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Hugo Simoes •
Anonymous identifiers
https://github.com/simoesh/a-id
It is a simple idea but probably never seen before, since it is the opposite of what most people usually want: website owners want the most data they can get and players want to choose their username/avatar.
In the context of privacy, doxing and child-friendly websites, I believe this is the least amount of players’ information needed to keep a leaderboard interesting.
I am posting it here hoping that people may find the concept useful and fit for other purposes.
Clive Robinson •
@ Bruce,
“It uses black beans for color and seaweed for flavor.”
Just reading that sentence alone fills my taste buds with dread and my whole body shudder with horror…
Yup at the very least it would very definitely need something for flavour… My taste buds and olfactory sensors suggest at least a couple of things.
Because although pasta is not exactly tasteless, lets be honest most don’t like the taste of “wall paper paste”. As for black beans, like most beans the flavour is not to far different to either frog spawn or dental amalgam depending on how you cook them. Which is why they often get “refried” or similar to bring in a partial burning as happens when we caramelise the likes of onions to enhance their flavour (or sear meat etc).
Can seaweed carry the rest of the dish… Probably not unless it’s enhanced with something, which is where thinking Japanese cuisine can help.
For those that are not veggies a little bonito –dried smoked and fermented fish– or mackerel powder would certainly lift both taste and smell. As would dried baby Anchovies chopped fine.
For those that want to go the veggie route there is the old Japanese cuisine essentials that go into the base of or vegetarian version of “dashi”. With the likes of dried shiitake mushrooms, kombu, nori, dulse flakes. I hesitate to also suggest toasted soybeans or nutritional yeast, both used to coat things like tofu and add both flavour and texture.
As an alternative a little smoked garlic and lemon zest would lift things, as would a heavy tomato sauce that has been darkened with a dark roasted root vegetable.
But for all I’d suggest both smoked paprika and chillies, to kick the nose and tongue up a notch, what ever else you do.
echo •
I have a few delayed posts and 60 pages of notes to chomp through and condense. In the meantime I thought I’d post some much lighter stuff about security related movies and serialised dramas which have caught my eye or I’m in the process of watching. It’s not hugely obvious but I have a few posts stacked up on governance, abuse of power and influence, disinformation, and so on which slightly hook into these. In keeping with a lighter note for this post I have also tacked onto the end three shoplifting scams people tried on I lifted from social media, and how to perform a magic trick. Both are an exercise in varying degrees of brass neck and slight of hand.
The first two are based on true events and provide a different and more emotional view of lives after a long ago war. I’ve watched old men and old women in documentaries telling their stories. The friends they saw die. The secrets they had to keep. Not many of “the greatest generation” are still alive. While many of an older generation have legacy views not all do. Some I know utterly detest the squalor of modern politics. Ageism is also a theme running in current media. To that end I don’t begrudge the greatest generation a victory lap. I feel sad for the those dying today because of forces of evil. More on this in other posts, hopefully.
The next two are fiction but, I feel, a useful counterbalance as they are films about or made by women starring women about security themes related to women’s lived experiences. The themes covered are domestic violence and crime, abuse of power, society and gangs, disguises and guns. The formats are in a 1980’s/1990’s (both were a golden age for movies) B movie and arthouse style which is a refreshing change to ever more vacuous CGI led fodder. These themes matter because character of leadership and society matter.
The last two are serialised detective drama’s. Detective Montalbano is an Italian production an Italian lady who works at a local artisan retail outlet recommended to me. Trailers for this are hard to find so I provided a link to the best semi-representative trailer I could find. Monsieur Spade is a new one I just stumbled on. The French countryside is something to die for. I’ve only dipped into one episode of each so far. Acting and production for both are top notch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNWp8Kq5JgI
THE GREAT ESCAPER Trailer (2023) Michael Caine
The Great Escaper is a 2023 biographical drama film directed by Oliver Parker, written by William Ivory, and starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. It is based on the true story of 89-year-old British World War II Royal Navy veteran Bernard Jordan who “broke out” of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France in June 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt1BD_pGpZc
THE LAST RIFLEMAN Trailer (2023) Pierce Brosnan
The Last Rifleman is a 2023 British drama film written by Kevin Fitzpatrick, loosely based on real events and directed by Terry Loane, which features Pierce Brosnan. It follows Artie Crawford (Brosnan), a Northern Irish World War II veteran who, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, decides to secretly escape his care home and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey from Northern Ireland to France, to pay his final respects to his best friend and find the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
The film is loosely based on the true story of British D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan, who left his care home in England to travel to France.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMKFx69gjcQ
A VIGILANTE | Official HD International Trailer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Vigilante
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_J3-DmiS0
Love Lies Bleeding | Official Trailer HD | A24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Lies_Bleeding_(2024_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_2vj49Zs2Q
MONSIEUR SPADE Trailer (2024).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhdf6PFZZs8
Detective Montalbano (2013 Trailer).
https://twitter.com/__BP__/status/1757811485730885640
The ASDA in question also had an in-store post office. They discovered that people were simply picking up DVDs from one shelf, padded envelopes from another and posting them home. The mail was then taken out of the shop through a barrier with no alarm.
https://twitter.com/TheGSD/status/1758031473423081539
My favourite supermarket theft story was the worker who tattood a barcode on their wrist (for a kit kat) got friends to bring high price goods and passed their wrist over the scanner not the item’s barcode. Only caught when shop had 5 crates of kitkats turn up each delivery.
https://twitter.com/JBDT60/status/1758076252030681262
We had two sisters known shoplifters. They’d shop using 2 trollies buying exactly the same products. One paid the other took her trolley into the cafe. The 1st would load her car and return with the receipt, then they’d walk out with the unpaid goods but had a receipt if stopped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR6xdcw0jbc&t
Moving Holepunch! – Magic TUTORIAL
vas pup •
China sets world record for fastest hyperloop train
https://cyberguy.com/news/china-sets-world-record-for-fastest-hyperloop-train/
“The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) has been working on a hyperloop train that can hit incredibly high speeds in a vacuum. The idea is to take a confined tube – big enough to fit a train – and suck all of the air out so there’s no air drag to slow you down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPNz_7DeDwY
While a hyperloop train sounds like a great way to travel very fast, there are some financial and safety concerns to be considered. First of all, building a hyperloop train is not cheap. The cost of constructing a vacuum tube, a maglev system, a linear motor, and a compressor is estimated to be billions of dollars. The maintenance and operation costs are also likely to be high, as the system requires constant monitoring and testing.
Secondly, a hyperloop train is not foolproof. There are many potential hazards and failures that could endanger the passengers and the system. For example, a power outage, a leak, a fire, a terrorist attack, or a human error could cause a catastrophic accident. The high speed and acceleration of the train could also cause discomfort or health issues for the passengers, such as motion sickness, nausea, or ear pain.
there are many legal, and regulatory barriers that could hinder the development and deployment of a hyperloop train. For instance, the land acquisition, the environmental impact, the safety standards, the liability issues, and the public opinion could pose significant challenges for the hyperloop train project.”
ResearcherZero •
“Hitler had no choice in implementing his plans other than to start precisely with Poland.” ~Putin
(from his Tucker interview)
‘https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/16/opinions/navalny-dead-putin-russia-stalin-bergen/index.html
vas pup •
From heartbreaker to heart hero: Leading cardiologist says Taylor Swift could save lives
https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/from-heartbreaker-to-heart-hero-leading-cardiologist-says-taylor-swift-could-save-lives
“Monash University experts believe Swift’s music and popularity could help promote cardiovascular health, potentially saving lives, by teaching her fans and others to conduct CPR to her songs.
They have identified over 50 Swift songs that are technically suitable to conduct CPR to, and want them to supplement the Bee Gees’ 1977 classic Stayin’ Alive, long promoted as having the ideal beat.
For CPR to be effective, compressions need to be at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute. Stayin Alive has often been taught as a rhythm to follow with 103 beats per minute (BPM).
In Australia only around 50 per cent of the population are CPR trained, and over half of those had their training more than five years ago. That means only 40 per cent of people who have had a cardiac arrest receive CPR from a bystander while waiting for an ambulance.
Aiming to target younger generations and increase the use of effective CPR, the Victorian Heart Institute investigated which Swift songs could help maintain 100-120 compressions per minute when giving CPR. They found over 50.
This contemporary approach to engagement has also been endorsed by the American Heart Association, which has endorsed a number of Swift songs via X (previously Twitter) for hands-only CPR. The move has been backed by the Australian Resuscitation Council.
Swift’s music is already encouraging a rising interest in cardiovascular health with the viral Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ treadmill challenge, which sees fans run or walk the entire three-hour set list of The Eras Tour.
“Physical activity has great benefits for your heart health and reducing your risk of disease,” Professor Nicholls said. “Even as little as 10 minutes a day is beneficial as you build up your fitness. You don’t need to be able to Shake It Off like Taylor on day one.”
Taylor Swift CPR suitable songs between 100-120 BPM:
1.Fearless (100)
2.Is It Over Now? (100)
3.I Think He Knows (100)
4.Teardrops On My Guitar (100)
5.Stay Stay Stay (100)
6.Untouchable (102)
7.Nothing New (102)
8.Long Live (102)
9.Cornelia Street (102)
10.Paper Rings (103)
11.Soon You’ll Get Better (103)
12.You’re Losing Me (103)
13.22 (104)
14.Clean (104)
15.Picture To Burn (105)
16.We Were Happy (106)
17.September (107)
18.Question…? (109)
19.Coney Island (108)
20.Dear Reader (108)
21.Maroon (108)
22.Santa Baby (108)
23.Say Don’t Go (110)
24.Now That We Don’t Talk (110)
25.King Of My Heart (110)
26.Treacherous (110)
27.Mirrorball (110)
28.Snow On The Beach (110)
29.Labyrinth (110)
30.The Man (110)
31.Afterglow (111)
32.Paris (111)
33.Gold Rush (112)
34.The Outside (112)
35.Sparks Fly (115)
36.A Place in This World (115)
37.Carolina (116)
38.Message In A Bottle (116)
39.Last Christmas (116)
40.Forever Winter (116)
41.Hey Stephen (116)
42.The Lucky One (117)
43Welcome to New York (117)
44.I Wish You Would (117)
45.How You Get the Girl (117)
46.Suburban Legends (118)
47.Forever & Always (119)
48.Speak Now (119)
49.Hoax (119)
50.Dear John (119)
51.Love Story (119)
52.Dress (120)
53.Illicit Affairs (120)
54.You’re On Your Own, Kid (120)”
echo •
I’m chewing though things to avoid a massive link dump…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDAPJ7rvcUw
How AI Discovered a Faster Matrix Multiplication Algorithm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJYufx0bfpw
A problem so hard even Google relies on Random Chance
Well, this was (sort of) entertaining. It’s orthogonal but thinking of Wolfram I wondered if he was going anywhere with his physics theories and then he had to segue them into string theory so ho, hum. What I find most interesting about these videos (and to a lesser extent the Wolfram/String theory thing) is perception and modes of reasoning not to mention the certainty of ignorance, and ego.
Politics, and power, and policy (or maths and physics) can be very intertwined. At the moment I’m remembering both media reports and social media discussion involving women speaking up against an assumed dogma. That or being airbrushed out of history.
Interesting though these videos were I think what I was missing out of these videos is how can they be usefully applied and maybe other voices such as those who used this to improve the world. I always found applied whatever more interesting than theory and more interested in the artistic or subjective experience and what it meant for people so maybe this is just a me thing.
echo •
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwzIq04vd0M
Hacking into Kernel Anti-Cheats: How cheaters bypass Faceit, ESEA and Vanguard anti-cheats
I’m trying to figure out if this narrated by an AI voice or not… Anyway, this is nothing new but a relatively amusing round trip of exploits from CPU to DMA to external exploits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9Rfur-w-E
We interviewed a former Valorant Vanguard Anticheat Developer…
Once you get past the 20 something men playing “OMG we’re such insiders” schtick this is interesting. Again, nothing new as such but something to veg to. One interesting thing is the online forums where cheats are traded and the stinking amount of money a good cheat can earn someone.
All of the above reminds me of clickbait factories on youtube. Among the 20 something hip men on Youtube who are into SEO and meme riddled brainrotting content channels apparently AI generated avatars are a thing. That doesn’t count whatever AI voice narrated or ChatGPT clickbaity channels are out there some of which are coining it in. Then there’s the hate channels.
https://venturebeat.com/ai/science-journal-retracts-peer-reviewed-article-containing-ai-generated-nonsensical-images/
Science journal retracts peer-reviewed article containing AI generated ‘nonsensical’ images
Whoops…
AI tools can do some good and interesting things and sometimes their wilder output can inspire creativity. Other than this I haven’t been hugely impressed by either AI tools or the way some of them have been used. So far if they didn’t exist I wouldn’t miss them.
echo •
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzs5ju3spxI
An evening with Fiona Hill and Fiona Millar.A miner’s daughter from County Durham who advised three US presidents on foreign affairs takes on the future of education.
[…]
Now, in the year that she begins her tenure as the chancellor of Durham University, Fiona Hill sets her sights on education, the meaning of ‘levelling up’ and how the UK can adapt to meet future challenges.
[…]
…In 2003 she started a monthly column for The Guardian about education, and in 2004 she presented Channel four documentary The Best for My Child. Millar’s books include By Faith and Daring. Interviews with Remarkable Woman, co-authored with Glenys Kinnock; The Secret World of the Working Mother, and The Best for My Child. Did the schools market deliver? was published in 2018 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Education Reform Act 1988.
Fiona begins with a discussion about her background and touches upon the Thatcher years including de-industrialisation, centralisation, and penny pinching. She does glide past the more controversial issues especially of the day and maintains a focus on education. As for Brexit and the cost of living crisis and pulling out of the Erasmus scheme? Yeesh.
I do agree with Fiona that parents who value education helps as does designing out or overcoming barriers in the system. Personally, I feel homework is overrated and studies suggest doesn’t deliver a meaningful result. I feel it’s much better if parents have or encourage interests. Children absorb all of this stuff. Then there’s libraries and green spaces. I also think education should be free full stop. It costs peanuts compared to the opportunity loss caused even over the past decade of the Tories not to mention the rich not paying their fair share.
Anyway, that was a good excuse for this sketch…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N4s2H-c7otg
My German mother when I had friends over.
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