We somehow went from "script kiddies are bad" to giving any random office worker the power to launch hundreds of programs that will hammer unknown servers across the web to make mediocre power point presentations.

Not to mention the massive usage spikes that are now hitting public software and data repositories.

What a world.

@seanfobbe @briankrebs The script kiddies grew up and stayed mad. Now they are the AI tech CEOs, still being a script kiddy.
@seanfobbe they all grew up and are now script adulties...
Why We Need a Speed Limit for the Internet

The energy use of the internet can only stop growing when energy sources run out, unless we impose self-chosen limits.

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@seanfobbe yeah I build internal software for a company and now everyone who knows how to use a computer wants to get involved with development because they have ChatGPT
@seanfobbe did a CDN vendor make this bullshit DDOS plan? Or just stand to profit massively from it?
@seanfobbe @briankrebs “Mediocre” gives the presentations too much credit!
@seanfobbe Block all scrapers and agents. No mercy.