https://t.co/XZ248jM40c

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

So let me get this straight.

Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom.

Jared and Ivanka are building a private island paradise on Albanian protected land.

Don Jr married the daughter of Epstein’s banker, and a startup his fund backs just got a record $620M Pentagon loan.

Eric is taking an Israeli drone company public for $1.5B in the middle of a war with Iran that nobody wanted.

And I know: “But what about your paintings, Hunter?”

Please.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

Mr Witkoff has gone to Moscow eight times to negotiate peace… zero times to Ukraine. Most Americans know this is not right. Don’t pretend to be neutral when the facts are obvious. Can we get someone serious in the position to do this right?

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

Is this guy freaking serious? How the fuck does this guy claim to know ANYTHING about technology?

[signüll @signulll]

this may a really dumb question:

what exactly is uber working on that requires a ton of new code?

same thing with airbnb, lyft, etc.

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

Wow. That’s bad.

[André @oracles]

Today Instagram had this massive exploit where hackers were just stealing rare handles left and right. Hundreds of accounts gone.

People losing handles they’ve owned since 2010, some worth hundreds of thousands.

I own a few rare ones so I was actually stressed watching this happen in real time, which I haven’t been in years.

Obama White House account got hit.

These aren’t some random new accounts, these are verified, locked down accounts and they still got compromised.

The thing is the exploit is so simple it’s almost funny. Attacker goes to Forgot Password, says their account is hacked, turns on a VPN to match the target’s location (which now you can find on the about section of the page).

Instagram’s AI support flow asks them to verify with a selfie.

They grab a photo from the target’s profile, run it through an AI video generator to make an animation of the person’s face moving around, upload that to Meta’s AI as proof.

And Meta’s AI just accepts it because it can’t tell the difference between a real selfie and an AI-generated video of someone’s face
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Once verified they change the email to theirs. Password reset link goes to their email. They own it now. 2FA gets bypassed somehow in the process but honestly I don’t know exactly how, just that it did.

Point is even locked down accounts went down.

Then you try to recover your account and you’re talking to a chatbot that has zero ability to help.

You can’t escalate to a human. You’re just stuck. Your asset is gone and there’s no one to call.

The whole thing just highlighted how stupid it is to automate account security without any human in the loop.

One AI fooling another AI while there’s literally no person anywhere to catch it.

Meta took hours to even acknowledge it while accounts were getting stolen every minute.

Now thankfully it’s patched but I don’t think it will be the last one. Stay safe!

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@NathanMcNulty This is insanely bad.

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

Bring back blogs!

[Microsoft Developer @msdev]

Today we’re launching Command Line, a new technical blog about how and why we build.

Our first stories go behind the architecture, design decisions, and research shaping the next wave of developer tools.

Stay tuned for more next week at #MicrosoftBuild https://t.co/JKbHGpz130

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@Battlefield So positioning and hiding doesn't exist in Battlefield any longer?

Maybe rename the game to casualshooterfield.

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@BattleBitGame Domination is boring. I understand the desire for a core experience but new game modes are a good thing!

[BattleBit Remastered @BattleBitGame]

Operation Overhaul will feature multiple new maps as well as complete reworks and updates for almost every existing map. Read more in our dev blog. https://t.co/bFx8cLguqP

[Arma Platform @ArmaPlatform]

25 years ago, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis changed gaming forever.

It reshaped the industry and gave rise to the milsim genre as we know it.

To celebrate, we're hosting a special live stream on June 22, featuring several of the masterminds behind Operation Flashpoint.

Join us as we revisit the game that changed everything, learn where it all began, and share your own memories and experiences. #OFP25

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@SwannMarcus89 It’s true, repugs are going full maga fash while dems are going angry internet leftist but in real life.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our responses to Russia’s prolongation of the war and its attacks on our cities and communities are entirely justified. This time, Ukrainian long-range sanctions reached the Moscow region, and we are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war. Ukrainian drone and missile manufacturers continue their work. I am grateful to the Security Service of Ukraine and all the Defense Forces of Ukraine for their precision. The distance from Ukraine’s state border is over 500 km. The concentration of Russian air defense in the Moscow region is the highest. But we are overcoming it. Glory to Ukraine!

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@devahaz And who does big deal things without the vast beauty of the Bay Area? The geography lends itself to introspection and thinking.

[Theodore @Ruxbin1986]

@devahaz Like, tech was basically invented in the Bay Area. The best of the best in the entire world live here along with many, many others plus the city is walkable year round with decent public transit making networking super easy.

And it’s the gateway to Asia.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It was great joining @JamesTalarico and @GinaHinojosaTX today in Texas. They're working hard to make a difference in the lives of all Texans, and will be able to do even more as your next Senator and Governor.

Let’s get it done, Texas!

[Federico Sendra @fede_sendra]

Hackers are using our company's name, logo, and team photos to steal crypto from developers on LinkedIn.
We've reported it for 2 years. It got WAY worse. @LinkedIn doesn't care. Here's why this is bigger than us. 🧵