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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

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Storm-2372 conducts device code phishing campaign www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...

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I have a new blog post up: "Corporate 'DEI' Is An Imperfect Vehicle for Deeply Meaningful Ideals" charity.wtf/2025/02/10/c... I know a lot of people are feeling incredibly scared and demoralized right now. I get it; I am too. (Who knows if my marriage will still be valid in two years?)

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Update on my life: Last year, I joined my kids' school's PTA, because they needed a treasurer and I'm good enough with numbers. It was a straightforward, self-contained job: balancing the checkbook for an organization that only did a few fundraisers each year.

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Okay, let's keep going. Got another one today looking at just how absolutely fucking crazy it is that an inexperienced Musk-lackey is apparently pushing untested live code to America's checkbook. Tried to contextualize all of it. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a...

submitted 17 days ago • 95 comments

I wrote this week’s briefing and (for the Asian edition but I’m counting it) cover story, on the impressive string of successes coming from China’s AI sector: econ.st/4h5quLN

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When the bubble pops, and it will, you’re not just looking at a few Johnny-come-lately companies shuttering. This is a load-bearing delusion. The entire tech industry is fucked because they all bought in, every VC firm bought in, investors have everything in it. They need to make you like it.

submitted 40 days ago • 142 comments

Excellent piece. I think of this as "plutocratic feudalism": in which overmighty subjects compete to control the court. Crucially, the court is weak enough to be captured (with erratic child kings, in need of money & prone to flattery), but strong enough to be a threat to them & a weapon v others.

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If you're into Microsoft Education, I've started a section on MSPortals.io - msportals.io/edu - and would love to be linked any Microsoft Education portals or links of significance.

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We’re thrilled to announce that @shehackspurple.bsky.social will be crossing the pond to London next week! Catch her at the OWASP London Chapter Meetup on Wednesday, January 15th, to hear her talk on Maturing Your AppSec Program! 🔗 Learn more here: www.meetup.com/owasp-london...

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Very excited to be able to bring you a preview of 2025's news highlights. www.thetimes.com/article/db76...

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going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...

submitted 66 days ago • 74 comments

The most hopeful chart in the world - and its evil twin edconway.substack.com/p/the-most-h...

submitted 65 days ago • 13 comments

Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain

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I (finally) wrote up my thoughts on "Founder Mode" and the Brian Chesky morality tale about how he turned around Airbnb company culture. This has made it into the Silicon Valley water table; it must be dealt with. There are some good nuggets within; let's dig them out. charity.wtf/2024/12/17/f...

submitted 67 days ago • 27 comments

Thank you for upvoting #2FA for bluesky. This is a critical issue for all #OSINT news journalists out there. We have upvoted the github issue with 360👍, but… we need more ❤️ please add your ❤️ to one of the comments on the github issue as well. NB: avoid commenting. github.com/bluesky-soci...

submitted 69 days ago • 3 comments

This is pure supervillain behavior

submitted 75 days ago • 219 comments

We are at B-Sides London on Saturday the 14th! Be sure to come say hello! We're also in the lucky position of having some tickets to give away - we'll randomly pick 5 lucky winners who repost this post!

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go.bsky.app/RpHnAcy #threatmodeling #securebydesign

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Back in April, @bcantrill.bsky.social and I talked to Andres Freund on the @oxide.computer podcast to discuss the xz fiasco; over on Mastodon I described making the image, and since its starting to be used without attribution, I thought I'd talk about it here... share.transistor.fm/s/e2538f7d

submitted 84 days ago • 8 comments

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Data showing the top 16% of remote workers outperform the top 5% in-office, while the bottom 12% underperform the bottom 5% in-office, makes sense. Top performers thrive with extra time from no commute, but underperformers struggle without oversight. RTO penalizes top talent for others’ inability.

submitted 86 days ago • 39 comments

Help Me…… I wrote his at 2:30am… Trigger Warning - its about assisted dying… its raw! julieedwards-39328.medium.com/help-me-e41a...

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Handling Cookies is a Minefield: Inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out. grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/h...

submitted 93 days ago • 14 comments

Fact-Checking RFK Jr. On Health theonion.com/fact-checkin...

submitted 89 days ago • 92 comments

How does the new iOS inactivity reboot work? What does it protect from? I reverse engineered the kernel extension and the secure enclave processor, where this feature is implemented. naehrdine.blogspot.com/2024/11/reve...

submitted 97 days ago • 12 comments

This is a wonderful use of AI However we need more done to tackle fraud on government level. We cannot rely on private companies to tackle what is almost 50% of all reported crime. www.thetimes.com/article/6390...

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Okay, just read this whole thing, and it's so good. Please read it. www.theverge.com/24282022/kam...

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I've just published an investigation on the Transport for London cyberattack: -TfL was hit by a wave of subsequent cyber attacks -Millions of pounds of overcharged fares may never be refunded -Some TfL software coded to be compatible with Internet Explorer 6 www.londoncentric.media/p/an-utter-s...

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Not unblocking the folks I blocked today who were arguing about this, but Benie's video here on why people who disagree with Kamala on Gaza should still vote for her is pretty good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf5M...

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I’ve been incredibly angry — furious, even for ME — about the most loathsome and contemptible defamation suit I’ve ever seen in my career, and now Mike Masnick at TechDirt has written about the despicable case and about my anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss it. Reading it just makes me angrier.

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