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Simple NomadTypical start to the day, this will last until late morning, then there’s the pre-lunch tea. Review of overnight logs, work and personal email, and work chores await.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tea</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/SecuriTea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecuriTea</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a>

Simple NomadI've been told I've done some weird things to understand different perspectives. Yes, this goes really beyond the political left and right things, and into some very strange places.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacker</a> <a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2025/2/7/edge-case" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2025/2/7/edge-case</a>

Simple NomadWhile this blog post is from 2022 (after Roe v Wade was overturned) it is quite relevant to today - especially in light of current events and various protests. So I'm sharing it again. Normally I'd say "enjoy" but frankly it's sad I had to write it at all. Basically it is paranoid tips and tricks to avoid being digitally tracked by The Man.<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2022/6/28/digital-tracking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2022/6/28/digital-tracking</a><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Simple NomadNow if I were someone in China, say in the PRC, I might be inspired to short a bunch of Nvidia stock and then convince an AI company that the PRC funded to exaggerate the low cost level needed to train a really good LLM - you know, to mess with America plus make myself and the PRC slightly better off financially. But I'm sure nothing like that is ever possible.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/deepseek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deepseek</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nvidia</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

Simple NomadBlog post from earlier today, some experiences with AI-assisted programming that some might find interesting.<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2025/1/23/using-ai-code-generation-securely" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2025/1/23/using-ai-code-generation-securely</a><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

Simple NomadNerd alert. Bask in the glory of my public servers in the rack. Exciting stuff! ...well for me anyway...<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/OldManYellsAtMinimalUseOfClouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OldManYellsAtMinimalUseOfClouds</a><a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2025/1/6/network-revamp-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2025/1/6/network-revamp-2025</a>

Simple NomadA noisy suburban day. Early this morning at the Bell Helicopter test place it was flight testing, plus the usual traffic from a busy nearby regional airport, plenty of planes heading to and from DFW, and it seems an hourly run from the extremely nearby fire station - all adding up to more noise than normal.I'm head down in a ton of work today, but this seems to be even more noise than I am used to.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/AllRemote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AllRemote</a>

Simple NomadSome people in <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> think that the worse thing about the holidays is showing up for a family event and having to be the family tech support. However, in a lot of my family - including extended family - there is a smattering of <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerd</a> and <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> aware folk, so the worse thing about family gatherings is probably the non-techies having to listen to us nerds go on and on about something obscure and drenched in acronyms. And they've learned not to ask what we're talking about, because we will answer their question most thoroughly.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

Simple NomadGood lord I am glad my day is drawing to a close. Did I get everything done I wanted to do? No. But considering I started the week feeling sick, I am glad I got at least caught up with a few things checked off the list. Sorry world, you're not fully secure yet.I did get the all-important liquid christening of the day completed. Love my <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/FridayChaiDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FridayChaiDay</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

Simple NomadI'm not claiming to have an "answer" to the situation reported on by <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@briankrebs</a> and others (<a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/</a>) but a few years ago I published a couple of blog posts that seem relevant. The idea is that while you cannot avoid creating a digital footprint when carrying a phone, you can create a second footprint not attributable to you in case you want to go get an abortion or attend a mosque or a pro-LGBTQ event and not have a goverment or anyone else spy on you digitally.From 2021 - Hacker Burner Phone (<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2021/5/20/hacker-burner-phone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2021/5/20/hacker-burner-phone</a>) From 2022 - Digital Tracking (<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2022/6/28/digital-tracking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2022/6/28/digital-tracking</a>)<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

Simple NomadHow am I enjoying my three day weekend? Well, I'm coding. Also, I'm loving it.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerd</a>

Simple NomadI recently deployed Wireguard, and have a blog post about it. It's more of a "real world" blog post than instructional, but I do enclose details about what I did and how I did it.<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/5/14/installing-wireguard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/5/14/installing-wireguard</a><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacker</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/OldManYellsAtCloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OldManYellsAtCloudflare</a>

Simple NomadHmm. People are speculating on the nation state that’s behind the <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/xzbackdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xzbackdoor</a> and seem to be taking a decidedly Western perspective on this. The suspected threat actors they’re naming are typically Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.Folks, I just want to point out that you shouldn’t exclude UK, Israel, France, USA, and many others who are more than capable of this as well. And yes, this could have also been some black hat or even a commercial spyware shop doing this to later sell to the highest bidder.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/xz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xz</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#threatintel</a>

Simple NomadOkay this isn't an unpopular opinion as much as it is a realistic one as far as I am concerned. It involves <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/xz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xz</a> and the person/persons behind it. For simplicity's sake in explaining, assume just a person.They have a really high skill level, they were not working on xz constantly, but sporadically. You know, like a contributor doing this in their spare time would, with a few bursts of activity. Someone at that level of skill certainly is not just doing this, I would strongly suspect they have other "projects" they are working. Some have probably been completed, some are probably still in progress. I cannot imagine this being an isolated incident.I also cannot imagine this being a single "technique", as it were. Another project might include committing code that actually solved a problem but introduces a tiny conditional security flaw, just waiting for an additional tiny security flaw to make the whole thing "work".I could also imagine this person could have a day job as a contractor or even a full remote employee writing their little "projects" for closed-source applications that may or may not involve something security or infrastructure related.Or all of the above. Yes this is a mess of unknown unknowns, but this is the type of things I think about. I've been considering them for ages, the whole xz thing has simply given me a reason to publicly pontificate.<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

The 500 Hats of LambdaCalculusStopped at a bar in the Sprawl for a bit to tie a couple on.The bar has QR code stickers on the napkin holders along the bar that take patrons to the food menu.Had to explain to the bartender that this is a vulnerable spot for these codes, and someone could, if they wanted to, slap another sticker over this one with a QR code that can either lead to a harmless prank, or worse, malware.They thanked me and asked how I know this stuff. Told them I'm a hacker; this is the kind of shit we would either do or fight against. Got their attention pretty quickly and they asked me so many things.I may be chaotic, but deep down I know I'm good. <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/hackerlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hackerlife</a>

Simple NomadBeing <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/FridayChaiDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FridayChaiDay</a> I’m ready to go and finish off the work day. <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

Simple NomadA blog post about why I self host, because, well, you all have seen the Internet, right?<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/1/30/why-i-self-host" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/1/30/why-i-self-host</a><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacker</a>

Simple NomadIt is satisfying when a non-tech friend who says I am an overly paranoid nut at times sends me a link with a note that says "OMG you were right!" Then I realize that I really wish I was wrong.<a href="https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/111823443263138284" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/111823443263138284</a><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/paranoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paranoid</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/nsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsa</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/OldManYellsIntoVoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OldManYellsIntoVoid</a>

Simple NomadWhat do you call it when you have automation that does daily upgrade checks on your servers but you still run <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/ansible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ansible</a> jobs manually *at least* daily that do the exact same thing?<a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/Paranoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paranoid</a>

Simple NomadBusy day today, which is good for getting through the tedium. However as a result I meant to post this much earlier today and have only gotten around to it now. More tales from yesteryear involving a bit of corporate spying. Tame but entertaining.<a href="https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/1/9/tales-from-the-past-i-spy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2024/1/9/tales-from-the-past-i-spy</a><a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacker</a> <a href="https://rigor-mortis.nmrc.org/tags/HackerLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerLife</a>

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