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Periodic call for volunteers: We're looking for classes on Apple ecosystem security. E.g. OS internals, binary formats, malware analysis, vulnerability hunting, etc. If you're interested in sharing what you know, reach out at teach🌀ost2.fyi
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Periodic call for volunteers: We're looking for classes on Apple ecosystem security. E.g. OS internals, binary formats, malware analysis, vulnerability hunting, etc. If you're interested in sharing what you know, reach out at teach🌀ost2.fyi
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A couple of weeks ago Jake O'Brien had a goal wrongly disallowed against a cartel club. All the pundits decided it was correctly disallowed. A week later Liverpool have an identical goal disallowed and now the same pundits say it should have been given. How propaganda works. #LFC
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A couple of weeks ago Jake O'Brien had a goal wrongly disallowed against a cartel club. All the pundits decided it was correctly disallowed. A week later Liverpool have an identical goal disallowed and now the same pundits say it should have been given. How propaganda works. #LFC
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the "we don't know how to write a new bond film" is literally just this
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
the "we don't know how to write a new bond film" is literally just this
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I sat down for an in-depth discussion with anthropologist Dr Chris Kavanagh @ckava.bsky.social to discuss the phenomenon of modern, secular gurus and their influence on our world
cc: @guruspod.bsky.social
youtu.be/j4S--I7mx0g
cc: @guruspod.bsky.social
youtu.be/j4S--I7mx0g
Decoding the Modern Guru Phenomenon with Dr Chris Kavanagh
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I sat down for an in-depth discussion with anthropologist Dr Chris Kavanagh @ckava.bsky.social to discuss the phenomenon of modern, secular gurus and their influence on our world
cc: @guruspod.bsky.social
youtu.be/j4S--I7mx0g
cc: @guruspod.bsky.social
youtu.be/j4S--I7mx0g
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This is correct.
The Turing test doesn't test if a machine acts like a human—it tests if a human is gullible enough to think a machine acts like a human.
The Turing test doesn't test if a machine acts like a human—it tests if a human is gullible enough to think a machine acts like a human.
Most prior work validated "human-likeness" with human judges. Basically, do people think it looks human?
But humans are actually really bad at this task: we are subjective, scale poorly, and very easy to fool.
We need something more rigorous.
But humans are actually really bad at this task: we are subjective, scale poorly, and very easy to fool.
We need something more rigorous.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is correct.
The Turing test doesn't test if a machine acts like a human—it tests if a human is gullible enough to think a machine acts like a human.
The Turing test doesn't test if a machine acts like a human—it tests if a human is gullible enough to think a machine acts like a human.
Article is incorrect. There were bug bounties back then, just not as many. Also he could have just got a job in infosec. Anyway, him getting caught doing crimes isn't anybody else's fault like seems to be the implication
I would go so far as to say that a lot of companies still don’t understand responsible disclosure & that when an issue is reported (by reputable testers, working at high profile testing companies), you are still ignored & sometimes threatened. 😬
I was led down the wrong path into cybercrime as a teenager. Here’s what I would tell my younger self
Almost a decade after his involvement in a major cyber-attack, Daniel Kelley is now a leading cybersecurity researcher, helping organisations create accurate and accessible cybersecurity content
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Article is incorrect. There were bug bounties back then, just not as many. Also he could have just got a job in infosec. Anyway, him getting caught doing crimes isn't anybody else's fault like seems to be the implication
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Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
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They say that "all roads lead to Rome", but I drove along the A53 last week, and ended up in Shrewsbury.
Talking out of their arse.
Talking out of their arse.
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
They say that "all roads lead to Rome", but I drove along the A53 last week, and ended up in Shrewsbury.
Talking out of their arse.
Talking out of their arse.
Looks like the Independent has fallen victim to push this marketing piece for hibp.
Google have responded:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Selling your website with phoney stories and carefully-crafted half-truths isn't good infosec behaviour.
Google have responded:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Selling your website with phoney stories and carefully-crafted half-truths isn't good infosec behaviour.
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Looks like the Independent has fallen victim to push this marketing piece for hibp.
Google have responded:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Selling your website with phoney stories and carefully-crafted half-truths isn't good infosec behaviour.
Google have responded:
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Selling your website with phoney stories and carefully-crafted half-truths isn't good infosec behaviour.
This is a great platform btw
We've officially had our 31337th student join at OST2! We're waiting to hear back to see if the lucky registrant wants to be publicly lauded for their random achievement or not ;)
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is a great platform btw
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The hypocrisy of Reform going on TV to allege that certain groups are constantly over represented on TV is truly epic.
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The hypocrisy of Reform going on TV to allege that certain groups are constantly over represented on TV is truly epic.
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DO YOU WANT SKYNET? BECAUSE THIS HOW YOU GET SKYNET.
AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown
When HAL 9000, the artificial intelligence supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, works out that the astronauts onboard a mission to Jupiter are planning to shut it down, it plots to kill them in an attempt to survive.
Now, in a somewhat less deadly case (so far) of life imitating art, an AI safety research company has said that AI models may be developing their own “survival drive”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
DO YOU WANT SKYNET? BECAUSE THIS HOW YOU GET SKYNET.
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38% claimed their top concern was something that doesn't actually exist?
I would NOT be broadcasting that...
I would NOT be broadcasting that...
As ransomware attacks accelerate in speed and sophistication, 38% of security leaders rank AI-enabled ransomware as their top concern — the most frequently cited worry about AI-related security issues according to CSO’s new 2025 Security Priorities study. www.csoonline.com/article/4075...
AI-enabled ransomware attacks: CISO’s top security concern — with good reason
New surveys from CSO and CrowdStrike reveal growing fears that generative AI is accelerating ransomware attacks while defenders rush to harness the same technology to fight back.
www.csoonline.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
38% claimed their top concern was something that doesn't actually exist?
I would NOT be broadcasting that...
I would NOT be broadcasting that...
It's only when they speak about something you know about that you realise they're bluffing all of the time
I’ve never seen Iain Duncan Smith slapped down better than this. Well played Ian Byrne MP. 👏
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It's only when they speak about something you know about that you realise they're bluffing all of the time
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I can only assume they’re frantically bullshitting here, because every football fan in the country knows very well this is drivel
Lisa Nandy: "He's right to say that it is unprecedented in recent times that an entire group of away supporters have been entirely banned from a game"
Unprecedented in recent times? In 2023 Legia Warsaw fans were banned from a game at Villa Park.
Unprecedented in recent times? In 2023 Legia Warsaw fans were banned from a game at Villa Park.
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I can only assume they’re frantically bullshitting here, because every football fan in the country knows very well this is drivel
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xkcd.com/908/
This classic XKCD cartoon seems...relevant today
This classic XKCD cartoon seems...relevant today
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
xkcd.com/908/
This classic XKCD cartoon seems...relevant today
This classic XKCD cartoon seems...relevant today
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With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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this tweet turns 10 today 🎂🥳
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
this tweet turns 10 today 🎂🥳
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One day the industry will recognize the drawbacks of AI agents and nondeterministic automation, and rediscover the UNIX philosophy of chaining together small purpose built tools in a low cost and predictable way, otherwise known as shell scripts.
October 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
One day the industry will recognize the drawbacks of AI agents and nondeterministic automation, and rediscover the UNIX philosophy of chaining together small purpose built tools in a low cost and predictable way, otherwise known as shell scripts.
I didn't order this??
October 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I didn't order this??
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One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.
October 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.