73 Followers
614 Following
265 Posts

silicon valley nerd since before y2k. enterprise, security, global networks. news junkie, adventure motorcyclist, old house repairman.

my opinions; I do not speak for my employer unless specifically noted.

(I'm watching Die Hard, and the villains are Alan Rickman, Theo, and all the members of Damn Yankees)
@lcamtuf there’s plenty of good reasons to own a pickup truck other than being a menace but there’s not a lot of reasons one would need a “performance car” other than being a menace
I know progress has been slower on this front, but we’re taking the time to get this right and working with folks in the fediverse community for feedback and input along the way. Looking forward to sharing more soon.
Second, threads posted by me and a few members of the Threads team will be available on other fediverse platforms like Mastodon starting this week. This test is a small but meaningful step towards making Threads interoperable with other apps using ActivityPub – we’re committed to doing this so that people can find community and engage with the content most relevant to them, no matter what app they use.
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy

A team of researchers from British universities has trained a deep learning model that can steal data from keyboard keystrokes recorded using a microphone with an accuracy of 95%.

BleepingComputer
Ok, straight up: “The Diplomat” is great.
Why Chatbots Are Not the Future of Interfaces

Twitter is adding verified check marks to the accounts of dead celebrities, making them look like paid Twitter Blue subscribers https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-blue-adding-a-verified-check-mark-to-dead-celebrities-2023-4
Twitter is adding a verified check mark to dead celebrities

Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain, and Chadwick Boseman were among the celebrities the app says bought a subscription and verified their phone number.

Insider
Republicans - and the American Right more broadly - have completely given up on the ideas of majority rule and democratic legitimacy. What’s left is a radicalizing minoritarianism, solely focused on the interests and sensibilities of a shrinking group of white conservatives.
Happy 420 Stoner Fam