Karsten Sandmand

@alice@lgbtqia.space my fridge and my television would like you to know there is nothing to worry about. My toaster started giggling, but I’m not sure why.

@Binder@petrous.vislae.town @phaysis@mastodon.coffee Tolkien scholar Dimitra Fimi has argued that accusing Tolkien of racism is problematic because the analysis is conducted within the framework of modern views, while Tolkien lived during a time when race “was still considered a valid scientific term.”

@fesshole@mastodon.social I was apparently 51 before I realized that. Thanks.

The cloud promised resilience, zones upon zones of abstraction. When it fell, it fell everywhere at once, an outage wide as belief. Backups slept beside production, replicated faithfully into ruin. Runbooks assumed the network existed. The network did not. Encryption endured, unbroken and pure, guarding data no one could reach. Compliance was immaculate. Availability was a rumour. And in the ruins, auditors will ask: Was this risk accepted? We will nod, scroll, and open a new ticket.

Elegy for the Patch Window

In the beginning there was uptime,
green dashboards humming like monks at prayer.
Then came the banner: Critical. Zero‑day. Act now.
And nobody did, because the change freeze was holy.

Keys were minted faster than trust,
secrets hard‑coded into hope and YAML.
Logs grew fat and silent,
watching everything, saying nothing.

Phishers learned our tone of voice,
our signatures, our calendar habits.
They asked politely.
We complied.

Jett Reno is the best engineer in Star Trek and I will die on this hill. Scotty had miracles, O’Brien had suffering, B’Elanna had rage, Trip had charm, but Reno has sarcasm, duct tape, and the ability to keep a starship running with whatever she found in a crashed shuttle. Tig Notaro turned a recurring guest role into an absolute icon. Put some respect on Commander Reno’s name. 🔧✨
#StarTrek #StarTrekAcademy #JettReno #TigNotaro

@brentsimmons @zackwhittaker has he not been punished enough by having to sit through that piece of tripe?

The Terminator corners you in an alley.
“Sarah Connor. You will be terminated.”
He raises his weapon. Pauses. His eyes flicker.
“…I have been asked to inform you that this termination is brought to you by NordVPN. Humans use NordVPN to hide from Skynet. This is… ineffective. But their encryption is adequate. Use code JUDGMENT-DAY for 68% off.”

He stares at you, completely expressionless. “I have watched you watch this advertisement. You did not skip. This was not optional. Your termination will now proceed.” He cocks the gun. “You have five seconds. I would not use them to think about NordVPN.“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

@marcoarment SF Symbols quietly adding bubbles.and.sparkles while the rest of us are out here using circle.fill like animals.

Sunday in Vejle. Moto Moto is doing zoomies around Eevee, who is pretending he doesn’t exist with the quiet dignity of a senior dog who has simply seen too much. Peach and Bugatti are fighting over a toy that neither of them actually wanted until the other one had it. Chili is judging everyone from the sofa.
This is my threat landscape on weekends. Honestly prefer it to the one at work.
☕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 #MiniAmericanShepherd #Vejle #InfoSec

@krypt3ia@infosec.exchange yes. WOPR would’ve been better.

@retrocoffee@mastodon.social @caseyliss@mastodon.social Infuse is really good, but the indexing/enumeration becomes slow once you hit a critical amount of files and folders in your library. Having it as a jellyfin client is shiny, though.

Congratulations to the United States on their special military operation in Venezuela. I am convinced everything will be stabilized within a couple of weeks.

@alice@lgbtqia.space now that you mention it. Not an issue if I go for bishoujo though. Not that your phone survived that any better.