Dwight Silverman

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Kinda retired, but not very good at it. Freelance tech columnist for the Houston Chronicle. Project manager for Space City Weather. Still a pizza lover, aspiring cat lady.

I live in Houston. It's worth it.

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Science fiction has failed us.

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #prediction #future

Saved you a click:

1) infinite money
2) asshole

Today is L0pht Day. In 1998 7 hackers in suits told the US Senate the internet was a house of cards. We said we could take it down in 30 minutes. They looked at us like we'd landed from another planet.

28 yrs later, the gap between what the security community knows and what decision-makers act on remains a fundamental problem.

Miss you, Peter Neumann. He testified that day too, with decades of hard-earned wisdom. We owe him.

The work isn't done. It never was.

#L0phtDay #InfoSec

A new rumor claims that the iPhone Fold's reported testing delays are because of significant issues with the hinge that could prevent Apple from launching it in 2026.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/18/problematic-hinge-could-delay-the-iphone-fold?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Problematic hinge could delay the iPhone Fold

A new rumor claims that the iPhone Fold's reported testing delays are because of significant issues with the hinge that could prevent Apple from launching it in 2026.

AppleInsider

LOVE this article from my man @zackwhittaker:

“Age verification laws are a lazy way for politicians and governments to appear as if they are tackling online child safety, but without any forethought to the future consequences of amassing vast banks of personal information for verifying people's identities. Rather than holding the ultra-wealthy tech and social media giants accountable for their actions, cowardly and toothless governments are instead requiring ordinary people to shoulder the legal burden. These are the same tech companies that don't pay any tax, all the while governments let them get away with it.”

#ageverification #age #privacy

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/papers-please-age-verification-laws-threaten-everyones-online-security-and-privacy/

Papers, please: Age verification laws threaten everyone's online security and privacy

Laws that require adults to upload their driver's licenses or passports to access apps, websites, and VPNs will make the entire web less safe.

~this week in security~

After Monday Houston’s weather will turn to a much wetter pattern that is likely to persist for at least a week, maybe longer. We’re holding off issuing a Stage 1 flood alert - for now.

https://spacecityweather.com/a-very-soggy-week-lies-in-store-for-houston-with-flooding-possible/

#houwx

A very soggy week lies in store for Houston, with flooding possible

In brief: After Monday Houston’s weather will turn to a much wetter pattern that is likely to persist for at least a week, if not longer. We are holding off issuing a Stage 1 flood alert for …

Space City Weather
Nobody wants a CEO to give a commencement speech. Put a Muppet up there. Those grads earned some fun.
@hollywoodreporter OK, this is the best of the comments under the video on YouTube:
@hollywoodreporter It helps that the song is a banger.