cynicalsecurity 

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IT Security, cynically aged. Maths. Some nukes. Four languages. Longing for Symbolics and Connection Machines. Keeper of Ancient Computing Lore. Ⓐ
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First 0day1986
Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/after-fighting-malware-for-decades-this-cybersecurity-veteran-is-now-hacking-drones/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Next NYC*BUG: May 13th

The Design of Unix Shell, with Stephen R. Bourne
2026-05-13 @ 18:45 local (22:45 UTC) - Backroom of Brass Monkey 55 Little West 12th St

Yes, *that Stephen R. Bourne*, in person.

https://www.nycbug.org/

#runbsd #run.sh

NYC*BUG

New York City BSD User Group

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underrated life hack: if you read the manpages they tell you how things work
Last time I watched a NASA launch live was Challenger in 1986… if we ignore the running commentary about the greatness of the USA, the rest was worth it, especially the last ten minutes.

from my link log —

ARX, Arthur and RISC OS.

http://www.rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/2012/PaulFellows/

saved 2020-08-21 https://dotat.at/:/8ECZN.html

ARX, Arthur and RISC OS - Paul Fellows

I am unable to find much to laugh about with this year's crop of 1st April jokes...

Today, you can't trust anything you read from the Internet, except of course the next part of the #OpenBSD on m88k story, in which new hardware enters the scene, setbacks happen, and many hopes are left unfulfilled (for now).

http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/m88k3.html

OpenBSD on Motorola 88000 processors