Jake Hildreth

Jake Hildreth

@dotdot.horse

Husband, Dad, Recovering Sysadmin Stuff: https://dotdot.horse

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Molly White
@molly.wiki

truly a wild time to be alive when the cryptography world is split between those worried about quantum computers and those whose private key is “4”

Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

Yes, the name is a bit hyperbolic. If you know where to aim, these zombies can be taken out with a single bullet. But where should you aim? Read on to find out!

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Dilek Sayedahmed
@dileksayedahmed.bsky.social

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Katie Martin
@katie0martin.ft.com

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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nohwnd
@jakubjares.com

Pester 6: assert on speed. { Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 100 } | Should-BeFasterThan 1s. Time literals like 1s and 50ms just work, and Should-BeSlowerThan is the opposite. #pspester #powershell

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DilDog 🅅
@dildog.l0pht.com

mcmaster carr should do an advent calendar where every door is different random fastener, gasket, or engineering sample

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Björn Sundling
@bjompen.com

This session from #PSConfEU is, by far, my favorite one ever done... Learnt a lot, laughed a lot, and... Got a full 5.0 score on the feedback form. I may have peaked now 😁

Ryan@blog.kilasuit.org

"You can spend half a year, of dumb ideas, just to rick roll a conference" Rick rolling aside, this was another great session by @bjompen.com especially for going into thread-safe injection techniques www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEah... Code from this session available > github.com/psconfeu/202...

youtube.comMusical PowerShell - Make your scripts sound awesome! - Björn Sundling - PSConfEU 2026YouTube video by PowerShell Conference EU
Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

@trackd.x64.se's modules are so cool!

trackd@trackd.x64.se

I'm happy to share that I've been awarded Microsoft MVP in PowerShell. Thank you to everyone who's helped make the PowerShell community such a welcoming place to learn, build, and share. I'm looking forward to contributing even more in the coming years. #MicrosoftMVP #PowerShell

Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

This talk was really fun! I apologize for not repeating audience questions for recording purposes. :(

PSConfEU@psconf.eu

Do your #PowerShell scripts restart from scratch after failure? At #PSConfEU, @dotdot.horse shows how Stepper enables: ✅ Resumable scripts ✅ Persistent state ✅ 🔁 Smart retries 👉 youtu.be/frucG2eXu9s?si=T8r... #automation #IT #DevOps #Conference

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Jake Williams
@malwarejake.bsky.social

Every day I am increasingly convinced that we need UBI immediately. While they are in office, lawmakers should be required to live - actually live, not pretend that it's a home - in the average housing in their district that their family can purchase on UBI.

Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

Whatcha doing June 1st-4th? There's room for you in Wiesbaden at PSConfEU!

PSConfEU@psconf.eu

@dotdot.horse will be on stage for #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden (1-4 June)! 🎙️ Securing PowerShell from the Ground Up 🎙️ Watch Your Step! Building Long-Running Scripts That Don't Trip Over Themselves 🎟️ Tickets: psconf.eu #automation #IT #PowerShell #Conference #Europe

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PSConfEU
@psconf.eu

#Microsoft announced #PowerShell 2.0 to be removed from Windows Server 2025 for security reasons. Microsoft is also actively working towards making PS7 the default experience in future Windows Server releases. 🚀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEl... #PSConfEU

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Clate
@devclate.bsky.social

First technical blog in a bit, and reminded why I don’t like doing technical blogs on my current blogging platform, so if you have a recommendation I’d love to hear it! Teams and PowerShell - How to add value and make your life easier - clatent.com/2026/03/team...

clatent.comTeams Chat and PowerShell – How to add value!It’s been a bit for a technical blog post, but I’ve missed it and finally found some time to do one. What we are learning today is how to send messages, photos, urls, and information from APIs to T…
Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

Jeff found Deck over the weekend and now I have a bunch of fun todos on my list.

Jeff Hicks@jdhitsolutions.com

For better or worse, if you throw a shiny #PowerShell ball in my path, you might come to regret it, or welcome it. Right, @dotdot.horse ?

Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

I use @trackd.x64.se 's TextMate module in Deck (deck.jakehildreth.com) to provide syntax highlighting, but it can do so much more!

trackd@trackd.x64.se

New release of the #PowerShell module `TextMate` (0.2.1) added a builtin pager and partial ALC. supports search highlighting and sixel images. Accessible via the `-Page` parameter or `Out-Page` cmdlet. github.com/trackd/TextM...

Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

On Mon June 1*, come to @psconf.eu to see @andrewpla.tech discuss PowerShell security features you probably aren't using while I nod along. Then on Tues June 2*, see him and @steviecoaster.dev talk about using PowerShell Universal to make PowerShell easier for non-admins! *dates subject to change

PSConfEU@psconf.eu

@andrewpla.tech will be on stage for #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden (1-4 June)! 🎙️ PowerShell...with buttons 🎙️ Securing PowerShell from the Ground Up 🎟️ Book your tickets for the #PowerShell #Conference #Europe in #Germany: psconf.eu #automation #IT

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Shaun Lawrie
@shaunlawrie.com

It's been a busy last 12 months or so. I finally found a bit of time to polish some of this and publish to main. Next step... migrating it to a C# binary module so assembly conflicts can be resolved. Cheers @trackd.x64.se , @arpan3t.bsky.social and @gilbertsanchez.com. github.com/ShaunLawrie/...

github.comRelease v2.5.0 · ShaunLawrie/PwshSpectreConsoleWhat's Changed 🐛 Fixes: #63 Fixes a bug in table rendering of long links. #88 Fix Get-SpectreImage failing to work on PSDrives. #103 Fix Wait-SpectreJobs so it doesn't mark jobs as 100% complete b...

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Sam Rose
@samwho.dev

Replying to @samwho.dev

“Yeah bro LLMs are great at figuring out how to use your CLI tool you just gotta write good --help output” SO ARE HUMANS. THIS IS KNOWLEDGE FROM THE 60S. I AM GOING INSANE.

Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

Y'all, I submitted something to MSRC thinking I found a new ESC. I was SO hyped. 🤩 Reader, I had not found a new ESC. Turns out I conflated some PKI role definitions and misunderstood security boundaries. I'm supposedly an "expert" in this stuff. 🤦

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Katie Mack
@astrokatie.com

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Josh Hendricks | MVP
@joshooaj.com

I channeled my anger, frustration, and sadness about the state murders of #reneegood and #alexpretti this weekend and started working on Project Witness. There are so many videos recorded by protestors, legal observers, released bodycam footage. But it's difficult to get them all together.

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Jim Sykora
@jimsycurity.adminsdholder.com

Had a great time in Chicago this weekend for Blue Team Con. I spent a fair bit of time walking around downtown both day and night. I used only public transportation. Never once felt unsafe or even uncomfortable. Great city regardless of what some say.

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Fred
@psfred.bsky.social

Hi #powershell folks, Just shipped the next version of my EntraAuth.Graph module, a #graph specific extension of my EntraAuth authentication client, adding batch requests in a convenient format: github.com/FriedrichWei... Now with improved matching of input to result.

github.comGitHub - FriedrichWeinmann/EntraAuth.Graph: Graph API tools based on EntraAuthGraph API tools based on EntraAuth. Contribute to FriedrichWeinmann/EntraAuth.Graph development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Stephen Valdinger (aka steviecoaster)
@steviecoaster.dev

Merry Christmas! AutomatedLab UI v1.1.0 is now available! Full release notes at github.com/steviecoaste... Have fun building ephemeral Hyper-V labs in #PowerShell... via a web browser!

github.comRelease v1.1.0 · steviecoaster/PowerShellUniversal.Apps.AutomatedLabWhat's New ISOs: Available Operating Systems are now grouped by OS Family, i.e. Windows 10, Windows Server 2025, etc Removing an ISO now properly deletes the ISO from the LabSources folder You can...
Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

In late April, I noticed some unexpected behavior with macOS' Screenthat may result in compromised privacy and/or data loss by allowing an attacker to take control of a remotely controlled Mac without authentication. So, I wrote about it: jakehildreth.github.io/blog/2025/08...

jakehildreth.github.iomacOS Screen Sharing.app Considered HarmfulBabby’s First macOS Security Report Despite being my daily driver at both work and home, I’ve never dug too much into macOS security. I very occasionally read stuff from Patrick Wardle, but he’s the o...
Jake Hildreth
@dotdot.horse

I reported it to Apple in May, and they told me it was operating as expected. 🤷 They later told me that if customers need that functionality, they need to pay Apple at least $80 for the privilege.