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LWIRVoltage

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About LWIRVoltage

I help run operations in NASA's Launch Control! I also have done a lot of System Admin work and operations work in Launch Control, and moreso now Software testing for NASA's launch control software tackling requirements, validating and making sure things tick in a way that is useful, for ops!

In my spare time, I am a bit of a infosec and Privacy geek, constantly exploring what privacy means and how to make private systems and model privacy and security for situations!

Currently delving into Debian playing with things like signing drivers, Secure Boot ,Docker and getting comfy- while also slaying telemetry in Windows for laughs. Also currently picking up Python, having come up on C and Java in the past.

I can be reached (current for June 2025) at lwir dot voltage385@slmails dot com

[I do rotate the contact email i use on Here for privacy/spam reasons every now and then)

[When I respond ,I will email you back from a protonmail email address of mine ]

[Ask me in email for my full non-modified resume!] Here is a modified updated non-full resume link as of June 2025 https://ibb.co/tpqYm7nF

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    Comment #49087898

    ( roughly copying my post from another thread) A few things: #1. The download and restore backup method would work for people in general- except it doesn't capture what people woul…

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    A few things: #1. The download and restore backup method would work- except it doesn't capture what people would need. Exmaple: I have some thermal cameras that rely on old 32 bit …

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    Comment #48760846

    Location: Central Florida region Open to Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: Yes Technologies: C, Java, Python, RHEL, Operations, Bash, Windows Server, Vmware, VirtualBox ,AIX, , RHEL…

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    Comment #47693020

    .... This deserves it's own posts , on HN, just for awareness- Aside from https://web.archive.org/web/20250914062843/https://portswigg... , there haven't been really many goes at g…

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    What sucks about this, is due to implementation,Windows is the only way to achieve some stuff in Veracrypt. For example: doing full system partition encryption, and the Hidden OS i…

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    Comment #44486896

    Okay, this is neat! A true mesh networking bluetooth app- The other one that's notable, Briar is super impressive - but i think it doesn't actually have proper mesh capability due …

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    Location: Central Florida region Open to Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: Yes Technologies: C, Java, Python, RHEL, Operations, Bash, Windows Server, Vmware, VirtualBox ,AIX, , RHEL…

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    Comment #43871078

    ... These sorts of patterns do not help at all, and will hurt those who have critical need for apps without a lot of users. Speaking as somebody, who owns some mid-grade thermal ca…

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    Comment #43739633

    A Veracrypt style hidden OS profile that is forensically invisible would be a better option - This would allow one to enter a password and give another "profile" or OS- that unlike…

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    Comment #43638022

    Does obtaining Global Entry minimize the chance of them deciding to harass a citizen crossing the border, I wonder? It is at the cost of your biometric - but data on your devices m…

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    Comment #43637883

    This annoys me to no end and is a serious problem in my own use cases... This is an issue I face- I have a collection of thermal cameras that use apps to control them- after every …

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    Comment #43637849

    Veracrypt. It's successor, keeps this feature - of allowing for a truly hidden OS- but there's a HUGE flaw everyone missed- it requires your laptop to be setup as MBR-= which only …

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    Comment #43637814

    This is something no on discusses but I've wondered heavily- GRUB can be made to not show a menu and then boot up Windows automatically, in like a second or two with no one the wis…

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    Comment #43637719

    I am in a similar pickle. This is an issue I face- I have a collection of thermal cameras that use apps to control them- after every install onto a phone, they then reach out t oa …

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    Comment #43637700

    This is an issue I face- I have a collection of thermal cameras that use apps to control them- after every install onto a phone, they then reach out t oa server to authenticate. He…

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    Comment #43629346

    I just this past weekend was looking into setting up a personal networking solution- and looked hard at TailScale and their competitors. I do not like- that Tailscale has chosen to…

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    Comment #43513072

    AI spotted those comments on reddit- note: those were not my words about Eve(which i'm unfamiliar with!) Point taken though , the commenters who said that were ...obviously..anecdo…

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    Comment #43465232

    This is true absolutely One would hope indeed- I do wonder on that ...... There's another observation though- Salt Typhoon compromised wiretap infrastructure - before Signal, there…

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    Comment #43464565

    From people on Reddit: Something that blows my mind- but is fully true "Hell, I've been in fucking EVE Online alliances that had better opsec than this." "I'll raise you one: I've …

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    Comment #43368611

    It worked well! Most messages did go through! The caveat- I don't think anyone was also using Bluetooth headphones 500 feet outside was the test i did with a clear sightline- the i…

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    Comment #43365922

    I recently took a flight with family- on a budget airline that did not have Wifi, so we could not hop on WiFi and message each other using Signal. I wondered what other options the…

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    Location: Central Florida region, United States Open to Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: Yes Technologies: C, Java, Python, RHEL, Operations, Bash, Windows Server, Vmware, VirtualB…

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    Comment #42951513

    There is one reason- VPN traffic, vs tor traffic monitoring. Tor traffic stands out and that has been used to nab people famously, like that bomb hoax incident. Which suggests cloa…

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    Not sure why you didn't mention the law ruled heavily in favor of protonmail as a result of that massive fight between Protonmail and the authorities after that happened( they had …

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    Location: Central Florida region Open to Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: Yes Technologies: C, Java, Python, RHEL, Operations, Bash, Windows Server, Vmware, VirtualBox, RHEL, Debia…