@mccurley.bsky.social
Dear 47.246.164.0/24. Fuck you very much.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Dear 47.246.164.0/24. Fuck you very much.
It's that time of year again. I'm in group W, creating a nuisance. They don't like my kind.
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's that time of year again. I'm in group W, creating a nuisance. They don't like my kind.
My new design for an IACR logo.
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My new design for an IACR logo.
For some of us old people, we look at the calendar and feel sad today. 😢
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For some of us old people, we look at the calendar and feel sad today. 😢
The attacks have now spread to cic.iacr.org. It reminds me of the old joke about the hiker who starts putting on his track shoes when a bear appears.
IACR Communications in Cryptology
cic.iacr.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The attacks have now spread to cic.iacr.org. It reminds me of the old joke about the hiker who starts putting on his track shoes when a bear appears.
I really hope that the last words he hears whispered into his ear are "Quiet piggy".
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I really hope that the last words he hears whispered into his ear are "Quiet piggy".
Is this a record?
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Is this a record?
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
I have come to the conclusion that the data quality in #OpenAlex is generally pretty bad. It shows me as having an affiliation at Weizmann Institute of Science, but I've never even been to Israel. Among my 50 or so coauthors, I don't think I've ever had a coauthor who had an affiliation there. 🤡
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have come to the conclusion that the data quality in #OpenAlex is generally pretty bad. It shows me as having an affiliation at Weizmann Institute of Science, but I've never even been to Israel. Among my 50 or so coauthors, I don't think I've ever had a coauthor who had an affiliation there. 🤡
eprint.iacr.org is receiving a flood of http requests from a subnet in Singapore that apparently serves VPNs. I guess I'll have to start using fail2ban on https. 🤕 The bot situation is getting out of hand.
Cryptology ePrint Archive
eprint.iacr.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
eprint.iacr.org is receiving a flood of http requests from a subnet in Singapore that apparently serves VPNs. I guess I'll have to start using fail2ban on https. 🤕 The bot situation is getting out of hand.
While I can understand how some reviewers in cryptography research are frustrated with the process, I cannot imagine how bad it is in machine learning. ncfrey.substack.com/p/publishing...
Publishing and communicating research in AI/ML is fundamentally broken
Why researchers should care, and four proposals for how to fix it
ncfrey.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
While I can understand how some reviewers in cryptography research are frustrated with the process, I cannot imagine how bad it is in machine learning. ncfrey.substack.com/p/publishing...
Little known fact: I used to live 2 miles from the house where Walter White lived in Breaking Bad. 😜
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Little known fact: I used to live 2 miles from the house where Walter White lived in Breaking Bad. 😜
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Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History https://theonion.com/trump-says-epstein-emails-only-prove-he-one-of-the-most-emailed-about-men-in-history/
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump Says Epstein Emails Only Prove He One Of The Most Emailed-About Men In History https://theonion.com/trump-says-epstein-emails-only-prove-he-one-of-the-most-emailed-about-men-in-history/
The US should start issuing wooden nickels to acknowledge inflation.
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The US should start issuing wooden nickels to acknowledge inflation.
seems like air traffic controllers should just walk out and bring all air travel to a halt. That might put some pressure on.
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
seems like air traffic controllers should just walk out and bring all air travel to a halt. That might put some pressure on.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
- Bob Dylan, in another complicated time
- Bob Dylan, in another complicated time
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
- Bob Dylan, in another complicated time
- Bob Dylan, in another complicated time
my wife and I own cars that are 20 and 16 years old. I like the fact that they do not receive software updates.
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
my wife and I own cars that are 20 and 16 years old. I like the fact that they do not receive software updates.
Vibe Coding: a technology that enables one developer to create enough technical debt to keep 10 developers employed for 10 years.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Vibe Coding: a technology that enables one developer to create enough technical debt to keep 10 developers employed for 10 years.
I should keep mentioning this to the IACR board.
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I should keep mentioning this to the IACR board.
it's true. I wasn't at my desk yesterday. Monterey California, 72 degrees.
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
it's true. I wasn't at my desk yesterday. Monterey California, 72 degrees.
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Stitching Us All Together, 2014, glass sculpture by Canadian artist Carol Milne #womensart
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Stitching Us All Together, 2014, glass sculpture by Canadian artist Carol Milne #womensart
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I can’t qWHITE figure out what’s wrong here.
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I can’t qWHITE figure out what’s wrong here.
I asked gemini to provide some pros and cons for different document formats like LaTeX, docx, markdown, and HTML. It gave a reasonable answer, though I didn't learn anything new from it. It offered to export the answer as a spreadsheet. Holy shitbrains it really does NOT understand the question.
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I asked gemini to provide some pros and cons for different document formats like LaTeX, docx, markdown, and HTML. It gave a reasonable answer, though I didn't learn anything new from it. It offered to export the answer as a spreadsheet. Holy shitbrains it really does NOT understand the question.
As we end #OpenAccessWeek I have a meeting next week to review whether IACR should go completely open access for conference proceedings. I think the bigger problem for IACR is how to conduct peer review. On that subject: openreview.net/pdf?id=VObyC...
openreview.net
October 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As we end #OpenAccessWeek I have a meeting next week to review whether IACR should go completely open access for conference proceedings. I think the bigger problem for IACR is how to conduct peer review. On that subject: openreview.net/pdf?id=VObyC...
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Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
theonion.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing