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Sometimes I do cool stuff.
Most the time I'm just having fun.

[Zatchbot @ZatchbotGaming]

@vxunderground sudo rm -fr GovtBullshit*

[The Vengeful 'Vadam @vengeful_vadam]

An Xbox 360 build of Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer leaked today.

[@ratlimit @ratlimit]

I vibecoded this cool app that tells me what keys my girlfriend presses on her computer and what she clicks on

[Tim Burchett @timburchett]

Hang them.

[vx-underground @vxunderground]

Privacy nerds:
> Tuta email
> XMR
> Qubes OS
> Tails
> No social media
> Live in a cave

Epstein:
> "hello i am sex trafficking children"
> Attached image as proof
> Sent from iPhone

[thaddeus e. grugq @thegrugq]

Jumping onboard the OPSEC train:

Don't rely on cute tricks to stop security forces from accessing important data. Have a better system architecture that is secure against basic coercion.

If you are a journalist working with someone who is committing treason, you owe it to them to not use your personal phone and work laptop to communicate with them. If the newspaper can't issue you a dedicated system exclusively for sensitive contacts, get a phone yourself.

A modern smartphone can be configured to be sufficiently secure that accessing its contents will require a court order. As a journalist protecting a source you can fight that.

1. Why dedicated hardware?

It will allow you to compartment your comms with your source into a system that can be individually hardened.

2. Can't I just harden my personal kit?

No. Security introduces friction, it lowers efficiency. If you increase friction on your personal device you will get frustrated and start turning off security features that get in the way. If/when you need them they will be disabled.

By restricting the high friction high security configuration to just the dedicated device, the frustration cost imposed by the secure system becomes manageable.

Security only works when you use it.

3. Isn't this overkill? Signal is secure.

Signal is secure, but the device is not. The system running Signal is the weak link. If someone is committing treason for you, the least you can do is make a serious effort to protect them from state security forces. That means having a secure communications system, not just a secure app.

A secure communications system is a combination of hardware software and procedures. Which sounds scary, but it can be as simple as: a source-only phone with a 6-digit PIN, no biometric ID enabled, and source-only Signal account. Use this phone only for Signal with your source. No browsing, no other apps, no other contacts.

4. Isn't this expensive?

This raises an important point. Security costs time and money. It makes things inefficient and requires learning new skills and behaviors. Unfortunately, security against state security forces is not free. But it is possible with a little investment of time and money.

If spending $200 is a bigger concern to you than your source getting 20 years in federal prison, …

5. Will I have to follow those privacy guides?

No. The objective of this secure system is protection against the state using coercion or hacking to gain access to your source communications. That is all it has to do and all it should do. You're not hiding from state security forces, you're making it harder for them to compel access than to get a warrant.

[vx-underground @vxunderground]

Guess who wasn't in the Epstein files?

[Eaton Z. @XeEaton]

Xbox enthusiasts: Check out this sneak peek at the latest FATXplorer feature coming soon: Content Loader! Now you'll finally be able to add essential files, such as the avatar update and backwards compatibility, to your Xbox drives in 1 click.

[thaddeus e. grugq @thegrugq]

@veorq False. It used to mean secret Catholic. As in crypto Catholic. But then the graphy people stole it and corrupted it. Now the currency people have stolen it again. That’s what you get for stealing it from the underground religions!

[Vuthakral @Vuthakral]

Everyone always says "emotes don't belong in Halo" but don't pretend for two seconds like you wouldn't hit this on someone raging in the lobby

[nc 🌐🕸️🐱 @thoughtfault]

> Ransomware group encrypts our data
> We don't pay
> Ransomware group leaks our data on their TOR site
> We have our data back
> thanks.jpg

[Halo Classic Hub @HaloClassicHCH]

16 Players Online in Halo 2 2003 Pre-Alpha
#halo #halo2 #gaming

[Flesh Simulator @fleshsimulator]

New rule: any disease you accidentally release while playing with it, you have to be infected with

[Dr Death @DrDeath1776]

These tyrannical morons never seem to realize that you can just make a 3D printer out of wood

[Halo Classic Hub @HaloClassicHCH]

121 Peak Players on Halo 2 OG Matchmaking last night on Insignia via OG Xbox & Xemu. We've hit 100+ players every Thursday for the last year!
#halo #halo2 #gaming

[Torus @TorusHyperV]

I've published some documentation online about JTAG on the Xbox One: https://t.co/JAzHz0lQJJ #XboxOne #Hacking #Xbox

[Jatin K Malik @jatinkrmalik]

The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible.

[MoiDawg @MoiDawg]

IT WORKS.

Gaming PC:
- CachyOS (Linux)
- Squad (with Easy Anti-Cheat) at max settings
- Three channel Rodecaster Pro II audio mix
- Local 1440p recording as needed

Streaming PC:
- Elgato 4K Capture Card
- OBS
- 1440p Twitch Encoding
- CachyOS Audio Routed

WE'VE WON!