Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

Come to the Dark Side - An Invitation to Offensive Security

Stumbled upon this presentation I gave in 2017 to a class at the Technical University of Budapest. Surprisingly, I still agree with myself after all these years!

https://speakerdeck.com/buherator/come-to-the-dark-side

@shoq I have only ever assigned “Ancient Aliens” videos in my classes as objects for critical dissection. Students are asked to critique the claims using archaeological and historical data.

It's what they call a Canadian centaur. Half man, half moose.

the way arm-based laptops can get two days' worth of life out of a single charge is low-key a game changer

I'd love to have an ecologist, particularly someone who studies biodiversity, talk with my environmental science class. They've just started their own long-term research projects on the diversity of the stream nearby.

Anything along the lines of research design, data collection, reporting...what does real science look like.

Virtual is great, we're US/EST

If interested, you can leave a note here or send an email to bbennett@buchananschools.com

#AcademicChatter #teaching #science

@dabertime “Favorite road pictures”

Sure, you're punk rock. But are you "Muslim girl sewed a liberty spikes Mohawk" onto her hijab punk rock?

I spent a happy quarter of an hour collecting conkers with my 5yo son. Brought a bucket full of them home and he’s so excited to play with them. So I strung one on a string to show him how to play. And he flipped. out. DADDY YOU RUINED MY CONKER YOU RUINED IT

I'm calling for immediate #sanctions of duct tape exports to Russia!
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#NAFO

Iran: Why women keep on fighting for freedom – DW – 09/15/2023 https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Firan-why-women-keep-on-fighting-for-freedom%2Fvideo-66827354&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmFiNTY1NDNmYjgzZGRjNmM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw0t4VlwTrRK8VLTE6nFWG5n&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IranianRevolution #WomenLifeFreedom

NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Reach Space Station for Science Expedition http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-astronaut-crewmates-reach-space-station-for-science-expedition #NASA

Found my dad’s old typewriter.

Might be a bit of a project but it would be fun to get it into proper working order.

It's fucking crazy out there. #GOP #Fascism #BookBans #Librarians

Kansas Librarians Sue After Being Fired for Displaying Rainbow Autism Symbol https://truthout.org/articles/kansas-librarians-sue-after-being-fired-for-displaying-rainbow-autism-symbol/

We need twice as many infosec people and half as many people introducing new "features" and changes to software all the damn time

i just deleted my X-formerly-known-as-twitter-account this morning! it's like the beginning of a new life.

speaking of life (and death), i just had a short essay, "Life is Death is Life," published in the Amherst College Press volume "Deep Horizons: A Multisensory Archive of Ecological Affects and Prospects." It's a reflection on the idea of a good death vs. a bad death in relation to #COVID-19, and other instances in which certain populations suffer disproportionately. https://lnkd.in/gjWUGk-V

#blackmastodon SHOW'EM.

Ex-pastor extradited from Canada to NI on suspicion of historic child sex offences https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belfasttelegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcourts%2Fex-pastor-extradited-from-canada-to-ni-on-suspicion-of-historic-child-sex-offences%2Fa1956837966.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGmQ3MDQzMGEwNWI2M2RmYWQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw0grp-26n2mQgFRSA6374MB&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Religion #Hypocrisy #Atheism

re: Bullying

You hear too often about kids committing suicide from bullying. I wonder if this happened at the same rate in the 1950s and you just didnt hear about it because no internet?

Im assuming it didnt happen; at least, not at current rates.

So, why?

Schools added "zero tolerance" policies. In reality, these policies are similar to the policies of current leftist prosecutors, wherein they are more apt to come down harshly on someone for trying to do the right thing in a bad situation, than they are to go after actual bad actors.

Public school policies toward bullying are similar. The schools dont aggressively punish bad actors. They do punish everyone together if you fight back against a bully per the "zero tolerance" policies.

The result?

In the past, bullies were like wolves in a forest. Nobody liked it, but they are there, and your choice is fight or flight.

Now, they are still wolves in a forest, but if you fight, the forest ranger will come down on you and you'll be in just as much (or more) trouble than the wolf. In schools, there was a kind of Wild West code of Justice, and if you could hit the bully back, everyone knew they deserved it.

Now the system turns a blind eye until you are pushed to your limit and fight back, and then the same system comes down agaisnt you with prejudice for your pursuit of Justice.

I imagine this is what the kids are finding unbearable.

Kazakhstan Soyuz launch sends 2 Russians, American to space station https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2023/09/15/kazakhstan-international-space-station-crew-launches-aboard-soyuz/1971694796584/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon