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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
I was amused in reading the comments from the IACR survey that someone used the term "out house publishing" when I think they meant "out sourced publishing". Similar meaning, don't you think?
October 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I was amused in reading the comments from the IACR survey that someone used the term "out house publishing" when I think they meant "out sourced publishing". Similar meaning, don't you think?
IEEE S&P has removed the decision types of "major revision" and "minor revision". Instead they have introduced the concept of "accept with reservations", in which there is a public metareview published with the paper. I think I like this idea.
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
IEEE S&P has removed the decision types of "major revision" and "minor revision". Instead they have introduced the concept of "accept with reservations", in which there is a public metareview published with the paper. I think I like this idea.
I'm surprised that internetofcr.app is not registered.
internetofcr.app
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I'm surprised that internetofcr.app is not registered.
Luckily the IACR mail server is in US-EAST-2 (Ohio) instead of US-EAST-1 (Virginia). 🫣
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Luckily the IACR mail server is in US-EAST-2 (Ohio) instead of US-EAST-1 (Virginia). 🫣
How dominant is LaTeX in computer science? Very. It turns out that among the 1895 papers uploaded to eprint.iacr.org this year, it looks like 3 were produced from typst, 10 were produced from Microsoft Word, and three of indeterminate origin. The rest were various flavors of LaTeX.
Cryptology ePrint Archive
eprint.iacr.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
How dominant is LaTeX in computer science? Very. It turns out that among the 1895 papers uploaded to eprint.iacr.org this year, it looks like 3 were produced from typst, 10 were produced from Microsoft Word, and three of indeterminate origin. The rest were various flavors of LaTeX.
It's a little hard to tell from this photo, but that door opens straight out to a cliff. There is no ledge at all. Another peculiar sight in Santa Cruz, CA.
October 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's a little hard to tell from this photo, but that door opens straight out to a cliff. There is no ledge at all. Another peculiar sight in Santa Cruz, CA.
I sometimes miss New Mexico.
Blue Butterflies and Star Burst Navajo Basket, by Native American master weaver Elsie Holiday #WomensArt
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I sometimes miss New Mexico.
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CA Voters - mark YES on your ballot, then return it by mail, dropbox or at a polling place.
You can also vote in person. Click below to find a polling place or ballot drop off location.
If you're not registered, you can do it on the day you vote!
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/DACpQEHI
You can also vote in person. Click below to find a polling place or ballot drop off location.
If you're not registered, you can do it on the day you vote!
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/DACpQEHI
October 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
CA Voters - mark YES on your ballot, then return it by mail, dropbox or at a polling place.
You can also vote in person. Click below to find a polling place or ballot drop off location.
If you're not registered, you can do it on the day you vote!
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/DACpQEHI
You can also vote in person. Click below to find a polling place or ballot drop off location.
If you're not registered, you can do it on the day you vote!
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/DACpQEHI
There must be some unstated law that mail servers and smoke alarms are only allowed to fail between midnight and 5am.
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There must be some unstated law that mail servers and smoke alarms are only allowed to fail between midnight and 5am.
If you do standards work, you should not waste your time with ISO because they charge for access to their standards. As a result I almost never implement them. Charging for standards is just ridiculous, and you should not agree to work on them unless the final result becomes public.
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you do standards work, you should not waste your time with ISO because they charge for access to their standards. As a result I almost never implement them. Charging for standards is just ridiculous, and you should not agree to work on them unless the final result becomes public.
dear @financialtimes.com Fuck you very much for your dark pattern website.
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
dear @financialtimes.com Fuck you very much for your dark pattern website.
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History has many painful lessons.
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
History has many painful lessons.
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If you have kids whom you love and cheris, I hope your home doesn't look like this.
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you have kids whom you love and cheris, I hope your home doesn't look like this.