Ciaran Conliffe
@shinyemptyhead.bsky.social
He/him/history nerd. Also infosec sometimes (professionally), and writing about history, pop culture, and other weirdness (compulsively).
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"they're selling this garbage on the streets," dog mutters to self
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"they're selling this garbage on the streets," dog mutters to self
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Our CFP went live on Friday and already we have 8 talks:
sessionize.com/nidc-2025
First time speakers may wish to wait for our "How to submit to a CFP" session on the 12th Aug. Delivered by @shinyemptyhead.bsky.social and @garthgilmour.bsky.social. Logistics still to be confirmed so stay tuned! 🙂
sessionize.com/nidc-2025
First time speakers may wish to wait for our "How to submit to a CFP" session on the 12th Aug. Delivered by @shinyemptyhead.bsky.social and @garthgilmour.bsky.social. Logistics still to be confirmed so stay tuned! 🙂
August 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Our CFP went live on Friday and already we have 8 talks:
sessionize.com/nidc-2025
First time speakers may wish to wait for our "How to submit to a CFP" session on the 12th Aug. Delivered by @shinyemptyhead.bsky.social and @garthgilmour.bsky.social. Logistics still to be confirmed so stay tuned! 🙂
sessionize.com/nidc-2025
First time speakers may wish to wait for our "How to submit to a CFP" session on the 12th Aug. Delivered by @shinyemptyhead.bsky.social and @garthgilmour.bsky.social. Logistics still to be confirmed so stay tuned! 🙂
Finally got the "updated Netflix experience" rolled out to my TV and it's _bad_. Even worse than I'd thought from what people were saying. Good UX has been a lost art for a decade, but this really does feel like a "New Coke" moment.
August 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Finally got the "updated Netflix experience" rolled out to my TV and it's _bad_. Even worse than I'd thought from what people were saying. Good UX has been a lost art for a decade, but this really does feel like a "New Coke" moment.
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
happy 20th anniversary to this unfortunate choice in wording by McDonalds
July 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
happy 20th anniversary to this unfortunate choice in wording by McDonalds
sucks for the people who live there but the festival was overrated anyway
Will reading become obsolete? How A.I. could transform our relationship to the written word.
What’s Happening to Reading?
For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.
www.newyorker.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
sucks for the people who live there but the festival was overrated anyway
A cart carrying Mel Gibson drove past me in Newark Airport. He was holding a piece of paper in front of his face.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A cart carrying Mel Gibson drove past me in Newark Airport. He was holding a piece of paper in front of his face.
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I think about this tweet so often you cannot even imagine.
May 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I think about this tweet so often you cannot even imagine.
I’m not saying Blue Prince has broken my brain, but I did instinctually start trying to solve this exhibition at the MAC art gallery.
May 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’m not saying Blue Prince has broken my brain, but I did instinctually start trying to solve this exhibition at the MAC art gallery.
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FBI: Americans aged 60 and older reported losing almost $3 billion to crypto fraud last year. In total, Americans reported being scammed out of around $9.3 billion via crypto, out of a total $16.6 billion in total reported thefts that year.
www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport...
www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport...
April 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
FBI: Americans aged 60 and older reported losing almost $3 billion to crypto fraud last year. In total, Americans reported being scammed out of around $9.3 billion via crypto, out of a total $16.6 billion in total reported thefts that year.
www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport...
www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport...
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remember, stranger danger as a concept was introduced shortly after some 70s studies came out and determined nearly all child abuse was from adults close to the family. it was literally a nationwide "fuck no that can't be right"
there is this constant lurid fantasy that cis men will pretend to be trans women to gain covert access to girls and women because in this scenario we're imagining predators are not the fathers or grandfathers or teachers or priests or cops who are already granted that access. come the fuck on.
April 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
remember, stranger danger as a concept was introduced shortly after some 70s studies came out and determined nearly all child abuse was from adults close to the family. it was literally a nationwide "fuck no that can't be right"
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An Important thread following today's ruling
April 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
An Important thread following today's ruling
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And that's it, all locked in less than a minute, and gone in two. Watch this space for the next drop!
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybesides #bsidesbelfast #infosec #cybersecurity
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybesides #bsidesbelfast #infosec #cybersecurity
April 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
And that's it, all locked in less than a minute, and gone in two. Watch this space for the next drop!
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybesides #bsidesbelfast #infosec #cybersecurity
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybesides #bsidesbelfast #infosec #cybersecurity
it's alive go go go
Early Bird Release; Monday 2025-04-14T11:00+01:00
bsidesbelfast.org/register/
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity
bsidesbelfast.org/register/
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity
April 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
it's alive go go go
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Early Bird Release; Monday 2025-04-14T11:00+01:00
bsidesbelfast.org/register/
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity
bsidesbelfast.org/register/
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity
April 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Early Bird Release; Monday 2025-04-14T11:00+01:00
bsidesbelfast.org/register/
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity
bsidesbelfast.org/register/
#bsidesbelfast25 #securitybsides #earlybirds #infosec #cybersecurity
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Microsoft is the real offender here, but anyone who writes even a news post about the copilot "AI" Quake 'tech demo' without describing how it actually functions (or fails to) it is is doing unpaid PR work.
April 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Microsoft is the real offender here, but anyone who writes even a news post about the copilot "AI" Quake 'tech demo' without describing how it actually functions (or fails to) it is is doing unpaid PR work.
@kissesfingers.bsky.social Hello! A friend on Discord recommended you to me as someone who could do music for a podcast (you did the theme for their horror podcast). I'm looking to commission someone to do a theme for a new podcast I'm starting - is this something you'd be open to at the moment?
April 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@kissesfingers.bsky.social Hello! A friend on Discord recommended you to me as someone who could do music for a podcast (you did the theme for their horror podcast). I'm looking to commission someone to do a theme for a new podcast I'm starting - is this something you'd be open to at the moment?
nothing beside remains
April 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
nothing beside remains
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Excitement is mounting for @bsidesprg.bsky.social tomorrow!
April 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Excitement is mounting for @bsidesprg.bsky.social tomorrow!
Classic error, should have jailed the real one.
March 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Classic error, should have jailed the real one.
game of the year
February 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
game of the year
Google's AI summary is a menace.
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Google's AI summary is a menace.