Vern McCandlish
@malanalysis.bsky.social
A #DFIR, #infosec, #dadjokes, #scifi, #books, #rpg, #ttx, #malware, elder #genx, and #gaming nerd. AKA an elder geek. Retired #leo. Retired from #infosec in #OT now too.
Kindness first is useful but telling off toxic folks is on my response spectrum too.
Kindness first is useful but telling off toxic folks is on my response spectrum too.
Pinned
I was taught that politics is disagreeing with how to address a problem, not disagreeing on whether the people suffering from the problem should be villainized.
We can negotiate on a solution to a problem. There is no middle ground on whether we should be villainizing the victims of a problem.
We can negotiate on a solution to a problem. There is no middle ground on whether we should be villainizing the victims of a problem.
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No woman I know in academia would be surprised by this, but its good to see it documented like this, I guess.
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
No woman I know in academia would be surprised by this, but its good to see it documented like this, I guess.
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Funnily when they wanted to keep POC out of tech their reasoning was that we didn’t meet the standards
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Funnily when they wanted to keep POC out of tech their reasoning was that we didn’t meet the standards
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*coming downstairs the day after Christmas*
evidence of carnality and gluttony falls heavy upon the land
evidence of carnality and gluttony falls heavy upon the land
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
*coming downstairs the day after Christmas*
evidence of carnality and gluttony falls heavy upon the land
evidence of carnality and gluttony falls heavy upon the land
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here's a list of readings on the myth of job replacement by AI. i might turn this into a blog post as a sort of lesson plan for anyone who wants to use it, but it's just a reminder that every time we see "self-driving" cars or delivery robots, invisibilized workers are always behind the scenes.
December 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
here's a list of readings on the myth of job replacement by AI. i might turn this into a blog post as a sort of lesson plan for anyone who wants to use it, but it's just a reminder that every time we see "self-driving" cars or delivery robots, invisibilized workers are always behind the scenes.
I don't make many predictions, but I think here is a slow pitch directly over the plate...
As more companies turn to using AI generated code, criminal hackers and digital incident responders will be overwhelmed with work. #infosecmemes #dfirmemes
As more companies turn to using AI generated code, criminal hackers and digital incident responders will be overwhelmed with work. #infosecmemes #dfirmemes
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I don't make many predictions, but I think here is a slow pitch directly over the plate...
As more companies turn to using AI generated code, criminal hackers and digital incident responders will be overwhelmed with work. #infosecmemes #dfirmemes
As more companies turn to using AI generated code, criminal hackers and digital incident responders will be overwhelmed with work. #infosecmemes #dfirmemes
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Congratulations to intimacy coordinators who are @sagaftra.org members on their first union contract that establishes minimum wage rates, provides access to the SAG-AFTRA health and pension plans, and improves working conditions! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
SAG-AFTRA National Board Unanimously Ratifies First Intimacy Coordinator Union Contract
The deal inducts these workers into the union’s health and pension plans and establishes minimum wage rates and overtime rules.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Congratulations to intimacy coordinators who are @sagaftra.org members on their first union contract that establishes minimum wage rates, provides access to the SAG-AFTRA health and pension plans, and improves working conditions! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Today is a good day to pick up Micah's book. If you don't already have these skills, let me tell you they are going to be very useful in the near future.
Here's a good book on the skills I think will be useful to journalists and citizen-researchers of the future, written by my colleague @micahflee.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Today is a good day to pick up Micah's book. If you don't already have these skills, let me tell you they are going to be very useful in the near future.
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My whole timeline is made up of folks watching a 60 Minutes report the Trump administration tried to kill and unredacting Epstein files that weren't supposed to have been posted yet. Can't stop the signal.
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
My whole timeline is made up of folks watching a 60 Minutes report the Trump administration tried to kill and unredacting Epstein files that weren't supposed to have been posted yet. Can't stop the signal.
Wow, tell me you don't understand privacy without telling me you don't understand privacy, we will let Ms. Ho go first....
For round two, we will see if she can connect this to a comment that sounds like, "won't someone think of the children?"
For round two, we will see if she can connect this to a comment that sounds like, "won't someone think of the children?"
Classic reply.
We spoke to Flock safety, the manufacturer of these cameras, about privacy concerns.
"How is that being addressed?" ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena asked.
"If you're not involved in a crime, you shouldn't be concerned about privacy," said Lily Ho, Public Affairs for Flock Safety.
We spoke to Flock safety, the manufacturer of these cameras, about privacy concerns.
"How is that being addressed?" ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena asked.
"If you're not involved in a crime, you shouldn't be concerned about privacy," said Lily Ho, Public Affairs for Flock Safety.
Cop surveillance center in SF is funded by private donations by tech and crypto CEOs who also invest in these technologies. SF is where they can get their marketing tax deductible via testing out tech violence on those pushed down by the wealth gap they have created abc7news.com/post/how-sfp...
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Wow, tell me you don't understand privacy without telling me you don't understand privacy, we will let Ms. Ho go first....
For round two, we will see if she can connect this to a comment that sounds like, "won't someone think of the children?"
For round two, we will see if she can connect this to a comment that sounds like, "won't someone think of the children?"
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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The video has been taken down from YouTube. You can still download it here: is.gd/paU8Ko
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The video has been taken down from YouTube. You can still download it here: is.gd/paU8Ko
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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The deep sigh I heave every time someone writes off all "AI" as useless while I am at that very moment using the speech transcription app that lets my nearly-deaf ass participate in oral conversations...
December 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The deep sigh I heave every time someone writes off all "AI" as useless while I am at that very moment using the speech transcription app that lets my nearly-deaf ass participate in oral conversations...
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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
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I noticed in the games yesterday and today, any ball on the ground is being picked up, even fought over, even if the whistle is blowing.
One play on Thursday night and everyone remembers the fundamentals again.
One play on Thursday night and everyone remembers the fundamentals again.
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I noticed in the games yesterday and today, any ball on the ground is being picked up, even fought over, even if the whistle is blowing.
One play on Thursday night and everyone remembers the fundamentals again.
One play on Thursday night and everyone remembers the fundamentals again.
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Reading something in full and then summarizing it yourself is how you build expertise in the subject. Yes it takes time. No there is no substitute.
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reading something in full and then summarizing it yourself is how you build expertise in the subject. Yes it takes time. No there is no substitute.
If the status quo had a mascot it would sound just like that.
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If the status quo had a mascot it would sound just like that.
I think an AI company should name their AI "Fetch" and then lean into the meme "That is soooo Fetch" without every actually checking for what the next line in the movie is.
a woman wearing a santa hat says that is 00000 fetch
Alt: a woman wearing a Santa hat says "that is soooo fetch" from the movie Mean Girls.
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I think an AI company should name their AI "Fetch" and then lean into the meme "That is soooo Fetch" without every actually checking for what the next line in the movie is.
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If you are so delicate that you cannot stand to hear me point out that the TikTok ban passed with bipartisan support because heaven forbid I should besmirch some Democrats by pointing out what they voted for, I have terrible news for you about all of my other opinions.
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If you are so delicate that you cannot stand to hear me point out that the TikTok ban passed with bipartisan support because heaven forbid I should besmirch some Democrats by pointing out what they voted for, I have terrible news for you about all of my other opinions.
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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Don’t see this everyday. @patrick.risky.biz www.france24.com/en/live-news...
France probes 'foreign interference' after passenger ship hit by remote-control malware
France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely. The ma...
www.france24.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Don’t see this everyday. @patrick.risky.biz www.france24.com/en/live-news...