Kirushan Rasendran
@kirushan.com
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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Some notes on an awkward stage in career over GenAI, and Chinese Whispers. cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social)
I'm a really weird stage in my career - a bad point - where I'm having to go to prominent industry leaders and be like 'you realise that article you just shared about 90% of ransomware being from GenA...
cyberplace.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Some notes on an awkward stage in career over GenAI, and Chinese Whispers. cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
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Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/archive-today-adguard-dns-block-demand.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936460
https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/archive-today-adguard-dns-block-demand.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936460
Behind the complaints: Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
Some time ago, we were contacted by a group fighting against online CSAM, demanding that AdGuard DNS blocks the Archive.today website. This was only the beginning of a much larger story…
adguard-dns.io
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/archive-today-adguard-dns-block-demand.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936460
https://adguard-dns.io/en/blog/archive-today-adguard-dns-block-demand.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936460
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NEW: The US Department of Justice issued a warrant demanding SpaceX seize and disable Starlink devices and accounts being used at a scam compound in Myanmar.
At least 9 Starlink devices were linked to a crypto scam that stole $6 million people, an FBI affidavit says
Story with @lhn.bsky.social
At least 9 Starlink devices were linked to a crypto scam that stole $6 million people, an FBI affidavit says
Story with @lhn.bsky.social
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
NEW: The US Department of Justice issued a warrant demanding SpaceX seize and disable Starlink devices and accounts being used at a scam compound in Myanmar.
At least 9 Starlink devices were linked to a crypto scam that stole $6 million people, an FBI affidavit says
Story with @lhn.bsky.social
At least 9 Starlink devices were linked to a crypto scam that stole $6 million people, an FBI affidavit says
Story with @lhn.bsky.social
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It's an extension of this, been operating for about 5 months. bsky.app/profile/anti...
🧵 A network of 100+ BlueSky accounts pretending to be legitimate news syndication, some impersonating BBC News, @EuroNews.com, and @Meduza.io.
Built upon ≥70 Mastodon instances, then bridged to BlueSky using @ap.brid.gy, it feels like a social-media reinvention of the Portal 🇷🇺Kombat concept.
Built upon ≥70 Mastodon instances, then bridged to BlueSky using @ap.brid.gy, it feels like a social-media reinvention of the Portal 🇷🇺Kombat concept.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's an extension of this, been operating for about 5 months. bsky.app/profile/anti...
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"Like many #whistleblowers, Elias says he never sought to be a whistleblower. He believes he was just trying to do his job properly.
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
Four years ago, Home Affairs assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the department’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil. Read more: satpa.pe/nsnl1tP
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Like many #whistleblowers, Elias says he never sought to be a whistleblower. He believes he was just trying to do his job properly.
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
...he has paid a heavy price."
Must read from @nickfeik.bsky.social on how an unaccountable government attacks diligent staff and erodes public trust. #auspol
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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i can be serious, too, i swear
Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime
My full remarks to students and faculty at Grinnell College.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
i can be serious, too, i swear
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Huh.
Configure Copilot coding agent as a bypass actor for rulesets - GitHub Changelog
Rulesets allow you to control how different actors can interact with a repository. You can use rulesets to enforce rules like: Only allow commits from email addresses that match a…
github.blog
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Huh.
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Random woman on the phone in the hallway:
"Why do we need a kubernetes cluster at the house?"
"Why do we need a kubernetes cluster at the house?"
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Random woman on the phone in the hallway:
"Why do we need a kubernetes cluster at the house?"
"Why do we need a kubernetes cluster at the house?"
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ICYMI: it's possible in @kubernetes.io 1.33+ to update pod resource limits in-place without recreating the pod! kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/c...
This *dramatically* lowers the amount of effort it takes to do load testing and capacity planning. You can just take away resources until breakage occurs.
This *dramatically* lowers the amount of effort it takes to do load testing and capacity planning. You can just take away resources until breakage occurs.
Resize CPU and Memory Resources assigned to Containers
FEATURE STATE: Kubernetes v1.33 [beta] (enabled by default: true) This page explains how to change the CPU and memory resource requests and limits assigned to a container without recreating the Pod.
T...
kubernetes.io
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
ICYMI: it's possible in @kubernetes.io 1.33+ to update pod resource limits in-place without recreating the pod! kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/c...
This *dramatically* lowers the amount of effort it takes to do load testing and capacity planning. You can just take away resources until breakage occurs.
This *dramatically* lowers the amount of effort it takes to do load testing and capacity planning. You can just take away resources until breakage occurs.
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Btw!! I had the privilege of filling in for @laurengoode.bsky.social on Uncanny Valley this week + chatting with @stevenlevy.bsky.social about his interview with Alex Karp. If you follow Palantir news, I'd encourage a read + listen!!
www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Alex Karp Goes to War
Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Btw!! I had the privilege of filling in for @laurengoode.bsky.social on Uncanny Valley this week + chatting with @stevenlevy.bsky.social about his interview with Alex Karp. If you follow Palantir news, I'd encourage a read + listen!!
www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Excited to announce I’m joining @wired.com as a senior writer covering the business of AI!
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Excited to announce I’m joining @wired.com as a senior writer covering the business of AI!
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
I’ve long been a fan of WIRED, but its recent coverage has felt especially impactful. I'm thrilled to work with this talented team, and continue reporting on AI as it reshapes Silicon Valley and the world.
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Australia really needs whistle blower protection legislation - from the tax office to off shore detention, whistleblowers are prosecuted! #AusPol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22082/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22082/...
Life as a Home Affairs whistleblower: ‘I’m just falling over’
Four years ago, Home Affairs assistant secretary Derek Elias attempted to report corruption in offshore contracts – the department’s response has left him mentally unwell and in financial turmoil.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Australia really needs whistle blower protection legislation - from the tax office to off shore detention, whistleblowers are prosecuted! #AusPol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22082/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22082/...
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QQ - could somebody send me the IOCs from the Anthropic WSJ report please? Customers should be able to get them.
I’ve found something interesting in the Volexity reporting, I want to see if it’s repeated in the Anthropic stuff.
GossiTheDog.1337 on Signal
I’ve found something interesting in the Volexity reporting, I want to see if it’s repeated in the Anthropic stuff.
GossiTheDog.1337 on Signal
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
QQ - could somebody send me the IOCs from the Anthropic WSJ report please? Customers should be able to get them.
I’ve found something interesting in the Volexity reporting, I want to see if it’s repeated in the Anthropic stuff.
GossiTheDog.1337 on Signal
I’ve found something interesting in the Volexity reporting, I want to see if it’s repeated in the Anthropic stuff.
GossiTheDog.1337 on Signal
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Volexity put out some IOCs over that WSJ GenAI hype piece they were in.
My thoughts:
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
tl;dr keep calm and keep defending. This is easily detected .exe files inside WinRAR archives. Volexity aren't doing cyberslop in the report btw, it's pretty good.
My thoughts:
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
tl;dr keep calm and keep defending. This is easily detected .exe files inside WinRAR archives. Volexity aren't doing cyberslop in the report btw, it's pretty good.
Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social)
Attached: 4 images
Volexity put out a report about likely GenAI being used in cyber attacks by China... and it contains IOCs! It's a good report.
It has all the low hanging fruit classics defenders...
cyberplace.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Volexity put out some IOCs over that WSJ GenAI hype piece they were in.
My thoughts:
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
tl;dr keep calm and keep defending. This is easily detected .exe files inside WinRAR archives. Volexity aren't doing cyberslop in the report btw, it's pretty good.
My thoughts:
cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog...
tl;dr keep calm and keep defending. This is easily detected .exe files inside WinRAR archives. Volexity aren't doing cyberslop in the report btw, it's pretty good.
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NEW: Five people who live in the U.S. pleaded guily for "facilitating" and helping the North Korean regime place fake remote IT workers inside American companies.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as 'remote IT workers' | TechCrunch
The U.S. Department of Justice said five people — including four U.S. nationals — "facilitated" North Korean IT workers to get jobs at American companies, allowing the regime to earn money from their ...
techcrunch.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NEW: Five people who live in the U.S. pleaded guily for "facilitating" and helping the North Korean regime place fake remote IT workers inside American companies.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
U.S. Department of Justice said their actions affected 136 U.S. companies and netted Kim Jong Un’s regime $2.2 million in revenue.
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A brand new unlisted extension with 100,000 users? 41 ratings? Must be really valuable.
Nope - completely manipulated stats and it doesn't even contain real code. It exists only to collect your searches and earn Bing Rewards.
Nope - completely manipulated stats and it doesn't even contain real code. It exists only to collect your searches and earn Bing Rewards.
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A brand new unlisted extension with 100,000 users? 41 ratings? Must be really valuable.
Nope - completely manipulated stats and it doesn't even contain real code. It exists only to collect your searches and earn Bing Rewards.
Nope - completely manipulated stats and it doesn't even contain real code. It exists only to collect your searches and earn Bing Rewards.
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I’m surprised JD Vance has left this tweet and reply up.
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m surprised JD Vance has left this tweet and reply up.
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these are not even the files lol
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
these are not even the files lol
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I think it’s all a little too depressing: have suggested ‘Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’ next, amongst other things
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I think it’s all a little too depressing: have suggested ‘Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’ next, amongst other things
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Kid has decided to read all the dystopian literature in the house while his arm is in a cast. Just finished ‘1984’, and is about to start ‘Brave New World’. And has ‘Farenheit 451’ lined up to go as well
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Kid has decided to read all the dystopian literature in the house while his arm is in a cast. Just finished ‘1984’, and is about to start ‘Brave New World’. And has ‘Farenheit 451’ lined up to go as well