Kenn White
@kennwhite.bsky.social
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Kenn White@kennwhite.bsky.social · 4w agoSmall victory: over the past year or so, we've had probably 3 appliance repair guys out to fix this annoying constant clicking sound our gas cooktop makes when any single burner is in use, with no real resolution. Even YouTube was no help. Today, this grizzled Ukrainian *refrigerator* repair… 1/2
I missed this when first posted, but while @matthewdgreen.bsky.social tinkered on a weekend hobby project looking at Claude and OpenAI, he discovered some pretty rookie mistakes in the design & implementation. Worth a read.
Matthew Green@matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 2mo agoLast week I discovered that ChatGPT and Claude will send you their “encrypted raw reasoning” and of course I immediately wasted a weekend trying to do something bad with it. What I got for my trouble was this blog post: blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/05/29/f...
Small victory: over the past year or so, we've had probably 3 appliance repair guys out to fix this annoying constant clicking sound our gas cooktop makes when any single burner is in use, with no real resolution. Even YouTube was no help. Today, this grizzled Ukrainian *refrigerator* repair… 1/2
I don't was distracted just now and accidentally dumped a whole can of pinto beans into my giant chicken stock pot. So, how's your morning going?
Good Thing: all the kids home for the summer. Yay! Not Good (®) Thing: the high-end cookware that I saved most of my adult life for as I developed my cooking techniques is…shot. I weep for you my steady companions, Le Crucet & Made In. You will be missed. I guess T-Fal is the order of the day 🫤
The mom & pop market near us had some fresh fruit, and this seemed like a good Mother's Day breakfast. alt: homemade blackberry, blueberry, and strawberry greek yogurt, with fresh orange zest
This is so just what I needed to start my day. “Chonkus Maximus is the Latin name I believe” www.wsj.com/lifestyle/sa... by @bobmcmillan.bsky.social
San Francisco Is Going Nuts Over a Giant Sea Lion Named Chonkers
He swam up to Pier 39 a month ago and hasn’t left, captivating locals with his massive frame and disregard for his dockmates’ space.
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A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n
@darthbluesky.bsky.social what say you, darth - are these two good bois handsome or what? bsky.app/profile/kenn...
Kenn White@kennwhite.bsky.social · 3mo agoPlaying around with some of the advanced features of my phone this weekend and took these two shots of my fuzzy friends. I think both boys look quite handsome.
John and his colleagues at Citizen Lab do such important work for security and protecting journalists and the public. Their digital forensics research team is one of the best in the world.
John Scott-Railton@jsrailton.bsky.social · 3mo ago16/ This investigation, like almost everything we do @citizenlab.ca would be impossible possible without victims & targets bravely consenting to share materials. Accountability runs on collaboration, and my colleagues acknowledge the many orgs & individuals that helped make this possible.
Having a transcript of your therapy session revealed in court is probably high on the list of nightmare scenarios. Sadly, it happened -- and you'll be shocked to know its because of AI. A new investigation from @proofnews.bsky.social. www.proofnews.org/womans-talks...
Woman’s Talkspace therapy app sessions exposed in court
Every word she messaged her therapist... it all became public in court.
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Playing around with some of the advanced features of my phone this weekend and took these two shots of my fuzzy friends. I think both boys look quite handsome.
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment has been operating almost without interruption since Voyager 1 launched in 1977 - almost 49 years. 🧪🔭 #Voyager science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyage...
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science
On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the
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Cleaning out some old storage and stumbled onto this classic gem by Maciej Cegłowski, aka Pinboard.
When a new Asian dish you're cooking turns out so bad, you decide to not insult dumplings by using chopsticks Also, PSA: just because a viral recipe on Instagram has millions of views and hundreds of knock off posts by "influencers" does not, in any way, guarantee it's a good one.
Long live engineering and science
Nick Stevens@nick-stevens.com · 4mo agoAwesome image from Artemis. Big!
From the “no shit, didn’t see this coming” department: District Judge Jeremy Daniel in Chicago said drivers in the proposed class action can try to prove that Allstate violated the Federal Wiretap Act by monitoring their travel www.reuters.com/legal/govern....
Allstate must face privacy lawsuit over cellphone tracking of drivers
Allstate must face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally tracking drivers through their cellphones without consent, using their data to raise premiums or deny coverage, an...
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A long time colleague has spent the past several months looking into the core security properties & claims of OpenClaw, and finally decided to launch a GH project to replace it, at non-toy scale. Worth a read for any security professional. www.flyingpenguin.com/why-i-replac...
Why I Replaced OpenClaw: Wirken for a Secure Agentic World | flyingpenguin
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If you don't follow @wyden.senate.gov, today is a great day to see all the on-the-ground reports from the NoKings protests this weekend. Some really creative protest signs.
The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.
Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops, while more American forces arrive in the Middle East
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Has anyone figured out why the "Send Later" option in iMessages is sometimes there and sometimes not? I tried searching the usual places (Apple support, YouTube, even /r/iPhone) but all the suggestions there aren't working for me.
Column by Dana Milbank: I attended a meeting of Faith250, an interfaith movement that discusses the Declaration of Independence and other American documents, hoping to bridge religious and political divisions. Here's what I learned:
Column | We came from different parties and faiths. We left as compatriots.
On America’s 250th birthday, how discussions of the Declaration of Independence and other documents are bridging religious and political divisions.
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Great resource for anyone engaged or interested in US AI policy and governance from @geomblog.bsky.social and his team www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...
Brown University researchers launch AI legislation tracking and analysis portal
As a tool for researchers, lawmakers, journalists and the public, the CNTR AISLE Portal provides analysis of state- and federal-level AI bills pending across the U.S.
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Them: "Instagram is rolling out end-to-end encryption via the Signal protocol. Isn't it great!!" Me: "We'll see…" *Meta deeply buries E2E encryption in Instagram as an opt-in choice.* *2+ years pass* *Meta kills encrypted Instagram DMs* Scoop by @lhn.bsky.social
The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs
Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
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Mea culpa - original story was a @zackwhittaker.com jam. Here's the original: techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/c...
Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US | TechCrunch
A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.
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Kenn White@kennwhite.bsky.social · 5mo agoI'd bet was not in breathalyzer's standard threat model. www.wired.com/story/securi... via @mattburgess1.bsky.social, @lhn.bsky.social, and @agreenberg.bsky.social
I'd bet was not in breathalyzer's standard threat model. www.wired.com/story/securi... via @mattburgess1.bsky.social, @lhn.bsky.social, and @agreenberg.bsky.social
Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
Plus: The FBI admits it’s buying phone data to track Americans, Iranian hackers disrupt medical care at Maryland hospitals, and more.
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