Omg. Someone is doing a bloodrave near me! Like a rave based on the opening scene in Blade…complete with a bloodbath at midnight!

This week's video might be a bit relevant to those of you who are flying into Vegas for @blackhatevents.bsky.social , @defcon.bsky.social , and @bsideslv.org this week... www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4us...

Now the black hat/defcon fomo/envy starts. I’ve never had so many people there that I wanted to be with or around. :/

Anyone have any good resources for getting started writing firmware for devices like Xteink 4 and the new Sticky device from Seeed Studio? My understanding is they are kind of all based off ESP32? I have no experience with that kind of stuff but I'd love to start!

Firmware, named Ruby, that turns the Xteink into a pwnagotchi type device.

Be gay, drink tea?

Deviant Ollam ツ@deviantollam.bsky.social · 3d ago

Day two of Black Hat. Day two of standing up to what we are amusingly referring to as the "tea blockers" 😄 www.instagram.com/reel/Dbgbpfh...

I hope everyone has a great hacker summer camp. Take care of yourself and be excellent to each other. ✌️

Got my meshtastic nodes (T1000Es) updated and back up and running for the first time in a while tonight and somehow I show I picked up a node from Ohio??? Another from east Mississippi - I am in the middle north or Alabama...wtf.

I just went from laying in bed almost falling asleep to having updated, activated, and fixed 4 2022 server data center vms in 14 minutes /whew.

I wish I could do either, or both! But here’s advance notice so maybe you can!

Deviant Ollam ツ@deviantollam.bsky.social · last wk.

Many of you are coming to Vegas for @defcon.bsky.social ... but how many of you are doing the super awesome bonus move of staying in town AFTER the con for training? RTA is running our RFID/PACS training class "Breaking Physical Access Control" Aug 10th & 11th! training.defcon.org/collections/...

Are you coming to Vegas for hacker summer camp soon? My video this week describes the greatest game you can play while in town. Surprise: It doesn't involve gambling! 😉👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xx...

Why You Should Bring Handcuffs to Las Vegas

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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...

I got a wonderful pack of stickers this weekend and some "debuting at defcon" stickers and between that and thinking about defcon coming up and all the people that I care about that will be there it's making me even more sad about this year and making me dwell a bit on the fact that I am not more /1

Anyone have any plans (or desire) to do cool hacking things in Singapore this October? My team will be running a @defcon.bsky.social Training at their event Oct 1st & 2nd at the epic Marina Bay Sands hotel... sg.shop.defcon.org/collections/...

Breaking Physical Access Control: Electrical Fundamentals, RFID Creden

Name of Training: Breaking Physical Access Control: Electrical Fundamentals, RFID Credentials, and Hands-On OffenseTrainer(s): Red Team Alliance Dates: Oct 1-2, 2026Time: 8:30 am to 5:30 pmVenue: TBD ...

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Just found out about SWQL so I guess I’ll be hyper focusing on that for a few days to crank out some custom dashboards.

I haven't been very active over here lately - settling in at work has been a bit taxing and there's been more travel than I anticipated but I am not upset by it. I went to a shibari demo this weekend and tied the demo piece today:

Now they are trying to take the door apart rather than let me try. 🤦‍♂️

just Wes@justwes.info · 3w ago

Sigh. Someone locked themselves out of their office and some maintenance guy is watching a how to pick locks video even though I told them I’ve been paid to do this before and willing to help…sigh. lol

Sigh. Someone locked themselves out of their office and some maintenance guy is watching a how to pick locks video even though I told them I’ve been paid to do this before and willing to help…sigh. lol

My Monday morning video for tomorrow is one that many people have been waiting a little while to see go up on YouTube... youtu.be/WV-ftU0zxCo ...this is the famous Violet Wand workshop that I gave with Kiwi and @visual-lies.bsky.social at @cackalackycon.bsky.social back in May. Enjoy! 👍😁👍⚡

As with some other jobs I’ve had - I’ve been here a week and the tech benefits are showing themselves already lol. I was just given 2 ubiquiti ultra switches and a unifi flex which will go nicely with the udm pro I bought a couple of years ago.

On the final step with this car and for some reason my nervous system is acting anxious as hell. I don’t feel anxious but my body is reacting physically as if I were. Could use some well wishes/good vibes! Need this to go smoothly.

Monday I officially start my new roll (contracted out to another company) with my new pay! It still does not feel real.

So due to a mix up and adhd I've been without my blood pressure medicine for over a week. I just checked my bp tonight and they checked it two days ago at the doctor and both times it was around 138/85.....that's fucking great compared to where it has been on average my entire adult life lol

Douchebag cybertruck driver pulls up next to me at the charging place…just to park there and walk away. Doesn’t even charge. WTF are you blocking the charger douchebag?

Big news! At long last Kara is out of federal prison! Please send continued good vibes her way! But! She's finally free! 🕊️💗🤍🩵

Deviant Ollam ツ@deviantollam.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're on the way to the airport

Also, I hate when the only descriptors I can come up with for my day don’t make any sense to others. They don’t make sense to me either but the word “feels” like the right word to describe the day and that seems strange to me. Anyway, the word attached to today for me so far a sub-optimal

As much as I don’t want to, I am considering asking my doc to take me off vyvanse to put me back on adipex…at least to see if it will work and help me get below 300 finally bc nothing else is working well and it’s more of a “not having the energy” issue than anything.

Cross your fingers and offer up your best wishes into the universe... because with all hope and good luck, we may be finally at the conclusion of the awful, horrible, and oppressive chapter in the life of my dear friend Kara. 🧵

Also, fingers crossed I at least get a more solid date on the new job/position tomorrow. Assuming since I have not heard anything over the weekend that it does not start tomorrow LOL but that would be on par with the way it's gone so far

Thinking about making myself look another 5 years younger by going back to just a goatee...not sure that's worth getting rid of the beard though lol