dragosr
@dragostech.bsky.social
Autonomous Carbon Based LLM with 42 years of tuning on Information Attack and Defense.
Host of CanSecWest, and PacSec.
Security audits, code, IR, LLM, red team consulting.
Specialize in Firmware, and RF.
VA7MOV
Host of CanSecWest, and PacSec.
Security audits, code, IR, LLM, red team consulting.
Specialize in Firmware, and RF.
VA7MOV
I have a new favorite place in Shibuya, Tokyo - Taco Fanatico, amazing tequila collection. Delicious!
渋谷で新しいお気に入りの店を見つけた - Taco Fanatico。テキーラの品揃えが充実している。おいしい！
渋谷で新しいお気に入りの店を見つけた - Taco Fanatico。テキーラの品揃えが充実している。おいしい！
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I have a new favorite place in Shibuya, Tokyo - Taco Fanatico, amazing tequila collection. Delicious!
渋谷で新しいお気に入りの店を見つけた - Taco Fanatico。テキーラの品揃えが充実している。おいしい！
渋谷で新しいお気に入りの店を見つけた - Taco Fanatico。テキーラの品揃えが充実している。おいしい！
Let's figure out what the duties & tariffs impact is in various parts of the world.
Reply with your country's price.
Reply with your country's price.
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Let's figure out what the duties & tariffs impact is in various parts of the world.
Reply with your country's price.
Reply with your country's price.
Are old browsers really that much of a problem?
Can I Use reports 94.18% global availability caniuse.com/mdn-http_hea...
Can I Use reports 94.18% global availability caniuse.com/mdn-http_hea...
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Are old browsers really that much of a problem?
Can I Use reports 94.18% global availability caniuse.com/mdn-http_hea...
Can I Use reports 94.18% global availability caniuse.com/mdn-http_hea...
Yeah, so I guess the new models don't like you because this is what I got with your exact query. Maybe you didn't say please?
August 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Yeah, so I guess the new models don't like you because this is what I got with your exact query. Maybe you didn't say please?
They are dropping lots of new Battlefield 6 preview videos. I note that it seems so ancient and dated now. Last century combat - too many obsolete tanks, not enough FPVs.
July 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
They are dropping lots of new Battlefield 6 preview videos. I note that it seems so ancient and dated now. Last century combat - too many obsolete tanks, not enough FPVs.
Diffusion models don't store images—just learned statistical patterns (textures, edges, color co-occurrences) in neural weights. Outputs are stochastic, unpredictable samples guided from noise; exact retrieval of training images isn't feasible, as no explicit copies exist.
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Diffusion models don't store images—just learned statistical patterns (textures, edges, color co-occurrences) in neural weights. Outputs are stochastic, unpredictable samples guided from noise; exact retrieval of training images isn't feasible, as no explicit copies exist.
Disney v. Midjourney: Until we assign copyright ownership to AI image-tool providers, we can't reasonably assign infringement liability either. Like pencil, paint, or photo editing software makers, tool providers remain neutral—liability belongs to users who commercially misuse their outputs.
July 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Disney v. Midjourney: Until we assign copyright ownership to AI image-tool providers, we can't reasonably assign infringement liability either. Like pencil, paint, or photo editing software makers, tool providers remain neutral—liability belongs to users who commercially misuse their outputs.
Antenna spiders face issues at LTE freq with crosstalk. Need at least λ/3 separation for -20dB and bad stuff happens below λ/4. λ/2 ideally. Below -8dB separation, and MIMO throughput can drop by 30-50%. Messes with VSWR, and transmission lobes, detuning, shifting impedance. Use external antenna.
June 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Antenna spiders face issues at LTE freq with crosstalk. Need at least λ/3 separation for -20dB and bad stuff happens below λ/4. λ/2 ideally. Below -8dB separation, and MIMO throughput can drop by 30-50%. Messes with VSWR, and transmission lobes, detuning, shifting impedance. Use external antenna.
🎭 "The Illusion of Thinking" is itself an illusion—of comprehensive testing
Yes, LLMs hit walls. Yes, we should study them. No, this isn't the gotcha moment critics wanted.
Real insight: Don't make AI juggle blindfolded when it has hands.
Yes, LLMs hit walls. Yes, we should study them. No, this isn't the gotcha moment critics wanted.
Real insight: Don't make AI juggle blindfolded when it has hands.
June 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🎭 "The Illusion of Thinking" is itself an illusion—of comprehensive testing
Yes, LLMs hit walls. Yes, we should study them. No, this isn't the gotcha moment critics wanted.
Real insight: Don't make AI juggle blindfolded when it has hands.
Yes, LLMs hit walls. Yes, we should study them. No, this isn't the gotcha moment critics wanted.
Real insight: Don't make AI juggle blindfolded when it has hands.
🛠️ Meanwhile, actual AI systems:
- "Hey Python, solve this"
- "Let me check my work"
- "Breaking this into steps..."
Paper: "But can you do it blindfolded?"
Industry: "...why would we?"
- "Hey Python, solve this"
- "Let me check my work"
- "Breaking this into steps..."
Paper: "But can you do it blindfolded?"
Industry: "...why would we?"
June 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🛠️ Meanwhile, actual AI systems:
- "Hey Python, solve this"
- "Let me check my work"
- "Breaking this into steps..."
Paper: "But can you do it blindfolded?"
Industry: "...why would we?"
- "Hey Python, solve this"
- "Let me check my work"
- "Breaking this into steps..."
Paper: "But can you do it blindfolded?"
Industry: "...why would we?"
📌 OK but—they found something real: models literally give up when problems get hard. Not "try and fail" but "stop trying"
Like a student seeing a 10-page proof and writing "idk lol"
This IS worth fixing. Just not apocalyptic.
Like a student seeing a 10-page proof and writing "idk lol"
This IS worth fixing. Just not apocalyptic.
June 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
📌 OK but—they found something real: models literally give up when problems get hard. Not "try and fail" but "stop trying"
Like a student seeing a 10-page proof and writing "idk lol"
This IS worth fixing. Just not apocalyptic.
Like a student seeing a 10-page proof and writing "idk lol"
This IS worth fixing. Just not apocalyptic.
🎯 Their scoring: 119 perfect moves + 1 mistake = TOTAL FAILURE
No partial credit. No "oops, let me fix that." Just death.
Imagine failing your entire degree because you dropped a semicolon once. That's this paper.
No partial credit. No "oops, let me fix that." Just death.
Imagine failing your entire degree because you dropped a semicolon once. That's this paper.
June 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🎯 Their scoring: 119 perfect moves + 1 mistake = TOTAL FAILURE
No partial credit. No "oops, let me fix that." Just death.
Imagine failing your entire degree because you dropped a semicolon once. That's this paper.
No partial credit. No "oops, let me fix that." Just death.
Imagine failing your entire degree because you dropped a semicolon once. That's this paper.
🔒 Apple's test: No Google, no Python, no tools, no retries
Real AI systems: *laughs in LangChain*
It's like testing if humans can multiply 47382 × 92847 in their heads, then declaring math is an illusion
Real AI systems: *laughs in LangChain*
It's like testing if humans can multiply 47382 × 92847 in their heads, then declaring math is an illusion
June 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🔒 Apple's test: No Google, no Python, no tools, no retries
Real AI systems: *laughs in LangChain*
It's like testing if humans can multiply 47382 × 92847 in their heads, then declaring math is an illusion
Real AI systems: *laughs in LangChain*
It's like testing if humans can multiply 47382 × 92847 in their heads, then declaring math is an illusion
📚 Plot twist: Models ace Tower of Hanoi but choke on River Crossing at same complexity
Why? Hanoi is in EVERY CS textbook. River Crossing? Barely online.
"Intelligence test" accidentally became "have you seen this before" test 👀
Why? Hanoi is in EVERY CS textbook. River Crossing? Barely online.
"Intelligence test" accidentally became "have you seen this before" test 👀
June 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
📚 Plot twist: Models ace Tower of Hanoi but choke on River Crossing at same complexity
Why? Hanoi is in EVERY CS textbook. River Crossing? Barely online.
"Intelligence test" accidentally became "have you seen this before" test 👀
Why? Hanoi is in EVERY CS textbook. River Crossing? Barely online.
"Intelligence test" accidentally became "have you seen this before" test 👀
🧩 They tested: Tower of Hanoi, River Crossing, Blocks World, Checker Jump
Easy mode: Regular LLMs win (less overthinking)
Medium: "Reasoning" models shine
Hard mode: Everyone faceplants at 0%
Like watching chess engines fail at... actual chess? 🤔
Easy mode: Regular LLMs win (less overthinking)
Medium: "Reasoning" models shine
Hard mode: Everyone faceplants at 0%
Like watching chess engines fail at... actual chess? 🤔
June 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🧩 They tested: Tower of Hanoi, River Crossing, Blocks World, Checker Jump
Easy mode: Regular LLMs win (less overthinking)
Medium: "Reasoning" models shine
Hard mode: Everyone faceplants at 0%
Like watching chess engines fail at... actual chess? 🤔
Easy mode: Regular LLMs win (less overthinking)
Medium: "Reasoning" models shine
Hard mode: Everyone faceplants at 0%
Like watching chess engines fail at... actual chess? 🤔
Interesting. Win11 24H2 shut down one of the easy Windows exploit KASLR bypasses: enumerating loaded device drivers to identify the base address of the kernel module.
EnumDeviceDrivers now requires SeDebugPrivilege to return valid ImageBase values.
No privs, returned lpImageBase array = all NULL.
EnumDeviceDrivers now requires SeDebugPrivilege to return valid ImageBase values.
No privs, returned lpImageBase array = all NULL.
May 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Interesting. Win11 24H2 shut down one of the easy Windows exploit KASLR bypasses: enumerating loaded device drivers to identify the base address of the kernel module.
EnumDeviceDrivers now requires SeDebugPrivilege to return valid ImageBase values.
No privs, returned lpImageBase array = all NULL.
EnumDeviceDrivers now requires SeDebugPrivilege to return valid ImageBase values.
No privs, returned lpImageBase array = all NULL.
Well done Canada.
Record voter turnout.
Elbows Up!
Record voter turnout.
Elbows Up!
April 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Well done Canada.
Record voter turnout.
Elbows Up!
Record voter turnout.
Elbows Up!
US tourism generates $2.3T annually (3% GDP), supporting 9.5M jobs. To understand the impact the "Trump Slump" will have COVID slashed intl visits by 75.8% in 2020, costing $766B and 4.4M jobs. Intl tourism remains critical to America, fueling aviation, hospitality, and retail sectors nationwide.
April 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
US tourism generates $2.3T annually (3% GDP), supporting 9.5M jobs. To understand the impact the "Trump Slump" will have COVID slashed intl visits by 75.8% in 2020, costing $766B and 4.4M jobs. Intl tourism remains critical to America, fueling aviation, hospitality, and retail sectors nationwide.
Apologies to the CanSecWest speakers waiting on our airline tickets booking, by a weird morbid coincidence both my colleague Liz, doing some of the bookings, and I are in different hospitals right now. I've been up for more than two days with no sleep in hospital waiting rooms, waiting on my wife...
April 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Apologies to the CanSecWest speakers waiting on our airline tickets booking, by a weird morbid coincidence both my colleague Liz, doing some of the bookings, and I are in different hospitals right now. I've been up for more than two days with no sleep in hospital waiting rooms, waiting on my wife...
You might like this one too: 30's Art Deco.
(I cheated a little though, I had 4.5 work out the period appropriate copy text first before the image gen.)
(I cheated a little though, I had 4.5 work out the period appropriate copy text first before the image gen.)
April 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You might like this one too: 30's Art Deco.
(I cheated a little though, I had 4.5 work out the period appropriate copy text first before the image gen.)
(I cheated a little though, I had 4.5 work out the period appropriate copy text first before the image gen.)
Here is one for you: 50's/60's space atomic age ads.
April 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Here is one for you: 50's/60's space atomic age ads.
...it's also relatively trivial to create similar effects with Midjourney and other image generators using the same techniques - upload reference image, apply visual characteristic based transforms, but with even more control on replication accuracy via "--iw" args. Prompts used in alt text.
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
...it's also relatively trivial to create similar effects with Midjourney and other image generators using the same techniques - upload reference image, apply visual characteristic based transforms, but with even more control on replication accuracy via "--iw" args. Prompts used in alt text.
Blocking the term "Studio Ghibli" or "Myazaki" is irrelevant. The "Ghibli" style is not unique enough to be difficult to generate independently. I generated this with a sequence of 19 image generation conditions, not mentioning Ghibli or Miyazaki, just describing the visual characteristics instead.
March 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Blocking the term "Studio Ghibli" or "Myazaki" is irrelevant. The "Ghibli" style is not unique enough to be difficult to generate independently. I generated this with a sequence of 19 image generation conditions, not mentioning Ghibli or Miyazaki, just describing the visual characteristics instead.
I'm old enough that the OS install instructions were: write a custom CP/M BIOS in 8080/Z80 assembly, mapping floppy disk controller registers, DMA buffer addresses, and implementing essential routines (SELDSK, SETTRK, SETSEC, SETDMA, READ, WRITE) to enable disk operations on non-standard hardware.
March 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I'm old enough that the OS install instructions were: write a custom CP/M BIOS in 8080/Z80 assembly, mapping floppy disk controller registers, DMA buffer addresses, and implementing essential routines (SELDSK, SETTRK, SETSEC, SETDMA, READ, WRITE) to enable disk operations on non-standard hardware.
I'm old enough that the install instructions were to: write a custom CP/M BIOS in 8080/Z80 assembly, mapping floppy disk controller registers, DMA buffer addresses, and implementing essential routines (SELDSK, SETTRK, SETSEC, SETDMA, READ, WRITE) to enable disk operations on non-standard hardware.
March 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I'm old enough that the install instructions were to: write a custom CP/M BIOS in 8080/Z80 assembly, mapping floppy disk controller registers, DMA buffer addresses, and implementing essential routines (SELDSK, SETTRK, SETSEC, SETDMA, READ, WRITE) to enable disk operations on non-standard hardware.