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Paul Hoffman @paulehoffman.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

"AI is inevitable." they say. Yep. I've seen this one before. It's inevitable in the way spam is inevitable. As a problem that needs solving.

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026

@peterhoneyman It would take ALL OF THAT to lose your shit over this guy? Peter, you HAVE mellowed. My rage at this guy already knows no bounds.

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

Simple question: has anyone quantified the environmental impact of a Codex token?

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026

That feeling you get after finally figuring out the flow of someone else's code and whacking it!

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

@SteveBellovin there is a wonderful performance of Los Gatos Canyon at her induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Joan Baez and friends.

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025

@peterhoneyman You've studiously avoided Switzerland. Depending on your timing and interests, we have a number of attractions, the least of which is me ;-).

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025

I wish everyone here a very happy 2026. 2025 was surely tough. My new year's resolution: find new ways to enjoy life and support my fellow human beings. Yours?

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

@SteveBellovin That misidentification can have dramatic effects. For one thing, if an individual is *not* indicated as "on board" and the plane takes off, the rest of that itinerary can be canceled, the person can be billed by the airline, and even blocked from booking further flights on that […]

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2025

Oh dear. I do seem to have sprinkled AI pixie dust on myself at work. Does anyone know how to get it off?

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2025

In an era where freedom of speech is under attack, I'd like to take this opportunity to suggest a quota on use of all CAPS words.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2025

Unfortunately, I have to say this again: US election infrastructure isn't perfect and there's still work to do to make it more secure. But there is simply no credible evidence that the 2020 election outcome was altered through technical attacks, despite exhaustive scrutiny. Shortly after the […]

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/03/2025

Well, having panned Microsoft Azure, I can now add Google to the "you suck" category as well. Having provisioned a 0.25 VPU device, I realized I was being charged for 2VPUs. 4x. Because I'm still in the trial period, I can't get any assistance. Bad news Google: we won't be together past the […]

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2025

The administration speculating on digital currencies has two pernicious effects: it props up currencies that are primarily practically used for illicit transaction (like murder for hire), and it interferes with the Fed's ability to manage monetary policy. Discuss.

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2025

@peterhoneyman How does anyone install anything with the name of "Crowdstrike" after last summer?!

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2025

@erininthemorning.com from a "president" who understands none of those qualities.

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2025

You never quite know how bad something is until you try it. I logged into Microsoft Azure to try their "free" subscription, and ended up tied to a decades old government account that I briefly used to access five documents. There was no way to detach from this account without discarding my […]

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2025

Every time someone proposes a new DNS application, this is what runs through my head... ( @jpmens @paul_ipv6 @paulehoffman )

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2025

The ultimate debugging message you want to see when prototyping: “Holy Shit! It worked!”

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Eliot Lear @eliotlear.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2025

@Nonilex "Do what I want or I'll poke myself in the eye!!" Oh Starbucks...

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