Updated XKCD on Modern infrastructure. Includes AI, DNS as a pair of straws holding things up, AWS, Microsoft incoming as an Angry Bird, and sharks eating cables
I shared an updated one:
A more updated version of the βall modern infrastructureβ meme. Includes Microsoft as an incoming Angry Bird, AI as a prop up lever, DNS as a pair of straws holding things up, and the shark chewing a cable.
The ever useful XKCD but updated for more modern outages.
you, yes you, are not qualified to give opsec advice to people whom you do not have a threat model for nor even remotely know personally
Challenge coming of a skull, close to a Totenkopf, with a crown on it that read MKE HSTF. Herons? On either side of skull.
Iβm making note of the MKE HST(F?). MKE is commonly Milwaukee, and Homeland Security Task Force.
I am concerned even more that they will lift and shift to Milwaukee area. Reports of them staging in MKE downtown Hilton for some sweep. They want a forward operating base on the MN border.
![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation
Paradox of automation
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The paradox of automation says that the more efficient the automated system, the more crucial the human contribution of the operators. Humans are less involved, but their involvement becomes more critical. Lisanne Bainbridge, a cognitive psychologist, identified these issues notably in her widely cited paper "Ironies of Automation."[49] If an automated system has an error, it will multiply that error until it is fixed or shut down. This is where human operators come in.[50] A fatal example of this was Air France Flight 447, where a failure of automation put the pilots into a manual situation they were not prepared for.[51]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:byjjq67p7iau6qufzjmizpbn/bafkreie4ootzzyowpylsxjg7gxsp63iujxh4qceuuxxhwm63yrm2qffa4e)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation Paradox of automation edit The paradox of automation says that the more efficient the automated system, the more crucial the human contribution of the operators. Humans are less involved, but their involvement becomes more critical. Lisanne Bainbridge, a cognitive psychologist, identified these issues notably in her widely cited paper "Ironies of Automation."[49] If an automated system has an error, it will multiply that error until it is fixed or shut down. This is where human operators come in.[50] A fatal example of this was Air France Flight 447, where a failure of automation put the pilots into a manual situation they were not prepared for.[51]
Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI
I'll be at the conference as volunteer / moderator for some of the classes. I'll be able to peek in on this one and it is of great interest to me, and will appreciate any info on this I glean from other attendees or when I inevitably run into you in Deadwood.
People are breaking their bones in contorting themselves to celebrate an individual whose ceiling of decorum is the floor for most everyone else.
Debating African Americans without calling them a slur or debating LGBTQ+ without spitting on them does not a Presidential Medal of Freedom earn.
There is @soberincyber.bsky.social that makes it to a lot of cons, and they put on sober alternatives. I think they will be in Deadwood for WWHF soon, last year they took over a soda saloon and it was excellent.
It deploys a Skynet to gently keep your socks from being lost in the wash. Cleans up stubborn stains from that WOPR sandwich. Has a Hydro Assessment Level 9000 certification that constantly manages water usage. Traps dirt inside a complex Matrix that is difficult to escape from.
βYou can shear a sheep 100 times but you can only skin it onceβ
πThis. Relevant to a recent resignation. (IYKYK)
I love giving everything I can to a cause, time and energy, but there are limits.
Not referring to my employer, theyβre outstanding and Iβm still with them. πβοΈ
Notable SEC 8-K from the past month. They were still investigating a cyber incident. Lot of things marked as βunknownβ.
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Notable SEC K-8 from the past month. They were still investigating.
www.board-cybersecurity.com/incidents/tr...
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I said the same thing and got sent this info on how incorrect it is. I do value your comments on this, though.
I know this is the sentiment for US politics, but it applies to a lot of the good fights and caring for others and when doing missing person work and looking into human trafficking, it is the same deal. Fighting evil of any form needs such care described here.
Interested in doing well in your first Trace Labs OSINT Search Party CTF this summer? Or if youβve helped before, perhaps improving your tradecraft to better help the missing person problem?
#osint #osint4good #ctf
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I like doing scream karaoke (screamaroke?) to Dragonforceβs Through The Fire and The Flame. Actually hitting and understanding all the lyrics, the song supplements therapy.
Yes, this! It was such a habit to stop subtly matching step with everyone when I was out. Took years. I noticed right away and think it is a subtle protest or signal to other military of βyeah, we donβt want to be here but canβt actively say anything.β Saw troops on spring shoes too that stood out.
The music video is really great for that dark feel. I watched it in VR with a giant screen and it was epic.
I feel like the next chapter in this history book will be a name, currently obscure, that will be the name of a victim or assailant that kicks off the next wild ride. Gavrilo Princip, for example. Iβm not giving space to more modern examples, but everyone learned of his victimβs name.
As Thanos would have said, this was inevitable.
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I think tomorrow would be a Good Friday to do it.
I had not considered the art file being shared. I love they are gaining popularity and those audiences are ones I want to reach.
I think I may share the file with a βshow proof of donating to a relevant charity of your choiceβ . Like $10 for every 100 you want to print. But I will work that out.
One of the biker gang characters from Book of Boba Fett. Dressed like they were going for a Doctor Who appearance.
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Spotify message saying: βYou listed to poetry and crying on Sundays at night. Try some: cyberpunk, vocal, 80s style, futuristic, synthesizer and 80s synthβ
Spotify is being judgy, not sure what it is picking up on but if I want to be Emily Dickinson, let me be. That said, the suggested playlist *is* a banger, so Iβll settle into the cyberpunk vibes.
Hopefully that scheduling clears up for you. I had a βpossible allergic reactionβ that landed me in ER w/ anaphylactic shock. Allergist follow-up: about 4 months out, and scheduling knew there was some doctor priority coming. My doctor pushed that and there was an βokay, how about tomorrow?β
I tried that *this week* even, and I definitely had a case of βthey were better in my youthβ. Bugles these days seem to have a flattened opening, rarer to find ones that would fit even a toddlerβs fingers. But dig through enough and witch fingers (wizard?) can be found.
That seems like a proverb and blessing from somewhere: βMay the worst of your problems be fixable with a new knife.β
A variety of holographic stickers, from βJoy Winsβ to βDonβt let your heart dieβ to βlove is your only holy groundβ to βAre we all one beating heartβ.
I have these that I made and can send you to send out. Had a stack of them for a conference, handed some out and would love for these messages to be sent all over.
I could probably sticker mail them for free to people myself but have no idea the logistics there.
Road trip or conference coordination.
I think I could load everything into a vehicle. Or pack almost everything up to make it in hotel room, just benefits from an oven. Wouldnβt come close to the weirdest items I packed for a hacker con.
Potato love reduces the number of cranky hackers too.
