Mastodawn

Watching Fedi and the world react to the US president go absolutely unhinged in public, threatening war crimes as his cognitive grip disintegrates before our eyes, watching the horror and the outrage…there is something I want to tell you from Minneapolis.

And I’m not sure how, and I’m not sure if I can, but I want to try. People are always thanking us and calling us heroes and asking us for some kind of…something, anything we can offer in the face of the authoritarian march, and well, here it is, here is something, if I can figure out how to say it.

🧵

mdalin Apr 4

Keith D Johnson Apr 4

One need not speak German to translate this headline from Der Spiegel.

mdalin Mar 21

🆎Mar 19

If SQL is pronounced "sequel" then surely DNS is pronounced "Dennis"?

mdalin Mar 18

geeknik Feb 15

AI just built itself.

You’re not “next”—you’re last.

Start learning or start updating your résumé for a job that won’t exist.
https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening

Something Big Is Happening

A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

matt shumer

mdalin Nov 4

ℒӱḏɩę 💾☮∞🎶♲☀🔋Nov 3

Either AI is a bubble and causes the next Great Depression, or it works and causes the next Great Depression

mdalin Nov 4

Adrian Sanabria Nov 3

You know how cybersecurity is a market for lemons? This creates an opportunity for lemonade makers.

I share some thoughts on why and how this happens.

https://open.substack.com/pub/defendersinitiative/p/cybersecurity-a-market-for-lemonade?r=74yjk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Cybersecurity - A Market for Lemonade

What else are you going to do with all these cyber lemons?

The Defender's Initiative

mdalin Oct 24

Robert Reich Oct 22

Senate Republicans find the Bottom https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-there-a-bottom?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

mdalin Oct 17, 2025

I know there's plenty of better reasons for this, but I just cancelled my Spotify subscription.

Half of my suggestions this week are AI generated sludge. The other half is stuff that was obviously there because someone paid to have it put in front of me.

What alternative suggestions do people have?

mdalin Jun 18, 2025

DTrasler Writing Jun 17, 2025

When the AI techbros are finally hauled up on charges and asked if they are guilty, their only options for reply should be "yes" or "maybe later".

mdalin May 14, 2025

DEF CON May 13, 2025

DEF CON legal update: Truth is a complete defense against defamation.

The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice.

We look forward to returning our full attention to the community and conference we love.

We also thank everyone who came forward to help keep our community safe. We know it’s not an easy choice, but the world is better for it.

This victory is encouraging. We hope it makes attendees feel safe reporting CoC violations . We hope it demonstrates our commitment to protecting attendees from misconduct. Mostly, we hope our amazing community will continue looking out for each other. We will always have your back.

You can read the judgment here https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.329575/gov.uscourts.wawd.329575.119.0.pdf . Stay tuned for a more detailed report.

#defcon #legalupdate