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Drew Kadel Apr 6, 2023

My daughter, who has had a degree in computer science for 25 years, posted this observation about ChatGPT on Facebook. It's the best description I've seen:

wslack Nov 15

Right now, some people are doing the math to see if they can afford Christmas. Well-paying jobs are good.

wslack Nov 7

AI is expanding the attack surface and the capabilities of attackers more than its enabling defenders.

wslack Oct 8

I find it stunning how many people's principles are just following whatever is popular with their community.

Making morality popular is the right follow-up, then, but no one likes a scold - not sure that's my skillset.

wslack Oct 7

Girl on the Net Sep 28

This is super interesting. Wikipedia editors put together a guide on patterns that tend to crop up regularly in AI writing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signs_of_AI_writing

wslack Oct 2

evacide Sep 21, 2025

There is a lot of demand for digital privacy and security advice out there right now and lots of people are giving advice and writing guides. I beg them to do a few things:

1. Be explicit about the threat model your advice is meant for.

2. Do not give advice you haven't tried implementing yourself. Eat your own dog food.

3. Get feedback on your guide from your target audience before publication.

4. Incorporate that feedback. This is not an optional step.

wslack Oct 2

Feels like lots of social platforms are getting swarmed by LLM agents being used to share/push messages, and that those running the agents are seeing lots of engagement......from other agents. Humans will flee slowly than quickly.

wslack Sep 23

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Matt Blaze Sep 23

The reporting on this SIM thing has so far been disappointing. Several reports refer to the system as being a "surveillance device", implying perhaps an IMSI catcher/fake base station, but nothing in the photos or the Secret Service's description suggests any capability like that.

The CNN article has some detail not in the USSS press release - most usefully that this was discovered as a result of a swatting case against several government officials.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/us/swatting-investigation-server-network-discovered

Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system

A Secret Service unit set out to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards that were swatting American officials. It ended with the largest seizure of SIM servers and cards they’ve ever seen.

CNN

wslack May 7, 2025

Walking through a neighborhood with front porches just feel so much better than walking through a neighborhood with decks behind each house, but no real interaction with the street.

Home should be part of their communities.

wslack May 3, 2025

Bob Young May 3, 2025

There is never a viable business where security must be sacrificed to obtain profitability. Over and over again I’ve watched business owners sacrifice security to obtain convenience.