Matt Linton
@amuse.bsky.social
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Rescue, DFIR, Cello and Birds
Rescue, DFIR, Cello and Birds
I cannot express enough how careful people need to be near the ocean. Just because a point isn't currently at the waveline doesn't mean a big wave won't come take you off it.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
Wave drags US Army soldier into ocean at same park where a father and daughter died days earlier
A search-and-recovery operation stretched into its third day on Monday for a man who was swept into the Pacific Ocean.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I cannot express enough how careful people need to be near the ocean. Just because a point isn't currently at the waveline doesn't mean a big wave won't come take you off it.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
Buddy system, Don't turn your back, respect the dang waters.
To find out where you stand on whether military members should be allowed to disobey illegal orders from superiors:
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To find out where you stand on whether military members should be allowed to disobey illegal orders from superiors:
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
An army Private shoots a baby in the head to punish the mother for some crime. Their Sergeant told them to do it. Should either of them be punished? If so, why?
Dear Nextdoor folks: Please go to a shooting range and acclimatize yourself to what actual gunshots sound like.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Dear Nextdoor folks: Please go to a shooting range and acclimatize yourself to what actual gunshots sound like.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
It's fireworks.
Thx.
A small reflection on security controls and policies:
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A small reflection on security controls and policies:
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
Much of the time when someone complains that a security control is "Just Security Theater!!" I find that they actually just haven't thought the threat all the way through.
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I never imagined learning about diesel engine mechanics would be so fun.
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I never imagined learning about diesel engine mechanics would be so fun.
This is a really tricky issue. I'm all for respiratory protection everywhere possible, but wildfire work is hot, heavy, and HARD. I tried it with an N95 mask and it felt suffocating after just 5 minutes.
Senators propose bill to require PPE for wildland firefighters, but some have reservations
Former and current federal firefighters say they welcome the proposed changes but worry that the wrong respirator or mask could make an already strenuous job more difficult.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is a really tricky issue. I'm all for respiratory protection everywhere possible, but wildfire work is hot, heavy, and HARD. I tried it with an N95 mask and it felt suffocating after just 5 minutes.
If anybody in my network wants a quick side gig for some cash and knows how to get Google OAUTH2 + OTRS6 working properly, hit me up. I'm too busy to do this for a non-profit I love, and they need some help.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
If anybody in my network wants a quick side gig for some cash and knows how to get Google OAUTH2 + OTRS6 working properly, hit me up. I'm too busy to do this for a non-profit I love, and they need some help.
The "Chanting 'Fuck Joe Biden' at a Nascar race is actually hilarious and Joe deserved it" crowd sure have a lot of strong feelings about respect for the office of the president, now that Trump got booed at a sports event.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The "Chanting 'Fuck Joe Biden' at a Nascar race is actually hilarious and Joe deserved it" crowd sure have a lot of strong feelings about respect for the office of the president, now that Trump got booed at a sports event.
September 2025: "Well, I've cancelled Disney+ and Hulu because they went conserva-woke and started cancelling comedians - but do I really want to get rid of YouTube TV entirely b/c I can't choose which channels are in my plan?"
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
September 2025: "Well, I've cancelled Disney+ and Hulu because they went conserva-woke and started cancelling comedians - but do I really want to get rid of YouTube TV entirely b/c I can't choose which channels are in my plan?"
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
Disney, in October: "Don't worry, we got you fam."
I used to think that I worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people through my career so far, but lately seeing where their careers have taken them, I KNOW I've worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people.
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I used to think that I worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people through my career so far, but lately seeing where their careers have taken them, I KNOW I've worked with a lot of really brilliant and capable people.
You know that thing where if the headline is written as a question then the answer is definitely "No"
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You know that thing where if the headline is written as a question then the answer is definitely "No"
Man, even the candy is under pressure around here
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Man, even the candy is under pressure around here
Something more junior people need to be taught about promotions in tech is that promotions to "Senior" and beyond are just as much about your ability to function in an organization as they are about your technical skills. Just being great at the technical work isn't enough.
October 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Something more junior people need to be taught about promotions in tech is that promotions to "Senior" and beyond are just as much about your ability to function in an organization as they are about your technical skills. Just being great at the technical work isn't enough.
LOL my Mother In Law sent me a "happy anniversary" message 2 days early and made me panic for about 5 minutes thinking I'd gotten the date wrong and missed it. Well played.
October 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
LOL my Mother In Law sent me a "happy anniversary" message 2 days early and made me panic for about 5 minutes thinking I'd gotten the date wrong and missed it. Well played.
When my kid was 1yo, I got IMMENSE amounts of grief from other parents and family members because I didn't want to wash my hands between handling/eating peanuts and touching my own child. No one in my family has any history of severe allergies.
Fast forward a decade and....
Fast forward a decade and....
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When my kid was 1yo, I got IMMENSE amounts of grief from other parents and family members because I didn't want to wash my hands between handling/eating peanuts and touching my own child. No one in my family has any history of severe allergies.
Fast forward a decade and....
Fast forward a decade and....
Old school tip that sometimes comes in handy still....
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Old school tip that sometimes comes in handy still....
Sometimes I respond to cold-call outreach from tech platform vendors.
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sometimes I respond to cold-call outreach from tech platform vendors.
Another one of the problems with increasing use of unmarked cars & unmarked cops:
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
This is insane. I feel like I’m going insane when I’m watching this. Not just the fact that it’s clearly their fault, but the way a heavily-armed squad of masked thugs immediately jumps into the street and brutalizes the woman they just hit, despite having no idea who she is.
ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.
October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Another one of the problems with increasing use of unmarked cars & unmarked cops:
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
You swerve to get around some random white car you think is driving like a jerk and get into a tiny fender bender - but surprise! It's four fully armed angry men who now claim you've committed a felony assault on them
Granted I'm not a military expert like Pete Hegseth but from afar it kind of seems to me like logistics, cyber security and drone operators are essentially carrying the weight of most modern warfare.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
October 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Granted I'm not a military expert like Pete Hegseth but from afar it kind of seems to me like logistics, cyber security and drone operators are essentially carrying the weight of most modern warfare.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
That said, if they're getting rid of mandatory phishing "exercises" I'm game.
Opinions wanted:
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
October 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Opinions wanted:
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
If you regularly eat lunch with coworkers & they talk about work for the majority of the lunch - do you mentally bucket that as work time or as a break?
Let's say the discussion isn't all gossip or blowing off steam; at least 50% is work talk.
This is referred to as a Kavanaugh stop, right?
WOW. Remember this May video of a US citizen wrestled to the ground by ICE agents and detained for an hour despite having a valid REAL ID?
It gets worse. Two weeks later, ICE did it AGAIN — handcuffed him and detained him for 20 minutes despite his REAL ID. Now the Institute for Justice is suing.
It gets worse. Two weeks later, ICE did it AGAIN — handcuffed him and detained him for 20 minutes despite his REAL ID. Now the Institute for Justice is suing.
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is referred to as a Kavanaugh stop, right?
I don't know if y'all know this amazing fact, but -- both Cockatoos and Conures are capable of squawking loud enough in one's office to actually overwhelm the noise canceling on a good pair of headphones and cause audio clipping.
It's amazing.
It's amazing.
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I don't know if y'all know this amazing fact, but -- both Cockatoos and Conures are capable of squawking loud enough in one's office to actually overwhelm the noise canceling on a good pair of headphones and cause audio clipping.
It's amazing.
It's amazing.
I dunno, it doesn't quite have the same snap that the others do.
September 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I dunno, it doesn't quite have the same snap that the others do.
Today's hot take: "Vulnerability" as a term has become meaningless in the industry.
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today's hot take: "Vulnerability" as a term has become meaningless in the industry.
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs
I propose that at a system level, a vulnerability is not a *vulnerability* if there are other intact, effective compensating controls. Many of the things we call vulns should just be called bugs