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@buherator Did you see failure to handle DST was also part of the Iberian blackout runup?

They were one hour out on power predictions for 1 1/2 months leading up to it ...

To celebrate the failure of Hungarian Railways (MÁV) to properly switch to DST, here's the famous list of

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time

https://gist.github.com/timvisee/fcda9bbdff88d45cc9061606b4b923ca
Falsehoods programmers believe about time, in a single list

Falsehoods programmers believe about time, in a single list - falsehoods-programming-time-list.md

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"Predictably, they decided to implement a super-complex XML parser [...] It will also accept the same parameter via query string in a GET request, except in that case the base64-encoded XML document is additionally compressed."

#Citrix should do CTF challenges instead of security appliances, really.

https://labs.watchtowr.com/the-sequels-are-never-as-good-but-were-still-in-pain-citrix-netscaler-cve-2026-3055-memory-overread/
The Sequels Are Never As Good, But We're Still In Pain (Citrix NetScaler CVE-2026-3055 Memory Overread)

Sequels? Pain? We're obviously talking about Citrix NetScalers, yet again. Welcome back to another watchTowr Labs blog post - pull up a chair, we always welcome new members to our group therapy sessions. If you asked a C programmer what they most dislike doing in life, their answer might well

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What Made Bell Labs So Successful? - Slashdot

Bell Labs "created many of the foundational innovations of the modern age," writes Jon Gertner, author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation — from transistors and telecommunications satellites to Unix and the C programming language. But what was the secr...

Finally got around to uploading my slides for Reflections on trusting Zero Trust (or why I have zero trust in Zero Trust) from BSides London 2021:

https://github.com/timb-machine/presentations/blob/main/Reflections%20on%20Trusting%20Zero%20Trust%20-%20Why%20I%20have%20Zero%20Trust%20in%20Zero%20Trust%20v3.pdf

#engineering, #architecture

presentations/Reflections on Trusting Zero Trust - Why I have Zero Trust in Zero Trust v3.pdf at main · timb-machine/presentations

Presentations from yours truely. Contribute to timb-machine/presentations development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Thousands of Americans Treated With Psilocybin in 2025 - Slashdot

In a new 4,000-word article, CNN tells the story of a retired appellate paralegal and grandmother in her early 70s who was treated for depression with psilocybin. CNN notes there's now retreats featuring psilocybin in a few countries — and while psilocybin is illegal under United States fed...

'Ads Are Popping Up On the Fridge and It Isn't Going Over Well' - Slashdot

The Wall Street Journal reports: Walking into his kitchen, Tim Yoder recoiled at a message on his refrigerator door: "Shop Samsung water filters." Yoder, a supply-chain manager in Chicago, owns a Samsung Electronics Family Hub fridge. He paid $1,400 for an appliance that came with a 32-inch screen ...