Alex Gough
@quidity.bsky.social
Reformed Relapsed Physicist. Chrome security improver. ACSC(j) survivor. Kiwi. Cyberblahblah. All opinions mine or three times your money back.
If I was California I would simply print 'Not a ballot' on all the return envelopes.
September 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
If I was California I would simply print 'Not a ballot' on all the return envelopes.
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Project Zero is hiring!
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Please share with anyone you think would be great for the role.
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Please share with anyone you think would be great for the role.
Senior Security Engineer, Security Research
Our Security team works to create and maintain the safest operating environment for Google's users and developers. Security Engineers work with network equipment and actively monitor our systems for a...
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August 23, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Project Zero is hiring!
goo.gle/3UMXQIZ
Please share with anyone you think would be great for the role.
goo.gle/3UMXQIZ
Please share with anyone you think would be great for the role.
Knoydart was awesome
August 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Knoydart was awesome
Does this mean we can stop saying Indo-Pacific until they come back?
August 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Does this mean we can stop saying Indo-Pacific until they come back?
I can report that Aus/NZ coffee nomenclature has taken over the UK even into it's furthest corners.
August 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I can report that Aus/NZ coffee nomenclature has taken over the UK even into it's furthest corners.
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ICYMI: this is a great @billystrings.com interview and worth your time to read
Billy Strings Escaped the Darkness. He’s Playing to Not Go Back. (Gift Article)
The genre-straddling musician could have been lost to addiction and trauma. Instead he’s filling arenas.
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
ICYMI: this is a great @billystrings.com interview and worth your time to read
Did I do anything useful today? No. Did I walk around a lot and eat a donut? Yes. Very much yes.
June 20, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Did I do anything useful today? No. Did I walk around a lot and eat a donut? Yes. Very much yes.
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I think a bit about accounting, and also ask - if companies are asking *human beings* to control their AI token costs, doesn't that mean we've given up (for the time being) on the idea that machines can replace humans? backofmind.substack.com/p/tokenalysi...
tokenalysis and john henry
I have a few things to write about, but am now conscious of what ought to be going here and what ought to be going into the manuscript… so, instead of more stuff about governance and the problem facto...
backofmind.substack.com
June 19, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I think a bit about accounting, and also ask - if companies are asking *human beings* to control their AI token costs, doesn't that mean we've given up (for the time being) on the idea that machines can replace humans? backofmind.substack.com/p/tokenalysi...
Important face hole news you can use
June 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Important face hole news you can use
I am in exactly one group chat with everyone
June 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I am in exactly one group chat with everyone
Always be booking a hotel room with trains
May 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Always be booking a hotel room with trains
Always be booking a hotel room with trains
May 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Always be booking a hotel room with trains
Love me a good hotel ballroom conference but for the love of everything if your projection screen has any part lower than the audiences' heads you've got to warn your presenters
May 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Love me a good hotel ballroom conference but for the love of everything if your projection screen has any part lower than the audiences' heads you've got to warn your presenters
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There's a Dune trailer and I'm here for the Duncans Idaho discourse
March 18, 2026 at 3:47 AM
There's a Dune trailer and I'm here for the Duncans Idaho discourse
Big problems looming if you have software and take bug reports - the AIs are getting good and you will have to figure out how to deal with the volume "Mozilla fielded a large number of reports..., helped us understand what warranted submitting a bug report" www.anthropic.com/news/mozilla...
March 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Big problems looming if you have software and take bug reports - the AIs are getting good and you will have to figure out how to deal with the volume "Mozilla fielded a large number of reports..., helped us understand what warranted submitting a bug report" www.anthropic.com/news/mozilla...
Also Bands! If you use War Pigs as your walk on music I'm going to want you meet that bar
February 22, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Also Bands! If you use War Pigs as your walk on music I'm going to want you meet that bar
Bands! Your merch has to be better than the venue's merch that's all I ask. (Also the UC theatre has rad merch).
February 22, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Bands! Your merch has to be better than the venue's merch that's all I ask. (Also the UC theatre has rad merch).
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Don't do that do this
January 31, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Don't do that do this
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Oh hey. We announced *when* we're disabling NTLM by default.
Hint: soon.
Hint: soon.
Advancing Windows security: Disabling NTLM by default - Windows IT Pro Blog
Learn how Windows is moving toward an NTLM-independent future with enhanced auditing, Kerberos enhancements, and a phased roadmap.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Oh hey. We announced *when* we're disabling NTLM by default.
Hint: soon.
Hint: soon.
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You'll work in some of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth, build lifelong friendships, and contribute to vital science about our changing world.
🗓️ Contracts run from six to 18 months
💸 Salaries start at £30,244 per annum
✅ You need to have the right to work in the UK (sorry)
🗓️ Contracts run from six to 18 months
💸 Salaries start at £30,244 per annum
✅ You need to have the right to work in the UK (sorry)
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
You'll work in some of the most remote and beautiful places on Earth, build lifelong friendships, and contribute to vital science about our changing world.
🗓️ Contracts run from six to 18 months
💸 Salaries start at £30,244 per annum
✅ You need to have the right to work in the UK (sorry)
🗓️ Contracts run from six to 18 months
💸 Salaries start at £30,244 per annum
✅ You need to have the right to work in the UK (sorry)
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Today, Project Zero released a 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9. While it targets the Pixel, the 0-click bug and exploit techniques we used apply to most other Android devices.
projectzero.google/2026/01/pixe...
projectzero.google/2026/01/pixe...
A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 Part 1: Decoding Dolby - Project Zero
Over the past few years, several AI-powered features have been added to mobile phones that allow users to better search and understand their messages. One ef...
projectzero.google
January 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today, Project Zero released a 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9. While it targets the Pixel, the 0-click bug and exploit techniques we used apply to most other Android devices.
projectzero.google/2026/01/pixe...
projectzero.google/2026/01/pixe...
Oh you hate to see that happen to Rodgers
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Oh you hate to see that happen to Rodgers
RIP Bobby Weir. His legacy will be seen in the support he gave to generations of bands that follow, recreating moments of music and joy every time they play.
January 11, 2026 at 2:19 AM
RIP Bobby Weir. His legacy will be seen in the support he gave to generations of bands that follow, recreating moments of music and joy every time they play.