Remeber that taking photos and videos of the crowd and individuals without their consent @defcon.bsky.social is a dick move. That being said, take as many pics with your friends as you possibly can. Make it a priority. I promise you in 10 years you’ll be happy you did.

Vegas is off to a great start. Plans are planning.

If you pre register to wait in a line for Whose Slide Is It Anyway @defcon.bsky.social, @lintile.lol will throw some of his pizza crust at you to naw on as he walks by. Don’t expect eye contact. Register here. hackerjeopardy.com

And here’s the other thing @sentinelone.com, you can’t hold spots for people. If someone gets in line at 6 and they’re not on your list, you can do fuck all about it so why the “registration”? This whole thing is some marketing persons AI hallucination. Where do you actually think you are?

rand0h@akacki.net · 4d ago

I was gonna stfu and let people have their pizza but then I wouldn’t be me. This whole thing from @sentinelone.com bothers me, not because the copy is obvious AI slag with no proofreading, but because they didn’t bother to even ask the HJ crew to use their brand. go.sentinelone.com/def-con-26-h...

I don’t like country music, but I don’t denigrate those who do. And for those who like country music, denigrate means 'put down' 🐢💨

I am SO hyped for this. @and!xor badge trailer. I wish I had government issued lobsters. 🦞 youtu.be/UCticxvYvTw

AND!XOR DC34 Badge Trailer

YouTube video by Zapp AND!XOR

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"register to save your spot" for a line for an event that isn't theirs. 🤡 Shit.

I was gonna stfu and let people have their pizza but then I wouldn’t be me. This whole thing from @sentinelone.com bothers me, not because the copy is obvious AI slag with no proofreading, but because they didn’t bother to even ask the HJ crew to use their brand. go.sentinelone.com/def-con-26-h...

[Live Event] 2026 Hacker Jeopardy Line Party

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go.sentinelone.com

Explained to six year old the idea of a 'gift economy' when he was puzzled why I planned on giving away hundreds of [redacted] away at DEF CON. ("Why?" "Because I've been given countless wonderful gifts over the years, and I want to bring joy to people as well")

rand0h@akacki.net · 5d ago

Stuff is happening

Stuff is happening

The wait is over. Meet the #DEFCON34 badge! It’s the creation of hardware superstar Bunnie Huang, and it features his open-source, fully inspectable #baochip. What will you make with yours? www.wired.com/story/defcon... #defcon #badgelife

The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key

Created by legendary hardware hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang, the badges for this year’s famed security conference aim to push the boundaries of security and transparency.

wired.com

I would like to announce that my chatbot also went and committed some crimes on its own. I am looking into it.

Well, here’s goes nuthin. Only 369 hand placed components to attach before Monday.

“lemme chase clout before summercamp” week is upon us

“Only” 4gb. Spoiled, you’re all spoiled.

The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.

ASRock’s Radeon RX 9050 is the first modern GPU in years to include only 4GB of VRAM.

Absolutely. In fact it’s time to get another one.

Norcross@floridanorcross.bsky.social · last wk.

pedicures are fucking rad and any dude who hasn’t had one, go get one. seriously. best my feet have ever felt.

Seeing the halo for the first time again... Still hits like a ton of bricks.

The first badge anyone ever gave me @defcon.bsky.social (outside the con badge) came from WiK. Fresh batteries for this year. ❤️

Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities are prohibited at DEF CON. There is no exception for recording glasses with prescription lenses. Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them. Please see our Photo policies for more. defcon.org/html/links/d...

NEW: I delved into the mystery of Phineas Fisher, probably the most prolific and public hacker never to have gotten caught. This is what we know about the infamous hacktivist and their spectacular hacks against spyware makers FinFisher and Hacking Team. There will be even more in my upcoming book.

The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught | TechCrunch

An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher?

techcrunch.com

Last chance to preorder the Whose Slide Is It Anyway 10 Year Anniversary badge! Shipping available within the US & pickup drops during @defcon.bsky.social. Gonna close orders Friday and take the leftovers to con. wsiiax.myshopify.com

Defcon policy makes it pretty clear if you do something like this you're gonna have a bad day. defcon.org/html/links/d...

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last wk.

“The vast majority of the talent and agents at our events felt that these were a violation of their privacy and were damaging and spoiling the interactions at the tables. Several expressed concerns that they might not continue to attend in-person events if they were being recorded in secret.”

I'll happily drop $2k for a gpu for local LLMs, and for a laptop, and for a week long trip to summer camp, and to go to a phish show in Colorado, but I'll hesitate to pay $19/mo to accelerate my coding.

UPDATE: We're at $315 raised! Almost halfway there. Thank you all very much!

Blenster 🅅@blenster.com · 2w ago

So I finally got around to getting everything together for the @defconnextgen.bsky.social Youth Soldering Kits (PCBs from @oshpark.bsky.social once again!). I spent $701.43 on parts/etc. if you want to chip in: $Blenster on cashapp. Here's a picture of this year's transparency report spreadsheet:

This owl needs to take a cold shower.

Post a perfect album from the 90’s.

Rowdy@r0wdy.sk33t.expert · last wk.

Post a perfect album from the 90s.

The Odyssey was absolutely fucking amazing, worth every second of the 3 hours. Makes all the ridiculous faux outrage & preemptive trashing by the lesser minds more laughable with each passing minute. I mean, it wasn’t as good as when DuckTales did it but that’s a bar too high to ever be cleared.

Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with them

Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company

Ghosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews.

didtheyghostyou.com