Vociferous champion for Oxford commas, two spaces after a period, and ellipses. I break into buildings. 🔓
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2026-08-25T22:27:52Z Event JSON
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(cc @nprofile…q6tk @nprofile…rp0x @nprofile…a6x9 etc etc) npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Hey hey to all my first responder peeps! 🪓🧑🚒🚒 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Up in the air tech thoughts: How many of you have experienced increasing challenges with Bluetooth in flight? My earbuds worked perfectly for three years but in the past few months, they've started cutting out during flights. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam My friend Kara, the one currently incarcerated at Carswell, has had her hormones cut yet again. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Oh for Pete's sake, I *just* returned that bucket truck to the rental lot. 🚧🚒 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…czr6 @nprofile…w3xl One tiny iota of clarification: the emergency call button would have the functionality you describe. The alarm button is often merely a local alarm that makes noise in the hoist way. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…zt9q This is an awesome project! 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(I did a video about this same thing last year) 😏 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam I like to surround myself with people who have extensive and wondrous vocabularies, yet who nevertheless choose to say "fuck" a lot in conversation. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam It always makes me raise an eyebrow when I'm in a land that (a) requests a lot of stupid information to give you internet access — can't connect here without specifying your gender, apparently? — but then (b) clearly does absolutely ZERO validation of the information you provide. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam It took me an extra week because it took me this long to get home from Vegas, but I finally posted a video about many of the things I saw and did a Hacker Summer Camp this year... https://youtu.be/Za-W4KEuUtU npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam I'm generally known to be an exceptionally pro-social person who does not like unkindness, pranks, or anything that could make somebody's day worse. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…3dcq Thank you for sharing the update. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam DEFCON attendees: "Hey, I've heard that things in Vegas are a little more expensive this year!" npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam This week's video is a reveal of a tool that I've been working on for quite a while and I'm really happy with how they turned out. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam My fellow speakers and trainers and singers and all others who use your voice professionally, especially here in a dry climate like Las Vegas... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Ok, internet, this looks interesting... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Not being an Apple user, every now and then I hear something which is surprising to me. Today is one such day. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam My video this week asks a very simple question: would you ride in this elevator? npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam This is, very likely, the absolute best thing you can read on this Fourth of July today... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam So here's something I have not experienced before... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…ywqr what blows me away (but shouldn't, of course) is that I've been saying "folks" or, as you suggest, variants that combine "you" and "all" forever in every presentation, book, and business or casual meeting I've ever had for almost two decades. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam American airports: "Take off your shoes! Is that water bottle empty?! I don't like the look of this nail file, buster!" npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam My gargantuan presentation about Cold War attacks and intrusions into our intelligence apparatus has now been published. If you didn't catch it at #ShmooCon or #CackalackyCon now you can view it here... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…uv9k @nprofile…3dcq he's apparently got the mayor of Nashville speaking there? npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam For those who have been following along in the matter of Hadnagy vs @nprofile…3dcq ... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam What, you've never seen a toilet in a shower before? 🚽🚿 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Well this is a little frustrating... i was tinkering with editing posts and tried to edit my pinned post. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Hey hey, NYC hackers... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam "Learn the difference between 'helping' and being 'helpy'" npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Remember, everyone, whether you're crossing streets or bashing billionaires... stay safe out there! 😏👍 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam That moment when someone tells you, "Whoa, you've gotta have the hardest t-shirt here!" and you gently correct them and let them know that as it turns out, in fact, "I think you'll agree, @nprofile…dceh has the hardest t-shirt here." npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Thank you to everybody who sent me the news stories and posts about the hacked crosswalk buttons in Silicon Valley and Seattle. Maybe we'll see them elsewhere, too, soon? I'm betting there may be other cities who's DOT chose weak passwords for systems like this. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…4u42 I believe you should definitely be able to opt out when you're flying within our country npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam A little annoying that Mastodon doesn't seem to let you post a poll and an image at the same time, so I guess I'll have to post my poll as a reply to this toot. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Is Angelia trying to send me a spam email or ransom note? npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam The phrase "100% undetectable monitoring" should only appear in emails from a company that makes medical devices for diabetics or an early warning solution focused on structure fires. Not smartphone software. 😒 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Can you believe that until just a few months ago, @nprofile…p8tg and I had *never* given a presentation *together* on a stage? npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…rg89 Yeah, i can see that making sense. Many things on Amazon are definitely bargain bin and not top quality. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Question: is it a seriously faux paux if somebody in conversation hears about a product they find interesting and they inquire, "Where do you find a thing like that?" without first checking to see if it's on Amazon? 📦 npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam As y'all know, I fly a lot. One thing that has always puzzled me when I book air travel is this question. I've seen variants of it on the sites of multiple air carriers. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Liven up the group chats you're in by posting any or all of these images along with some bullshit bombastic emojis like 🇺🇸🤜🤛🇷🇺🧙♂️🥵🍆💦 then abruptly delete it all about 15 minutes later, saying something like "Wait, shit, is this the chat WITH reporters or WITHOUT reporters??" npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Many of you know that the administration is trying a lot of fuckery with US Passports and gender markers right now. They violated the Administrative Procedure Act by doing this without a comment period. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @nprofile…lf57 draw for me a trans flag behind prison cell bars npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam People in the comments of today's video have suggested that this may be a case of AI Hallucination finding new things to foul up. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam I'm sure we'll all talk more about this on Monday when we're at our desks and reading it more thoroughly, but the latest court documents in the Hadnagy vs #defcon matter are public and, boy, are they a wild read... npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam I was asked recently during a training class what this cool little punch that I was using was called. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Local question: whom do I know in Seattle with a laser cutter? My previous lab closed a little while back. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam Holy shit, hackers are amazing and y'all have come through on this six ways from Sunday when all I did was offer up a half-formed notional whim. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam This is a very, very good thread. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam So I've learned that RedBox has gone bankrupt and is shutting down. Apparently property owners are getting quotes as high as $1000 from companies who will contract to haul the machines away. I know several hackers interested in them, however, and would be willing to take one or two for free. If you are in central Florida and have a RedBox machine you no longer want on your property, you can reach out to me and I'll put you in touch with someone who will take care of it for you and re-home it. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam @npub102v…jtrj somewhere someone has created a definition for turgidware, I bet. npub1xdzjel7xfhjd4z2zq09d6x2yljfv078u5qmuk5tdrce5j5x2m04q56lt4e Deviant Ollam https://infosec.exchange/@Tarah/111575999504208035
