My wife got a "You interacted with a phishing test email and have been assigned additional training. Click HERE to access your training portal." That was sneaky.

honestly i respect the sheer audacity

FAIL = First Attempt In Learning

If you go to sleep 3 minutes and 32 seconds later every night up until Daylight Savings Time, starting tonight, you'll be fully acclimated to the transition.

BlackRock is in advanced talks to buy utility company AES in a $38 billion deal. This would be one of the largest ever deals involving a U.S. power corporation. AES is one of the world's biggest utility companies, generating electricity in 15 countries. www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

BlackRock's GIP nears $38 billion takeover of utility group AES, FT reports

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is nearing a $38 billion deal, inclusive of debt, to acquire utility group AES , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the matter.

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A lot of people are talking about federally ran government websites with anti-democrat propaganda blurbs, violating the Hatch Act. I've scraped 1,336 sites and came back with 23 that have this verbiage, along with a notable site that has a notice of anti-DEI court orders.

If you're interviewing an applicant for a Linux heavy role and they just told you the crontab scheduling order by memory, just stop the interview and offer them the job.

Phrack turns 40. The digital drop is live. Download it. Archive it. Pass it on. 💾 www.phrack.org #phrackat40 #phrack72

live action catbus looking pretty sweet

Quiznos? Cosi? Subway? Jimmy John's? Jersey Mike's? Any sub shop I visit from this day forward will be judged not only on the taste & value of its sandwiches, but their weight, velocity, & stability of their wrapping.

50 cents at Walmart, how could one not cop

"Dunn’s attorney says he tried to turn himself in, but instead, 20 officers came to his home to arrest him." Just think about that for a minute.

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Subway sandwich guy has been released on his own recognizance. His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed. Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

I used one of these power banks at Defcon and it did surprisingly well. Only 1 USB C, but it will super fast charge a phone, and it kept my laptop going a bit longer. At $15 each, this is seriously a good deal. meh.com

2-Pack: Einova 63W 20,000mAh Laptop Power Bank

When You Need It

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Does anyone have any favorite talks from #defcon33? Videos aren't on YT yet, but I'd like to compile as list as talks are fresh in people's minds. #defcon

I was in third place in the @johnhammond.bsky.social lookalike contest. I'll have to grow my hair out a bit more for next time. #defcon #defcon33

Are we AGI yet?

Help! Stickers are piling up at Lonely Hackers Club, 201-202. Come get some! #defcon #defcon33 #stickerswap

#defconmovienight update - in addition to movies, we’ve got a ton of popcorn - come help us find it a loving home! We’re over at N257 (in the workshops area). #defcon #defcon33 #freepopcorn

Got my stickers for defcon! See you there! #roadtodefcon

CHEESECON IS REAL! Right now in the chill room. Follow your nose. #defcpn #defcon33

I'm bringing back an old project... It'll take animated GIFs, ASCIIfy them, and I can control the speed in real-time. After I get this polished up, I'm going to figure out how to turn the animations into a telnet server (again). Also, maybe music sync?

#DCTV is online! Jump on dctv.defcon.org for links to the #defcon33 live streams on #youtube and #twitch. Get that #defcon however works best for you.

Did you know that there's a #defcon Discord server? Have fun. ☠️ discord.com/invite/defcon

It's pretty cool to see how people are fixing the badges this year. A lot of people are complaining, but I think a badge that breaks could be more of a feature than a bug, forcing people to solve a problem and participate. #defcon33 #defcon

Heckseven @ #defcon33 right now! #defcon

The Meshtastic seen at Defcon is legit dope. #defcon #meshtastic

The Officially Unofficial Sticker Swap will be held Saturday, August 9th from 2pm to 4pm in the HallwayCon Lounge area on Level 2. Spread the word…

While webcam covers can help in very specific situations, they're not guarding something that's potentially more useful to attackers. youtu.be/rvsEzMKB_Xo?...

Webcam Covers - Are they really worth the hassle?

YouTube video by Xtoff

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Apparently ffmpeg asks you if you want to overwrite /dev/null. Yes, I realize I'm doing something really weird with it.