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Nerd@Work

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Nerd@Work

@nerdatwork.bsky.social

Die black•box eröffnet wieder! Helft uns dabei: www.respekt.net/projekte-unt...

Die black•box eröffnet wieder! Spendet auf Respekt.net! https://www.respekt.net/projekte-unterstuetzen/details/projekt/2798/

November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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Twisteddoodles

@twisteddoodles.bsky.social

In the interest of balance #news

News reader at a desk. Transcribed Text:

Left bubble: "Next up we will discuss the topic with someone whose job is to be a well researched and respected expert in the area."

Right bubble: "And in the interest of balance we will also talk to an idiot."

April 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM

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SwiftOnSecurity

@swiftonsecurity.com

Famous humorous computer security paper on top-tier threats to targeted individuals vs advice for what consumers actually encounter:
"The Mossad/not-Mossad duality is just one of the truths that security researchers try to hide from you."
www.usenix.org/system/files...

My point is that security people need to get their priorities
straight. The “threat model” section of a security paper resem-
bles the script for a telenovela that was written by a paranoid
schizophrenic: there are elaborate narratives and grand con-
spiracy theories, and there are heroes and villains with fantas-
tic (yet oddly constrained) powers that necessitate a grinding
battle of emotional and technical attrition. In the real world,
threat models are much simpler (see Figure 1). Basically, you’re
either dealing with Mossad or not-Mossad. If your adversary is
not-Mossad, then you’ll probably be fine if you pick a good pass-
word and don’t respond to emails from ChEaPestPAiNPi11s@
virus-basket.biz.ru. If your adversary is the Mossad, YOU’RE
GONNA DIE AND THERE’S NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO
ABOUT IT. The Mossad is not intimidated by the fact that you
employ https://. If the Mossad wants your data, they’re going to
use a drone to replace your cellphone with a piece of uranium
that’s shaped like a cellphone, and when you die of tumors filled
with tumors, they’re going to hold a press conference and say
“It wasn’t us” as they wear t-shirts that say “IT WAS DEFI-
NITELY US,” and then they’re going to buy all of your stuff
at your estate sale so that they can directly look at the photos
of your vacation instead of reading your insipid emails about
them. In summary, https:// and two dollars will get you a bus
ticket to nowhere. Also, SANTA CLAUS ISN’T REAL. When it
rains, it pours.

March 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM

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Markus Koza

@kozarischer.bsky.social

Die FPÖVP-Idee, die Aufwertung (Verzinsung) des Pensionskontos für ein Jahr auszusetzen ist kurzfristig gesehen hinsichtlich der Budgetkonsolidierung so wirkungslos wie mittel-/langfristig bösartig. Warum? 1/8

January 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM