Ray [REDACTED]
@rayredacted.com
Past: Host of "Tribe of Hackers"; Assoc. Producer "Darknet Diaries."
Current: Cybersecurity researcher and executive. Also, father of the fastest climber who has ever lived. Seriously.
Warning: I talk about my son ALOT
“Ut scandis, alios subleva.”
Current: Cybersecurity researcher and executive. Also, father of the fastest climber who has ever lived. Seriously.
Warning: I talk about my son ALOT
“Ut scandis, alios subleva.”
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Ray [REDACTED]
@rayredacted.com
· Mar 27
Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to watch this video with the sound on and *NOT* get all choked up about it. Do you think that will ever happen?
I just pre-ordered the new revised edition of this book about the Cult of the Dead Cow, and you should too!!!
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I just pre-ordered the new revised edition of this book about the Cult of the Dead Cow, and you should too!!!
hey @deviantollam.bsky.social and @alyssam-infosec.com I assume you will like the patches and the message!
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
hey @deviantollam.bsky.social and @alyssam-infosec.com I assume you will like the patches and the message!
I finally gave in and watched the Pluribus pilot. I was extremely skeptical, because the pilot episodes of “Lost” or “Breaking Bad” or “Mr. Robot” were instant classics.
“Pluribus” is too. Watch it.
“Pluribus” is too. Watch it.
Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible
Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible
It takes some chutzpah to make television like this. Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn is the only US citizen immune from an alien virus that makes everyone in the world supremely happy – and it’s a bleak, blackly comic watch
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I finally gave in and watched the Pluribus pilot. I was extremely skeptical, because the pilot episodes of “Lost” or “Breaking Bad” or “Mr. Robot” were instant classics.
“Pluribus” is too. Watch it.
“Pluribus” is too. Watch it.
This is fascinating documentary about the backstory. I knew that it had never been performed live, but this definitely changes the story. youtu.be/kXHz4dB1GD8?...
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is fascinating documentary about the backstory. I knew that it had never been performed live, but this definitely changes the story. youtu.be/kXHz4dB1GD8?...
Imagine putting every single thing you have into writing a song, and the very first time perform it live, EVER:
This is the reaction you see from your fans: they are weeping, overwhelmed. As are you.
Wow. Turn it up.
redact dot link slash downstairs
redact.link/downstairs
This is the reaction you see from your fans: they are weeping, overwhelmed. As are you.
Wow. Turn it up.
redact dot link slash downstairs
redact.link/downstairs
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redact.link
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Imagine putting every single thing you have into writing a song, and the very first time perform it live, EVER:
This is the reaction you see from your fans: they are weeping, overwhelmed. As are you.
Wow. Turn it up.
redact dot link slash downstairs
redact.link/downstairs
This is the reaction you see from your fans: they are weeping, overwhelmed. As are you.
Wow. Turn it up.
redact dot link slash downstairs
redact.link/downstairs
Reposted by Ray [REDACTED]
You are not a pessimist or "downer" for struggling w/ hope. Of course trauma survivors struggle w/ hope. We're suspicious of it. We know it can make us vulnerable. We know it can be used against us.
But hope, properly understood & leveraged, can also be a powerful recovery tool.
But hope, properly understood & leveraged, can also be a powerful recovery tool.
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You are not a pessimist or "downer" for struggling w/ hope. Of course trauma survivors struggle w/ hope. We're suspicious of it. We know it can make us vulnerable. We know it can be used against us.
But hope, properly understood & leveraged, can also be a powerful recovery tool.
But hope, properly understood & leveraged, can also be a powerful recovery tool.
Reposted by Ray [REDACTED]
Liquor store clerk: I’m gonna need to see some age verification
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
October 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Liquor store clerk: I’m gonna need to see some age verification
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
If you are in Mumbai, come say hello to my youngest child Sam. He climbs stuff. Quickly:
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you are in Mumbai, come say hello to my youngest child Sam. He climbs stuff. Quickly:
You need to read this entire thread. Trust me.
Hey, so as a veteran and incident responder I need to warn you to pay attention to something in America.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
You need to read this entire thread. Trust me.
It's no secret I am a huge fan of @jhaddix.bsky.social
But this is the very first time I have ever heard mind-blowing story. youtube.com/shorts/XApvd...
But this is the very first time I have ever heard mind-blowing story. youtube.com/shorts/XApvd...
He Hacked ChatGPT…with Its Own Image Generator
YouTube video by NetworkChuck
youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It's no secret I am a huge fan of @jhaddix.bsky.social
But this is the very first time I have ever heard mind-blowing story. youtube.com/shorts/XApvd...
But this is the very first time I have ever heard mind-blowing story. youtube.com/shorts/XApvd...
True happiness is flying your favorite guy to Los Angeles to see your favorite band perform live. This is my teenage son Sam, and that is Twenty One Pilots.
October 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
True happiness is flying your favorite guy to Los Angeles to see your favorite band perform live. This is my teenage son Sam, and that is Twenty One Pilots.
Live.... right now. John Strand keynote: www.youtube.com/live/DJcSVh9...
SAINTCON 2025 - Day 3
YouTube video by SAINTCON
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Live.... right now. John Strand keynote: www.youtube.com/live/DJcSVh9...
Imagine the kindest, most empathetic, generous human being you could ever hope to be.
Let’s go become those people.
Who’s in?
Let’s go become those people.
Who’s in?
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Imagine the kindest, most empathetic, generous human being you could ever hope to be.
Let’s go become those people.
Who’s in?
Let’s go become those people.
Who’s in?
Large Language Models are not well suited for every task. But helping you understand the meaning of lyrics might quite possibly be one of their most fascinating use cases.
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Large Language Models are not well suited for every task. But helping you understand the meaning of lyrics might quite possibly be one of their most fascinating use cases.
Have you ever heard someone say that they didn't have enough "spoons" to take on something else? Have you ever wondered where that term originated?
You can get the backstory here: redact dot link slash spoons redact.link/spoons
You can get the backstory here: redact dot link slash spoons redact.link/spoons
October 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Have you ever heard someone say that they didn't have enough "spoons" to take on something else? Have you ever wondered where that term originated?
You can get the backstory here: redact dot link slash spoons redact.link/spoons
You can get the backstory here: redact dot link slash spoons redact.link/spoons
1. My friend @jackrhysider.bsky.social told me SaintCon was absolutely awesome last year. I hear that every year!
2. Sam is in SLC now & could attend too.
3. I'd been meaning to write a crash course on the "AI Basics for Hackers, & Vice Versa."
4. I will be premiering this new talk on Thursday!
2. Sam is in SLC now & could attend too.
3. I'd been meaning to write a crash course on the "AI Basics for Hackers, & Vice Versa."
4. I will be premiering this new talk on Thursday!
Information Security member @rayredacted.com is a late addition to SAINTCON 25, and we’re so happy that things worked out for him to present. Come for a Crash Course on InfoSec and AI on Thursday at 3:30:
saintcon2025.sessionize.com/session/1049...
saintcon2025.sessionize.com/session/1049...
A SaintCON Crash Course on the History of Hacking and Artificial Intelligence
This session will provide a history lesson about hacker culture and history, with a specific focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
saintcon2025.sessionize.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
1. My friend @jackrhysider.bsky.social told me SaintCon was absolutely awesome last year. I hear that every year!
2. Sam is in SLC now & could attend too.
3. I'd been meaning to write a crash course on the "AI Basics for Hackers, & Vice Versa."
4. I will be premiering this new talk on Thursday!
2. Sam is in SLC now & could attend too.
3. I'd been meaning to write a crash course on the "AI Basics for Hackers, & Vice Versa."
4. I will be premiering this new talk on Thursday!
You are kind to strangers on the internet and you think you we don’t notice. You are generous and empathetic, but you don’t do it for others, you do it for you. And perhaps you think we don’t notice.
We do.
Thank you.
We do.
Thank you.
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You are kind to strangers on the internet and you think you we don’t notice. You are generous and empathetic, but you don’t do it for others, you do it for you. And perhaps you think we don’t notice.
We do.
Thank you.
We do.
Thank you.
If you think you can't win, I need you to know that you are wrong.
If you think that it isn't in you, I want to assure you that it is.
If you think you aren’t smart enough or have enough talents, you do. In fact,
Whatever it is, you can do it. You can.
You will. Go do it.
If you think that it isn't in you, I want to assure you that it is.
If you think you aren’t smart enough or have enough talents, you do. In fact,
Whatever it is, you can do it. You can.
You will. Go do it.
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
If you think you can't win, I need you to know that you are wrong.
If you think that it isn't in you, I want to assure you that it is.
If you think you aren’t smart enough or have enough talents, you do. In fact,
Whatever it is, you can do it. You can.
You will. Go do it.
If you think that it isn't in you, I want to assure you that it is.
If you think you aren’t smart enough or have enough talents, you do. In fact,
Whatever it is, you can do it. You can.
You will. Go do it.
Liquor store clerk: I’m gonna need to see some age verification
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
October 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Liquor store clerk: I’m gonna need to see some age verification
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
Me: Prior to V.90 there were two incompatible standards for 56K modems. USRobotics pushed their own “X2”, while Lucent and Rockwell pushed the confusingly named “KFlex”
Liquor store clerk: enjoy your purchase.
This person posts observations like this one all the time. Seriously. Look at their timeline.
Definitely going to follow.
Definitely going to follow.
Nobody reading this is pissed because we didn't have a "perfect" childhood or an "easy" life.
Trauma survivors working our recovery are righteously angry we had to learn for ourselves how to focus & regulate in a world that actively takes advantage of our struggles w/ both.
Trauma survivors working our recovery are righteously angry we had to learn for ourselves how to focus & regulate in a world that actively takes advantage of our struggles w/ both.
September 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This person posts observations like this one all the time. Seriously. Look at their timeline.
Definitely going to follow.
Definitely going to follow.
There are absolutely no words to express how proud I am of this young man, and it's not just because of his 3 Gold Medals or his 5 World Records. I proud of the class and respect he shows to others. Go, Sammy, Go.
September 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
There are absolutely no words to express how proud I am of this young man, and it's not just because of his 3 Gold Medals or his 5 World Records. I proud of the class and respect he shows to others. Go, Sammy, Go.
I work in & around, several different infosec-adjacent communities, including red teams, blue teams, the IC, DFIR, academic, publishing, and of course, podcasting.
And every single group supports encourages of me and my family. Thank you for that. We truly appreciate you.
And every single group supports encourages of me and my family. Thank you for that. We truly appreciate you.
Huge congratulations to Sam Watson for finishing fifth at the World Championship, second in the overall season, and setting three new world records in 2025. Onward and upward, son!
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I work in & around, several different infosec-adjacent communities, including red teams, blue teams, the IC, DFIR, academic, publishing, and of course, podcasting.
And every single group supports encourages of me and my family. Thank you for that. We truly appreciate you.
And every single group supports encourages of me and my family. Thank you for that. We truly appreciate you.
Huge congratulations to Sam Watson for finishing fifth at the World Championship, second in the overall season, and setting three new world records in 2025. Onward and upward, son!
September 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Huge congratulations to Sam Watson for finishing fifth at the World Championship, second in the overall season, and setting three new world records in 2025. Onward and upward, son!
Here we go! Live right now. A new champion will be decided very quickly.
Sam is competing in the Speed Climbing World Championship from here in Seoul, South Korea, and you can it live on YouTube at this URL: redact.link/final
Men's Speed final | Seoul 2025
The highlight of the 2025 season is happening in the vibrant capital of South Korea, Seoul, where hundreds of climbers and para climbers will compete from 20 to 28 September for a chance at the world ...
redact.link
September 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Here we go! Live right now. A new champion will be decided very quickly.