Liz James
@belizzard.bsky.social
Research Engineer: Cybersecurity in Cyber Physical Systems mostly with a focus on Transport (and adjacent systems).
3D Printing and Modelling Nerd, lapsed musician.
I do have a doctorate (EngD) but will run away if it's used as something notable about me
3D Printing and Modelling Nerd, lapsed musician.
I do have a doctorate (EngD) but will run away if it's used as something notable about me
Ah yes, go ahead and consider blanket bans of trans women from women's sports...
Please IOC, show me how that is proportionate.
They'll do what they like ofc especially with the leadership and US political situation (around LA28).
Please IOC, show me how that is proportionate.
They'll do what they like ofc especially with the leadership and US political situation (around LA28).
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Ah yes, go ahead and consider blanket bans of trans women from women's sports...
Please IOC, show me how that is proportionate.
They'll do what they like ofc especially with the leadership and US political situation (around LA28).
Please IOC, show me how that is proportionate.
They'll do what they like ofc especially with the leadership and US political situation (around LA28).
Oh fuck all the way off with this...
EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender | Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | The Guardian share.google/cFPPHZnWhxvR...
EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender | Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | The Guardian share.google/cFPPHZnWhxvR...
EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender | Letter
Letter: Kishwer Falkner, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, says its updated code of practice will balance the rights of service users and protect all from discrimination
share.google
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Oh fuck all the way off with this...
EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender | Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | The Guardian share.google/cFPPHZnWhxvR...
EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender | Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | The Guardian share.google/cFPPHZnWhxvR...
“In all the five policy areas, the ECHR places significant constraints," Lord Wolfson found.
Yes... that's kind of the point? Genuinely distressed that we've ended up at the point where Human Rights protections up for wholesale removal because our leaders want an easier answer to their challenges.
Yes... that's kind of the point? Genuinely distressed that we've ended up at the point where Human Rights protections up for wholesale removal because our leaders want an easier answer to their challenges.
October 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“In all the five policy areas, the ECHR places significant constraints," Lord Wolfson found.
Yes... that's kind of the point? Genuinely distressed that we've ended up at the point where Human Rights protections up for wholesale removal because our leaders want an easier answer to their challenges.
Yes... that's kind of the point? Genuinely distressed that we've ended up at the point where Human Rights protections up for wholesale removal because our leaders want an easier answer to their challenges.
Did some writing recently...
Some thoughts on flags: ljames.dev/whose-ground...
Some thoughts on two-tier policing: ljames.dev/from-social-...
I'm not a leader in this space, but I wanted to put my thoughts down somewhere.
Some thoughts on flags: ljames.dev/whose-ground...
Some thoughts on two-tier policing: ljames.dev/from-social-...
I'm not a leader in this space, but I wanted to put my thoughts down somewhere.
Whose Ground, Whose Symbols?
There are many reasons to fly a flag and many places where flags have been flown throughout history. They have been used as signifiers of armies on battlefields, as indications of allegiance or owners...
ljames.dev
September 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Did some writing recently...
Some thoughts on flags: ljames.dev/whose-ground...
Some thoughts on two-tier policing: ljames.dev/from-social-...
I'm not a leader in this space, but I wanted to put my thoughts down somewhere.
Some thoughts on flags: ljames.dev/whose-ground...
Some thoughts on two-tier policing: ljames.dev/from-social-...
I'm not a leader in this space, but I wanted to put my thoughts down somewhere.
> Digital ID to make illegal employment practices extra illegal. Just like banning car-theft gadgets when car-theft is already illegal.
Politicians: Congrats everyone — we’ve solved crime.
Politicians: Congrats everyone — we’ve solved crime.
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
> Digital ID to make illegal employment practices extra illegal. Just like banning car-theft gadgets when car-theft is already illegal.
Politicians: Congrats everyone — we’ve solved crime.
Politicians: Congrats everyone — we’ve solved crime.
Well I'm beginning to see some strong correlation between my burn out and my getting sick.
Even if this was food poisoning it feels pretty damn convenient to knock me off my feet for several days after I reached the conclusion I needed a break.
Even if this was food poisoning it feels pretty damn convenient to knock me off my feet for several days after I reached the conclusion I needed a break.
August 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Well I'm beginning to see some strong correlation between my burn out and my getting sick.
Even if this was food poisoning it feels pretty damn convenient to knock me off my feet for several days after I reached the conclusion I needed a break.
Even if this was food poisoning it feels pretty damn convenient to knock me off my feet for several days after I reached the conclusion I needed a break.
So I have another variant of the USB rotation problem.
I can never open a fresh packet of medication the right way around. Always ends up with the documentation first (which invariably nerd snipes me for a few minutes) before I can get at the meds.
I can never open a fresh packet of medication the right way around. Always ends up with the documentation first (which invariably nerd snipes me for a few minutes) before I can get at the meds.
July 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
So I have another variant of the USB rotation problem.
I can never open a fresh packet of medication the right way around. Always ends up with the documentation first (which invariably nerd snipes me for a few minutes) before I can get at the meds.
I can never open a fresh packet of medication the right way around. Always ends up with the documentation first (which invariably nerd snipes me for a few minutes) before I can get at the meds.
While I can look at the NHS Fife lawsuit situation as what it is, a media circus by the same old organisations and people looking to maximise harm.
It is causing a substantially larger drag on my media tolerance. It also feels like the regular queer voices I turn to are relatively quiet.
It is causing a substantially larger drag on my media tolerance. It also feels like the regular queer voices I turn to are relatively quiet.
July 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
While I can look at the NHS Fife lawsuit situation as what it is, a media circus by the same old organisations and people looking to maximise harm.
It is causing a substantially larger drag on my media tolerance. It also feels like the regular queer voices I turn to are relatively quiet.
It is causing a substantially larger drag on my media tolerance. It also feels like the regular queer voices I turn to are relatively quiet.
I've not posted on here recently, feels like I've been a busy 🐝 and had very little additional headspace recently.
No progress on:
- learning driving theory
- finding a driving instructor
- baudpunk
- Chartership applications (CEng, CIISec)
No progress on:
- learning driving theory
- finding a driving instructor
- baudpunk
- Chartership applications (CEng, CIISec)
July 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I've not posted on here recently, feels like I've been a busy 🐝 and had very little additional headspace recently.
No progress on:
- learning driving theory
- finding a driving instructor
- baudpunk
- Chartership applications (CEng, CIISec)
No progress on:
- learning driving theory
- finding a driving instructor
- baudpunk
- Chartership applications (CEng, CIISec)
Just caught myself modelling society as a stuck optimisation problem.
The political–societal–business social contract feels trapped in a local minima—not good, but stable. Getting out would mean big, disruptive changes…
The political–societal–business social contract feels trapped in a local minima—not good, but stable. Getting out would mean big, disruptive changes…
May 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Just caught myself modelling society as a stuck optimisation problem.
The political–societal–business social contract feels trapped in a local minima—not good, but stable. Getting out would mean big, disruptive changes…
The political–societal–business social contract feels trapped in a local minima—not good, but stable. Getting out would mean big, disruptive changes…
I had some half baked/long shower/bath thoughts?
Feel free to skip if you don't want to read rambling 😁
ljames.dev/why-cyber-ph...
Feel free to skip if you don't want to read rambling 😁
ljames.dev/why-cyber-ph...
Why Cyber-Physical over Operational Technology?
I am a lady of many opinions... To the point where it is a joke among my colleagues and myself that pigs will fly if I don't chime in on a conversation where there is no clear answer.
It is important...
ljames.dev
May 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I had some half baked/long shower/bath thoughts?
Feel free to skip if you don't want to read rambling 😁
ljames.dev/why-cyber-ph...
Feel free to skip if you don't want to read rambling 😁
ljames.dev/why-cyber-ph...
Wrote a thing: ljames.dev/planning-ttr...
Planning TTRPGs around ASC ∧ ADHD
Planning TTRPGs Around ASC ∧ ADHD: A Campaign Format I Hope Will Work
I love tabletop roleplaying games.
I love the creativity, the collaborative storytelling, the improvised weirdness of fantasy ch...
ljames.dev
May 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Wrote a thing: ljames.dev/planning-ttr...
Can tell I'm in a weird headspace rn. Could mow the lawn but have a shower? No...
May 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Can tell I'm in a weird headspace rn. Could mow the lawn but have a shower? No...
So begins my 2 weeks of 'not regular work'.
Week 1 - CyberUK2025, giving a technical masterclass on Supply Chains and a bit of Cybersecurity. Lots of networking, brand building, & a bit of minor activism by showing up & being visible @ women's events, and bathrooms (depending on my anxiety level)
Week 1 - CyberUK2025, giving a technical masterclass on Supply Chains and a bit of Cybersecurity. Lots of networking, brand building, & a bit of minor activism by showing up & being visible @ women's events, and bathrooms (depending on my anxiety level)
May 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
So begins my 2 weeks of 'not regular work'.
Week 1 - CyberUK2025, giving a technical masterclass on Supply Chains and a bit of Cybersecurity. Lots of networking, brand building, & a bit of minor activism by showing up & being visible @ women's events, and bathrooms (depending on my anxiety level)
Week 1 - CyberUK2025, giving a technical masterclass on Supply Chains and a bit of Cybersecurity. Lots of networking, brand building, & a bit of minor activism by showing up & being visible @ women's events, and bathrooms (depending on my anxiety level)
PhD Timeline
xkcd.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So I'm acutely aware that I'm a manifestation of the trans boogie-woman that the GCs and TERFs use in their rhetoric.
I am not a lawyer, nor a gender theorist yet I'm fortunate enough to several - many of whom are trans, NB or GNC.
I am not a lawyer, nor a gender theorist yet I'm fortunate enough to several - many of whom are trans, NB or GNC.
April 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So I'm acutely aware that I'm a manifestation of the trans boogie-woman that the GCs and TERFs use in their rhetoric.
I am not a lawyer, nor a gender theorist yet I'm fortunate enough to several - many of whom are trans, NB or GNC.
I am not a lawyer, nor a gender theorist yet I'm fortunate enough to several - many of whom are trans, NB or GNC.
Reposted by Liz James
It's always interesting to see transphobes play at victimhood while bringing the full force of the political and media class crashing down on some blameless young trans woman.
Red Sullivan has more dignity and courage in her little finger than these disgusting bigots have between them.
Red Sullivan has more dignity and courage in her little finger than these disgusting bigots have between them.
April 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's always interesting to see transphobes play at victimhood while bringing the full force of the political and media class crashing down on some blameless young trans woman.
Red Sullivan has more dignity and courage in her little finger than these disgusting bigots have between them.
Red Sullivan has more dignity and courage in her little finger than these disgusting bigots have between them.
Feeling pretty good this morning.
Nothing like a brisk walk along the river and a glorious sunny morning to wake you up
Nothing like a brisk walk along the river and a glorious sunny morning to wake you up
April 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Feeling pretty good this morning.
Nothing like a brisk walk along the river and a glorious sunny morning to wake you up
Nothing like a brisk walk along the river and a glorious sunny morning to wake you up
So I'm giving a technical masterclass on Supply Chain Cybersecurity.
www.cyberuk.uk
We are gonna be sharing some initial survey results from a survey we commissioned (with the full report available at our booth).
www.cyberuk.uk
We are gonna be sharing some initial survey results from a survey we commissioned (with the full report available at our booth).
CYBERUK 2025
Discover more about the UK government's flagship cyber security conference, coming to Manchester on 6-8 May.
www.cyberuk.uk
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
So I'm giving a technical masterclass on Supply Chain Cybersecurity.
www.cyberuk.uk
We are gonna be sharing some initial survey results from a survey we commissioned (with the full report available at our booth).
www.cyberuk.uk
We are gonna be sharing some initial survey results from a survey we commissioned (with the full report available at our booth).
With all the chaos from tariffs, can't help but feel like we ought to be looking everywhere else for more shenanigans
April 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
With all the chaos from tariffs, can't help but feel like we ought to be looking everywhere else for more shenanigans
Today is Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV).
In recent months, I’ve realised I want my career to grow upward—not just for my own development, but to help others find space and success in Security Engineering, as I have done.
In recent months, I’ve realised I want my career to grow upward—not just for my own development, but to help others find space and success in Security Engineering, as I have done.
March 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Today is Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV).
In recent months, I’ve realised I want my career to grow upward—not just for my own development, but to help others find space and success in Security Engineering, as I have done.
In recent months, I’ve realised I want my career to grow upward—not just for my own development, but to help others find space and success in Security Engineering, as I have done.
I'm now instinctively reacting whenever anyone talks about "waste" in a system with cynicism.
Consistently hearing about waste in the NHS or in the Federal Government but rarely any reflection on 'why' things are the way they are.
Consistently hearing about waste in the NHS or in the Federal Government but rarely any reflection on 'why' things are the way they are.
March 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I'm now instinctively reacting whenever anyone talks about "waste" in a system with cynicism.
Consistently hearing about waste in the NHS or in the Federal Government but rarely any reflection on 'why' things are the way they are.
Consistently hearing about waste in the NHS or in the Federal Government but rarely any reflection on 'why' things are the way they are.
Get to go back to undergraduate statistics today to ensure a quality Cyber Security report...
Expected Value/Number of random guesses of a bruteforce-able Challenge-Response algorithm.
First being nice with the search space, then iteratively adding in the vulnerabilities.
Expected Value/Number of random guesses of a bruteforce-able Challenge-Response algorithm.
First being nice with the search space, then iteratively adding in the vulnerabilities.
February 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Get to go back to undergraduate statistics today to ensure a quality Cyber Security report...
Expected Value/Number of random guesses of a bruteforce-able Challenge-Response algorithm.
First being nice with the search space, then iteratively adding in the vulnerabilities.
Expected Value/Number of random guesses of a bruteforce-able Challenge-Response algorithm.
First being nice with the search space, then iteratively adding in the vulnerabilities.