Colm MacCarthaigh
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Colm MacCarthaigh
@colmmacc.bsky.social
VP / Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services. Also: Open Source and Apache, Cryptography, Irish Music, mediocre Photography.
My guess is that if anything, the NSA have evidence that ECC is more breakable than is publicly known, so why waste cycles on it. But the late 90s era crypto export key size restrictions were not a NOBUS in practice, so there is some form there. Hybrid still seems prudent to me though.
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yes, emergent needs to revert.
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
When she was done, people were stunned, and clapped in awe as much as praise. She quietly went back to her group of friends and that was that. People approached her in gratitude throughout the night. To even have one moment like that is to live. What a gift. 6/6
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It was the perfect pace too; plenty of room for ornaments and emphasis. It's so much harder to sing like that. As a band we held back and left her that space. Easily one of the top vocal performances I have seen in person. 5/n
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
To this day I don't know who she was or what language she sang it in. She kept the words "Fields of Gold". Every other word was completely unfamiliar to me. She captivated the whole room. Her singing was incredible. Her phrasing and momentum so unique and intentional. 4/n
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We'd played it before for singers; most often in the style of Eva Cassidy's cover. Often overdone. But this lady's English wasn't great and she was shy to even talk to the band. She hummed a note to indicate the key, and counted in to set a pace like a pro. 3/n
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Twenty years ago I was the guitarist in a live karaoke band. That's just what it sounds like; random people sing what they want and we'd accompany them live. One night a quiet lady came up and asked to do "Fields of Gold". 2/n
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM