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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/05/2026

"You seem to be handling everything really well, despite *gestures broadly* the state of things." "Thanks. I discovered the 24-hour Bob Ross channel on Roku."

Painter Bob Ross smiling and standing in front of an unfinished painting.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned. Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together […]

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026

Norris, Brendon, and Muller? I think the Reaper made a snap judgement to take a shot at Chuck without an objective or an exit plan for this trifecta.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026

We've been doing Know, Like, Trust in the wrong order. Driving back from a big area networking breakfast, listening to a podcast, the guest kept saying, "know, like, and trust." Over and over. But if I don't like someone, I won't get to know them. So shouldn't it be Like, Know, Trust. ❤️ 🧠 🍔

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Jeff Moss @thedarktangent.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/12/2025

Best wishes to everyone at #39c3 in Germany!

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

You’re telling me a doctor peppered this cream soda?

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2025

Marcomm Companies: With our AI-generated ads, we can target any geographic location with custom content that is virtually indistinguishable from real content. The locals won't know the difference. Maryland: a'ight, bet.

Screenshot of an AI-generated YouTube ad with a "Maryland flag" in the background. At least, the AI tried to make a Maryland flag.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2025

Fruit Snack Company: We’re out of ideas! Neurodivergent Employee: Hear me out, have you ever heard of a “picking stim?”

Shelf of gummy snacks that are called “Peelerz.”

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2025

Just read an HBR article on how to gracefully step down from your position as CEO. The chances of me ever being in that situation are low, but never zero.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2025

I just had the Nerds That Talk Good Podcast interview of my lifetime! Can anyone guess with whom?

Screenshot of a podcast recording. Joel is on the left frame and nobody is in the right frame. But there's a surfboard. ;)

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2025

When you find out who I just booked for a podcast interview next week… I am LITERALLY fan-girling right now. 😱 Subscribe to ‘Nerds That Talk Good’ wherever you get your podcasts. messagespecs.com/the-podcast

screenshot of a Google calendar booking for a podcast recording session with the guest name blacked out.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2025

Guys, I just found fourteen bottles of Dark Pashmina on the Dark Web.

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Indio Gringo ® @paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2025

The most important thing to remember about creepy weirdos is that they are unserious people.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2025

It’ll always be “Home Box Office” to me. 🥹

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DEF CON @defcon.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025

DEF CON legal update: Truth is a complete defense against defamation. The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice. We look forward to returning our full attention to the community and conference we love. We also thank […] [Original post on defcon.social]

Screen cap from the final page of the summary judgement document

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025

No, Mr. Government IT Tech Company Client, I do not think we need to “start looking at TikTok.”

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2025

Shhhhhhhhh. 🤫 It's coming...

Screenshot of an Amazon listing for my upcoming book, "Be a Nerd That Talks Good." Coming June 11, 2025.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2025

Every cardinal, deep down inside, has already chosen the name by which he would like his papacy to be known. Pope John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. #conclave

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2025

I honestly thought quicksand was going to have a bigger impact on my life than it has. If only Bugs Bunny had prepared me for "business development." 🥲

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2025

Don’t you just love it when a theme update on your website causes a fatal error, forcing you to default out to a crappy template, scramble to fix what you can, and makes you question your entire existence—the night before an 18-hour travel day, followed by a full-day of workshops, and then a […]

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2025

What’s your A1 hot take? While most focus on applications for steak, I’ll sometimes implement it with chicken. Wait. What were we talking about again?

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Lesley Carhart :unverified: @hacks4pancakes.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2025

I guess because like five of us are saying something, what was done to @krebs is an absolute injustice and a mockery of his selfless service. America no longer supports or protects critical infrastructure defenders. I hope someone else appreciates him a lot more. I know he can’t reply.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2025

Just received a professionally written biography, and book description from my publishing team, and I’m about to bust into tears. I can almost hear this being read on NPR. 😭

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2025

New glasses! It pains me to have to rebrand. But change is inevitable. I’ll still be The Nerd That Talks Good, and always here to help you and your team talk good-er.

joel wearing a new pair of eyeglasses. They are the same as his old ones, but these are yellow.

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random stranger @kyonshi.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2025

@operationpuppet sigh. The problem is that a lot of cyberpunk fanboys think the point of cyberpunk is the oppressive dystopia and not the fight against it

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2025

You know that casual convention “friend” you see once or twice a year, but you’re really close with when you do hang out? Reach out and tell them you love them. Because they may not make it to convention season this year. 🥺

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2025

Describe, in single words, only the good things that come into your mind when you think about your mother.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2025

All I'm going to say after watching the #Severance finale is that the #lumon "vending machine" influencer promos over the past week were...*chef's kiss* I coulda used that candle this week, though. #SmallBusinessOwner #TaxSeason #HelpMyOutie

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2025

My wife pointed at the laundry hamper this evening and shouted, “Was ist das!?” I asked her since when did she know German. She said it was so she could really yell at me when I put the lights in the dark bin.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025

My kid has become obsessed with Helldivers. So tonight’s family movie? Starship Troopers. #GeekDad

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025

I think people greatly underestimate the level of coordination necessary to maintain a circus and monkeys.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025

“My feet are not Costco feet.” - My wife.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025

Remember remember the Ides of March…vember?

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2025

post your favorite pokemon. wrong answers only

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2025

If your website includes "Build. Transform. Lead." or "Create. Connect. Succeed.," I have some bad news… That’s just "Live. Laugh. Love." for the enterprise. Three-verb taglines sound powerful, but they rarely say anything real. They’re placeholders. They're safe, familiar, and ... forgettable.

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Nerd That Talks Good @jetsm00th.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2025

Do you listen to your podcasts on 1.75x speed like me, or are you normal?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Seems like a pretty important detail

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