Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
@girlgerms.wtf
SecOps Witch 🔮
Lego zealot & Blizzard tragic 🎮
Slave to 7yo terror 👶
Australian based 🦘
Provider of sarcasm & profanity 🤬
she/her ♀️
Views ALL MINE 💜
https://linktr.ee/girlgerms
Lego zealot & Blizzard tragic 🎮
Slave to 7yo terror 👶
Australian based 🦘
Provider of sarcasm & profanity 🤬
she/her ♀️
Views ALL MINE 💜
https://linktr.ee/girlgerms
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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
@girlgerms.wtf
· Nov 19
If you want to find me anywhere, this is the QR code that'll do it for you.
Yes, it's made of Lego. Yes, it's purple and black. If I could've found a way to put profanity on there, I would've.
Go scan.
linktr.ee/girlgerms
Yes, it's made of Lego. Yes, it's purple and black. If I could've found a way to put profanity on there, I would've.
Go scan.
linktr.ee/girlgerms
Taken me a while to get around to this one - but this is a brilliant look at AI (though it is going to scare the ever-loving fuck out of you): www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9w...
If you remember one AI disaster, make it this one
YouTube video by AI In Context
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Taken me a while to get around to this one - but this is a brilliant look at AI (though it is going to scare the ever-loving fuck out of you): www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9w...
Back here on Bsky, having my 6 monthly existential crisis of "Is it me or is it them?" 🤦♀️
October 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Back here on Bsky, having my 6 monthly existential crisis of "Is it me or is it them?" 🤦♀️
This floof 🥰 Her favourite spot in the world to sit, if she can't physically sit on Mr GirlGerms 😅
August 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This floof 🥰 Her favourite spot in the world to sit, if she can't physically sit on Mr GirlGerms 😅
I just realised, I never posted my epic 40th birthday present here!
The Lego Titanic, in all her glory...and also with the light kit from Light My Bricks!
The Lego Titanic, in all her glory...and also with the light kit from Light My Bricks!
August 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I just realised, I never posted my epic 40th birthday present here!
The Lego Titanic, in all her glory...and also with the light kit from Light My Bricks!
The Lego Titanic, in all her glory...and also with the light kit from Light My Bricks!
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age 15: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers!
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
August 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
age 15: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers!
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
Reposted by Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
Stuff like this makes me cry pretty much every time
These types of people should be the ones in charge of shit
These types of people should be the ones in charge of shit
I love this so much and I am absolutely tearing up about it. The gentleness and plainness of this, the way he just lets her be her (and she seems so damn lovely, who wouldn’t?), the generosity.
It isn’t going to solve the world’s problems, but this kind of humanity is a hell of a start.
It isn’t going to solve the world’s problems, but this kind of humanity is a hell of a start.
August 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Stuff like this makes me cry pretty much every time
These types of people should be the ones in charge of shit
These types of people should be the ones in charge of shit
Happy Sunday folks 🌺💜🥰
August 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Happy Sunday folks 🌺💜🥰
July 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Trying not to let work and personal bleed too much into eachother, but want to make sure this gets out and has good reach.
If you've got on-prem SharePoint, please go do the things, because this is *nasty*: msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07...
If you've got on-prem SharePoint, please go do the things, because this is *nasty*: msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07...
Customer guidance for SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770 | MSRC Blog
| Microsoft Security Response Center
Customer guidance for SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770
msrc.microsoft.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trying not to let work and personal bleed too much into eachother, but want to make sure this gets out and has good reach.
If you've got on-prem SharePoint, please go do the things, because this is *nasty*: msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07...
If you've got on-prem SharePoint, please go do the things, because this is *nasty*: msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07...
Hard judged for the volume of my music in my car this morning by folks at my local coffee shop and honestly? Zero fucks given.
It's Sunday, if I want to scream along to my metalcore, I fucking will.
It's Sunday, if I want to scream along to my metalcore, I fucking will.
a close up of a woman 's back with her hair blowing in the wind
ALT: a close up of a woman 's back with her hair blowing in the wind
media.tenor.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hard judged for the volume of my music in my car this morning by folks at my local coffee shop and honestly? Zero fucks given.
It's Sunday, if I want to scream along to my metalcore, I fucking will.
It's Sunday, if I want to scream along to my metalcore, I fucking will.
"Look at that cute fluffy belly!!!" 😍
Narrator: It was a trap...
Narrator: It was a trap...
July 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Look at that cute fluffy belly!!!" 😍
Narrator: It was a trap...
Narrator: It was a trap...
Drawn into the dirt on the back of my car yesterday morning - didn't notice until today.
Guessing due to the volume (and type) of my music.
My response? 🖕
Guessing due to the volume (and type) of my music.
My response? 🖕
July 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Drawn into the dirt on the back of my car yesterday morning - didn't notice until today.
Guessing due to the volume (and type) of my music.
My response? 🖕
Guessing due to the volume (and type) of my music.
My response? 🖕
Reposted by Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
Men in this industry will really be like "Hey, you should be aware this other guy has a bad reputation among women" and continue to publicly support and uplift said guy.
And it's honestly exhausting and demoralizing. Your actions are louder than your words.
And it's honestly exhausting and demoralizing. Your actions are louder than your words.
July 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Men in this industry will really be like "Hey, you should be aware this other guy has a bad reputation among women" and continue to publicly support and uplift said guy.
And it's honestly exhausting and demoralizing. Your actions are louder than your words.
And it's honestly exhausting and demoralizing. Your actions are louder than your words.
NEED MORE LADIES 💄💅💜
Bluesky’s user base is roughly 40% female and 60% male. While we don’t collect gender data directly, we manually sampled ~1,500 users to get a representative estimate and a separate analysis by Hootsuite came to a similar demographic split.
July 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEED MORE LADIES 💄💅💜
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Tough love is bullshit.
Emotional honesty paired with empathy is invaluable.
And I wish people understood the difference more often than they do.
Emotional honesty paired with empathy is invaluable.
And I wish people understood the difference more often than they do.
July 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Tough love is bullshit.
Emotional honesty paired with empathy is invaluable.
And I wish people understood the difference more often than they do.
Emotional honesty paired with empathy is invaluable.
And I wish people understood the difference more often than they do.
Reposted by Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
If you would like to laugh about incurable diseases and cry about a van, watch this incredible TEDx talk about technology by @scott.hanselman.com
Hey friends! I did a TEDx talk and it's now up on the TED Conferences YouTube. It's possibly the best and most important talk I've ever done.
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
I would ask that you watch it, and please SHARE it broadly and widely. Thank you! youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg #AI #Tech #TED
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you would like to laugh about incurable diseases and cry about a van, watch this incredible TEDx talk about technology by @scott.hanselman.com
Dropped my kiddo at school today and this was outside her principals office. Figure it's such a good message, I should help spread it further 🫶
July 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Dropped my kiddo at school today and this was outside her principals office. Figure it's such a good message, I should help spread it further 🫶
At BSides Brisbane today, being around amazing humans in security - *MY* people. It's almost been like therapy. Lots of hugs, lots of knowing "How are you going?" questions, lots of friends 🥹
Representing by wearing my "Hackers In Heels" sweatshirt as well 💜
Representing by wearing my "Hackers In Heels" sweatshirt as well 💜
July 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
At BSides Brisbane today, being around amazing humans in security - *MY* people. It's almost been like therapy. Lots of hugs, lots of knowing "How are you going?" questions, lots of friends 🥹
Representing by wearing my "Hackers In Heels" sweatshirt as well 💜
Representing by wearing my "Hackers In Heels" sweatshirt as well 💜
Reposted by Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝟭𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
🔐 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
📝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰:
lnkd.in/g5gGTvmq
📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
lnkd.in/gXcRGDWw
cc @girlgerms.wtf
🔐 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
📝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰:
lnkd.in/g5gGTvmq
📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
lnkd.in/gXcRGDWw
cc @girlgerms.wtf
July 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝟭𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
🔐 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
📝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰:
lnkd.in/g5gGTvmq
📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
lnkd.in/gXcRGDWw
cc @girlgerms.wtf
🔐 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 - 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
📝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰:
lnkd.in/g5gGTvmq
📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
lnkd.in/gXcRGDWw
cc @girlgerms.wtf
Woooo! AusCERT Speed Debate for 2025 is up - y'know, the one that I jointly one with the other amazing Jess!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7c3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7c3...
AUSCERT2025 Speed Debate
YouTube video by AUSCERT
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Woooo! AusCERT Speed Debate for 2025 is up - y'know, the one that I jointly one with the other amazing Jess!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7c3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7c3...
The feeling of finally being "up" and then have something kick you back down again.
There's always got to be *something* doesn't there.
There's always got to be *something* doesn't there.
a woman is sitting at a table with a caption that says i feel like someone just punched me in the heart
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with a caption that says i feel like someone just punched me in the heart
media.tenor.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The feeling of finally being "up" and then have something kick you back down again.
There's always got to be *something* doesn't there.
There's always got to be *something* doesn't there.
Ooooof. Talk about punching folks in the guts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7SO...
Republican Kidnappers
YouTube video by Progress Action Fund
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Ooooof. Talk about punching folks in the guts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7SO...
Reposted by Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
New from the makers of robodebt, facial biometrics for your teenagers that work about as well.
I've used age classifiers before, they rate me anywhere between 13 and 55. They are not reliable. They certainly won't be reliable for the diverse range of teenagers here in Australia.
I've used age classifiers before, they rate me anywhere between 13 and 55. They are not reliable. They certainly won't be reliable for the diverse range of teenagers here in Australia.
As we’ve been saying all along, this technology is not feasible at scale. Pushing it into production to ‘solve’ a moral panic while ignoring surveillance and security risks and avoiding public discussion about regulating tech companies is plainly irresponsible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
With six months until teen social media ban, experts don't think tech is viable
Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.
www.abc.net.au
June 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
New from the makers of robodebt, facial biometrics for your teenagers that work about as well.
I've used age classifiers before, they rate me anywhere between 13 and 55. They are not reliable. They certainly won't be reliable for the diverse range of teenagers here in Australia.
I've used age classifiers before, they rate me anywhere between 13 and 55. They are not reliable. They certainly won't be reliable for the diverse range of teenagers here in Australia.
Reposted by Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson
RT if u agree
June 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
RT if u agree