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computers (derogatory)

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bsides PDX is this weekend 🎉 i'll be part of a panel saturday at 3pm about speaking at DEF CON: bsidespdx.org/events/2026/... aside from that, i am looking forward to getting all the nerds under one roof once again

nyx
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to anyone else exploring their newly displayed creepy AI amazon shopper dossier, might i suggest taking the "create" button for a spin?

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yeah this is rad you can just tell it shit and it dutifully writes it down

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begrudging shoutout to the flight attendant who clocked me as garbage and, unprompted, slipped me a second mini bottle of bailey's on my 7am flight

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@nyx.ms

getting the robot to golf my resume PDF into as few bytes as possible

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wint
@dril.bsky.social

watching you dildo brain cock suckers play w/ AI shit is like watching a dog paw at one of those puzzle boxes that you put treats inside of

nyx
@nyx.ms

def con 34 talks, ripped from the streams by a pdx friend (it'll be months before the official videos go up) magnet:?xl=43611378583&xt=urn:btih:22f205adb020847ac730451f59649f3e2d22e874&dn=dc34-talks&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fzer0day.ch%3A1337%2Fannounce

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a lesser-discussed benefit of full disk encryption is that being too drunk to correctly enter your LUKS password is a built-in failsafe against saying embarrassing shit online

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reminder: 48 hours until def con workshop reg opens up! defcon.org/html/defcon-... i'm on the schedule this year, helping some friends show off the UART implant framework they've been building please sign up and come ask softball questions, we're going to be so sleep-deprived and hung over

nyx
@nyx.ms

career advice: do you ever spend an hour on something at work, do an incredible job, and find yourself thinking "damn, they should be paying me three times what they do"? when this happens, it's best to go take a two-hour nap on the clock. treat yourself

nyx
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realizing, maybe belatedly, that "guy on the internet with stupid takes" has in the last few years often evolved into "guy on the internet with stupid takes and a claude subscription"

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this new type of guy can present a formidable opponent on the battlefield of ideas, due to the sheer magnitude of the misplaced dunning-kruger confidence lent to him by his artificially intelligent sparring partner

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but with the right mindset and a steady hand, even this type of guy can be reasoned with and convinced of the errors of his ways (pic related)

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we've implemented strong safeguards on our newest language models to prevent misuse, a word which here means "competing with us"

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Dean Pierce
@deanpierce.net

Replying to @erratarob.bsky.social

My "NOT A BOMB" bluetooth device name has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the device name.

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www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... "don't use scary china apps, because their government can access your data and that's a privacy risk" friendly reminder from US cops that you're better off under the palantir/google panopticon; make sure the creeps reading your DMs are all-american 🇺🇸

bleepingcomputer.comFBI warns against using Chinese mobile apps due to privacy risksThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Americans against using foreign-developed mobile applications, particularly those created by Chinese developers.
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TODO:changeThisS 🤡

Persephone@apatilonia.northsky.social

Do you have a Zero Motorcycle? Do you like being alive and/or not having ransomware installed on said motorcycle? persephonekarnstein.github.io/post/zero-da...

persephonekarnstein.github.ioZero Days: Electric Motorcycles are a Security Nightmare: This post was adapted from a talk given by myself and Mitchell Marasch at BSides Seattle 2026 on behalf of Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity North ...Motorcycles are cool. Electric motorcycles are even cooler, especially if you’re a filthy ecosocialist like me. Unfortunately, like any new and developing technology, they are plagued with security vu...
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oh cool, the hackers' almanack from def con 33 is out... and seems like they think policymakers should know about our snitch puck research? (i agree, naturally, but the outside validation is nice)

DEF CON@defcon.bsky.social

The DEF CON 33 Hackers’ Almanack translates a year of hacker research into plain language for policymakers—covering offensive AI, cybercrime, authoritarian surveillance, and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Read more: harris.uchicago.edu/sites/defaul...

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my "recording in progress" do-not-disturb sign has the hotel asking a lot of questions already answered by the sign

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today's episode of "i'd be dead by now if they could sell this in the US" is brought to you by germany

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fuck, people are following me here after our DC33 talk recording finally hit youtube... what am i supposed to do now, create engaging and effective social media content to captivate my audience and build a powerful online brand?

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Electronic Frontier Foundation
@eff.org

EFF is always so proud to represent security researchers doing important work. Our Coders' Rights Project often works with DEFCON presenters, and two of our clients are presenting today about schools, bathroom vape detectors, and audio recordings. www.wired.com/story/schoo...

wired.comIt Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio BugA pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.

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