Husband, father, gearhead, & security guy.
Spent a couple of lifetimes at MSFT, now at F5. I am a sucker for enterprise security problems. Lucky enough to lead a team that wants to "do cool stuff with smart people".
Usual disclaimer - Nothing I say is on the behalf of my employers past, present, or future.
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Good article taking apart that “three million toothbrushes” story and concluding that it’s pretty certain to be merely a hypothetical scenario rather than something that actually happened. Much of the reasoning matches what I thought as well.
Edit: There is now a confirmation from Fortinet about this being a hypothetical scenario.
Yes, it would have been hilarious. And we are still heading towards a world where millions of vulnerable toasters can do serious damage. But we aren’t just there yet.
When Roses Aren't Red
Image Credit & Copyright: Tommy Lease (Denver Astronomical Society)
Proud that our research got featured by WIRED.
Paper link: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/sec24summer-prepub-618-lassak.pdf
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i made a youtube playlist with a bunch of 90s rock/alt/industrial music videos, MTV promos, MTV idents, random 90s commercial segments.
i put it on the big screen tv connected to my computer, and put it on shuffle
let's all live in the past until the end
Did you know that JPL has a whole gallery of beautifully illustrated Halloween posters, based on real science? Perfect to print and decorate your space, use as a wallpaper on your computer or phone, or as a Zoom background.
@lienrag I completely agree that there are exceptions, where video does make a ton more sense than plain text. If those videos made up even half of what was being produced, I would not have any complaint.
On the latter note, I know what you mean, but I don’t think that, in itself, justifies the video being the top of the search results. I produce a lot of written procedures in my professional life, and I’m big on inline (still) visuals alongside the text.
If this seems harsh, think of it this way: it’s not so much that I want these creators to be harmed, as I want them to no longer be incentivized to ruin my experience and obfuscate the information I need.
And if that’s still too harsh? Tough shit. They started it.
Wladimir Palant
(moving) APOD
Maximilian Golla
zeno's paradox speedrunner
Kelly Lepo
Space Telescope Science Inst.
Colin Bischoff
Max Leibman has moved!