Posts by JP Aumasson
#noncrypto bfswa.substack.com/p/the-eras-t...
A perfect 1-page Friday reading → here's a fun article by Jacob Strieb about (ab)using <canvas> element in HTML and PNGs to get DEFLATE compression into older browsers (without reimplementing the whole thing in JS).
Just saw the leaked images from a former podcaster turned government official’s account being hacked.
If you elect clowns, you get a circus.
Russian 5G: that "NEA-7" seems to be Kuznyechik, at least according to iz.ru/2061648/vale.... The algorithm is known, even defined in an RFC (www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7801). Part of the design (the S-boxes) is opaque, but I dont think it's actually backdoored/insecure.
As they angle for a presidential pardon in television interviews, Sam Bankman-Fried’s law professor parents file “pro se” motions for their adult son, leave voicemails with the judge, and sign documents claiming they're from him in prison.
is "Q-day" in French "le jour Q"?
NEA-7 = Kuznyechik
via news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... iz.ru/2061648/vale...
this and more on my QUANTUM merch store
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Last ̶c̶h̶a̶p̶t̶ tractate of my serialized novella, and the best one. I'll collect feedback, do more editing, and get it printed. The featured photo's mine.
bfswa.substack.com/p/the-ninth-...
merci, on va corriger!
2026 will bring more blockchain/quantum/AI scams, hacks, overvaluations, bankruptcies; VC psyops, trolls and bots, paid articles and endorsements.
Meanwhile there wont be no...
- "AGI"
- useful/practical quantum computers
- meaningful blockchain use beyond tokenization
Like the past 10 years.
Imagine it’s 2013 and you see this document from the UK sent back from the future. You’ll assume something went very wrong in that timeline.
#notcrypto bfswa.substack.com/p/music-sunday
'End-To-End Encrypted' Smart Toilet Camera Is Not Actually End-To-End Encrypted
they stole my idea for browncloud
somewhere there is a click farm in indonesia looking at pictures of your turds and training an AI to judge your poop
and apparently it is not ass-to-ass encrypted
Build your offensive security lab with 18 DRM-free books worth $700+. Download once, read anywhere, keep forever.
Pay what you want (starting around $36) and support the EFF while you’re at it: www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-no-starch-...
I was really thrilled to get to work on The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens with @aumasson.jp. I think we did a good job but also apologies in advance to the teens that we tried to make jokes and generally Be Chill. Also no paywall to make it easier to share! www.wired.com/story/digita...
did that with @lhn.bsky.social