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Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX]

@0xf21d.bsky.social

I do cybersecurity for a living. In my spare time I tinker with electronics, radio, and various computer things. I use Arch by the way. πŸ“These posts are primarily cross-posts from my Infosec.Exchange mastodon account.

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FCC eliminates cybersecurity requirements for telecom companies Commissioners sharply disagreed over whether the rules were appropriate and necessary.

Let's be realistic, this harms everyone globally.

It shouldn't, but it does.

#fcc #telecom #cybersecurity

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-eliminates-telecom-cybersecurity-requirements/806052/

21.11.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Henry Stone (@hstone519@mastodon.social) Federal court blocks Texas' redrawn congressional map #Gerrymandering #RedState https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/federal-court-blocks-texas-redrawn-congressional-map-rcna244673

Good
https://mastodon.social/@hstone519/115572203801051744

19.11.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The buttons on my Logitech Ergo M575 are beginning to develop that double click/sticky click issue because Logitech dropped "tech" from their name so they can be focused on cutting cost.

14.11.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The foundation could be solid and the kernel even more so, but I feel it's evolution is hobbled by Microsoft's greed.

Just look at Windows 11. Windows 10 was stable, predictable, usable. Windows 11 is a backslide. [3/3]

13.11.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor: (@0xF21D@infosec.exchange) @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Windows needs a "PowerUser" mode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTpA5jt1g60

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@0xF21D/115543219478600876

I firmly believe that #windows sucks not because of Windows but because of #microsoft [1/3]

13.11.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Conversation starter: What's the most frequent application window title on Windows and why is it "(Not Responding)"?

Followup question: Why is the most popular Windows theme "Unresponsive Fade Out"?

#windows11

13.11.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FrΓ©dΓ©ric Jacobs (@fj@mastodon.social) The UK has suspended sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes they are illegal https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/politics/uk-suspends-caribbean-intelligence-sharing-us

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fj/115532004255787434

I hate living in this dumb timeline. I applaud the UK for standing up to a tyrant.

11.11.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That includes news services using AI generated pictures or AI generated articles. No AI Generated posts.

Seriously. No AI slop on mastodon. [2/2]

08.11.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway, that concludes this thread of "making this Mastodon's problem." Have a great Saturday. [7/7]

08.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the last post of this thread, so "🧡6/6" and all that. The case I was in the pool for was a child sexual abuse case. I think we got through 2/3 of the process, the first being the Judge asking questions of the pool, and then the Prosecution. [1/7]

08.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Harris County Texas residents. If you get called up on a Friday there’s a good chance you’ll be sitting all day in a criminal courtroom answering questions as a group of potential jurors.

That’s all I can say. Have fun with this information.

🧡5/x

07.11.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know Jury duty is a normal occurrance at least in the US but my ADHD brain makes it fascinating nonetheless.

🧡4/x

07.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. No WireGuard, No Proton, no Nord. Phooey. My go to was VPN to my home server but no dice. Oh well. Sounds like a project is in my future.

🧡3/x

07.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The public WiFi here at this juror area seems to be VPN averse and my cell phone has no signal, meaning end user security is automatically compromised. Also, do I trust government run WiFi?

No. So keeping it limited to a few sites while I look to see if I can get VPN to work. Maybe.

🧡2/x

07.11.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sitting in a jury pool room and I’m going to be bored waiting to see if I get called. so I’m going to make it mastodon’s problem.

A thread: 🧡

07.11.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Science station on the enterprise bridge from Star Trek The Motion Picture.

Science station on the enterprise bridge from Star Trek The Motion Picture.

Where I Toot From:

06.11.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PS C:\ Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
PS C:\ Connect-ExchangeOnline

>>> Hangs for days. <<<

#microsoft

06.11.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Joseph Cox (@josephcox@infosec.exchange) The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info https://www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to-unmask-owner-of-infamous-archive-is-site/

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115503411750858299

Ah, the chilling effects of living in a technofascist dystopia.

06.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Authoritarian Stack How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America β€” And Why Europe Is Next

This is a very dark website that proves how far into a tech dystopia we've fallen. Again and again, it's not coming, it's already here: https://www.authoritarian-stack.info/

#techbro #oligarchs

06.11.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fork Level Zero (@VirtualEnid@mstdn.forklevelzero.org) 179 Posts, 31 Following, 9 Followers Β· Woke anarchist leaning libertarian socialist. Wannabe musician, poet, and sometimes artist. Enid Sinclair is my spirit animal.

I have a second profile on my personal instance that is for my more creative and neurodivergent side, it is here. If you get a follow from this account it means I really respect you and want more of you in my life. πŸ’–

https://mstdn.forklevelzero.org/@VirtualEnid [2/2]

05.11.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Zoidberg hanging over my shoulder.

Zoidberg hanging over my shoulder.

Zoidberg tucked in a large bed.

Zoidberg tucked in a large bed.

Zoidberg looking cute.

Zoidberg looking cute.

Zoidberg acting sleepy.

Zoidberg acting sleepy.

Here. Have some Zoidberg. #blackcatsofmastodon #catsofmastodon

04.11.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship Apple and Google use their app stores to shape what apps you can and cannot have on devices, but now more governmentsβ€”including the U.S. governmentβ€”are using legal and extralegal tools to lean on these gatekeepers in order to assert that same control. Google’s central registration system will be devastating for the Android developer community. EFF has signed on to F-Droid’s open letter. If you care about taking back control of tech, you should too.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship [2/2]

04.11.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hrbrmstr πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡± πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ (@hrbrmstr@mastodon.social) Attached: 1 image What the actual… www[.]whitehouse[.]gov/mysafespace/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@hrbrmstr/115487501849065315

This is not normal.

03.11.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#blueteam , never be afraid to train your SOC by asking them a bunch of questions for which you already know the answer. Play dumb sometimes.

#cybersecurity

03.11.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For those who think #technology isn't political. Read this post. Technology is absolutely political. Many aspects of the PC revolution wouldn't have been possible #socialism in practice. Or else Bill Gates wouldn't have thrown a fit when people started copying his Altair basic. [2/2]

03.11.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tommi 🀯 β†’ 39C3 (@tommi@pan.rent) # Stepping down as Framework Linux Community Ambassadors We are [Tommi](https://tommi.space/) and [Fraxinas](https://fraxinas.dev/), Framework Linux Community Ambassadors [since September 2024](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-linux-community-ambassador-program-launch/57771). We apprehensively followed the developments and [the debate](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986) concerning Framework’s endorsement and support of Omarchy. We have no direct experience with this Linux distribution, its community, nor with the political environment around it. We did not speak up before now because learning about all of it and keeping up with all the commentary would have been a full-time job. Unfortunately we do not have the time to read every single comment on the dedicated forum thread. Despite our admittedly limited and superficial understanding of this matter, we believe we have witnessed and read enough to make an informed decision and take a clear position. The statements from Framework and from Nirav Patel (its CEO) made it very clear for us that **Framework is not a company we feel represented by any more, and surely not a company that we want to represent as Ambassadors**. To be frank, it is not even necessary to dive into the petty drama about the recent events in order to provide an explanation of our decision. We are deeply disappointed by a company that is self-proclaimed as the resistance of the tech industry, the good David that intends to stand against the big tech Goliaths that are devouring it. Framework’s behaviour brought to surface an embarrassing and absurd inability to take an explicitly political position, **blinded by the Western patriarchal narrative that technology in itself is *not* political**. By trying to keep everyone happy (or at least not to make anyone mad) inside a fictitious β€œbig tent”, the company proved to be no better than any of its Silicon Valley peers, **dismissing comments about DHH, and comments about fascism and racism as not strictly related to the main mission**. We were proud to be ambassadors because we believed that Framework not only made products that empowered those who purchase them to fully own and repair their devices, but most importantly because **we wrongly expected that this would imply changing the paradigm and the narrative about tech companies altogether**. We were offered the possibility of having a 1:1 conversation with Nirav Patel. We did not take it, because it is self-evident that **our opinions are in contrast with the statements that he already made**. Too bad, Framework is going to lose much more business than it would have if it simply acknowledged a mistake, took a deep inward look, and questioned its own values and stance. In a world that is burning, thorn by conflict and greed, **it is not enough to be β€œless evil”**, to be radical only in some cases, and be moderate in others. We wanted to be ambassadors of a company that does not see fascism and proprietary software as two distant topics, but that recognised **the entanglement of politics and technology, of capitalism and authoritarianism**. It seems that this is not the case. Farewell, Framework. We will miss the shining brave idea we had of you. β€” @tommi and @fraxinas@chaos.social *The following statement was [cross-posted on Framework’s Community Forum](https://community.frame.work/t/stepping-down-as-framework-linux-community-ambassadors/77374).* #Framework #politicalTechnology #SiliconValley #CalifornianIdeology

RE: https://pan.rent/@tommi/115485846413579206 [1/2]

03.11.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who is Zico Kolter? A Professor Leads OpenAI Safety Panel With Power to Halt Unsafe AI Releases Kolter leads a panel at OpenAI that has the authority to halt the ChatGPT maker’s release of new AI systems if it finds them unsafe.

https://www.securityweek.com/who-is-zico-kolter-a-professor-leads-openai-safety-panel-with-power-to-halt-unsafe-ai-releases/ [2/2]

03.11.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CySecurity News - Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents: Ribbon Targeted in Cyber Espionage Campaign by Nation-State Actors Ribbon Communications breach exposes year-long cyber intrusion by nation-state hackers, highlighting rising threats to U.S. telecom infrastructure.

IDK should major US ISP's be treated as "people" and be entitled to confidentiality in cases like this?

https://www.cysecurity.news/2025/11/ribbon-targeted-in-cyber-espionage.html

03.11.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Withholds Support for UN Global Cybercrime Treaty The U.S. declined to sign the new U.N. cybercrime convention despite support from 72 nations and its backing by Russia and China over fears it could be exploited by

Authoritarian regimes you say.....

Heh heh.... Heh..... Hmmm. Hahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahahah!

#fucktrump #trump #cybersecurity

https://www.databreachtoday.com/us-withholds-support-for-un-global-cybercrime-treaty-a-29878

31.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A map of the United States from ADSB exchange showing military aircrarft only. There is a lot of aircraft in the central part of the US as well as on the border with Mexico.

A map of the United States from ADSB exchange showing military aircrarft only. There is a lot of aircraft in the central part of the US as well as on the border with Mexico.

This is the current US military flights in the air that we know of, as of right now. How much of this is training? I really want to know.

#military #aircraft #adsbexchange

30.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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