/Me likes to ask lots of questions. Interests: Email & App security, IETF, open source, sci-fi, photos, space news, travel, ... Writing an email client.
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Alexey Melnikov retweeted
🧵: Every student of mathematics knows the famous story of Ramanujan and Hardy – but it seems that @RishiSunak, @SuellaBraverman, and the @ukhomeoffice have missed its crucial message. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriniv… 1/10
Dear @United : I spent 1.5 hours on the phone with you in March to get credit for my flight from Vancouver that I couldn’t take due to COVID-19. You now tell me that you have no record of my call and my ticket was cancelled due to “no show”. How are you planning to fix this?
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
Important reminder about what is at stake with badly-architected Covid19 tracing apps. Meanwhile, we are still waiting for @NHSX to publish specs and code, whilst IoW tech trial goes ahead.
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Alexey Melnikov retweeted
Under @BorisJohnson’s new rules anyone earning less than £25.6k is an unskilled worker.
NHS starting salaries:
Nurse £24.2k
Paramedic 24.2k
Midwife £24.2k
Radiographer £24.2k
Care assistant £17.6k
Physiotherapist £24.2k
Occupational therapist £24.2k
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Alexey Melnikov retweeted
For those who just saw my lightning talk at #realworldcrypto about the Crypto Forum Research Group, here’s a link with more information: irtf.org/cfrg
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The most brutal IESG review in recent history is happening today. Your documents are not safe from DISCUSSes ;-)
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Alexey Melnikov retweeted
On the march, a lot of people very concerned about the direction of the country. Whatever your views, it must be the case that Parliament has to assert itself and find a completely new approach this week. The PM has had her chance and failed absolutely.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
I’ve been through about ten revisions of this tweet, trying to remain civil, but I am finding it hard to contain my anger at Theresa May. I’ll settle on near-criminally irresponsible. She is focused entirely on keeping her party together irrespective of the real-world damage.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
“The two and a half year old will of some people, many of whom have died or changed their minds, expressed only after unprecedented law-breaking, corruption & misinformation,” is a lot less catchy. I’ll give you that.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
We are in control. We can revoke article 50 and retain control of our borders (we are not in schengen), our money (we are not in the Euro) and our laws (parliament is sovereign). This deal - the best deal of any EU member state by a mile - is available. Let’s put it to voters.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
Hey ETSI, don't mess with the IETF!
Put slightly more diplomatically:
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#tls13 #SDOshopping #eTLS
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
I want to share a thought about cryptography and business. It's something I've hit upon a lot lately, in consulting, research, and responsible disclosure contexts: if you are a company and crypto is core to your business, then you need to hire some damn cryptographers.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
Nothing here is in the long term interests of the UK and its people. It is indefensible beyond the only justification you can give - a slim majority in 2016. It is permanently damaging and you know it. Your only aim now is to seek a slim majority of MPs. I will never support it.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
You cannot make insecure software systems more secure by being encouraging and not saying mean things about them. It’s not that kind of insecurity.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
I think it's completely reasonable to limit people to one unicorn burger per day. We wouldn't want to decimate the herd so soon after the initiation of our post-Brexit magical Utopia.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
So basically Brexit has been cancelled but we're still going to spend loads of money lose all influence over eu law lose lots of business through uncertainty lose the EMA and EBA create vast new UK-only bureaucracies foment social division and lose status. Well done Brexiteers.
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
#NetNeutrality allowed me to invent the web without having to ask for permission. Let's keep the internet open! battleforthenet.com
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Born #OTD in 1912 #AlanTuring was one of #BletchleyPark’s leading cryptanalysts. Discover his incredible story: bletchleypark.org.uk/visit-u…
Alexey Melnikov retweeted
This would appear to be a major intervention in the encryption debate from the European Parliament. teapawt.net/eff/status/87581431829…
European Parliament Committee recommends end-to-end encryption for all electronic communications tomshardware.com/news/europe…