Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf
An alter ego. Nightmare fuel chemist stealing electricity from the alternator of the world. AuDHD, 🇺🇲/🇧🇪, music, machining, lapidary, cats. Pronouns: first and second person ones, darling.
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Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf
· Nov 20
ok I made good on my idle threat and made a bassists starter pack
go.bsky.app/FwpFW82
a few are people I know, but mostly it's people I found who put "bassist" or "bass" in their bio in a contextually appropriate way
if you don't want to be on the list, please lmk and I'll fix it
rock on!
go.bsky.app/FwpFW82
a few are people I know, but mostly it's people I found who put "bassist" or "bass" in their bio in a contextually appropriate way
if you don't want to be on the list, please lmk and I'll fix it
rock on!
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lmao. the pr outfit requesting the video replied to my "I decline, here's why" with "thank you. I appreciate you replying. wishing you well."
empathy is truly dead and buried
empathy is truly dead and buried
December 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
lmao. the pr outfit requesting the video replied to my "I decline, here's why" with "thank you. I appreciate you replying. wishing you well."
empathy is truly dead and buried
empathy is truly dead and buried
apparently kaminsky is receiving a posthumous lifetime achievement award by sans this weekend
I was asked to contribute a video for the ceremony, but have declined because I still haven't gotten over him and bill scannell embezzling $15k from my startup and trying to take it over
prolly never will
I was asked to contribute a video for the ceremony, but have declined because I still haven't gotten over him and bill scannell embezzling $15k from my startup and trying to take it over
prolly never will
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
apparently kaminsky is receiving a posthumous lifetime achievement award by sans this weekend
I was asked to contribute a video for the ceremony, but have declined because I still haven't gotten over him and bill scannell embezzling $15k from my startup and trying to take it over
prolly never will
I was asked to contribute a video for the ceremony, but have declined because I still haven't gotten over him and bill scannell embezzling $15k from my startup and trying to take it over
prolly never will
bret is correct even for non-materiel defense work like software security
a 4-year pdf security project yielded tools for detecting/filtering malicious files of any kind we have at least 2 parsers for, using math from 1952
the military likes stuff that works in many situations, emphasis on "works"
a 4-year pdf security project yielded tools for detecting/filtering malicious files of any kind we have at least 2 parsers for, using math from 1952
the military likes stuff that works in many situations, emphasis on "works"
I note that this gadget 'go all AI' whatever silicon valley defense framing never engages with specific challenges or their requirements.
Because what you end up with thinking through those problems isn't super-advanced bespoke systems, but a large number of basic, robust systems.
Because what you end up with thinking through those problems isn't super-advanced bespoke systems, but a large number of basic, robust systems.
I see the gizmo cult has made its way into the NYT
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
bret is correct even for non-materiel defense work like software security
a 4-year pdf security project yielded tools for detecting/filtering malicious files of any kind we have at least 2 parsers for, using math from 1952
the military likes stuff that works in many situations, emphasis on "works"
a 4-year pdf security project yielded tools for detecting/filtering malicious files of any kind we have at least 2 parsers for, using math from 1952
the military likes stuff that works in many situations, emphasis on "works"
rejected culture ship names: Navigate Them And the World in a Way That I Think Has Gravitas
Possibly the only thing more freakish than Nuzzi's prose is the contortions her defenders twist themselves into. "She's not just hot, but she definitely is hot, while also being a vulnerable smol child. Also, criticizing her is sexist."
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
rejected culture ship names: Navigate Them And the World in a Way That I Think Has Gravitas
movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. hard mode: no stars (wars nor trek), lotr, or marvel
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. hard mode: no stars (wars nor trek), lotr, or marvel
over the past half century, we've seen that interpretive lens shift from textualism, to originalism, to the conservative justices sitting down with a ouija board
again, it is just arrogance. “there is one true meaning of the constitution and it can only be derived by a special caste of lawyers with a special interpretative lens and once discovered it is binding.”
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
over the past half century, we've seen that interpretive lens shift from textualism, to originalism, to the conservative justices sitting down with a ouija board
t.s. eliot, "little gidding," canto v
December 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
t.s. eliot, "little gidding," canto v
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ReclaimTheNet: “ChatControl was meant to be temporary, the promotion of mass scanning of private messages until data proved it worked. The data never came.”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/132603
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #privacy #surveillance
https://alecmuffett.com/article/132603
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #privacy #surveillance
ReclaimTheNet: “ChatControl was meant to be temporary, the promotion of mass scanning of private messages until data proved it worked. The data never came.”
It was supposed to be a stopgap measure, a temporary derogation of privacy rights until proper evidence came in. Now, if you’ve been following our previous reporting, you’ll know the Council wants …
alecmuffett.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
ReclaimTheNet: “ChatControl was meant to be temporary, the promotion of mass scanning of private messages until data proved it worked. The data never came.”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/132603
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #privacy #surveillance
https://alecmuffett.com/article/132603
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #privacy #surveillance
what none of these assholes is willing to talk about is that the vast majority of "markets" for these "assets" will be incredibly shallow
there's another word for a shallow market: illiquid
an asset is only tradable if someone else is buying. if no one else is buying, it's effectively worthless
there's another word for a shallow market: illiquid
an asset is only tradable if someone else is buying. if no one else is buying, it's effectively worthless
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
what none of these assholes is willing to talk about is that the vast majority of "markets" for these "assets" will be incredibly shallow
there's another word for a shallow market: illiquid
an asset is only tradable if someone else is buying. if no one else is buying, it's effectively worthless
there's another word for a shallow market: illiquid
an asset is only tradable if someone else is buying. if no one else is buying, it's effectively worthless
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UK Parliament, 2009: “Bad Language: The Use and Abuse of Official Language”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/130555
#UkGoverment #YesMinister
https://alecmuffett.com/article/130555
#UkGoverment #YesMinister
UK Parliament, 2009: “Bad Language: The Use and Abuse of Official Language”
This is a fun official read: Sir Richard said: “The evidence must be that this discontentment built up and this behaviour was such as could not go on.” In English, this would be translated as: “Peo…
alecmuffett.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
UK Parliament, 2009: “Bad Language: The Use and Abuse of Official Language”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/130555
#UkGoverment #YesMinister
https://alecmuffett.com/article/130555
#UkGoverment #YesMinister
today I learned that the mathematician alexander grothendieck, as a child, was imprisoned with his mom at the rieucros internment camp in vichy france
when he was about 12 or 13, he not only escaped, he set out on his own with the intent to assassinate hitler
when he was about 12 or 13, he not only escaped, he set out on his own with the intent to assassinate hitler
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
today I learned that the mathematician alexander grothendieck, as a child, was imprisoned with his mom at the rieucros internment camp in vichy france
when he was about 12 or 13, he not only escaped, he set out on his own with the intent to assassinate hitler
when he was about 12 or 13, he not only escaped, he set out on his own with the intent to assassinate hitler
see, my strategy is to be completely honest in a way most people just don't understand
"I build and sell parsers and parsing accessories"
this practically guarantees that if there is a next question, it'll be "what are those?", in which case they probably still don't get it and change the subject
"I build and sell parsers and parsing accessories"
this practically guarantees that if there is a next question, it'll be "what are those?", in which case they probably still don't get it and change the subject
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
see, my strategy is to be completely honest in a way most people just don't understand
"I build and sell parsers and parsing accessories"
this practically guarantees that if there is a next question, it'll be "what are those?", in which case they probably still don't get it and change the subject
"I build and sell parsers and parsing accessories"
this practically guarantees that if there is a next question, it'll be "what are those?", in which case they probably still don't get it and change the subject
tired: aragorn's tax policy
wired:
wired:
Now I’m thinking about the greenhouse gas emissions of dragons.
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
tired: aragorn's tax policy
wired:
wired:
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It's the little-used "I have only just begun to beat my wife" answer to the loaded question of "have you stopped being your wife yet?"
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's the little-used "I have only just begun to beat my wife" answer to the loaded question of "have you stopped being your wife yet?"
only if I get to spike one of the beers with iocane powder
"you just want to have a beer with him"
I absolutely fucking did not, thank you very much
I absolutely fucking did not, thank you very much
heard george w bush’s voice in the martin scorsese documentary for the first time in years and felt the exact same surge of involuntary hostility towards it that i always used to feel
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
only if I get to spike one of the beers with iocane powder
john yoo probably regretting some life choices these days
It's clear that our official embrace of torture after 9/11 was a point of no return for our country.
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
john yoo probably regretting some life choices these days
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- red fox
- wapiti (north american elk)
- sea lion
- musk ox
- european hedgehog
- red fox
- wapiti (north american elk)
- sea lion
- musk ox
- european hedgehog
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Grizzly, Kodiak
- Black bear
- Bald eagle
- Red tailed hawk
- Monarch butterfly (before they were endangered)
- Grizzly, Kodiak
- Black bear
- Bald eagle
- Red tailed hawk
- Monarch butterfly (before they were endangered)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Elephant
- Moose
- Alligator
- Brown Bear
- Mountain Goat
Listed in decreasing order of proximity. The elephant was a quarter mile away. Moose, about the same. Alligator? 15 feet. Bear? 10 feet (through a window). Goat? TOO DAMN CLOSE.
- Elephant
- Moose
- Alligator
- Brown Bear
- Mountain Goat
Listed in decreasing order of proximity. The elephant was a quarter mile away. Moose, about the same. Alligator? 15 feet. Bear? 10 feet (through a window). Goat? TOO DAMN CLOSE.
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- red fox
- wapiti (north american elk)
- sea lion
- musk ox
- european hedgehog
- red fox
- wapiti (north american elk)
- sea lion
- musk ox
- european hedgehog
welp, kegsbreath and that mission commander done them some war crimes
the second geneva convention and international maritime law are very specific about the duty to rescue shipwrecked people, including enemies
the uk tried a u-boat crew over this in 1945 casebook.icrc.org/case-study/b...
the second geneva convention and international maritime law are very specific about the duty to rescue shipwrecked people, including enemies
the uk tried a u-boat crew over this in 1945 casebook.icrc.org/case-study/b...
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
welp, kegsbreath and that mission commander done them some war crimes
the second geneva convention and international maritime law are very specific about the duty to rescue shipwrecked people, including enemies
the uk tried a u-boat crew over this in 1945 casebook.icrc.org/case-study/b...
the second geneva convention and international maritime law are very specific about the duty to rescue shipwrecked people, including enemies
the uk tried a u-boat crew over this in 1945 casebook.icrc.org/case-study/b...
doug mcilroy attended a seminar len and I gave at dartmouth during the very early days of language-theoretic security. he said it made a lot of sense and fit right into the unix philosophy
thank you uncle doug, I hope we did good, and thank you for keynoting the workshop 🥹
thank you uncle doug, I hope we did good, and thank you for keynoting the workshop 🥹
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
doug mcilroy attended a seminar len and I gave at dartmouth during the very early days of language-theoretic security. he said it made a lot of sense and fit right into the unix philosophy
thank you uncle doug, I hope we did good, and thank you for keynoting the workshop 🥹
thank you uncle doug, I hope we did good, and thank you for keynoting the workshop 🥹
you've just died.
the 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. no cheating!
the 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. no cheating!
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
you've just died.
the 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. no cheating!
the 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. no cheating!
this is indeed dark as fuck, but I have to wonder whether the ukrainian units that are already gamifying their own operations are using this as a signal or if they've written it off already
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
your 14yr old nephew is addicted to at least 4 different gambling apps on his phone where he's actively betting daily on the outcome of individual skirmishes in a real life war happening on the other side of the globe
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
this is indeed dark as fuck, but I have to wonder whether the ukrainian units that are already gamifying their own operations are using this as a signal or if they've written it off already
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
if you see this post an anime you love:
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
if you see this post an anime you love:
you'll be visited by three spirits
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
you'll be visited by three spirits
the three spirits:
the three spirits: