You are not nearly cynical enough about those in power.
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Dave "Wear A Goddamn Mask" Cochran 
@dave_cochran@infosec.exchange
mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchWe do not have much in common, you and I - still, this encounter feels special. I hope you will not mind if I consider you a friend.
he/him
enthusiastically anti-nazi
RTs are *absolutely* endorsements unless I'm arguing with whoever got RT'd in the replies - and sometimes even then.
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Replying to @dave_cochran@infosec.exchange
@IanHill@infosec.exchange @jerry@infosec.exchange but GOD FORBID we give kids vaccines
Replying to @kallisti@infosec.exchange
Replying to @IanHill@infosec.exchange
@IanHill@infosec.exchange @jerry@infosec.exchange "The federal government promises this surveillance saves 9,000-10,000 lives annually. "
The US population according to census.gov is some 342,000,000 people.
10,000/342,000,000 = 0.00002924
0.002924% is what they say this will save.
great.
Replying to @solitha@mastodon.social
@solitha@mastodon.social @IanHill@infosec.exchange @jerry@infosec.exchange 1) Biden was a pansy who could have ACTUALLY encouraged vaccines instead of being entirely passive towards the antivax fuckheads. However,
2) It was meant as more of a catch-all than a specific gripe - the aforementioned fuckheads are a symptom of a greater problem. I could just as easily have swapped "gun control" or "epstein-class accountability" or "an EPA with actual teeth" in for "vaccinating kids".
RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/116862655259476751
....because Mamdani said the same things that they did, and you can't paint the guy as a fringe lunatic madman terrorist globalist etc-ist if you're saying the same things.
and/or because they're bought and paid for by hostile foreign interests who actively want the country to die
god i love this timeline so so much
Quoting
White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US https://www.theverge.com/policy/961449/white-house-mamdani-heatwave-deletion
Open quoted postReplying to @akareilly@hachyderm.io
@akareilly@hachyderm.io wait but that would mean that i'm not the main character of the universe, and that can't possibly be correct.
( /s )
Replying to @alice@lgbtqia.space
@acb@mastodon.social
when you are not at the self-checkout, the cashier is a person who is getting paid to do the cashiering.
when you ARE at a self-checkout, the only person (or group)who gets paid is whoever owns the store.
hope this helps!
@EdCates@mastodon.social @riverpunk@defcon.social @alice@lgbtqia.space @webhat@infosec.exchange
Replying to @willasaywhat@infosec.exchange
@willasaywhat@infosec.exchange @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange oh, hi there me!
(wait, we're supposed to get bonuses?! I don't even get raises right now...)
Replying to @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt
@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt this is the way.
Replying to @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange
@0xabad1dea fantastic response though
Replying to @arstechnica@mastodon.social
@arstechnica i'm sure that's just a coincidence
Replying to @Lana@beige.party
@Lana@beige.party I mean, yes, but there's another even simpler answer: "some boys like girls and some boys like boys; some girls like boys and some girls like girls."
That's it.
That's all they need to hear.
Replying to @catsalad__dup_5@infosec.exchange
@catsalad i am an unparalleled FOer; still working on the other part
Replying to @evacide@hachyderm.io
Replying to @0ddj0bb@infosec.exchange
@0ddj0bb i, uh
....wow.
okay so my subscriptions page works, but the homepage doesn't.
what the hell?
Replying to @tychotithonus@infosec.exchange
@tychotithonus@infosec.exchange that's strong. that's real strong.
Okay so as of earlier this week I am, in fact, actively seeking new employment. I am fantastic at scripting and at interfacing between machines and people (especially non-technical people), and have spent the last 13 years doing data integration and interoperability (specifically in the healthcare space, but I'm good at adapting). I will not be entertaining non-remote offers, nor anything that mandates LLM usage. Not being owned by a billionaire is a plus.
Any assistance, even if it's just an RT, is appreciated! <3
An important edit: I am, for the moment, still employed - I just need to get the fuck out for reasons I'm not sure if I'm allowed to explain publicly. Nothing juicy, just billionaire fucks being billionaire fucks. Anyway - please prioritize those with greater need ahead of me,
Replying to @mattblaze@federate.social
@mattblaze@federate.social this is one of those "just don't let the curiosity win" things, folks. I wish I'd known that; i was a lot less angry 30 seconds ago.
Replying to @xgranade@wandering.shop
@xgranade lobs a granola bar in your general direction
Replying to @catsalad@infosec.exchange
@catsalad@infosec.exchange which group?
Replying to @blinry@chaos.social
@blinry@chaos.social what, are we NCIS-ing it up now?
Replying to @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io the second-best thing about this post, other than adding to my citable cases of how unsuited LLM-stuff is for anyone to access (let alone pin world economies on), is that it gave me a whole bunch of people to block and never have to worry about interacting with ever again
...yay?
Replying to @wendynather@infosec.exchange
@wendynather@infosec.exchange i can have different thoughts while i'm still HAVING the old ones
Replying to @sean@scoat.es
@sean @pluralistic why, did something happen to Trillian.im?
Replying to @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange
@0xabad1dea yay!
Replying to @ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
@ariadne@social.treehouse.systems @sundogplanets@mastodon.social i've got an answer but very stern guys in suits get REALLY upset when i vocalize it.
Replying to @girlgerms@infosec.exchange
@girlgerms@infosec.exchange semantic satiation! always trippy.
A thought that's been bouncing around my head like a dvd screensaver icon:
Is it possible (for realistic definitions - if you rules-lawyer your answer, you lose by default) to become fluent and adept enough in a Bad Thing (genai, MBA-having, etc) that you can actually influence its trajectory, without succumbing to the inherently corruptive nature of that thing?
For example: Could the average hacker become proficient enough at LLM use that people would actually pay attention and adjust things if they said "hey so this is Genuinely Fucking Horrible, Actually(tm)", while still having the gumption to do so?
And, if so, would they be able to change the course significantly or fast enough to offset the damage they were personally responsible for on the way to that position?
Replying to @Lana@beige.party
@Lana@beige.party mazel tov!
Replying to @skeletor@mas.to
@skeletor fuckin' donezo
Replying to @krypt3ia@infosec.exchange
@krypt3ia@infosec.exchange for those of us who would like to see the video but do not have a twitter account, any chance of a summary? :)
Replying to @dave_cochran@infosec.exchange
Replying to @Lana@beige.party
@Lana@beige.party So when are you changing your name to "Cassandra"?
Replying to @blinry@chaos.social
@blinry@chaos.social the writers had a back-and-forth thing going with the "CSI" writers, where they would try to one-up each other with the most ridiculous examples of "hacking" they could come up with. NCIS won when they had an adversary hacking into a PC that was in evidence; the one nerd wasn't able to type fast enough to counter said adversary so the other nerd jumped onto the same keyboard to assist.
It's exactly as dumb as it sounds. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6rsi7BEtk
Replying to @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange
@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange such a handsome and safe lunkhead he is! 😍
Replying to @akareilly@hachyderm.io
@akareilly@hachyderm.io honestly, valid
Replying to @mattblaze@federate.social
@mattblaze@federate.social at least it lets me warn others. something something "i ask not for lighter burdens, but for broader shoulders" something something 🙃
Replying to @amuse@infosec.exchange
@amuse@infosec.exchange not if you break it...
Replying to @krypt3ia@infosec.exchange
@krypt3ia@infosec.exchange if nothing we do matters, all that matters is what we do
Replying to @Lana@beige.party
@Lana@beige.party it's pronounced "gif"
hey @mattgrayyes@chaos.social - check it out! It's a sped-up version of that shot, from that video 😂 https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1uwkalv/my_favorite_part_of_the_world_cup_broadcast/
Replying to @junesim63@mstdn.social
@junesim63 I mean, it poses a threat to humanity as a whole, so ....yeah.
Replying to @campuscodi@mastodon.social
@campuscodi@mastodon.social oh, good. =\