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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · 4d ago

Oh no I’ve falling into the special interest rabbit hole about Centralia PA again

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 05, 2026

Of the most unhinged useless features Apple could work on, the "AI will reset your passwords" thing they are putting into iCloud Keychain has to be at the top of the list. I wouldn't ever recommend to ANYONE to run that, and from what I'm hearing, it doesn't even work all that well to begin with (shocker). So glad I use KeePass instead...

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 05, 2026

Replying to @arstechnica@mastodon.social

@arstechnica@mastodon.social Nothing but lies from reddit's owners, as usual.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 04, 2026

A Sun Cruiser and Almost Gothic by Steely Dan fixes anyone

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 04, 2026

Replying to @atpfm@mastodon.social

@atpfm@mastodon.social I love searching transcripts on Youtube for topics or mentions that are normally very difficult to find without manually scrubbing through the media. With podcasts, the same benefits absolutely apply (+in the past I remember someone saying...something...somewhere, but it was 5+ years and 700 listened podcast episodes ago)

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 04, 2026

Replying to @mjdxp@labyrinth.zone

@mjdxp@labyrinth.zone Prism Launcher helps with that - it will cache the credentials and files so offline mode works for a while (I believe it still requires a re-auth after some time though, but it's not every time like the official app)

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 04, 2026

Replying to @michaelharley@infosec.exchange

@michaelharley@infosec.exchange Consider Waterfox or Librewolf before jumping. Both forks are fantastic and remove the nonsense from Mozilla. Vivaldi is Chromium based so I don't trust it personally.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 04, 2026

I think openai just committed a certified textbook "this is precisely what you DON'T do when you're being sued" moment

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 03, 2026

Replying to @mjdxp@labyrinth.zone

@mjdxp@labyrinth.zone @mjdxp@labyrinth.zone the App Store is mostly junk apps. Homebrew is where it’s at.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 03, 2026

If I were Microsoft, I'd be sweating it right now. In July they were all happy and giddy about fixing 500+ vulnerabilities with AI, but I bet most of them weren't even real and now they have a big list of unknown problems (maybe sleeper cell malware) in the OS code. https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/03/ai-slop-pollutes-the-cve-pipeline-with-fake-vulns/5282462

theregister

AI slop pollutes the CVE pipeline with fake vulns

With NIST still buried under its backlog, expect AI-generated bogus reports to continue

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 03, 2026

Muting and blocking bad Reddit moderators is my passion

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 03, 2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but for those who do it - The "subject" field is NOT the body! Stop putting 3 paragraph essays into email subjects!

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Aug 02, 2026

Replying to @RueNahcMohr@infosec.exchange

@RueNahcMohr@infosec.exchange @trcwm@mastodon.social Tbh that sounds like a Chrome problem. Does the same happen in Firefox?

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 30, 2026

Christ I just want to use a Win11 VM for ONE THING and it needs like 30 minutes to install some update nobody cares about come onnnnn

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 30, 2026

RE: https://flipboard.com/@techcrunch/artificial-intelligence-in-2023-news-and-updates-o5ja4lvnz/-/a-sVehttH7QQGeCKrhgVDG3A%3Aa%3A3199687-%2F0 So, the entire site can be reported?

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 30, 2026

Replying to @FinFangFoomed@mastodon.social

@FinFangFoomed@mastodon.social @h2onolan@infosec.exchange I’m happy I’m not the only one who remembers those times (before wifi at home was common + we had MKDS)

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 29, 2026

Reverse-engineering an image in Krita (isolating each element to its own layer) is so therapeutic.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 29, 2026

Replying to @mhoye@cosocial.ca

@mhoye@cosocial.ca aka every home data backup script I ever created

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 29, 2026

The articles I'm seeing about people raising a stink about Codeberg discouraging LLMs reeks of the same "muh freedom of speech" chud energy...

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @psh@infosec.exchange

@psh@infosec.exchange I was noticing my FreshRSS was frequently failing to pull from my Reddit URLs. They might have seen people flock to that after they closed off old.reddit.com from non logged in users and are making the workaround unreliable. Bleh.

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @willb@infosec.exchange

@willb@infosec.exchange I miss marathoning boxes of those as a kid. Nowadays I'd probably die if I did.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

macOS patches way too slow. The check takes forever, the download takes forever, and the reboot is unnecessarily complicated and long to stand back up. Linux and even Windows go so much faster in comparison.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @xabean@infosec.exchange

@xabean@infosec.exchange Same. The "AI nonsense filter" in particular comes in clutch.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

I love when a vulnerability scan (cough TENABLE cough) is just outright belligerently false on a scan. Not only is the vulnerability 5+ years old, the fix is known and documented, but Nessus be like "there is no fix for this" um excuse me, solved problem half a decade ago. Fix your database...

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange

@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange & Knuckles

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

Being a sysadmin is like the Wacky Workbench levels in Sonic CD - the goal (getting things done) isn't far away, but literally everything is trying to bounce you a thousand miles away into dead-ends and go-back-to-start loops.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 28, 2026

Weird "ok boomer" moment in American Ninja Warrior - announcer says "$contestant hasn't ever used a Rubik's Cube, kids these days are all just playing video gamez!" Glad to know we don't have any commentator integrity anymore...

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 27, 2026

Replying to @Javvad@infosec.exchange

@Javvad@infosec.exchange Why is it the Microsoft 365 director making this statement and not the ACTUAL head of Windows? Also under what actual guidelines/standards is the three day thing coming from? Or is it them just panicking without merit? Also is Microsoft prepared to release immediate fixes for the frequent situation where their patches aren't tested and break more than they fix?)

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 26, 2026

Replying to @kallisti@infosec.exchange

@kallisti@infosec.exchange ooh that's dirty

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 25, 2026

For anyone with voting power re: Debian's General Resolution - please vote option 1 to fully ban LLM contributions. #noai

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 25, 2026

Replying to @binsk@infosec.exchange

@binsk@infosec.exchange I'm perpetually stuck in that loop. On days I have to actually get up early, body wants to sleep till noon. On a day off? I'm up insanely early with no alarm for no explainable reason.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 25, 2026

Trying to reload my balance for a $highwaytolltransponderthinghere and the site seemingly keeps blocking my system from accessing it after logging in. First off, the page is incredibly slow to even log in and work (a great confidence booster for having to input PCI), and seemingly as a reward for waiting for the page to load, I get some idiotically configured IDS going "we blocked you for security reasons" - I think it's blanket blocking Linux OSes and security forks of Firefox like LibreWolf. That is NOT how things should be. The more secure configuration should never be blocked.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 24, 2026

Replying to @elforesto@infosec.exchange

@elforesto@infosec.exchange Dev team ain't caring about that

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 24, 2026

Replying to @drsbaitso@infosec.exchange

@drsbaitso@infosec.exchange Maybe the couch had too much RAM in it

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 24, 2026

Does Apple even know how to host email? iCloud Mail - if you create inbox rules in iCloud for the web, the rules are only viewable and editable there - they don't even appear in Mail.app on macOS! Let alone Thunderbird or anywhere else. That is insane.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 24, 2026

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ThreeBallSpare/116975563434282931 Figure I'd make a page for this in the Fediverse and try to make it more of a thing here! Go check it out if you're interested.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 23, 2026

Replying to @arstechnica@mastodon.social

@arstechnica@mastodon.social "Say hi to the feds" button,

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 23, 2026

Every goddamn day vs code wants to update

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 23, 2026

*checks Microsoft Docs for correct syntax/example of an MgGraph set command* ofc it doesn't actually work in a real setting #msgraph #powershell #azure

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 23, 2026

Replying to @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Teams is also SharePoint in a trenchcoat so it might as well be a Teams vuln too.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 22, 2026

Old greybeard Napster-era complaint - when making mp3/ogg/flac/whatever files, don't name them with weird characters that don't work well in every OS. Keep it simple.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 22, 2026

Why does it take literally 30+ minutes to update powershell modules (especially microsoft.graph)? Doing it manually is instantaneous, what is update-module choking on?

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 21, 2026

I'm a few months late to this but I saw a little article that Donald Fagen has quietly retired. That's fine, but I'm just bittersweet about it, right as I catch up on all his solo work along with the rest of Steely Dan's stuff, he's winding down. At least he seems to be making a few silly appearances on Amy Helm's Instagram now though, which is amusing.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026

Replying to @tezoatlipoca@mas.to

@tezoatlipoca@mas.to Yeah, the few times I accidentally ended up on "new" reddit I was appalled by how slow, unusable, and ad-ridden it was.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026

this is the beginning of the end of reddit

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@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026

Replying to @w_b@mastodon.world

@w_b@mastodon.world @jschauma@mstdn.social Executives: "You gotta start using AI, it's the future, and it's not going away. So start using it" Literally anyone with a brain: "Ok, how? Examples? Why? Also, the environment?"

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026

One of the circles of hell is identifying what version/flavor of .NET Core you have installed on your system. Everywhere you look, different number.

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026

Was reminded of a friend who back in the 2000s had a high school teacher who got really mad at their class for sneakily playing games like CS/WoW/etc on the computers in the classroom (it was an ATC class), telling students to stop playing "Zaxxon Blood and Guts Warrior" and now I wonder if that was ever an actual game

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 19, 2026

I wish people would be half as excited about bowling as they get for soccer. I never understand why certain sports get more popular over others

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USB Type-Steve

@USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange · Jul 18, 2026

Coding on your own, by hand, organically, is like riding a bicycle. It engages and enriches you mentally and physically, has no impact on the environment, and is what everyone should strive to do. Coding with AI is like drunk driving a cybertruck while hucking half drank beer cans out a window, screaming obscenities and barely knowing where you are or what you are doing.

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