Matt Linton
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Rescue, DFIR, Cello and Birds
Rescue, DFIR, Cello and Birds
If anybody in my network wants a quick side gig for some cash and knows how to get Google OAUTH2 + OTRS6 working properly, hit me up. I'm too busy to do this for a non-profit I love, and they need some help.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
If anybody in my network wants a quick side gig for some cash and knows how to get Google OAUTH2 + OTRS6 working properly, hit me up. I'm too busy to do this for a non-profit I love, and they need some help.
The "Chanting 'Fuck Joe Biden' at a Nascar race is actually hilarious and Joe deserved it" crowd sure have a lot of strong feelings about respect for the office of the president, now that Trump got booed at a sports event.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The "Chanting 'Fuck Joe Biden' at a Nascar race is actually hilarious and Joe deserved it" crowd sure have a lot of strong feelings about respect for the office of the president, now that Trump got booed at a sports event.
September 2025: "Well, I've cancelled Disney+ and Hulu because they went conserva-woke and started cancelling comedians - but do I really want to get rid of YouTube TV entirely b/c I can't choose which channels are in my plan?"
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
September 2025: "Well, I've cancelled Disney+ and Hulu because they went conserva-woke and started cancelling comedians - but do I really want to get rid of YouTube TV entirely b/c I can't choose which channels are in my plan?"
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
I used to think that I worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people through my career so far, but lately seeing where their careers have taken them, I KNOW I've worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people.
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I used to think that I worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people through my career so far, but lately seeing where their careers have taken them, I KNOW I've worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people.
You know that thing where if the headline is written as a question then the answer is definitely "No"
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You know that thing where if the headline is written as a question then the answer is definitely "No"
Man, even the candy is under pressure around here
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Man, even the candy is under pressure around here
Something more junior people need to be taught about promotions in tech is that promotions to "Senior" and beyond are just as much about your ability to function in an organization as they are about your technical skills. Just being great at the technical work isn't enough.
October 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Something more junior people need to be taught about promotions in tech is that promotions to "Senior" and beyond are just as much about your ability to function in an organization as they are about your technical skills. Just being great at the technical work isn't enough.
LOL my Mother In Law sent me a "happy anniversary" message 2 days early and made me panic for about 5 minutes thinking I'd gotten the date wrong and missed it. Well played.
October 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
LOL my Mother In Law sent me a "happy anniversary" message 2 days early and made me panic for about 5 minutes thinking I'd gotten the date wrong and missed it. Well played.
When my kid was 1yo, I got IMMENSE amounts of grief from other parents and family members because I didn't want to wash my hands between handling/eating peanuts and touching my own child. No one in my family has any history of severe allergies.
Fast forward a decade and....
Fast forward a decade and....
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When my kid was 1yo, I got IMMENSE amounts of grief from other parents and family members because I didn't want to wash my hands between handling/eating peanuts and touching my own child. No one in my family has any history of severe allergies.
Fast forward a decade and....
Fast forward a decade and....
Old school tip that sometimes comes in handy still....
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Old school tip that sometimes comes in handy still....
Sometimes I respond to cold-call outreach from tech platform vendors.
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sometimes I respond to cold-call outreach from tech platform vendors.
Another one of the problems with increasing use of unmarked cars & unmarked cops:
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
This is insane. I feel like I’m going insane when I’m watching this. Not just the fact that it’s clearly their fault, but the way a heavily-armed squad of masked thugs immediately jumps into the street and brutalizes the woman they just hit, despite having no idea who she is.
ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.
October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Another one of the problems with increasing use of unmarked cars & unmarked cops:
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
Granted I'm not a military expert like Pete Hegseth but from afar it kind of seems to me like logistics, cyber security and drone operators are essentially carrying the weight of most modern warfare.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
October 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Granted I'm not a military expert like Pete Hegseth but from afar it kind of seems to me like logistics, cyber security and drone operators are essentially carrying the weight of most modern warfare.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
Opinions wanted:
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
October 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Opinions wanted:
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
This is referred to as a Kavanaugh stop, right?
WOW. Remember this May video of a US citizen wrestled to the ground by ICE agents and detained for an hour despite having a valid REAL ID?
It gets worse. Two weeks later, ICE did it AGAIN — handcuffed him and detained him for 20 minutes despite his REAL ID. Now the Institute for Justice is suing.
It gets worse. Two weeks later, ICE did it AGAIN — handcuffed him and detained him for 20 minutes despite his REAL ID. Now the Institute for Justice is suing.
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is referred to as a Kavanaugh stop, right?
I don't know if y'all know this amazing fact, but -- both Cockatoos and Conures are capable of squawking loud enough in one's office to actually overwhelm the noise canceling on a good pair of headphones and cause audio clipping.
It's amazing.
It's amazing.
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I don't know if y'all know this amazing fact, but -- both Cockatoos and Conures are capable of squawking loud enough in one's office to actually overwhelm the noise canceling on a good pair of headphones and cause audio clipping.
It's amazing.
It's amazing.
I dunno, it doesn't quite have the same snap that the others do.
September 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I dunno, it doesn't quite have the same snap that the others do.
Today's hot take: "Vulnerability" as a term has become meaningless in the industry.
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today's hot take: "Vulnerability" as a term has become meaningless in the industry.
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
I received a survey from the heritage foundation. My responses will probably never be read and this was probably pointless, but I responded anyway.
September 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I received a survey from the heritage foundation. My responses will probably never be read and this was probably pointless, but I responded anyway.
The struggle is real and the vacuum is evil
September 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The struggle is real and the vacuum is evil
For no reason at all and not subject to any particular specific current news item, I've recently been thinking about Matthew Prince's blog post from 2017.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For no reason at all and not subject to any particular specific current news item, I've recently been thinking about Matthew Prince's blog post from 2017.
I wonder if we are going to see AI / agentic attacks hit much sooner and faster than AI / agentic defenses because defenders face so many more consequences for making mistakes than attackers do.
September 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I wonder if we are going to see AI / agentic attacks hit much sooner and faster than AI / agentic defenses because defenders face so many more consequences for making mistakes than attackers do.
There's two types of people in this world. Those who have never run a not-yet-full filesystem out of inodes, and those who have run a spam filtering daemon in quarantine mode.
September 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There's two types of people in this world. Those who have never run a not-yet-full filesystem out of inodes, and those who have run a spam filtering daemon in quarantine mode.
Six major AI chatbots can be easily tricked into creating phishing emails targeting office workers, despite being trained not to.
Further study also shows that the office workers can be easily tricked into clicking the phishing emails, also despite being trained not to.
Further study also shows that the office workers can be easily tricked into clicking the phishing emails, also despite being trained not to.
A study finds that six major AI chatbots can be easily tricked into creating phishing emails targeting elderly people, despite being trained not to (Reuters)
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September 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Six major AI chatbots can be easily tricked into creating phishing emails targeting office workers, despite being trained not to.
Further study also shows that the office workers can be easily tricked into clicking the phishing emails, also despite being trained not to.
Further study also shows that the office workers can be easily tricked into clicking the phishing emails, also despite being trained not to.
One of the difficult things about trying to find alignment across the aisle on facts is that it's increasingly difficult to find facts on the internet, vs facts interspersed with opinions.
Did X person say Y? Here's 500 out of context clips, all of them by partisan commentators.
Did X person say Y? Here's 500 out of context clips, all of them by partisan commentators.
September 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
One of the difficult things about trying to find alignment across the aisle on facts is that it's increasingly difficult to find facts on the internet, vs facts interspersed with opinions.
Did X person say Y? Here's 500 out of context clips, all of them by partisan commentators.
Did X person say Y? Here's 500 out of context clips, all of them by partisan commentators.