@PawelK The NSA developed Ghidra with their own personnel. Ghidra was made by NSA employees for use by NSA employees. That's why it's so gnarly to use but allows for custom tools and modules to be used. This is so far beyond IDA if an NSA employee is using it.

@AmpBenzScientist
Yea i was pondering proposing implementing ida compatibility mode or something.

@PawelK Ghidra reminds me of SAGE Mathematics. They both are open source software and have the built in ability to integrate other software directly into the feature set.

@AmpBenzScientist
Aha. Kewl. Nice metapattern.

@AmpBenzScientist
I just hope hope youre contributing to ghidra not as an employee.

@PawelK As a Mathematician I have known of those who were recruited into their ranks. I'm not their type of employee.

@PawelK I've met NSA agents before but I don't think they were the ones who used Ghidra. I might be wrong, I was talking about Mirai as a useful utility for managing networks and I received a good amount of praise for my in depth analysis from a former Agent.

@AmpBenzScientist
Yes remote port scanning might have many uses for them. Either testing the leaked stolen extorted out or in worst case bought credentials grabbed from darknet or forced entry or pentesting. Yea its fancy little tool. They shpuld monitor tools used by baddies and try to adapt them to their deeds etc.

@PawelK I didn't go into how I got in hot water from a Sys Admin for planning to use it as a base for a ready to deploy computational cluster. That was around 2018 that I got involved with that.

@AmpBenzScientist
Btw i am trying to build a full profile of john jackson and picture is rather gloomy. I wish i could consult my findings both with You and former marines I know of. He seems disabled not only in physical way saying it harshly or corrupted in head or confused or colluding with 2020 power grab dudes in a mild version.

@PawelK USMC is held to a higher standard of integrity than other branches of the US military. They are the only branch that is directly under order of The President.
With that being said, they are not entitled to political opinions. They follow orders. If an active duty or reserve member of the Army took part in this treasonous act, they would likely face a firing squad. I can't really defend this person other than saying that they might not have been fully aware of what was going to happen. If they knew about it beforehand, I'm of the opinion that they should face a firing squad.

@AmpBenzScientist
More complicated he claims to be disabled vet yet some of his views are highly concerning. Very unlike to other exmarines i heard so far. Id assume he found his niche in collusion with jan6areterrorists story. But if thats not that, i am very very sad when thinking of his future. Very disappointed to say it mildly.

@PawelK There is a saying, "Once a Marine, always a Marine." They are held to a higher standard even after leaving. They have never officially surrendered to an enemy force even when the commanding officer has. A brotherhood that has seen Marines ordered to their deaths and they fought anyway. Named Devil Dogs by the Germans for their unrelenting assaults and fearlessness in the face of overwhelming odds. Considering that there were only 200,000 Marines in The USMC until recently, they would be damned for failing to live up to their proud heritage.

@AmpBenzScientist
Then considering all of this id consider this one either a pretender or corrupt. I hold in very high esteem, the us vest be they fallen, harmed or recovering.

@PawelK Most of the US Presidents who were assassinated were killed by Marines. They are often the ones who misbehave and murder people. They were meant for combat and not much else after they are depleted. It's a sad story but it's common.