Royce Williams
@tychotithonus.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Just doing my undue diligence.
ISP vet, password cracker (Team Hashcat), security demi-boffin, YubiKey stan, public-interest technologist, AK license plate […]
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ISP vet, password cracker (Team Hashcat), security demi-boffin, YubiKey stan, public-interest technologist, AK license plate […]
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Due to an influx of spam escaping Gmail's anti-spam measure, I have had to create a filter that routes all messages containing "MILF" straight to the spam folder. I apologize in advance to any legitimate MILFs attempting to contact me.
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Due to an influx of spam escaping Gmail's anti-spam measure, I have had to create a filter that routes all messages containing "MILF" straight to the spam folder. I apologize in advance to any legitimate MILFs attempting to contact me.
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Nariman Gharib, an #iran cyber-espionage expert (on exile):
> Obtained #starlink terminal debug data from Iran during the ongoing internet shutdown.
> The telemetry shows direct evidence of GPS spoofing: the dish detected 18 #gps satellites with valid signal lock, but activated its […]
> Obtained #starlink terminal debug data from Iran during the ongoing internet shutdown.
> The telemetry shows direct evidence of GPS spoofing: the dish detected 18 #gps satellites with valid signal lock, but activated its […]
Original post on agora.echelon.pl
agora.echelon.pl
January 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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I used one of those Amazon "just walk out" stores at the airport a couple months ago and it overcharged me by $30. Just made up the amount.
Tried to dispute it with my credit card company but, of course, I didn't have a receipt, so they refused. So I guess my money's just Amazon's now.
Just a […]
Tried to dispute it with my credit card company but, of course, I didn't have a receipt, so they refused. So I guess my money's just Amazon's now.
Just a […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I used one of those Amazon "just walk out" stores at the airport a couple months ago and it overcharged me by $30. Just made up the amount.
Tried to dispute it with my credit card company but, of course, I didn't have a receipt, so they refused. So I guess my money's just Amazon's now.
Just a […]
Tried to dispute it with my credit card company but, of course, I didn't have a receipt, so they refused. So I guess my money's just Amazon's now.
Just a […]
Reposted by Royce Williams
January 15, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Reposted by Royce Williams
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@dk/115894430339086109
See also: inability to distinguish between output and utility; between knowledge and wisdom; between efficient and effective.
See also: inability to distinguish between output and utility; between knowledge and wisdom; between efficient and effective.
tldr.nettime.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 AM
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@dk/115894430339086109
See also: inability to distinguish between output and utility; between knowledge and wisdom; between efficient and effective.
See also: inability to distinguish between output and utility; between knowledge and wisdom; between efficient and effective.
These used to be swipeable. Now they require a tap to clear them, which is a pretty non-standard UI metaphor for this class of use case. Feels oddly user-hostile.
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 AM
These used to be swipeable. Now they require a tap to clear them, which is a pretty non-standard UI metaphor for this class of use case. Feels oddly user-hostile.
Well, finally read Scalzi's _Redshirts_. The more I think about it, the better it gets. A Hugo deserved.
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Well, finally read Scalzi's _Redshirts_. The more I think about it, the better it gets. A Hugo deserved.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@adactio/115894472941698442
> Previously, the Googlebot would index any web page it came across, unless a robots.txt file said otherwise.
>
> Now, a robots.txt file is required in order for the Googlebot to index a website.
>
> If the new default only applies to the […]
> Previously, the Googlebot would index any web page it came across, unless a robots.txt file said otherwise.
>
> Now, a robots.txt file is required in order for the Googlebot to index a website.
>
> If the new default only applies to the […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@adactio/115894472941698442
> Previously, the Googlebot would index any web page it came across, unless a robots.txt file said otherwise.
>
> Now, a robots.txt file is required in order for the Googlebot to index a website.
>
> If the new default only applies to the […]
> Previously, the Googlebot would index any web page it came across, unless a robots.txt file said otherwise.
>
> Now, a robots.txt file is required in order for the Googlebot to index a website.
>
> If the new default only applies to the […]
TIL there's no way in Gmail to groom the "Always show images from this sender" list. 🤦♂️
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
TIL there's no way in Gmail to groom the "Always show images from this sender" list. 🤦♂️
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This January marks 20 years (!) since I started collecting examples of media for my Museum of Obsolete Media project back in 2006.
I thought I'd end up collecting around 50 items but I'm now up to 875 different formats catalogued on the Museum website, with over 1,200 items in the collection […]
I thought I'd end up collecting around 50 items but I'm now up to 875 different formats catalogued on the Museum website, with over 1,200 items in the collection […]
Original post on mastodon.world
mastodon.world
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
This January marks 20 years (!) since I started collecting examples of media for my Museum of Obsolete Media project back in 2006.
I thought I'd end up collecting around 50 items but I'm now up to 875 different formats catalogued on the Museum website, with over 1,200 items in the collection […]
I thought I'd end up collecting around 50 items but I'm now up to 875 different formats catalogued on the Museum website, with over 1,200 items in the collection […]
Trying out Marlinspike's interesting new private/encrypted LLM, Confer.to . I created an account on my phone, and it prompted me to create a pass key, which was intercepted by 1Password for storage. But when I trigger the magic link to log in via email on desktop under Chrome, the server […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Trying out Marlinspike's interesting new private/encrypted LLM, Confer.to . I created an account on my phone, and it prompted me to create a pass key, which was intercepted by 1Password for storage. But when I trigger the magic link to log in via email on desktop under Chrome, the server […]
The "Internet trolls" "trolling" / "trawling" axis?
Like, maybe "they are just trolling" (a type of fishing) might have produced "trolls" as the backformed noun. Hmm.
Like, maybe "they are just trolling" (a type of fishing) might have produced "trolls" as the backformed noun. Hmm.
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The "Internet trolls" "trolling" / "trawling" axis?
Like, maybe "they are just trolling" (a type of fishing) might have produced "trolls" as the backformed noun. Hmm.
Like, maybe "they are just trolling" (a type of fishing) might have produced "trolls" as the backformed noun. Hmm.
pkgsrc 2025Q4 update now has hashcat 7.1.2!
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
pkgsrc 2025Q4 update now has hashcat 7.1.2!
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Universities selling their address space are probably oblivious to where it is going, but they should care. One day people are going to realize a lot of these high rep addresses are getting transferred to very different resource stewards.
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Universities selling their address space are probably oblivious to where it is going, but they should care. One day people are going to realize a lot of these high rep addresses are getting transferred to very different resource stewards.
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The hypervisor, a key element of virtualization, was invented in the ’70s but neglected for decades—but a research paper at Stanford brought it back to life.
Oh yeah, it gave us VMware, a tech juggernaut. And, most likely, the cloud.
https://tedium.co/2026/01/12/vmware-virtualization-history/ […]
Oh yeah, it gave us VMware, a tech juggernaut. And, most likely, the cloud.
https://tedium.co/2026/01/12/vmware-virtualization-history/ […]
Original post on writing.exchange
writing.exchange
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The hypervisor, a key element of virtualization, was invented in the ’70s but neglected for decades—but a research paper at Stanford brought it back to life.
Oh yeah, it gave us VMware, a tech juggernaut. And, most likely, the cloud.
https://tedium.co/2026/01/12/vmware-virtualization-history/ […]
Oh yeah, it gave us VMware, a tech juggernaut. And, most likely, the cloud.
https://tedium.co/2026/01/12/vmware-virtualization-history/ […]
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"American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year ... even as inspections reveal alarming conditions at some manufacturers." www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh…
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year ... even as inspections reveal alarming conditions at some manufacturers." www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Good morning to everyone except Anthropic, who have decided to hijack the ubiquitous Control-Shift-I (which opens Developer Tools in some browsers), to instead open a new Claude private chat session.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Good morning to everyone except Anthropic, who have decided to hijack the ubiquitous Control-Shift-I (which opens Developer Tools in some browsers), to instead open a new Claude private chat session.
If 6 million Instagram accounts were scraped, they are not "breached accounts", Have I Been Pwned.
Words mean things. 🤦
Words mean things. 🤦
January 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
If 6 million Instagram accounts were scraped, they are not "breached accounts", Have I Been Pwned.
Words mean things. 🤦
Words mean things. 🤦
Like LLM skills, except it's me leaving .md files for myself, telling Future Me how Past Me solved this problem last time, with ramp-up context / lessons learned commentary.
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Like LLM skills, except it's me leaving .md files for myself, telling Future Me how Past Me solved this problem last time, with ramp-up context / lessons learned commentary.
IMO no archiving utility should default to deleting the original file when unarchiving.
January 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
IMO no archiving utility should default to deleting the original file when unarchiving.
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I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.
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Jim Moylan, the Ford engineer that designed the gas-tank filler indicator, passes away at 80
https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-engineer-that-designed-gas-tank-indicator-passes-away/
<- the Moylan Arrow is everywhere and has helped billions -- even if you've never noticed
https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-engineer-that-designed-gas-tank-indicator-passes-away/
<- the Moylan Arrow is everywhere and has helped billions -- even if you've never noticed
fordauthority.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Jim Moylan, the Ford engineer that designed the gas-tank filler indicator, passes away at 80
https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-engineer-that-designed-gas-tank-indicator-passes-away/
<- the Moylan Arrow is everywhere and has helped billions -- even if you've never noticed
https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-engineer-that-designed-gas-tank-indicator-passes-away/
<- the Moylan Arrow is everywhere and has helped billions -- even if you've never noticed
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🆕 blog! “Why my NFC passport didn't work at Heathrow's eGates”
I travel a fair bit. My passport is usually quickly scanned and I can enter or leave a country without delay. But every time I use the eGates at Heathrow Airport to get back in to the UK, my passport is rejected and I'm told to seek […]
I travel a fair bit. My passport is usually quickly scanned and I can enter or leave a country without delay. But every time I use the eGates at Heathrow Airport to get back in to the UK, my passport is rejected and I'm told to seek […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
🆕 blog! “Why my NFC passport didn't work at Heathrow's eGates”
I travel a fair bit. My passport is usually quickly scanned and I can enter or leave a country without delay. But every time I use the eGates at Heathrow Airport to get back in to the UK, my passport is rejected and I'm told to seek […]
I travel a fair bit. My passport is usually quickly scanned and I can enter or leave a country without delay. But every time I use the eGates at Heathrow Airport to get back in to the UK, my passport is rejected and I'm told to seek […]
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New: My look at CISA's seven biggest challenges in 2026, from infrastructure protection and CIRCIA to election security and morale.
Experts said workforce cuts would hamper critical activities across the board. CISA said it's "sharpened its mission."
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-7-...
Experts said workforce cuts would hamper critical activities across the board. CISA said it's "sharpened its mission."
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-7-...
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
New: My look at CISA's seven biggest challenges in 2026, from infrastructure protection and CIRCIA to election security and morale.
Experts said workforce cuts would hamper critical activities across the board. CISA said it's "sharpened its mission."
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-7-...
Experts said workforce cuts would hamper critical activities across the board. CISA said it's "sharpened its mission."
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-7-...
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The Virtue of Finished Things
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
Original post on mastodon.bsd.cafe
mastodon.bsd.cafe
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The Virtue of Finished Things
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]
An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and […]