Drove 7.5 hours from PA to IN today, and my folks thought I would be interested in immediately getting back in the car to go out for dinner. Lol no.

“Here A.S.P.C.A. men have to chisel out a couple of bricks to save a kitten.” From the book Cats Cats Cats Cats Cats Cats by John R. Gilbert, 1961.

There is a persistent bug in #USPS
package #tracking that means something will show as arriving today despite still being in transit and not yet prepped for or out for delivery.

20 December 2024 by
9:00pm
And it will show that until 9pm and then suddenly it will update and say tomorrow

Ich freue mich nicht wirklich auf die Zukunft. Wenn der Weihnachtsmann mit dem ohrenbetäubenden Lärm eines Flugtaxis anrückt, einen Teil der auszuliefernden Geschenke zur Deckung der Betriebskosten für sich behalten muss und die Rentiere bei Tönnies ihr Ende finden, dann ist das alles andere als schön. Aber das muss ja nicht so kommen.

GuteNacht 😴

https://www.europesays.com/1704083/ Cestovné vo vlakoch sa zvýši, dôvodom je podľa ministerstva DPH. #slovakia

Jagmeet Singh, a key ally of Justin #Trudeau, abandoned his support for the prime minister and vowed to bring down Trudeau's government, saying he had failed #Canada — NYT

https://www.europesays.com/1704081/ ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS einig über Konsolidierungspfad #austria

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi and her husband appear to have used unreported $28 million in Covid pandemic grants to make their personal investments in a hotel profit, per RealClearInvestigations.

The two of its investors in the Auberge du Soleil, a five-star hillside hotel and spa.… https://t.co/JMQY72TvrH

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

El Salvador violated a woman's rights after denying her an abortion in 2013 despite doctors' calls to terminate her high-risk pregnancy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights said on Friday.

The case of Beatriz became a symbol of El Salvador's blanket ban on abortion.

#OtD 20 Dec 1969 the funeral of Giuseppe Pinelli took place in Milan, Italy. The funeral was a mass demonstration in protest at the police murder of the anarchist rail worker as part of the strategy of tension https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12665/giuseppe-pinelli-funeral

https://www.europesays.com/1704079/ Go to Tinder they said, it will be fun they said (part 2) #slovenia

NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is helping the Artemis Generation learn how to power space dreams with an interactive exhibit at INFINITY Science Center. The engine test simulator exhibit at the official visitor center of NASA Stennis provides the chance to experience the thrill of being a NASA test engineer by […]

Es ist schon witzig wenn ich @metaphil in einer Telegramgruppe sehe ;)

2024 is the year that Netflix, drunk with power, decided to make a romcom about a woman who falls in love with a literal snowman who transforms via the magic of Christmas, into a mid-looking shirtless himbo with four and a half braincells.

Time to relax...

Man, picking profile pics is so hard. Hello Mastodon! I like talking about security, ML, data/software engineering, plants, birds, and nature.

Handwriting activates broader brain networks than typing, study shows
https://www.psypost.org/handwriting-activates-broader-brain-networks-than-typing-study-shows/

Babby is two. TWO.

How the fuck did that happen?

https://www.europesays.com/1704077/ Danas i sutra povodom Dana žalosti humoristične objave neće biti dozvoljene #croatia

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-american-oligarchy-is-out-of?r=fyvv4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Robert Reich
The American oligarchy is back, and it’s out of control

It’s the third time in the nation’s history that a small group of hyper-wealthy people have gained political power over the rest of us. Here’s what we must do.

Robert Reich
Dec 20, 2024

Anna is one of the best researchers on money in politics and political influence that I know. She’s done fantastic work at OpenSecrets & is now launching a newsletter that I predict will become a must-read in 2025: InfluenceBrief.com As she says, transparency has never been more critical. Please consider subscribing.

I want to invent a currency that has a coin worth 1/3rd of a dollar, just to punish programmers

https://www.europesays.com/1704075/ Woman requests transfer due to ‘paranormal activity’ in new council house after tables and chairs allegedly move #ireland

#Bluesky #disinformation #InformationWarfare #ContentModeration

'Experts on cybersecurity and online foreign influence campaigns are urging social media company Bluesky, whose app has exploded in popularity in recent weeks, to step up moderation to counter potential state-sponsored influence efforts.'

https://www.voanews.com/a/bluesky-could-become-target-of-foreign-disinformation-experts-warn/7906626.html

Everyone knows about Santa Claus, but have you heard of Wangkarnal the Christmas crow?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-21/wangkarnal-christmas-crow-bush-community-tradition/104737088

French diplomacy is, above all, extremely French

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/20/europe/macron-cyclone-mayotte-french-swear/index.html

https://www.europesays.com/1704071/ Swiss government wants a regulated drone ‘highway’ #switzerland

🍲💖 Winter season means eating Hotpot with friends 🍲💖 I finally finished this! #art #OCsky #originalcharacter

https://www.europesays.com/1704069/ Каква стойност имат тези часовници? #bulgaria

Friend: Thinking of getting some Koi for my pond in the garden

Me: Cool. Did you know that Koi should always be bought in groups of 4.

Friend: Really, Why?

Me: It's a self preservation thing, they'll sacrifice one of their own to protect the group.

Friend: I've never heard of that and I've been researching them for weeks.

Me: Yeah, if the group is attacked Koi's A, B & C will scatter and leave the remaining one behind.

Friend: Hmmmm

Friend (2 mins later): D Koi... Fucking D Koi... you bastard.

Well, after a dreary mix of rain and sleet all day, it's finally snowing. I'm very happy I do not need to go anywhere this evening. Or tomorrow, for that matter. We're not supposed to get any real accumulation, but it's pretty watching it come down.
#Today

OK, I'll bite, because (as recently determined) my search-foo, and most search engines today, is/are rubbish.

But why oh why do astronomers refer to literally everything heavier then Helium as 'metals'?!

Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/elon-musk-is-becoming-a-one-man-rogue-state-its-time-we-reined-him-in

We CISOs need to do a better job of networking with folks in sales, marketing, finance, and other business communities, however, just getting out there and networking is so very important.

I just had a lovely chat with a friend of a venture capitalist who I had met at an event. The person I chatted with is putting me in touch with her network, in the hopes that I might find a full time position through her network.

Even networking with our peers can help. My current part time role at Forge Path (an excellent firm by the way) came because I gave a talk at Secure World that impressed folks. One of them ran into me at an after hours dinner, found out I was in the market for a new situation and recommended me to Forge Path.

So, that invite from that vendor for dinner or drinks? Go. Meet folks. Join the CISO Society. Join the ISSA. Join the CISO Executive Network. Etc. Go to their events and meet people. Talk at ISSA meetings, talk at Secureworld, B-Sides, and other smaller conferences. If you can talk at RSA, do so.

If you get invites to events that are for CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, etc. go. Learn to talk about companies, not just about security.

Spend as much time as you can building connections. Be a resource for others so that one day they may be a resource for you.

He's one of us.

#StarWars #Superman

https://www.europesays.com/1704067/ Cine este cu adevărat în spatele campaniei lui Georgescu #romania

https://www.europesays.com/1704065/ Poland Threatens to Arrest Netanyahu for War Crimes If He Attends Holocaust Memorial Ceremony #poland

Trust me when I tell you I'm smarter than you think I am, but dumber than you thought was possible.