VissMar 18

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Viss/116240791835934578

they loved it.
im doing this format from now on for every tabletop i ever do.

telling them halfway through "oh no, this is real. go look at your logs. go look at your telemetry. its there"

their eyes get to be the size of dinner plates.

completely different story when you make them get out of the chair and go do stuff in meatspace.

fucking awesome, 500/10. would tabletop again.

Show threadNonya BidnissMar 18
@Viss Did a lot of these in DOD. Sometimes in the role of my real job, sometimes playing other roles like SECDEF etc. Ultimately in the big exercises the injects often lead to worst case scenario and everybody dies in the end...
Show threadVissMar 18
@Nonya_Bidniss heh, the stakes were considerably lower in this exercise - but one of yours sounds like it would be a fun one to do and/or play in! :D
Show threadNonya BidnissMar 18

@Viss But you're right, people do get a kick out of the hands-on role play where they have to come up with actions and do them and see whether it works, or what the next surprise is.

BTW, I ran across this one that's open registration right now and cyberspace operations is listed https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/AFD35%20Wargame%20Invitation%20Flyer.pdf https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Home/AFD35/AFD35-Wargaming/

Show threadVissMar 18
@Nonya_Bidniss neat! i wager they wont think twice about me since i have zero .mil experience or .gov experience, but it would be cool to participate in one of those
Show threadNonya BidnissMar 18
@Viss Who knows? Can't hurt to ask if it interests you. When I was in the IC we'd constantly invite experts from all kinds of fields & industries to let us pick their brains, give talks, participate in events...they didn't have any connection to govt but they had knowledge we wanted. Anyway if you know someone who might be interested, you can pass it along.
Show threadVissMar 18
@Nonya_Bidniss i take it this is all volunteer basis stuff?
Show threadNonya Bidniss
@Viss Sometimes yes, sometimes there's travel included. It depends. My guess on this one is it's volunteer.
Mar 18 at 1:41amWeb
Show threadNonya BidnissMar 18
@Viss But I don't know and that would be a question up front whether travel and per diem is covered.
Show threadJohn TimaeusMar 18

@Nonya_Bidniss @Viss

Given current budgets, not likely they're sponsoring travel. Especially if you don't already have a deep track record.
Getting travel for active .mil students is rough right now.

Show threadVissMar 18
@johntimaeus @Nonya_Bidniss to me it is extremely suspect, how much money makes it into the military, and how much of it gets to be used for 'computer stuff'
Show threadJohn TimaeusMar 18

@Viss @Nonya_Bidniss

That's a "we need a quiet patio, and at least one bottle of scotch" evening.
It's amazing how little goes to computer stuff.