Mastodawn

Gross. Ente used an LLM to “audit” their crypto code.

I like Ente’s photo app, but their CEO seems increasingly AI pilled.

https://ente.com/blog/rust-crypto-audit/

Our Rust crypto was reviewed. The real find was the auditor.

Our new pure Rust crypto layer passed its first independent security review, and we want to call out the auditor too: winfunc.

ente

Derek Morr Mar 22

It's so telling that just don't use a synthetic text extruding machine for strategy or analysis isn't one of HBR's suggestions. https://hbr.org/2026/03/researchers-asked-llms-for-strategic-advice-they-got-trendslop-in-return

Researchers Asked LLMs for Strategic Advice. They Got “Trendslop” in Return.

Leaders might assume that LLMs are able to offer a kind of unbiased, outside perspective. But new research found that leading LLMs have clear biases when it comes to strategy and consistently recommend strategies that align with modern managerial buzzwords and trends rather than context-specific strategic logic. This propensity for AI to opt for buzzy ideas over reasoned solutions is called “trendslop,” and leaders should beware of it warping their strategic planning. When using AI in strategic planning, leaders should: use it to expand options, not make choices; counteract known and potential biases; remain alert to changing biases; watch out for the hybrid trap; and not rely on context alone.

Harvard Business Review

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Derek Morr Mar 15

Fuck you, Quest. No, I do not want fucking AI to interpret my lab results.

Derek Morr Feb 4

Otmar Lendl Feb 4

"We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery."

D'oh.

https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-assistance-coding-skills

How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Derek Morr Feb 4

Eloy.Feb 2

universities in the 1980s: writing the majority of internet standard RFCs and their implementations

universities now: moving away from Microsoft cloud is really hard okay? 🥺

Derek Morr Jan 13

Apicultor 🐝Jan 13

Another one bites the dust.

https://comitiscapital.com/news/comitis-capital-announces-the-acquisition-of-threema

#Threema #ThreemaApp #ThreemaMessenger #e2ee

cc @soatok

Comitis Capital announces the acquisition of Threema

Derek Morr Dec 25

Just doubled my monthly contribution to @servo to $10/mo.

Derek Morr Jun 22, 2025

Linux Is Best Jun 22, 2025

Signal and WhatsApp operate under U.S. law, including surveillance powers like the Patriot Act and FISA. U.S. companies can be forced to comply with court orders — often in secret.

Using a messenger outside U.S. jurisdiction can reduce exposure to mass surveillance.

Privacy isn't just about encryption — it's also about jurisdiction.

https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/Outside_Us_Jurisdiction/src/branch/main/Encrypted_Messages.md

#Privacy #Security #Safety #Signal #WhatsApp

Outside_Us_Jurisdiction/Encrypted_Messages.md at main

Outside_Us_Jurisdiction - Digital Service Providers outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America.

Codeberg.org

Derek Morr Jun 13, 2025

Cory Doctorow Jun 13, 2025

If there's anything that illustrated the hollowness of the Democratic Party as an effective opposition for me, it's this.

Yesterday, I watched a video of a sitting US Senator being thrown to the ground and cuffed by fed goons for asking questions of the fed official he has direct oversight authority over.

Within minutes, I'd gotten DOZENS of texts from Dems and Dem orgs asking for $5-$50 to "fight fascism."

That's it. "Are you terrified that your country is slipping into fascism? Pay me."