evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

Love to see that Virgin UK/O2 have blacklisted "http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html" (the URL Ffox uses to invoke a captive portal, such as the ones you have to clear in order to use public hotspots with Virgin as a provider). Also nice to see that they've copyrighted the error page.

#KesslerSyndrome is coming, @evilstevie ! We need space janitors! @jonty

… I forgot to provide a link, didn't I? See, that's why I prefer to avoid relying on my own memory.

'xafter' is available from my miscellaneous utilities page (also including 'after' and lots of other unrelated things):
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/utils/

There's this myth that automated spam detection is hard because spammers are all very clever masters of disguise.

No. Spammers are stupid as a shoe. They have dog shit for brains.

Automated spam detection is hard because the line between spam and "legitimate" marketing activity is a fiction.

our house, in the middle of the street 🎶

slooowwww games https://pippinbarr.com/as-slow-as-possible/

Screaming into a pillow as a productivity hack

ransomware except it leaks c-suite and board member browser histories for the last 90 days

ransomware except it forces only the executive staff, from managers and up, to retake the phishing training testing over and over again, and functions as a paywall on macs and windows boxes preventing them from using their computers untill they complete the training. and it spreads to their home devices, and specifically targets iphones and ipads of their kids as well

Paul Krugman:

"When officers of a company or people close to them exploit confidential information for personal financial gain, that’s (illegal) insider trading. But we have another word for situations in which people with access to confidential info regarding national security exploit that info for profit. That word is “treason.”

There’s a broader lesson here: You can’t trust a corrupt govt to protect national security. And our govt is now utterly corrupt."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/treason-in-the-futures-markets?r=4bv4c
#UsPol

You literally started the #war

A bit busy atm, so here's a cheery daffodil as a quick hello before dashing off again 😁

#sillyScribbles #bloomScrolling

RE: https://discuss.systems/@dev/116286499529169097

Lmao I just had to say the magic words

RE: https://discuss.systems/@dev/116286531385892013

new llm prompt injection vector just dropped

Ever since the Monkey Cage betrayal and debacle , I’ve realised that maintaining my tenacity and having some confidence in the future has required even more teeth gritting. Self belief is a precarious notion. When it slips out of your hands it really can fall a long way down into the stinky water of the well.

new av just dropped

Following on from the “raw milk” trend, I wonder if any other inadvisable things from the past will catch on. Like lead poisoning.

Add some laudanum to your diet, our research recommends it if you want a plum bum