Christopher

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Probably a lot of annoying chess content. And according to my old Twitter bio, still trying to move things with my mind.
Celine Dion has come out in support of farmers by removing all the consonants from her name.

New, by me: The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

Today's story is a long overdue series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a broader awareness of the threat. The short version is that everything you thought you knew about the security of the internal network behind your Internet router probably is now dangerously out of date.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-stalking-your-local-network/

When Salvador Dalí Created Christmas Cards That Were Too Avant Garde for Hallmark (1960)

https://www.openculture.com/2019/12/when-salvador-dali-created-christmas-cards-that-were-too-avant-garde-for-hallmark-1960.html

ISPs and cellular carriers will no longer be required to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after an FCC vote Thursday. “This is such a terrible idea. This is rolling out the red carpet for another attack,” EFF’s @cooperq told CNET. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/internet-providers-can-monitor-their-own-cybersecurity-standards-says-trumps-fcc/
Internet Providers Can Monitor Their Own Cybersecurity Standards, Says Trump’s FCC

In what the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls a "terrible idea," the Federal Communications Commission has rescinded the requirement for telecom companies to issue yearly cybersecurity reports.

CNET

They’ve winched a new bridge over the Trent today using one of the biggest cranes in the world (« Big Carl »). It really is quite a thing to behold.

Edit: apparently this crane is a CC6800 and is nicknamed « the Beast », not the SGC250 known as « Big Carl ». Apologies to all crane fans for my error. I’m listening and I’m trying to learn.

Wait until Republicans find out Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name and logo to KFC in 1991! The horror lol I forget, who are the snowflakes supposed to be?

“He said, ‘We’ll notify next of kin if she dies.’ And at that moment, I knew that I was no longer dealing with humans.”

Former Homeland Security guy, whose wife was taken from #Boston Logan Airport by the new gestapo.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/08/mass-mom-detained-by-ice-for-10-days-over-decades-old-minor-marijuana-charge.html

#ICE #Immigration #gestapo

Mass. mom detained by ICE for 10 days over decades-old minor marijuana charge

Federal authorities refused to tell the Canton woman's husband or lawyer on what grounds she was being detained until shortly before her release.

masslive
@molly0xfff I enjoyed the series, and I think anyone who uses mastodon would🤓 The books feel half as long as they are.
@molly0xfff The Tainted Cup is next for me, when I finish the Dungeon Crawler series! Have you read the Bone Shard books by Andrea Stewart?