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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 18/09/2026

Don’t send dick pics. Send dik-dik pics. Far more effective. Far less likely to get you blocked. Richard Nixon pictures also acceptable

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 12/09/2026

Shana Tova! 🍎🍯 Wishing everyone a sweet new year filled with good health, peace, stronger connections, new opportunities, and hopefully fewer zero-days. May 5787 bring good people, stronger communities, safer systems, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. שנה טובה ומתוקה

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 09/09/2026

You can insult me, question my career, call me some guy on the internet, whatever. But calling my Herman Miller Aeron a gaming chair? Absolutely the fuck not. There are lines we do not cross. 😂

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 07/09/2026

Finally got the Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged set up to replace the Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 I lost in the flood. After testing it and making sure everything's good, I did what I always do with laptops in my active kits: accessorized properly with DEFCON and con stickers. #Cybersecurity #DEFCON 1/4

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 04/09/2026

People wonder why I regularly say I can't use a Mac for my work and I even get push back... Do you know how much a Mac to be able to handle what I am doing right now, and still couldn't do a bunch of what I do in Linux? I am actively using all these VM's with Claude for unit tests for my dev work

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 31/08/2026

How it feels to admin a community discord, matrix, or IRC. I have one btw, links in bio. #Cybersecurity #Humor #Discord

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 29/08/2026

Got these in the mail, some are gifts. Two ESP32’s, RF Clown, and Marauder v8. These will be helpful rebuilding my homelab and toolkits after the flood #Cybersecurity #Marauder #RFClown #ESP32 #homelab

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 29/08/2026

The Penguin Overlord Discord bot for my discord server now has a couple fun AI powered features. First off I am testing AI powered moderation to assist mods in catching things. Still in testing right now. But most importantly Arch Linux User Roasting powered by AI! All running off my local server

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 27/08/2026

Losing Dolly Parton and Tim Curry back to back? That was a wild ride for a bi person like me

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 25/08/2026

Starting to rebuild the radio lab after the flood that destroyed a lot. Some of these were gifted from friends to help rebuild the. A couple things were ordered even before the flood. I still have to see about the Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 that was the heart of my entire radio lab though.

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 24/08/2026

I found a Claude token-saving hack: make ChatGPT do middle management first. I dump in my feral bullshit, ChatGPT turns it into a respectable prompt, then Claude does the actual work. Somehow I reinvented corporate bureaucracy with AI and made it useful.

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 23/08/2026

Found another casualty and this one REALLY hurt this was my first DC local badge the Chakra badge from DC540 and that got destroyed in the flood it seems #cybersecurity #defcon #ohio #flood

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 21/08/2026

Most people approach their boss with a normal, professional request when they need more permissions. Meanwhile, I send shit like this. “Please sir, may I have some GitHub permissions?” Cybersecurity engineer communication skills at their finest. #Cybersecurity #Coding #Github

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 20/08/2026

At least these babies stayed safe. Probably older than a lot of my followers and don’t even know why these are so valuable. Good ole IBM Model M keyboards. The ULTIMATE mechanical keyboard. #keyboard #mechanicalkeyboard #Ibm

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 20/08/2026

Let’s pray all my many years of SBC’s still survive from this flood. Poe HAT and all because if not I am really F’d for the homelab. My desk is already probably needing to be replaced #raspberrypi #pine64 #odroid #lepotato #cybersecurity

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 20/08/2026

All electronics that were in water have been disassembled. Waiting on dessicant packs, and fungicides, as well as mold killers. Going to be set back a few months possibly on some content ideas in the worst case. Won’t know for at least three days #Cybersecurity #Flood #technology

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 20/08/2026

My nice 1980’s Polk audio speakers I got as a gift recently also are filled with water so probably need to make a new enclosure if this swells. About a gallon of water was still inside each #flood #flooddamage #Technology #Audio

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 20/08/2026

woke up this morning to a flood and lost a lot of memories, DEFCON badges lost, Hak5 equipment I just bought lost. Laptops lost, almost lost my entire home lab if it was 2 more inches. Last week power outage, this week flood. I honestly don’t know what to do. I lost a decade of memories too.

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 19/08/2026

My DEF CON 34 InfoCon drive showed up with a DC30 archive, so now I’m rebuilding and verifying the whole thing. This will take a few days, but at least everyone else gets to profit off my issues. 😂 Python tool here: github.com/ChiefGyk3... #DEFCON #Cybersecurity

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 15/08/2026

The skids behind the Delta Wi-Fi stunt already had federal authorities waiting for them after landing. Now DEF CON says if they were attendees, they’ll be banned too. Don’t be a skid. Skids aren’t hackers. They’re jokes in the hacker community.

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 10/08/2026

Just to be clear this is all that was communicated. Literally just two sentences and only said we need to bring our badges. Not the dress code, or anything else required.

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 09/08/2026

Congratulations to Babagoosh on winning the Golden Telephone booth award from our Escalation Desk CTF. Also to those wondering, no it was not a MAGA hat I was wearing. It was from FreeWili for Embedded Systems #Cybersecurity #DEFCON #Callcentervillage #escalationdeskctf

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 08/08/2026

I picked up a few things for my lab I can’t wait to use at home here at DEFCON and I got some great deals too on some of this. I can’t wait most of all to really use the Free Wili 2 especially at work with CAN and other systems. This will be great as I shift to purple team #DEFCON #Cybersecurity

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 06/08/2026

DEFCON Monorail badge acquired! Now this one is a bit more fragile so I will not be actively wearing this at DEFCON. But will gladly display in my office #DEFCON #cybersecurity

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 06/08/2026

Behold the DEFCON 34 badge in all its glory! A built in security key we can use after the con. Y’all enjoy linecon, I got work to do as a village member. HAPPY HACKING EVERYONE! #Cybersecurity #DEFCON #roadtodefcon #security #technology

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 05/08/2026

I keep telling you all Malort is a huge thing at DEFCON. It’s tradition. This was at the DEFCON unofficial shoot this afternoon #Malort #DEFCON #roadtodefcon #dcshoot

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 05/08/2026

First electronic badge of hacker summer camp the Clip Boy! Designed by a high schooler and it’s one of the coolest have ever seen #defcon #roadtodefcon #cybersecurity

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 04/08/2026

The breakfast of champions, Steak, Eggs, and Hacking! Now let’s get back to seeing how I can use my new uConsole to foxhunt BLE spam

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 04/08/2026

Now I probably will need to figure out how to build a directional 2.4GHz antenna luckily I got a few ham radio friends here. And you know us crazy radio people we LOVE a good radio project. Several of my friends were geeking out about my device and want one now themselves. #cybersecurity #radio 2/3

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 03/08/2026

to the skids using BLE spam attacks at hacker summer camp don’t be shocked when some people start fox hunting you. You have your fun, we radio people have ours. Thanks for the idea

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 03/08/2026

Don’t mind us we’re just chatting offline on Meshtastic 2.8.0 at Hacker Summer Camp with our Internet or cell phone. Just good ole radio on LoRa. And DEFCON hasn’t even started yet. Last year we had over 2K talking on Meshtastic #roadtoDEFCON #Meshtastic #radio #Cybersecurity

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 03/08/2026

Hacker summer camp here we come! First up B Sides LV then the Mack daddy DEFCON. #Cybersecurity #DEFCON #roadtodefcon

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 28/07/2026

I really wish the Data Duplication VIllage would at least offer non NTFS formatted versions of the disk. This is the second time I have had to repair the partition table for my DEFCON InfoCon drive. Started it last night on stream. I'd like to see EXT4 versions #DEFCON #Cybersecurity #InfoCon

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 27/07/2026

Just in case you still use Basecamp, HEY, or have been looking at Omarchy… the person in this screenshot is DHH, creator of Ruby on Rails and CTO/co-owner of 37signals. Brilliant engineer. Increasingly controversial public figure. #RubyOnRails #OpenSource 1/4

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 26/07/2026

Never thought I’d become one of those weird five toe shoe people… yet here I am. One week into Peluvas and my feet are sore in good ways, I’m noticeably less clumsy, and for the first time ever I’m not rushing to rip my shoes off when I get home. I’m honestly impressed.

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 19/07/2026

Hacker Summer Camp Watch Week starts Monday! We’ll be watching classic hacker documentaries, DEF CON talks, and hacker history live on YouTube & Twitch from my 6TB InfoCon archive before heading to Vegas. You can grab the same archive free at infocon.org or the Data Duplication Village. #DEFCON

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 13/07/2026

Apparently KDEnLive thinks I should be worried about only having 1.6TB of space available when rendering this latest YouTube video

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 09/07/2026

On today’s lesson of, “you probably should have researched before commenting.” We have someone complaining that a IRISH airline is somehow using “Trump units.” Going to be embarrassing when he realizes the UK, which Ireland as I understand it used to be part of but is not now, started this…

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 08/07/2026

Bruh… This was on an ad I keep getting as I am moving to five toes shoes. I will say I did laugh my ass off #funny #joke #Instagram

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 30/06/2026

uConsole is alive with the AIO v2 kit. Big complaint: no clear hardware install docs, so I had to piece it together from videos. SDR works though, and this should be a great field radio device. More upgrades coming, including monitor-mode Wi-Fi. #Cybersecurity #radio #hamradio #raspberrypi

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 29/06/2026

Attempt two with Peluva five-toe shoes and they’re still too big. I’m an 11 wide in 5.11s. Went 11.5 after being told to size up, then 11. Still too big. Size 10 is on the way, but I may end up in a 9 or 9.5. Shoe sizing between brands is wild. #Shoes #Peluva #fivetoes

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 27/06/2026

My first DEF CON 34 badge showed up today, so I guess DEF CON officially starts for me now. The NFC tag has a CTF, and the badge gets me into one of the secret parties: the Florida Man Party. Extremely on-brand start to Hacker Summer Camp. #Cybersecurity #DEFCON34 #Badgelife

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 26/06/2026

uConsole parts are starting to roll in for my new hacker toy. Going to turn this thing into a Flipper Zero on steroids for radio work and tinkering. AIO V2 kit has LoRa, RTL-SDR, GPS and more. Build stream once the uConsole lands next week as part of DEF CON prep. #Cybersecurity #Radio #DEFCON

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 24/06/2026

A lot of people would rather invent the dumbest excuses imaginable than admit they are the problem. I have heard plenty in IT and cybersecurity over the years, but this one is absolutely near the top. This is pure cope and a skill issue. #Cybersecurity #LGBT #PrideMonth

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 23/06/2026

I came across this cool badge for DEFCON called the Clip Boy. This apparently is the same person who made the Space Badge I almost got last year. They look to be raising money for college so I want to boost this to help them. Happy Hacking! tropicsquirrel.githu... #Cybersecurity #DEFCON

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 21/06/2026

The HDHomeRun is setup and now I have the ability to stream Antenna TV from my Roku sticks and all my computers and tablets while keeping my Samsung TV directly attached to the antenna. All with no monthly subscriptions, or new accounts made. #tv #homelab #radio #roku

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 18/06/2026

Did we really forget even before AI we were saying there is not enough energy globally for electric cars? Now we also have AI Datacenters which use way more power. It’s interesting also that a lot of the same people I knew against electric cars and made these points also now seem to be ok with AI

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 18/06/2026

I’ll be working on some content covering cutting the cable and using Antenna TV and optimizing it based on my amateur radio knowledge. Filtered, split, and even going to able to stream to all my TV’s. I am enjoying free local TV and news. #antennaTV #TV #Radio #technology #antenna

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 16/06/2026

Hands on with CrowdStrike Crowdtour today with their “Secure AI Everywhere” track. Like I say you learn more hands on than a book or cert will teach you. #Cybersecurity #Crowdstrike #Crowdtour #technology

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ChiefGyk3D @chiefgyk3d.com · 16/06/2026

And AI, AI, AI… I am so sick of AI talks from youuuuu. Seriously, every cybersecurity conference and every vendor this year acts like nothing exists outside of AI. Some of y’all seem physically incapable of shutting up about it for even five minutes. #Cybersecurity #AI #Technology

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