Jonathan
@jonodrew.bsky.social
I secure things and speak in public. Sometimes I speak in public about securing things.
Helmsman
Helmsman
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Circe:
well
wouldn't necessarily call myself Scylla's biggest fan
wouldn't necessarily call myself Scylla's biggest fan
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Circe:
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A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
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this is correct and, more broadly, November is the worst month of the year, as per my definitive ranking from last year: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/will-this-...
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
this is correct and, more broadly, November is the worst month of the year, as per my definitive ranking from last year: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/will-this-...
Dan epitomises the indomitable human spirit, at least vis. 'can it be made into bread'
Buckle up friend it’s time for bread made out of crisps 🍞 🥔
Full disclosure it was not a flawless first attempt.
The aim was to make a loaf of bread where the majority ingredient is crisps.
1. Buy 450g of crisps, without shame
Full disclosure it was not a flawless first attempt.
The aim was to make a loaf of bread where the majority ingredient is crisps.
1. Buy 450g of crisps, without shame
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dan epitomises the indomitable human spirit, at least vis. 'can it be made into bread'
You are unlikely to guess the start of this thread
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
You are unlikely to guess the start of this thread
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hearing that 2026 is going to be the year I finally get back into shape and then it's over for you bitches
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
hearing that 2026 is going to be the year I finally get back into shape and then it's over for you bitches
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Polycules? Is that some obscure hero from Greek mythology?
October 24, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Polycules? Is that some obscure hero from Greek mythology?
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was already feeling insane from the Trump/Mamdani meeting but I now worry that my brain chemistry will simply never be the same
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
was already feeling insane from the Trump/Mamdani meeting but I now worry that my brain chemistry will simply never be the same
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🚨 TEMPERATURES HAVE HIT BABIES WEARING WOOL ONESIES WITH LITTLE EARS ON THEM 🚨
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨 TEMPERATURES HAVE HIT BABIES WEARING WOOL ONESIES WITH LITTLE EARS ON THEM 🚨
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For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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Important: Jonathan Bailey is reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story today.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Important: Jonathan Bailey is reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story today.
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hey does anybody want to mind some rich moron's five neglected kids while getting malnutrition in a shack full of dangerous snakes lmk. no pay
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
hey does anybody want to mind some rich moron's five neglected kids while getting malnutrition in a shack full of dangerous snakes lmk. no pay
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If people in your team or organisation are using AI notetakers as a way of coping with too many meetings and a culture of presenteeism, there's not a technological fix for this. The answer is to have fewer, better organised meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
If people in your team or organisation are using AI notetakers as a way of coping with too many meetings and a culture of presenteeism, there's not a technological fix for this. The answer is to have fewer, better organised meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
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Well this is a *JOB*...for someone brave 😆
Director General for Digital, Data and Technology for the Office for National Statistics
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Director General for Digital, Data and Technology for the Office for National Statistics
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Well this is a *JOB*...for someone brave 😆
Director General for Digital, Data and Technology for the Office for National Statistics
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Director General for Digital, Data and Technology for the Office for National Statistics
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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not when Hunchback of Notre Dame gave us Hellfire, with its Latin chanting and shit intermixed with a violent misogynist singing for his soul over his morally-questionable erection
We can all agree that "I'll make a man out of you" is the coldest Disney song. Right?
a close up of a cartoon character with glowing eyes and a skull on his shoulder .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with glowing eyes and a skull on his shoulder .
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November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
not when Hunchback of Notre Dame gave us Hellfire, with its Latin chanting and shit intermixed with a violent misogynist singing for his soul over his morally-questionable erection
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Can't believe you're all out there celebrating international men when it's far more sustainable and ethical to celebrate local, homegrown, seasonal men
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Can't believe you're all out there celebrating international men when it's far more sustainable and ethical to celebrate local, homegrown, seasonal men
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C++ is for little worms
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
C++ is for little worms
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“A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer that you didn’t know existed can make your computer stop working.”
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer that you didn’t know existed can make your computer stop working.”
Which of course will be a full page below several AI hallucinated 'hot dog/man' chimerae
[the sound of a million people searching for HotDogGuy.jpg]
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Which of course will be a full page below several AI hallucinated 'hot dog/man' chimerae
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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how do I communicate to my body that actually it's fine, just because it's now cloudier and getting dark earlier doesn't mean I should start eating 17 meals a day just in case we never get food again, we've evolved past that, it's alright
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
how do I communicate to my body that actually it's fine, just because it's now cloudier and getting dark earlier doesn't mean I should start eating 17 meals a day just in case we never get food again, we've evolved past that, it's alright
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AI PRs where the author doesn't have an understanding of the system shift the burden of understanding onto the reviewer.
So now it's on the reviewer to gain an understanding of this area to either confirm or refute. The author saved time at the expense of the reviewer.
So now it's on the reviewer to gain an understanding of this area to either confirm or refute. The author saved time at the expense of the reviewer.
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AI PRs where the author doesn't have an understanding of the system shift the burden of understanding onto the reviewer.
So now it's on the reviewer to gain an understanding of this area to either confirm or refute. The author saved time at the expense of the reviewer.
So now it's on the reviewer to gain an understanding of this area to either confirm or refute. The author saved time at the expense of the reviewer.