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.@UCanBeatVideoG1 I just finished your last video on FF6. Much like your other videos/series, this is what I would call a definitive and comprehensive review of the game. End to end. I have no use for other guides. Well done. No notes. Another triumph.

@nickvangilder (Said in jest. Let the new year begin on the right track.)

@nickvangilder Up yours, nerd. 🤪

What I’d really like to see in 2026 is less toxicity and hostility in the cybersecurity community and more empathy, understanding, and coaching when people screw up. People are going to get things wrong, have bad takes, and say some dumb (or even incorrect) things. It happens, and it’s normal. What’s not normal, and should not be normalized within the community, is personal attacks, insulting someone’s intelligence, mocking, and just general meanness. To me, acting this way is a form of gatekeeping because it creates a super toxic environment where mistakes are treated like character flaws instead of learning opportunities. Plus, it strongly signals that status is ultimately maintained through intimidation instead of helpful mentorship. It’s gross. And in a field that already struggles with burnout, imposter syndrome, and tons of barriers to entry, it actively harms the community when we allow this to be ok. Correction and accountability needs to happen when people are wrong, yes, but it doesn’t have to be cruel or involve publicly shaming people. Subject matter expertise doesn’t entitle anyone to be a jerk. So, let’s all work on being kinder in 2026. Please?

Hey @grok remove me from this timeline.

@Blosept1 And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

@Blosept1 Do you know what the Lama says? Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga. So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know."

@Windows Remote Desktop. I think some people talk about it, but it’s a quality of life thing for me.

what’s a Windows feature you swear by but no one else talks about?

@_nextjenn *gets response from Mail Delivery Subsystem*

*writes email* *rereads it 50 times* *hovers over send button* *rereads it another 5 times* *rewrites email*

@peterrhague youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhd…

Wife: <problem> Me: <solution>? Wife: I don’t want <solution>! How do you get past this dynamic?

@cyb3rops So you're saying I can just reach out to you and ask for help to do something? Even without any sort of professional or interpersonal context?

It happens more and more often that people contact me using only nicknames. No real name, no company, no affiliation - nothing! They just start talking to me as if I already knew who they are. “Hi, I want this.” “Hi! Can you help me with that?” And I have no idea who I’m talking to, why I should care, or what the context even is. It’s strange how unaware people have become of how to approach someone. In the old days (yes, I’m old), when you reached out to someone, you said who you are, what you do, and why you’re getting in touch. You gave a bit of context, showed respect for the other person’s time and maybe ended with a “thanks a lot for your help.” It had some structure. Now it’s either “Hi, I want this” with no context at all - or or the complete opposite: a wall of AI-generated text that says nothing and takes forever to read. In both cases it’s the same problem. Either no effort or way too much of the wrong kind.

Get some good holiday shopping started with @FreezyFreakies gloves. In addition to some of their usual stock is the elusive and now found "Creature" gloves. getfreezy.com/collections/al…

@vxunderground But can they understand why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

@_nextjenn Check your spam folder for my evites.

Why doesn’t anyone ever invite me to do a heist? I’d be great at heists

@bohops @ConsciousHacker Nothin', LOLBAS, what's up with you. Did I do it right?

@ConsciousHacker What's a lolbas?

I'm in a party in hardcore wow and 3/5 people work in cybersecurity, everyone is familiar with LOLBAS👀

One image is about espionage in Silicon Valley. The other is a majority of responses on Infosec Twitter.

I'm pregnant and looking for a baby boy name that ends with “on” Help me out before my husband suggests Dragon again 🙂

@_nextjenn @Alph4betSoup DID SOMEONE SAY NU SHOOZ? youtu.be/UJ1tBVtYOBc?si…

@Alph4betSoup Unrelated, anyone want new shoes

Ladies, women, girls; What is the most deranged thing you've received as a DM out of the blue on Twitter or Instagram? Im curious.