Hacker News: b8

New comment by b8 in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

b8 — Fri, 08 May 2026 16:58:03 +0000

Seeking: Any role that I can use my technical skills in. Security analyst, consultant, technical support etc.

Location: Louisiana

Remote: Yes, and/or on-site. I'm experienced with both.

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: AWS, Java (SRC review), C++/C (SRC Review), C# (Basic), Burp Suite, Binary Ninja etc.

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request.

Email: mcorkern1@tulane.edu

GitHub: https://github.com/qf0

Misc: I have over two years of full-time security consulting and blue team experience at NCC Group and Black Lantern Security. Also, I have two 0days and received CVEs under my name and a company research blog post to go along with it. Done contracting for FAANGs and found 0days in their products. Worked at IBM as a programmer too.

I'm eligible for a security clearance and willing to do government work. Already passed a FSP once, but was denied agency specific suitability.

New comment by b8 in "U.S. banks may soon collect citizenship data from customers"

b8 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:07:55 +0000

I already have to upload my real ID and had to hop on a video call to show my face + ID for one bank.

New comment by b8 in "Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident"

b8 — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:48:22 +0000

We still haven't made AGI, so I don't understand what he's saying they did.

New comment by b8 in "You can't trust macOS Privacy and Security settings"

b8 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:58:49 +0000

I was considering buying a mini Mac, but there wasn't a way to encrypt it fully with Veracrypt and in the case of Francis Rawls the feds got pass Apples vault encryption. With the recent iPhone notification storage revelation I don't trust Apple at all.

New comment by b8 in "FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages"

b8 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:55:44 +0000

Sounds like an intentional government feature. Just speculation though. I'm glad I have a Pixel, but I'm on the default OS and need to switch to GrapiousOS (secure version). Just haven't due to lack of nice Google features.

New comment by b8 in "Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?"

b8 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:31:55 +0000

Sam failed upwards.

New comment by b8 in "I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK"

b8 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:16:58 +0000

I trust the chrome sandbox and security more than a desktop or phone app.

New comment by b8 in "Usenet Archives"

b8 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:33:33 +0000

It's used for piracy a lot still.

New comment by b8 in "What being ripped off taught me"

b8 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:31:50 +0000

There's not any incentives to pay you when they're in China and there's no legal recourse from the US. Even in the US suing is often times not worth it economically and getting someone to pay after a win is painful too if they don't just file bankruptcy. Escrow or upfront only is the best way to go.

New comment by b8 in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)"

b8 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:49:56 +0000

Seeking: Any role that I can use my technical skills in. Security analyst, consultant, technical support etc.

Location: Louisiana

Remote: Yes, and/or on-site. I'm experienced with both.

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: AWS, Java (SRC review), C++/C (SRC Review), C# (Basic), Burp Suite, Binary Ninja etc.

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request.

Email: mcorkern1@tulane.edu

GitHub: https://github.com/qf0

I'm eligible for a security clearance and willing to do government work. Already passed a FSP once, but was denied agency specific suitability.

New comment by b8 in "LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs"

b8 — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:40:48 +0000

So I pay for Global Entry only to have to play for Clear for faster screening. Now I have to pay another fee for a different service to get thru it faster AGAIN. I'm tired of the pay to win situation.

New comment by b8 in "Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email"

b8 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:15:41 +0000

Not surprising as email providers like Yahoo's security are a joke. A former CIA director got his personal emailed pwned as well.

New comment by b8 in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

b8 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:58:14 +0000

If you login, log out they don't prompt you with the security warning on Android TV.

New comment by b8 in "I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job"

b8 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:26:55 +0000

IBM and the government often asks for recorded answers to questions for interviews now

New comment by b8 in "DHS Contracts Explorer – Hacked data from the Office of Industry Partnership"

b8 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:24:09 +0000

DAIVIN! is a waste. Rebreathers exist for a reason and are better suited for tactical underwater ops.

New comment by b8 in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)"

b8 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:39:23 +0000

Seeking: Any role that I can use my technical skills in. Security analyst, consultant, technical support etc.

Location: Louisiana

Remote: Yes, and/or on-site. I'm experienced with both.

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: AWS, Java (SRC review), C++/C (SRC Review), C# (Basic), Burp Suite, Binary Ninja etc.

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request.

Email: mcorkern1@tulane.edu

GitHub: https://github.com/qf0

I'm eligible for a security clearance and willing to do government work. Already passed a FSP once, but was denied agency specific suitability.

New comment by b8 in "How to talk to anyone and why you should"

b8 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:58:24 +0000

I tried this in college, but just got ignored or brushed off.

New comment by b8 in "Layoffs at Block"

b8 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:04:54 +0000

They're back to 6,000 not 5,000.

New comment by b8 in "Tell HN: YC companies scrape GitHub activity, send spam emails to users"

b8 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:26:36 +0000

Boundaries don't exist really in tech and especially with emails. I just filter out spam and block a good bit. People just ignore stuff now a days even people saying hi passing someone in the street (which I stopped doing)? My colleges spam filter catches a lot of them. Your email is presumably already in data dumps.

New comment by b8 in "FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook, so AI built one for me"

b8 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:42:33 +0000

It'd be nice to have drivers for newer Mac's for a better Asahi Linux experience. Good use of AI imo.