Can I auto-post to Mastodon?
I’m reposting this article as part of my tests of auto-posting. In other words, my first attempt wasn’t exactly a success. It appears that I didn’t get my cron working correctly. Like lots of other...
View ArticleThe Quantum Computer Bogeyman
Peter Gutmann of the University of Aukland recently published a parable “On the Heffalump Threat.” He pokes fun at the R&D cottage industry trying to achieve a practical quantum computer and at...
View ArticleThe Mar-a-Lago Mess
I’ve avoided commenting on the FBI’s discovery of classified documents at the Mar-a-Lago Club, the home of former President Donald Trump, before this. Numerous pundits have shared their opinions about...
View ArticleSCI//HCS-P/SI/TK at Mar-a-Lago
This is a brief explanation of the weird acronyms on the cover sheets that appeared in the photo of classified the FBI seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. They identify different types of classified...
View ArticleGPT and Confirmation Bias
“Garbage in, garbage out.” In computing we’ve recited the GIGO motto since I was in diapers (Univac I and vacuum tubes were state of the art). Comfirmation bias is like GIGO: if people already know...
View ArticleLeaking Secrets Under Social Pressure
Here is a classic example of human nature: people on a gaming site argue that the site’s tanks don’t accurately reflect their capabilities. Participants post classified information to prove their...
View ArticleBreaking Bitlocker
It was only a matter of time before someone did this. Bitlocker is Microsoft’s technique for encrypting a desktop, laptop, or other MS Windows device. We encrypt the device to protect the contents if...
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