IT Security, cynically aged. Maths. Some nukes. Longing for Symbolics and Connection Machines. Keeper of Ancient Computing Lore. Wassenaar intangible Ⓐ
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On a related note: "thinking the unthinkable" when faced with a design is what I do best and enjoy most.
Then things happen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
updated Too Much Crypto ia.cr/2019/1492
the new conclusion says what changed since 2019 wrt AES BLAKE2 ChaCha SHA3; also updated the QC part
spoiler: the core claims still hold, and BLAKE3 proves it
thks @zooko
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
📚 I'm offering a $3 discount on my book Learning Russian Verbs for the rest of January on @leanpub.
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👉 Learn the basics of Russian verb grammar and learn 133 common verbs, chosen from well-known Russian learning textbooks and by frequency.
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
Classic zk-washing: "Our system is private-the proof reveals nothing-trust us". Meanwhile, the proofs are coming from *inside* their servers.
So they see everything.
I've seen too many claims of private DEXs, private payments, and private identity schemes where this happens.
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
📖Check out the first publication from the MAGIC project by Hagemann C et al. on 'Low-cost, versatile, and highly reproducible microfabrication pipeline to generate 3D-printed customised cell culture devices with complex designs'.
Read more: magic-horizon.eu/news/lay-su…
ALT Text says: Low-cost, versatile, and highly reproducible microfabrication pipeline to generate 3D-printed customised cell culture devices with complex designs.
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
The new nuclear "Basic Principles" just dropped (h/t @KomissarWhipla). The key change is that it's the aggression that "poses critical threat to the sovereignty and/or territorial integrity" instead of "puts the very existence of the state in jeopardy" publication.pravo.gov.ru/doc…
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
I tried to build a $599 PC to match the performance of the $599 Mac mini—size and efficiency be damned. I could not do it.
You cannot build a better PC at $600 using new parts. Period.
But the Mac mini is only a good deal if you leave it as is; upgrading makes it a bad deal.
FYI, I am on Bluesky and Mastodon, usual handle… (not linking since the links get blocked / censored here).
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
No, it probably can't. At least not anytime soon. A short 🧵.
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine could develop a rudimentary nuclear bomb within months if Donald Trump withdraws US military assistance, according to a briefing paper prepared for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence thetimes.com/world/russia-uk…
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
We released our analysis of Pygmy Goat - a native x86-32 ELF shared object that was discovered on Sophos XG firewall devices, providing backdoor access to the device.
ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/do…
Yara / STIX / Snort etc
ncsc.gov.uk/section/keep-up-…
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
Wonderful declassified First World War submarine cable papers found at the UK National Archives in London, including reports on cable censorship and a beautiful 1911 cable world map.
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
<sigh> Here we go again. How many times do we have to say providing big tech companies with more sensitive personal data is not the answer to online safety issues? Do we really want social media companies to store our children's biometric and identity data?
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
We really do stand on the shoulders of giants. The hobbyist computer bulletin board system (CBBS) was introduced in 1978 by Ward Christensen. It was the first BBS bought online and allowed people to message each other.
vintagecomputer.net/cisc367/…
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
Ward was a phenomenal inventor, and subsequently created XMODEM.
Sadly Ward passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Fitting number given his contributions to the Internet and all that we use today.
Thanks Ward and RIP
Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
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Arrigo Triulzi retweeted
My prediction distribution (orange) vs the Metaculus community's (green). What's yours?
metaculus.com/questions/3684…
