Jim Miller
@rellimmij.bsky.social
DFIR/Infosec. Security paranoid. Opinions and snark are strictly my own. (he/him) Also, I'm a pretty good internet dog lawyer.
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Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Surprise: it was DNS arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions
Amazon’s outage is over. But backlash over billions in losses has just started.
arstechnica.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Surprise: it was DNS arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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If you have never been to a protest before, and you’re nervous about going to no Kings, but you wanna go, comment below with your concerns.
And if you’ve protested, read the comments, and if you find one that you can alleviate their concern, reply.
Hopefully this will get more people to attend!
And if you’ve protested, read the comments, and if you find one that you can alleviate their concern, reply.
Hopefully this will get more people to attend!
October 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If you have never been to a protest before, and you’re nervous about going to no Kings, but you wanna go, comment below with your concerns.
And if you’ve protested, read the comments, and if you find one that you can alleviate their concern, reply.
Hopefully this will get more people to attend!
And if you’ve protested, read the comments, and if you find one that you can alleviate their concern, reply.
Hopefully this will get more people to attend!
Many years ago I was a federal employee.
Man am I glad I left, and do I have compassion for folks still there.
The shutdown reminded me of years where COLA became a political issue, so we didn’t get one.
You never get that money back. They don’t do a double COLA next time.
Man am I glad I left, and do I have compassion for folks still there.
The shutdown reminded me of years where COLA became a political issue, so we didn’t get one.
You never get that money back. They don’t do a double COLA next time.
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Many years ago I was a federal employee.
Man am I glad I left, and do I have compassion for folks still there.
The shutdown reminded me of years where COLA became a political issue, so we didn’t get one.
You never get that money back. They don’t do a double COLA next time.
Man am I glad I left, and do I have compassion for folks still there.
The shutdown reminded me of years where COLA became a political issue, so we didn’t get one.
You never get that money back. They don’t do a double COLA next time.
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really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today
October 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today
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You can't raid and arrest everyone in an entire apartment building, or even legitimately get a warrant to do that, any more than you could for a whole neighborhood. That would be a general warrant. This is the most specific core the-British-did-it-to-us thing the Fourth Amendment is written to ban.
NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
Feds detain dozens of immigrants in 'massive' South Shore apartment building raid in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in the course of the overnight raid in the predominately-Black neighborhood.
thetriibe.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You can't raid and arrest everyone in an entire apartment building, or even legitimately get a warrant to do that, any more than you could for a whole neighborhood. That would be a general warrant. This is the most specific core the-British-did-it-to-us thing the Fourth Amendment is written to ban.
Seemed like a good time to quote myself.
I cannot abide bullies. You will have to go through me.
I cannot abide bullies. You will have to go through me.
I don’t post much here, and if I use this like I used Twitter, it’ll mostly be shit posting and trolling friends.
But it seems a good time to mention I cannot abide bullies.
But it seems a good time to mention I cannot abide bullies.
September 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Seemed like a good time to quote myself.
I cannot abide bullies. You will have to go through me.
I cannot abide bullies. You will have to go through me.
One of the odd ways I can tell I’m getting old: I got into consulting in 2016.
I did tabletop exercises. Customers in 2016 thought ransomware attacks were unrealistic. ‘We don’t want a ransomware scenario. It will never happen’
But then we got NotPetya and WannaCry
I did tabletop exercises. Customers in 2016 thought ransomware attacks were unrealistic. ‘We don’t want a ransomware scenario. It will never happen’
But then we got NotPetya and WannaCry
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
One of the odd ways I can tell I’m getting old: I got into consulting in 2016.
I did tabletop exercises. Customers in 2016 thought ransomware attacks were unrealistic. ‘We don’t want a ransomware scenario. It will never happen’
But then we got NotPetya and WannaCry
I did tabletop exercises. Customers in 2016 thought ransomware attacks were unrealistic. ‘We don’t want a ransomware scenario. It will never happen’
But then we got NotPetya and WannaCry
Looks like I never posted my unpatented-works-95%-of-the-time method to get #shmoocon tickets when that was a thing.
So here goes.
1) put a reminder in your calendar. Really. You absolutely need to be ready the moment the link goes live. 10 seconds late is a lifetime in Shmoo tix
So here goes.
1) put a reminder in your calendar. Really. You absolutely need to be ready the moment the link goes live. 10 seconds late is a lifetime in Shmoo tix
September 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Looks like I never posted my unpatented-works-95%-of-the-time method to get #shmoocon tickets when that was a thing.
So here goes.
1) put a reminder in your calendar. Really. You absolutely need to be ready the moment the link goes live. 10 seconds late is a lifetime in Shmoo tix
So here goes.
1) put a reminder in your calendar. Really. You absolutely need to be ready the moment the link goes live. 10 seconds late is a lifetime in Shmoo tix
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"Did I remember to renew my EFF membership this year?" Never ask yourself that question again by starting a recurring monthly or annual membership! eff.org/join-r
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September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Did I remember to renew my EFF membership this year?" Never ask yourself that question again by starting a recurring monthly or annual membership! eff.org/join-r
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The entire global economy is currently so over-leveraged on "AI" that if we don't find a credible use case for it, and fast, we're likely to tumble into an economic meltdown of 2008 proportions, so please, your corporate overlords beg you, use "AI" to write that fucking email
Have we ever seen a technology go from zero to "your boss is aggressively demanding you use it every day" quite as quickly as modern "AI" tools?
(This is a genuine question).
(This is a genuine question).
It's pretty much mandatory at work that I appear to be using it, so I've doe a few functional things with it, and it's a moderate time-saver if used right. But nowhere near worth it's stock value, energy cost.
Then I realize there's a lot of people who simply can't write coherent paragraphs.
Then I realize there's a lot of people who simply can't write coherent paragraphs.
September 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The entire global economy is currently so over-leveraged on "AI" that if we don't find a credible use case for it, and fast, we're likely to tumble into an economic meltdown of 2008 proportions, so please, your corporate overlords beg you, use "AI" to write that fucking email
Has IOC management always sucked, or am I just getting old and grumpy?
September 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Has IOC management always sucked, or am I just getting old and grumpy?
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Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have stalled for years. But a group of bipartisan lawmakers has a new consensus plan and wants a vote to show lawmakers aren't profiting from their roles.
A bipartisan bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks is unveiled in the House
Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have stalled for years. But a group of bipartisan lawmakers has a new consensus plan and wants a vote to show lawmakers aren't profiting from their roles.
n.pr
September 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have stalled for years. But a group of bipartisan lawmakers has a new consensus plan and wants a vote to show lawmakers aren't profiting from their roles.
The PSL is back at Starbucks. So I got one, and Samantha got a pup cup.
August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The PSL is back at Starbucks. So I got one, and Samantha got a pup cup.
You ever realize just how weird a thought you’re having?
I was walking the dog and contemplating forensic artifacts for ADS in NTFS under certain use cases.
And I thought ‘what does this look like’ and laughed a second later.
I was walking the dog and contemplating forensic artifacts for ADS in NTFS under certain use cases.
And I thought ‘what does this look like’ and laughed a second later.
August 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You ever realize just how weird a thought you’re having?
I was walking the dog and contemplating forensic artifacts for ADS in NTFS under certain use cases.
And I thought ‘what does this look like’ and laughed a second later.
I was walking the dog and contemplating forensic artifacts for ADS in NTFS under certain use cases.
And I thought ‘what does this look like’ and laughed a second later.
Just me, or does the manufacturer guidance on how many buckets of driveway sealant you need are never high enough?
Their website: 8 -10 pails. My driveway: 11 and a half pails
Their website: 8 -10 pails. My driveway: 11 and a half pails
July 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just me, or does the manufacturer guidance on how many buckets of driveway sealant you need are never high enough?
Their website: 8 -10 pails. My driveway: 11 and a half pails
Their website: 8 -10 pails. My driveway: 11 and a half pails
Signs you used to be a part time road warrior. (I have the years for gold but not the nights, yet).
July 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Signs you used to be a part time road warrior. (I have the years for gold but not the nights, yet).
Forget AI. Can someone please solve the apparently intractable problem of automatically parsing a resume into the correct fields for an online job application?
June 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Forget AI. Can someone please solve the apparently intractable problem of automatically parsing a resume into the correct fields for an online job application?
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
Ladies and Gentlefolk of the jury, I present the suspect, Samantha Miller, in case L-4688899, the People vs Samantha Miller.
You will note the accused is naked in her booking photo. She is accused of conspiring to find poop to roll in, smearing it into her neck and collar.
You will note the accused is naked in her booking photo. She is accused of conspiring to find poop to roll in, smearing it into her neck and collar.
June 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Ladies and Gentlefolk of the jury, I present the suspect, Samantha Miller, in case L-4688899, the People vs Samantha Miller.
You will note the accused is naked in her booking photo. She is accused of conspiring to find poop to roll in, smearing it into her neck and collar.
You will note the accused is naked in her booking photo. She is accused of conspiring to find poop to roll in, smearing it into her neck and collar.
This is a scam, right? I’m going to play this out because I’m always curious how they monetize but do people fall for lures like this?
May 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is a scam, right? I’m going to play this out because I’m always curious how they monetize but do people fall for lures like this?