Loved it! It was like the 90s exploded and made something funny

If someone told me 28 years ago that Linux would be featured on a Super Bowl commercial I would have ROFL and kick banned them from IRC.

Watching Tron Ares for the first time today. Seriously, the guy types "sudo killall shiva" and they just reply with "Override Denied" instead of "This incident will be reported"? What a missed opportunity.

Is it Raleigh? because we have a Bojangles, Cook Out, and Waffle House all within a 1 mile radius.

the final destination movies are the mouse trap of horror movies

Funny enough, at one of the og CarolinaCons (2009ish?) Deviant gave out shots for correct answers during his talk. ohhh the cirrcle of liffffeee

When will there be an “introvert option” when calling companies or taking an uber? Look, I know you have to ask me a bunch a questions, but I just want to cancel my internet service bc your upload speeds are trash. If I wanted to talk to someone, I would have left the house today.

Ever had one of those days where the only thing that will make it better is a latte? That is this day - cat woke me up at 4am, upload speeds from Spectrum are trash so I need to switch providers, and none of my tech seems to work.

Just to confirm - i’m not the only one who talks to my computer while debugging, right?

“What do you mean no data found? The raw dump of data from the previous print statement says that is a lie.”

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I just spent 4 hours debugging my python script that pulls data from a Vuln Mgt tool because their trash APIs will sporadically put a blank row before the header row when downloading a csv 🫠

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One more day to @cackalackycon.bsky.social and I haven’t started packing yet…

OMG @cackalackycon.bsky.social is this weekend!! Come and say hello, check out some talks, hack some hardware, hack a server with EverSecCTF, pick locks with @unregistered436.bsky.social, get cybersecurity career advice from @hoodoer.bsky.social and me, and so so much more. Can't wait!!

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Is it just me or does it look really ugly using screenshots from dark mode when writing up reports or documentation? It seems so out of place and jarring against a document’s white background.

Domain Name System (DNS) is like a phonebook for the internet & all devices use it. I have configured my home firewall so that every time something at my house gets the address of a website from the phonebook, I can see it. So if my fridge talks to facebook or Russia I’ll know and block it 😁

What to know who all your home devices are talking to? NextDNS + PFSense w/ NextDNS cli

“Snoop on to them, as they snoop on to us” Cereal Killer

so far my flight has been delayed by a broken seat, paperwork, and now a “catering truck” that was abandoned behind our airplane so we can’t back out. I have been up since 4am and have a full day of meetings and then a company dinner. For the love of all that is good, can we please get going 😭

I always figured that when the cyberpunk dystopia got into full swing I'd be out there in black leather and mirrorshades fighting the Man, not shuffling around my house in a bathrobe looking like the Dude after too many white Russians.

Find a real boxing gym. Punching training partners in the face* is good for mental health. Plus it gets you in great shape!

*Level set - I only light spar 1-2 times a week to minimize brain damage and injuries. Medium shots to the body and light touches to the head.

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Why do I have such a hard time wrapping my mind around GraphQL? It ranks up there with regex in making me feel like a complete idiot. I've debugged linux kernel modules at 1am, for fk's sake!

If we are going to live in a cyberpunk dystopia where megacorps run our government and politicians have complete immunity, could I at least get a robot that delivers yummy ramen to my balcony?

CackalackyCon: Call for Papers Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, and script kidz,CackalackyCon will occur on May 16-18, 2025 in R...

Sometimes, we get asked about what we want to see in the #CFP
Solarpunk? Sure!
Purple team? Neat!
De-shitification of the Internet? Yes please!
Biohacking? Let's go!
Community building? Of course!
First time speaker? We’ll even assign you a mentor!

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Goddamn, but Teen Vogue continues to knock it out of the damn park. This is top-notch reporting, and absolutely worth your time.

Panel 1: Mark Zuckerberg stands on the stage at a Meta all-hands meeting, wearing a little chain and a shirt that says "Cool Dude." "I think our company could use more Masculine Energy," he says into a mic. In the crowd, an employee raises their hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Zuckerberg," the person asks. Panel 2: The person stands up, asking, "By "Masculine Energy," do you mean a mature definition where men in power use their relative strength to protect and uplift those less privileged?" Panel 3: The person continues, "…or a more childish definition where men in power are free to be aggressive and harm others without being held accountable?" Panel 4: Zuck stands silent for a beat. Panel 5: "You're all fired," he says.

"Masculine Energy"

North Carolina Supreme Court's conservative majority divided on disputed judicial race One of the high court's conservative justices dissented from an order blocking certification of an election in which a Democratic incumbent justice leads a GOP challenger

"The petition is, in effect, post-election litigation that seeks to remove the legal right to vote from people who lawfully voted under the laws and regulations that existed during the voting process." NC Supreme Court Justice Richard Dietz, of the conservative majority

www.wunc.org/2025-01-08/n...

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I really really need to write up some notes and a report for work and I really really don’t want to do it. I just want to do the fun security automation, code writing, and hacking stuff.

But, future emwav will appreciate present emwav for getting it done today. time to get busy….

CackalackyCon: Call for Papers Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, and script kidz,CackalackyCon will occur on May 16-18, 2025 in R...

Thinking of conference speaking as a New Year resolution?
CackalackyCon Call For Papers #CFP is open now until Feb 14. This year we're proud to offer mentoring for new speakers.

#infosec conference in Raleigh, NC on May 16-18, 2025.
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recursively, star dot star

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I love me some rock ‘n’ roll Christmas music. but you have to admit, playing “I want you to want me” but changing the lyrics to “ I want you for Christmas”, is a pretty…. Cheap Trick.

Plus, it’ll be good to help burn off a few lbs brought on by “holiday cheer” 🧁🍸