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Bob Lord

@boblord.bsky.social
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Cautiously pessimistic, esp. about cyber things. The owls are not what they seem. 🗻🗻🦉🌲🪵 🍒🥧☕️🍩 🕵🏼‍♀️ 👍🏻 Also: 🔐🔑🔒 And of course: hacklore.org Other account: @hacklore.bsky.social

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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
HAPPY DOLLY PARTON DAY, ERRBODY!
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Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons @firewalldragons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Monday is the BIG DAY… My 500TH PODCAST!!! 🐉🎙️ 🎉 #FDSD500 Returning for his 5th “podcentennial” appearance - he was here for 100, 200, 300 & 400 - is Bruce Schneier! We’re having a fun debate about AI. 🤖 Don’t miss it! And tell your friends! 📣 firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons which has over 500 episodes! The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, ...
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Six-year-old girl from China sets new Rubik's Cube world record (Why is there still no emoji for a Rubik's Cube‽) www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Six-year-old girl from China breaks Rubik's Cube world record
Lian Yunzhi broke the women's world record twice in three days at World Cube Association competitions.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Covid
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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 19/09/2026
Twin Peaks: FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, driving while talking to his tape recorder.
FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, driving while talking to his tape recorder. Twin Peaks S01E01 - Northwest Passage.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🤔 Do I have any ontologist contacts who regularly use RDF, OWL, and SHACL? Hit me up! 📨
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
SCTV just landed on Netflix. See you all next week!!
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Its Getting Clear @its-the-squirrels.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Watching a David Lynch movie because it’s less bizarre than our current reality.
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Inland Empire David Lynch
ALT: Inland Empire David Lynch
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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 22/08/2026
Twin Peaks: The RR Cafe.
The RR Cafe. Twin Peaks S01E04 - Rest in Pain.
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Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons @firewalldragons.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I had a fantastic time at @defcon 34 this year. I had oodles of stimulating conversations. Today I'll give you just a taste: @thedarktangent.bsky.social @naomibrockwell.bsky.social @boblord.bsky.social @joshcorman.bsky.social podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2026/08/17/d...
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DEF CON 34 - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
It’s August, which means it’s time for Hacker Summer Camp once again! I flew out to a sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend two...
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Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons @firewalldragons.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Tune in Monday for my #HackerSummerCamp report ( @defcon.bsky.social + @bsideslv.org ) including mini interviews wit @thedarktangent.bsky.social @naomibrockwell.bsky.social @joshcorman.bsky.social @boblord.bsky.social Subscribe here: firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
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Stop Hacklore! @hacklore.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📣 The hacklore newsletter is out! 📰 buttondown.com/hacklore/arc... Share with some friends!
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August 2026: Beware Cybersecurity Awareness Month 🎃
Intro October is approaching, which means it's almost Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM). We can expect many well-meaning individuals, organizations, and...
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Prisoner TV series is more relevant than ever. Be seeing you! 🌀 ⚪ 🕵 🎩 👌 6️⃣ www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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‘The Prisoner’ Review: A Cult Classic on the Criterion Channel
Following an ex-secret agent who is kidnapped by an unknown persecutor, Patrick McGoohan’s 1967 series creates a surreal atmosphere of surveillance that remains relevant today.
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Stop Hacklore! @hacklore.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Hacklore spreads through word of mouth as much as it does more official channels. Fight back against zombie advice. 🧟‍♀️ Send the hacklore.org website to at least two friends today so they can learn what really keeps accounts and devices safe! 🔐
At a bar, a zombie tells another patron to not use public wi-fi. The other person is wearing a hacklore.org t-shirt.
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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 16/05/2026
Twin Peaks: A red traffic light in the dark.
A red traffic light in the dark. Twin Peaks S01E04 - Rest in Pain.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
📻 This was a fun jam session. Check it out!
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Asa Dotzler @asadotzler.com · 16/04/2026
To those mid-tier bands that complained so much about piracy in the '90s, are you better off with streaming and almost no piracy than you were with physical media sales and some piracy? My friends in the music industry tell me the '90s with piracy was a far better deal for writers and performers.
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Asa Dotzler @asadotzler.com · 09/04/2026
36 years ago today, David Lynch, Mark Frost and Angelo Badalamenti changed everything.
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Matthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The risk right now is that we have a well-studied ECC primitive that’s made it through decades of attacks, and a relatively new primitive that so far appears to be quantum-resilient, plus an unknown risk that quantum matters. If we’re not doing hybrid then the risk seems higher to me.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Cisco, IBM, and the data center lobby is trying to kill an *already existing* right to repair law in Colorado by massively fearmongering lawmakers into exempting their tech under the guise of "security" of "critical infrastructure" www.404media.co/data-center-...
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Data Center Tech Lobbyists Fearmonger in Attempt to Retroactively Roll Back Right to Repair Law
Cisco, IBM, and major lobbying groups are trying to exempt "critical infrastructure" from an existing Colorado law.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🌔 The new images from the Artemis II mission are rolling in. 🌖 "Houston... we have microtonality!" 🎶 🎼 ✋️ 🔺 🤚
Angine de Poitrine band members in their polka dot outfits waving to the Artemis crew from the lunar surface.
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Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE™) Program @cveprogram.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
FINAL HOURS TO REGISTER— Registration for “VulnCon 2026” closes on April 6, 2026, at 19:00 UTC * Virtual: $100.00 (USD) * In-Person: $600.00 (USD) Register now! first.org/conference/v... #cve #first #vulncon26 #vulnerability
The CVE Program and FIRST will co-host “VulnCon 2026” at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Paradise Valley - Scottsdale, in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, on April 13–16, 2026. Registration, both virtual and in-person, is open on the FIRST website until today, April 6, 2026, at 19:00 UTC.
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Derek Newsome @derek.space · 05/04/2026
This morning's wake up call was a good reminder that sometimes we just need to enjoy the good things when they're happening :)
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
There is an entire industry designed to distract enterprises from deploying FIDO authentication. Why solve the problem when you can "manage" it with "risk informed decision frameworks" that require bespoke products and don't really work? 💸 🔓️
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Stop Hacklore! @hacklore.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🥱 Tired of zombie advice that won't stay dead? 🧟 Check out hacklore.org for the advice that will keep your online accounts and devices safe from the most common attacks. 🔐 📣 Share the cure with your networks!
A zombie is raising from a grave warning people to always clear your cookies. Two people walk past in hacklore.org t-shirts and laugh at this bad advice.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Let me know when Beavis and Butthead watch the Angine de Poitrine video.
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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 01/04/2026
Twin Peaks: Laura Palmer, in Cooper’s dream.
Laura Palmer, in Cooper’s dream. Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I just put an AI system inside another AI system and I need to build another AI to monitor the token usage of the other AIs and I'm going to regret this credit card bill aren't I.
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Wearing a mask is such a simple way to protect your health in crowded indoor spaces, especially high-risk places like hospitals. It still blows me away how many people would rather get sick over & over again & potentially get long-term health issues from COVID & more, rather than wear a simple mask.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🗞️ The new hacklore newsletter is out! 📰
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The Diana Initiative @dianainitiative.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Nervous about submitting a talk? This is your sign to try! Submit your idea to The Diana Initiative CFP for our Online Event this May! sessionize.com/tdi-online-2... #TDI2026
Photo of a person speaking into a microphone. Text: OPEN Call for presentations Online Event The Diana Initiative. Seeking Speakers, Closes 13 April. 30 May 2026 Dianainitiative.org
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
It was an honor to participate. Thank you for moderating!
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
✈️ Headed to RSAC? Don't forget to pack your Hacklore Bingo Card. 🧳 🧟‍♀️ And be sure to send the zombies over to hacklore.org to find the cure. 💊
1950s era drawing of a suitcase packed with business attire, and a Hacklore bingo card with squares for things like avoiding public wi-fi.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I don't think you'll see this booth at RSAC, but if you do see any hacklore, please post pics and tag me! 🔐
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
How current is your security awareness training? How much hacklore does it contain? 🤔 🙈
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🔁 Boost to your network to bury hacklore... ...before it rises again!! 🧟☠️😱
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11/03/2026
rough (like uff in buff) cough (like off in scoff) drought (like ow in cow) though (like o in no) thought (like aw in saw) through (like oo in woo) Enough.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Fantastic essay: "Why the ATM didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did." davidoks.blog/p/why-the-at... Key point: "it is paradigm replacement, not task automation, that actually displaces workers." In this sense, we're still in the early days of AI's effect on the economy.
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Ben Adida @benadida.com · 10/03/2026
VotingWorks everywhere!
Two VotingWorks tabulators.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I attended Apple’s “Fortify Your App” event, a packed day of guidance for developers on eliminating memory safety defects on Apple platforms. I wrote some thoughts here: medium.com/@boblord/app...
Whimsical image showing memory safety fortification in Apple products
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Stop Hacklore! @hacklore.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
⌛ Giving outdated cybersecurity advice misdirects people from the tasks that will actually help them be secure. It's time to let go of zombie advice! 🧟‍♀️ 📖 Check out hacklore.org where you can learn what tactics work against the most common crimes. 📬 And sign up for the mailing list!
A zombie looking at itself in the mirror, asking "Wait... is my advice outdated?" A hacklore.org sign hangs in the background.
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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 06/03/2026
Twin Peaks: The Great Northern hotel and waterfall.
The Great Northern hotel and waterfall. Twin Peaks S01E01 - Northwest Passage.
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The information in a user's Claude account might be more valuable than what's in their mail account... but there is no passkey option? 🤔
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD @josephhall.org · 04/03/2026
Signal is hiring a Director of Major Gifts—responsible for fundraising and maintaining relationships with donors. Please spread the word!
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Signal Messenger - Director of Major Gifts
We are seeking a Director of Major Gifts to join our Development team as a high-impact individual contributor. In this role, you will be the primary engine for high-net-worth and charitable institutional...
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The momentum to stop hacklore is building! We *can* do hard things! 🦾 🔐 🥳
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is a great article about a great initiative. Thank you to everyone who worked on this effort for years. I can't wait to see it get fully rolled out!
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Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🐦☀️ Spring cleaning? Be sure to remove hacklore from your cybersecurity guidance! 🔐
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NPR @npr.org · 01/03/2026
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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