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wjmalik

@wjmalik@noc.social

Ten Gladwells in IT and information security, amateur chef/Sommelier, speaker, writer, solution architect, m/f developer, tester, planner, former #Gartner analyst, once CTO at Waveset (IDM), works as a security evangelist at Trend Micro. #cybersecurity
#IoT
#Shakespeare
#MIT73
#mathematics
Thoughts and opinions my own.

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flexghost, to random
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Did Trump do something wrong while on trial for doing something wrong?

Probably.

But this isn’t going anywhere. The money will be filtered through PACs and without the power to subpoena the House probe is more a hall monitor who forgot their whistle

Nice system you got there.

wjmalik,
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@flexghost
Soliciting a bribe is a crime.

PeterQuill, to random
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Republicans have absolutely nothing to run on and are grasping at anything to remain relevant. A bill against energy efficient appliances is peak stupid.

Republicans follow through on their odd home appliance fixation:
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-follow-odd-home-appliance-fixation-rcna151249

wjmalik,
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@PeterQuill
Next up: repeal seat belts!

tomiahonen, to random
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So yes, Trump lawyers have gone to the court to say, they have spoken to 30 lenders, and nobody is willing to put up a bond for the ole Trumpo to be able to appeal his fine of $453 million plus interest from the Judge Engoron ruling.

We are now on the verge of his bankruptcy yes...

wjmalik,
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@tomiahonen lock him up. He's a flight risk.

mekkaokereke, to random
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It's Selma day! As people in places like Boston feel smug about the racism in supposedly backwards, Southern, red places like Alabama, I'd like to remind everyone that:

  • Boston is more segregated than Birmingham, Alabama
  • Police violence data shows more racial disparities in Boston than in Mobile Alabama, or Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham cops are worse than 55% of all other police departments. AKA, pretty average for the US. Boston is worse than 99%. Exceptionally bad!

🙂🙃

Chart of police violence in Mobile, Alabama, showing that 50% of Mobile is Black but 75% of the people killed by police there are Black, a disparity worse than 55% of all US police departments.
Chart of police violence in Birmingham, Alabama, showing that 70% of Birmingham is Black but only 58% of the people killed by police there are Black, a disparity worse than only 34% of all US police departments.

wjmalik,
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@mekkaokereke
When Boston started bussing students, I worked in Boston at the John Hancock. The level of racism was staggering. I was disillusioned by the veneer of genteel liberalism.

StillIRise1963, to random
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What types of national security documents would a guy in $400M worth of debt sell.🙄

wjmalik,
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@StillIRise1963 only the best, the bigley ones.

wjmalik, to random
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CDC says 5-second rule can safely be raised to 15 seconds.

AAKL, to Cybersecurity
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    wjmalik,
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    @AAKL @securityaffairs
    Fix this right away, unless your organization isn't using Struts.
    If you think your organization isn't using Struts, check again, and when you find it, fix it right away.

    Em0nM4stodon, (edited ) to random

    Is a 3-page long resume a crime? 👀

    wjmalik,
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    @Em0nM4stodon
    Some organizations expect a multi-pagr resume. But before you submit yours, find out what your prospective employer wants.
    Generally the resume should be one page, even if you have lots of experience to show.

    wjmalik,
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    @easydnesto @canis_majoris Mike is a superb brilliantly innovative interpreter of Star Trek ... Lower Decks is a beautiful and rich addition to the Star Trek canon.

    TonyStark, to random
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    After wasting nearly a month arguing among themselves over who gets to be Speaker, they pass a CR on the same terms as Nancy Pelosi’s last budget and threaten to actually fight one another in the halls of Congress.

    That’s definitely not competence. They belong somewhere, but not in our government.

    Opinion: I will fight anyone who says congressional Republicans are competent:
    https://wapo.st/3MSkJUH

    wjmalik,
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    @Rakielxx71 @TonyStark
    And unable to negotiate or compromise.

    zachleat, (edited ) to random
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    It’s been almost a year since I left Twitter, seems like it’s a good time to do an anonymous poll (if you have multiple accounts, scope your answer to your personal Twitter account only please):

    wjmalik,
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    @zachleat I've severely attenuated my time on Twitter and I always feel like I need a shower afterward.

    GossiTheDog, to random
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    wjmalik,
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    @GossiTheDog
    The obvious solution for hospitals, for instance, is to stop being a hospital and get into a safer line of work.
    Right?
    Who benefits from stats talking about industry attack rates? Insurers?

    br00t4c, to ethelcain
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    Alabama GOP Mayor Kills Self After Right Wing Site Outs Him As A Crossdresser

    https://www.wonkette.com/p/alabama-gop-mayor-kills-self-after

    wjmalik,
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    @br00t4c whatever will Speaker Johnson do when the truth about his indentured servant and pan-species erotic adventures come out?
    Sad, really

    futurism, to random

    Police Investigating AI-Generated Nudes of New Jersey High Schoolers https://t.co/syHXy6K7LV

    wjmalik,
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    @futurism "investigating"

    b9AcE, to random
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    Police nabbed a graffiti artist attempting to flee the scene of committing this (picture) adorable art in the harbor of Visby, Gotland, the large island just outside southeastern mainland Sweden.
    The 27-year-old was prosecuted for vandalism, with the prosecutor demanding a fine.

    Police's interrogation records said e.g. that "His intention is to offer free art to passersby." and... the District Court of Gotland... agreed.

    The court's ruling states that no harm has been proven and that the artist "on a gray and cracked concrete façade which is the short end of a loading dock, has depicted a lamb.", that "The way in which X has illustrated the lamb testifies to an artistic work carried out with a certain amount of artistic and technical skill." then finally "According to the District Court's opinion, the beauty value of the cracked concrete façade - in purely objective terms - has increased through X's painting." so the 27-year old artist was acquitted by the court, which also ruled that the police had must return the spray cans they had confiscated.

    Damn hippies. ;-D

    wjmalik,
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    @b9AcE
    I love this!

    br00t4c, to random
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    Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for child luring unconstitutional

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-child-luring-mandatory-1.7017777

    wjmalik,
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    @br00t4c huge sigh of relief from the GQP.

    br00t4c, to random
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    Why Did the EPA Drop Its Investigation Into Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'?

    https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a45713058/epa-louisiana-cancer-alley/

    wjmalik,
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    @br00t4c supporting Tuberville's Senate run.
    If the EPA finds pollution, someone might want to government to spend money to clean it up, and maybe prosecute the poisoners.
    The first part goes against Tommy's plan - until he can position his donor to take the federal money.
    The second part may lead to indictments for his donor.

    wjmalik, to random
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    I subscribed to YouTube premium to download a video. Turns out, you can't. It downloads something that only YouTube can understand.
    I cancelled the subscription.

    NicoleCRust, (edited ) to random
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    Fragility of complex systems - leads?

    I'm curious to widen my net wrt the different ways that complex systems can be fragile (versus robust). Any leads on good things to read?

    To plant some seeds of different slices through it:

    Adaptive systems (like ecosystems) tend to incorporate feedback. Fragility happens when a small change (eg in one node) leads to a catastrophe. These networks become more fragile as they increase in size:
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-58440-6

    It's really hard to engineer a complex system that is robust to catastrophic failures. For example, the 2003 NE US blackout happened when I single power line fell into a tree.
    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003)

    Discussion of fragility is peppered all over. eg, here is an example of of it related to managing healthcare systems:
    https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/citation/2014/12000/handle_with_care__the_fragile_nature_of_complex.5.aspx

    As these examples reflect, I'm really curious to learn about anything!

    wjmalik,
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    @NicoleCRust complexity is the enemy of security and quality.

    crooksandliars, to random
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    Watch now on

    https://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2023/10/tuberville-blames-democrats-wars?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=80993

    wjmalik,
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    @crooksandliars
    Isn't he from Florida? Why does anyone listen to this lying monomaniac? He's unfit to run a nursery school nap time.

    mattblaze, to photography
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    I just got a complaint about my posts, which I concluded came from a troll, but perhaps I’m actually coming off in a way that rubs people the wrong way here.

    The complaint was that by posting high resolution images and describing in detail the processes used to create them, I’m merely “showing off” in a way that isn’t useful to most people.

    I indeed do rather niche photography, using relatively esoteric gear. I think some people are interested in process and enjoy the results.

    wjmalik,
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    @mattblaze I like them. But I'm not a troll..

    GottaLaff, to random
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    😂

    Former VP Pious McKissAss suspends campaign for Republican presidential nomination

    The former vice-president to Donald Trump says that after prayer and deliberation he concludes ‘it is not my time’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/28/mike-pence-suspends-campaign-for-republican-presidential-nomination?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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    @GottaLaff
    Well, sometimes prayer does work. Now do gun control.

    SrRochardBunson, to random

    If you asked me what a Nationalist would say, it's this.

    "Questioned about comments and actions deemed by many to be homophobic, the new Republican US House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, told Fox News his worldview was: “Go pick up a Bible.”

    Speaking on Thursday, Johnson said he “genuinely love[d] all people regardless of their lifestyle choices.

    “This is not about the people themselves. I am a Bible-believing Christian. Someone asked me today in the media, they said, ‘… People are curious. What does Mike Johnson think about any issue under the sun?’ I said, well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it – that’s my worldview. That’s what I believe and so I make no apologies for it.”

    Johnson added: “That’s my personal worldview.”

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/27/mike-johnson-christian-bible-lgbtq-abortion-rights

    wjmalik,
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    @SrRochardBunson
    Dangerous fanatic. He's unAmerican and has no business in government.

    wjmalik,
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    @SrRochardBunson
    This religious fanatic is unAmerican and has no business in government.

    SecureOwl, to random

    I assume this sign means Kid Rock is nearby

    wjmalik,
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    @SecureOwl or Larry Kudlow.

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