🆘Bill Cole 🇺🇦
@grumpybozo.toad.social.ap.brid.gy
Dad, Husband, Sysadmin, Anti-Spammer, Disillusioned Radical Lefty, Old GenX-er.
I'm fat and I have a headache|AntiFa Patriot|
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
Living on […]
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I'm fat and I have a headache|AntiFa Patriot|
BLACK LIVES MATTER!
Living on […]
[bridged from https://toad.social/@grumpybozo on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Wait, wait, the Scandinavian countries aren't socialist? They are merely (checks notes) capitalist high tax welfare states with universal healthcare?
God bless capitalism, buddy. Let's do what they're doing.
Good talk.
God bless capitalism, buddy. Let's do what they're doing.
Good talk.
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Wait, wait, the Scandinavian countries aren't socialist? They are merely (checks notes) capitalist high tax welfare states with universal healthcare?
God bless capitalism, buddy. Let's do what they're doing.
Good talk.
God bless capitalism, buddy. Let's do what they're doing.
Good talk.
I’d bet that there’s illegal drugs on some of those boats… @leahmcelrath.bsky.social https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/post/3mbatgvhvss25
Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social)
TEAM ORCA: From Jeff Bezos to Michael Jordan, these are the billionaire superyacht owners currently anchored in St. Barts and the surrounding Caribbean islands for New Year’s Eve. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2025/12/16/inside-the-billionaire-superyacht-rush-whos-cruising-the-caribbean-this-holiday-season/
bsky.app
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’d bet that there’s illegal drugs on some of those boats… @leahmcelrath.bsky.social https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/post/3mbatgvhvss25
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Perfect description of the current corruption of Supreme Court. It is no longer a court, just an edict-issuing body. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-latest-defenses-of-scotuss-corruption-only-make-the-case-against-it
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Perfect description of the current corruption of Supreme Court. It is no longer a court, just an edict-issuing body. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-latest-defenses-of-scotuss-corruption-only-make-the-case-against-it
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One of the finest investigative journalists of our times, a veteran of CBS news foibles himself, has posted a definitive explainer -- with deep context -- of the "60 Minutes" takedown by "oligarch functionary" Bari Weiss […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
One of the finest investigative journalists of our times, a veteran of CBS news foibles himself, has posted a definitive explainer -- with deep context -- of the "60 Minutes" takedown by "oligarch functionary" Bari Weiss […]
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if you have a bunch of clones of han solo at an amusement park, is that the Harrison Ford Ferrisin’ Horde?
December 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
if you have a bunch of clones of han solo at an amusement park, is that the Harrison Ford Ferrisin’ Horde?
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From a new book, "New York's Secret Subway"—a pneumatic tube under Broadway—there is this marvelous description of Broadway in 1870: "covered, as it always was with stinking piles of garbage that mixed with mud and animal excrement to create a foul bouillabaisse that residents called […]
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infosec.exchange
December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
From a new book, "New York's Secret Subway"—a pneumatic tube under Broadway—there is this marvelous description of Broadway in 1870: "covered, as it always was with stinking piles of garbage that mixed with mud and animal excrement to create a foul bouillabaisse that residents called […]
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they should make a mango db for storing fruit inventory
December 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
they should make a mango db for storing fruit inventory
It is unfortunate that someone is making it so easy to run a Fediverse site that any child can do it. @Sui https://decayable.ink/objects/46f47332-ab06-44e5-aeae-2680d0e92767
:mfw_sui: ̶̢̢͎̮̯̳̱̘͔̩̖͔͇͈͙̬̊͊̅̈́Ş̵̢̧̨͔̤̞̺͕̪̭̭̫̻̤̤͌̍̆͐ͅỤ̷̳̃̈̊̑͋̉͆̽͂̌̀̆̂͆̆̓̽̀̑͘͠I̶̮͖̮͌͋̽̀̈́́̃̀͒̿͑̐̒̽͆̿̚͘̚ (@[email protected])
YWNBAW, leave the kids alone you fucking freak.
decayable.ink
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It is unfortunate that someone is making it so easy to run a Fediverse site that any child can do it. @Sui https://decayable.ink/objects/46f47332-ab06-44e5-aeae-2680d0e92767
Everyone *says* the like boobs, but when they actually have to work with them, they’d rather let their owners die… @BBC https://c.im/@BBC/115801797754181970
BBC News (@[email protected])
#BBC Tackling the gender gap in CPR treatment https://w.st/5sV5q
c.im
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Everyone *says* the like boobs, but when they actually have to work with them, they’d rather let their owners die… @BBC https://c.im/@BBC/115801797754181970
Arming teenagers recklessly for Christmas has a long and sordid history. @GossiTheDog https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115802572107327288
Kevin Beaumont (@[email protected])
A Christmas lesson: Cyber people probably shouldn't post full chain exploits which automate stealing secrets on Christmas Day for new vulns in direct competitor products. I mean, people can post whatever they want.. it would just be nice to have a holiday with family and all, rather than arming teenagers.
cyberplace.social
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Arming teenagers recklessly for Christmas has a long and sordid history. @GossiTheDog https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115802572107327288
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TIL that the ancient Chinese invented the French name "Antoine" centuries before French even existed as a distinct concept
December 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
TIL that the ancient Chinese invented the French name "Antoine" centuries before French even existed as a distinct concept
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@palin/115800008994696781
Cue DC area liberals complaining that all these cancellations are so unpleasant because now they can't go to these shows.
(To be clear: I 100% support that artists cancelling their shows—it is EXACTLY the right thing to do—and I am trying […]
Cue DC area liberals complaining that all these cancellations are so unpleasant because now they can't go to these shows.
(To be clear: I 100% support that artists cancelling their shows—it is EXACTLY the right thing to do—and I am trying […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@palin/115800008994696781
Cue DC area liberals complaining that all these cancellations are so unpleasant because now they can't go to these shows.
(To be clear: I 100% support that artists cancelling their shows—it is EXACTLY the right thing to do—and I am trying […]
Cue DC area liberals complaining that all these cancellations are so unpleasant because now they can't go to these shows.
(To be clear: I 100% support that artists cancelling their shows—it is EXACTLY the right thing to do—and I am trying […]
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@quinn @mattblaze It’s part of being a good security person. The way I put it is that I get to think evil thoughts and feel virtuous about it.
December 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
@quinn @mattblaze It’s part of being a good security person. The way I put it is that I get to think evil thoughts and feel virtuous about it.
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Oh look, another Torment Nexus Silicon Valley has decided to build: they've named a home security system for ridiculously rich people "Sauron". We are living in the worst possible timeline.
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
Sauron
Our home security platform reliably identifies, understands, and deters threats. With Sauron, you always know that everything is under control.
www.sauron.systems
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Oh look, another Torment Nexus Silicon Valley has decided to build: they've named a home security system for ridiculously rich people "Sauron". We are living in the worst possible timeline.
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
https://www.sauron.systems/
I'm won't be long until somebody starts a meal prep company called "Donner Party".
It is far too late in the day for me to try to figure out how to turn a github PR with one file change into an actual patch that applies cleanly to either the latest FreeBSD binary build or the latest version in ports (i.e. current release.) I figured out how to get Github to give me an actual […]
Original post on toad.social
toad.social
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It is far too late in the day for me to try to figure out how to turn a github PR with one file change into an actual patch that applies cleanly to either the latest FreeBSD binary build or the latest version in ports (i.e. current release.) I figured out how to get Github to give me an actual […]
How hard can it be to create a profile that looks like you’re a real human?
EVEN I MANAGED IT!
If you’ve been here 3 years and show no signs of ever interacting with anyone, follow someone else.
EVEN I MANAGED IT!
If you’ve been here 3 years and show no signs of ever interacting with anyone, follow someone else.
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
How hard can it be to create a profile that looks like you’re a real human?
EVEN I MANAGED IT!
If you’ve been here 3 years and show no signs of ever interacting with anyone, follow someone else.
EVEN I MANAGED IT!
If you’ve been here 3 years and show no signs of ever interacting with anyone, follow someone else.
Sorry, @n0dder, I don’t tolerate ghosts.
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Sorry, @n0dder, I don’t tolerate ghosts.
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I've gotten a few replies asking me if I regret publishing this or would do anything differently.
No. I'm proud of this work. I think it has value. I would do nothing different. I am, evidently, remorseless and incorrigible.
No. I'm proud of this work. I think it has value. I would do nothing different. I am, evidently, remorseless and incorrigible.
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I've gotten a few replies asking me if I regret publishing this or would do anything differently.
No. I'm proud of this work. I think it has value. I would do nothing different. I am, evidently, remorseless and incorrigible.
No. I'm proud of this work. I think it has value. I would do nothing different. I am, evidently, remorseless and incorrigible.
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I never did reach a truce with the locksmiths. A couple years later, I met Billy Edwards, the author of that editorial denouncing me, at a trade show, and when he learned who I was he refused to shake my hand and asked me to leave him alone.
I wish he had seen things differently, but I can […]
I wish he had seen things differently, but I can […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I never did reach a truce with the locksmiths. A couple years later, I met Billy Edwards, the author of that editorial denouncing me, at a trade show, and when he learned who I was he refused to shake my hand and asked me to leave him alone.
I wish he had seen things differently, but I can […]
I wish he had seen things differently, but I can […]
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Unexpectedly, my paper got some press attention. @jswatz_tx found it and wrote a short piece in the NY Times.
And then locksmiths freaked out. I mean completely lost it. They were very upset, not so much that a very common lock design had a basic security flaw, but that an "outsider" found it […]
And then locksmiths freaked out. I mean completely lost it. They were very upset, not so much that a very common lock design had a basic security flaw, but that an "outsider" found it […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Unexpectedly, my paper got some press attention. @jswatz_tx found it and wrote a short piece in the NY Times.
And then locksmiths freaked out. I mean completely lost it. They were very upset, not so much that a very common lock design had a basic security flaw, but that an "outsider" found it […]
And then locksmiths freaked out. I mean completely lost it. They were very upset, not so much that a very common lock design had a basic security flaw, but that an "outsider" found it […]
Any #freebsd sysadmins out there running #bastille jails with multiple interfaces?
Or any sort of jail with multiple interfaces?
I was going to try out Bastille rather than old-fashioned manual "Thick" jail like the ones I’ve set up before because I've never done multiple interfaces or thin […]
Or any sort of jail with multiple interfaces?
I was going to try out Bastille rather than old-fashioned manual "Thick" jail like the ones I’ve set up before because I've never done multiple interfaces or thin […]
Original post on toad.social
toad.social
December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Hearing some gossip, apparently the (very unpleasant) partner of a former friend was "very unsure about me" because I had painted fingernails. So, pro-tip: painted fingernails are apparently a very good filter for c*nts
December 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hearing some gossip, apparently the (very unpleasant) partner of a former friend was "very unsure about me" because I had painted fingernails. So, pro-tip: painted fingernails are apparently a very good filter for c*nts