Jonathan Kamens 86 47
@jik.federate.social.ap.brid.gy
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Director of Information Security at 4DMedical.
I work primarily in #infosec, #IT, and #SaaS infrastructure.
ex #USDS (fired by #DOGE)
Dad, old-school hacker […]
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Director of Information Security at 4DMedical.
I work primarily in #infosec, #IT, and #SaaS infrastructure.
ex #USDS (fired by #DOGE)
Dad, old-school hacker […]
[bridged from https://federate.social/@jik on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Our company is setting up a #hashicorp #vault cluster in #Azure. It's currently set up to use #keyvault auto-unseal.
Our SOP for restoring the cluster in case of data corruption or failure is to shut down Vault and delete the data on all the instances, reinitialize on one instance, download a […]
Our SOP for restoring the cluster in case of data corruption or failure is to shut down Vault and delete the data on all the instances, reinitialize on one instance, download a […]
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November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Our company is setting up a #hashicorp #vault cluster in #Azure. It's currently set up to use #keyvault auto-unseal.
Our SOP for restoring the cluster in case of data corruption or failure is to shut down Vault and delete the data on all the instances, reinitialize on one instance, download a […]
Our SOP for restoring the cluster in case of data corruption or failure is to shut down Vault and delete the data on all the instances, reinitialize on one instance, download a […]
The replacement crystals and candle shafts for our dining room chandelier (ref: https://federate.social/@jik/115577400111423442) arrived today. Here's what they looked like before installation. Nice!
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The replacement crystals and candle shafts for our dining room chandelier (ref: https://federate.social/@jik/115577400111423442) arrived today. Here's what they looked like before installation. Nice!
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Today's adventures in minor #motorcycle maintenance:
1) Buy a small vice grip that I can carry on the bike so if I need to a jump from a stranger in a car I can clip the vice grip to the red terminal and the cable clamp to the vice grip, since the clamp won't fit in the bike's battery […]
1) Buy a small vice grip that I can carry on the bike so if I need to a jump from a stranger in a car I can clip the vice grip to the red terminal and the cable clamp to the vice grip, since the clamp won't fit in the bike's battery […]
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federate.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today's adventures in minor #motorcycle maintenance:
1) Buy a small vice grip that I can carry on the bike so if I need to a jump from a stranger in a car I can clip the vice grip to the red terminal and the cable clamp to the vice grip, since the clamp won't fit in the bike's battery […]
1) Buy a small vice grip that I can carry on the bike so if I need to a jump from a stranger in a car I can clip the vice grip to the red terminal and the cable clamp to the vice grip, since the clamp won't fit in the bike's battery […]
Three observations about https://www.npr.org/2025/11/25/nx-s1-5615164/pentagon-scouting-hegseth-cut-ties:
1) #PeteHegseth claiming that #scoutingamerica is no longer a meritocracy because girls are now welcome makes it crystal clear that Hegseth thinks women are inferior to men by definition.
2) […]
1) #PeteHegseth claiming that #scoutingamerica is no longer a meritocracy because girls are now welcome makes it crystal clear that Hegseth thinks women are inferior to men by definition.
2) […]
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federate.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Three observations about https://www.npr.org/2025/11/25/nx-s1-5615164/pentagon-scouting-hegseth-cut-ties:
1) #PeteHegseth claiming that #scoutingamerica is no longer a meritocracy because girls are now welcome makes it crystal clear that Hegseth thinks women are inferior to men by definition.
2) […]
1) #PeteHegseth claiming that #scoutingamerica is no longer a meritocracy because girls are now welcome makes it crystal clear that Hegseth thinks women are inferior to men by definition.
2) […]
#techisshitdispatch
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
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J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
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November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#techisshitdispatch
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
[Original post on federate.social]
J. Crew spams my wife.
I find and click the unsubscribe link in the email.
I scroll down past the please-let-us-just-keep-sending-you-SOME-spam section of the page to the section at the bottom where it says "STILL want to unsubscribe […]
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/115413744171010534
Remember the saga of the health insurance company randomly, falsely deciding that my kids had other insurance and refusing to pay their claims (https://blog.kamens.us/2025/07/28/todays-edition-of-there-are-no-good-health-insurance-companies/)? […]
Remember the saga of the health insurance company randomly, falsely deciding that my kids had other insurance and refusing to pay their claims (https://blog.kamens.us/2025/07/28/todays-edition-of-there-are-no-good-health-insurance-companies/)? […]
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
RE: https://federate.social/@jik/115413744171010534
Remember the saga of the health insurance company randomly, falsely deciding that my kids had other insurance and refusing to pay their claims (https://blog.kamens.us/2025/07/28/todays-edition-of-there-are-no-good-health-insurance-companies/)? […]
Remember the saga of the health insurance company randomly, falsely deciding that my kids had other insurance and refusing to pay their claims (https://blog.kamens.us/2025/07/28/todays-edition-of-there-are-no-good-health-insurance-companies/)? […]
My uncle had a surgical procedure today at the hospital. The procedure ended over four hours ago, which I know because they texted me when he was in the recovery room and because his surgeon called to let me know how it went.
I just spoke to a nurse on his floor, and he's still not back in his […]
I just spoke to a nurse on his floor, and he's still not back in his […]
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federate.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My uncle had a surgical procedure today at the hospital. The procedure ended over four hours ago, which I know because they texted me when he was in the recovery room and because his surgeon called to let me know how it went.
I just spoke to a nurse on his floor, and he's still not back in his […]
I just spoke to a nurse on his floor, and he's still not back in his […]
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@mike recently recommended to me Justin Warren's weekly newsletter, "The Crux". It covers enterprise tech, the cloud, and infosec. I subscribed last week and just got the first newsletter since subscribing. It is REALLY GOOD and I highly recommend it. Solid content that you won't necessarily see […]
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federate.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@mike recently recommended to me Justin Warren's weekly newsletter, "The Crux". It covers enterprise tech, the cloud, and infosec. I subscribed last week and just got the first newsletter since subscribing. It is REALLY GOOD and I highly recommend it. Solid content that you won't necessarily see […]
@mike recently recommended to me Justin Warren's weekly newsletter, "The Crux". It covers enterprise tech, the cloud, and infosec. I subscribed last week and just got the first newsletter since subscribing. It is REALLY GOOD and I highly recommend it. Solid content that you won't necessarily see […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@mike recently recommended to me Justin Warren's weekly newsletter, "The Crux". It covers enterprise tech, the cloud, and infosec. I subscribed last week and just got the first newsletter since subscribing. It is REALLY GOOD and I highly recommend it. Solid content that you won't necessarily see […]
Reposted by Jonathan Kamens 86 47
Thoughts on proposed Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, H.4746
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
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federate.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thoughts on proposed Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, H.4746
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
Thoughts on proposed Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, H.4746
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
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federate.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thoughts on proposed Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, H.4746
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
The Massachusetts House version of the privacy act is superior to the Senate version but still has some problems. Also, it has a role to play in reducing privacy-invasive ALPR mass surveillance […]
I 100% support codes of conduct which expect people to assume good faith, but when someone repeatedly misinterprets other people's words in a way that casts them in a bad light, at some point it becomes irrelevant whether they're doing it on purpose to score points or by accident; it's still […]
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federate.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I 100% support codes of conduct which expect people to assume good faith, but when someone repeatedly misinterprets other people's words in a way that casts them in a bad light, at some point it becomes irrelevant whether they're doing it on purpose to score points or by accident; it's still […]
My daughter is all up in my grill because I had the temerity to bring home a Manchurian pineapple pizza for myself to enjoy in addition to a plain cheese pizza for anyone who doesn't want pineapple. "Who eats that? That's disgusting."
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My daughter is all up in my grill because I had the temerity to bring home a Manchurian pineapple pizza for myself to enjoy in addition to a plain cheese pizza for anyone who doesn't want pineapple. "Who eats that? That's disgusting."
Sigh. Running errands, stop at a Walgreens, get back on the #motorcycle to leave, one of my uncle's doctors calls just as I'm about to press the starter, I take the call without turning off the bike, when I get off the call I've apparently drained my battery and the bike won't start.
Looks like […]
Looks like […]
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federate.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Sigh. Running errands, stop at a Walgreens, get back on the #motorcycle to leave, one of my uncle's doctors calls just as I'm about to press the starter, I take the call without turning off the bike, when I get off the call I've apparently drained my battery and the bike won't start.
Looks like […]
Looks like […]
Those of you who have had to care for a loved one when they've become sick, injured, or disabled, or simply when their health has declined with age, may know this already, but for those of you who haven't yet experienced it…
I spent years unsuccessfully trying to get "the system" in the U.S. to […]
I spent years unsuccessfully trying to get "the system" in the U.S. to […]
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federate.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Those of you who have had to care for a loved one when they've become sick, injured, or disabled, or simply when their health has declined with age, may know this already, but for those of you who haven't yet experienced it…
I spent years unsuccessfully trying to get "the system" in the U.S. to […]
I spent years unsuccessfully trying to get "the system" in the U.S. to […]
Everybody talks about how #singlepayer would eliminate the wasted money sucked out of #healthcare by insurance companies. That misses a more important point.
If the government is going to be paying for your healthcare no matter what, then they want to keep you healthy, because healthcare costs […]
If the government is going to be paying for your healthcare no matter what, then they want to keep you healthy, because healthcare costs […]
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federate.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Everybody talks about how #singlepayer would eliminate the wasted money sucked out of #healthcare by insurance companies. That misses a more important point.
If the government is going to be paying for your healthcare no matter what, then they want to keep you healthy, because healthcare costs […]
If the government is going to be paying for your healthcare no matter what, then they want to keep you healthy, because healthcare costs […]
Welp, I just withdrew from a #clinicaltrial rather than attending the 4th-year followup appointment tomorrow morning because the study administrative staff have been so annoying and frustrating to deal with over the past month that my patience was exhausted. They:
* provided incomplete […]
* provided incomplete […]
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federate.social
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Welp, I just withdrew from a #clinicaltrial rather than attending the 4th-year followup appointment tomorrow morning because the study administrative staff have been so annoying and frustrating to deal with over the past month that my patience was exhausted. They:
* provided incomplete […]
* provided incomplete […]
OK, so, I need to get this off my chest…
A new strip, "Phantom 2040: A New Shadow", recently launched on #comicskingdom.
When they debuted it, they said it would be published weekly on Wednesdays.
They missed the third and fourth weeks.
The seventh and eighth weeks were published on Friday […]
A new strip, "Phantom 2040: A New Shadow", recently launched on #comicskingdom.
When they debuted it, they said it would be published weekly on Wednesdays.
They missed the third and fourth weeks.
The seventh and eighth weeks were published on Friday […]
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federate.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
OK, so, I need to get this off my chest…
A new strip, "Phantom 2040: A New Shadow", recently launched on #comicskingdom.
When they debuted it, they said it would be published weekly on Wednesdays.
They missed the third and fourth weeks.
The seventh and eighth weeks were published on Friday […]
A new strip, "Phantom 2040: A New Shadow", recently launched on #comicskingdom.
When they debuted it, they said it would be published weekly on Wednesdays.
They missed the third and fourth weeks.
The seventh and eighth weeks were published on Friday […]
What the actual fuck.
"I noticed that your record currently shows 'Do not email anything' but I'm emailing you anyway."
This was my reply:
--
Wow, this is embarrassing.
"I noticed that your record currently shows you've opted out of email updates ('Do not […]
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"I noticed that your record currently shows 'Do not email anything' but I'm emailing you anyway."
This was my reply:
--
Wow, this is embarrassing.
"I noticed that your record currently shows you've opted out of email updates ('Do not […]
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What the actual fuck.
"I noticed that your record currently shows 'Do not email anything' but I'm emailing you anyway."
This was my reply:
--
Wow, this is embarrassing.
"I noticed that your record currently shows you've opted out of email updates ('Do not […]
[Original post on federate.social]
"I noticed that your record currently shows 'Do not email anything' but I'm emailing you anyway."
This was my reply:
--
Wow, this is embarrassing.
"I noticed that your record currently shows you've opted out of email updates ('Do not […]
[Original post on federate.social]
This story is so good it's almost like the Tom Holland Lip Sync Battle: I feel like I have to post it to my timeline every time I come across it.
https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye-injury/
P.S. Since I went and mentioned Tom Holland I have to share that again too […]
https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye-injury/
P.S. Since I went and mentioned Tom Holland I have to share that again too […]
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federate.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This story is so good it's almost like the Tom Holland Lip Sync Battle: I feel like I have to post it to my timeline every time I come across it.
https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye-injury/
P.S. Since I went and mentioned Tom Holland I have to share that again too […]
https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye-injury/
P.S. Since I went and mentioned Tom Holland I have to share that again too […]
I recently tried to reach my uncle in the hospital after he was admitted on a weekend and got the runaround from both the hospital operators and the nurses on my uncle's floor. They both refused to put me on the phone with him, insisting instead that I needed to go through "care management" […]
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federate.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I recently tried to reach my uncle in the hospital after he was admitted on a weekend and got the runaround from both the hospital operators and the nurses on my uncle's floor. They both refused to put me on the phone with him, insisting instead that I needed to go through "care management" […]
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I'm sorry, I have to step down from my role propping up a massive hype cycle based on fraudulent financial claims and broad product misrepresentation, because my correspondence with a pedophile sex trafficker revealed that I'm an immoral misogynist
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board amid Epstein revelations
Summers said this week he would step back from public commitments amid the latest Epstein news.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm sorry, I have to step down from my role propping up a massive hype cycle based on fraudulent financial claims and broad product misrepresentation, because my correspondence with a pedophile sex trafficker revealed that I'm an immoral misogynist
My dad just called to ask for his computer's admin password. He fell for yet another fraudulent #PayPal charge #scam and gave the scammer access to his computer. The scammer was stopped by the fact that I've revoked Dad's admin rights for just this reason.
He has fallen repeatedly for this scam […]
He has fallen repeatedly for this scam […]
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federate.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Most of the GOP members of Congress aren't afraid of #trump, they're afraid of Trump's _base_ primarying them. Nearly all of them loathe Trump and would be very happy if they could get rid of him while still preserving GOP power.
They're looking at the #epsteinfiles and how #MAGA is reacting to […]
They're looking at the #epsteinfiles and how #MAGA is reacting to […]
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federate.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Most of the GOP members of Congress aren't afraid of #trump, they're afraid of Trump's _base_ primarying them. Nearly all of them loathe Trump and would be very happy if they could get rid of him while still preserving GOP power.
They're looking at the #epsteinfiles and how #MAGA is reacting to […]
They're looking at the #epsteinfiles and how #MAGA is reacting to […]