
Pilot, IT Security Leader, firearms instructor, speaker, author, photographer. Co-host of the Defensive Security Podcast. Elder Nerd. [email protected]
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Andrew Kalat retweeted
First issue of my Newsletter "The Tactical Gaming Executive Summary" goes out Monday. Niche curation by yours truly, deals, previews, and stuff that matters. If you want a copy, sign up via my website. If you're a studio/creator interested in being featured, reach out.
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Panic about AI water use rarely comes with context.
Suburban sprinklers in the United States use more water in two days than all the data centers in the country use in an entire year.
Newer cooling systems can bring on-site water use close to zero.
humanprogress.org/the-ai-lan…
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This is a previously unpublished photo of 9/11, taken at the base of the North Tower of the World Trade Center shortly before it collapsed. It was developed from a previously unknown rubble camera, which we investigate in our film, "32 Frames: A 9/11 Mystery".
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Polymarket@PolymarketAug 28
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BREAKING: 𝕏 reveals it uncovered a Chinese bot farm of roughly 200,000 accounts, including hundreds used to influence U.S. debate over AI data centers & energy policy.
Andrew Kalat retweeted
Economic progress isn't just about earning more; it's about how much of your income is left over after covering the basics.
In 1929, Americans’ spending on food, clothing, housing, utilities, and household maintenance was equal to about 55 percent of disposable personal income.
By 2024, that share had fallen to 32 percent.
Andrew Kalat retweeted
Panic about AI water use rarely comes with context.
Suburban sprinklers in the United States use more water in two days than all the data centers in the country use in an entire year.
Newer cooling systems can bring on-site water use close to zero.
Andrew Kalat retweeted
The C-2 Greyhound Has Made Its Last Trap Aboard A Carrier
It's truly the end of an era for naval aviation as the C-2's carrier onboard delivery role has now been turned over to the CMV-22 Osprey.
twz.com/air/the-c-2-greyhoun…
Andrew Kalat retweeted
BBC 4 has officially ended its last Long Wave radio broadcast on 198 kHz at 0000 GMT tonight. They ended with an aviation and maritime weather report and one final sign off. The end of an era! 🇬🇧📻
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On April 24, 1952, a Nike missile successfully intercepted and completely destroyed in mid-air a remotely controlled QB-17 bomber high over White Sands. WSMR IGOR tracking telescope operator Joe Marlin photographed the intercept and won the 1955 Ernie Pyle Award for outstanding still photography in support of national security.🤘😎
Andrew Kalat retweeted
🗣️ Presentations: Traditional speaking tracks.
🏡 Villages: Interactive spaces for hands-on exploration.
🛠️ Workshops: Deep-dive, multi-hour instructional sessions.
🏆 Contests: CTFs, hardware challenges, or any competitive events you want to run.
Andrew Kalat retweeted
Whether you are a seasoned industry veteran or looking to give your very first presentation, we want to hear your unique perspectives, research, and ideas.
This year, we are looking for submissions across four distinct formats:
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S8E24 - Andrew Kalat: What Cybersecurity Can Learn from Aviation xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1vJpPPWvN…
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Me watching a documentary about psychopaths and how they "prefer to stay at home, don't have many friends and can get very upset over a minor inconvenience"
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Eight souls aboard the B-52. This is the max it can carry, all stations full plus two jump seats. Usual crew size is five. This is the biggest loss I know of out of edwards since the B-50 mishap in 1951.
We continue to update our story:
twz.com/air/b-52-bomber-cras…
Andrew Kalat retweeted
Jimmy Carr nailed something a lot of us feel but can’t explain.
We’re living better than 99.9% of humans who ever walked the earth, hot showers, modern medicine, endless entertainment, kids that actually survive infancy, yet so many of us feel miserable.
He calls it “life dysmorphia.” We get used to how good we have it (the hedonic treadmill), then compare ourselves to everyone else and tank our own happiness.
As he puts it: happiness = quality of life minus envy.
Marcus Aurelius put it perfectly: “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.”
When was the last time you caught yourself feeling unhappy despite objectively having it pretty damn good?
Andrew Kalat retweeted
Two cops played quick-draw with loaded guns. One pointed his gun at the other.
The other drew his own gun from inside the patrol car. Then a round went through the windshield and hit the first officer in the shoulder.
And somehow, the city called it “horseplay.” If a civilian did this, nobody would call it horseplay. They’d call it a negligent discharge, aggravated assault, or worse.
But this is the double standard gun owners deal with every day.
We’re constantly told civilians can’t be trusted with guns. We’re too emotional, too reckless, too untrained, too dangerous. We’re told to leave it to the “professionals.”
Then two cops play around with loaded firearms and shoot each other.
This doesn’t mean every cop is reckless. It means cops are people. Some train seriously. Some don’t. Some are responsible. Some aren’t.
Just like civilians.
But when one citizen does something stupid, politicians try to punish every law-abiding gun owner in America. When one cop does something stupid, nobody argues every cop should lose their Glock.
That’s the inconsistency.
So next time someone says “only cops should carry,” remember the windshield.
Full video just released on my youtube channel
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Anthropic@AnthropicAIJun 13
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The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.
Access to all other Claude models is not affected.
We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.
Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…



















