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Buddy Bear Security
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Buddy bear security: debug your security with a teddy bear, and then snuggle said bear as you panic at said security!

There is no security unless there is security for all.

Canadian/American in Halifax, NS
Cybersecurity by day, astrophysics by night.
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Teddy is ready for #B-Sides Halifax!
A small teddy bear propped up by beige headphones in an empty classroom auditorium. There’s a sticker saying B-Sides Halifax in front of him
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I wish they were more commercially viable as the little gizmo is the best (yes, I has 2 for redundancy, and the mini usb-c one). I have the Yubikey Authenticator on the phone for MFA but the small one, for those who lose things, would be handy to have plugged in for website authentication
USB-c + lightening Yubikey dongle being held by a hand to show the dual ends
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Baby Kitty wanted to get in on the photo trend with a stunning #sunset on the walk home. While the days can be crazy, a sunset always grounds me.

Plus, how flipping cute is the kitty?! I mean, really - insta-stress dissolver!
#halifax
A very red sunset with reflections on a large puddle in an excavated rocky place A pretty red sunset with autumn coloured foliage near the ground. It’s blurry as there’s a stuffed grey and white IKEA kitty head in the foreground looking at the camera. The kitty looks like it’s smiling and trying to take a photo.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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After an odd day, Teddy enjoyed travelling to see the pretty Autumn views around #Halifax
A park bench with fallen leaves and blue sky in the background. A teddy bear is in a pink bike heat and a reflective bag is on the bench. A darker park scene with blue sky and a crescent moon. The sun is setting causing the shadows to have the entire park darker Sunset view from a bus on a bridge overlooking a city basin. Sunset as seen from a parking lot. A few tall buildings, and bare branches as the leaves have all fallen.
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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The things I do for my kid… paint by number kitty on acrylic
A paint by numbers acrylic kit of a white kitty
October 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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While I traditionally have done oil or water colours - paint by numbers allows me to get some painting in without completely ditching homework.

Then this challenge came in. Kiddo wanted the kitty. This is round 2 after all the lessons of round 1 were washed off 🥲
#paintbynumbers
A paint by numbers kit of an acrylic (transparent) pane with the numbers on a sheet in the back. It’s of a kitty and only some paler colours have been painted.
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Baby Kitty approves of biking
A bike in the sidewalk by a bus shelter that has a small stuffed kitty on the seat
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Today I had a day that was “Fuckit, using a teacup for chocolate chips.”

Then “hey I’m running late, can you get the kid?” Going to go puke now from all the chocolate then biking. Why is #halifax so damn hilly?!
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Best one-liner in a movie?

This is how I describe remote power off commands to systems (OOB interfaces, etc.)
"This is my boomstick" - Ash, from the Army of Darkness movie, is thrown back in time to castle raids but he has a rifle. He calls it his boomstick.
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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“Hey take this meth* to help your brain with the fact that you have a disability around time, memory, and schedules, and for you that’s non addictive!

But other ppl abuse it so sometimes go days without refills because the regulations target your disability!”

(Meth* - the Rx methylphenidate)
“Shoppers Drug Mart: Your Rx(s) beginning with METH are ready for pickup” Text message for methylphenidate, a stimulant used to treat ADHD, is entertaining for the Meth shortening.
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Finally, a clear night while travelling to see the Milky Way better!

iPhone 13 camera results :)
A picture of the night sky with a large area of light with dark spots that go across the photo - it’s the Milky Way and the dust is from the spiral arm we belong to.
October 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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“I need to pee!!!” - said the kid who didn’t need to pee at the rest area in the Cobequid Pass.

At least Teddy finally got to check out the giant blueberry in Oxford. You know, 10-20 minutes after we left the first bathroom 👀
A stuffed teddy bear in front of a giant blueberry statue.
October 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Happy Long Weekend to all those who celebrate either the holiday, or “holy bananas this is going to be a long ☠️ weekend”

For those who are celebrating both, I invite you to Sky Screaming at sundown. I’m releasing the feelings of 7 day old glasses being broken to answer “how far do they twist?” 🫠
A stuffed kitty next to a pair of broken glasses in a ziplock baggie
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Injecting a drop of ✨ joy ✨ for the internet.

My kid forgot 2 kitties at his grandparents while they are traveling around. They're now on the "take photos of adventure stuffy friends!" bandwagon.

Today they went apple picking.
Two stuffed kitties are placed on a tree branch, with an apple behind one of the kitties. They're in an apple tree.
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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SMU has a message AND stuffy friend Teddy can get behind!

I heard of using Cybersecurity Awareness Month as a way to talk about cybersecurity check-ins as if they’re any other life component. Finance check
-ins, career check-ins, and your security routines and practices review. I like this more.
“Be Vigilant… Protect the Pack” sign for Cybersecurity Awareness Month at Saint Mary’s University (SMU). The sign is of a cute, plush husky with a scarf and earmuffs in front of a laptop as if the husky is using the computer. The SMU mascot is a husky. The website is of smu.ca - the university homepage.
October 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Teddy’s most favourite place in Dartmouth. Next to the ferry terminal, a walking path, and train tracks. ❤️
A small teddy bear looking at the camera in front of a white brick wall. The text on the wall is of “nature folk” with a bohemian style logo of two flower looking outlines.
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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This semester’s goal is to write a research paper on how computer hackers influenced technology in the pre-2000 era. Picking up hard copies of some favourite books for referencing general history ❤️

The Cuckoo’s Egg is my #1 recommendation for anyone wanting a good intro. Countdown to Zero Day is #2
Four books in a stack in a car. Books: The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll We Are All Targets by Matt Potter Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari Tracers In The Dark by Andy Greenberg
September 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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At least the fire alarm was during a nice day! Happy to be back at SMU after travelling 😅
A blurry teddy bear head in front of a building with people outside. There is blue sky.
September 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Along with a teddy bear, don’t forget a healing dinosaur for the soul. My grandmother and I had the same dinosaur; she said hers was her little healer when she was in pain. She passed, and her healing dinosaur is coming home with mine and Teddy to live a cozy rest of his life. He was a good Dino.
Two green stuffed dinosaurs and a teddy bear buckled into a seat of a car.
September 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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On the 4th week of travel, the bear enjoyed a peaceful morning scene.

#travellingTeddy
A small Teddy Bear head is looking at the camera as if he’s taking a selfie. A morning scene of a lake, a mountain in the background, blue sky, and fog lifting from the lake. In the foreground is a grass bank to the lake, trees, and a humming bird feeder. The trees have started to have their leaves turn colour for Autumn.
September 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Teddy knows the first thing about security: share *after* your adventures.

NYC subway system from the 9/11 memorial to Times Square: explored!
A teddy bear looking up in nighttime city background of tall buildings, large electric billboards, and people. The view is of New York City’s Times Square - a popular tourist destination so is very crowded. A photo of a blurry teddy bear looking at the camera. He is in the foreground while the photo is focused on a subway train in a subway. The sign for the subway says “Uptown & The Bronx” along with a red circle with a white number 1 denoting the train line. Next to the 1 it says “To Van Cortland Park - 242 Street all times” A blurry teddy bear looking at the camera. The camera is focused on a nighttime city background of tall buildings, large electric billboards, and people. The view is of New York City’s Times Square - a popular tourist destination so is very crowded. A blurry teddy bear in the foreground looking at the camera. The camera is focused on a nighttime view of the reflecting pool for the 9/11 memorial. The reflecting pool is a large hole where the North Tower was located and became a giant hole after the 9/11 event. There is a stream of water light up falling into the hole.
September 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Using a teddy bear to share an adventure story to my kid when I travel for work.
A small brown teddy bear sitting on a commuter train seat. The headrest reads Marc to denote the train system the bear is on.
September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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You’ve heard of Paddington Bear - now meet Pentagon Bear! After seeing the Pentagon, he happily went home!

Work travel upside is exploring new transit systems. I’m very jealous of the system in DC and Maryland. I want this in Halifax. 🥺
#transit #securitybear
A picture of a brown teddy bear face in the foreground and the background is a concrete subway wall. On the wall is a sign saying “Pentagon” to denote the subway stop the bear is at. Teddy Bear is happy to be home! A small brown teddy bear is at the bottom of a large white door with a green wreath. This is an outside door leading into a residence. An aerial photo of the Pentagon as seen from an airplane window. A photo of a brown teddy bear in front of a large sign saying “Greenbelt” with an arrow pointing to the left with the words “Baltimore Track 2” the scene is outside near sunset on a rail platform.
September 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Happy First Day of School! 🥳
September 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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This weekend we were lucky to travel to rural Canada, and my kid finally was able to enjoy a dark sky full of stars. His joy reminded me of why I wanted to study space - it’s just so neat, and gorgeous!

Photo of a sunset with the moon before the star-filled show.
A photo of a sunset on a body of water. Across the water are trees and hills. There is a wheel for a boat dock visible, and a boat on the water. There’s a small white spot in the sky that is the moon
September 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM