Martin Wendiggensen
@machinavelli.com
PhD candidate @ JHU Alperovitch Institute ; AI Research Scientist @ Dreadnode
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Privacy is easy if functionality is not required.
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Privacy is easy if functionality is not required.
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One fun thing the @dreadnode.bsky.social CTI agent is unearthing from the Great Firewall leaks is how many of the employees of this Chinese deep-packet inspection/malware intro/censorship company are also part-time (PhD) students
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
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If it can work for them, it can work for me!
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November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One fun thing the @dreadnode.bsky.social CTI agent is unearthing from the Great Firewall leaks is how many of the employees of this Chinese deep-packet inspection/malware intro/censorship company are also part-time (PhD) students
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
.
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
.
One fun thing the @dreadnode.bsky.social CTI agent is unearthing from the Great Firewall leaks is how many of the employees of this Chinese deep-packet inspection/malware intro/censorship company are also part-time (PhD) students
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
.
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
.
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One fun thing the @dreadnode.bsky.social CTI agent is unearthing from the Great Firewall leaks is how many of the employees of this Chinese deep-packet inspection/malware intro/censorship company are also part-time (PhD) students
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
.
If it can work for them, it can work for me!
.
Andor is for children too
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Andor is for children too
So THAT is what happened to the mosquito-zapping laser I watched the product talk for and that then never came onto the market… the company is doing drone defense now…
on.ft.com/4hUYGLl How an idea to zap mosquitoes led to Australia’s most valuable defence stock
on.ft.com/4hUYGLl How an idea to zap mosquitoes led to Australia’s most valuable defence stock
How an idea to zap mosquitoes led to Australia’s most valuable defence stock
DroneShield’s shares have surged more than fourfold this year as war in Ukraine and Red Sea attacks drive demand
on.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So THAT is what happened to the mosquito-zapping laser I watched the product talk for and that then never came onto the market… the company is doing drone defense now…
on.ft.com/4hUYGLl How an idea to zap mosquitoes led to Australia’s most valuable defence stock
on.ft.com/4hUYGLl How an idea to zap mosquitoes led to Australia’s most valuable defence stock
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HYPOTHESIS: repeat exposure to the LessWrong discussion boards is functionally indistinguishable from mercury poisoning.
October 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
HYPOTHESIS: repeat exposure to the LessWrong discussion boards is functionally indistinguishable from mercury poisoning.
Come see ya boy
We're officially announcing our speakers DistrictCon Year 1! Check out our incredible lineup: www.districtcon.org/speakers
This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge.
And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩
This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge.
And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Come see ya boy
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We're officially announcing our speakers DistrictCon Year 1! Check out our incredible lineup: www.districtcon.org/speakers
This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge.
And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩
This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge.
And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We're officially announcing our speakers DistrictCon Year 1! Check out our incredible lineup: www.districtcon.org/speakers
This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge.
And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩
This also includes our Day 1 & Day 2 Keynotes from Ian Levy and Dan Ridge.
And don't forget, GA tickets go on sale November 16! See you in January! 🪩
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I can attest that Kikta's meme skills are top tier and its a complete travesty that Cyber Command subjected his best memes to NPT.
It did not. The reporter took the date on my original email about the planned malware release and assumed that the graphic was begun at the same time.
I sketched out a rough version of that with the PAO in like 15 minutes of brainstorming on a whiteboard. She then sent it to the graphic contractor.
I sketched out a rough version of that with the PAO in like 15 minutes of brainstorming on a whiteboard. She then sent it to the graphic contractor.
In 2020, U.S. Cyber Command wanted to create a 'meme' to mock Russian hacking attempts. Now, bear in mind that information warfare is part of their brief, and this is well within their skill set.
It took them 22 days to come up with *this*
It took them 22 days to come up with *this*
October 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I can attest that Kikta's meme skills are top tier and its a complete travesty that Cyber Command subjected his best memes to NPT.
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It did not. The reporter took the date on my original email about the planned malware release and assumed that the graphic was begun at the same time.
I sketched out a rough version of that with the PAO in like 15 minutes of brainstorming on a whiteboard. She then sent it to the graphic contractor.
I sketched out a rough version of that with the PAO in like 15 minutes of brainstorming on a whiteboard. She then sent it to the graphic contractor.
In 2020, U.S. Cyber Command wanted to create a 'meme' to mock Russian hacking attempts. Now, bear in mind that information warfare is part of their brief, and this is well within their skill set.
It took them 22 days to come up with *this*
It took them 22 days to come up with *this*
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It did not. The reporter took the date on my original email about the planned malware release and assumed that the graphic was begun at the same time.
I sketched out a rough version of that with the PAO in like 15 minutes of brainstorming on a whiteboard. She then sent it to the graphic contractor.
I sketched out a rough version of that with the PAO in like 15 minutes of brainstorming on a whiteboard. She then sent it to the graphic contractor.
In early 2019 while at the German Parliament‘s Foreign Affairs Committee, I imagined this exact scenario: China using the rare earth supply chain to get fully visibility and self-reinforcing leverage. When urged to develop other sources, such as Malaysia (where I even went), Merkel gov did nothing.
German Firms Hand Over Secrets That China Could Use for Leverage
As German firms wrestle with new Chinese controls on rare earths, they are handing Beijing sensitive supply chain information it could potentially use to squeeze manufacturers or shut down production ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In early 2019 while at the German Parliament‘s Foreign Affairs Committee, I imagined this exact scenario: China using the rare earth supply chain to get fully visibility and self-reinforcing leverage. When urged to develop other sources, such as Malaysia (where I even went), Merkel gov did nothing.
Okay, *maybe* the new leader is fine (don’t know him) but there is soooo much structurally wrong with the BND. Starting with the fact that there is no career track for analysts to become leaders. Leadership is always hired seperately, they’re all lawyers, basically no foreign or language experience
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Okay, *maybe* the new leader is fine (don’t know him) but there is soooo much structurally wrong with the BND. Starting with the fact that there is no career track for analysts to become leaders. Leadership is always hired seperately, they’re all lawyers, basically no foreign or language experience
Washington is rethinking the relationship between government agencies and the private sector in offensive cyber, considering giving the private sector a more active role. Perfect timing for @winnona.bsky.social & Sergey Bratus to put out this well-reasoned and legally grounded perspective:
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October 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Washington is rethinking the relationship between government agencies and the private sector in offensive cyber, considering giving the private sector a more active role. Perfect timing for @winnona.bsky.social & Sergey Bratus to put out this well-reasoned and legally grounded perspective:
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I don’t claim to have the solution how to make conscription work (or ideally: to not to need conscription in the first place).
But I am not a politician. Just saying “not like this” is not a strategy.
(Video with LINKE MP who doesn’t know more than what she/they *don’t* want.)
But I am not a politician. Just saying “not like this” is not a strategy.
(Video with LINKE MP who doesn’t know more than what she/they *don’t* want.)
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I don’t claim to have the solution how to make conscription work (or ideally: to not to need conscription in the first place).
But I am not a politician. Just saying “not like this” is not a strategy.
(Video with LINKE MP who doesn’t know more than what she/they *don’t* want.)
But I am not a politician. Just saying “not like this” is not a strategy.
(Video with LINKE MP who doesn’t know more than what she/they *don’t* want.)
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You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
My "This is not a coup d‘etat"-statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my statement.
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My "This is not a coup d‘etat"-statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my statement.
If lethality is the goal, one should look at the US army that beat the Nazis. That army‘s leader championed the release of a movie that junior officers had wanted quashed. It showed a loss-heavy, poorly planned assault on San Pietro (IT) followed by its razing. But democracies are honest about war.
The Film and Battle of San Pietro
Director John Huston crafted a controversial documentary film that was made during the Battle of San Pietro.
warfarehistorynetwork.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
If lethality is the goal, one should look at the US army that beat the Nazis. That army‘s leader championed the release of a movie that junior officers had wanted quashed. It showed a loss-heavy, poorly planned assault on San Pietro (IT) followed by its razing. But democracies are honest about war.
Whenever the headline says a "Nobel-Prize winning economist" is weighing in on a topic that you don’t remember any economist winning the Nobel Prize for or really any economist who has won one ever doing serious research on that topic at all it’s always *always* Daron Acemoglu
October 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Whenever the headline says a "Nobel-Prize winning economist" is weighing in on a topic that you don’t remember any economist winning the Nobel Prize for or really any economist who has won one ever doing serious research on that topic at all it’s always *always* Daron Acemoglu
The quality of propaganda pics made by German DoD has improved remarkably with the recent leadership changes. More weapons systems, more elaborate staging, cooler poses…
Also, finally a German general who seems to still hit the gym and doesn’t look like he smells of day-old beef stew and accounting
Also, finally a German general who seems to still hit the gym and doesn’t look like he smells of day-old beef stew and accounting
September 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The quality of propaganda pics made by German DoD has improved remarkably with the recent leadership changes. More weapons systems, more elaborate staging, cooler poses…
Also, finally a German general who seems to still hit the gym and doesn’t look like he smells of day-old beef stew and accounting
Also, finally a German general who seems to still hit the gym and doesn’t look like he smells of day-old beef stew and accounting
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September 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Dreadnode is a proud sponsor of @sentinelone.com's #labscon25!
Heading to Scottsdale this week? Catch @machinavelli.com and Brad Palm's talk, Auto-Poking the Bear—Analytical Tradecraft in the AI Age, on Thursday at 2pm MT.
Or, shoot us a DM to find time to meet up onsite!
Heading to Scottsdale this week? Catch @machinavelli.com and Brad Palm's talk, Auto-Poking the Bear—Analytical Tradecraft in the AI Age, on Thursday at 2pm MT.
Or, shoot us a DM to find time to meet up onsite!
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September 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Still the best show that has ever aired!
Still the best explanation of Russian tactics and the difficulty of deterrence.
From: Yes, Prime Minister.
From: Yes, Prime Minister.
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Still the best show that has ever aired!
As per my last meme:
September 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As per my last meme:
Background information for those who may need it: youtu.be/lFV1uT-ihDo
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Background information for those who may need it: youtu.be/lFV1uT-ihDo