Raymond K
@vedgetable.bsky.social
Canadian. Infosec professional. Recovering idiot. Mostly retweets.
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Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
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A new this.weekinsecurity.com is out, featuring stories on: FBI raiding WaPo reporter's home; Iran's internet shutdown passes one week; Flock flucked up license plate redactions; millions of headphones at risk of eavesdropping; a ton of max 10.0 bugs; that Venezuela "cyberattack," and much more.
this week in security — january 18 2026 edition
FBI searches journalist's home, Flock redaction errors expose police targets, millions of headphones at risk of eavesdropping, a slew of 10/10 bugs, and more.
this.weekinsecurity.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
A new this.weekinsecurity.com is out, featuring stories on: FBI raiding WaPo reporter's home; Iran's internet shutdown passes one week; Flock flucked up license plate redactions; millions of headphones at risk of eavesdropping; a ton of max 10.0 bugs; that Venezuela "cyberattack," and much more.
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"Empire Sucks," Evin Collis, 2026
January 19, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"Empire Sucks," Evin Collis, 2026
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Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
“It’s an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”
“It’s an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”
Discworld QOTD, from Eric
“‘There’s a door.’
‘Where does it go?’
‘It stays where it is, I think.’”
“‘There’s a door.’
‘Where does it go?’
‘It stays where it is, I think.’”
Discworld QOTD, from The Last Hero
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
“It’s an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”
“It’s an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”
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Good to be back on the Majority Report to talk about what the crypto industry has gotten out of the first year of Trump’s presidency, its influence on the upcoming midterm elections, and the growing presence of prediction markets in everyday life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EATV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EATV...
Trump Ushers in Technoligarchy | Molly White | TMR
YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Good to be back on the Majority Report to talk about what the crypto industry has gotten out of the first year of Trump’s presidency, its influence on the upcoming midterm elections, and the growing presence of prediction markets in everyday life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EATV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EATV...
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Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
Premium: This Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble
Soundtrack - Radiohead - Karma Police
I just spent a week at the Consumer Electronics Show, and one word kept coming up: bullshit.
LG, a company known for making home appliances and televisions, de...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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It would be really ironic if the Ellisons ended up losing a decent amount of control of Oracle & the tech projects they're invested in because of the AI bubble as they work to establish one-party rule in the United States.
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It would be really ironic if the Ellisons ended up losing a decent amount of control of Oracle & the tech projects they're invested in because of the AI bubble as they work to establish one-party rule in the United States.
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Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time is a good way to drive yourself crazy. This is why we threat model. Here is EFF's Surveillance Self Defense guide to putting together your security plan, also known as threat modeling: ssd.eff.org/module/your-...
Your Security Plan
Trying to protect all your data from everything all the time is impractical and exhausting. But, have no fear! Security is a process, and through thoughtful planning, you can put together a plan that’...
ssd.eff.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time is a good way to drive yourself crazy. This is why we threat model. Here is EFF's Surveillance Self Defense guide to putting together your security plan, also known as threat modeling: ssd.eff.org/module/your-...
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I have been invited to give the keynote speech on combatting authoritarianism at the Japanese-American National Museum's Echoes of History symposium on January 23rd in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets in person or to watch via the Livestream!
www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
Echoes of History: Inspiring Civic Action and Building Democracy | Japanese American National Museum
Join the Democracy Center at JANM and meet the thinkers, artists, organizers, and civic leaders confronting authoritarianism today. Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International,...
www.janm.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I have been invited to give the keynote speech on combatting authoritarianism at the Japanese-American National Museum's Echoes of History symposium on January 23rd in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets in person or to watch via the Livestream!
www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
www.janm.org/democracy/ev...
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If you are organizing folks in Minneapolis right now, you may find this guide to Signal for beginners by @mshelton.bsky.social useful: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Signal, the secure messaging app: A guide for beginners
Also available in Spanish.
freedom.press
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
If you are organizing folks in Minneapolis right now, you may find this guide to Signal for beginners by @mshelton.bsky.social useful: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
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this is fucking incredible
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
this is fucking incredible
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Your super hardcore technical advice is great and if people can't use it, it's not useful. You have to meet people where they are on the ground
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Your super hardcore technical advice is great and if people can't use it, it's not useful. You have to meet people where they are on the ground
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CyberArk used the leaked StealC source code to find bugs in the malware and use them to hack its infrastructure and track operators
www.cyberark.com/resources/th...
www.cyberark.com/resources/th...
UNO reverse card: stealing cookies from cookie stealers
Criminal infrastructure often fails for the same reasons it succeeds: it is rushed, reused, and poorly secured. In the case of StealC, the thin line between attacker and victim turned out to be...
www.cyberark.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
CyberArk used the leaked StealC source code to find bugs in the malware and use them to hack its infrastructure and track operators
www.cyberark.com/resources/th...
www.cyberark.com/resources/th...
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Every single time these people somehow believe that the rest of the AI industry just keeps on trucking if OpenAI dies! Do you think this bullshit keeps spinning without its literal biggest and best-known player with the most users?
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Every single time these people somehow believe that the rest of the AI industry just keeps on trucking if OpenAI dies! Do you think this bullshit keeps spinning without its literal biggest and best-known player with the most users?
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Wow, you can shit your pants that hard?
federal officials are now claiming that Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, "suffered internal bleeding"
ICE agent involved in shooting of Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials claim
abcnews.go.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Wow, you can shit your pants that hard?
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Shit like this is why they'll lose, in the long run. It's just a question of how many of us survive their defeat.
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Shit like this is why they'll lose, in the long run. It's just a question of how many of us survive their defeat.
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Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
Satya Nadella's call to accept and embrace desktop brainboxes faces skepticism
Software developers have created a PowerShell script to remove AI features from Windows.…
dlvr.it
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
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We love to see it!
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
GitHub - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI: Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11
Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11 - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
We love to see it!
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
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Autocracies are literally built on doomers that don't do shit. Publicly whining about decline until badmouthing the regime is outlawed. Then they just stfu for the rest of their lives.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Autocracies are literally built on doomers that don't do shit. Publicly whining about decline until badmouthing the regime is outlawed. Then they just stfu for the rest of their lives.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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I was on @smashingsecurity.com and it was extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
449: How to scam someone in seven days
Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology... and Taurus is their secret weapon.
In episode 449 of "Smashing Security", we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook - complete wit...
www.smashingsecurity.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
I was on @smashingsecurity.com and it was extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Don’t know who credit image to, but
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Don’t know who credit image to, but
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Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat
Lock 'em down
interview AI agents represent the new insider threat to companies in 2026, according to Palo Alto Networks Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore, and this poses several challenges to executives tasked with securing the expected surge in autonomous agents.…
dlvr.it
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat
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Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.