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The KWIPS meeting happening October 19th will feature an invited speaker who will be giving a presentation on the academic paper "Grid Shock: Coordinated Load-Changing Attacks on Power Grids" (lnkd.in/g-MnvGPW). I'd love to see you there. luma.com/pjbb8dlb

In or near Kitchener-Waterloo this evening? Come by Builder's Club at 7 to hear me talk about the paper "Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Automobile" (feihu.eng.ua.edu/NSF_CPS/year...). There will be about an hour after to socialize with fellow security and privacy folks. luma.com/qp1c6le6

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

This is why you shouldn't trust a service that claims to "delete scans of your ID" once they're verified. a provider to Hertz and many other US companies just got popped. krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-...

Interested in car hacking and security? I'm presenting on the open-access paper "Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Automobile" by @dr.supersat.phd et. al at the next KWIPS meeting. Hope to see you there! Meeting details: luma.com/qp1c6le6 Link to paper: feihu.eng.ua.edu/NSF_CPS/year...

Spent two hours in Lightroom putting the finishing touches on a photo for a drag performer of their debut act, and the software crashed! 😭 Now I have to wait days to have enough time to redo my edits, which is excruciating! It is so hard to wait to give someone a gift, you know?

Liz recently shared a new blog post on our site about GSG's policy moving forward regarding the rejection of pull requests assisted by or generated using LLMs. You can read more about this policy and our stance on LLM-generated development here: greatscottgadgets.com/2026/06-17-l...

I am a woman who is scared of bats and there is a bat in my house. I thought I would love bats because spooky + adorable but with all the flapping they are too much like birds and I would like neither of these types of creatures near my face or hair. 😡

My new meetup, "Kitchener-Waterloo Infosec and Privacy Salon", will be having its first meetup on August 17th. Our first speaker will be Michael Ossmann, who will be giving a short talk on GPS security. More details for the event are here: luma.com/0y6y88oa

I was on a call with the hottest people I know and my phone couldn’t handle it. @alpenglow.bsky.social @lasermistress.bsky.social @jumperless.org

Ireland does not make good enough use of their TLD, .ie. There are so many adorable URLs they could be making, and I have not seen a single good one in my multiple days of touring.

I will be at #emfcamp this week! Find me if you want to talk about VPN security or planning a hacker conference. I will also be collecting sticker stories to write about on my Die Cut Digest blog (www.patreon.com/collection/2...).

When you add an AI generated header image to your post and it has just incoherent text and inconsistent design and it actually makes no sense at all given the technical content of your post then I have no reason to trust the technical details of your post

I'm hosting a security/privacy/hacking conference in Canada next year. So much of the conference is planned and prepped, but it still needs a name. This is always the hardest part of event planning for me because names carry so much weight and meaning. Any suggestions for names?

I just received some of the most gorgeous stickers from one of my favourite artists, @1dark1.com. 😍 If you hold a handful of your favourite infosec/hacker stickers, chances are @1dark1.com has created at least one of them. Hire this woman for your graphic design needs! She does not disappoint.

“This meeting WAS an email” was an actual experience I had this week.

As a Canadian, I absolutely pronounce it "zed scaler".

Finally got my hand-painted ceramic mushroom plate back after the kiln firing process. The green came out more brown than I expected, probably because I didn’t add enough green layers on top of the orange base layer I had underneath the grass. Regardless, I love the whimsy of this plate!

In Montreal for F1 this weekend. I’ve got a few hours to see interesting people and art. Reach out if you’ve got suggestions or want some of my time.

Little ceramic companion ghostie Dora is looking for a home to be adopted into. If you are in search of someone to yap at for hours who will sit and listen politely, Dora is for you! straithelaboratories.etsy.com/listing/4482... #ceramics #smallBusiness #ceramicArt

You can press ctrl+shift+9 in Google Docs to create checkboxes now, and that brings me a lot of joy.

If you want some long-lasting queer joy in the form of stained glass in your life, I've now got some stained-glass pride flags in my Etsy store: straithelaboratories.etsy.com/listing/4494... #stainedGlass #prideFlag

Took a class this evening on using underglazes to paint mushrooms onto ceramics. It was my first time intentionally layering underglazes to achieve some colour theory effects I’ve been meaning to try. The true test will be seeing what the colours look like after coming out of the kiln.

I've taken up an editing role over at OpenBoardsGuide.com. This is the first article I've had a hand in, and it would mean a lot to get your feedback. If you are afraid of being too mean publicly, roast me via whatever contact method you have for me. www.openboardsguide.com/pimoroni-bad...

Finished soldering this stained glass pride flag prototype and adding jump rings to it. What do you all think?

Canadian friends, please, please, please fill out this Transport Canada survey on how you feel about headlight glare while driving at night: tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

And once you get into needing CE certification, you'll also be continually frustrated by the terrible kerning! Forever!

The zine scene in Kitchener-Waterloo is thriving because of @cyborggarbage.bsky.social. Inspired by this community, I created my own zine: www.patreon.com/posts/zine-s...

An acquaintance recently asked me how to become a CFP submission reviewer, and instead of firing off a quick reply to just the one person, I wrote this blog post so anyone interested could share in the opportunity to learn: www.patreon.com/posts/153376...

I've got a new open access blog post up on Patreon: “Removing Underglaze From Greenware” — aka me trying to fix a piece without completely losing it. ("It" being my mental health AND the clay ghost I was working on.) www.patreon.com/posts/151822... #ceramics #ceramicGhosts #underglaze #greenware

I reviewed my ceramic ghost-making process to document how much time I was spending on each step. It turns out that I spend about 3 hours on each ghost. The open access post below goes into more detail. www.patreon.com/posts/counti...

Meet Vicky, the companion ghost. She is socially shy and very adventurous on her own time. You can see that the stresses of the world have slightly flattened her out, but she always keeps her head held high. Her favourite activities are stargazing, storm chasing, and hearing about your day.

I am transitioning from tech to being an independent artist. My first collection, “Ceramic Companion Ghosts: Classic”, is ready for adoption! If one of these ghosts calls to you and you must have it, message me. Each one is available via private auction/sale until February 24th. Happy Haunting!

Spent some time at the art workbench making more ceramics. I make each piece with so much love and time. 🥰

I intend to add a few ceramic pieces to my Etsy store (straithelaboratories.etsy.com) soon, and I'm adding small details to the product photos, like this hand-sized quilt I made, to make it clear that my art isn’t AI-generated and that I’ve put a lot of effort into it.

I'm on Cwtch now. Message me if you want my address. docs.cwtch.im

Queer babe here making Fuck Ice zines+whistles & rapidly distributing to a wide PNW circle + Designed lasercut Fuck Ice earrings, opened the file, cutting & assembling to give out & fundraise + Updating my DIY Handheld Light Graffiti Projector tutorial while making many for local activists More ⏬

I have been using Signal for 10 years now too. It is always the best way to get in touch with me, and a lot of that is because of usability.

It's BS you need to love yourself first. Even if you hate yourself now, love them fully and fearlessly🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 I want a world where someday you'll love yourself and live proud, just as you are

Playing Blue Prince for the first time on Twitch! Come join me while I play this rad looking puzzle game. www.twitch.tv/str41the

One of my life’s simplest joys is covering my kitties with a blanket and tucking them in while they are snoozing on the couch. So cozy.

I've been cross-stitching for half a year now and finally found an embroidery floss preparation and storage option that works for me. youtube.com/shorts/7WI4B...

I learned ceramics Look at these three plates I made They took so much time #pottery #ceramics

Learned to gild bedknobs: youtube.com/shorts/mDxLa...