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@varx@cybersecurity.theater
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This is the less tech-y, more social alt for @varx@infosec.exchange — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally.

software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now

#nobot

172 Followers
252 Following
50 Posts
Joined November 05, 2022
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location:
Somerville, MA, USA

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varx
varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Jul 25, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @varx@cybersecurity.theater
@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Jul 20, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems This one threw me recently. Biologists sure get up to some stuff, huh.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Jun 26, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @EricIndiana@mastodon.social
@EricIndiana@mastodon.social Gives tesselation vibes. :-)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Jun 20, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @ifixcoinops@retro.social
@ifixcoinops@retro.social Yeah, the deletionists are out of control. (Always have been, tbh.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Jun 01, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @aphyr@woof.group
@aphyr@woof.group Suspect this is the beginning of a villain arc.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 26, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @BlindHedgehogStew@mastodon.stickbear.me
@BlindHedgehogStew@mastodon.stickbear.me Hi, please don't post unsolicited AI output, that's very rude.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 22, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @rayotron@mstdn.social
@rayotron@mstdn.social @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social Honestly, that's so brave of you.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 15, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social I mean in practice it mostly sounds exhausting. But I like the idea that I *could*.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 14, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @futzle@old.mermaid.town
@futzle@old.mermaid.town Didn't know about it by name, but yeah... wild stuff.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 10, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @redsad@ohai.social
@redsad@ohai.social pretty sure that it's called "favestarring" anyhow
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 09, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @aparrish@friend.camp
@aparrish@friend.camp What's the enticement to pay for the GPL alternative? I feel like it's not common to write code that links against an add-on.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 07, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
@ai6yr Will DM with plausible info I found on the web.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 07, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
@ai6yr Are you looking for an acquaintance/introduction specifically, or just any contact information?
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 06, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @monkeyborg@triangletoot.party

@monkeyborg @anne_twain @sashin Also, you can look at the other articles that the "author" wrote: https://biolecta.com/authors/prof.-linda-tran/

  • "Diverse Adaptations of Land and Sea Animals"
  • "Mathematics in Programming: Essential Insights"
  • "Understanding Dark Matter: A Deep Dive"

Unlikely that this is all one, real person.

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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 04, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
@NanoRaptor Fabulous! Now I can tell off the people who have been trying to get me to put my faith in it. 100%, high confidence. Wow.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 04, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
@NanoRaptor I've heard that Pangram is far more reliable than most such detectors... but I'm skeptical. However, if you're throwing some text at a bunch of detectors, that would be a good one to include.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 04, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @crazyeddie@mastodon.social
@crazyeddie @drwho @globalmuseum Well, I believe them that it came up to the boat, and they only started filming after. I don't think this is a case of people abusing an animal and staging a "rescue" for views—how would that even work? As someone noted here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLU3CvNuC6d/ -- the boat crew may not have actually had any way of bringing the turtle to a specialist.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 04, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @drwho@masto.hackers.town
@drwho @globalmuseum I saw some comments pointing out how the turtle doesn't close its mouth afterwards, and maybe has had a broken jaw. I have no idea, but yeah, that could explain some things. (Unlike those commenters, I don't blame the people on the boat for not doing more. Pulling that turtle up would be a non-trivial task, and they may not have realized the full situation at the moment.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 04, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @hazelton@sparkgap.marsfreeradio.org
@hazelton@sparkgap.marsfreeradio.org I'm no electrician but I know chonk when I see it.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 04, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
@MCDuncanLab @futurebird I suspect it strongly depends on what the actual ground-truth situation is, here. Like, if the fungi actually can fully independently derive energy from ionizing radiation, and that allows them to eat carbon sources that are otherwise metabolically unfavorable — I feel like that's something you could test. But if there's actually an interaction with a food source/pathway, that would be pretty hard to untangle. So it seems hard to know how hard this would be, up front.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 03, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @cmconseils@mastodon.social
@cmconseils I don't think that's right but I'm not smart so I'll have to take your word for it.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 03, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
@MCDuncanLab @futurebird @BenjaminHCCarr They also describe this occurring in near-starvation circumstances (no sucrose), but I suppose they could be incorrectly discounting the fungus' ability to break down the agar for energy. I'm curious, what would you need to see to find such an experiment compelling? (Absent the discovery of specific biochemical pathways for harvesting the energy.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 02, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @autolycos@beige.party
@autolycos@beige.party @mcnado@mstdn.social Oof. Loudest thing I've ever heard was a bike tire exploding in a basement (concrete floor) a few feet from my ear. Got the "bang" and then complete deafness. Then the whine of my hearing slowly returning, which took about a minute. My hearing hasn't been quite the same since. Can't imagine something loud enough to take tens of minutes for hearing to return properly...
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · May 02, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @firephoto@mastodon.social
@firephoto I always plant seeds sideways because I get nervous about this.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 29, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @JeffGrigg@mastodon.social
@JeffGrigg@mastodon.social @_thegeoff@mastodon.social @simonbp@social.linux.pizza Planets: Threat, or Menace?
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 26, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @warandpeas@mastodon.social
@warandpeas@mastodon.social In this case, *definitely* the all-in-one, because it seems you've accidentally reversed the first two images in the split-out version. :-) (But yeah, I also generally prefer all-in-one. I'm a sighted user on a laptop and this is closest to how I read comics normally.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 19, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @mayorbeetles@pagan.plus
@mayorbeetles Always blows my mind when people say that sort of thing about a social species. The whole point of culture is that it's not in your genes (for better or worse).
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 19, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @aparrish@friend.camp
@aparrish SHITE i BRATS 😆
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 17, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @varx@cybersecurity.theater
@janeishly ...OK, after poking at it for a bit, my conclusion is that it is several switch statements in a trenchcoat, not "AI" of any sort.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 17, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @janeishly@beige.party
@janeishly Interesting pair of quotes: « Pepper neither uses gen AI nor has the ability to code » (Chipotle, from the article) « our AI powered chat bot, Pepper » (Chipotle, from their privacy policy) Might be a case of "we're going to call a basic Lucene query "AI" to make investors happy", or it might just be a lie. (I do note the "generative" reference in the first quote.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 17, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @xgranade@wandering.shop
@xgranade I've been pondering whether I should create a website that allows local restaurants to have a simple-ass web page for free. (Name, description, phone, address, and optionally hours and menus and other things that change frequently.) It wouldn't be particularly hard to do, and it could be a mostly-static site so hosting costs would be minimal. Most of the work would be verifying new pages (i.e. going out to visit the restaurant and make sure they exist and aren't GrubHub being a MITM).
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 15, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @aparrish@friend.camp
@aparrish you can just make up a type of guy
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 12, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @glyph@mastodon.social
@glyph Right, but if you're saying "this can't happen" you should be sure you're being creative enough in your imaginings. :-) (Again, I don't think this is a likely scenario. But it is one that violates your assumption about hardware.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 11, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @glyph@mastodon.social
@glyph This *strongly* depends on what you mean by "singularity". I think you're conflating that with "hard takeoff paperclips scenario" or something. I can just barely (barely!) imagine a future where someone manages to use AI to get a more efficient form of AI, which would allow further bootstrapping without requiring more hardware. Same hardware gets more compute. You're spot-on about the supply chain limitations, though. Good luck to the AI that wants to dig up more cobalt or whatever.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 05, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @varx@cybersecurity.theater
@aparrish @nelson It turns out that if you want to establish that a piece of software is secure, you're going to have to understand it. That's why we're seeing such basic vulnerabilities in slopware.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 05, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @varx@cybersecurity.theater
@aparrish @nelson A lot of programmers don't seem to understand that security is the *absence* of a feature. Sure, features can sometimes be verified by looking at a program's behavior. But you can't use that to show that a feature is missing. The should-be-missing feature might be something like "Eve can read Alice's messages to Bob". If vibe coders are only checking for the presence of features, then can never detect the "presence" of security.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 05, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @aparrish@friend.camp
@aparrish @nelson Yeah, "correctness" is something we have to approach from multiple angles. Sometimes we look at program outputs and say, "yes, that output is right for that input". Sometimes we read the code and say, "yes, this code is correct by construction" (e.g. we can see that control flow *cannot* pass into a sensitive region without a certain check happening). Sometimes we can use proofs, or fuzzing, or other tools. It feels like vibe coders are focusing on only that first type.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 05, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @riverpunk@defcon.social
@riverpunk @n_dimension @kate They're doin' a silly.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Apr 02, 2026
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@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

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Replying to @prietschka@mastodon.social
2010: Whee, I'm a software engineer! 2015: Hmm, can I really claim "engineer"? We're not *that* rigorous. 2020: Actually, yeah! Some of this really is engineering! 2026: Never mind. We're a bunch of fucking clowns.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 31, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @jp@polymaths.social
@jp Do they have to be operational? :-) Anyway, I'm noticing a suspicious bump around 8. The octopi have infiltrated fedi.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 30, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @futurebird@sauropods.win
@futurebird@sauropods.win @byakushin@mementomori.social We have a binocular dissecting scope at home and it's pretty reasonable for bugs. The mag is only 1.7-3.4x (total) but it's great to have room to manipulate samples by hand above the stage. We got it from a bio dept that was replacing all their scopes with fancy new ones. This one is many decades old, cast iron. It doesn't even have a lamp — there's a mirror for backlighting. :-)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 28, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

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Replying to @niq@pony.social
@niq unbelievably menacing aura
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 28, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @emily_s@mastodon.me.uk
@emily_s@mastodon.me.uk I can't see the middle as anything other than an open penguin mouth, e.g. https://www.penguinsinternational.org/what-lies-inside-the-penguins-mouth/
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 27, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de
@vfrmedia @prw @Aleums Reckon there should at least still be some decent hardpoints to mount ropes to.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 11, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @gsuberland@chaos.social
@gsuberland@chaos.social @NanoRaptor@bitbang.social I got 0.0031 but I definitely learned some things about this 15 year old laptop screen in the process. I should probably try again. :-P
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 08, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

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My kid asked a great question: Are you dissociating when you read a book?

(WIkipedia states that daydreaming is a type of mild dissociation.)

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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Mar 07, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @ktims@nonexistent.ca
@ktims@nonexistent.ca @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt holy shit I actually do, don't I... I think my oldest domain is drinking age in the US now. (My first web dev experience was in 1996 but I didn't get my own domain until much later.)
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Feb 26, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @_thegeoff@mastodon.social
@_thegeoff@mastodon.social @MichaelPorter@ottawa.place Shit, that's big news! I'd love to make me some ferrofluid. Got a favorite recipe? Also, I'm interested in keeping and playing with it in a well-sealed container, but I'm not sure how dirty the walls will get (and impede visibility).
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Feb 18, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @soatok@furry.engineer
@soatok Do you know if this is exploitable? I wasn't clear on whether you traced it that far.
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varx/social @varx@cybersecurity.theater · Feb 06, 2026
varx/social
@varx@cybersecurity.theater

This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally. software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now #nobot

cybersecurity.theater
Replying to @RandamuMaki@mstdn.social
@RandamuMaki Yes, there's a GitHub link. But the actual bug (or misfeature) is in git.
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