Balaji VV

Cricket, Movie and sports enthusiast. A runner. Allergic to news channels - but will watch it anyway.

[Instablog9ja @instablog9ja]

One of the world’s most dangerous commercial airports, Saba Airport, with the shortest runway- 400 meters, surrounded by cliffs and sea.

[Balaji VV @vvbalajiv]

@SubirSa77752025 Congrats Subir. Wishing you all the very best

[𝗟 𝗼 𝗹 𝗹 𝘂 𝗯 𝗲 𝗲 @Lollubee]

2025 is a mathematical wonder.!!

[Old Tamil Poetry @OldTamilPoetry]

Puranaanooru 66. "Isn't the fame of one who chose honorable death in battlefield greater than that of the victor?"

Poem referred to in the recently released Tamil movie 'Meiyazhagan'

[Old Tamil Poetry @OldTamilPoetry]

Naaladiyaar - 39. Dawn dawn's daily..

Tried to translate the wordplay in Tamil into English.

[BlackRoomSec @blackroomsec]

Please share this far and wide. As far and wide as you can. NIST Password Guidelines for 2024 are in the process of being updated.

This is a HUGE pet-peeve of mine (when vendors in particular are still operating like its 2017 and keep changing passwords every 60 days, STOP DOING THIS, it's outdated and has been shown to put you MORE at risk than less -- NIST explains why it does in this document, meticulously outlining user behavior**) so I'm sharing this in the hopes all of you will pass it along to your bosses.

The Special Publication series governing passwords is SP 800-63 "Digital Identity Guidelines".

The 2024 version is 800-63-4.

Here: https://t.co/oX8YEJHxXg

The companion docs are also on that link. They are 800-63A, 800-63B and 800-63C. These are different documents for different scenarios in play at your org.

The previous update was in2020.

The changes in the 2020 version from the 2017 version were numerous but one of them was that the password verification method should NO LONGER require passwords be changed at specific intervals (i.e. every 60 days) but in the following circumstances instead:

1. After a breach/compromise
2. User request

2024 repeats this and adds a bunch more guidlines but here is a screenshot of page 13 of the new 800-63-4 (note the # 4 after it) which outlines how your systems should now and moving forward, be handling passwords.

This goes for Active Directory, too. All your systems which have passwords should align with these guidelines provided there isn't another standard or framework you must adhere to which overrules this.

Most frameworks, however, have moved away from arbitrary password resets and complexity rules.

**We cybersec researchers and hackers use wordlists from breaches in a variety of different ways. Hackers use them in tooling to crack passwords whereas researchers use breach dumps to see the kinds of passwords users are creating and the psychology behind them.

Using complexity rules gets you the user psychology of:

Password1
Password2
and so on

Use phrasing instead and allow for spaces, which is important. Humans type phrases with spaces. They also mention phish-resistant methods and most vendors are on-board with MS going to be turning off all Legacy Auth next month, across all free accounts and tenancies.

I'm so excited for the new changes!

Ok I'm off my soapbox.

Share the love! Thank you!

[Balaji VV @vvbalajiv]

@tskrishnan Detailed procedures of marriage is given by Aandal in வாரணம் ஆயிரம் where தாலி is not mentioned. In Kamba Ramayanam, for marriage of Rama and Sita, தாலி is not mentioned. Even in சிலப்பதிகாரம், தாலி doesn’t find a mention during marriage. Request your thoughts on this pl

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[Old Tamil Poetry @OldTamilPoetry]

Pattinaththaar - 12. "Who will accompany you after your death?"

Blog : https://t.co/Ghty8s5ME1

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

97 year old comic about what would happen if "pocket telephones" were to be invented.

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Not only did Valluvar believe in Gods , he believed in worshipping the God with a physical form.

In his first chapter, he stresses the importance of seeking solace at the feet of God to cross the ocean of life.

He obviously believed in Moksha (verses 345, 349, 351, 356, 357-8)

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

In Kural 413 , Valluvar uses the exact Dharmic terminology of Havis being consumed by Devas.

Kural 413:
Humans on earth who consume the ear food (wisdom listening) are similar to Devas who consume the Havis (oblations offered with reverence) of the Yagna.
(4/6)

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

These are not mere references, the deities are mentioned exactly as per Puranas

1. Moodhevi as elder sister of Lakshmi

2. Vaamana as Adi Alandhaan - step measurer

3. Devas as Imaiyaar - ones who do not blink (906).Devas do not blink/ sweat/cast shadows according to H Puranas.

[Tamil Labs 2.0 @labstamil]

Valluvar mentions a lot of Hindu concepts in Kural (with verse #)
Indran: 25
Yaman: 326, 1050, 1083, 1085
Lakshmi: 84, 167, 179, 617, 920
Moodhevi, goddess of misfortune: 167, 617, 936

Vishnu: 610, 1103
Devas: 18, 25, 86, 346, 906, 1073
Pitrus: 43
Amritam: 82,1106
Shiva: 9, 580

[Dr Mouth Matters @GanKanchi]

நம்முடைய சந்தில் இவ்வளவு நேரம் அழகு நிலையத்தில் செலவு செய்பவர்கள் யாராக இருக்கும் 😂

[JIX5A @JIX5A]

Kautilya also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta.

Kautilya was an Indian statesman and philosopher, chief advisor and Prime Minister of the Indian Emperor Chandragupta, the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire.

This 2,300 year old book on statecraft and war is taught in the US Army War College in Pennsylvania, USA. It is the Arthashastra

[Ashwin Sharma @Ashwinreads]

In 1985, Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti discussed the age of computers, and then with a voice soaked in desperation and existential dread implored us " face all this, for god's sake".

It was more than a warning, it was a cry to stop our own annihilation:

[𑀓𑀺𑀭𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀷𑁆 🇮🇳 @tskrishnan]

கல்வி எக்காலத்தும் எவருக்கும் மறுக்கப்படவில்லை. இந்தக் கட்டுரையில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள புறநானூற்றுப் பாடல், பாண்டியன் நெடுஞ்செழியன் பாடியது

“உற்றுழி உதவியும், உறுபொருள் கொடுத்தும்,
பிற்றைநிலை முனியாது, கற்றல் நன்றே!
..
வேற்றுமை தெரிந்த நாற்பால் உள்ளும்,
கீழ்ப்பால் ஒருவன் கற்பின்,
மேற்பால் ஒருவனும் அவன்கண் படுமே”

சமூகத்தின் கீழ்ப்படியில் உள்ள ஒருவன் கல்வி கற்றால் அவனைத் தேடி எல்லாக் குலத்தோரும் செல்வார் என்று அரசனே சொல்லும்போது கல்வி அனைவருக்கும் கிடைத்தது என்பது தெளிவாகத் தெரிகிறதல்லவா

[𑀓𑀺𑀭𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀷𑁆 🇮🇳 @tskrishnan]

Nothing can be farther from Truth

பருதி உருவின் பல் படைப் புரிசை,
எருவை நுகர்ச்சி, யூப நெடுந் தூண்,
வேத வேள்வித் தொழில் முடித்ததூஉம் - Puranaanuru 224

The Athirathra Veda Yajna done on the Eagle shaped altar, by Karikala Chola is praised here

முக் கட் செல்வர் நகர் வலம் செயற்கே!
இறைஞ்சுக, பெரும! நின் சென்னி சிறந்த
நான்மறை முனிவர் ஏந்து கை எதிரே - Puranaanuru - 6

“Your head will bow down only when Lord Shiva comes as a procession and before the Brahmins who learnt four Vedas” The poet praises the Pandya Muthukudumi Peruvazhuthi

நெய்ம் மலி ஆவுதி பொங்க, பல் மாண்
வீயாச் சிறப்பின் வேள்வி முற்றி,
யூபம் நட்ட வியன் களம் பலகொல்? - Puranaanuru - 15

“You had performed countless Yajnas by giving Ahuti & pouring Ghee, as prescribed by Vedas and it is tough to count the number of Yupa associated with such Yajnas” - Here too the poet speaks about Pandya Muthukudumi Peruvazhuthi

அவி உணவினோர் புறங் காப்ப,
அற நெஞ்சத்தோன் வாழ, நாள் என்று - Puranaanuru - 377

The King Perunarkilli who performed Rajasuya Yajna lived in the path of Dharma guarded by Devas who are fed by Havis

கேள்வி முற்றிய வேள்வி அந்தணர்க்கு,
அருங்கலம் நீரொடு சிதறி - Puranaanuru-361

The King gave lot of dhanas to the Brahmins who had learnt Vedas by hearing

Where is the so called ‘mocking’ ?

[Cynical Ujval @cynical_ujval]

The folks in the Harrier were lucky. 2ft behind & it'd have meant certain death.

This is excellent build quality from @TataMotors - the suspension & frame strength meant the vehicle did not budge much despite the extreme intensity of the impact. Quality saves lives; pay for it.