Nicholas Weaver
@ncweaver.skerry-tech.com
Researcher, Computer Security @ ICSI
Chief Mad Scientist @ Skerry Technologies
Putting the Science in "Mad Science"
Digital, Explainable, and (usually) Adversarial Systems
Looking for employment: CV is here https://skerry-tech.com/cv.html
he/him
Chief Mad Scientist @ Skerry Technologies
Putting the Science in "Mad Science"
Digital, Explainable, and (usually) Adversarial Systems
Looking for employment: CV is here https://skerry-tech.com/cv.html
he/him
ARs have been described as "Barbie for dudebros" based on how much they play dress-up with various bits and dodads.
My favorite being the Tac Sac:
Yes, a rail mounted set of plastic testicles
My favorite being the Tac Sac:
Yes, a rail mounted set of plastic testicles
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
ARs have been described as "Barbie for dudebros" based on how much they play dress-up with various bits and dodads.
My favorite being the Tac Sac:
Yes, a rail mounted set of plastic testicles
My favorite being the Tac Sac:
Yes, a rail mounted set of plastic testicles
OK, Prop 50 in California I think qualifies as an official roach stomping (75% of the vote now counted):
Fucking over the Republicans in the House in revenge for Texas redistricting is, shockingly enough, really popular.
Fucking over the Republicans in the House in revenge for Texas redistricting is, shockingly enough, really popular.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
OK, Prop 50 in California I think qualifies as an official roach stomping (75% of the vote now counted):
Fucking over the Republicans in the House in revenge for Texas redistricting is, shockingly enough, really popular.
Fucking over the Republicans in the House in revenge for Texas redistricting is, shockingly enough, really popular.
I actually think prop 50 will be higher: Voters may be "reflexive no", but there has been a lot of 'this is Fuck Trump!' messaging. The Tom Steyer paid ad was particularly good, and e.g. this was in a yard down the road on a fairly well trafficked street:
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I actually think prop 50 will be higher: Voters may be "reflexive no", but there has been a lot of 'this is Fuck Trump!' messaging. The Tom Steyer paid ad was particularly good, and e.g. this was in a yard down the road on a fairly well trafficked street:
A satisfactory cup of morning coffee
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A satisfactory cup of morning coffee
Pro Prop 50 sign of the day...
October 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Pro Prop 50 sign of the day...
I don't know which is scarier for Jamaica, the wind or the rain?
The building construction is probably pretty good for wind (lots of cinderblock), but the electricity infrastructure is all poles and having 30' of rain fall on the mountains and running downhill is terrifying.
The building construction is probably pretty good for wind (lots of cinderblock), but the electricity infrastructure is all poles and having 30' of rain fall on the mountains and running downhill is terrifying.
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I don't know which is scarier for Jamaica, the wind or the rain?
The building construction is probably pretty good for wind (lots of cinderblock), but the electricity infrastructure is all poles and having 30' of rain fall on the mountains and running downhill is terrifying.
The building construction is probably pretty good for wind (lots of cinderblock), but the electricity infrastructure is all poles and having 30' of rain fall on the mountains and running downhill is terrifying.
A military member will not openly diss the SECDRUNK... The test is can they keep a stone-faced look when you show them the photo of the "we are clean on OPSEC" sticker on the Pentagon Metro.
October 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A military member will not openly diss the SECDRUNK... The test is can they keep a stone-faced look when you show them the photo of the "we are clean on OPSEC" sticker on the Pentagon Metro.
I wonder if they actually qualify under the EDVA local rules:
October 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I wonder if they actually qualify under the EDVA local rules:
Unsolicited Dick pic
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Unsolicited Dick pic
Really starting to wonder if Nvidia is going to become a bigger scandal than Enron:
Where is Chewco in this diagram?
Where is Chewco in this diagram?
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Really starting to wonder if Nvidia is going to become a bigger scandal than Enron:
Where is Chewco in this diagram?
Where is Chewco in this diagram?
You'd have to have THIS congress explicitly NOT however... And good luck with that!
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
You'd have to have THIS congress explicitly NOT however... And good luck with that!
Gavin keeps embodying this meme:
October 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Gavin keeps embodying this meme:
Another fundraising spam jump scare:
And stupid autodefect, I wanted "primaried"
And stupid autodefect, I wanted "primaried"
September 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Another fundraising spam jump scare:
And stupid autodefect, I wanted "primaried"
And stupid autodefect, I wanted "primaried"
How NOT to start a political spam text:
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How NOT to start a political spam text:
It really is remarkable. NY Times coverage:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cuuda known?"
The Independent in the UK:
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cudda known? But, well, here are pictures of him and his truck..."
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cuuda known?"
The Independent in the UK:
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cudda known? But, well, here are pictures of him and his truck..."
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It really is remarkable. NY Times coverage:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cuuda known?"
The Independent in the UK:
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cudda known? But, well, here are pictures of him and his truck..."
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cuuda known?"
The Independent in the UK:
"Seemed like a nice guy, who cudda known? But, well, here are pictures of him and his truck..."
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Happy Caturday from Wigglemuffin
September 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Happy Caturday from Wigglemuffin
You may be right, also at least matches the rough size of the round.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewehr_98
7.92×57mm Mauser is the second from the right on this Wikipedia image:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92%C3...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewehr_98
7.92×57mm Mauser is the second from the right on this Wikipedia image:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92%C3...
September 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
You may be right, also at least matches the rough size of the round.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewehr_98
7.92×57mm Mauser is the second from the right on this Wikipedia image:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92%C3...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewehr_98
7.92×57mm Mauser is the second from the right on this Wikipedia image:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92%C3...
The specs on the microcontroller:
For reference the first computer I had as a kid was an Apple ][+, which was:
1MHz 6502 (8-bit processor)
16KiB RAM
So basically a disposable e-cig has more processing and comparable storage to the computer I had as a kid that would cost $6k in today's money.
For reference the first computer I had as a kid was an Apple ][+, which was:
1MHz 6502 (8-bit processor)
16KiB RAM
So basically a disposable e-cig has more processing and comparable storage to the computer I had as a kid that would cost $6k in today's money.
September 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The specs on the microcontroller:
For reference the first computer I had as a kid was an Apple ][+, which was:
1MHz 6502 (8-bit processor)
16KiB RAM
So basically a disposable e-cig has more processing and comparable storage to the computer I had as a kid that would cost $6k in today's money.
For reference the first computer I had as a kid was an Apple ][+, which was:
1MHz 6502 (8-bit processor)
16KiB RAM
So basically a disposable e-cig has more processing and comparable storage to the computer I had as a kid that would cost $6k in today's money.