cchisholm
@cchisholm.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Chicago person, works in infosec, interested in many other things. Opinions are my own.
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@cchisholm.bsky.social (Bluesky) @cchisholm (Mastodon)
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Want to know how long ICE will be terrorizing the population in Chicago at year-end? Just long enough to Until it gets cold, then, like snowbirds, they'll retreat to warmer climates.
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Want to know how long ICE will be terrorizing the population in Chicago at year-end? Just long enough to Until it gets cold, then, like snowbirds, they'll retreat to warmer climates.
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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
www.blog.lifebranches.com/p/aging-out-...
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For anyone coming to their career late in life, remember that the Grinch was 53 when he stole all the Christmas cheer from Who-ville.
#merrychristmas
#merrychristmas
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For anyone coming to their career late in life, remember that the Grinch was 53 when he stole all the Christmas cheer from Who-ville.
#merrychristmas
#merrychristmas
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Imagine having a billion dollars and wasting your time doing anything other than:
1. Reading novels in the bath
2. Making art
3. Traveling
4. Cooking and eating
5. Giving heaps of cash to awesome people and institutions who need it
1. Reading novels in the bath
2. Making art
3. Traveling
4. Cooking and eating
5. Giving heaps of cash to awesome people and institutions who need it
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Imagine having a billion dollars and wasting your time doing anything other than:
1. Reading novels in the bath
2. Making art
3. Traveling
4. Cooking and eating
5. Giving heaps of cash to awesome people and institutions who need it
1. Reading novels in the bath
2. Making art
3. Traveling
4. Cooking and eating
5. Giving heaps of cash to awesome people and institutions who need it
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One aspect of this I can't stop thinking about is the example and precedent set by this administration when Musk took over and started joining all these federal databases that had previously been kept secret for about 100+ reasons over time.
Kind of secondary to those alarming developments was […]
Kind of secondary to those alarming developments was […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
One aspect of this I can't stop thinking about is the example and precedent set by this administration when Musk took over and started joining all these federal databases that had previously been kept secret for about 100+ reasons over time.
Kind of secondary to those alarming developments was […]
Kind of secondary to those alarming developments was […]
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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People salty that I am gatekeeping - I am literally trying to keep them out of paying a bunch of money to skeevy organizations who will not help them land a job at all in the collapsing cybersecurity job market.
Get a degree in CS or computer/network engineering. Pick a general niche in […]
Get a degree in CS or computer/network engineering. Pick a general niche in […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
People salty that I am gatekeeping - I am literally trying to keep them out of paying a bunch of money to skeevy organizations who will not help them land a job at all in the collapsing cybersecurity job market.
Get a degree in CS or computer/network engineering. Pick a general niche in […]
Get a degree in CS or computer/network engineering. Pick a general niche in […]
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We went from "we will deport the worst of the worst" to "we will deport anyone here illegally" to "we will round up anyone who looks wrong" to "people who live in cities are the enemy" essentially overnight.
October 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We went from "we will deport the worst of the worst" to "we will deport anyone here illegally" to "we will round up anyone who looks wrong" to "people who live in cities are the enemy" essentially overnight.
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Es gibt sie noch, die guten Nachrichten: https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/disney-cancellation-page-crashes-as-customers-rush-to-quit-after-kimmel-suspension-033512277.html
Grab them by the subscriptions!
Grab them by the subscriptions!
Disney+ cancellation page crashes as customers rush to quit after Kimmel suspension
Thinking of canceling Disney+? You’re not alone—after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, so many people rushed to quit that the cancellation page itself started crashing.
creators.yahoo.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Es gibt sie noch, die guten Nachrichten: https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/disney-cancellation-page-crashes-as-customers-rush-to-quit-after-kimmel-suspension-033512277.html
Grab them by the subscriptions!
Grab them by the subscriptions!
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This is what I said to my wife and three kids who use Hulu and Disney+
September 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is what I said to my wife and three kids who use Hulu and Disney+
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September 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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These iPhone features are getting ridiculous!
(By Simon Meyer on IG (simonmeyer_director)
(By Simon Meyer on IG (simonmeyer_director)
September 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
These iPhone features are getting ridiculous!
(By Simon Meyer on IG (simonmeyer_director)
(By Simon Meyer on IG (simonmeyer_director)
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Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
September 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
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Woo-hoo! Friday! [sound on]
#fridayvibe #donkey #rubberchicken #humor #humour #cute
[video description: a lady gives her donkey a giant screaming chicken. It brays as the chicken screams and when given the chicken, bites it to make it scream. The donkey brays and excitedly moves in circles.]
#fridayvibe #donkey #rubberchicken #humor #humour #cute
[video description: a lady gives her donkey a giant screaming chicken. It brays as the chicken screams and when given the chicken, bites it to make it scream. The donkey brays and excitedly moves in circles.]
August 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Woo-hoo! Friday! [sound on]
#fridayvibe #donkey #rubberchicken #humor #humour #cute
[video description: a lady gives her donkey a giant screaming chicken. It brays as the chicken screams and when given the chicken, bites it to make it scream. The donkey brays and excitedly moves in circles.]
#fridayvibe #donkey #rubberchicken #humor #humour #cute
[video description: a lady gives her donkey a giant screaming chicken. It brays as the chicken screams and when given the chicken, bites it to make it scream. The donkey brays and excitedly moves in circles.]
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Drop into any conversation online about securing your cryptocurrency and you will find a great number of people who clearly need help and an almost equal number of people who talk down their noses at people who don't have a clue (and who in their minds maybe even deserve to get robbed).
The […]
The […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
August 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Drop into any conversation online about securing your cryptocurrency and you will find a great number of people who clearly need help and an almost equal number of people who talk down their noses at people who don't have a clue (and who in their minds maybe even deserve to get robbed).
The […]
The […]
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Imagine you're a professional magician at a magic conference. 95% of the attendees are other magicians, looking to improve their craft and learn new ideas.
But 5% of the people there are self-appointed "investigators", seeking evidence that magic involves *actual* supernatural powers. To them […]
But 5% of the people there are self-appointed "investigators", seeking evidence that magic involves *actual* supernatural powers. To them […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
August 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Imagine you're a professional magician at a magic conference. 95% of the attendees are other magicians, looking to improve their craft and learn new ideas.
But 5% of the people there are self-appointed "investigators", seeking evidence that magic involves *actual* supernatural powers. To them […]
But 5% of the people there are self-appointed "investigators", seeking evidence that magic involves *actual* supernatural powers. To them […]
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hacker: i am spying on you through your webcam
linux user: omg you got it working?
linux user: omg you got it working?
July 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
hacker: i am spying on you through your webcam
linux user: omg you got it working?
linux user: omg you got it working?
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This is a big deal for Chicagoans if it passes.
Key City Panel Votes 13-7 to Legalize Coach Houses, Granny Flats Across Chicago
#chicago
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/15/key-city-panel-votes-13-7-legalize-coach-houses-granny-flats-across-chicago
Key City Panel Votes 13-7 to Legalize Coach Houses, Granny Flats Across Chicago
#chicago
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/15/key-city-panel-votes-13-7-legalize-coach-houses-granny-flats-across-chicago
July 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is a big deal for Chicagoans if it passes.
Key City Panel Votes 13-7 to Legalize Coach Houses, Granny Flats Across Chicago
#chicago
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/15/key-city-panel-votes-13-7-legalize-coach-houses-granny-flats-across-chicago
Key City Panel Votes 13-7 to Legalize Coach Houses, Granny Flats Across Chicago
#chicago
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/15/key-city-panel-votes-13-7-legalize-coach-houses-granny-flats-across-chicago
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Hard to believe ten years have passed since #mrrobot dropped a rootkit in all our hearts.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/mr-robot-10-year-anniversary
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/mr-robot-10-year-anniversary
10 Years Ago, The Best Tech Thriller On TV Revolutionized The Cyberpunk Genre
The tech thriller channeled 'Neuromancer' through 'Fight Club' for disaffected millennials
www.inverse.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hard to believe ten years have passed since #mrrobot dropped a rootkit in all our hearts.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/mr-robot-10-year-anniversary
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/mr-robot-10-year-anniversary
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Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸
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Nothing quite like eight ornery Aussies in the audience chorusing “that’s a comment what’s the question mate” under their breaths at a talk. It’s giving me life 🤩😅🤣✨
June 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Nothing quite like eight ornery Aussies in the audience chorusing “that’s a comment what’s the question mate” under their breaths at a talk. It’s giving me life 🤩😅🤣✨
Public Service Notice, if you say that you can't do your job without GenAI/ML tools, you've either exceeded your skillset or you're working under impossible deadlines, neither of which matter to Security.
June 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Public Service Notice, if you say that you can't do your job without GenAI/ML tools, you've either exceeded your skillset or you're working under impossible deadlines, neither of which matter to Security.