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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Love your cat! And Starfield of course. 👏🐈

Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Good advice: One teammate told him encouragingly: “Nobody minds if you ask a question, just as long as you’ve researched it enough and clearly put in the effort to find the answer on your own.” Showstopper: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT by G. Pascal Zachary

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Do you expect them to be sued into oblivion?

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Every year on this day, I watch this brilliant music video and celebrate one of the greatest achievements of our civilization. youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI?...

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Public Service Broadcasting - Go!

YouTube video by PSBHQVEVO

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hi to Visi. Say hi to Craig for me! We worked together at GE.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Congressman Elihu B. Washburne wrote this in a letter to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War Vicksburg campaign in May 1863.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Starfield had an awesome launch. It was the number one game on TrueAchievements Xbox top 40 for 6 straight weeks, then was in the top 40 for 62 of 65 weeks.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I’m surprised it’s not more!

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Love to hear it! My favorite game.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Ergo, I find your opinion hilarious. 😂

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

"Those two words which the writer set together have produced an effect which will never die, as long as [people] can read with understanding." - Shelby Foote, The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Do you see that crescent at the far right of the image? That’s US! The larger crescent in the middle is the moon, and the left is the Artemis II mission spacecraft.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Just one more point: prior to APT1, no one would say “China” because we all feared being accused of disclosing classified info. Today it’s a different concern.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is how it was from the 1990s until 2013 when we dropped the APT1 report.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

US Grant handled his own business.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I’ve always loved this Star Wars comic cover by Dave Dorman, from Dark Empire 4, June 1992.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I agree with Shelby Foote. He was the author of a massive history of the Civil War and one of the “stars” of Ken Burns’ brilliant documentary.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

“Will the future be more secure? It'll be just as insecure as it possibly can, while still continuing to function. Just like it is today.” -Marcus Ranum, 2007, as cited by TaoSecurity Blog, 2007, and repeated in The Best of TaoSecurity Blog Volume 3, 2020.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I hope someone at Dark Horse notices my reply and fixes it. 😄 Did you get the book too?

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Love the game and book, but I noticed you misspelled Istvan Pely as “Pley” in the Library of Congress data.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Will the fact that China has an independent Cyber Force (as of 2024 apparently) finally force the US to implement its own independent Cyber Force? This pic is from the WSJ, from the parade in Beijing.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This amazing Branch Education video on EUV Lithography shows that chip making is probably the most technologically advanced process humankind has ever made. youtu.be/B2482h_TNwg?...

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How does EUV Lithography Work? Inside the Most Advanced Machine Ever Made 🛠️⚙️🤯

YouTube video by Branch Education

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The 3323 km long border between India and Pakistan is visible at night from space, due to the 150,000 flood lights installed by India. Source: Hydaspes 326 BC: The Limit of Alexander the Great’s Conquests, Nic Fields, Marco Capparoni, Osprey, 2023.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Every year on this day I watch two videos. The first is the recording of the Apollo 11 descent. youtu.be/xc1SzgGhMKc?... The second is the song Go by Public Service Broadcasting about the landing. youtu.be/xc1SzgGhMKc?...

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Apollo 11: The Complete Descent

YouTube video by Apollo 11 - Apollo Flight Journal

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I’m so happy this show is back with a new season 3! It’s been fifteen years since the last new episode. “Welcome to Earth, population zero.” 😂 www.history.com/shows/life-a...

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Happy Independence Day. Do yourself a favor and watch Johnny Cash recite his Ragged Old Flag. I was in the audience for this in 1993, with my Georgetown summer program classmates, just prior to my senior year at the Air Force Academy. youtu.be/Vgpp0V7sDbE?...

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Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag

YouTube video by L. R. Lewis

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Thanks for your reporting. Do you know if this sci-fi MMO had anything to do with Starfield?

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Happy birthday Ulysses S Grant, born this day in 1822 as Hiram Ulysses Grant. He adopted the name US Grant because his Congressional rep provided incorrect info to West Point. His classmates saw US on his paperwork and nicknamed him Sam, from Uncle Sam.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Is the point also that the Chinese don’t have a strong social safety net? Because that’s the reality. 🤦‍♂️ www.hudson.org/economics/ho...

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How Weakness in the Social Safety Net Undermines the Political Compact in China

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

@stephankesting.bsky.social great interview with Tyson Larone. Heard your offer to buy Rise and Fall for anyone who can’t afford Kindle version. LMK if you had any takers. I will fund the first $100 you spend. Can send $ online.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Mrs B just became a member after reading this too. I think this could be a big win for them.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Oh I agree. I was just sharing some data. My numbers don’t justify a $100 base price. I like keeping an inflation adjusted price or lower, and having higher tiers for those who want to splurge.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I 💯 get the concern about wage stagnation. However, we’re talking about completely disposable income here, not housing, clothing, transportation, medical care, etc.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

FWIW… GTA 3 was $50 in Oct 2001, or $89 today. GTA 4 was $60 in April 2008, or $88 today. GTA 5 was $60 in Sep 2013, or $81 today. You could charge $80 and still be below all inflation adjusted prices.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Happy birthday TaoSecurity Blog, born on this day in 2003!The best way to digest the key lessons from the site is to browse my four volume Best of TaoSecurity Blog book series. amzn.to/4h6Lqlb #ad Each is a theme-centric collection of posts w/new commentary for each entry. taosecurity.blogspot.com

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I love how the covers of the original Star Wars movie adaptation played loose and fast with the actual plot. This is issue 6, wrapping up the movie.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

How about that? 1111 straight days reading in the Kindle, which is a little more than 3 years. I’d have over 6 years if not for some Kindle snafu 1111 days ago that caused me to have to start my streak again. 😆

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

It’s good. It’s like Star Wars meets ET.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Are you watching SC too? I was skeptical before watching but now I love it.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I love Silo. I still need to start season 2.

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Richard Bejtlich @taosecurity.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

My @nhlbruins played their first game 100 years ago today. Here’s to another 100 years!

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