Roachy
@roachy.net
Herder of cats, wrangler of packets, jack of some trades. RFC 3514 compliant. @DC151.org co-(dis)organiser.
Not really a cow
Not really a cow
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Just a reminder that our last meet of the year is tonight (the 10th December). If you've got a talk you'd like to share in 2026, just let @laurawhit.bsky.social , @glenn.pegden.com or @roachy.net know :)
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just a reminder that our last meet of the year is tonight (the 10th December). If you've got a talk you'd like to share in 2026, just let @laurawhit.bsky.social , @glenn.pegden.com or @roachy.net know :)
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We've managed to release some more general admission tickets for #BSidesLDN2025 this Saturday (13 Dec).
Please only snaggle one if you can be with us on Saturday!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#Security #BSides #London
Please only snaggle one if you can be with us on Saturday!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#Security #BSides #London
https://bit.ly/BSidesLDN2025T…
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We've managed to release some more general admission tickets for #BSidesLDN2025 this Saturday (13 Dec).
Please only snaggle one if you can be with us on Saturday!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#Security #BSides #London
Please only snaggle one if you can be with us on Saturday!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#Security #BSides #London
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Is cloudflare acting up again?? LinkedIn is DOWN. How will I get inspired by tales of professional success against the odds?
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Is cloudflare acting up again?? LinkedIn is DOWN. How will I get inspired by tales of professional success against the odds?
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Just a week to go until our last @dc151.org of the year!
For our last meetup, we've got
@laurenspokes4.bsky.social presenting her talk "The Christmas Pi"
All details in the link - hope to see as many of you as possible there:
dc151.org/december-202...
For our last meetup, we've got
@laurenspokes4.bsky.social presenting her talk "The Christmas Pi"
All details in the link - hope to see as many of you as possible there:
dc151.org/december-202...
December 2025 Meetup - Lauren Spokes
It's time for our final meetup of the year - and for the first time in December the Cross Keys have assured us that we'll have the room so we can actually have a speaker!
Most of you know Lauren as ...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Just a week to go until our last @dc151.org of the year!
For our last meetup, we've got
@laurenspokes4.bsky.social presenting her talk "The Christmas Pi"
All details in the link - hope to see as many of you as possible there:
dc151.org/december-202...
For our last meetup, we've got
@laurenspokes4.bsky.social presenting her talk "The Christmas Pi"
All details in the link - hope to see as many of you as possible there:
dc151.org/december-202...
Woohoo. It’s nearly Orange Club time ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Woohoo. It’s nearly Orange Club time ❤️
😱
My usual experiment to find out how bad LLMs are at technical instructions (wiring a UK plug) as applied to grok. It's just as bad as any other LLM out there:
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The final ticket release for #BSidesLDN2025 is now live!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#BSides #London #Tickets
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#BSides #London #Tickets
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The final ticket release for #BSidesLDN2025 is now live!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#BSides #London #Tickets
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
#BSides #London #Tickets
Today is going to be a good day….
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November 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today is going to be a good day….
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From Private Eye 🤣🤣
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
From Private Eye 🤣🤣
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I've been playing with @nzyme.org for a few years now. Last year I took it to @bsideslondon.bsky.social to road test the wifi detection features, and wrote about it here: clarkee.co.uk/experimentin...
Experimenting with Nzyme: Building a Wireless Intrusion Detection System
Through my interest in securing systems and networks, I’m always looking for new ways to compromise things and detect attacks.
One area I’m always watching is Wi-Fi security. It’s come a long way sin...
clarkee.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I've been playing with @nzyme.org for a few years now. Last year I took it to @bsideslondon.bsky.social to road test the wifi detection features, and wrote about it here: clarkee.co.uk/experimentin...
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A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
If only someone could have predicted that uploading your ID to age verification services was a bad idea and that ultimately one of these providers was going to get popped…..
October 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If only someone could have predicted that uploading your ID to age verification services was a bad idea and that ultimately one of these providers was going to get popped…..
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Whoop - it's October and we're back. This time with our very own Dan giving a talk on manipulating our AI overlords to do naughty things.
Meeting at the usual time. Deets in the link:
dc151.org/october-2025...
Meeting at the usual time. Deets in the link:
dc151.org/october-2025...
October 2025 Meetup - Dan Houghton
If you were with us in March, we know you'll have thoroughly enjoyed Dan's previous talk on browser automation shenanigans, and he's very kindly given me an excuse to use a goat as our banner image ag...
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October 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Whoop - it's October and we're back. This time with our very own Dan giving a talk on manipulating our AI overlords to do naughty things.
Meeting at the usual time. Deets in the link:
dc151.org/october-2025...
Meeting at the usual time. Deets in the link:
dc151.org/october-2025...
So, they do have an issue with free speech after all. Local lad gives articulate interview to the media and gets abused, pushed, shoved and chased by this set of absolute tossers. Makes me embarrassed to share their nationality
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So, they do have an issue with free speech after all. Local lad gives articulate interview to the media and gets abused, pushed, shoved and chased by this set of absolute tossers. Makes me embarrassed to share their nationality
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Well, looks like I've somehow hit 1000 followers on here so, to celebrate, I'll revive a favourite thread on the other place from July 2023 when Threads launched.
November 25, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Well, looks like I've somehow hit 1000 followers on here so, to celebrate, I'll revive a favourite thread on the other place from July 2023 when Threads launched.
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Any of my Northern friends (or at least are in the North in the next 5 days) heading to BSides Bristol ?
I have a MASSIVE (but hopefully simple) favour to ask.
I have a MASSIVE (but hopefully simple) favour to ask.
August 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Any of my Northern friends (or at least are in the North in the next 5 days) heading to BSides Bristol ?
I have a MASSIVE (but hopefully simple) favour to ask.
I have a MASSIVE (but hopefully simple) favour to ask.
Wow. Just. Wow.
August 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Wow. Just. Wow.
Something about stopped clocks twice a day. Really infuriating that I actually agree with anything Reform say.
The trouble is, now, the horse has bolted. The genie is out of the lamp and we’re slightly buggered.
The trouble is, now, the horse has bolted. The genie is out of the lamp and we’re slightly buggered.
"This act makes children less safe!"
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf makes his party's case for repealing the Online Safety Act, citing the uptick in downloads of VPNs.
#Newsnight
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf makes his party's case for repealing the Online Safety Act, citing the uptick in downloads of VPNs.
#Newsnight
July 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Something about stopped clocks twice a day. Really infuriating that I actually agree with anything Reform say.
The trouble is, now, the horse has bolted. The genie is out of the lamp and we’re slightly buggered.
The trouble is, now, the horse has bolted. The genie is out of the lamp and we’re slightly buggered.
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July's event is now posted.
Presentation 1:
Daniel Raines: My hacking adventures as a software dev
Presentation 2:
TBC
19:00 for 19:30, downstairs bar, The Greene Man, 383 Euston Road
Closest stations: Great Portland Street, Warren Street, Regents Park, Euston.
dc4420.org
Presentation 1:
Daniel Raines: My hacking adventures as a software dev
Presentation 2:
TBC
19:00 for 19:30, downstairs bar, The Greene Man, 383 Euston Road
Closest stations: Great Portland Street, Warren Street, Regents Park, Euston.
dc4420.org
DC4420
DC4420 - DEF CON London
dc4420.org
July 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
July's event is now posted.
Presentation 1:
Daniel Raines: My hacking adventures as a software dev
Presentation 2:
TBC
19:00 for 19:30, downstairs bar, The Greene Man, 383 Euston Road
Closest stations: Great Portland Street, Warren Street, Regents Park, Euston.
dc4420.org
Presentation 1:
Daniel Raines: My hacking adventures as a software dev
Presentation 2:
TBC
19:00 for 19:30, downstairs bar, The Greene Man, 383 Euston Road
Closest stations: Great Portland Street, Warren Street, Regents Park, Euston.
dc4420.org
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Suffering from mild disbelief that it's already July and time to announce our next meetup. 2 great speakers this month (9th July). All details in the link:
dc151.org/july-2025-me...
dc151.org/july-2025-me...
July 2025 Meetup - Harvey Baxter and Georgia Williams
For our July meetup we've got a couple of great speakers lined up. DC151 regulars will know Harvey and Georgia.
Harvey will be delivering a deep dive into the Ceph filesystem with his talk "“A Primer...
dc151.org
July 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Suffering from mild disbelief that it's already July and time to announce our next meetup. 2 great speakers this month (9th July). All details in the link:
dc151.org/july-2025-me...
dc151.org/july-2025-me...