brian @ defcon

If hotels insist on using your key to get to your floor, it should work every time.

Been stuck traveling random floors a few times this defcon.

If anyone happens to find this Keyport knife and flashlight combo, that also has an attached black paracord with a black DC32 bead, I would really love to get it back! If you turn it into the @keyport.me booth in the #DEFCON vendor area, there will be a #reward in store!

#lostandfound #DEFCON33

A conference badge shaped like an eagle with outstretched wings, wearing headphones, and red eyes. The eagle’s chest features a shield with the words “ALL YOUR DATA” above vertical stripes. The badge is attached to a lanyard with the EFF logo and colorful pixel patterns

Hell yeah @eff.org badge acquired. #defcon33

Saw this talk live and def my fav one so far.

Hopefully Securam will now fix the flaws.

Person taking a mirror selfie wearing a black T-shirt with a cartoon-style green bomb character smiling and giving a thumbs-up. The shirt text reads “HANG IN THERE” above the bomb and “IT GETS WORSE” below. The person is making a peace sign with their left hand and wearing salmon-colored shorts.

A sticker shaped like an evil-looking paperclip with red eyes, placed on a large green letter “R” on a black background. The sticker’s speech bubble says, “It looks like you’re exfiltrating data, would you like help?”

Sup hackers, if you see me around ask for your very own Skippy sticker! Happy defcon all! #defcon33

A sticker of a sinister-looking paperclip mascot with red eyes is placed on a large green letter “R” printed on a dark textured background. The sticker includes a speech bubble that says, “It looks like you’re exfiltrating data, would you like help?”

Added skippy to the sticker wall at defcon.

Finding a way into defcon that doesn’t involve walking across the sun has been a challenge.

A wide view of a street with a faded yellow median line and cracked asphalt, bordered by a concrete curb and a strip of grass in the foreground. Across the road is a low tan brick wall behind which sit several industrial train cars, including white and rust-colored tankers and a gray freight car with graffiti. Behind the train is a sparse desert landscape with a scattering of bushes and utility poles, and a clear sky filled with wispy clouds. Wind turbines are faintly visible in the distance on the right.

Soon™️

#roadtodefcon

I knew what was going to happen when I clicked and I still did it

I think it’s a Poki bowl lunch kind of day.

It’s cool I’ll trade them security tips for a press pass to it.

Looks like a bunch of theme park influencers are going to Vegas this weekend for horror unleashed. Someone needs to give them an opsec rundown because defcon. 😅

I’m so tired

Alex on twitter writes: "Someone on Twitter writes: "You’re a menswear writer. You don’t know anything about manufacturing in America, or steel mills, or metallurgy, or CNC machining, or how anything is produced from raw material into a finished product in this country or anywhere. Stick to writing about “men’s fashion."" I reply: "i actually had a career in knifemaking before this. the reason why you can't avoid tariffs in knifemaking is because everyone relies on Gobelin machinery. are you aware of this?" Alex replies: "Gobelin machinery? What exactly are you referring to?" I reply: "you Gobelin DEEZ NUTS!"

"stick to menswear"

Amazon slashes Wondery podcast team as focus shifts to video, five years after Apple’s $400M interest - 9to5Mac Five years ago, Apple reportedly considered acquiring podcast studio Wondery for around $400 million. At the time, Spotify and other...

It’s almost like “owning” podcasts and shoehorning them into your company is a terrible idea. Now a great podcast network is running on a skelton crew until Amazon finishes the job of closing them all together.

9to5mac.com/2025/08/04/a...

Since it’s hacker summercamp time and you may be going to a few conferences, allow me to share my favorite Outlook rule.

To: you (obvs)
Message body includes: Unsubscribe

Move to: whatever folder you like
Mark as read

Needs more RGB

ipconfig /flushdns

I know it will never happen but I’d love a Buck-ees in California. Just like one between LA and Bay Area will do.

Thank you for your service. 🫡

No bitching from me. I’ll be in line with some drinks and positive attitude 😅

Find someone that includes you in stuff like ChatGPT includes em dashes.

Oh yikes! The tea is always in the history! Lol

💯

Blades of grass look so clear with it

Enjoy! Happy to answer any questions or if you run into issues!

Today’s infosec quote “if you dig in the kitty litter, you’re going to find some shit.”

I’m once again forced to decide what to have for lunch. I can’t keep living like this.

When you’re working on a google doc and upon opening it you see your manager is viewing it.

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If you don’t already have a 2-factor authentication app or are looking to migrate to a different one, Looks like @proton.me just came out with one. If you use other Proton products or are looking into more privacy-focused tools, this looks like a good one.

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