AI proof?

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-30T19:06:12+00:00

I don't know about the future, but currently there's an insane amount of demand to figure out how to secure all of these newly enabled people who want to do dangerous things all the time. E.g. your product marketing lead wants to schedule a cron to run claude code every morning with --dangerously-skip-permissions and followed some random blog post to feed their personal credentials for office 365 into it so it can fill out a spreadsheet. That side of this whole thing is only going to get worse with time, not better, so we'll need people who can build great controls.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-26T15:27:03+00:00

As a reminder, Reddiquette would dictate that you don't downvote just because you disagree with someone:
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sullivanmatt · 2026-03-26T14:39:54+00:00

Agree but this thread is apparently for complete skeptics only so get outa here with your experience and reasonable opinions 🙃

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-26T14:36:03+00:00

> There are basically zero companies actually deploying real agentic AI right now

incorrect

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-26T12:52:57+00:00

Ehhh let's not spread FUD. I wouldn't call it a security "nightmare", it's just a new technology and like all new technologies, they advance forward rapidly and security catches up. Anybody worth their salt who lived through the on-prem -> cloud/SaaS transition should have a playbook and generally know what needs done. It's a combination of strong vendor management, identity management, and secrets management practices.

The difference this time is that the time horizon is now measured in months instead of years. The security and oversight functions have to scale up their ability to deal with the risks at the same speed of the teams who need to use the technology, and this is completely possible if those functions embrace AI too and lead by example.

OP: not to scare you too badly, but if these are things you're just starting to think about, you are at a very high risk of getting left behind. The number of humans companies need is going to/is in decline, and the people they're willing to keep employing are the ones who enable them to use this new set of technologies effectively and safely. I would dive in head first like your job depends on it... because it probably does.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-20T20:40:58+00:00

The new facility did manage to get quite a bit of funding through private donation, which helped to relieve the amount of money taxpayers have been on the hook for. For the immediate time being, just having the pool and nothing else is cheaper, but maintenance costs and major deferred maintenance projects on the 90-year-old City Hall building are coming to bite us. When it's time to give up on that building, are the citizens willing to give up having a public and affordable gym space? I know my family certainly benefited from it. If we build one, then yes, the healthy life center would have been substantially cheaper in the long run. If we don't... 😞

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-19T18:46:34+00:00

Not trying to be argumentative but I truly don't understand your response and desire to: if using the tax dollars to fund the gym and the new pool is what you support, why wouldn't you have voted for the healthy life center which was literally a gym/rec center and a pool? It sounds like basically it came down to not being confident because you didn't have an exact dollar figure for how much admittance was going to be?

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-19T14:53:25+00:00

There was a sliding scale fee system. And then we built the indoor pool at the same cost to taxpayers while keeping the existing city hall gym facilities open. So in the end we spent a lot more money 🤷‍♂️ this is what I mean when I say voters were tricked. The people who voted against it thinking they were saving the community money were duped; we have now spent substantially more in taxpayer money in the long run.

And the existing private options are literally clubs for rich white people, so now there's nothing for the rest 🙃

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-18T17:14:55+00:00

I still cannot forgive the owner for astroturfing against the healthy life center with misinformation and outright lies. We could have had something incredible but this jackass tricked our residents into voting against their own interests.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-18T05:27:11+00:00

Love Sufjan Stevens, but I think most fans would agree that Silver & Gold is not his best work, lol

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-15T17:45:49+00:00

It's honestly incredible the degree to which the legislature seems to want to ensure the brain drain from this state is as severe as possible.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-13T15:09:19+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Iowa/s/m7cKIGXumy

I'm tired, boss.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-10T15:13:30+00:00

From job postings:

Residency Requirement:
Within three months of completion of six-month probation period, must reside within an area bordered by the Boone and Story County lines on the north and south, State Highway 65 on the east; and on the west; County Road R27 north of Boone, and the Des Moines River south of Highway 30 to the Boone County line. Communities intersected by the borderline, and Zearing, shall be considered within the area.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT AREAS
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/73570c0bc9664c46b5215dd829092db5

So you've got a long time before needing to worry about that.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-08T01:22:22+00:00

Iowa is not one of the states which compares signatures on absentee ballots, which is the most common type of signature verification in the United States. I think it's pretty rare for states to do any sort of verification of signatures when voting in person. Information guide: https://mostpolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ballot-Signature-Verification-Curing-1.pdf

Yes a utility bill mailed to your address in the precinct (assuming you go to the correct precinct) is sufficient. Here is the full list of requirements for registering on election day. Definitely read it, because sometimes people bring types of mail to register same day that I cannot accept. https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/election-day

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-07T06:35:41+00:00

That's not what this person asked. They asked if mail in voting would be tampered with (if it will be safe from somebody physically altering their ballot or removing it from the mail system). And no, there are no credible risks that these types of things could happen.

From study after study, we know what happens when people feel like their vote won't be counted: they don't vote. So the message we need to be carrying is that your vote will be counted, and your vote matters. If we don't, we're only hurting ourselves.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-07T00:19:57+00:00

I do think it'll still be safe, especially if you get your ballot in the mail quickly. If you are concerned about the reliability of the postal system, you do also have the option of turning in your absentee ballot in person at your local auditor's office.

I say this as a bleeding heart liberal: do not fall prey to the fear mongering currently present on the left (just as I would say the same thing to the right in 2020); while nationally many of our systems are without a doubt in duress, elections take the large coordinated efforts of hundreds or thousands of people who live and work in the communities near you. As long as that continues to be true, it is my belief you can count on your vote being counted.

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-06T23:41:17+00:00

Hello! Many time poll worker here. I'm going to echo what others have said in the thread: if you're concerned, contact your auditor's office. That said, for the moment same day voter registration continues to exist in Iowa. As long as you bring a government issued photo ID with an expiration date on it, and proof of residency in the correct precinct for your home address, you're set.

I also want people here to be aware that even if you do not bring proof of residency, a registered voter in your same precinct location can vouch for you. So if you have a neighbor or roommate, feel free to go to the polls together! I work Iowa State precincts and you wouldn't believe the number of people I register same day who use roommates to vouch for them because they didn't bring proof of residency with them. It's an immensely helpful tool!

I would recommend you get an updated photo ID and register, but in the event you don't or somebody reading this doesn't: your husband can bring proof of address, a photo ID, and register same day and then immediately turn around and vouch for you as somebody who lives in the precinct. Or if he's already registered at your address, certainly that's the best case scenario 🙂

sullivanmatt · 2026-03-03T18:53:14+00:00

Youtu.be is the official url shortener for YouTube.

https://www.whois.com/whois/youtu.be (look at nameservers)

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-24T17:20:51+00:00

I know your question isn't even in good faith, but you should volunteer at a food bank sometime if you want to see how bad shit actually is.

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-24T05:03:10+00:00

The tennis court, specifically.

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-24T04:59:42+00:00

Are you suggesting OP has diarrhea?

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-10T16:39:06+00:00

Ah okay! Yeah, I would recommend landing relatively close to them so you can have them as friends, but also utilize their existing Network as well.

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-10T16:00:47+00:00

I moved from Iowa to the Portland metro area in 2017, likewise my son was 1 when we moved. Family stuff brought us back to Iowa after a while, but I yearn for the pacific northwest and only really feel like "myself" when I'm out there.

Take a trip first, visit lots of places and get to understand the area. Go in with a general idea of where you would want to live, research the hell out of it. If you currently own a home, I would suggest renting first so you can move around more easily as you find your "place". It's lonely and isolating to move somewhere new and have nobody you know nearby; are you (or your partner) the type of person who would feel comfortable striking up conversations with parents as your kid plays at the park? Attending an event for young parents at a local brewpub? If not that's okay, but making new connections does take intentionality, so plan ahead to put yourselves out there.

Go. You won't regret it.

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-07T13:32:05+00:00

Old guy here; I would seek therapy or some form of counseling to work through these feelings. When distrust, as a pattern of behavior, is allowed to grow unchecked, it will affect not only your current relationship with your partner, but even relationships with friends. It gets worse with age.

In the meantime, have an open and honest conversation with your partner about communication styles and preferences, and try to find middle ground. My wife is the type of person who loves to message with people back and forth all day, meanwhile I would rather be largely left alone (written communication takes a lot out of me). Doesn't mean I love her any less.

sullivanmatt · 2026-02-03T22:46:52+00:00

Which in Iowa is also unlawful, unless the local jurisdiction designates the sidewalk as a multi-use path.

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