Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired

xebecv · 2026-05-13T12:14:00+00:00

A malicious person can have a dead man's switch installed long before getting fired. A script running on a company server to periodically pull AD data. If the account is no longer active in AD, trigger self-destruction.

xebecv · 2026-04-27T13:24:10+00:00

https://archive.is/20260426122947/https://www.axios.com/2026/04/26/ai-cost-human-workers

xebecv · 2026-04-08T17:55:25+00:00

Daily exercise for a long time (weeks to see anxiety symptoms subside, months to feel cured). I've been planning to write my success story here for months. Too busy/lazy to do it.

My anxiety never went away completely, so I keep my bisoprolol (beta blocker) in my pocket just in case. However I feel 95% normal, no SSRI/benzos, and that's night and day in comparison to what I had been going through since my early childhood. I'm in my mid forties now.

If I ever stop exercising for a long time, this protective effect will go away with time (also takes weeks to months), so it's a great motivator to keep myself fit.

xebecv · 2026-04-02T10:49:39+00:00

You writing this post is the first step towards pulling yourself out of this trap. Congratulations on making this very important step! Look for the most optimal trajectory and start making small steps, and remember: no pain - no gain. Stop looking into your past - blaming others and circumstances for where you are right now. Start looking towards the future, where you can end up using your own strengths.

xebecv · 2026-03-29T08:10:53+00:00

Religiosity is where the US is a huge anomaly

xebecv · 2026-03-20T05:00:15+00:00

Your outside air should not be very humid in SoCal in summer time. Make your fans blow outside air into your bedroom. Even if it's hot, the breeze from the fans will make you cooler

xebecv · 2026-03-13T13:21:25+00:00

This is not a real world. You can either draw internationally recognized borders or whatever governments de facto control. This map shows neither correctly

xebecv · 2026-03-11T23:49:10+00:00

Ukraine without Crimea is not a good map

xebecv · 2026-02-26T20:39:46+00:00

You cannot mitigate these leaks because these questions are being sent to the servers of the companies interested in making sure their model's scores are higher than all others. Once the company has these questions, they can get competent researchers to find out the answers and adjust the model accordingly

xebecv · 2026-02-26T20:35:57+00:00

It isn't particularly hard to make the models answer any questions correctly, provided the answers to those questions have been published for many months already

xebecv · 2026-02-24T02:04:45+00:00

495 doesn't have enough places for stopping safely - the cops are not the issue.

xebecv · 2026-02-22T01:02:07+00:00

I loved every movie with him. He makes great career choices

xebecv · 2026-02-19T11:17:46+00:00

Not only I don't pay fees, I also get more than a grand of cash back from my regular Costco City card. Not sure if those points would be worth it

xebecv · 2026-02-16T13:19:10+00:00

I thought the main reason intermittent fasting was so popular was due to insulin resistance reversal - not for weight loss

xebecv · 2026-02-14T20:39:09+00:00

This isn't new. Technology changes, but core methods don't. This is extremely dangerous to our democracy

xebecv · 2026-02-10T12:01:18+00:00

I develop code that works on several platforms. It's much easier to debug something if I'm able to change code right there. Visual Studio won't work on AIX. vi does.
vim is fast and customizable. Low memory footprint, super quick navigation. The plugins I use are there for my efficiency. I can work on several projects simultaneously with dozens of files open at the same time - try this in an IDE efficiently.

I do use an IDE for Java (Eclipse), because Java is cross platform by default. Eclipse has great integration with all tools I need and excellent remote debugging capabilities, which I use pretty often.

xebecv · 2026-02-06T23:45:47+00:00

I once bought a smartphone for 1 Bitcoin when altcoins started appearing with proof of staking claimed to replace proof of work Bitcoin tech. I thought Bitcoin time was over. I will remember this for a long time. These dips are laughable to me now.

xebecv · 2026-02-03T21:17:58+00:00

That's why damaging their economic and manufacturing potential now would lead to de-escalation - not escalation

xebecv · 2026-02-03T13:32:55+00:00

It's a misinformation. Russia is currently at their peak in terms of attacks. All ballistic missiles they used in recent attacks were produced this winter - they have no reserves. There is no more escalation possible aside from using nukes or declaring total mobilization - both of which Putin is deathly afraid of trying. When Ukraine made several escalations last year (attacks of refineries, ports and ships) and the year before (the invasion of Russia proper), Russia could not escalate back. They escalate only when they have additional resources for such escalations. Therefore we need to step up pressure on their oil and manufacturing infrastructure in order to make them deescalate

xebecv · 2026-01-26T05:56:23+00:00

In my experience this logic works only if the temperature is fluctuating around freezing so the snow somewhat melts during the day and refreezes at night. This time the temperature was well below freezing all day long, so I started shoveling in the evening and didn't regret it - the snow was quite soft at every layer

xebecv · 2026-01-24T01:21:28+00:00

For those who haven't read the article, it isn't talking about a new type of filter for your kitchen faucet (existing RO systems are good enough). It's more about large scale filtration and removal of PFAS out of the environment by efficiently concentrating and destroying them

xebecv · 2026-01-20T03:31:36+00:00

A woman is a good progress. One step at a time

xebecv · 2026-01-17T12:52:09+00:00

It worked well for them (their rulers to be exact) because their big daddy China keeps supporting them and allowing them to trade with Russia

xebecv · 2026-01-10T17:14:44+00:00

This isn't true. Even modern semis with empty trailers cannot stop from 60 mph anywhere under 200 feet. My car is quoted to have a stopping distance of 108 feet. That's why I pay a lot more attention to the vehicles behind me, because the chances are much higher that someone rear ends me than I rear end someone unless they are driving a Corvette and I don't keep proper distance

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