A fox's corner of the internet.https://arlofox.net/https://arlofox.net/what-you-can-do-with-an-unlocked-laptop/https://arlofox.net/what-you-can-do-with-an-unlocked-laptop/They left there laptop logged in and walked away for and I can walk away with your session cookies, passwords, and photos in about 30 secoundsWed, 14 Oct 2026 12:15:08 GMTprivacy-systemshttps://arlofox.net/the-good-kid-problem/https://arlofox.net/the-good-kid-problem/Being easy was never the same thing as being fine.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:55:18 GMTnarrativehttps://arlofox.net/grant-bucketed-labor-and-its-discontents/https://arlofox.net/grant-bucketed-labor-and-its-discontents/Notes from a season of standby, line prep, and a very boring drive home.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:50:00 GMTland-firehttps://arlofox.net/the-red-fox-server/https://arlofox.net/the-red-fox-server/I've been building out a small personal server which I call it Red Fox and a quick rundown.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:55:00 GMTprivacy-systemshttps://arlofox.net/3100-miles-to-oregon/https://arlofox.net/3100-miles-to-oregon/Not getting picked is a kind of answer. So is driving 3,100 miles toward something that might.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:18:35 GMTland-firehttps://arlofox.net/when-suicide-can-seem-logical/https://arlofox.net/when-suicide-can-seem-logical/Suicide prevention messaging is not written for the person it claims to be talking to. I know this because I was that person, and I was there when it failed me.Wed, 06 May 2026 02:48:00 GMTpolicy-institutionshttps://arlofox.net/when-god-wants-you-dead/https://arlofox.net/when-god-wants-you-dead/Something real happens at those retreats. You're just never in a position to know if the explanation you're handed for it is true,Mon, 04 May 2026 00:42:00 GMTnarrativehttps://arlofox.net/nothing-that-anyone-would-call-something/https://arlofox.net/nothing-that-anyone-would-call-something/Youth institutions don't fail by accident. The design makes certain harms invisible and that invisibility is load-bearing.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:26:00 GMTnarrativehttps://arlofox.net/threat-models-need-to-survive-the-real-world/https://arlofox.net/threat-models-need-to-survive-the-real-world/Security that isn't pointed at something real will expand to fill whatever time and attention you give it, and other things fall behind.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:34:14 GMTprivacy-systemshttps://arlofox.net/metadata-and-the-shadow-biography/https://arlofox.net/metadata-and-the-shadow-biography/Your messages are scrambled, but your identity has never been clearer. We are living in an era of "Visible Secrets," where the lock on the door is real, but the walls are made of glass.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:52:44 GMTprivacy-systemshttps://arlofox.net/the-privacy-tax-is-a-systemic-problem/https://arlofox.net/the-privacy-tax-is-a-systemic-problem/When an institution ties access to a proprietary platform and calls it security, opting out stops being a preference and starts being a bill you can't opt out of.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:34:17 GMTpolicy-institutionshttps://arlofox.net/pilot-rock-night-hike/https://arlofox.net/pilot-rock-night-hike/I was going through some of my older projects and this was the first time I took out my Canon R8 for a night shoot in November, 2024. The view from the top of Pilot Rock was amazing. View Larger MapSun, 01 Feb 2026 19:22:00 GMTland-firehttps://arlofox.net/hiking-in-the-rrg-a-montage/https://arlofox.net/hiking-in-the-rrg-a-montage/I shot this over the summer on the same trail that the "07.17 Day Hike" photo series was shot. I mainly shot this project to have new media to work with to learn Kdenlive. 0:00 / 1:38 1×Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:34:56 GMTland-firehttps://arlofox.net/07-17-day-hike/https://arlofox.net/07-17-day-hike/I wanted to get out and about again so I went day hiking again. Came out to be around a 5 mile hike. As I always do I had to bring the camera. I also finally figured out how to bring out more of the greens and yellows in Darktable. This is one of my favorite recent banner type photographs,…Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMTland-firehttps://arlofox.net/night-hiking-in-the-rrg-06-21/https://arlofox.net/night-hiking-in-the-rrg-06-21/I haven't gone hiking in ages. Growing up in scouts it's something I use to do all the time. It's nice to be out and in something more tangible. I went out at night and hiked to one of my favorite pinnacle areas that I haven't been to in over a year. I also brought along my camera and got…Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMTland-fire