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August 2, 2022

August 2, 2022

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome
"Intel’s planned microchip plant outside Columbus, Ohio, is the administration’s poster child for reviving high-tech manufacturing. But failure to allow a small number of foreign-born doctorates to stay in the U.S. could cause the effort to fizzle." politico.com/news/2022/07/3…
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1:30 PM ∙ Jul 31, 2022
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This was posted in response to a woman who is being targeted by a subreddit. It seems like good reference in general.

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Nate Norton @n0rtr0n
@shehackspurple This is awful, I'm so sorry to hear this. @IntelTechniques released a podcast episode that has some very practical advice for how to deal with this type of situation, beginning around the 17:00 mark:
soundcloud.com200-Stalking, Doxing, and Online HarassmentThis week, I offer my playbook for dealing with stalking, doxing, and online harassment, plus some privacy news and updates since the last show. Direct support for this podcast comes from sales of my
6:13 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022

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Thinkst Canary @ThinkstCanary
The 2022-Q2 issue of ThinkstScapes has just been released. For this issue, we tracked dozens of conferences, over 800 talks & ~150 blog posts. Grab your PDF copy free¹ at thinkst.com/ts (where you can listen to the audio summary too) __ ¹ Free. No reg. No paywall.
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2:52 PM ∙ Jul 29, 2022
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Matthew Garrett @mjg59
It's been years and I am still not over the "RMS and ESR are at a science fiction convention and RMS tells ESR that there's going to be an orgy in his hotel room later so ESR turns up just wearing a bathrobe but actually there is no orgy" story
2:47 AM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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unusual_whales @unusual_whales
The SEC has charged 11 individuals in $300 million crypto pyramid scheme.
4:15 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
2,364Likes275Retweets

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Jacob Silverman @SilvermanJacob
Why does this keep happening, asks only industry in which this keeps happening
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samczsun @samczsun
1/ Nomad just got drained for over $150M in one of the most chaotic hacks that Web3 has ever seen. How exactly did this happen, and what was the root cause? Allow me to take you behind the scenes 👇 https://t.co/Y7Q3fZ7ezm
12:40 AM ∙ Aug 2, 2022
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ElfMaster @ryan_elfmaster
"Shiva runtime environment: Advancing the programmability of the Linux runtime" -- Here are my slides from Toorcamp on "Shiva". A new technology for program transformation and instrumentation by linking custom ELF micro-programs.
1:10 AM ∙ Aug 2, 2022
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Kim Zetter @KimZetter
Assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri occurred at 6 am Kabul time (9:49 pm EST) on Sat July 30, says senior admin official. He was killed with two Hellfire missiles on balcony of safe house where he and family had been living since last year. No others were killed.
11:34 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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Yalda Hakim @BBCYaldaHakim
A local journalist who lives in the Kabul neighbourhood where #Zawahiri was killed, told the BBC: “Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen non-Afghan residents in our neighbourhood. They don’t speak the local languages. We don’t know who they are”
9:07 AM ∙ Aug 2, 2022
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Unrelated, here are some news stories about the US buying loads of data from Muslim apps.

US lawmakers press military over data purchases from Muslim apps

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-lawmakers-demand-answers-military-obtaining-muslim-app-data

US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/17/report-us-military-buying-location-data-on-popular-muslim-apps

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lyse doucet @bbclysedoucet
#Kabul .. this is one of two locations struck Sunday morning.. this seems to be the house where #Zawahiri was killed #AlQaeda #Afghanistan
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4:18 AM ∙ Aug 2, 2022
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(S) ███ 🌻 🇺🇦 █████████ (b)(5) @haroldsmith3rd
@thegrugq The best so far imo
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6:42 AM ∙ Aug 2, 2022
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pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” @pixelatedboat
Guy at the CIA who loves making little models: I’ve got an idea
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5:14 AM ∙ Aug 2, 2022
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Tom Van de Wiele @0xtosh
Now motion capture the 3D model with certain limitations based on how much source material they have of the target and we almost have real time #deepfakes #cyberpunk
youtu.beRealtime Facial Capture with UE5 Metahuman and Deep FakeTesting UE5 Metahuman Creator with face replacement using DeepFaceLive.Edited:Unreal Engine 5Metahuman CreatorDeepFaceLiveAdobe Premiere@Unreal Engine @Epic ...
5:29 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity
You realize people pay money by the hour for access to security training with fake misconfigured networks, right? Guess what homeslice you've got free 24/7 access to a dogshit network and it's called Your Job.
5:11 AM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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Phillip Wylie @PhillipWylie
@Jhaddix
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6:54 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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Lawfare @lawfareblog
The UK missed an opportunity to clarify its view on non-intervention in international law for peacetime offensive cyber operations & provide detail on what its own National Cyber Force does, among other things. @DrAndrewDwyer @ciaranmartinoxf:
lawfareblog.comA Frontier Without Direction? The U.K.’s Latest Position on Responsible Cyber PowerThe U.K. missed an opportunity to clarify its view on non-intervention in international law for peacetime offensive cyber operations, develop perspectives on what states can do in cyberspace, and provide detail on what its own National Cyber Force does.
11:15 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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Jessie @mommajessiec
Me, giving a historical tour of my hometown: And this building here used to be a Pizza Hut.
12:37 PM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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Chad Read @squirrel74wkgn
Me: OH MY GOD I’M BLIND Wife: *lifts up Burger King crown from covering my eyes*
8:17 PM ∙ Jun 9, 2018
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dr jodie collins @jodcoll
a yorkshire day favourite
9:43 AM ∙ Aug 1, 2022
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