Joe DeCock
@jmdc.dev
I lead the IdentityServer team for Duende Software.
There are two wolves. One always lies. One controls the lever of trolley track. They're in a state of superposition inside a box. On the trolley are infinite monkeys at infinite typewriters going to an infinite hotel. The trolley must first travel halfway, but before that a quarterway, and so on...
Hey, I wrote a thing - check it out! Some good stuff in the latest version of MCP for security
Duende Software@duendesoftware.com · last mo.The new Model Context Protocol (MCP) RC is stateless! 🚀 No more tracking sessions or sticky load balancers. Deploying MCP servers just got easier. Plus, 6 new SEPs are hardening OAuth security. Read the full architectural breakdown here: duendesoftware.com/blog/2026073... #MCP #AI
There's so much chaos and bad news all the time that I don't think it crossed my mind in weeks that my country just ... took over Venezuela. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...
How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th...
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For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world
Polymarket using a Kayne song in their ad somehow managed to make them even more distasteful.
Don't forget to keep your laptop and cables on hand today in case aliens attack and you find yourself needing to defend earth by uploading a virus
This is important info for all IdentityServer users! Tl;dr - asp.net's data protection has a vulnerability, you're probably not impacted, but you should make sure!
Duende Software@duendesoftware.com · 4mo agoWe've published guidance on the high-severity #aspnetcore Data Protection vulnerability, CVE-2026-40372 (Elevation of Privilege) Read our guide to: * Determine if your applications are affected * Get mitigation steps 👉️ duende.link/twe5wp #dotnet
announcing ILÚVATAR, my multi-billion dollar company which will specialize in the dismantling of all other idiotically tolkien-named entities, that they shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite
After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.
.NET has an out of band update today to fix CVE-2026-40372, an Elevation of Privilege, which, in some cases, could allow an attacker to forge authentication tickets, or decode authentication tickets or other protected data. github.com/dotnet/annou...
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-40372 – ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege · Issue #395 · dotnet/announcements
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-40372 – ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Executive Summary: A bug in Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection 10.0.0-10.0.6 NuGet packages can give an attacker th...
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I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
LOL, trying to stay offline and do my work, and friends are sending me "LOOK AT THIS NEW PIC!" texts .... This one is worth it. First PoC and first woman to go around another world. Don't stop talking about this point. It's important. #ArtemisII
A few have suggested that some aspects of this mission--joy, international teamwork, diversity--are being played up to stick it to the hateful attitude of the administration. But I don't think it's that. I think it's just that those things are essential to and inseparable from a mission like this.
"we need kids to get an early start operating machines that are routinely wrong and may try to coax them into suicide and/or psychosis" is a fun education perspective i disagree with actually
This is exciting. They just made all of the Ars Magica RPG - rules and suppliments - open source and free to own! www.atlas-games.com/arsmagica/op...
Ars Magica Open License
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So many of my Jewish friends in urban areas tell me that they need security at their synagogues because of the constant undercurrent of threats and violence, most of which never make it to the news. You should not need a security guard to go to your place of worship.
The Psychology of Bad Code: When Vibe Coding Turns Into a Security Risk. https://twp.ai/9PbaW8 The biggest danger with AI-generated code is not that it looks broken. It’s that it looks believable. It looks good. 1/3
Please don’t forget about us and our neighbors! standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 7mo agoit’s weird, to run this website and have a very distinct marker for how much people care about what’s happening in Minnesota it feels especially not great to look at as eviction notices start to get served for families are still locked down hiding from ICE, who are still roving the streets
BDSM enjoyers LLM enthusiasts 🤝 “Let me show you my custom harness”
When we were taught the "first they came" poem, I'm pretty sure the intended lesson was somewhere between "don't let other kids be bullied" and "stand up for your principles in general", not "here's what you need to do when your government is corrupted by fascists and starts abducting people."
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution. If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo agoBovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
Favorite sign from the protest today: "Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow" I'm in tears just thinking of it. What's happened to my country? How can a song like that feel apropos?
Every stop of the train strangers were saying this! Bye, love you, fuck ice
Kelly Barnhill@kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 7mo ago"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!" "Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!' - two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 8mo ago
