arclight
@arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy
Engineer (nuclear, safety analysis), scientific software developer, rehabilitator of unloved FORTRAN, recovering sysadmin, marginally competent solderator […]
[bridged from https://oldbytes.space/@arclight on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://oldbytes.space/@arclight on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[Workity Work]
Well, that's 210 pages of formal technical report released for technical review. First use of LaTeX instead of Word so we'll see how much embafflement and scowling that causes. There are tens of plots, a bunch of included JSON and Python files, and a lot of mathematical […]
Well, that's 210 pages of formal technical report released for technical review. First use of LaTeX instead of Word so we'll see how much embafflement and scowling that causes. There are tens of plots, a bunch of included JSON and Python files, and a lot of mathematical […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
[Workity Work]
Well, that's 210 pages of formal technical report released for technical review. First use of LaTeX instead of Word so we'll see how much embafflement and scowling that causes. There are tens of plots, a bunch of included JSON and Python files, and a lot of mathematical […]
Well, that's 210 pages of formal technical report released for technical review. First use of LaTeX instead of Word so we'll see how much embafflement and scowling that causes. There are tens of plots, a bunch of included JSON and Python files, and a lot of mathematical […]
[Obenseuer Update: Criming, Electrics, and a Refocus]
Tonight I did enough postal fraud to finally pay off the building electrical system do we finally have stable voltage and frequency and we've properly grounded the apartment rather than wrapping the loose end of some Romex around a water […]
Tonight I did enough postal fraud to finally pay off the building electrical system do we finally have stable voltage and frequency and we've properly grounded the apartment rather than wrapping the loose end of some Romex around a water […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 AM
[Obenseuer Update: Criming, Electrics, and a Refocus]
Tonight I did enough postal fraud to finally pay off the building electrical system do we finally have stable voltage and frequency and we've properly grounded the apartment rather than wrapping the loose end of some Romex around a water […]
Tonight I did enough postal fraud to finally pay off the building electrical system do we finally have stable voltage and frequency and we've properly grounded the apartment rather than wrapping the loose end of some Romex around a water […]
Reposted by arclight
"Pennsylvania Avenue Subway" Tunnel, Former Reading Railroad City Branch, Philadelphia, 2004.
#photography
#photography
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Pennsylvania Avenue Subway" Tunnel, Former Reading Railroad City Branch, Philadelphia, 2004.
#photography
#photography
Reposted by arclight
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medical-residency-programs-history-1.7578315
Quite the hypothesis! “Two University of Calgary researchers believe that very program structure can be connected to the man who revolutionized medical training in North America, William Stewart Halsted — and […]
Quite the hypothesis! “Two University of Calgary researchers believe that very program structure can be connected to the man who revolutionized medical training in North America, William Stewart Halsted — and […]
Original post on med-mastodon.com
med-mastodon.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medical-residency-programs-history-1.7578315
Quite the hypothesis! “Two University of Calgary researchers believe that very program structure can be connected to the man who revolutionized medical training in North America, William Stewart Halsted — and […]
Quite the hypothesis! “Two University of Calgary researchers believe that very program structure can be connected to the man who revolutionized medical training in North America, William Stewart Halsted — and […]
Every day I hope and pray that cut-rate Reinhard Heydrich in the White House chokes on his rat at feeding time. And every day the global feeder rat population decreases by one. Still, I hold out hope for a more just tomorrow.
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Every day I hope and pray that cut-rate Reinhard Heydrich in the White House chokes on his rat at feeding time. And every day the global feeder rat population decreases by one. Still, I hold out hope for a more just tomorrow.
Reposted by arclight
My new year's resolution is to continue ignoring all technologies that I am told ignoring will result in me being left behind. I embrace the being left behind. I will become a forest witch, speaking to myself in invented programming languages. In the dark I will twist little bits of wire […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My new year's resolution is to continue ignoring all technologies that I am told ignoring will result in me being left behind. I embrace the being left behind. I will become a forest witch, speaking to myself in invented programming languages. In the dark I will twist little bits of wire […]
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/115835964179397987
Some days you're the kitten, some days you're the vet tech...
Some days you're the kitten, some days you're the vet tech...
infosec.exchange
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/115835964179397987
Some days you're the kitten, some days you're the vet tech...
Some days you're the kitten, some days you're the vet tech...
[Obenseuer Update: Fraud American Style!]
Obenseuer rewards exploration and discovery. For example, there are at least three drains in the district where loot spawns, one of which regularly yields lockpicks, jewelry, and (of course) poop. There are sneaky passages into buildings, rooftop […]
Obenseuer rewards exploration and discovery. For example, there are at least three drains in the district where loot spawns, one of which regularly yields lockpicks, jewelry, and (of course) poop. There are sneaky passages into buildings, rooftop […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 AM
[Obenseuer Update: Fraud American Style!]
Obenseuer rewards exploration and discovery. For example, there are at least three drains in the district where loot spawns, one of which regularly yields lockpicks, jewelry, and (of course) poop. There are sneaky passages into buildings, rooftop […]
Obenseuer rewards exploration and discovery. For example, there are at least three drains in the district where loot spawns, one of which regularly yields lockpicks, jewelry, and (of course) poop. There are sneaky passages into buildings, rooftop […]
[Obenseuer Update: Crash, Jail, or Coffee?]
After a few days of making zero material progress in the game, I started playing more tactically. It makes the game more like work but important things start to advance, very slowly but steadily.
This is one of the temporary game balance problems […]
After a few days of making zero material progress in the game, I started playing more tactically. It makes the game more like work but important things start to advance, very slowly but steadily.
This is one of the temporary game balance problems […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
[Obenseuer Update: Crash, Jail, or Coffee?]
After a few days of making zero material progress in the game, I started playing more tactically. It makes the game more like work but important things start to advance, very slowly but steadily.
This is one of the temporary game balance problems […]
After a few days of making zero material progress in the game, I started playing more tactically. It makes the game more like work but important things start to advance, very slowly but steadily.
This is one of the temporary game balance problems […]
Reposted by arclight
The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings […]
Reposted by arclight
RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/110737883575942892
Thinking about electronics enclosure boxes on this new year's day. That is what the new year is like for me.
One of these boxes that could be anything.
What will you put inside?
What kind of power supply?
Will it connect to wifi or nah? […]
Thinking about electronics enclosure boxes on this new year's day. That is what the new year is like for me.
One of these boxes that could be anything.
What will you put inside?
What kind of power supply?
Will it connect to wifi or nah? […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
January 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/110737883575942892
Thinking about electronics enclosure boxes on this new year's day. That is what the new year is like for me.
One of these boxes that could be anything.
What will you put inside?
What kind of power supply?
Will it connect to wifi or nah? […]
Thinking about electronics enclosure boxes on this new year's day. That is what the new year is like for me.
One of these boxes that could be anything.
What will you put inside?
What kind of power supply?
Will it connect to wifi or nah? […]
Happy New Year from our house goblins Gracie and Donut! Be kind, do good, and take care of yourselves. #catsofmastodon
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Happy New Year from our house goblins Gracie and Donut! Be kind, do good, and take care of yourselves. #catsofmastodon
@eniko Thinking about your posts on the block game and math, I was thinking about a weird bit of math trivia* that you might find interesting or useful.
Put a player on a 2D square grid and give them a torch with an adjustable radius of illumination. Let's look at the area of illumination as […]
Put a player on a 2D square grid and give them a torch with an adjustable radius of illumination. Let's look at the area of illumination as […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
January 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
@eniko Thinking about your posts on the block game and math, I was thinking about a weird bit of math trivia* that you might find interesting or useful.
Put a player on a 2D square grid and give them a torch with an adjustable radius of illumination. Let's look at the area of illumination as […]
Put a player on a 2D square grid and give them a torch with an adjustable radius of illumination. Let's look at the area of illumination as […]
Reposted by arclight
did you know ITU has a document with the exact frequencies of dialtones and busy tones for every region? https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/inr/forms/files/tones-0203.pdf
very useful for getting modem handshakes period- and region-correct
very useful for getting modem handshakes period- and region-correct
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
did you know ITU has a document with the exact frequencies of dialtones and busy tones for every region? https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/inr/forms/files/tones-0203.pdf
very useful for getting modem handshakes period- and region-correct
very useful for getting modem handshakes period- and region-correct
After our second failed attempt to put Alice in a box and take her to the vet, she now often comes to breakfast with another (clipped ear outdoor) kitty as her backup in case we're foolish enough to make a third try. Since her backup was now becoming a regular, the new kitty needed a name. I […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
After our second failed attempt to put Alice in a box and take her to the vet, she now often comes to breakfast with another (clipped ear outdoor) kitty as her backup in case we're foolish enough to make a third try. Since her backup was now becoming a regular, the new kitty needed a name. I […]
[Obenseuer Update: Everything's Coming Up Asbestos!]
My grow-op is paying off handsomely - I'm regularly making 10-20k of OC with high-quality turnip mushroom moonshine. I've advanced the plot enough to get some large payouts of RM which let me buy a small rock crusher and an electric kiln […]
My grow-op is paying off handsomely - I'm regularly making 10-20k of OC with high-quality turnip mushroom moonshine. I've advanced the plot enough to get some large payouts of RM which let me buy a small rock crusher and an electric kiln […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
[Obenseuer Update: Everything's Coming Up Asbestos!]
My grow-op is paying off handsomely - I'm regularly making 10-20k of OC with high-quality turnip mushroom moonshine. I've advanced the plot enough to get some large payouts of RM which let me buy a small rock crusher and an electric kiln […]
My grow-op is paying off handsomely - I'm regularly making 10-20k of OC with high-quality turnip mushroom moonshine. I've advanced the plot enough to get some large payouts of RM which let me buy a small rock crusher and an electric kiln […]
Reposted by arclight
«When the collapse happens, do not let a single person that waved off the economics have a moment’s peace. […] Do not let a single analyst that called AI skeptics “luddites” or equated them to flat Earthers hear the end of it.» […]
Original post on scholar.social
scholar.social
December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
«When the collapse happens, do not let a single person that waved off the economics have a moment’s peace. […] Do not let a single analyst that called AI skeptics “luddites” or equated them to flat Earthers hear the end of it.» […]
Reposted by arclight
When my partners and I brought back and re-issued retro game The 7th Guest, #gog was the first to reach out to us to carry the title. Great team, great site, great service to #gamers - that’s why this is good news for all. Props to the original team for continuing the vision. #gaming […]
Original post on connectop.us
connectop.us
December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
[Obenseuer Update: So Many Achievements Unlocked!]
I have a shabby bathroom now with actual plumbing PLUS a kitchen with a real sink PLUS a chest freezer for my mushroom and turnip grow-op PLUS I paid Ken to finish the mine access into the tenement basement. I blew the rest of my money on a […]
I have a shabby bathroom now with actual plumbing PLUS a kitchen with a real sink PLUS a chest freezer for my mushroom and turnip grow-op PLUS I paid Ken to finish the mine access into the tenement basement. I blew the rest of my money on a […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
December 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
[Obenseuer Update: So Many Achievements Unlocked!]
I have a shabby bathroom now with actual plumbing PLUS a kitchen with a real sink PLUS a chest freezer for my mushroom and turnip grow-op PLUS I paid Ken to finish the mine access into the tenement basement. I blew the rest of my money on a […]
I have a shabby bathroom now with actual plumbing PLUS a kitchen with a real sink PLUS a chest freezer for my mushroom and turnip grow-op PLUS I paid Ken to finish the mine access into the tenement basement. I blew the rest of my money on a […]
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NB: While I never intended to piss off locksmiths with my master keying paper, I did write a followup couple years later about safes and safecracking, partly out of spite.
https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/safelocks.pdf
TL;dr: We can learn a lot from safes and safe locks, and the frameworks of […]
https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/safelocks.pdf
TL;dr: We can learn a lot from safes and safe locks, and the frameworks of […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
December 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
NB: While I never intended to piss off locksmiths with my master keying paper, I did write a followup couple years later about safes and safecracking, partly out of spite.
https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/safelocks.pdf
TL;dr: We can learn a lot from safes and safe locks, and the frameworks of […]
https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/safelocks.pdf
TL;dr: We can learn a lot from safes and safe locks, and the frameworks of […]
So @NanoRaptor recently asked (paraphrasing) what you'd do after fleeing far from the horrors of Modern Technology, basically what's your Goatherd Escape Plan?
I don't have a single answer but a bunch of possible options. Bus mechanic looks interesting. Foundry work. Manual machining, maybe […]
I don't have a single answer but a bunch of possible options. Bus mechanic looks interesting. Foundry work. Manual machining, maybe […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So @NanoRaptor recently asked (paraphrasing) what you'd do after fleeing far from the horrors of Modern Technology, basically what's your Goatherd Escape Plan?
I don't have a single answer but a bunch of possible options. Bus mechanic looks interesting. Foundry work. Manual machining, maybe […]
I don't have a single answer but a bunch of possible options. Bus mechanic looks interesting. Foundry work. Manual machining, maybe […]
Reposted by arclight
remember how i said you should turn your radios off when you go out because of privacy reasons, and people complained about losing some slight convenience?
your threat model just changed
https://infosec.exchange/@oots/115794083146524045
your threat model just changed
https://infosec.exchange/@oots/115794083146524045
OOTS (@oots@infosec.exchange)
The "Bluetooth Headphone Jacking" talk at #39c3 was awesome, too. They reversed a popular SOC that powers Bluetooth earbuds and headphones. They found that (even without being paired to the headphone), they could dump flash and RAM from the device. Then they dumped a bunch of info from the device - e.g. the #Bluetooth address and "master" encryption keys used for the communication with paired devices (e.g. a #phone). Then they impersonated the headphone from their laptop and connected to the phone (pretending to be the headphone). The headphone (or the laptop impersonating the phone) has permissions to do some things on the phone, e.g. accept calls, increase/decrease volume, etc. Then they started recovering access a #WhatsApp account via some account recovery mechanisms. That required some one-time security key which would normally be delivered via SMS, but that could be delivered via phone call as a fallback option, too. Since the phone thought it was connected to the Bluetooth headphone, phone call audio would go to the laptop via Bluetooth. As the cherry on top, they escalated into the victim's #Amazon account. Scary shit. #YouCannotBeParanoidEnough #security
infosec.exchange
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
remember how i said you should turn your radios off when you go out because of privacy reasons, and people complained about losing some slight convenience?
your threat model just changed
https://infosec.exchange/@oots/115794083146524045
your threat model just changed
https://infosec.exchange/@oots/115794083146524045
[Vidjagames! Mining + booze = bathroom]
Back into the Obenseuer mines, literally. I just paid Ken to finish shoring up the mine access point underneath the tenement so (apparently) the building is no longer in danger of collapsing into the mine operating beneath the city. It cost a bit but was […]
Back into the Obenseuer mines, literally. I just paid Ken to finish shoring up the mine access point underneath the tenement so (apparently) the building is no longer in danger of collapsing into the mine operating beneath the city. It cost a bit but was […]
Original post on oldbytes.space
oldbytes.space
December 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
[Vidjagames! Mining + booze = bathroom]
Back into the Obenseuer mines, literally. I just paid Ken to finish shoring up the mine access point underneath the tenement so (apparently) the building is no longer in danger of collapsing into the mine operating beneath the city. It cost a bit but was […]
Back into the Obenseuer mines, literally. I just paid Ken to finish shoring up the mine access point underneath the tenement so (apparently) the building is no longer in danger of collapsing into the mine operating beneath the city. It cost a bit but was […]
Reposted by arclight
RE: https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/115797799802446413
REMINDER
Adam Smith was a professor of Moral Philosophy. "The Wealth of Nations" is not about financial economics. it is about the seismic changes in the POLITICAL ECONOMY of Europe, after colonization of the Américas and the […]
REMINDER
Adam Smith was a professor of Moral Philosophy. "The Wealth of Nations" is not about financial economics. it is about the seismic changes in the POLITICAL ECONOMY of Europe, after colonization of the Américas and the […]
December 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
RE: https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/115797799802446413
REMINDER
Adam Smith was a professor of Moral Philosophy. "The Wealth of Nations" is not about financial economics. it is about the seismic changes in the POLITICAL ECONOMY of Europe, after colonization of the Américas and the […]
REMINDER
Adam Smith was a professor of Moral Philosophy. "The Wealth of Nations" is not about financial economics. it is about the seismic changes in the POLITICAL ECONOMY of Europe, after colonization of the Américas and the […]