Lightfighter

@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include #books #linux #politics #philosophy #hiking #cycling #motorcycles #veteran #photography

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Denver (Arapahoe land)

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github.com/Mark-Waggoner

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrwaggoner/

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Mar 12, 2026

GenX enters the discussion... I've chosen to live between the Yellowstone Caldera and NORAD to make sure I have all the bases covered.

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Mar 12, 2026

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Mar 03, 2026

If I were Xi Jing ping, I would think this might be my best chance to take Taiwan.

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Useful for keeping an eye on the storm: US air traffic "misery map" showing delays and cancelations by airport: https://www.flightaware.com/miserymap/ Right now Denver is the winner, but I suspect the

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Jan 23, 2026

@mattblaze@federate.social Gotta love the DEN red bar goes off the side of the graphic.

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Jan 13, 2026

@randahl@mastodon.social I assume someone will print, frame, and hang it right next to his fake Time cover.

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange @Photo55@mastodon.social Russia already has a hate on for the EU; they're likely to declare peace hastily in Ukraine then send their armies west (while they still have t

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@cstross@wandering.shop @Photo55@mastodon.social Russia has no armies left. They have few tanks or APC's, and they can't build them faster than Ukraine destroys them. The troops are old drunks. Trying

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange @Photo55@mastodon.social Yup. And meanwhile Poland is re-arming ridiculously fast: they don't want a repeat of 1939. The Baltics are irate. Even Germany is bestirring it

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Dec 27, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @Photo55@mastodon.social Poland has thousands of volunteers who have been fighting in Ukraine for years. I'm sure every NATO country has been observing and working on replicating drone warfare units and training on the Ukrainian standard. Add to that the fact that NATO will not have restricted range for strikes, and they have Navies for blockades.

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange @Photo55@mastodon.social Russia already has a hate on for the EU; they're likely to declare peace hastily in Ukraine then send their armies west (while they still have t

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Dec 27, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @Photo55@mastodon.social Russia has no armies left. They have few tanks or APC's, and they can't build them faster than Ukraine destroys them. The troops are old drunks. Trying to rely on 19th Century meat waves on a modern battlefield has bled them dry. They have been revealed to be a paper tiger.

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The $1776 "warrior dividend" that Trump announced yesterday is actually just a renaming of an existing, already authorized military housing allowance. Shocked. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/18

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Dec 19, 2025

@mattblaze@federate.social Going to suck when they run out of money to pay BAH to married soldiers who live off post.

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

Seems as likely as any other analysis.

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Reminder that EVERYTHING Anthropic or OpenAI announce in public is propaganda designed to boost their market cap when they hit the IPO they're aiming for. It's marketing, folks. There is no intelligen

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Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include # books # linux # politics # philosophy # hiking # cycling # motorcycles # veteran # photography

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@Lightfighter@infosec.exchange · Nov 14, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop Just another mechanical turk

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