Wes
@whurd.bsky.social
Information security, technology, policy/politics/philosophy/econ, society, fin.
Grad studies @uofdenver
Seeking solutions
Opinions are mine - not institutionally tied.
Grad studies @uofdenver
Seeking solutions
Opinions are mine - not institutionally tied.
#Donotcall.gov is a victim of the shutdown..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
#Donotcall.gov is a victim of the shutdown..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody in govt political appt positions who is capable of governing amidst a highly complex modern society without creating cascading negative externalities for reductively political or ideological reasons..
So data that could be erroneous is definitive over paper but official data.. 😳
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So data that could be erroneous is definitive over paper but official data.. 😳
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There is evidence the UAE backed RSF is engaged in mass murder in El-Fashar in Darfur.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There is evidence the UAE backed RSF is engaged in mass murder in El-Fashar in Darfur.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?
FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.
Brand-infringing commodity parts website
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Brand-infringing commodity parts website
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
Seems to be using SEO keywords and AI generated content
whois.domaintools.com/rockauto-par... mimicking the legitimate commerce site
CN registration
I wonder if this is a campaign
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You can't just tweet "blue collar boom!" if the increase bottom quartile wages has substantially decreased.
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You can't just tweet "blue collar boom!" if the increase bottom quartile wages has substantially decreased.
"conservative"
October 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"conservative"
Umm What happened in the last minute of the UMass game?
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Umm What happened in the last minute of the UMass game?
www.bankrate.com/banking/jobs...
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
Bankrate’s 2025 Jobs & Pay Report | Bankrate
Bankrate has been tracking how workers feel about their pay, inflation and job prospects. See the latest findings from our Pay Raise Survey.
www.bankrate.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
www.bankrate.com/banking/jobs...
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
"Survey: The most workers in four years say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation"
By @accidentalecon.bsky.social
Tracks- also I believe seeing somewhere wage growth stagnated since 2022/23(?), despite price levels (and capital apprec. by corporates, PE, etc.)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I would really love to hear an AI booster’s opinion on this. This is the first real proof we’ve had that OpenAI’s growth is slowing, just in time for Clammy Sammy to demand a trillion dollars. He’s a very nasty man and not even the Europeans will pay for his software!
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
These Billionaires Have Gotten $450 Billion Richer From Striking AI Infrastructure Deals For Their Own Firms
These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
www.forbes.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
These founders, CEOs and investors—from OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, AMD and others—keep getting richer while critics condemn their “circular deals.”
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Median voter: I want 2019 back
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Median voter: I want 2019 back
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
Trump: the best I can do is 1929
Even if this is FP, the fact it's auto downloading detection prone packages with managed code libs is sort of concerning..
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
Self-own AV detection from @security.microsoft.com: Or supply chain issue?
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Even if this is FP, the fact it's auto downloading detection prone packages with managed code libs is sort of concerning..
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
@visualstudio.com @developer.microsoft.com
Self-own AV detection from @security.microsoft.com: Or supply chain issue?
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Self-own AV detection from @security.microsoft.com: Or supply chain issue?
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
Trojan:Win32/Egairtigado!rfn
%TEMP%\[chars]Microsoft.VisualStudio.VC.Ide.LanguageService.2959D804071CA72F0717\payload.vsix
Hash: www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d7...
VS packages are called "payload.vsix"
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Democrats need to stop saying "let me be clear." Just talk like a normal human being, please.
October 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Democrats need to stop saying "let me be clear." Just talk like a normal human being, please.
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I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
Great point here
I don’t find LLMs helpful for writing input and editing. Grammar check, sure. Style? Rather the opposite. Here’s why: v5.chriskrycho.com/notes/revers...
Reversion to the Mean — Sympolymathesy, by Chris Krycho
A problem with using LLMs as editors.
v5.chriskrycho.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great point here
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October 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins with the expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, & federal funding for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Not exactly the kickoff experts were hoping for.
Not exactly the kickoff experts were hoping for.
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins with the expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, & federal funding for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Not exactly the kickoff experts were hoping for.
Not exactly the kickoff experts were hoping for.
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OUR NEW ALBUM RICOCHET IS OUT NOW. riseagainst.com/ricochet
August 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
OUR NEW ALBUM RICOCHET IS OUT NOW. riseagainst.com/ricochet
Technology used to be good where it could.. store your last location across sesssions/opens of an app 😱😮. As recently as a few years ago.
@developers.google.com
@developers.google.com
Why Google Maps tells Americans they’re in Tulsa, Oklahoma http://bit.ly/1uIOlmd
October 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Technology used to be good where it could.. store your last location across sesssions/opens of an app 😱😮. As recently as a few years ago.
@developers.google.com
@developers.google.com
Yea.. this probably should've been in place from the beginning of the general AI push in 2021-23
🚀 New #ThisWeekInNET episode!
Cloudflare’s Will Allen joins us to talk Pay-Per-Crawl and Content Independence Day (with a Matthew Prince cameo).
How can content creators get paid when AI bots crawl their work? Big shift to opt-in.
Watch here: youtu.be/Hp-uCchlgic
#PayPerCrawl
Cloudflare’s Will Allen joins us to talk Pay-Per-Crawl and Content Independence Day (with a Matthew Prince cameo).
How can content creators get paid when AI bots crawl their work? Big shift to opt-in.
Watch here: youtu.be/Hp-uCchlgic
#PayPerCrawl
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yea.. this probably should've been in place from the beginning of the general AI push in 2021-23