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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 15/07/2026

I hadn't even been back at work for 3 hours before my watch complained about an elevated heart rate 😅

Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 13/07/2026

Still dying, but dying far less. Tamiflu is a godsend. Looks like I'll be back to full health in time to head back to work 😑 Bloody typical...

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 10/07/2026

Yeah, that getting sick while on leave? Just did a RAT test. Flu A. God fucking dammit... 😑😒

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 09/07/2026

On leave - yay! Back from mini-getaway at Noosa - boo. Have internet again - yay! Got sick while on leave - boo. Getting to watch GDQ - yay! Hearing of all the folks impacted at work - HUGE fucking boo. This time of year is always filled with dread now. And I hate it. 😞

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 04/07/2026

For the folks at BSides Brisbane - hope you all have a blast and sorry I can't be there with you this year! Make sure you have a drink in my honour later tonight! 💜

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 03/07/2026

I'm on leave now...and I don't know what to do with myself...this is so disconcerting. O.o

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/07/2026

The moment you realise your leave lines up PERFECTLY with SGDQ, without you planning it 😏

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/07/2026

For those following along - when I got repurpled on Saturday, they didn't do an amazing job of cleaning off the excess purple (known hazard). So I had to do some cleanup at home...and I'm pretty sure I've now got friction burns on the backs of both my ears 🤣

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 30/06/2026

Last day of the FY and my brain has melted - know when you look at a word so often it no longer makes sense and just looks funny? Yeah... there's now a bunch of words like that for me. Brain recognises all the letters but the words just look...*WEIRD*.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 30/06/2026

Because nothing says "exciting" like reviewing changes to the Essential 8 😅 No, really...this is what my entire day is going to be today...send coffee and chocolate.

itnews.com.au

ASD to retire Essential Eight cyber security framework within next two years

Its replacement reflects a changing reality for security teams.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 29/06/2026

I couldn't help myself - but as an Aussie, who's kiddo grew up on Bluey when it first came out, I HAD TO HAVE THIS SET! (It's this one - www.lego.com/en-au/p...)

An image of the Heeler family - Bingo, Bandit, Chilli and Bluey - built out of Lego, from set #11217

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

One thing I think is that fun little word games should just fuck with you sometimes.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 27/06/2026

Such purple. So shiny. 💜😍✨

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 27/06/2026

Today is a good day. Why, you ask? Today is... THE REPURPLING! 💜 For those new to the repurpling, this is when all my ✨sparkles✨ (aka insane grey regrowth) is brought into the purple fold. Stay tuned for results!

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

I feel everyone needs to marvel at the gloriousness of Miss Rosalina aka Rosie the Gremlin. All beauty, zero brains, savage as fuck. Do not let the prettiness fool you - she WILL eat your face.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 26/06/2026

Super proud mum moment today - attending kiddos sports day (laptop in hand, so I could still get work done!) and seeing kiddo come second in her 200m heat...and then FIRST in her 100m heat, and make the finals. So bloody proud! 🥹🥰💜

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 25/06/2026

money can't buy happiness means rich people can't shortcut to inner-peace by buying it, not that it's okay that regular people constantly have to find new ways to do with even less

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 25/06/2026

As a Lego puritan, I'm a bit conflicted...I have a non-Lego flowers set and it's really lovely and I feel so guilty! But it's so PRETTY! 😍

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 22/06/2026

Monday. 9 business days until I'm on leave...not that I'm counting or anything. >.>

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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 12/06/2026

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 17/06/2026

If someone asks me how I'm going, I'm literally just sticking with the Norwegian "Up and not crying" these days, because....look, if that's the best I can manage, I call it a win.

static.klipy.com

Dumpster Fire: I'm Fine, Everything Is Fine!

ALT: Dumpster Fire: I'm Fine, Everything Is Fine!

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 07/06/2026

Spent the day cleaning out my garage, then playing video games, and will be finishing up with a bit of Lego building. All in all, a productive Sunday!

static.klipy.com

Carbot Sorceress with Wand

ALT: Carbot Sorceress with Wand

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/06/2026

Nothing says "Good parenting" like a nastygram about the amount of Robux you've bought your kid in the last month 😅

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Jeremy Sinclair #ฺNET @sinclairinat0r.com · 22/05/2026

When I deny a request from MS Authenticator, I want to be able to attach a reason - which would then be subsequently sent back to the mf trying to sign into my account. I'd love to be able to tell them to fk off and E.A.D. Can someone make this happen pls? 🥺

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 21/05/2026

So pleased that's now done and dusted! 45 minute slot was closer to 30 😅 got through it all, but had to rush the ending 😭

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 20/05/2026

Heading down the Gold Coast as we speak for #AusCERT - speaking (Again! I know! I don't know why they keep having me back either!) tomorrow morning. Hoping folks are entertained but also take something away. I'm a big fan of giving homework!

static.klipy.com

Jenna Coleman: Do I Have Your Attention?

ALT: Jenna Coleman: Do I Have Your Attention?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 20/05/2026

If there were any expectations of any kind of accountability for anything, a security fuckup of this magnitude (a repo called “Private-CISA”!) would be a massive administration-wide scandal, inspire congressional hearings, and cost many their jobs. But her emails? krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa...

krebsonsecurity.com

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github

Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovC...

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 19/05/2026

krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa... "...noting that the commit logs in the offending GitHub account show that the CISA administrator disabled the default setting in GitHub that blocks users from publishing SSH keys or other secrets in public code repositories." I have so many words. All profane.

krebsonsecurity.com

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 09/05/2026

How bloody rude of my phone to call me out like this...

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 04/05/2026

May the 4th be with you - make Space Mum proud. 🖕

An image of Princess Leia with the following text - "Take your pills, Do self care. Live to flip off the world another day. Make space mom proud."

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Steve Syfuhs @syfuhs.net · 02/05/2026

Work in security. You learn to hate everyone.

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God @thegodshow.com · 01/05/2026

it’s always a great day to say fuck this shit

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 01/05/2026

Finally finished the storyline last night - Mephisto was a bastard to kill, died at least four times! This expansion was amazing - was so happy to see an old friend come back. The lore behind the game is so engrossing and there were so many easter eggs for long time players!

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 29/04/2026

Wanting to spark my social media presence back up, but honestly unsure where the hell to start...it's been so long! What do you lot want from me?!

media.tenor.com

a woman with braids says what do you want

ALT: a woman with braids says what do you want

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 28/04/2026

Today is taking too long. Too. Long.

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Candyce 🌊🦋💙☕️🩵 Want New Blue Connections? FOLLOW ME 😊 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 28/04/2026

Popping my head back up again to breathe. Also, my daily weather is insanely accurate yet again.

A daily forecast with the snarky text of "Today's forecast: Sunrise, sunset, and some bullshit in the middle of the day."

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 13/02/2026

I call bullshit, I'm freezing 🥶

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 15/01/2026

Someone sent me this little guy to my PO Box - and I have no idea who! But I adore him. He's so soft and he even has a name! Douglas! 🥹😍

A plush brown and white hedgehog toy, about the size of an adult palm.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 04/12/2025

My hands are beautifully clean, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 12/11/2025

Taken me a while to get around to this one - but this is a brilliant look at AI (though it is going to scare the ever-loving fuck out of you): www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9w...

youtube.com

If you remember one AI disaster, make it this one

YouTube video by AI In Context

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 12/10/2025

Back here on Bsky, having my 6 monthly existential crisis of "Is it me or is it them?" 🤦‍♀️

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Jess 'GirlGerms' Dodson @girlgerms.wtf · 29/08/2025

This floof 🥰 Her favourite spot in the world to sit, if she can't physically sit on Mr GirlGerms 😅

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