Policy @ DEF CON has something for every-policy minded DEF CON attendee this year. Here's a sample of our state and local policy options.

We're 205 days away from DistrictCon Year 2! We've been so lucky to grow our community and team over the last few years - make sure you're following us on all platforms to keep informed of CFP deadlines, ticket drops, and more!

My office wall now shows live traffic from the @netlify.com edge network. I wrote about how I built this. 🔗 eduardoboucas.com/posts/2026-0...

my ransomware policy talk was accepted at def con. You should attend if you ever want your files back.

At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn’t look right

Terminator 2: T-1000 Reforming

ALT: Terminator 2: T-1000 Reforming

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your idiot friend@dcousineau.com · 2mo ago

At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn’t look right

@enclose.horse I've had this issue once before... know what's up?

Policy@DEF CON runs on people. We could use your help. Attaches get first-hand experience behind the scenes at a major conference. Perks include swag, undying gratitude, and ensuring a conference you’re already at doesn’t fall apart. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Does anyone know of UX/IA experts who volunteer with open source projects and might be interested in helping a rather large open source project with its website design/functionality/organization?

Today i was laid off as part of the restructuring at Webflow. I am looking for my next role in developer relations, developer marketing, sales engineering, and so forth. If you need someone who can speak Developer, hit me up.

@enclose.horse I'm getting a weird issue with today's (may 20) bonus puzzle. I've place all 8 walls, but when I try to submit, I get a message that "you have 2 unused walls" ... but I don't...?

Help us bring the Octopus Game to @defcon.bsky.social 34! We are raising $2,000 for prizes, shirts, gear, and travel to run one of the con's highest traffic contests. Corporate sponsors get logo placement on-site and on the contest tables. Support the community here: www.octopusgame.org/sponsor

The Junkyard Call for Bugs is officially open! 👾 www.districtcon.org/junkyard For additional information, please reference our Disclosure Guidance doc: lnkd.in/ewjswJyf And if you missed last years presentations, check them out on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/@DistrictCon...

slightly increase a band Ten Inch Nails

your idiot friend@dcousineau.com · 3mo ago

slightly increase a band Self-confident Mouse

DistrictCon Year 1 Talks are officially live on our YouTube Channel! Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=RDqX... A HUGE shoutout to our incredible speaker line up that came out through the snow to share their amazing content with us.

Ian Levy (Keynote) : From protecting a country to security guard in a bookshop

YouTube video by DistrictCon

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Feb. 6-7, 2027 | See you there 🪩✌️

It's Mental Health Awareness month. So I jotted down some thoughts. #mentalhealth www.matthewtrask.com/blog/dancing...

We all need someone to dance in the darkness with. | Matthew Trask

You don't have to go through things alone.

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Interested in the intersection of Global Cyber Policy, Risk, and all things Hacker! Our Directors Katie Noble and Heather West chat about this years Policy@ DEF CON34. We can’t wait to see you there! CFP closes 1May - submit your 25, 50, or 80min talk. youtu.be/y7vMt_IM0Bw?...

DEF CON 34 - DEF CON Policy Announcement - Katie Noble, Heather West

YouTube video by DEFCONConference

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Our team just released @netlify.com Database! My absolutely favorite part is branch databases tied to my feature branches. First thing I tried to make is Cher's outfit organizer from the movie, Clueless! 💁‍♀️ netlify.com/blog/netlify...

Netlify Database is now available: from provisioning to integrated Postgres

Netlify Database is a fully managed Postgres database built into the Netlify platform. It brings professional branching and migration workflows into every project, so builders can move fast without th...

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Bluesky is looking for a design research contractor big plus if you know Bluesky well who's the best design researcher you know? nominate them (or yourself)

Its not too late to submit your talk, panel, or session to Policy@ DEF CON 34! This years theme is Agency. CFP Closes 1May26 defcon.org/html/defcon-...

DEF CON@defcon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

DEF CON 34 Update! All of the calls for DC34 in Vegas are now live, including the Calls for Papers, Workshops, Demo Labs, and Policy. defcon.org/html/defcon-... Submission doors are open and the clock is running. Choose your adventure. #defcon #cfp #defcon34

I just can't anymore...

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 4mo ago

🚨 Heads up: there's a social engineering attack ongoing against open source developers on Slack lists.openssf-vuln.org/g/siren/mess...

Severity: High – Potential Malicious Campaign Underway Targeting Open Source Developers via Slack

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We sent those poor souls to the moon and forced them to use Outlook?!? HAVEN'T THEY SUFFERED ENOUGH?

niki grayson@nikigrayson.com · 4mo ago

right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer

I signed up for the department of labor’s “Make America AI Ready” SMS-based AI class and so far they 1. Appear to be using the Liberian flag, and 2. Are texting a lot of “u up?” style messages after midnight.

while I would agree its "boilerplate", it has actually changed. The previous versions of their terms "scoped" it to "only as necessary to provide services", now they can do whatever they want with it for any reason. Here's the last archive from March 9th: web.archive.org/web/20260309...

Look mom! Another reason to stop using Vercel. vercel.com/legal/terms#... (Is this even legal?)

I've been trying the new Kiro agentic VS Code fork from AWS with its spec-driven development workflow. it's not great. To be fair, it's super new still, but I'm finding that I have to rework just about every aspect of what it generates (both the specs and the code).

#directoryTraversalMemes

This puzzle game should really not be as fun as it is... enclose.horse