so, i guess projects are my only way to get a head start?
#general
minor pike
molten bobcat
Time, is how you get ahead
ocean marsh
so, i guess projects are my only way to get a head start?
if you want to keep hacking web, try portswigger
molten bobcat
It's way better to have a steady manageable pace for years than it is to panic and freak out for x time
ocean marsh
do boxes
quaint sun
Don't over-stress yourself. You're in a good spot already. 
lusty forum
@ocean marsh no interview
molten bobcat
If it helps, everyone struggles with the thoughts of "wow I suck at this"
brisk ruin
shit, i saw a pretty good post about certs and cant find it
molten bobcat
But you don't have to be a genius to be good at something
minor pike
Don't over-stress yourself. You're in a good spot already. <:ducky_relax:1213475...
i dont think i am
minor pike
if you want to keep hacking web, try portswigger
portswigger certs?
molten bobcat
i dont think i am
Homie I graduated highschool at 2.4 gpa
lusty forum
Homie I graduated highschool at 2.4 gpa
i think i was a 2.3 lmao
hoary dawn
i dropped out in 10th grade with half a credit
molten bobcat
God's strongest C student right here
ocean marsh
@minor pike I started learning hacking when I was 17 turning 18, almost a year and a half from now, I know how you feel but just keep going
molten bobcat
My mom didn't even graduate
ocean marsh
just keep trying things
hoary dawn
bro said average was like 18 creds by 10th grade yo i was humbled
brisk ruin
portswigger certs?
no, just portswigger learning, they have a good labs
ocean marsh
portswigger certs?
They have a cert, but dont focus on certs rn, focus on learning and getting a valuable experience
minor pike
portswigger labs
ocean marsh
<@337638771594100756> no interview
wdym
minor pike
ive always find it hard since i feel like i could never use what i just learned irl
lusty forum
ima go to college i think now and go figure out financial aid
ocean marsh
ive always find it hard since i feel like i could never use what i just learned ...
you can use them in boxes
ocean marsh
yeah so there's more for you to study
molten bobcat
Sure but web is almost always the initial access
brisk ruin
htb boxes requiere more than just web
yes, but it is called pentest
minor pike
so i just do the web part of boxes?
brisk ruin
What comes after initial access I wonder
listening music??
lusty forum
What comes after initial access I wonder
crying
molten bobcat
so i just do the web part of boxes?
Nah what I mean is that you have the skills for most of the boxes first steps haha
spark mulch
p
ocean marsh
dw man, but you are overthinking things too much
molten bobcat
Cybersecurity is a mindset game
minor pike
Nah what I mean is that you have the skills for most of the boxes first steps ha...
yeah but like just the first steps is not enough to complete it
molten bobcat
You have to put your heart and ass into it
patent lily
ive always find it hard since i feel like i could never use what i just learned ...
How
spark mulch
You have to put your heart and ass into it
and then not get paid enough for said heart and ass
and worked to the bone by management sorts
spark mulch
;)
ocean marsh
@minor pike if you need help with the CPTS path or portswigger we can talk about it
minor pike
so i shouldnt focus on certs
ocean marsh
sometimes having someone to talk about what you're learning helps a lot
it feels less overwhelming
molten bobcat
so i shouldnt focus on certs
You already did brah
ocean marsh
so i shouldnt focus on certs
just focus on learning something man
rancid snow
its luck, time+persistence, and then a dash of skill.
Most of bug bounty is literally just recon, triaging interesting aspects, and then poking on it forever.
molten bobcat
its luck, time+persistence, and then a dash of skill.
Most of bug bounty is li...
It's most assuredly something that requires a crack in the brain
minor pike
just focus on learning something man
but like how are you so sure that portsiwgger will direclty impact my chances
im sorry for being so like obsessive
minor pike
ive had diagnosed OCD since i was like 5 so yeah its tough for me lol
rancid snow
because portswigger labs are THE best info on improving web exploitation knowledge
ocean marsh
what is OCD if you dont mind explaining?
molten bobcat
Obsessive compulsive disorder
rancid snow
theyre the freaking creators of burpsuite
minor pike
yeah but how will i be able to prove that to whomever is hiring
molten bobcat
I'd very much like for you to work on changing your mindset from "hiring"
Your job now is to graduate highschool
Focus on it after
ocean marsh
@minor pike the choices of what to do can feel overwhelming, but dont let that paralyse you
spark mulch
yeah but how will i be able to prove that to whomever is hiring
don't worry about proving that a cert is valid, it's going to be valuable because of the knowledge gained and that will show through in the hiring process regardless.
minor pike
Your job now is to graduate highschool
so i should just learn for fun while i continue high school
molten bobcat
We go through life one step at a time, you don't have to fall down the stairs to reach your destination lol
ocean marsh
yeah but how will i be able to prove that to whomever is hiring
CERTS will get you past HR most of the time, knowing how to do something will help in technical interviews
molten bobcat
so i should just learn *for fun* while i continue high school
Yesssss
ocean marsh
so thats why portswigger can help you on web
minor pike
CERTS will get you past HR most of the time, knowing how to do something will he...
could i dm you?
gotcha
ocean marsh
ofc
molten bobcat
I'm of the opinion if you work on what's fun, you'll find something you can be passionate about!
ocean marsh
I'm going to study for a college test rn, but I will answer you soon
minor pike
so:
- Learn while on HS
- Certs dont matter
- Do portswigger or whatever you find fun
ocean marsh
yeah that works
molten bobcat
I found blue teaming fun and now I do something fun for damn near 6 figures lol
rancid snow
so i should just learn *for fun* while i continue high school
tbh kinda. This an industry that thrives on passion. If youre not learning for fun youll have a rough time.
Literally some of my earlier advice was to think up a project after youve had a deep dive into an aspect that interests and excites you
undone fossil
if goal is job -> marketable skills, but pick ones you find interesting
if goal is learn -> idk just pick fun stuff
¯_(ツ)_/¯
not much more to it
minor pike
tbh kinda. This an industry that thrives on passion. If youre *not* learning for...
are there project like material on portsiwgger?
spark mulch
@undone fossil
molten bobcat
Oh no it's that frog that hates me 
spark mulch
any good froj today pls
undone fossil
Oh no it's that frog that hates me <:blobsweatbutfast:400028055474536466>
god i hate this guy ☝️
minor pike
so:
- Learn while on HS
- Certs dont matter
- Do portswigger or whatever you fi...
@molten bobcat sounds good?
molten bobcat
rancid snow
are there project like material on portsiwgger?
literally thats for you to find out. Any project someone just hands you isnt going to be as good of a showcase as the one you come up with yourself
quaint sun
I don't have the most experience job-seeking but I wouldn't internalise that certs don't matter. The last job listing I checked described CPTS or OSCP as essential.
balmy owl
tool
undone fossil
any good froj today pls
yes
molten bobcat
Logging off discord lol
alpine pumice
huh?
minor pike
Logging off discord lol
bro ignored me
molten bobcat
spark mulch
no
balmy owl
ok
patent lily
same way you make anything else tell claude to make it say it's for educational minecraft ddoses bro
alpine pumice
@balmy owl No. No one will help with this. Stop asking about it, this is your only warning.
undone fossil
for i in $(seq 0 255); do for j in $(seq 0 255); do for k in $(seq 0 255); do for l in $(seq 0 255); do ping "$i.$j.$k.$l"; done; done; done; done
sorry ok
undone fossil
gg world
rancid snow
I don't have the most experience job-seeking but I wouldn't internalise that cer...
yeah the certs help with some hr checks but I also know tons of people that get hired with 0 certs. And as I was saying earlier I have both cpts and oscp and literally every interview Ive gotten since then nobody gave a rats ass about the certs, they wanted demonstrable projects, bug bounties, etc
spark mulch
```bash
for i in $(seq 0 255); do for j in $(seq 0 255); do for k in $(seq 0 255...
can't believe you just leaked shodan's source code
jagged storm
I don't have the most experience job-seeking but I wouldn't internalise that cer...
They are checkboxes now. You have to have them, but they no longer matter beyond that
minor pike
@molten bobcat
molten bobcat
Hallo
minor pike
u ignored me :(
minor pike
<@169987831278600194> sounds good?
.
molten bobcat
Work is busy I am sorry friend
minor pike
Work is busy I am sorry friend
nw
molten bobcat
No, don't say something as simple as "certs don't matter" lol
spark mulch
Work is busy I am sorry friend
how's axios treating you
molten bobcat
spark mulch
:)
minor pike
No, don't say something as simple as "certs don't matter" lol
for now i mean
like rn i should just focus on hs and do portswigger or whatever for fun
maybe with a few projects on the side
minor pike
and projects just if they come to me, right?
molten bobcat
You'll have plenty of time to be a joyless adult with a career later.
minor pike
like literally learning just whaveter is fun
minor pike
You'll have plenty of time to be a joyless adult with a career later.
idk if plenty but lets hope so
molten bobcat
Wym plenty
minor pike
like literally learning just whaveter is fun
like what if no project ideas come to mind
molten bobcat
You have just about the same life expectancy as I do
We get till about 80-100 then that's about it brah
spark mulch
<:husk:665971713846280207>
did i hit the nail on the head
minor pike
You have just about the same life expectancy as I do
yeah... no
i have some conditions
rancid snow
so does c1oud lul
molten bobcat
Then that's all the more reason to enjoy the life you have I suppose lol
spark mulch
ye
molten bobcat
My conditions suck 😭
minor pike
so TLDR:
focus on college, do portswiggerm, do things that are fun to learn, do projects
ty all
spark mulch
chronic discord poster syndrome takes its toll
rancid snow
c1oud will die at age 43 enjoying a wonderful apple pie ala mode
shitting himself to death
molten bobcat
Just like the Gypsy Woman said..
spark mulch
"I see a brown river.." 🔮
spark mulch
good luck yungun
rancid snow
Just like the Gypsy Woman said..
I say this just because I know you specifically would care, but that is a slur btw
rancid snow
rad, imma quote snoop dog real quick
molten bobcat
I don't think I even recall what ethnicity it's supposed to refer to.. nomadic Romanians?
rancid snow
yeah
rancid snow
molten bobcat
spark mulch
and it seemed to me
that she lived her life
like a developer using LLMs and not knowing what code it was running on their machine under the hood
ocean marsh
i hate python with pandas
spark mulch
yep
ocean marsh
snakes and pandas is not something i like
spark mulch
pandas is so rough
spark mulch
all you need to know about pandas is how to write:
#TODO: refactor this as vectorization later
austere sigil
that kind of panda?
austere sigil
Finished a nice chunk of modules and working on some scripts to help me with automation
ocean marsh
niiice
spark mulch
the worst thing about pandas is
trying to santize raw data
especially dates
how it handles date and datetime is
in a word
sharp shuttle
imagine not using epoch
spark mulch
digusting
ocean marsh
@austere sigil https://github.com/ScorpionesLabs/MSSqlPwner
ocean marsh
I never tried it
spark mulch
imagine not using epoch
yeah well sometimes you get a CSV that was filled in manually by apes
ocean marsh
but I heard good things about it
spark mulch
so every entry in the date column is in a different format
sharp shuttle
ah yes HR monkeys, oo oo oo aa aa
ocean marsh
trying to santize raw data
yep
spark mulch
and it's your job to wrangle that in pandas
sharp shuttle
MY JOB IS DATA ANAL YST
ocean marsh
thank god I only mess around with pandas during this semester
spark mulch
you've done the most incredible mental gymnastics and data manipulation wizardry in arcane-ass pandas
and literally noone on earth will know
or understand
sharp shuttle
or care
spark mulch
or respect the work you did
ocean marsh
next year I'll graduate 
sharp shuttle
and if you ask the HR monkeys and finance Goblins to follow a format, you get put on PIP
spark mulch
lol
sharp shuttle
you can basically cull the useless people out of company by bringing free donuts (poison++)
spark mulch
i'm starting to see the prospect of redundancy as a positive thing
imagine getting PAID to not work for several months while you find another job, no strings
no worrying about working your notice
sharp shuttle
in what way is having 9 people who do work once a year (building a power point) good for company or the morale of the people doing real work?
spark mulch
in what way is having 9 people who do work once a year (building a power point) ...
i'm not sure but the shareholders do be approving those executive bonuses so
spark mulch
now you're speaking my language
sharp shuttle
waiting for chatgpt pro to determine why modern openwrt is fucking useless
about to REEE so hard i will make 2016 mad libs look sane
spark mulch
let it all out
ate a fantastic hot dog
followed by some rubbish wings
wings ruining the experience of the good dog
sharp shuttle
not even a meme
im probably going to get myself panda express tonight to cope with my rage
molten bobcat
worthy cargo
I like panda express. Just that they don't give you as much food as you paid for. Small sides
sharp shuttle
very cute cloud, thank you
spark mulch
good kitty
sharp shuttle
I like panda express. Just that they don't give you as much food as you paid for...
what? bro those mexican girls load my fat ass up for 12 bucks
panda is probably the best food for the dollar these days
spark mulch
what? bro those mexican girls load my fat ass up for 12 bucks
no context required
sharp shuttle
i like to entertain
molten bobcat
Something about just a ton of white rice and teriyaki chicken.. hoh..
spark mulch
i'm going to do three very powerful spirital moves
- Make coffee
- Pick up my cat
- put my cat on my lap and sip the coffee
finite current
who created HTB ?
i wanna know the owner
who is he/she ?
he/she a hacker ?
jagged storm
It's the hacker named hashcat
finite current
It's the hacker named hashcat
is he in the server
sharp shuttle
who created HTB ?
i wanna know the owner
who is he/she ?
he/she a hacker ?
@seadris but he left the discord because we trolled him too much
solid moon
It's the hacker named hashcat
Hey I've been meaning to ask are you a big philosophy guy? Why's your pfp Diogenes?
finite current
@seadris but he left the discord because we trolled him too much
no ,why he left ? he also could ban u permanenttly
jagged storm
Hey I've been meaning to ask are you a big philosophy guy? Why's your pfp Diogen...
Because I, too, am an ornery homeless man
sharp shuttle
no ,why he left ? he also could ban u permanenttly
yes seadris had alot of power
undone fossil
happy birthday robin 
spark mulch
Because I, too, am an ornery homeless man
get out of my sun
solid moon
Because I, too, am an ornery homeless man
Really? Are you unhoused rn? Not judging
finite current
Because I, too, am an ornery homeless man
oh u passsed the cpts
jagged storm
Really? Are you unhoused rn? Not judging
Yep
undone fossil
🤝 same
jagged storm
oh u passsed the cpts
I was one of the first lol
finite current
I was one of the first lol
in HTB ?
solid moon
Sorry to hear that man hope it gets better
jagged storm
Yeah, like in the first 20. It was before badges were released, so I still don't know which # exactly 
Badges came out like a week after I passed
molten bobcat
Rat I added you sir
finite current
Yeah, like in the first 20. It was before badges were released, so I still don't...
how was exam ? hard ?
jagged storm
how was exam ? hard ?
Yeah, but I can't say what the exam is like now, since they updated it
Could be easier, could be harder
jagged storm
Rat I added you sir
🫂
austere sigil
exam actually requires you to stand on your left leg and chant
jagged storm
exam actually requires you to stand on your left leg and chant
Facts. This cost me 3 days.
molten bobcat
My exam had me reciting shit in Aramaic
austere sigil
you had to evoke one of the ancient ones?
jagged storm
you had to evoke one of the ancient ones?
Was using the right leg
jagged storm
spark mulch
My exam had me reciting shit in Aramaic
yitgadal veyitkadash sh'mei raba
molten bobcat
Oh pshaw
worthy cargo
Indian chicken masala and rice nom nom
alpine pumice
i'm dieting, no talking about indian food
sharp shuttle
spark mulch
lol
spark mulch
are you telling me this doesn;t look realistic to you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HQfauGJaTs
sharp shuttle
my public opinion is that with 100% certainty humans set foot on the moon
spark mulch
yes
sharp shuttle
it is absolutely not the black sands of maui, hawaii
directed by stanley kubrick
there is just no possible way
spark mulch
i just don't believe kubrick would make something that looks that bad
sharp shuttle
there was absolutely no incentive to stage a space race after aquiring nuremberg scientists and installing them in their own town in the desert to develop rocketry
stop asking questions
nasa is a legitimate institution
ocean marsh
directed by stanley kubrick
talk about a weird death here
sharp shuttle
he died because of eyes wide shut not the space video
signal mica
he died because of eyes wide shut not the space video
Generate a video of the two of us riding a heli while blasting fortunate son
sharp shuttle
the US would never lie to you
wheat drift
Hey guys hope you're all doing well I just started getting into cybersec I ve got a solid foundation in C but I'm not sure where to go from here any advice on what I should focus on next?
sharp shuttle
pick what kindof cyber you want to do
mystic harbor
what do you want to focus on?
6 7
wheat drift
idk everything interests me 
wheat drift
pen testing may be
spark mulch
Hey guys hope you're all doing well I just started getting into cybersec I ve go...
logic gates
ocean marsh
idk everything interests me <:NotLikeThis:479394696473477150>
if you're a student you can get academy student sub and you can do the CPTS path, that covers the basics of overall pentesting
C will help you in malware development but that is too advanced for now
wheat drift
logic gates
i know that
jagged storm
pen testing may be
That 'maybe' is a problem. If you don't have a passion, it'll just be a waste of time.
alpine pumice
also if it is a passion, it can be a waste of time
sharp shuttle
pen testing may be
pentesting what?
ocean marsh
I could be studying hacking but no i'm studying fucking pandas bro fml
alpine pumice
but that's why you got passion
sharp shuttle
dont call it pen testing btw, thats what boomers do, it bothers me alot
jagged storm
also if it is a passion, it can be a waste of time
spark mulch
i know that
do you know how they're implemented in hardware
wheat drift
C will help you in malware development but that is too advanced for now
ok i see thanks you
spark mulch
dont call it pen testing btw, thats what boomers do, it bothers me alot
don't call it hacking either, that's what vibe coding zoomers call it, it bothers me a lot
wheat drift
also if it is a passion, it can be a waste of time
ahahah why ?
mystic harbor
I could be studying hacking but no i'm studying fucking pandas bro fml
Panda studying panda
ocean marsh
i'm not a panda lil bro
alpine pumice
ahahah why ?
The field requires passion if it's your interest. Doesn't mean you'll reach your end goal, it never ends.
signal mica
Brath is the video cominh
wheat drift
dont call it pen testing btw, thats what boomers do, it bothers me alot
🤣 sorry zuckerberg
jagged storm
I swear, pandas want to be extinct
wheat drift
do you know how they're implemented in hardware
More or less I do C so I learned that
sharp shuttle
<@1198360725299667197> arent you a boomer
you could say that
sharp shuttle
🤣 sorry zuckerberg
good, you should be
spark mulch
doing C is great but it's not the same as hardware
ocean marsh
you could say that
how old are you
sharp shuttle
how old are you
31
sharp shuttle
are you older coco?
wheat drift
doing C is great but it's not the same as hardware
Do you think that the hardware field is a good entry point for cybersecurity?
ocean marsh
tiny little baby
c0co is unc confirmed
spark mulch
are you older coco?
ye
spark mulch
i have a timeless spirit
mystic harbor
c0co is unc confirmed
Ye, you can smell tik tok brains in here
ocean marsh
I thought coco was in their 20s
sharp shuttle
Do you think that the hardware field is a good entry point for cybersecurity?
lots of competition, nobody fucking cares
the money is in "AI rEdTeAmInG" right now
spark mulch
I only bother learning skills that will keep a rifle out of my hands when the war comes
wheat drift
The field requires passion if it's your interest. Doesn't mean you'll reach your...
I have been passionate about computer science in general since I was little and cybersecurity has always intrigued me
sharp shuttle
I only bother learning skills that will keep a rifle out of my hands when the wa...
in real life im specced as a grenadier, who happens to have access to drones
: )
terse dirge
jagged storm
I only bother learning skills that will keep a rifle out of my hands when the wa...
Gotta be more specific these days - the lithium wars, or the water wars?
spark mulch
the ones where the sun shines at night
sharp shuttle
oh yes the two sun war of 2029
quaint sun
if you're a student you can get academy student sub and you can do the CPTS path...
This is what I'm starting now, looks really great value.
sharp shuttle
where china makes their own sun and attempts to wrap a dyson sphere around ours
ocean marsh
This is what I'm starting now, looks really great value.
yep, its where I started
wheat drift
the money is in "AI rEdTeAmInG" right now
If you think that way, we are all unemployed
ocean marsh
helped me a lot
sharp shuttle
If you think that way, we are all unemployed
you are, and will be, brother
jagged storm
yep, its where I started
bro, you skipped CPTS lol
ocean marsh
bro, you skipped CPTS lol
I completed CPTS, CAPE, CWES and CWEE path before doing CAPE exam
jagged storm
I completed CPTS, CAPE, CWES and CWEE path before doing CAPE exam
Holy crap
ocean marsh
yeah I'm very glad they support my studies
jagged storm
I asked for the golden sub as my 18 birthday gift
How did you finish that much in 1 year? Adderall?
ocean marsh
I'm in college and I'm unemployed
and I burned out at least three times during the last year
wheat drift
super motivating, we will be like web developers haha
sharp shuttle
web developers - en masse laid off
: O
every 9th AI service is a full stack web dev
ocean marsh
@jagged storm I'm convincing them to help me with a maldev sub
I still have some money left
jolly snow
web dev def one of the first ones gettin replaced
wheat drift
web developers - en masse laid off
Where ? In France, it's still okay
patent lily
web developers - en masse laid off
Nice
sharp shuttle
Where ? In France, it's still okay
Brother, I understand going into the working world is basically impossible, but you need to be real with yourself. Even if web dev jobs are still around, there are no new ones
jolly snow
all the LLMs lack rn is vision and some further domain experise
sharp shuttle
the ROI on STEM, or a degree in general has really never paid off for the entirety of the 2000's
with that said, the silver lining is that the world is a free for all now
if you are clever, you are set up to be wildly successful after ww3
wheat drift
Brother, I understand going into the working world is basically impossible, but ...
its true, We're all going to end up in btp
spark mulch
everyone who only knows how to use GUI low code AI agentic solutions is going to be completely and totally fucked when it's time to start from the beginning
mystic harbor
if you are clever, you are set up to be wildly successful after ww3
Is it really happening
wheat drift
webdevs are obsolete
yes even before the arrival of GPT
sharp shuttle
Is it really happening
it has been happening for 12 years man
world wars dont happen over night
spark mulch
a tsunami isn't the wave, it's the earthquake that causes the wave hours later
sharp shuttle
we are past cold war espionage in the manufacturing industry, that should tell you everything - we are now destroying infra worldwide
very much a weimar parallel situation
wheat drift
world wars dont happen over night
There will never be any because of nuclear bombs
sharp shuttle
nobody is going to nuke anybody
mystic harbor
Hope not
sharp shuttle
its bad for business
spark mulch
i think a couple will probably be dropped performatively
sharp shuttle
maybe tactical nukes, sure
spark mulch
but not nuclear war
sharp shuttle
but nothing to cause nuclear winter
wheat drift
nobody is going to nuke anybody
That's why World War 3 is not possible
ocean marsh
So good that this is the type of shit that happens when its my turn to be an adult
sharp shuttle
you guys underestimate the power of putting a rifle on a robot dogs back that has wheel legs
wheat drift
define your interpretation of world war 3?
Direct war between several world powers
spark mulch
you guys underestimate the power of putting a rifle on a robot dogs back that ha...
too expensive and unreliable. Much cheaper and more effective to send the poor
wheat drift
US France japan Russia China
sharp shuttle
its as simple as NATO vs. BRICS
wheat drift
its as simple as NATO vs. BRICS
yes for example
jagged storm
name 5 world powers
Earth, fire, wind, water, heart
sharp shuttle
where is captain planet when we need him
wheat drift
Earth, fire, wind, water, heart
ahahah
ocean marsh
real homies are part of brics
spark mulch
where is captain planet when we need him
in the epstein files probably
wheat drift
where is captain planet when we need him
In israel
sharp shuttle
we need to bring pollution down to zero!
captain planet but hes homelander and laser eyes the nestle ceo
spark mulch
pretty sure homelander and nestle ceo would be best buds
wheat drift
captain planet but hes homelander and laser eyes the nestle ceo
wtf
jagged storm
jolly snow
yo i would say tho that ww3's major attacks will be cyber attacks
sharp shuttle
pretty sure homelander and nestle ceo would be best buds
it was a prompt
too bad sora ai is gone
spark mulch
yo i would say tho that ww3's major attacks will be cyber attacks
nah mostly conventional warfare with some spatterings of cyber
maiden anvil
yo i would say tho that ww3's major attacks will be cyber attacks
China is a peaceful nation they would never attack anything
even cyber stuff they would never attack
they are only peaceful
mystic harbor
-# deepseek 
jolly snow
no its very possible given that country will literally not be in a state to fight given their own resources are fucked
azure remnant
China is a peaceful nation they would never attack anything
even cyber stuff the...
Historically this is true
sharp shuttle
china looking at taiwan right now like 🧿 👅 🧿
spark mulch
china looking at taiwan right now like 🧿 👅 🧿
also america
turbid goblet
bro its only tuesday what the fuck
jolly snow
i was reading a blog about this the other day
maiden anvil
China cant invade Taiwan because Taiwan is China
so you cant invade yourself
wheat drift
China is a peaceful nation they would never attack anything
even cyber stuff the...
ahah Good joke bro
sharp shuttle
China cant invade Taiwan because Taiwan is China
so you cant invade yourself
true
spark mulch
don't read blogs man what the hell
mystic harbor
bro its only tuesday what the fuck
bro its tuesday what the fuck
azure remnant
also america
Nah america too busy
turbid goblet
bro its tuesday what the fuck
get out
jolly snow
bro i dont just read and belive
maiden anvil
https://tenor.com/view/wireless-device-cat-meme-wireless-device-meme-wireless-ca...
I cant say any of this stuff with a straight face
because I know the truth about China
jolly snow
i check shit myself too to see whats worth knowing and whats bs
maiden anvil
and XINJIANG HOSPITALS ORGAN HARVESTING
OF FALUN GONG PRACTICIONERS AND UGHYURS IN DEATH CAMPS
woops
thats misinformation tho
sharp shuttle
China, every year for 2000 years "Global Domination, China Numbah Wun!"
maiden anvil
even tho the camps are on satellite imagery
wheat drift
china looking at taiwan right now like 🧿 👅 🧿
China cannot attack Taiwan it's like they are attacking Nvidia
maiden anvil
and you can literally watch the PLA invading Taiwanese airspace on twitter everyday of the weak
but it's all misinformation China is peaceful
sharp shuttle
China cannot attack Taiwan it's like they are attacking Nvidia
They attack to take over TSMC
like bro you realize samsung hasn't even gotten close to TSMC
Also China effectively cripples the US by taking Taiwan
supply chain will go mad
jolly snow
market cap of 1.4 Trillion is wild
spark mulch
No more supply chain risks please
which has been your favorite so far in the 2 days of this week
wheat drift
They attack to take over TSMC
It's true, they could attack him for the resources like the United States on Iraq or Iran right now
jolly snow
and given that china holds a significant amount of treasury bonds, they literally can cause problems if they want to
jagged storm
The US still controls the purest quartz, so taking TSMC doesn't mean all that much
latent oak
Axios I guess
sharp shuttle
The US Is proving incompitence with yet another needless vassal state war
latent oak
Claude’s accidental open-sourcing was interesting.
wheat drift
Sorry hum humm, for democracy 🦅
obtuse fern
Claude’s accidental open-sourcing was interesting.
It was bound to happen
jolly snow
US is just playing dumb rn and even since like the fuckin last couple years, and they think making bonds is gonna help them 😂
sharp shuttle
The US still controls the purest quartz, so taking TSMC doesn't mean all that mu...
its moreso that china occupying Taiwan, and puppeting will lead china to surpass American tech. Imagine the treasure trove of files they will find on manufacturing blueprints if they successfully rubber hose the right people
maiden anvil
if you really want to understand what China is trynna do
you need to read about how they changed operations after Deng Xiaoping
and then you also need to read a concept called tian xia
it is impossible to understand China's foreign policy motives without this context
wheat drift
Claude’s accidental open-sourcing was interesting.
Claude became open source despite his will haha
jagged storm
its moreso that china occupying Taiwan, and puppeting will lead china to surpass...
Can't build at that quality without pure quartz
sharp shuttle
does china really not have access to quartz?
mystic harbor
First the taxes now war
jagged storm
does china really not have access to quartz?
It's the quality of quartz that matters
sharp shuttle
well i cant wait to move to china and get sent to the quartz mines
jagged storm
As far as I remember, there's only one quartz mine in the world at the purity needed
sharp shuttle
i will be bing chillin in the mines with my shanghai waifu
wheat drift
does china really not have access to quartz?
No but it's not serious they have access to the Uighurs
simple gale
how does one get a cleaner shell when you only have busybox and sh at your disposal and no ssh
sharp shuttle
No but it's not serious they have access to the Uighurs
oh im completely aware of the slavery occuring, its worse than the holocaust, but the US is unwilling to acknowledge something like that unless its to our greatest ally
ignorance is bliss i guess
jagged storm
High-purity quartz (
or 5N+) is predominantly sourced from the specialized pegmatite mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by companies like Sibelco and The Quartz Corp. This rare, extremely pure quartz is essential for semiconductor crucibles and high-tech glass, with processed IOTA grades achieving up to
purity.
wheat drift
oh im completely aware of the slavery occuring, its worse than the holocaust, bu...
France can do nothing because Macron loves Xi Jinping.
heady sage
sharp shuttle
High-purity quartz (
or 5N+) is predominantly sourced from the specialized pegma...
ohhhh that makes sense now why they keep doing shit over there with military operations now
jagged storm
You need 99.999% purity
sharp shuttle
France can do nothing because Macron loves Xi Jinping.
at least you guys have gojira
jagged storm
So the US could just shut that off, and unless a new mine was found, or a new method, TSMC would just be an expensive useless building
sharp shuttle
so the drones over new jersey was just lidar scanning for mines afterall
wheat drift
at least you guys have gojira
Gojira ?
sharp shuttle
silly US military
jolly snow
High-purity quartz (
or 5N+) is predominantly sourced from the specialized pegma...
yeah and what's crazy is there's literally nowhere else on earth with deposits that pure — the geology just doesn't replicate. found that out when hurricane helene flooded the area in 2024 and the semiconductor industry was quietly freaking out within like days
brittle cosmos
Anyone done the HTB meetup setup
Interested in starting one in Chicago
I applied just want to know how to go about it
wheat drift
yeah its a band
Ohhh i see but i don't listen to rock, I prefer Daft Punk or else DJ Snake or Guetta
spark mulch
lol
sharp shuttle
so what did we learn so far. Ukraine was for lithium mines, Iran/Venezuela is for Oil, and now quartz is a huge concern
i guess we could say afghanistan was also for lithium, but china controls that now
jagged storm
Well no
Quartz is likely the reason that China doesn't actually care about TSMC
They can wait for the US to collapse first
spark mulch
maiden anvil
Quartz is likely the reason that China doesn't actually care about TSMC
more likely they have embedded access to ASML or its suppliers and can reconstruct EUV
I highly doubt China gives a shit about quartz
sharp shuttle
perhaps you convinced me that taiwan is not going to get invaded
wheat drift
so what did we learn so far. Ukraine was for lithium mines, Iran/Venezuela is fo...
Back in the day we only went on crusades for our values, what good old times haha
jagged storm
more likely they have embedded access to ASML or its suppliers and can reconstru...
You simply can't replicate the methods that exist right now without the purity
spark mulch
the main inflection point is going to be the thing none of the westies care about
iron comet
love how every time i check on this server, someone’s discussing politics
spark mulch
Kashmir
sharp shuttle
love how every time i check on this server, someone’s discussing politics
hush up, every single fucking thing on earth is political now
jagged storm
Is it possible in the future? Sure, maybe. Why rush? Why risk? US is trying as hard as they can to go bankrupt
iron comet
hush up, every single fucking thing on earth is political now
my 7 month old cat isn’t
sharp shuttle
my 7 month old cat isn’t
i can make it
iron comet
i can make it
:(
turbid goblet
im snorting crushed up takis rn
jolly snow
quartz is one piece though, and China's been quietly stockpiling IOTA-grade regardless. the actual bottleneck is EUV, they're still years behind on that
mystic harbor
There's something related to helium that was destroyed
sharp shuttle
:(
okay i am not going to be hostile anymore, i like you, and congratz on your cat
( :
sharp shuttle
im snorting crushed up takis rn
wow man, some things never change. in high school people would do that
over 14
years ago
wheat drift
Where are you guys from?
jagged storm
quartz is one piece though, and China's been quietly stockpiling IOTA-grade rega...
But it makes no sense to rush, even if you have a stockpile. The easy route is available, and in the near future lol
jolly snow
ye makes sense considering the state of US rn
sharp shuttle
i wont be american much longer
this country is just simply not anything i recognize
turbid goblet
wow man, some things never change. in high school people would do that
im 27 tho
jolly snow
i am thinking to buy some bonds now😂
turbid goblet
sharp shuttle
therefor the most likely move for the US piggies is to move to surviellance state CNBC
wheat drift
this country is just simply not anything i recognize
Which America are you advocating? Because your country is not very old
jolly snow
i understand that i dont care i just want a part in US's downfall
sharp shuttle
Which America are you advocating? Because your country is not very old
Im highly considering becoming a Gweilo
You move to wherever the military is strong
While i likely wont renounce citizenship, I just dont think we have the "it" factor anymore
mystic harbor
How is it so easy for you switch countries?
sharp shuttle
How is it so easy for you switch countries?
I am highly specialized in what i do
wheat drift
Im highly considering becoming a Gweilo
I don't get the reference sorry
jolly snow
that TSA protest was fun to watch tho
sharp shuttle
Its what chinese people call white people
I am perfectly fine being called that as long as I can build cool shit
jolly snow
DHS trying to help with their ICE agents lmao
sharp shuttle
my only passion in life is building things
I would be very happy living in a shenzhen shit hole as long as i can build stuff in a hackerspace
wheat drift
my only passion in life is building things
And htb
sharp shuttle
htb is great, but it doesnt really offer the content i care about right now
mystic harbor
What now there's pencil day
ocean marsh
at least you guys have gojira
brath never misses
mystic harbor
Pen day? For pentesters
jolly snow
drone hacking is pretty fun, watched a coupel videos on it a couple weeks ago
sharp shuttle
drone hacking is pretty fun, watched a coupel videos on it a couple weeks ago
I am doing some really interesting radio hacking lately
Like i said before, i found a pretty important 0-day
spark mulch
radio hacking is so much more than eavesdropping
sharp shuttle
its hard man
spark mulch
people don't realize how much of this world is radio
jolly snow
i get it bruh but like i said im not into it
spark mulch
how much of everything depends on a few strips of coax and a dream
jolly snow
so just giving one example
sharp shuttle
just so you guys know
there is NO AI that can do SDR
it just cant
You will be doing it by hand
its kindof nice tbh
spark mulch
good
wheat drift
Thanks you for advice guys, good night
spark mulch
phase modulation
wheat drift
i will watch over you
ahah thks
jolly snow
the only thing i liked growin up in hs was math
sharp shuttle
phase array was stuff i did last year
i built a drone tracker
now im doing the hijack stuff
spark mulch
if you don't know how to build an antenna i'm not sure what life's going to be like for you in 8 years from now
sharp shuttle
very true
if you dont know corn fields are the best place to point a jammer, you wont survive my drones
spark mulch
why would I build a jammer when I can simply point my tropospheric depressurization cannon to kill your UHF propogation
alpine pumice
how does a jammer stop a fiber optic cable
sharp shuttle
how does a jammer stop a fiber optic cable
it actually can, as ive discovered
again its research i am going to reveal at some point
sharp shuttle
why would I build a jammer when I can simply point my tropospheric depressurizat...
you realize how many dumb asses are going to be using starlink?
its a bit unsettling
jagged storm
guys i just bought starlink
sharp shuttle
and its going to be a good indicator of targets
spark mulch
again its research i am going to reveal at some point
if i was going to take a stab at this my first guesses would be resonance collision OR working on an assumption that the receiver is incorrectly configured such that it assumes all input signals at light speed are light
sharp shuttle
if i was going to take a stab at this my first guesses would be resonance collis...
i will say its entirely a light based attack
and its highly dependant on angle
spark mulch
say no more
sick gate
He's reducing focus by jamming a knife into it
sharp shuttle
reminds me of those new prong drones for taking out fixed wing targets
sick gate
Just jam some spikes into it
spark mulch
the affordability and efficacy of drones is just another great example of why humanoid robots aren't going to be a thing
sharp shuttle
the future of warfare is going to be about who has the best ESP/arduino/rpi based drones
modular as hell
fully 3d printed
varied payload capable
sick gate
I'm going to have the most sharp things
jagged storm
the affordability and efficacy of drones is just another great example of why hu...
They will be a thing, for certain purposes.
spark mulch
the future of warfare is going to be strapping C4 to party balloons and releasing them over the enemy country, making them waste million-dollar missiles on fucking party balloons
jagged storm
I want my Marilyn Monroebot
sharp shuttle
the final issue facing drones is cheap propulsion and energy
once we get cheap solid state batteries i think the other solves itself
spark mulch
I want my Marilyn Monroebot
HAPPY [ERROR: INVALID DATE FORMAT] MR PRESIDENT
jolly snow
once we get cheap solid state batteries i think the other solves itself
toyota's been working on it but been on Evs and QuantumScape
nothing cheap and mass market yet tho as u said
sharp shuttle
I am not an expert on cars, but i doubt we will see EV's hosting the latest battery tech
also im pretty sure toyota has pivotted to making robots now, let me verify
jolly snow
ye im not saying they wil but more so like what they already did
sharp shuttle
yes they are
jolly snow
ye look it up if u want
sharp shuttle
nobody is going to innovate cars anymore
spark mulch
imo there won't be a significant cell/battery revolution until there's a paradigm shift on the concept of potential difference
sharp shuttle
there will be less jobs therefore less need for cars
cars have always been dependant on a ant colony economy
jolly snow
i just meant in the sense of solid state batteries being utilzied
spark mulch
byeee
strong beacon
hello chat
sharp shuttle
i just meant in the sense of solid state batteries being utilzied
i think we will only see them in robot tech
maybe drones, but i dont think anybody is going to bother
drones are effectively guns at this point
jolly snow
the factor of cost and production is the only things that pretty much are obstacles now imo
strong beacon
id say more like bombs
sharp shuttle
i remember reading about graphene infused lithium, and tbh its an amazing concept, and the fact we dont produce these types of batteries is shameful
sharp shuttle
id say more like bombs
is a gun not just a bomb?
strong beacon
ehhh kinda ig
jolly snow
i just never had that interest at least yet on radio shit cause just never knew anything about it much but always found it cool
sharp shuttle
a gun is basically a directed mulit-use pipe bomb
jolly snow
i hate a lot of times when hardware things need to be learned but either way its pretty fun when you do learn them
sharp shuttle
i guess id ask why you dislike hardware?
strong beacon
i just never had that interest at least yet on radio shit cause just never knew ...
i remember seeing so many videos of that show up on my feed for no reason but watched anyways
jolly snow
i guess id ask why you dislike hardware?
not a concrete reason but more so like how the people around me i saw framed it and did it where gotta read this and that in the third when i just want to pick up a wire and solder it or just being more practical
sharp shuttle
hardware is basically 70% reading white papers man
then you probe
then you inject
jolly snow
and college professors yappin infinitely
jolly snow
i know 😂
this dude pulled a tutorial mid clas thinbking hes slick
he thought he showin us the tutorial 😂
sharp shuttle
i remember in my digital signal processing class the teacher barely understood how to apply FFT's
it was embarassing
jolly snow
and secondly i just dont know what to read and what to just not read and more so just start doing
its hard when reading wasnt something i hated but school and all made it seem like a chore to me
school is so fucked up
im not even gonna lie
i wish i couldve just not went to college for studying, rather just fuck around with friends and have a good time
signal mica
i remember in my digital signal processing class the teacher barely understood h...
Thats funny fourier is foundation there
strong beacon
i liked my college but thought about debt and went for a community one instead
had a scholarship and everything and was still in debt
signal mica
Anyone else got a discord notif their account is getting perma disabled in a week due to outdated email? Read an article on this, allegedly a ban wave is coming
solid moon
Nah
strong beacon
nope
jolly snow
i wonder why they still havent started that ID verification 🤣
solid moon
Because of the pushback
strong beacon
from what i read its for nsfw servers and pushback
if i ever am forced to sumbit my id i will go to teamspeak
solid moon
Groomers are an important market share
strong beacon
yeah cause they buy nitro lol
jolly snow
i wonder if well still see brath around after that lmao
solid moon
Probably
signal mica
Brath left the server
jolly snow
nah hes still showing up tho
solid moon
I don't really see the downside of parking my account everywhere
If you're worried about being psych profiled then join some servers that are dumb
turbid goblet
im craving bottled water rn
strong beacon
i have a mini fridge full of them
solid moon
I'm pretty sure my account is in good standing because its parked in Bunkerchan so even if I'm in a really edgy server and it gets nuked nothing happens because I get classified as a non participant
Disinformation can be more useful than just privacy sometimes
plain kestrel
Did anyone receive their cpts result?
jagged storm
if i ever am forced to sumbit my id i will go to teamspeak
IRC exists
jolly snow
how old
sharp shuttle
1995-2004
jolly snow
ahhh shitt lmao
sharp shuttle
i would argue up to 2009 is acceptable internet
strong beacon
i was too young for that lol
sharp shuttle
facebook dominance spelled doom for humanity
strong beacon
^^^^
sharp shuttle
i will never forget the day when someone asked me for my facebook
and i was like heres my myspace
then they looked at me like i was a freak
people do not give women enough credit for how they shape social construct
for better or worse
strong beacon
brb gonna do lockdown quiz
sharp shuttle
lockdown quiz?
strong beacon
oh wait nvm
turbid goblet
lockdown quiz?
us highschool
strong beacon
lockdown quiz?
lockdown is a browser that locks your screen and closes everything
hate it so much
sharp shuttle
oh my god lol
turbid goblet
just hack the lockdown
broken flame
javascript vibecoders are getting nuked today
strong beacon
just hack the lockdown
i have the thing actually
strong beacon
evadus
tranquil zenith
Is there any reason why i can´t choose another payment method as Creditcard?
ocean marsh
lockdown is a browser that locks your screen and closes everything
why do you use that?
strong beacon
my math class in community college
its required to have and my laptop runs linux
otherwise id do it on there
turbid goblet
argue that AI is also a calculator and calculators should be allowed in math
sharp shuttle
if i had ai i would have been so good at cheating in highschool
strong beacon
i did that so much
sharp shuttle
just to spite the system i might get a 4.0 gpa purely through cleverness
pseudo bluff
argue that AI is also a calculator and calculators should be allowed in math
A calculator that automatically writes, reasons and solves for you? A physical calculator dont reason
strong beacon
im a cheater until it comes to something i actually care about
turbid goblet
an AI LLM has reason?
strong beacon
like im doing math rn cause im like a month behind but when i had my redhat class i was ahead
loved that redhat class
pseudo bluff
Redhat class what’s in that
pseudo bluff
I wish I had red hat classes
strong beacon
i hope its not just one cause that was fun
i used to go to uni and they just gave a video and an assignment
no explanation or anything
pseudo bluff
I would never go back to windows, I feel that windows has more friction that Linux does
I live in that terminal
iron comet
like im doing math rn cause im like a month behind but when i had my redhat clas...
is rhel possibly a big deal in your country
strong beacon
i wanna daily drive linux but need so much shit
jolly snow
me and my friend actually turned our calculator into claude
an da small camera does the job for pcitures
strong beacon
is rhel possibly a big deal in your country
i got job offers so i guess its kinda good
jolly snow
thats one time when i had to learna bit of hardware
strong beacon
its basic IT tho
pseudo bluff
i wanna daily drive linux but need so much shit
Is it windows only, I don’t really need windows apps so I can daily drive
iron comet
i got job offers so i guess its kinda good
i have a good guess about where you live
pseudo bluff
i will get banned
Seriously, a bit stupid getting banned for Linux
meager kernel
its basic IT tho
Deadlock player
strong beacon
i have a good guess about where you live
USA 🦅 🦅 🦅
pseudo bluff
I can not do JS to save my life it has to be the hardest language I’ve ever used
strong beacon
Deadlock player
too many hours...
meager kernel
too many hours...
I played it a bit but I couldn't get the hang of it
The only Valve game I grinded is CS2
iron comet
I played it a bit but I couldn't get the hang of it
same experience here
dont get the moba stuff
strong beacon
they made a new gamemode thats waaay lower pace
pseudo bluff
USA 🦅 🦅 🦅
Lucky, they have a great cybersecurity market there. I’m hoping to work remotely for a US company
meager kernel
Does deadlock have a decent anticheat? @strong beacon
strong beacon
its like a rouge like and its pretty fun
iron comet
they made a new gamemode thats waaay lower pace
doesn’t the main game mode already last like 45 mins?
strong beacon
Does deadlock have a decent anticheat? <@323552902432161794>
not sure about walls but ive only dealt with one aimbotter that i just bought items to counter him
he was trash too so
strong beacon
doesn’t the main game mode already last like 45 mins?
main mode 45+
meager kernel
not sure about walls but ive only dealt with one aimbotter that i just bought it...
I hope its not like CS2
strong beacon
street brawl mode 30m max
deadlock is one of those games that gets you hooked when you understand what youre doing now
i have 2k hours
watched this game grow
iron comet
i have 2k hours
you what
strong beacon
i was hooked on that game and till kinda am
sharp shuttle
you can tell alot about a person by their main on a video game
strong beacon
played so much of it
strong beacon
you can tell alot about a person by their main on a video game
dynamo support
i heal
iron comet
you can tell alot about a person by their main on a video game
which game(s) do you play
sharp shuttle
which game(s) do you play
just hearthstone now
i used to play league, warframe, diablo/poe, etc as main games
iron comet
smelled league a mile away
iron comet
jungler
sharp shuttle
nah, support primary, top secondary
strong beacon
i tried to play league but cant
sharp shuttle
i hate jungler mains usually
iron comet
i hate jungler mains usually
strong beacon
they whine a lot
sharp shuttle
i may seem like an asshole but i do what needs to be done to support my team
strong beacon
this guy gets it
sharp shuttle
my mains in league are zyra, shen, and galio
meager kernel
I want to try League
ocean marsh
I played with yasuo, irelia, sylas, lee sin, kayn, zen
strong beacon
the main game of league scares me
strong beacon
lots of toxic people
sharp shuttle
I played with yasuo, irelia, sylas, lee sin, kayn, zen
i have bad news for you man
lolol
ocean marsh
I had between 400-350k with yasuo
i dont remember
What free time does to a teenager
turbid goblet
yassuo player ban him
broken flame
lee sin best champion
broken flame
master yi close second
sharp shuttle
you guys are normies lol
sharp shuttle
i respect a good ez snipe
ocean marsh
ADC I used to play with lucian, vayne and jinx
broken flame
"master yi isn't current meta 🤓 " yea idc i don't even play that game anymore but if she doesn't remember the greatness of master yi, she's too young for me
turbid goblet
did riot ever make their mmorpg
sharp shuttle
the psychology of people who play win-more champions does not need to be studied, for you are everybody, ever
absolutely nothing unique about your brain ( :
smoov as hell
no widges
ocean marsh
I like champs with cool combos
idc about winning
I just want a good combo
and im happy
sharp shuttle
the cool combo: qwerqweerwqereqwrwerweqrwqerwerqwerqwe
PLEASE SOMETHING GO OFF
AHHHHH
ocean marsh
I mean, that's the most you can do in league
broken flame
gz buddy who pissed in your cherios this morning?
turbid goblet
Man i wanna hop on dota now and play meepo and play all 3 lanes at the same time
turbid goblet
Actually my old man response times probably couldnt handle a game of dota rn
sharp shuttle
nah you cooked man
you are not faker
you are unc
we play turn based games now
❤️
ocean marsh
persona!
turbid goblet
Chess
sharp shuttle
Tinder
Dating Apps are Town of Salem 3
this great joke brought to you by brath will go largely unrelated
broken flame
Actually my old man response times probably couldnt handle a game of dota rn
dota 2 is actually a slower paced game
sharp shuttle
but turret diving is impossible
my only gripe with dota
you should not feel safe under your own turret when im around
broken flame
punctuation
sharp shuttle
im not punctual, i am pragmatic
latent oak
So, kali + claude + prompt “gimme dem flags” is all we need now?
sharp shuttle
is that a girl or a guy
sharp shuttle
i mean have you seen that nurse in persona 5
ocean marsh
he's the only one on reload
sharp shuttle
cause i would isekai to be her patient
exotic pendant
ocean marsh
they have a girl on the original one right?
which romance from the party members
is your choice
sharp shuttle
the teacher in persona 5 did nothing wrong
ocean marsh
besides junpei ofc
sharp shuttle
is what i would say if i was insane
exotic pendant
😄
strong beacon
the teacher in persona 5 did nothing wrong
holy i was like wtf
ocean marsh
on p3
strong beacon
i think im close to finishing persona 5 but wanted to finish requiem
i did that last night and enjoyed it
sharp shuttle
im sorry i couldnt hear the names you nerds were saying, i was captivated...
(she looked at me)
🥺 👉 👈
exotic pendant
latent oak
What is this hooey?
