Tony Ingesson
@tonyingesson.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Intelligence Analysis. Researching/teaching bioweapons, counterintelligence, intel methods, deception, clandestine communications and Cold War tech. Also random posts about 1970s TV shows, dogs and cats, ties & suits, etc.
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Large-Scale Nightmare or Precision Tool for Covert Operations? An Assessment of the Risks of Genetic Technology in the Near Future
Advances in genetic technology could lead to new threats, such as engineered pathogens, or plots to frame individuals by planting synthesized deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at a crime scene. Uncontrol...
www.tandfonline.com
New article just dropped! I've been working with two colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine (a professor of molecular pathology and a mathematician/geneticist) to assess the potential threat from new biotech/genetics developments.
It's available for free here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It's available for free here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Watching Brideshead Revisited last night reminded me that it's been a long time since I wore one of my pocket watches, so for today I'm taking one of them out for some air (German, c. 1910).
It keeps time about as well as my modern automatic Seiko wristwatch, amazing quality.
It keeps time about as well as my modern automatic Seiko wristwatch, amazing quality.
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Watching Brideshead Revisited last night reminded me that it's been a long time since I wore one of my pocket watches, so for today I'm taking one of them out for some air (German, c. 1910).
It keeps time about as well as my modern automatic Seiko wristwatch, amazing quality.
It keeps time about as well as my modern automatic Seiko wristwatch, amazing quality.
The dawn this morning is pretty spectacular out here.
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The dawn this morning is pretty spectacular out here.
Great thread on Finnish preparedness. Many of these things apply to Sweden as well. We had a hiatus in sensible defense planning for a while since people here tend to be more prone to wishful thinking than in Finland, but we're back on track again now.
By the way, I also went home by bus.
By the way, I also went home by bus.
Reading this 2022 archived thread on Finnish defence policy by @jmkorhonen.fi, it strikes me how many things which I and most Finns take for granted probably aren't so abroad.
Still jealous of those who went home by train, I went by bus and got travel sick.
Still jealous of those who went home by train, I went by bus and got travel sick.
Total defense policy is also visible most Fridays, when the conscripts go home for the weekend. (One Japanese lady once asked me at the Helsinki main railway station, "is this a military base, because there are so many people in camoflage uniform?") 15/
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great thread on Finnish preparedness. Many of these things apply to Sweden as well. We had a hiatus in sensible defense planning for a while since people here tend to be more prone to wishful thinking than in Finland, but we're back on track again now.
By the way, I also went home by bus.
By the way, I also went home by bus.
I am now at the point where I think that the Reply All option should not only be restricted, it should in fact be removed from all email clients and its use banned in international law.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I am now at the point where I think that the Reply All option should not only be restricted, it should in fact be removed from all email clients and its use banned in international law.
Tonight's movie with my son was Beverly Hills Cop (his choice). I was pretty sure he'd enjoy it and I was right. I watched that movie so many times as a kid, but it still holds up very well. Eddie Murphy in his prime was (and still is) a sight to behold.
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tonight's movie with my son was Beverly Hills Cop (his choice). I was pretty sure he'd enjoy it and I was right. I watched that movie so many times as a kid, but it still holds up very well. Eddie Murphy in his prime was (and still is) a sight to behold.
I picked up another vintage Rimowa suitcase in an online auction again, this time I wanted a 1970s version of the small (roughly briefcase-sized) model. Perfect for overnight trips. Well-preserved interior, both original keys included.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I picked up another vintage Rimowa suitcase in an online auction again, this time I wanted a 1970s version of the small (roughly briefcase-sized) model. Perfect for overnight trips. Well-preserved interior, both original keys included.
After a tough, stressful week it's pure bliss to sit down in the sofa with a brandy and soda and my newly purchased DVD box with Brideshead Revisited. Getting rid of those cursed streaming services was the best decision I've made in a long time.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
After a tough, stressful week it's pure bliss to sit down in the sofa with a brandy and soda and my newly purchased DVD box with Brideshead Revisited. Getting rid of those cursed streaming services was the best decision I've made in a long time.
Running a new exercise with a new batch of students for the first time. They're trying to unravel a mystery and cooperate in intelligence collection/analysis. There's a prize for the winning team (cookies). They can cooperate, but then they have to share the prize. They can also deceive each other.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Running a new exercise with a new batch of students for the first time. They're trying to unravel a mystery and cooperate in intelligence collection/analysis. There's a prize for the winning team (cookies). They can cooperate, but then they have to share the prize. They can also deceive each other.
As I was preparing a lecture on the Zimmermann telegram, I had the bright idea that I'd make a link chart to help illustrate how all these players and events are connected. Quite a few hours later I'm thinking that I underestimated how long this would take...
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As I was preparing a lecture on the Zimmermann telegram, I had the bright idea that I'd make a link chart to help illustrate how all these players and events are connected. Quite a few hours later I'm thinking that I underestimated how long this would take...
As a Swede, this time of year I crave the dark and melancholy. Which is why this hits me so hard and so perfectly. It's basically a three-minute intro, then when Anna von Hauswolff starts to sing at about 4:30 it's like an electric shock to my spine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMK...
Kite feat. Anna von Hauswolff & Henric de la Cour - Losing (live in Stockholm) 2025-02-01 - Multicam
YouTube video by Nanka
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As a Swede, this time of year I crave the dark and melancholy. Which is why this hits me so hard and so perfectly. It's basically a three-minute intro, then when Anna von Hauswolff starts to sing at about 4:30 it's like an electric shock to my spine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmMK...
Reposted by Tony Ingesson
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris' cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker. www.wired.com/story/peter-...
Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris' cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker.
www.wired.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris' cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker. www.wired.com/story/peter-...
I have a trip to Australia coming up in a few weeks, not looking forward to the very long flights but I had an idea: I just bought the Brideshead Revisited DVD box. Now all I have to do is rip the DVDs to my laptop's hard drive, and then I'll have quite a few hours to look forward to.
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I have a trip to Australia coming up in a few weeks, not looking forward to the very long flights but I had an idea: I just bought the Brideshead Revisited DVD box. Now all I have to do is rip the DVDs to my laptop's hard drive, and then I'll have quite a few hours to look forward to.
Hmm, a spy fiction concept that actually looks intriguing for a change! I have to try to find this comic somewhere at some point.
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hmm, a spy fiction concept that actually looks intriguing for a change! I have to try to find this comic somewhere at some point.
Here's an early morning idea I just had while emptying the dishwasher:
Das Boot: The Musical
Das Boot: The Musical
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Here's an early morning idea I just had while emptying the dishwasher:
Das Boot: The Musical
Das Boot: The Musical
To the extent that there is a "PlayStation generation", that should more accurately be those of us around 40-45 rather than young conscripts. The PlayStation was released in 1995...
The conscripts preparing to resist Russia on Finland’s frigid border
On the frontier with Russia, the ‘iPhone and PlayStation generation’ is being trained to expect the worst since the invasion of Ukraine ⬇️
On the frontier with Russia, the ‘iPhone and PlayStation generation’ is being trained to expect the worst since the invasion of Ukraine ⬇️
The conscripts preparing to resist Russia on Finland’s frigid border
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
To the extent that there is a "PlayStation generation", that should more accurately be those of us around 40-45 rather than young conscripts. The PlayStation was released in 1995...
There's a sale on Steam, you can get Sub Command, Dangerous Waters, 688(i) and Fleet Command as a package deal for like $5. I just wanted to check if everything worked and couldn't stop playing once I got started with Sub Command. It took more than an hour before I could get myself to shut it down.
October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There's a sale on Steam, you can get Sub Command, Dangerous Waters, 688(i) and Fleet Command as a package deal for like $5. I just wanted to check if everything worked and couldn't stop playing once I got started with Sub Command. It took more than an hour before I could get myself to shut it down.
An hour of this does wonders to wash away the stress accumulated during the week. I was reminded of Springsteen's Nebraska album as they were discussing it on the radio (because of the movie), so I was listening to that in my headphones. It blended very well with these surroundings.
October 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An hour of this does wonders to wash away the stress accumulated during the week. I was reminded of Springsteen's Nebraska album as they were discussing it on the radio (because of the movie), so I was listening to that in my headphones. It blended very well with these surroundings.
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Sweden is renovating and restoring old lighthouses to increase safety in the event of GNSS outages.
www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Fyrar ska rustas upp i Sverige – säkerheten ska förbättras
Den gamla fyren på Stora Fjäderägg utanför Umeå har varit släckt i 17 år, men snart kan den börja lysa igen. Detta efter beskedet att fyrar i Sverige ska rustas upp för att förbättra säkerhet för sjöf...
www.svt.se
October 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sweden is renovating and restoring old lighthouses to increase safety in the event of GNSS outages.
www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Tonight's movie was Prom Night (1980). I enjoyed it more than I'd expected, but then again I'm an 80s kid so I grew up on a diet of slashers from an early age. This one has a lot of 70s charm to it, which makes it a bit more interesting than a lot of the later formulaic 80s stuff.
October 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tonight's movie was Prom Night (1980). I enjoyed it more than I'd expected, but then again I'm an 80s kid so I grew up on a diet of slashers from an early age. This one has a lot of 70s charm to it, which makes it a bit more interesting than a lot of the later formulaic 80s stuff.
Intelligence academic vs. intelligence practitioner in a Friday night game of Battle of Hoth. 3-0 in games to me right now, and this is the first time I play this game.
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Intelligence academic vs. intelligence practitioner in a Friday night game of Battle of Hoth. 3-0 in games to me right now, and this is the first time I play this game.
Jag skulle beställa nya rakblad, men sen kom jag att tänka på en diskussion om parfymer för ett tag sedan med @gteb.bsky.social och kom på att det var länge sedan jag beställt prover. En höstdoft kunde ju vara trevligt tänkte jag, nu sitter jag såklart och rationaliserar ännu en potentiell utgift...
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Jag skulle beställa nya rakblad, men sen kom jag att tänka på en diskussion om parfymer för ett tag sedan med @gteb.bsky.social och kom på att det var länge sedan jag beställt prover. En höstdoft kunde ju vara trevligt tänkte jag, nu sitter jag såklart och rationaliserar ännu en potentiell utgift...
Reposted by Tony Ingesson
The US equivalent is called IUSS, building on the Cold-War era SOSUS
➡️ irp.fas.org/program/coll...
Sid Kaushal at RUSI has recently written a really good article on ASW trends, see:
📖 euro-sd.com/2025/05/arti...
➡️ irp.fas.org/program/coll...
Sid Kaushal at RUSI has recently written a really good article on ASW trends, see:
📖 euro-sd.com/2025/05/arti...
An active detection regime: ASW on the noisy future battlefield
The ability to remain quiet has been a cardinal virtue for both submariners and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operators for most of history. This has stemmed from the fact that active detection poses a...
euro-sd.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The US equivalent is called IUSS, building on the Cold-War era SOSUS
➡️ irp.fas.org/program/coll...
Sid Kaushal at RUSI has recently written a really good article on ASW trends, see:
📖 euro-sd.com/2025/05/arti...
➡️ irp.fas.org/program/coll...
Sid Kaushal at RUSI has recently written a really good article on ASW trends, see:
📖 euro-sd.com/2025/05/arti...
My latest purchases arrived today, bought both used in online auctions for a good price (from the same seller, so I could save some money on the shipping).
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My latest purchases arrived today, bought both used in online auctions for a good price (from the same seller, so I could save some money on the shipping).
While I'm working, these two are having a mid-day snooze
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
While I'm working, these two are having a mid-day snooze
Done with the editing of another video lecture, this time on European signals intelligence cooperation. I wish I had more time to work on this one, but this will have to do for now. After I've published it for the upcoming course, I'm thinking of maybe making it public on YouTube, we'll see.
October 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Done with the editing of another video lecture, this time on European signals intelligence cooperation. I wish I had more time to work on this one, but this will have to do for now. After I've published it for the upcoming course, I'm thinking of maybe making it public on YouTube, we'll see.