Notices by Security Writer :verified: :donor: (securitywriter@infosec.exchange)

When I said that LLMs wouldn’t scale well, the AIBros said I didn’t know what I was talking about and this was the path to superintelligence.

Now that Microsoft et al are saying it they “always knew this was the case”.

Grift.

PSA: Scam Warning.

This is the third time in a week I’ve spoken to someone who’s had their phone stolen, then a few days or weeks later received an SMS or WhatsApp message with a malicious link in it pretending to be Apple/Samsung and they’ve found your phone.

Not real. They’re looking to sting you a second time, the theft was only the first part of the scam. They get your number from the SIM card, expecting you to keep your old number.

I really really want you to consider that these are not serious people, they just post a serious threat.

Musk’s new role is firing people he doesn’t like in a department named after his on shitcoin crypto.

DoGE geddit? Christ it’s like being back at school.

Get in the way of his expansionist agenda, fired or defunded. Disagree with him on twitter or make a public statement he disagrees with, defunded.

I’m not going to tell you we told you so, but the was the outcome we advised was most likely…

Who’s going to tell them that governments can’t be run like business for a number of reasons or that efficiency is rarely achievable in public sector.

But who better to demonstrate how to effectively increase efficiency at an organisation?

My wife’s contribution to me playing farming/life sims is shouting “SMASH!” when she’s picked the datable character I now need to woo.

Has anyone had any luck with safely using noise cancelling earbuds while driving? Not interested in listening to music etc. I just want to lessen road noise on very long journeys due to ear fatigue (like 48 hours a week, some weeks).

I’ve seen hearing aid type devices for this, but they’re really expensive.

The shit I got for telling folks Telegram wasn’t secure all this time.

Absolutely howling now

SWEDE, CARROT, LIME…

@dahie oh ok, I see. Yeah I get that. I’ve sat through so many neurodivergent staff management education sessions and often found it strange I was being talked about, not to.

Autistic moment.

Can someone explain the #actuallyAutistic and #actuallyADHD hashtags?

I’ve seen them a lot (appears to come with the territory) but never quite understood why ‘actually’ is in there.

I’ve never had to tell anyone I’m ’actually autistic’ or ‘actually ADHD’. Or are people claiming to be AuDHD and are not??

Which seem equally strange.

@GreenSkyOverMe I wouldn’t do that to you would I?

Actually I probably would given it’s one of my favourite games 😂

Similar, but it takes unexpected turns.

Remember to take breaks and hydrate, and possibly play some Universal Paperclips while you work:

https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/

Of course I feel bad for the 100 or so people (that I know of/yet) whom contracted COVID on the conference circuit the last few weeks, but I was also the only one to wear a mask, which means you don’t give a shit about my health or conditions.

It’s not normal for a September conferences to be punctuated every other second by coughs and sneezes. And I’m not exaggerating here.

And some of you were obviously already very ill prior to attending, so fuck you, too.

Call me radical but I’m totally ok with the idea of a 100% tax rate.

Should I or my business profit so much that money becomes trivial, I’d expect the state the step in and make better use of it. In fact, it should be considered a national security risk that those entities hold so much collateral.

And for those that are hard-of-thinking, the majority of that profit ordinarily goes towards paying their executives too much, further exploiting developing countries to increase margins and destroy competition, and lobbying politicians for all kinds of deregulation and to further erode worker’s rights and make more money.

None of which is in your interests.

@lanodan @chipotle Yeah, and it’s just a small part of the thousands of micro-contexts we provide every day in even casual conversation.

I’ll be a while til this improves I think.

I grew up munching Fisherman’s Friend, as they are manufactured just two minutes from my childhood home. They make different flavours for different markets, so depending on where you live your versions will likely differ.

These are the Salmiak (Salter Liquorice) version. I believe it’s only *intended* to be sold in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland - but obviously could be exported elsewhere. I’ve never come across it.

I must say they’re quite nice, but nowhere near as strong as the original flavour (probably rightfully so, as they need the other flavours in there).

I did a bit a happy dance when I saw them in a Copenhagen Netto, I think I styled it out though.

Ironically the plane to travel the thousands of miles here *in the fucking sky* cost the same amount.

In a few hours I’ll land in another European country, knowing that I don’t need to hire a car.

That shouldn’t be an exciting prospect. But it is.

If rail was priced normally I’d use it a hell of a lot more.

I’ve just spent £280 on a return ticket to London.

No I should not have to book in advance for a better price.

And there’s 50% chance it’ll be delayed.

I can buy a week’s pass for Japan’s entire rail network, or Denmark, or Germany, or just about anywhere in the world for that money.

UK rail is fucked. And it’s why I drive everywhere.