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fighting evil by moonlight 🌙 chrome security ux by daylight 🌏 nyc / nz posts don't represent my employer and barely represents me 🐘 https://infosec.exchange/@sereeena 🌐 https://serena.nz/?hi=shitposter
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Come join my team…literally. Product Security is a small sub-team in Chrome Security. We’re hiring a mid-level Security Engineer to lead wrangling of our security reviews process && pitch in on some other security work. Role is in-office/hybrid, based in SF. www.google.com/about/career...

what’s my day to day like? imagine a never ending loop of forgetting about your tea, microwaving it, realizing it’s too hot to drink so you have to let it sit for a bit, forgetting about your tea…

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Listening to a casual comedy podcast with Brennan Lee Mulligan (that D&D Guy) when all of the sudden he starts dropping bars

My Attack? Massive.

My Weaponry? Alien.

My Impala? Tame

actually the meaning of it all is to make the people you love happy

*relaxes stressfully*

when everything feels Bad and Uncertain it's time to gaze upon your local body of water

I joined InternetNZ last night because I've seen that the Free Speech Union has suddenly taken an interest and is trying to unbalance it in their favour. If you want to balance that out you might want to join too? I'm happy to fund if $$ are an issue! internetnz.nz/membership/

if i had my way i'd be given a team and peace and quiet to solve all the boring-but-common little problems that has been nagging at everyone for decades

this time in the world is a good reminder that the arc of history only bends towards justice if we do not allow it to bend any other way

my outsider perspective on US politics is that it seems like i spend 4 years getting told the democrats can't do the thing because they need just one more vote, and then the republicans get in and can do whatever they want because half of the democrats vote with them

[takes long drag] what a year, huh [camera zooms in on wall calendar: JANUARY]

i'm grabbing a classic hacker stock photo and.... hwat is he doinghb

the lovely mix of horror and awe on designers' faces when i tell them my talks are done in google slides

"Seriously, I don’t care how much it costs. Take every dime I have. But know this: I would level my house to the ground before I paid slightly higher property taxes to fund infrastructure that would prevent a landslide from leveling my house to the ground."

therapist: it’s ok, the chrome power user cannot hurt you the chrome power user:

today’s long read recommendation is an incredible piece on a vigilante who infiltrated the highest ranks of right wing militia groups to expose their plots and ties to law enforcement: www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

In case you also need a list: ✍️ Treaty Principles Bill - 7 Jan ✍️ Oranga Tamariki Amendments Bill aka Military Bootcamps - 9 Jan ✍️ Regulatory Standards Bill - 12 Jan ✍️ Puberty Blockers Consultation - 20 Jan

not to be Like That but i fucking love trains

I FINALLY FINISHED ONE (1) HECKIN' ESSAY!!! This one is about ~vibes~. serena.nz/writing/the-...

me writing a socio-economical essay while avoiding the word "capitalism"

When people tell me they believe in things like magic and the supernatural I always wonder why. The real world is infinite in its beauty and horror. Why would you want a pale imitation? Anyways that's how I feel about photorealistic AI images