Reading about this xz backdoor story from the outside as a person who is still learning much about the technical ins and outs, but as a psychologist it is just overwhelming to imagine a maintainer in this position and all of the feelings of pressure and skill based identity and social isolation that must be involved.

Imho psychology has a duty to show up for technology practitioners and work for them just like we see and work for the well-being of emergency workers, healthcare providers.

For many years, despite my repeated requests, a South African bank has been sending emails containing password-protected bank statements to me...

This week I sat down and worked out just how much protection the password on the PDF was providing, and it turns out it really isn't a lot.

Please enjoy the longest blog post I've ever written, with code, equations and graphs...

https://gklo.se/tryu

Well, fuck.

Just been informed by my GP practice's pharmacist that there's now a national (UK) shortage of Rybelsus, aka Semaglutide, my most effective diabetes medication, that's likely to last into 2024. Influencers have been boosting it as a weight loss drug (it's the same drug—in tablet form—as Ozembic/Wegovy) and private clinics are buying up all the stock for image-conscious idiots, depriving diabetics of access.

(I have 12 weeks in the cupboard, then I may lose access for months.)

The more I think about this, the more sense it makes.
We can rescind our invitation to Google.

https://adactio.com/journal/20315