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My Week A bit of lighter week this time errand-wise. Had an immunotherapy session early in the week; mostly I just sit around at these things or walk around getting my steps at the hospital. …

IntroductionToday, TLS certificates in the Web public key infrastructure (PKI) have long validity: almost all remain valid for at least three months! An attacker compromising a certificate early enough in its lifetimenote 1 keeps it …

In June of 2024, a gaggle of front-end developers descended on Seattle’s Town Hall for two days of talks and workshops. I took the stage Day One to talk about the untapped potential of the …

This public sculpture is the thing that scares a group of people who would never read this blawg, because they can't control it: Theocrats (and their ilk). Trick or subpoena treat! Yes, I already voted. …

The Hex Garden Encounters Three inductees in vivid butterfly robes, gardening. Brilliant, giant butterfly, fluttering above the chapel. Hex Priest. Two furred, swift, small humanoids, stealing figs. Giant caterpillar, feeding on the nearest green leaf. …

Stand outside Alexandra Palace on a clear evening with a full moon, as I did last night, and you can take in the whole city. London may be as silent as it gets from this …

One of the reasons I stopped posting during Covid was I got busy right in the middle of a two-part review of The King (2019, dir. David Michôd), a movie I rather disliked. I did …

In this week’s issue of The Savvy Diabetic: A Cure for T1D by Disguising Stem Cells? Stem Cell-Derived Islets Restore Insulin Production in T1D GLP1-RAs and T1D with Open Source AIDs FDA Removes Zepbound & …

My band saw came with a mitre gauge. I do not use it all that much, but it sure is handy sometimes – so I need to keep it nearby. And why not go way …

X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd. is being reported in the press for an odd proposition, quoting this sentence: “X Corp. wants it both ways: to keep its safe harbors yet exercise a copyright owner’s …

The Tivoli Theatre will host the Scottish tour of To Save The Sea next month, a musical that tells the dramatic story of Greenpeace’s protest against Shell in 1995. Taking the stage on 30 October, …

Death from above, Franz Sedlacek

I’ve been in a few places where there’s been talk about justifying the cost of UCD and similar roles. At first glance it’s a fair point. What impact do we have? How are we helping? …

My Prized Possessions 11 September, 2024 After reading this post at 47Nil, my thoughts slowly turned to the items that mean the most to me. Even though I identify as a small m minimalist, I’m …