Chris Womack

@hollowoak
59 Followers
203 Following
1.2K Posts

White, cis, het, GenX male (hence: he/him). Not unaware of my privilege, didn't choose it, don't always know what to do with it, but willing to harness it in furtherance of the fight to dismantle it--just may need to be shown how.

Mostly here to help promote @violetblue 's newsletters; I do the bulk of my bloviating over at Bluesky, where I'm @hollowoak.bsky.social

Chris Womack17h ago
Violet Blue2d ago
New: Ebola updates, the USDA now has a Screwworm Dashboard, Covid ⬆️ as much as 300% in Southeast Asia countries, OBGYNs rebuke US CDC, pop icon Tiffany opens up about Long Covid, a new "Three good pieces" feature, cats losing it for chicken, and more: https://www.patreon.com/violetblue/posts/pandemic-roundup-160784505
Chris Womack2d ago
Today's Threat Model: #Pandemic Roundup from @violetblue brings together the latest on #Covid, #Ebola, and #Hantavirus along with new emerging threats (hello, #screwworm). Read (always free, never paywalled)/share/support (join the Patreon or send a tip): https://www.patreon.com/posts/160784505
#LongCovid #PublicHealth
Chris Womack3d ago
Violet Blue4d ago

New in #cybersecurity: Adafruit to sue Flux AI over CFAA attacks (and more), Meta denies then removes Meta glasses facial recognition code (for now), 20K Insta accounts hacked via Meta AI, a cat-detection keyboard app, Mamdani clone dreams in the comments, and more:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-9-160602859

Chris Womack4d ago
In today's Threat Model: #Cybersecurity from @violetblue , Meta can't spell (or make) "glasses" without "ass", whistleblowers at DOGE and IBM, a new app to render your computer keyboard immune to cats, and much more; read/share/support: https://www.patreon.com/posts/160602859
#NatSec #InfoSec
Chris Womack5d ago
Esther Schindler6d ago
PawPause is a free, open-source macOS app that detects when a cat settles on your keyboard and pauses all input system-wide. https://miladsafarzadeh1.github.io/PawPause-mac/
Paw Pause for Mac

Pause the keyboard when your cat walks on it. On-device, open source, free.

Chris Womack6d ago
Just posted an update to the GFM. So grateful to everyone who's helping spread the word 🙏
https://gofund.me/a1b1bed14
Chris WomackJun 4
In today's Threat Model, @violetblue updates us on all things #Ebola, #Hantavirus, and #Covid, and goes back to the beginning to remind us that Covid is NOT a run-of-the-mill respiratory infection and never has been. Read/share/support: https://www.patreon.com/posts/160101251
#LongCovid #CatsOfMastodon
Chris WomackJun 3
jwzJun 3
Reminder: reading literally anything about election results between the time you voted, and the time the votes are tallied, is self harm.
Chris WomackJun 3
Violet BlueJun 2
New: hackers on 0day revenge spree vow to 'shatter Microsoft's bones', Adafruit goes dark after CFAA threats, Huawei thanks the US for changing the chip market in their favor, Timnit Gebru was right, SF Airbnbs wrecked by dishonest housecleaning bot startup, a revolutionary new pickup truck EV starts with a real key and has no internet connection (!), and much more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-2-159904656 #Cybersecurity
Chris WomackJun 2
In today's Thread Model: #Cybersecurity from @violetblue #infosec researchers tell Microsoft to get wrekt, a robot startup wrecks AirBnBs, hackers make MyPillow into more of an UsPillow, much more; please don't miss her closing note. Read/share/support: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159904656