Tom Stowell

Infosec person. GSE #222. "What could possibly go wrong?"

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@c_degruyter @nixcraft The last thing we need is zombie NetWare…

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@linuxopsys Slackware. Kernel 1.2.13…

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@SwiftOnSecurity Those ventilation holes are just the right size for ants…. had client freeze the unit, shake out the ants, and it was good as new.

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@SeanWrightSec I hope they all are able to make a speedy recovery, without paying ransom, and with some lessons learned. These are probably small businesses. If anything I’d want to help them out.

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@sinusoidal @PR0GRAMMERHUM0R Yes, there may be humanity and joy left somewhere in their workflow. I know it’s challenging to get it all, but with enough tyranny, I believe we can make it happen.

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@NanoRaptor I’m also impressed by the truth in advertising, although perhaps they should lead with “Fire.”

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The nice part about using ChatGPT to write your self-evaluation is that it’s able to emulate the earnest and credulous tone of a good corporate employee without the side effects (nausea, shortness of breath, desire to run off into the woods, etc.).

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@ClaraJeffery So here’s my question: Why now? This country has been littered with guns for generations. Yamamoto warned against invading us during WWII on the basis of there being “a rifle behind every blade of grass.”

You say it’s a broken man problem. I say it’s a broken society problem.

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@Zabros2020 @strandjs VPN as protection from big tech is a technical solution to a legal and regulatory problem.

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@fasc1nate Really stuck the landing. 10/10.

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@bettersafetynet Are other industries as toxic as IT? This guy is at the extreme of the bell curve, but I’m really starting to believe that all the aggressive behavior I’ve been tamping down in myself (trying to be better…) was a reaction to all the bullying.

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@AccidentalCISO KeePassium on iOS/Mac, passhole on *nix. ShellFish as SFTP file provider on iOS, MountainDuck as SFTP file provider on Mac. Data stays on my infrastructure. No legacy file share protocols or digital slumlords required.

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@godesteHQ Use separate bank accounts, at separate banks. My checks get deposited in one central account, and I have transfers set up from that to the others—one for bills, another for groceries and other discretionary expenses; a third for “fun money.” It’s a self-enforcing budget.

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me this morning with my $450 SPY call

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@MalwareTechBlog So long as the flower section is well stocked with tulips, I don’t see the harm.

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@TheSweetKat “Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.”

I mean, it’s on the same level.

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@lorenzofb I'm on board, but understand that I'm going to slip up from time to time and that I don't mean anything by it.

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@matthew_d_green I set everything to UTC.

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@firstdrafthell Fire and motion: https://t.co/YH9AwKiwJV