We beat Google’s zero-knowledge proof of quantum cryptanalysis Trail of Bits discovered and exploited memory safety and logic vulnerabilities in Google’s Rust zero-knowledge proof code to forge a proof claiming better quantum circuit performance metrics than Goog...

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We all have days like this

Y'all are gonna lose your minds when you hear about horses.

Disrupt the World Snooker Championships by putting a pound coin on the side of the table.

Wankernomics

Saw Wankernomics at the London Palladium this afternoon; it should be a compulsory training module, to cut down on corporate bullshit (although HR may take it too literally).
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Glad you’re fulfilling your destiny, and I hope the Question Time bookers grab this opportunity!

The Trump Administration vs the Catholic Chirch stuff is so funny. My babies, why are you fighting? You have so much in common why not bond over the fact both spent too much time and goodwill hiding and protecting paedophiles

How the UAE Downplays the Impact of Iran War YouTube video by Bellingcat

In the wake of the Iranian attacks on the UAE, the country’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes was illegal. People were also encouraged to report anyone sharing photos or videos of the strikes to authorities.
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Our evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview’s cyber capabilities | AISI Work We conducted cyber evaluations of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and found continued improvement in capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges and significant improvement on multi-step cyber-attack simulati...

This paper represents a small but deeply impressive and genuinely important achievement by the much maligned British state in what is probably the most important global issue of our era.

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Grandpa Munster holds a press conference

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Yazz: Great singer, terrible lift attendant.

New blog post alert, folks! 💜

The Psychology of Bad Code Part 4 is out, and this one is about copy-pasting code from online forums.

Let’s be real: most of us have grabbed code from Stack Overflow, GitHub, or a blog post when we were stuck, rushed, or just trying to get unblocked.
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I’d never suggest that a reporter would stage a photo for emotional effect…but it reminded me of Drop the Dead Donkey.

It’s World Homeopathy Awareness Week. The less aware of it you are, the more good it will do you.

Some good news.
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Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly:

- Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat)
- Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex)
- Humming (stimulates vagus nerve)
- Exercise (anything helps, outside even better)
- Impeachment and removal

Christopher Penn wrote: Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.

A different perspective.
Always helpful.

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To be fair, I also get quite irritable whenever I find myself at IKEA.

Periodic reminder that if you think you see someone shoplifting baby formula, no you didn’t.

#IsItOk for Brits to also participate in No Kings Day?

Reopening the Strait has emerged as the main objective of the war—an issue that was caused by the war.

This week I’m deep-diving into PQC algorithms, and how to compromise them using side-channel analysis. It’s only Wednesday but I think Tuesday fried my brain.

Also, not the easiest to plug in where space is limited!

If the U.S. Constitution is so important to Americans, then why are they so focused on the 2nd Amendment, whilst eroding the 1st Amendment protections, and ignoring the powers in the 25th?