Posts by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #B1jxcTz47HFbAIjckC by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2025-12-29T12:15:06Z
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@futurebird I think that's just MMA, and it already exists, and we're not better for it, and the men spectating and participating in it cannot be described as being "happy".
(DIR) Post #B1m1uyXe1weFHdu0uW by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2025-12-30T12:12:42Z
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@futurebird Closure rates for murder and other serious crimes heavily depend on the level of trust a law enforcement agency has with members of the public. Witnesses won't come forward if they think the police are a bunch of jerks.I don't know how Mamdani brings NYPD to heel. They're more inclined to let things turn to shit while standing around playing Candy Crush than cooperate, or even actively riot themselves as they did with Giuliani's help. And it's not like Mamdani could call up Trump's DOJ for help.
(DIR) Post #B1mF2MizocLriX4A2i by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2025-12-30T14:35:17Z
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@soatok @pemensik It is absolutely maddening that the answer to the question, "how do I send an encrypted email in 2025?" is, "you don't."And that when pressed further, the best workaround one can offer is, "just use Signal chat in lieu of email."But that's somehow where we are.Truly the worst and dumbest timeline.
(DIR) Post #B1yTOvk02LrjwahzVY by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-01-05T12:17:11Z
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@futurebird Right wing social norms strongly disincentivize confronting infidelity. Women who are cheated on find themselves without a support network if shameful behavior within their family group comes to light. Divorce is considered a sin, far worse than infidelity. Women are expected to tolerate and forgive endless bad behavior from their spouses, but forgiveness for the male in-group isn't extended towards the out-group, which is where divorced women and single mothers find themselves. And the role of women tends to be economically and socially dependent on their husbands.
(DIR) Post #B25bFS8jYrR0KBIyWm by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-01-08T22:48:04Z
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@futurebird I think Apple and some other handset manufacturers (same with recent Pixel designs) are so invested in their own unvalidated assumptions about good design and consumer needs that they just keep plowing forward under inertia.In practice, anyone walking around with a ~$1k cellphone without a protective case is insane, and the cases end up filling out the space such that any practical or aesthetic benefit from thinness disappears.We'd all be happier with slightly thicker devices with better batteries and resistance to damage, but we're cursed with this uncomfortably-thin-with-a-bump nonsense instead until we figure out how to convince tech bros to go outside and touch grass.
(DIR) Post #B25cNHPPRVzPJVOv2G by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-01-08T23:00:44Z
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@futurebird It's super weird that they've hyperfocused on decreasing the Z-axis while bloating the X- and Y-axes, and another example of their obsession with unvalidated assumptions about user needs. Everyone wants a mini, but they keep pushing phablets that don't fit in our hands or our pockets.
(DIR) Post #B2DCniL8tP58pC1qUK by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-01-12T14:51:48Z
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@futurebird @cstross I believe it is already covered as a criminal offense in the US under Title 18 Section 1466A.https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1466A
(DIR) Post #B2FiEMwI3QChAIVwIK by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-01-13T19:53:27Z
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@simplenomad It's amazing how much coal sucks, even when they're pushing on the scale as hard as they can.
(DIR) Post #B2imFgh7YyB3B9ElgP by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-01-27T20:22:00Z
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@nyanbinary A modest proposal: Put together a Matrix chat server advertised as a place to organize anti-ICE dissident activities, but everyone is just constantly posting the literal string "Unable to decrypt message" over and over again.
(DIR) Post #B2tE1zHIPiNd3d0qK8 by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-02-01T21:23:30Z
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@futurebird I appreciate Croatia's national currency, the "kuna", a reference to the historical use of the skins of martens as currency during the middle ages.I had hoped one day to visit the national bank of Croatia and demand an exchange of my paper currency for its equivalent value in weasel pelts, but sadly they adopted the Euro three years ago.I wish more countries were brave enough to adopt weasel pelt-backed currencies instead of our modern fiat currency nonsense. And naturally, weasel pelts make far more sense than cryptocurrency for driving a stable and growing economy. Miss me with the proof-of-work, and hit me with that proof-of-mustelid.
(DIR) Post #B2usrAVkbE6zzQh3Kq by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-02-02T16:35:39Z
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@futurebird They're trying, but not very hard (yet).
(DIR) Post #B31kwTqch7HbsmCK8W by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-02-05T23:59:27Z
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You know, when I first read LOTR I didn't understand the bit about how elves die from despair. Then I started working in infosec professionally.#lotr #infosec
(DIR) Post #B3C5LZDtmqsOSQvKca by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-02-10T19:36:59Z
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Via https://mandatoryrollercoaster.com/
(DIR) Post #B3MNft9V8ryUoWJ19c by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-02-15T22:58:10Z
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@futurebird I used to be the most moderate of moderate voters. Bog standard in every conceivable dimension. My policy preferences were all painted in a thick coat of beige. If you looked up "median voter" in the dictionary, you would find my picture.The last decade of Trump and the failed attempts to hold him accountable and bar him from political power radicalized me.None of the powerful institutions that make moderate or neo-lib politics work can do any good without exhaustive efforts towards accountability and reform.Want to engage in military adventurism abroad? Well, you can't engage in meaningful military interventions with a military whose sole combat experience is occupying itself to crush dissent and killing unarmed civilians in boats in the Caribbean, whose naval fleets are filled with stupid Trump-class battleships, whose allies have all been alienated, and whose leadership and personnel have been purged of women, minorities, trans, and anyone other than politically reliable sycophants.Want to restore law and order to crack down on serious crime? Sorry, can't do that once Trump has hollowed out DOJ and left our federal law enforcement officers without any skills except rounding up harmless dark skinned people for sport.Want to restore America's standing in the global economy with pro-business policies? Sorry, can't do that if the rest of the world doesn't trust us enough to invest in our companies or buy their products.And you can't safely rebuild those institutions until you're sure they can't be used against ourselves. Otherwise we're just one election away from all of this nightmare happening again, driven by a combination of remorseless extremists, a bored, disengaged, and disenfranchised electorate, and structural flaws in our democracy.Even for moderates and neo-libs, you cannot achieve your goals without accountability and reform. Without accountability and reform, all of those institutions are just loaded guns left loose in a room full of toddlers.#uspol
(DIR) Post #B3RrNruwxkOWBfcfQG by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-02-18T14:24:37Z
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@futurebird "one minute of latitude"You know, like a normal person
(DIR) Post #B4IRPN2ASSmhYIvk1o by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-03-15T23:13:16Z
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@futurebird It doesn't quiet roll of the tongue as nicely as Putin's «специальная военная операция» though.Сколько три дней!
(DIR) Post #B4Ojq7oHDbWc00F77g by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-03-19T00:05:32Z
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There's apparently a CVSS 10 path traversal vulnerability in UniFi gear because good old ../ devours everything.https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-062-062/c29719c0-405e-4d4a-8f26-e343e99f931b#infosec
(DIR) Post #B4oqvStdzuG6dQClQO by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-03-31T14:29:57Z
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@futurebird The war wasn't sold at all. At no point in time did Trump bother consulting allies or other countries in the region, making the case for war to the public, or even clearing the low bar of asking his pliable, GOP-controlled Congress for an authorization for use of military force. The only person he consulted with was Netanyahu.
(DIR) Post #B50xsPyFRwpQGgN6GW by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-04-06T10:44:22Z
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@futurebird For now, anyway. I just hope we're not ordered by the regime to accept and enjoy chicory.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_coffee_crisis
(DIR) Post #B6K9Gsl2IHQfgBYj6u by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2026-05-15T12:50:34Z
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