DOGE Worker’s Code Supports NLRB Whistleblower
Thoughts on “DOGE Worker’s Code Supports NLRB Whistleblower” by Krebs On Security:
Marko “Forks” Elez is a great example of how churning out mid-tier Python code and being male can bring you to some crazy places in life. Side note, if you want to bore yourself to sleep tonight, take a walk down Elez’s recent GitHub repos. At least Big Balls is exciting–hosting VPS’s for cybercriminal gangs and being an (sidenote: Source: Krebs On Security) . Elez in comparison just comes off like a sad, boring racist.
Roast aside, one important point to note related to the flaming GitHub issue: This repo was forked from “Ge0rg3” so a lot of the code was not authored by Elez, but rather “Ge0rg3”. Due to this, the only critique point pointed at Elez is #3. The remainder of the critique points are to be pointed at “Ge0rg3”.
Forking a repo is a lot like choosing the DNA for your next baby. You’re choosing an architecture, pattern, tooling–everything, and building from it. Elez, a eugenicist (sidenote: Source: WSJ) , selectively breeding a repo with really objectively bad code (traits), is either A) ironic and/or B) demonstrates lack of software engineering experience and/or C) demonstrates a disconnect between his values and his actions.
That certainly begs the question: “Why do they have tenant-level access to such sensitive US government data?”