George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

Haven't done this in a while, but let's take a look at some of the fine people making sure Kiwifarms stays online.

Passive DNS says kiwifarms[.]net has been resolving for at least the past 10 months through 103.114.191[.]1, which is assigned to the Autonomous System 1002.

For an AS # that low (there are tens of thousands of them), you'd think it was a big ISP. But it's not. This ISP -- Veilios Hosting -- doesn't even have a website. But it has an OG autonomous system #, and quite a bit of IP space, considering.

Who runs Veilios? A young Canadian man named Curtis Gervais. In 2014, Gervais was arrested for perpetrating more than 30 swatting attacks and bomb threats, including multiple swatting attempts of our home.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/teen-arrested-for-30-swattings-bomb-threats/

In 2017, Gervais was found guilty of those crimes and got nine months of house arrest, basically.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/canadian-man-gets-9-months-detention-for-serial-swattings-bomb-threats/

Hello #Mastodon! I've finally made the switch!

I'm a #translator, #editor and language consultant working with NGOs and intergovernmental organizations in the fields of #HumanRights and #SustainableDevelopment.

I post about respectful language, plain English, translation, human rights, sustainable development and the links between them all.

I'll be reposting some of my old content from Txxxxxr if it's still relevant.

Looking forward to building a community here!

https://whytelanguageservices.com/

I'm on the academic job market this fall! 🥳

I recently completed my PhD, and I'm looking for a 3+ year postdoc position. I'm also applying to fellowships to potentially work on my own project ideas. 🔭

Buckle up! It's time for a thread of self-promo 😇

"Russia Sinks Line Of Ships To Protect Kerch Bridge

Russia is working to create an improvised barrier in an attempt to protect its critical Kerch Bridge against future drone boat attacks. "

#EU #Pentagon #Military #War #Ukraine #NATO #Putin #Russia #Weapons #US #Zelensky #News #CounterOffensive #NAFO #Moscow #Drones

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russia-sinks-line-of-its-own-ships-to-protect-kerch-bridge

Hi Fediverse! We're a collective of international workers at Red Hat organizing for fair working conditions.

We'll be using this platform to discuss a range of issues in our industry, strengthen solidarity between tech workers, and dispel myths when it comes to unionizing.

#RedHat #Union #WorkersRights #Tech #FOSS #OpenSource

can i be perfectly frank? i'm useless at self-promotion & nobody knows about my web design business; so...before i tear it all down, i'm giving it one last push here.
if you need a website to promote you or your organisation - a great idea in a world where you have increasingly less control over your social media info - i produce lo-fi, future-proof, sustainable #websites with an emphasis on quick-loading, energy-efficient, impactful #design.
#webDev #sustainability
https://kathimmel.org/

Trust me on this. You absolutely want to spend 10 minutes reading about this random pedestrian bridge in Minnesota.

https://tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge

#bridge #bridges #highways #civilenginerring #history #Minnesota

Do not be harassing our staff.

When I joined Amazon in 2017, it prided itself on being a data-driven company. If you had an idea for a product or a service or a process, and could back it with credible data, you’d get support to implement it.

Andy Jassy has lost sight of that core principle. In a much-newsed temper tantrum, “Mr Jassy declined to share data that motivated his decision to require employees to return to the office. … “Mr Jassy told Amazon staff he had spoken to many other CEOs and ‘virtually all of them’ preferred having their employees back in the office.”

Oh, honey… talking to other CEOs who share your executive blinders (and lower level managers who tell you what you want to hear) is not the same as having actual data about the productivity you claim will be gained, and indeed Jassy “said it was a ‘judgement call.’”

IMO, the real drivers of the back-to-office push include:

• All that expensive commercial real estate sitting empty looks bad to shareholders.
• All those expensive homes near the office (owned by the higher echelons of the companies, who can afford them) will lose value if being near the office no longer matters.
• Executives feel that employees gained too much power during the pandemic, and are desperate to regain control — even at the cost of reneging on “forever” promises. Forcing employees to do something they don’t want to shows you’re in control.
• Managers and execs are stuck in an old worldview where being able to look over your crew of peons in person and “actively manage” them is a marker of power, regardless of what useful work those people are actually performing.
• Executives are like teenagers in their need to be part of the in crowd. The in crowd of corporate execs has now decided that a “strong leader” gets people back into the office, and they are increasingly draconian in their anxiety to catch up with their peers. Their employees are not their peers, and execs do not care what those employees think about them.

…probably you can come up with more on your own!

I was the victim of an extremely clever card fraud/social engineering hack.

Well, partly a victim since I managed to stop it.

I was called by my bank, as they wanted to “verify some suspect transactions on my account”.

Then things got weird…

🧵

There’s a position open for a senior #privacy lawyer in the Legal & Public Policy team. Our Security team has a close relationship with them. They’re the same public policy team whose #AlgorithmicTransparency report I mentioned a couple of days ago, so if that one piqued your interest, have a look! https://careers.wolt.com/en/jobs/senior-privacy-counsel/e9d4e24

#AccordingToTheRules

Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

#HashtagGames

We couldn't let Ollie just fade away after the whole Twitter thing, so he's moved on and opened up a small retro arcade! Check out Ollie's Arcade! https://apps.apple.com/app/ollies-arcade/id6446127619

In the last three months, have you suffered from insomnia?😩

#poll

Please boost for a wider demographic 🙏

The Programmers' Credo, via the ineffable pinboard, Maciej Ceglowsi. Yes I had this bronzed myself. Twice, one for me, one for him. And we deserve every bit of it! 😉

Network engineers hate this one simple trick

Happy 32nd birthday Linux. Here’s your damn cake. Go ahead and compile it yourself!

Hello there. So, I never thought I'd ever be using Mastodon for this and its a longshot but I'm looking for a paid job. I'm a senior in College and I'm going to be graduating with a degree in business management in May and I want to be ready. For my skills, I'm well-versed in Microsoft products, particularly Microsoft Excel and Microsoft word though Excel is my prefered application considering I wish to work with spreadsheets. Yes, I'm totally blind but that shouldn't be an issue because of #screenreaders and #ADA #accommodations and #RemoteWork. So, if anyone is looking for a dedicated person who genuinely enjoys helping others and working with functions from #statistics to #financial functions using #appliedMath, I am willing to work for you so help me #GetFediHired. Resume will be sent apon request through DM's. Thank you, and boosts are absolutely encouraged.

***ALERT***

Now is the time to fill up your car's battery ahead of the hurricane (or tropical storm) in a big chunk of central and north Florida.

Even if you don't need to evacuate, the EV may be an important resource to charge batteries or run appliances (for cars with V2L), or an air-conditioned place to spend time.

Very gentle reminder that if you have seen me speak on cybersecurity in the past, and you found me to be maybe slightly good at it, I fund my con, clinics, and bsides volunteeeing entirely by speaking for for profit companies through LAI, a DC based professional speaking agency. I lost a ton of revenue by leaving Twitter. If your organization is interested in a speaker on cybersecurity, my rates are very competitive and I am indebted for your recommendations!