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Chris Merkel

@chrismerkel.bsky.social

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Cybersecurity / Infosec Leader, Teller of Rambling, Pointless Stories, Provider of Dubious Career Advice. Professional alt, unprofessional posts. Masto: @[email protected]

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 7h

There are already trade publications where executives can pay to be on the cover and tout their accomplishments.

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innes @innes.bsky.social · 1d

Text: A computer can never be horny, therefore a computer can never make art

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of a man standing next to a girl with pink hair saying krieger-san my cherry blossoms

ALT: a cartoon of a man standing next to a girl with pink hair saying krieger-san my cherry blossoms

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d

AI was already a circle jerk technology, makes sense to just own it.

404 Media @404media.co · 1d

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

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ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d

Dude's upset because the roast beef looks like his mom.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d

It's systemd, so wouldn't this program always return 'true'

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d

As a huge fan of mattresses, I'm offended.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d

Did they make this determination before or after traumatic brain injury?

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d

The board has a duty of care to deal with him. (Like Musk, they won't)

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Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 3d

The Terminator (1984) Kyle Reese meme:

Listen. And understand. That LLM is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse,
or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until they run out of money.

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 3d

The astonishing thing would be the ability to detect brain damage above his baseline

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 3d

Derp, conflated his bind work with DNS itself.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 3d

You should thank him for inventing DNS, that worked out good for you.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 3d

Just bookmarking this for 6 months from now when the obvious outcome everyone knows will happen, happens.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 3d

The John Birch Society been there for suburban racists since the 60s

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like you dodged a bullet there, now you can root for a team with a soul

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d

Going to Starbucks for black coffee is like going to Chuck e Cheese for the pizza.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d

Colbalt Strike out there like

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d

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mom! dad! bart's dead!

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5d

Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD!

BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 6d

yep, sometimes when you ask it to make scrambled eggs it does, other times it sets your house on fire because the heat will cook the eggs in their current place.

Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, but no. CISA has nothing to do with this. Massie is still a prick.

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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 6d

Like every promise, it's always just around the corner. Like his healthcare plan.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

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