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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-20 at 14:15

I had a chat with @grimmy on #OpenSourceSecurity about maintaining an open source project for more than 20 years (Gary maintains Pidgin)

It's a fun conversation that brought back many memories as well as some lessons for everyone involved in open source

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2025/01-open_source_maintenance_with_gary_kramlich/

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-19 at 23:34

Monday will be the dumbest day of our lives

So far

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-16 at 22:20

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

2001 - what a silly concept

2025 - I wonder if George Orwell was a time traveler

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-16 at 14:45

This episode of the @CypherCon #HackerHistory podcast we talk to @mlbiam about his journey. We hear about some old school games, and a lot about the early days of authentication. It's a great story and a wild ride!

https://hackerhistory.com/podcast/the-history-of-marc-boorshtein/

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-16 at 13:52

Being on the "Top 10 CVE assigners of 2025" list probably isn't something fortinet is very excited about :)

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-13 at 14:22

The first #OpenSourceSecurity episode is out!

I chat with @Di4na about Safety and Security. There are many things the security world can learn from the safely world

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2025/01-safety_vs_security_with_thomas_depierre/

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-09 at 16:41

I was looking at something from a vulnerability group, and I realized a lot of security groups are clubs instead of communities

Before I started writing up the difference, I found this article that I think captures the idea nicely

https://opensource.com/business/10/9/are-you-building-a-community-or-a-club

The difference is fundamentally gatekeeping, which I think a lot of security groups thrive on

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-08 at 18:46

Hey vulnerability nerds, I create a discord instance a while back and there are some vulnerability folks in it, I forgot to send a larger invite

https://discord.gg/gSCrXxMuPx

If you're looking for somewhere to chat about vulnerabilities, feel free to join (also invite your friends)

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-06 at 13:46

The first @CypherCon #HackerHistory of 2025 is out!

We talk to @CyberpunkLibrarian about his awesome journey and learn a lot about libraries (the most cyberpunk of institutions)

It's such a fun conversation with some great advice about supporting libraries at the end

https://hackerhistory.com/podcast/the-history-of-cyberpunk-librarian/

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-03 at 03:30

I want to see all the Twilight Zone episodes remade, but in the Star Trek universe

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-01 at 23:06

Assuming 2025 is going to be a terrible year is like assuming that crushed glass milkshake will also be bad

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-01 at 14:34

Now that 2025 is here, it's time to wind down the #osspodcast

It was a fun run, but it was time to be done.

I have a new project I'm calling "Open Source Security" (the domain is too good to not do something with it)

I want to chat with people securing the use and creating of open source. I explain a lot more in the blog post (which also has audio)

If you're one of these people, let me know! There are a lot of lessons for us all, and the people doing the best work aren't being listened to

https://opensourcesecurity.io/posts/2025-01-the_future_of_open_source_security/

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2025-01-01 at 03:42

Clear your browser cache is the new have you tried turning it off and on again

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-28 at 02:47

Why have a Faustian bargain when you can have a Faustian standoff

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-27 at 20:13

Why is it the degenerates always turn out to be the good guys and the good guys are really the villains

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-25 at 21:19

It’s only authentic outrage if your Wikipedia donation is monthly. Otherwise it’s just sparking anger

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-25 at 16:52

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, with hopes the AI overlord would forget we were there

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-24 at 23:52

If a Christmas Carol was published in a newspaper today you’d have a billionaire visited by an AI that convinces them the true meaning of Christmas is cryptocurrency

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-20 at 17:48

Do you want to know how popular your open source project is? Change it to a closed license

If the projects gets a fork, it's popular, congrats! Except for the part where everyone hates you now

If there's no fork, your deepest darkest fear of being a failure has been confirmed

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Written by Josh Bressers on 2024-12-19 at 14:34

When I talk to people for #HackerHistory and ask the question “tell me your hacker story” they immediately start talking about their childhood

It could be they were born hackers, but I think it’s more likely every kid is a hacker. Some of us just never grew up

DM me if you want to tell your story

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