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Journeyman Geek

Jan 7 06:07

@security_paranoid but also why that's no excuse.

ThoriumBR

Dec 29, 2024 02:32

I make some scripts, run once, forget about them, and pick myself writing the same script months later to do the same... now when I have an idea, I grep my scripts folder to see if the command I intend to use is already there

ThoriumBR

Dec 18, 2024 00:54

is the room empty?
no, nobody is there...
so it's empty!
no, nobody is there.

schroeder

Dec 13, 2024 11:37

Gotta admit, kinda miss the Festive Hat season here

security_paranoid

Dec 9, 2024 09:26

I’m not part of charcoal and yet i report whenever i can

Journeyman Geek

Dec 9, 2024 08:33

Then periodically we, to use the technical term "nuke the ****" out of their accounts.

Journeyman Geek

Dec 2, 2024 06:40

@uhoh 127.0.0.1

security_paranoid

Nov 21, 2024 10:46

I was bored, so I asked ChatGPT what "The best way to evade cyber surveillance" is, and this is what it answered:

Journeyman Geek

Jun 10, 2024 00:14

@MechMK1 that's emblematic of another problem tho. People want the SE knowledge and experience but not the culture that makes it possible

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Xavier59

Jul 12, 2024 13:59

Hey Hey !
I'm looking to play jeopardy CTFs and join a team. If anyone's interested please ping me back.
5-6 years ago, there used to be a sec se team and we managed to rank well on a few ctf. Keen to reform that if some want

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ThoriumBR

Oct 1, 2024 17:26

@CaffeineAddiction the problem with grad student + llm is that the grad student don't know enough to realize the llm doesn't know enough...

MechMK1

Apr 25, 2024 22:38

"Yes, please give me undefined of something. Give me [object Object] of something" Statements dreamed up by the utterly deranged.

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CaffeineAddiction

Mar 24, 2023 16:38

eh, the distinction between "police" and "gangs" is pretty loose tbh, and in the same regard the distinction between "government" and "organized crime" is just that one is organized.

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Fire Quacker

Feb 16, 2023 23:07

I saw a TV commercial a few years ago where an ISP was talking about how great their modem/routers were and how they provided secure WiFi coverage for your entire home. They played up the security by showing them replacing a family's "insecure" devices, including a grandfather clock. The sales lady told the family, "It's not digital so we can't secure it, so it has to go."

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nobody

Jun 15, 2022 18:14

RIP user163495 aka MechMK1

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ThoriumBR

Oct 13, 2022 14:48

@FireQuacker attackers don't always follows the regulations...

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gaazkam

Jan 24, 2024 05:52

However, the entire system is only as secure as its weakest link. So if I have both a Yubikey and, say, SMS enabled I am only as secure as SMS - adding the Yubikey provides no additional security unless SMS is disabled first, which it won't, because of the common requirement to have some other method of 2FA enabled alongside Yubikeys.

A. Hersean

Jun 25, 2021 14:45

New vuln (DoS) discovered on RFC 1149 and RFC 6214: those protocols are sensitive to solar flares.

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forest

May 4, 2022 23:29

hello i am an error page


i ate your request

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ThoriumBR

Apr 25, 2022 13:57

you can say RTFM means read the friendly manual if anyone accuses you from being offensive

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Fire Quacker

Nov 1, 2021 12:06

trojansource.codes

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MechMK1

Apr 13, 2022 21:41

Congrats on 10k

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Journeyman Geek

Apr 5, 2022 13:36

@MechMK1 gist.github.com/tinkertim/29e194ba4a9996551d019915c4ff449d

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A. Hersean

Apr 5, 2022 13:21

@nobody foaas.com/field/Mech/nobody/The%20book%20of%20Nod:73.5

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Rory Alsop

Oct 1, 2019 17:35

35

A: Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community?

tl;dr - I mod 6 sites: Security, Music, Parenting, Outdoors, Sound and Video - I'm suspending all my mod activity on them until SE sort this out. I am just one voice among many, but I hope I add to the clamour. I have been hovering in TL hoping someone from Stack Exchange would come in with any ...

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CaffeineAddiction

Apr 17, 2023 03:09

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Fire Quacker

Sep 10, 2022 14:52

If you're reading this, you've been in a coma for almost 20 years now. We're trying a new technique. We don't know where this message will end up in your dream, but we hope it works. Please wake up, we miss you.

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Fire Quacker

Feb 8, 2022 15:16

sha256algorithm.com

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schroeder

Jul 4, 2021 01:11

security.stackexchange.com/questions/252015/… this was a very entertaining experience ....

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Journeyman Geek

Feb 10, 2023 15:18

"Hackers develop time machine to go back in time and stop themselves"

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CaffeineAddiction

Jun 6, 2022 21:15

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Fire Quacker

May 20, 2022 20:44

And here I always thought fintech referred to Finish tech companies... Kept wondering why everybody was so interested in the tech scene over there...

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nobody

May 13, 2022 13:52

Fun fact: typing thisisunsafe in Chrome when faced with a "no user recouse" TLS error lets you gt through

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RoraΖ

May 2, 2022 14:05

My best solutions come in dreams or in the shower.

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Fire Quacker

Apr 29, 2022 20:32

Rep for privileges has always been a little goofy. I'd rather it be tied to other things. Like get edit privileges after 200 accepted edits, get CV privileges after 200 helpful flags, etc

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forest

Dec 17, 2022 23:22

Neat rowhammer fuzzer that breaks 100% of DDR4 DRAM modules: comsec.ethz.ch/research/dram/blacksmith

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Rory Alsop

Apr 13, 2022 13:43

@nobody No. I may hold the most diamonds, but I think the folks on Arts and Crafts have better decorative skills

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forest

Apr 12, 2022 23:08

I am god.

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forest

Apr 12, 2022 00:45

Very good guide for hardening Linux (explaining the pitfalls as well): madaidans-insecurities.github.io/guides/linux-hardening.html

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Fire Quacker

Dec 14, 2022 05:53

Oh, Stack Overflow, the platform of code
Where programmers flock to ask and to load
Their queries and doubts
In search of the right route
To a solution that's clear and well-showed

But beware, oh developers, of the rise
Of the AI-based answers that seek to surprise
With their faulty knowledge and speed
They'll take the lead
And leave you behind in their wake and their guise

So avoid the future and be afraid
Of the AI-based answers that are coming our way
For they'll make your work harder
And your code messier

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MechMK1

Apr 4, 2022 22:17

I feel it's a bit of a demon core scenario. The closer we get, the worse the outcome for everyone around.

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MechMK1

Aug 16, 2021 12:19

Also, protip: Just add // DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE at the beginning of a file and it essentially becomes read only

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MechMK1

Mar 27, 2022 21:44

The whole idea of "protestware" is so fucking retarded. Imagine you were a russian developer right now, okay? You've become a persona non grata in a ton of communities for no reason, because tons of people equate "being russian" with "being pro-war". Your economy is in shambles, all your saved money has become worthless overnight and some american guy just decides it'd be funny to delete all your files because "We have to protest!"

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Fire Quacker

Dec 1, 2022 23:03

This seems to be a big deal: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33823946

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ThoriumBR

Mar 17, 2022 23:32

it's sad when I hop here in the morning and:
> "13 hours later…"

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Journeyman Geek

Nov 18, 2022 03:07

twitter.com/TheRealSpaf/status/1593254137616945153

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schroeder

Feb 28, 2022 13:41

I've been able to connect with and get help from the most senior and famous people in the industry by using the above formula. All my requests take less than 5 minutes to supply and the impact of them supplying is clear.

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schroeder

Feb 28, 2022 13:28

"I'm X, I need help with Y, can you provide Z?" a LOT of senior people are willing to help if you make is short and clear.

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Journeyman Geek

May 19, 2021 14:53

You will be led to judgement like lambs to the slaughter--a simile whose existence, I might add, will not do your species any favors.

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nobody

May 18, 2021 09:55

Apr 3 '18 at 9:25, by Anders

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The DMZ

The DMZ