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Lance McCarthy
👉 Microsoft MVP (.NET)
👉 Senior Manager @ Progress Software (DevTools, Sitefinity & Security)
👉 Home Assistant & homelab fun
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Just created my custom GitHub Universe wallpaper using Octocanvas from #GitHubUniverse 🎨
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Congrats to the #ESPHome team for today's huge update esphome.io/changelog/20...!

I'm installing to Home Assistant right now 🛠️
ESPHome 2025.10.0 - 15th October 2025
Changelog for ESPHome 2025.10.0.
esphome.io
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thanks to @jesseliberty.com for having me on the show today, it was a blast.
September 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
LOL @jcsalterego.bsky.social did they target me with this example or did they blast you to the entire world?
September 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ICYMI - VS 2026 is now available on the Insiders track visualstudio.microsoft.com/insiders/

I've been using it for a few months now, and let me tell you... it's🔥 #dotnet #visualstudio
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders - Faster, smarter IDE
Try Visual Studio 2026 Insiders with Copilot AI deeply integrated, faster performance across C# and C++, and a refreshed, modern UI.
visualstudio.microsoft.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Nice job!

Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

ground.news/article/oper...
Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network
A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial of service attacks targeting Ukraine and its allies, the European Unio...
ground.news
July 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I've run out of space. Does this mean I'm officially an OG now?

#MVPBuzz
July 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thank you @microsoftmvp.bsky.social I am again extremely humbled and honored.

While this is my 12th consecutive year, I never treat it with any less importance, my heart is pounding right now. #MVPBuzz #dotnet #windowsdev
July 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I'm not going to need an update for a while... or ever again :D

#UniFi #Ubiquiti #Homelab
June 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Way to go Microsoft Partner Center!
June 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Interesting LLM jailbreak approach. I imagine this is going to get harder and harder to guardrail against, because it takes significantly longer context awareness.

neuraltrust.ai/blog/echo-ch...
Echo Chamber: A Context-Poisoning Jailbreak That Bypasses LLM Guardrails | NeuralTrust
An AI Researcher at Neural Trust has discovered a novel jailbreak technique that defeats the safety mechanisms of today’s most advanced LLMs
neuraltrust.ai
June 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This "one small trick"... got my uplink speed to double :)

The trick? Instead of Cat6 to DOCSIS modem, I used an SFP+ to Ethernet module... this gets the full 2.5 Gbps out of the Cat6

Though my ISP can only bring 1.5 GBs, I'm still getting 2x what I was before the module.
June 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'm loving my Windows Terminal shaders. I have a different one playing for each console type: PowerShell, Bash, WSL, Console, etc.

What do you think? You can get the same ones, or others, from here mrange.github.io/windows-term...
May 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps. A new preview lets any developer update their apps through Windows Update. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/675446/...
Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
A dream come true for IT admins
www.theverge.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
To my Euro friends, I'm planning a London trip in a few months (in August for my birthday).

We are trying to pick hotel, but everything looks extra touristy. What would you recommend for 4 or 5 star hotels and what area should be our base?
May 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is absolutely bonkers comsec.ethz.ch/research/mic...

CVE-2024-45332
Branch Privilege Injection: Exploiting Branch Predictor Race Conditions – Computer Security Group
comsec.ethz.ch
May 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Just Blogged: dvlup.com/blog/2025.5....

I show you how to add excellent AI capability to your app with no cloud, no fees, no custom models... using the Windows Copilot Runtime that is built into Windows 11.
Add Copilot to Your App in 10 Minutes
There has been a lot of news around generative AI and LLMs. As a traditional client app developer you might have wanted to add this capability to your app, but there’s usually something that is a road...
dvlup.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Just another reason to make a visit to grandma's house an replace her router... www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr...
Botnet Dismantled in International Operation, Russian and Kazakhstani Administrators Indicted
A domain seizure warrant was unsealed, along with an indictment charging four foreign national hackers with conspiracy and other computer crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
www.justice.gov
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's amazing that I have a huge air conditioner blowing, and a bunch of other stuff in house... But there's still a surplus of energy generation that is charging the battery.

#solarpower
May 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I hadn't heard from them aout this, so I thought we didn't achieve it... but alas, here it is!
May 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM