L'andrew

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Graybeard in computer and network security. Interested in how computing systems interact with and impact our society.

I love the power and flexibility of Unix and Linux. Ham radio operator (that really needs to get back on the air one of these days.) I've enjoyed photography since the era of filling 35mm cassettes and printing my own photos.

AKA: Andrew

Was Rakolambski in tweeterville
#Linux #Photography #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Security #NetworkSecurity

Clacks-OverheadGNU Terry Pratchett
RFw7unx
L'andrewApr 27
Adam BeckerApr 25
Quote of the day, from a friend who founded a software startup: "You can’t use an LLM in any context where being wrong is a problem."
L'andrewApr 16
Matt BlazeNov 21, 2022

Those who follow me on The Bad Place have heard me repeat this a thousand times, but once more won't hurt.

Election security is incredibly complex, full of seemingly impossible tradeoffs. But disinformation about supposed "rigged" elections is perhaps the most serious threat to election integrity today.

The best defense is to learn how elections actualy work! Becoming a poll worker is a great way to do that

Also, this National Academies study is a terrific resource:

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25120/securing-the-vote-protecting-american-democracy

Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy

Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.

The National Academies Press
L'andrewApr 8
Show threadKid ManiaApr 4

@jensorensen
As someone on here said a few years back...

"Musk paid 44 Billion Dollars for Twitter. The entire Star Wars franchise was purchased for 4 Billion...I think about that sometimes."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

L'andrewApr 8
Jen SorensenApr 4

This week's comic on the authoritarian takeover of US media

#media #uspol #democracy #journalism #authoritarianism #oligarchy

L'andrewMar 30
Eugene ParnellMar 25

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/116282622733439098

The googly eyes were an improvement, honestly. This is my professional opinion as a fellow sculptor. Scroll down the article to the photo with the eyes and see if you don't agree.
#Artist #sculpture #Australia

L'andrewMar 24
Jeff JarvisMar 24
Now this is the way to write this headline:
Trump calls voting by mail ‘cheating’ just days after voting by mail
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/trump-mail-in-voting-cheating-ballot
Trump calls voting by mail ‘cheating’ just days after voting by mail

President called practice ‘mail-in cheating’ at Monday event after voting in Florida House race via mail

The Guardian
L'andrewMar 24
Ben WerdmullerMar 24
What ICE is doing in US airports today, it will be doing at US polling places in November. These photos aren’t funny or incongruous; they should be giving us nightmares. This has to end now.
L'andrewMar 17
Show threadAnnalee Newitz 🍜Mar 16
And I would be remiss if I didn't also point out that you can PREORDER NOW!! https://torpublishinggroup.com/a-wall-is-also-a-road/
A Wall Is Also a Road

Tor Publishing Group
L'andrewMar 15
Show threadGlyphMar 13

For me, this is the body horror money quote from that Scientific American article:

"participants who saw the AI autocomplete prompts reported attitudes that were more in line with the AI’s position—including people who didn’t use the AI’s suggested text at all"

So maybe you can't use it "responsibly", or "safely". You can't even ignore it and choose not to use it once you've seen it.

If you can see it, the basilisk has already won.

L'andrewMar 15
Dan SandersonMar 11
Déjà vu is when something seems familiar when it isn’t, and you realize that consciousness is just a bundle of electrical impulses and nothing actually means anything.