Xavier Ashe 

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What am I doing now:
- #Infosec Executive in Financial Services
- #Privacy Advocate
- Member of #EFGA, #ATL2600, #DC404, #DC770, #DC706
- Father of 8 kids including 🇭🇳, 🏳️‍🌈, 🏳️‍⚧️, ♾️
- #Speaker
- #Mentor
- #Backpacker
- NA #Miata owner
- #Goyishe
- #Gamer
- #Polyamorous and #ENM
- #BDSM, #Dom, #Rigger
- #Moderator of infosec.exchange

Pronouns: He/Him

Stuff I've done in the past:
- #GeorgiaTech Alumnus (Computer Engineering)
- Board Chairman TAG Information #Security Society
- #UU Lay Minister Emeritus
- #Ironman #Triathlete
- Former #IBMer
- #Writer, published via IBM Press and Gartner Publications
- Infosec #Startups
- #CISM, #CISSP, #ITIL, #SOA, #MSCE, #CCNA, #Security+, #Network+, #A+
- World #Traveler (27 countries and counting)

Other tags that color my life:
#LGBTAlly
#Hufflepuff
#BlackLivesMatter
#TransRights
#ADHD
#PolyAm
#tootfinder
#fedi22

LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/xavierashe/
Twitterhttps://twittodon.com/share.php?t=xavierashe&[email protected]
Bloghttps://write.as/askew/
GitHubhttps://github.com/rubix1138
Atlanta Cybersecurity Discordhttps://discord.gg/pvcPxCBx
BookWyrmhttps://books.infosec.exchange/user/xavier
I bought 256GB RAM in 2024, so now I understand how smug boomers must feel about buying houses.
The shitty secret nobody likes talking about is that humans are pretty fucking bad at writing code too.
hey, thanks so much for your pr! before i review, could u please confirm that you've followed all our contribution guidelines? u can read them here: https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf

#ICYMI, here's a detailed article from @eff entitled, "10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification".

Review this to understand better why age verification on the Internet is a horrible freedom-suppressing idea.

#ageverification #censorship #privacy #internet

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/10-not-so-hidden-dangers-age-verification

10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification

It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various requirements to verify your age before you can create a social media account.Age-verification laws may sound...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
All right, Francesco here - CEO at Blender. I'm going to spend some time to try and respond. If you have direct questions or comments, reply here!

Today’s job seekers aren’t lazy. We're exhausted.

We're:
- Submitting 100+ applications
- Waiting weeks for a response that never comes
- Getting ghosted after multiple interviews
- Facing offers that barely cover living costs

Meanwhile, companies are:
▪️ Demanding “entry-level” roles with 3–5 years of experience
▪️ Expecting free labor through unpaid projects and case studies
▪️ Dragging candidates through 6+ interview rounds for an entry level role
▪️ Posting jobs they’ve already chosen internal hires for
▪️ Rejecting qualified candidates for not having “the perfect fit”
▪️ Underpaying roles while adding 10 different job descriptions into one
▪️ Penalizing candidates for “job hopping” without asking why

This isn’t a talent shortage. This is a respect shortage.

It’s a broken hiring system that devalues candidates while blaming them for the mess.

If you’re job searching right now, remember: you are not the problem. The system is.

@Blender you guys... I have been financially supporting you for like 15 years, and I help run the SLC Blender User Group to promote free and open tools for everyone. Reading this breaks my heart. As an artist who's art has been stolen by this plagiarism machine, and as a coder who's code has been stolen by this plagiarism machine, this feels like a pretty hard slap in the face. Your community doesn't want you taking dirty money like this from unethical tech bros. Please reconsider.
I believe it is Sir Terry Pratchett day.
Today's #Muppets GIF of the Day is...