Nick Tabick

Geek, software/web developer, security enthusiast, and professional ranter.

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

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[Today In Infosec @todayininfosec]

1988: Zero Cool was mentioned in a story on the front page of the New York Times for crashing 1,507 computer systems the day before, resulting in panicked selling in the stock market and a drop in the DJIA and NYSE.

(Well, in the 1995 movie Hackers that is! Hack the planet!)

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

It's all fun and games until the trial offers start coming in. :P

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but seeing as I'm staring at an example in my inbox right now, someone does.

Appending "Sent Securely" to the subject line of your e-mail does not in fact make it or the information it contains "secure".

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

@plenque @chunkhost I'm just another (former) customer who noticed everything go down around the same time you did. I have no control over anything nor do I have any contacts that I can put you in touch with. Sorry.

[Chris Pirillo @ChrisPirillo]

what the hell is wrong with you people can you please stop encouraging karen because this is too far altho the dad jokes are on point

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

In honor of Keanu Reeves' birthday today:

This is Matrix movie star Keanu Reeves. He was abandoned by his father at the age of 3 and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. He is dyslexic. His dream of becoming a hockey player was shattered by a serious accident. His daughter passed away at birth. His wife passed away in a car accident. His best friend, River Phoenix, passed away of an overdose. His sister battled leukemia.

No bodyguards, no luxury houses. Keanu lives in an ordinary apartment and likes wandering around town and is often seen riding a subway in NYC.

When he was filming the movie "The Lake House," he overheard the conversation of two costume assistants, one crying as he would lose his house if he did not pay $20,000 - On the same day, Keanu deposited the necessary amount in his bank account.

In his career, he has donated large sums to hospitals, including $75 million of his earnings from “The Matrix” to charities.

In 2010, on his birthday, Sept 2nd, Keanu walked into a bakery & bought a brioche with a single candle, ate it in front of the bakery, and offered coffee to people who stopped to talk to him.

In 1997, some paparazzi found him walking one morning in the company of a homeless man in Los Angeles, listening to him and sharing his life for a few hours.

In life, sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others.

This man could buy everything, and instead, every day he gets up and chooses one thing that can not be bought:

To be a caring person.
Simple Acts of Kindness

Share this — who knows, maybe Keanu will see it for his birthday!

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

@Farren_kun I did indeed!

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

Ricardo from $PHONE_MANUFACTURER, your test was successful. Just, uhh...not in the "test" environment.

[near @nearcyan]

Google has already started forcing Web Integrity into Chromium despite it being a 'proposal'

With WEI, users can be denied access for using non-approved browsers or hardware

The open Internet is officially dead as soon as this is commonly implemented

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

On the bright side, the rebranding to "X" means we're one step closer to being able to organize social media icons to spell words the same way people jokingly reorder their Microsoft Office shortcuts.

Maybe we can get Instagram in on it by changing to "i"?

[Shit User Story @ShitUserStory]

As a…
– Twitter user
I want…
– unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities.
so that…
– It’s no longer possible to even parody this fucking shitshow.

[John Bambenek @bambenek]

Infosec life

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

I've seen a few tweets now requesting invites to or discussing a competing sky-themed social service.

While said service is the "hot new thing", I also encourage you to look into another platform that starts with "M". There's room in those pools, too!

https://t.co/MxtmFohqoA

[nt @6502b]

Protovision, I’ve got you now! David’s room from 1983 Wargames. Scratch built 1:12 scale model

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

@J0hnnyXm4s Except every duel ends in a tie. ;)

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

@CaseyNuge Are you coming into this having typed on any mechanical keyboards before, and if so, do you have any good or bad opinions about what you've tried?

Do you use the numeric keypad, arrow keys, and/or F1-F12 keys a lot? Some of the "hip" keyboards omit some or all of those.

[Nick Tabick @nicktabick]

It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 15 years, since 14 Apr 2008 (via @twi_age).