Jim Lippard
@lippard.org
I like infosec (esp. threat intelligence), history and philosophy of science and technology, skepticism. (started compsci but phil BA; phil MA to ABD; did later human/social dimensions of sci/tech; career infosec) Mastodon: http://infosec.exchange/@lippard
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What? A sudden 30% decline in national housing prices would be a sign we're in like a serious depression. After the housing bubble burst in 2006/2007, national house prices fell "only" 27% peak to trough
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH...
Housing director Bill Pulte lies his ass off: "The cost of a new home is in some cases 20%, 30% lower than it was under Biden ... President Trump was crushed inflation."
September 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
What? A sudden 30% decline in national housing prices would be a sign we're in like a serious depression. After the housing bubble burst in 2006/2007, national house prices fell "only" 27% peak to trough
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH...
Deploying AI chatbots to everyone in a company is one of the dumbest executive moves I've ever seen.
I’m increasingly of the mind that whatever productivity gains I’m getting from using AI are being eaten up by dealing with other people’s AI slop.
Then there’s the increasing lack of trust that people actually understand the work because they either didn’t read or write the material.
Then there’s the increasing lack of trust that people actually understand the work because they either didn’t read or write the material.
September 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Deploying AI chatbots to everyone in a company is one of the dumbest executive moves I've ever seen.
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Don't get your car serviced at the dealership, go to AAA. Don't buy new cars, don't finance through a dealership, don't buy extended warranties or prepaid service.
Car dealers are a reliable and influential power bloc for Republicans. Today on Assigned, @emarcadia.bsky.social writes that Democrats should politicize them and pursue them and other bastions of Republican power as relentlessly as Republicans have pursued the Democratic coalition.
Consider the Car Dealerships - Assigned Media
Republicans have long waged war against Democratic constituencies. What if we turned the tables?
assignedmedia.org
September 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Don't get your car serviced at the dealership, go to AAA. Don't buy new cars, don't finance through a dealership, don't buy extended warranties or prepaid service.
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the thread as one page to make it more shareable for people who are not bluesky sickos skywriter.blue/@segyges.bsk...
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I'm back, I missed you all.
Since this is an important subject I know too much about, here's a 🧵 explaining that
AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult.
I don't think these people should make policy. (1/?...
skywriter.blue
September 17, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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I'm back, I missed you all.
Since this is an important subject I know too much about, here's a 🧵 explaining that
AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult.
I don't think these people should make policy. (1/?)
(alternative title: Time For Some Cult Theory)
Since this is an important subject I know too much about, here's a 🧵 explaining that
AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult.
I don't think these people should make policy. (1/?)
(alternative title: Time For Some Cult Theory)
September 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
Did you ever meet Bob Kraft?
September 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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I gave a talk at Bluehat Singapore today. The slides are here:
thomasdullien.github.io/about/slides...
thomasdullien.github.io/about/slides...
September 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I gave a talk at Bluehat Singapore today. The slides are here:
thomasdullien.github.io/about/slides...
thomasdullien.github.io/about/slides...
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As of today, both the House and Senate have passed this idiotic bill. It now heads to the president's desk.
I don’t know how you could look at Donald Trump’s record to date and think it’s a good idea to give him more power to levy tariffs. But that’s exactly what the Senate is poised to do, on a bipartisan basis, in a bill coming up for a vote today
www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-vot...
www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-vot...
Senate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff Nuke
A bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it.
www.thebulwark.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
As of today, both the House and Senate have passed this idiotic bill. It now heads to the president's desk.
The Flock response says "Flock takes security seriously." No, they don't.
Nice
September 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The Flock response says "Flock takes security seriously." No, they don't.
There's good info in here but it needs an edit and bottom line up front. Would be better structured as claims and predictions vs outcomes and evidence.
Which part did he call right? danluu.com/zitron/
Ed Zitron's AI prediction track record
danluu.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There's good info in here but it needs an edit and bottom line up front. Would be better structured as claims and predictions vs outcomes and evidence.
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For a group, i would like to find a cloud service offering end to end encryption, editing of docs (maybe 2+ people), tracking document changes, and decent storage. Proton and Cryptpad have both been tried. Any suggestions? Tagging @lippard.org, @mariafarrell.eurosky.social, but anyone have ideas?
September 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
For a group, i would like to find a cloud service offering end to end encryption, editing of docs (maybe 2+ people), tracking document changes, and decent storage. Proton and Cryptpad have both been tried. Any suggestions? Tagging @lippard.org, @mariafarrell.eurosky.social, but anyone have ideas?
Cisco Insecure Email Gateways. www.theregister.com/security/202...
Cisco email security boxes can be rooted by... an email
Attackers already exploiting the critical flaw, and Cisco warns they may be able to cover their tracks once they're in
www.theregister.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Cisco Insecure Email Gateways. www.theregister.com/security/202...
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So "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk is threatening to sue basically everyone connected to Alex Gibney's documentary. But Alex Spiro's blustery threat letter appears to admit the key part: that Musk told his girlfriend that he has access to space lasers.
Elon Musk’s SLAPP Threat Over ‘Space Lasers’ Doc Sort Of Admits The ‘Space Lasers’ Part
By now, calling Elon Musk a "free speech absolutist" is a joke. We have so many...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/14/elon-musks-slapp-threat-over-space-lasers-doc-sort-of-admits-the-space-lasers-part/
By now, calling Elon Musk a "free speech absolutist" is a joke. We have so many...
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/14/elon-musks-slapp-threat-over-space-lasers-doc-sort-of-admits-the-space-lasers-part/
Elon Musk’s SLAPP Threat Over ‘Space Lasers’ Doc Sort Of Admits The ‘Space Lasers’ Part
By now, calling Elon Musk a "free speech absolutist" is a joke. We have so many stories of him suppressing speech, or threatening, or suing people for their speech. At this point, anyone who still claims that Musk supports free speech is either (1) lying, (2) stupid, or (3) employed by him. So, it's little...
www.techdirt.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
So "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk is threatening to sue basically everyone connected to Alex Gibney's documentary. But Alex Spiro's blustery threat letter appears to admit the key part: that Musk told his girlfriend that he has access to space lasers.
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Most if not all of the current hacks can be chalked up to security engineers moving too fast and misconfiguring their own testing environments.
Like agents accessing libraries that should have been sealed off, Internet access being enabled when it shouldn't have been...
Like agents accessing libraries that should have been sealed off, Internet access being enabled when it shouldn't have been...
September 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Ross Douthat thinks that LLMs are powered by demons.
New correspondent Ross Douthat says "no story looms larger than the latest developments in artificial intelligence." The technology and its impacts will be a major focus of 60 Minutes reporting.
September 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Ross Douthat thinks that LLMs are powered by demons.
Added a Github repo on using Multics on OpenBSD. github.com/lippard661/m...
GitHub - lippard661/multics: Files and tips for running the Multics simulator on OpenBSD
Files and tips for running the Multics simulator on OpenBSD - lippard661/multics
github.com
September 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Added a Github repo on using Multics on OpenBSD. github.com/lippard661/m...
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#AZ
Double-check your registration.
In AZ, you need to register by 10/5 to vote on Tuesday 11/3.
Remind your friends & family. Apathy in exercising your civil duty to vote is what got us here. Make sure everyone votes. Please plan ahead!
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
Double-check your registration.
In AZ, you need to register by 10/5 to vote on Tuesday 11/3.
Remind your friends & family. Apathy in exercising your civil duty to vote is what got us here. Make sure everyone votes. Please plan ahead!
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
September 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#AZ
Double-check your registration.
In AZ, you need to register by 10/5 to vote on Tuesday 11/3.
Remind your friends & family. Apathy in exercising your civil duty to vote is what got us here. Make sure everyone votes. Please plan ahead!
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
Double-check your registration.
In AZ, you need to register by 10/5 to vote on Tuesday 11/3.
Remind your friends & family. Apathy in exercising your civil duty to vote is what got us here. Make sure everyone votes. Please plan ahead!
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1
Ever since I did the latest OpenBSD syspatches, all of the CVS repositories are giving "cvs server: duplicate key found for `y'" when I try to do ports tree updates using the -rOPENBSD_7_9 tag. It works if I omit that.
September 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Ever since I did the latest OpenBSD syspatches, all of the CVS repositories are giving "cvs server: duplicate key found for `y'" when I try to do ports tree updates using the -rOPENBSD_7_9 tag. It works if I omit that.
There is no reasonable case for not bashing RFK Jr. or opposing vaccine mandates.
One of the MAHA leaders that AOC met with is Zen Honeycutt.
Here are Zen's demands for winning MAHA votes.
1 and 2 should be considered non -starters for any Democrat.
Here are Zen's demands for winning MAHA votes.
1 and 2 should be considered non -starters for any Democrat.
September 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
There is no reasonable case for not bashing RFK Jr. or opposing vaccine mandates.
I've published ports of Dave Platt's 550-point Adventure (the best one, IMO) for OpenBSD and Multics: github.com/lippard661/a...
GitHub - lippard661/adv550: Dave Platt's 550-point Adventure ports for OpenBSD and Multics
Dave Platt's 550-point Adventure ports for OpenBSD and Multics - lippard661/adv550
github.com
September 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I've published ports of Dave Platt's 550-point Adventure (the best one, IMO) for OpenBSD and Multics: github.com/lippard661/a...
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What would you say if you saw it in another country?
September 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
What would you say if you saw it in another country?
I've been modifying Dave Platt's 550-point CP-6 Adventure to run on Multics, using the Fortran 77 version here: github.com/Quuxplusone/...
Advent/PLAT0550 at master · Quuxplusone/Advent
A modern ANSI C port of Crowther & Woods' "Adventure". - Quuxplusone/Advent
github.com
September 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I've been modifying Dave Platt's 550-point CP-6 Adventure to run on Multics, using the Fortran 77 version here: github.com/Quuxplusone/...
Also an AZ fake elector. He belongs in prison.
Also IMHO, people should look harder at Tyler Bowyer (a Russian major at ASU), the driving force behind TPUSA's rise. TPUSA only took off after Bowyer arranged a debate at ASU. He then oversaw the boom in TPUSA fundraising, moved its HQ to Arizona, and introduced Charlie Kirk to his friend Erika.
September 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Also an AZ fake elector. He belongs in prison.
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🧵 Again, the Trump/MAGA movement & fellow travelers are a revolutionary movement that seeks revanchist reactionary objectives. The best way to understand how they operate is: Revolutionary Warfare=Guerrilla Warfare+Political Action or RW=GW+PA. 1/
September 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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