John Timaeus
@johntimaeus.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
IT/Cyber Instructor/Consultant.
ISBN : 1656159805
No relation and direct opposition to the opinions of @FallenModernity at the X site.
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ISBN : 1656159805
No relation and direct opposition to the opinions of @FallenModernity at the X site.
[bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@johntimaeus on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Another conference, another presentation. Or two. Got really good traction on this one. It looks like I actually convinced some people that OT defense is something we should be paying attention to.
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Another conference, another presentation. Or two. Got really good traction on this one. It looks like I actually convinced some people that OT defense is something we should be paying attention to.
Anyone I know in Colorado Springs next week?
I'll be there until Thursday. I'll probably need to share a pint with somebody.
I'll be there until Thursday. I'll probably need to share a pint with somebody.
February 1, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Anyone I know in Colorado Springs next week?
I'll be there until Thursday. I'll probably need to share a pint with somebody.
I'll be there until Thursday. I'll probably need to share a pint with somebody.
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[[q] Utah Phillips, mention of Auschwitz]
Question about Utah Phillips.
I saw at the Clearwater festival at Croton on Hudson in the late 80s and early 90s and I remember strongly one time between songs talking about the power working folks had and then talked about how it was carpenters […]
Question about Utah Phillips.
I saw at the Clearwater festival at Croton on Hudson in the late 80s and early 90s and I remember strongly one time between songs talking about the power working folks had and then talked about how it was carpenters […]
Original post on ruby.social
ruby.social
January 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
[[q] Utah Phillips, mention of Auschwitz]
Question about Utah Phillips.
I saw at the Clearwater festival at Croton on Hudson in the late 80s and early 90s and I remember strongly one time between songs talking about the power working folks had and then talked about how it was carpenters […]
Question about Utah Phillips.
I saw at the Clearwater festival at Croton on Hudson in the late 80s and early 90s and I remember strongly one time between songs talking about the power working folks had and then talked about how it was carpenters […]
It's mainly semantics, but does the Point of Sale terminal at a dive bar count as OT?
The production line (food/drinks) depends on it.
Asking because I just watched Aloha crash five terminals simultaneously during a rush.
The production line (food/drinks) depends on it.
Asking because I just watched Aloha crash five terminals simultaneously during a rush.
January 16, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It's mainly semantics, but does the Point of Sale terminal at a dive bar count as OT?
The production line (food/drinks) depends on it.
Asking because I just watched Aloha crash five terminals simultaneously during a rush.
The production line (food/drinks) depends on it.
Asking because I just watched Aloha crash five terminals simultaneously during a rush.
Anybody I know going to Rocky Mountain Cyber Symposium?
Apparently I'll be presenting/teaching.
There will be fun labs: destroying a city water supply with MODbus.
Also recommendations for a week in Colorado Springs?
Apparently I'll be presenting/teaching.
There will be fun labs: destroying a city water supply with MODbus.
Also recommendations for a week in Colorado Springs?
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Anybody I know going to Rocky Mountain Cyber Symposium?
Apparently I'll be presenting/teaching.
There will be fun labs: destroying a city water supply with MODbus.
Also recommendations for a week in Colorado Springs?
Apparently I'll be presenting/teaching.
There will be fun labs: destroying a city water supply with MODbus.
Also recommendations for a week in Colorado Springs?
In October we brought 5 feral kittens in. Added to our standard mix, we had 8 cats in the house, which is insanity.
The largest female quickly went to our in-laws. We're keeping the two small black tabby girls.
The two stripy boys went out tonight to our […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The largest female quickly went to our in-laws. We're keeping the two small black tabby girls.
The two stripy boys went out tonight to our […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
In October we brought 5 feral kittens in. Added to our standard mix, we had 8 cats in the house, which is insanity.
The largest female quickly went to our in-laws. We're keeping the two small black tabby girls.
The two stripy boys went out tonight to our […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The largest female quickly went to our in-laws. We're keeping the two small black tabby girls.
The two stripy boys went out tonight to our […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
@da_667
I'm going to do a presentation at a .mil thing.
Can I use the "louder you are" image?
Also, if so, do you have a hi-res(ish) version?
I'm going to do a presentation at a .mil thing.
Can I use the "louder you are" image?
Also, if so, do you have a hi-res(ish) version?
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
@da_667
I'm going to do a presentation at a .mil thing.
Can I use the "louder you are" image?
Also, if so, do you have a hi-res(ish) version?
I'm going to do a presentation at a .mil thing.
Can I use the "louder you are" image?
Also, if so, do you have a hi-res(ish) version?
Reposted by John Timaeus
I think one of the wildest parts of the Epstein Files fiasco to me is billionaires are so different that they talk about the darkest most blackmailable secrets of the worlds elite in gmail when I am miserably embarrassed Google is retaining my everyday online cosplay purchase history to train AI.
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I think one of the wildest parts of the Epstein Files fiasco to me is billionaires are so different that they talk about the darkest most blackmailable secrets of the worlds elite in gmail when I am miserably embarrassed Google is retaining my everyday online cosplay purchase history to train AI.
Can I pay someone to develop a good open source instrument tuning app?
There's one old, unmaintained windows app that doesn't suck.
But it's old, unmaintained, and windows.
Everything else is enshittified, ad-ridden crap.
I have no idea what dev time on this would be, but I'm willing to throw […]
There's one old, unmaintained windows app that doesn't suck.
But it's old, unmaintained, and windows.
Everything else is enshittified, ad-ridden crap.
I have no idea what dev time on this would be, but I'm willing to throw […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Can I pay someone to develop a good open source instrument tuning app?
There's one old, unmaintained windows app that doesn't suck.
But it's old, unmaintained, and windows.
Everything else is enshittified, ad-ridden crap.
I have no idea what dev time on this would be, but I'm willing to throw […]
There's one old, unmaintained windows app that doesn't suck.
But it's old, unmaintained, and windows.
Everything else is enshittified, ad-ridden crap.
I have no idea what dev time on this would be, but I'm willing to throw […]
Even a broken menorah is right once a year.
December 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Even a broken menorah is right once a year.
So does anyone have a rough order of magnitude for annual cost to run a foundation that hard forks and continues developing/supporting alt-Firefox?
I know they're burning a half billion per year, mainly in Google bucks, but I can't believe that's a reasonable budget.
I know they're burning a half billion per year, mainly in Google bucks, but I can't believe that's a reasonable budget.
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
So does anyone have a rough order of magnitude for annual cost to run a foundation that hard forks and continues developing/supporting alt-Firefox?
I know they're burning a half billion per year, mainly in Google bucks, but I can't believe that's a reasonable budget.
I know they're burning a half billion per year, mainly in Google bucks, but I can't believe that's a reasonable budget.
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I just learned that one of the administrators who used to help run carecure (a 20-year-old forum for spinal cord injury patients and their families) has died. I never knew him, but I knew his work.
If you want to think about sysadmin on hard mode, I inherited a reasonably built set of […]
If you want to think about sysadmin on hard mode, I inherited a reasonably built set of […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I just learned that one of the administrators who used to help run carecure (a 20-year-old forum for spinal cord injury patients and their families) has died. I never knew him, but I knew his work.
If you want to think about sysadmin on hard mode, I inherited a reasonably built set of […]
If you want to think about sysadmin on hard mode, I inherited a reasonably built set of […]
Reposted by John Timaeus
Look, there’s a simple solution to private equity buying up and enshittifying the software that keeps us safe: a handful of municipal fire/rescue departments should team up, collaboratively build and share better software, and release it into the public domain. This is a common pattern!
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Look, there’s a simple solution to private equity buying up and enshittifying the software that keeps us safe: a handful of municipal fire/rescue departments should team up, collaboratively build and share better software, and release it into the public domain. This is a common pattern!
Reposted by John Timaeus
The late Tom Stoppard, in his play Hapgood, had some good advice for writers of scientific papers.
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The late Tom Stoppard, in his play Hapgood, had some good advice for writers of scientific papers.
“We cross our bridges as we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and the presumption that once our eyes watered.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“We cross our bridges as we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and the presumption that once our eyes watered.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I live a simple life, and have simple amusements.
The high point of my day was learning that there is a commercial product called:
Slobber Bobber.
Apparently it's supposed go in dog bowls.
The high point of my day was learning that there is a commercial product called:
Slobber Bobber.
Apparently it's supposed go in dog bowls.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I live a simple life, and have simple amusements.
The high point of my day was learning that there is a commercial product called:
Slobber Bobber.
Apparently it's supposed go in dog bowls.
The high point of my day was learning that there is a commercial product called:
Slobber Bobber.
Apparently it's supposed go in dog bowls.
No Amazon, I do not want to save by buying "used". It's a toilet seat!
November 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No Amazon, I do not want to save by buying "used". It's a toilet seat!
Reposted by John Timaeus
Be a shame if something happened to it
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Be a shame if something happened to it
Reposted by John Timaeus
Need help completing easy but boring programming tasks?
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Need help completing easy but boring programming tasks?
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
Would you rather spend more time thinking at a high level and crafting good specifications and documentation?
Want an intelligent assistant that can learn and improve over time?
Happy to review code and guide development through ongoing […]
" And today, you learned a lesson about kittens. "
I will not be taking questions.
I will not be taking questions.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
" And today, you learned a lesson about kittens. "
I will not be taking questions.
I will not be taking questions.
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#hivemind I just spent a frustrating day trying to find a decent, open tool for automated STIG application on windows.
oscap for windows seems very beta. There's the PowerStig PS module, but that's really for scripting against, not a finished solution.
Any ideas?
#infosec #cybersecurity
oscap for windows seems very beta. There's the PowerStig PS module, but that's really for scripting against, not a finished solution.
Any ideas?
#infosec #cybersecurity
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#hivemind I just spent a frustrating day trying to find a decent, open tool for automated STIG application on windows.
oscap for windows seems very beta. There's the PowerStig PS module, but that's really for scripting against, not a finished solution.
Any ideas?
#infosec #cybersecurity
oscap for windows seems very beta. There's the PowerStig PS module, but that's really for scripting against, not a finished solution.
Any ideas?
#infosec #cybersecurity
Watching Shrek 3. Was Mr Merlin based on Jon Postel, or is it just me?
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Watching Shrek 3. Was Mr Merlin based on Jon Postel, or is it just me?