Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf
An alter ego. Nightmare fuel chemist stealing electricity from the alternator of the world. AuDHD, 🇺🇲/🇧🇪, music, machining, lapidary, cats. Pronouns: first and second person ones, darling.
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Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf
· Nov 20
ok I made good on my idle threat and made a bassists starter pack
go.bsky.app/FwpFW82
a few are people I know, but mostly it's people I found who put "bassist" or "bass" in their bio in a contextually appropriate way
if you don't want to be on the list, please lmk and I'll fix it
rock on!
go.bsky.app/FwpFW82
a few are people I know, but mostly it's people I found who put "bassist" or "bass" in their bio in a contextually appropriate way
if you don't want to be on the list, please lmk and I'll fix it
rock on!
this is indeed dark as fuck, but I have to wonder whether the ukrainian units that are already gamifying their own operations are using this as a signal or if they've written it off already
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
your 14yr old nephew is addicted to at least 4 different gambling apps on his phone where he's actively betting daily on the outcome of individual skirmishes in a real life war happening on the other side of the globe
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
this is indeed dark as fuck, but I have to wonder whether the ukrainian units that are already gamifying their own operations are using this as a signal or if they've written it off already
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
hell of a blow against prediction markets if the latter, and I think it can be reasoned from first principles
if you see this post an anime you love:
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
if you see this post an anime you love:
you'll be visited by three spirits
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
you'll be visited by three spirits
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
fascinating #longread about a guy in reconstruction-era north carolina who decided to compensate the people he had enslaved for their work under slavery, the wild backlash after he died, and the lopsided policing of deviance
www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/p...
www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/p...
A Personal Act of Reparation | Kirk Savage
The long aftermath of a North Carolina man’s decision to deed a plot of land to his former slaves.
www.laphamsquarterly.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
fascinating #longread about a guy in reconstruction-era north carolina who decided to compensate the people he had enslaved for their work under slavery, the wild backlash after he died, and the lopsided policing of deviance
www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/p...
www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/p...
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You probably wouldn't be surprised that there was a speech called "Rage Against the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine".
Nor that it was given at DEF CON.
You might be surprised that it was given in 2017.
These problems ain't new.
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Hx...)
Nor that it was given at DEF CON.
You might be surprised that it was given in 2017.
These problems ain't new.
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Hx...)
DEF CON 25 - Chris Sumner - Rage Against the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine
YouTube video by DEFCONConference
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You probably wouldn't be surprised that there was a speech called "Rage Against the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine".
Nor that it was given at DEF CON.
You might be surprised that it was given in 2017.
These problems ain't new.
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Hx...)
Nor that it was given at DEF CON.
You might be surprised that it was given in 2017.
These problems ain't new.
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Hx...)
I have two extra bones in each ankle and no underarm hair
Ok query time. Biology is messy and full of exceptions. How does *your* body differ from the usual expected of you as the human you are? Anything big or small.
My mum has an extra vertebrae, a close friend multiple spleens. One sis is built like she works out but eats like a sparrow.
My mum has an extra vertebrae, a close friend multiple spleens. One sis is built like she works out but eats like a sparrow.
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I have two extra bones in each ankle and no underarm hair
some more pixels for everyone
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
some more pixels for everyone
nvidia seems to have more or less decided that if we really are all keynesians now, he who out-keyneses the competition wins
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
nvidia seems to have more or less decided that if we really are all keynesians now, he who out-keyneses the competition wins
I don't get invited to policy workshops anymore
idk, a decade or so ago I was in the workshop that produced necessaryandproportionate.org/13-principles/
at one point on the first day I ventured, "can we take it as axiomatic that it's a bad idea to casually up and break the internet?"
entire room turned in unison to glare at me and said "NO"
at one point on the first day I ventured, "can we take it as axiomatic that it's a bad idea to casually up and break the internet?"
entire room turned in unison to glare at me and said "NO"
Necessary & Proportionate
'The Necessary and Proportionate Principles' and related reports outline how existing human rights law applies to modern digital communication surveillance.
necessaryandproportionate.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I don't get invited to policy workshops anymore
a thing I think a lot of people, even a few standard deviations above the median voter, don't entirely realize about organizations the size of a federal government is that by necessity they are made up of smaller departments and some of those departments *hate* each other
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
a thing I think a lot of people, even a few standard deviations above the median voter, don't entirely realize about organizations the size of a federal government is that by necessity they are made up of smaller departments and some of those departments *hate* each other
I've been saying for years before llms that it's going to be hilarious when "friendly ai" gets popped with a parsing vulnerability
this prediction has paid off far sooner than I expected and in ever more hilarious ways
this prediction has paid off far sooner than I expected and in ever more hilarious ways
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I've been saying for years before llms that it's going to be hilarious when "friendly ai" gets popped with a parsing vulnerability
this prediction has paid off far sooner than I expected and in ever more hilarious ways
this prediction has paid off far sooner than I expected and in ever more hilarious ways
this is a great thread about how the mv dali crashed into the bridge
unusually, they were able to trace the system failure back to a single root cause! nancy leveson's "engineering a safer world" is a good book about why this is rare direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
unusually, they were able to trace the system failure back to a single root cause! nancy leveson's "engineering a safer world" is a good book about why this is rare direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
this is a great thread about how the mv dali crashed into the bridge
unusually, they were able to trace the system failure back to a single root cause! nancy leveson's "engineering a safer world" is a good book about why this is rare direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
unusually, they were able to trace the system failure back to a single root cause! nancy leveson's "engineering a safer world" is a good book about why this is rare direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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proof y’all are sleeping on the jewelry i weave
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
proof y’all are sleeping on the jewelry i weave
absolutely bonkers claim by dhs
federal acquisition regulations have a *lot* to say about first-tier subcontractors and the information a prime contractor has to provide about them to the government, and agencies very much do have a say
the word "subcontract" appears over 3500 times in the FAR
federal acquisition regulations have a *lot* to say about first-tier subcontractors and the information a prime contractor has to provide about them to the government, and agencies very much do have a say
the word "subcontract" appears over 3500 times in the FAR
In a statement, DHS said, “DHS has no involvement with the selection of subcontractors.”
They said the agency does its contracting “by the book” and the process is run by career officials. “It is very sad that Pro Publica would seek to defame these public servants,” DHS added.
They said the agency does its contracting “by the book” and the process is run by career officials. “It is very sad that Pro Publica would seek to defame these public servants,” DHS added.
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
absolutely bonkers claim by dhs
federal acquisition regulations have a *lot* to say about first-tier subcontractors and the information a prime contractor has to provide about them to the government, and agencies very much do have a say
the word "subcontract" appears over 3500 times in the FAR
federal acquisition regulations have a *lot* to say about first-tier subcontractors and the information a prime contractor has to provide about them to the government, and agencies very much do have a say
the word "subcontract" appears over 3500 times in the FAR
know your perverse incentives, advance review copy edition
Via @file770.bsky.social : this essay gave me severe flashbacks to the state of film criticism in the 1990s. Oh, and to the book “reviewer“ of my acquaintance who plagiarized other book reviews just to keep the ARC gravy train coming (I fired her on the spot): deadgirlreads.co.uk/2025/10/17/%...
💀 The ARC Effect: When Free Books Cost Honesty
Are ARC reviews still honest? Let’s talk about the uncomfortable truth behind free books, inflated praise, and why honesty matters more than approval ratings.
https://deadgirlreads.co.uk/2025/10/17/💀-the-arc-effect-when-free-books-cost-honesty/
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
know your perverse incentives, advance review copy edition
house Rs have a much thornier decision to make than whether to accede to trump's threat to primary anyone who votes to release the files
first, will there even be a trump org left to primary them once the dust settles?
then they have to guess if their constituents will primary them if they vote no
first, will there even be a trump org left to primary them once the dust settles?
then they have to guess if their constituents will primary them if they vote no
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
house Rs have a much thornier decision to make than whether to accede to trump's threat to primary anyone who votes to release the files
first, will there even be a trump org left to primary them once the dust settles?
then they have to guess if their constituents will primary them if they vote no
first, will there even be a trump org left to primary them once the dust settles?
then they have to guess if their constituents will primary them if they vote no
hey there little dude
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
hey there little dude
that time my dad went full on guerrilla activist inside exxonmobil: a thread
my dad is a chemical engineer and spent his whole career there. during the '70s oil crisis, one of his first projects was a pilot oil shale refinery. exxon bought some land in colorado for this, including water rights
my dad is a chemical engineer and spent his whole career there. during the '70s oil crisis, one of his first projects was a pilot oil shale refinery. exxon bought some land in colorado for this, including water rights
water law can get super weird sometimes
back in the early 2000s, my dad got bored at work and spent several months (successfully!) convincing exxonmobil to donate a bunch of water they weren't using to the state and people of colorado during a drought
back in the early 2000s, my dad got bored at work and spent several months (successfully!) convincing exxonmobil to donate a bunch of water they weren't using to the state and people of colorado during a drought
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
that time my dad went full on guerrilla activist inside exxonmobil: a thread
my dad is a chemical engineer and spent his whole career there. during the '70s oil crisis, one of his first projects was a pilot oil shale refinery. exxon bought some land in colorado for this, including water rights
my dad is a chemical engineer and spent his whole career there. during the '70s oil crisis, one of his first projects was a pilot oil shale refinery. exxon bought some land in colorado for this, including water rights
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We are pleased to announce the Call for Participation for the second "Funding the FOSS Ecosystem" devroom at FOSDEM 2026, along with Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), The Linux Foundation, NLnet foundation, Prototype Fund 🥳
pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/...
pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We are pleased to announce the Call for Participation for the second "Funding the FOSS Ecosystem" devroom at FOSDEM 2026, along with Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), The Linux Foundation, NLnet foundation, Prototype Fund 🥳
pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/...
pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/...
norman borlaug
plausible bc epstein courted scientists especially hard for a while, and as a nobel laureate I figure borlaug would have been a target
sad bc c'mon, he married margaret gibson in *1937* and they were together until she died in 2007. he went two years later. tale for the ages
plausible bc epstein courted scientists especially hard for a while, and as a nobel laureate I figure borlaug would have been a target
sad bc c'mon, he married margaret gibson in *1937* and they were together until she died in 2007. he went two years later. tale for the ages
who is the person plausibly in the Epstein emails who you would be saddest to discover in the Epstein emails?
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
norman borlaug
plausible bc epstein courted scientists especially hard for a while, and as a nobel laureate I figure borlaug would have been a target
sad bc c'mon, he married margaret gibson in *1937* and they were together until she died in 2007. he went two years later. tale for the ages
plausible bc epstein courted scientists especially hard for a while, and as a nobel laureate I figure borlaug would have been a target
sad bc c'mon, he married margaret gibson in *1937* and they were together until she died in 2007. he went two years later. tale for the ages
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My friend @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social wrote a great piece about the Ukrainian drone industry that features the only accurate diagram of a FPV drone that I think I’ve ever seen in a major publication:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Ukrainian Drone Industry’s Next Target Is NATO Markets
Hungry for cash to keep pace with Russia, and with western allies seeking to build up their drone arsenals, Ukraine’s defense companies say exports are finally on the agenda.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My friend @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social wrote a great piece about the Ukrainian drone industry that features the only accurate diagram of a FPV drone that I think I’ve ever seen in a major publication:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
time for your regular morning cat burrowing under my arm
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
time for your regular morning cat burrowing under my arm
good morning lil dude
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
good morning lil dude
