Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎
@philofishal.bsky.social
macOS security researcher espousing no one's opinions but my own. Dogged follower of #lufc, at least until the world stops going round (IYKYK). philastokes.com
I wrote a blog about my approach to leveraging compaction in a reverse engineering harness. Tl;dr compaction is very helpful in our testing. 🧵 www.sentinelone.com/labs/context...
Context Engineering | Compaction & Agent Memory for Automated Malware Analysis
Compaction cut input tokens 86% across long-running agent evals with no quality loss. Context discipline matters as much as model selection.
sentinelone.com
Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops
Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops
Vape shops in England and Wales to be subject to planning permission while betting shop law change will also apply in Scotland Councils are to be given powers to stop betting and vape shops taking over their high streets under new plans announced by Andy Burnham. Local authorities will be able to reject new betting shops and adult gaming centres, while vape shops will be subject to planning permission under plans Downing Street says could be in place from the start of next year. Continue reading...
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Not sure what to make of that other than is Cairns better than we thought? Good enough to be official no. 2? Can’t remember him putting a foot wrong in any of the preseason games so far. #lufc
James Trafford will be the first Leeds United player who shares his surname with a place in Manchester since Tyler Denton in 2017. Others include Bert Worsley, Frank and Nigel Worthington and Tom Lees. Won't hold it against him. #lufc
Interview with the boss, respect! It's been a good 3 years with Farke at the helm. #lufc youtu.be/6vGnJFX_Lnk
Daniel Farke on Securing Leeds United's Premier League Place, New Signings and Learning from the NBA
YouTube video by Men in Blazers
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I have no opinion on this season’s kit other than to say I’d like to take this opportunity to thank #lufc for saving me £160-ish on definitely not buying either. 🤣
Trying and failing to think of other reporting that illustrates how blatantly surveillance can be something applied to most of us without recourse but that the elite can choose to opt out of.
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.
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An enjoyable afternoon spent blocking the trolls, whingers and whiners. 😀🦾 #lufc
Woke ip this morning with an odd hankering to hear Farke’s voice in a pre-match press conference again. #howmanymoreweeks 😅 #lufc
Tarik Muharemović has the longest surname in Leeds United's history that alternates each letter between a consonant and a vowel. He has beaten previous record holders Zan Benedicic and Danny Milosevic. #lufc
Man U and Arsenal gratefully picking up our Unwanted is always how I’ve imagined the world should be. #lufc
Fairly sure a political party can’t fund a by-election they are fielding a candidate in in a “free and fair” democracy. Wtf is that about?
This is possibly the best ever opportunity for #CountBinface to actually win an election. 👽🗑️ 🦾 Please @greenparty.org.uk stay out of it! @labourlewis.bsky.social
Trump’s $2bn bonanza heralds the rise of political grifters across the west. Political office is the key to riches as power/influence traded. Nigel Farage using the Trump model in the UK. Personal riches whilst neglecting parliament duties. Must end political corruption for a better future.
Trump’s $2bn bonanza heralds the rise of political grifters across the west
With voters embracing leaders who brazenly monetise public office, experts say an ethical code is breaking down
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That, football gods, was the right result. Thank you. #lufc
Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes
Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes
Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025 * UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage received £270,000 from a gold marketer for which he is a brand ambassador, his single biggest payment as an MP. The Reform leader has been criticised in the past over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea for Direct Bullion that people should buy physical gold and put it in their pension pots. Continue reading...
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“Pick a fight with migrants, benefit claimants, or protestors – and the country knows who you are. Pick a fight with water bosses, landlords, private equity, tech monopolies, and the rentier class – and the country knows that too.” Full article here: bylinetimes.com/2026/06/19/a...
