Fascinating - "Keep the rows of this output which shows which processes start with p and are using between 110 and 120MB of working set"
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Lee Holmes 
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Partner Security Architect, Azure Security. PowerShell developer, fanatical hobbyist, and author of the PowerShell Cookbook.
It's surprising to see the back-and-forth around "AI is going to take your job" stories. I guess this means I'm old, but the exact same media cycle happened when Windows admins started hearing about PowerShell 20 years ago.
The end result is that, by and large, everybody in the Windows Management industry became tremendously more productive and effective. I heard about people 3x-ing their salaries all the time.
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Incredible - PWHL Seattle season's tickets just went up for the general public, and the arena is almost sold out already.
Phil PlaitYou know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-a-gravitational-slingshot-work/
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
The argument against speeding is that it causes more (and more severe) crashes. Shouldn't that data be enough to figure out where to focus on enforcement rather than data from cellphone location snooping?
If you're attending the Linux Security Summit in Europe this year, don't miss the talk from @l0kod on the long journey to supporting code integrity in dynamic runtimes!
https://lsseu2025.sched.com/event/25GEQ
Background on the Kernel support for this that just recently merged: https://docs.kernel.org/userspace-api/check_exec.html
Ran tech for a show this weekend, and the performers waved a big thank you to the Tech Booth at the end. I couldn't believe how generous that felt and I will never underestimate the power of a simple thanks again.
This is such a nice story. I had a horrified reaction seeing this tagged with "AI" (AI being used to talk to lonely seniors!!??!) but it was way more wholesome: human volunteers having weekly calls with lonely seniors, with AI transcribing and auditing transcripts to keep those seniors safe.
Taggart Every time I make another tabletop in Twine, I wonder why more people don't do this.
Text-based adventures are a powerful simulation tool for cybersecurity.