Posts by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
(DIR) Post #AlvIL0gCalsVvR2Clk by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2024-09-12T07:31:16Z
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To correct the common misunderstanding:Eve (they/them), Alice (she/her), and Bob (he/him) are in a consensual, BDSM relationship, featuring Eve as service top, Alice as the bratty bottom, and Bob, who just likes to watch.Their safe word is "indistinguishability obfuscation"Eve only "breaks" Alice's encryption because she's super into it, not to cause harm.
(DIR) Post #AnyCyrxGxirDE6KHWy by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2024-11-12T14:20:24Z
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(DIR) Post #ApiYyUI6U90CAtUVkW by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-01-03T20:46:33Z
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I was forwarded this screenshot and it just is living rent free in my head right now.
(DIR) Post #ArLvSm0jTmUSxFRsMS by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-02-21T01:37:09Z
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It is now Thursday. I still have not received my ballot.
(DIR) Post #AroWFD2ilEEExkEfia by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-03-07T14:14:52Z
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Sometimes, a tiny bit of me wants them to outlaw encryption, just so I can show up at a pivotal moment, wearing a hoodie and half engulfed by fog from a fog machine, and mysteriously explain: "I possess the forbidden knowledge. Knowledge not meant for humans to know. Knowledge of matrices that will drive you mad just gazing upon. Infinite Knowledge of fields, finite in their nature!"
(DIR) Post #AsD3eVjsLXVwT58DQG by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-03-18T18:30:29Z
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Feeling great about my upcoming international travel right now.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/germany-investigates-after-national-with-green-card-arrested-at-us-border
(DIR) Post #Asd8NrR2br9RvRV00e by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-02-14T16:01:45Z
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Substantial layoffs at the largest employer in the country will, by themselves, cause an economic crisis. And that is nothing to say about the fact that federal employees are doing a job, and often one crucial to the economy.But "Republicans are good for business"
(DIR) Post #At84oyBTWXqfC0ihnM by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-04-15T20:39:29Z
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And all of the sudden, we have solved supply chain security. No CVE, no vulnerabilities!
(DIR) Post #AtjnPXt4wdNbvuWiDA by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-05-01T18:30:49Z
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The Google office today, celebrating Labor Day with Star Wars themed cookies
(DIR) Post #AtzoYznZkWRHaVNiBk by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-05-06T09:49:49Z
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Ah, yes, the two genders
(DIR) Post #AuPI7UsML94A5VDraC by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-05-24T01:07:05Z
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New blog post, about a fun obsession of mine, the reason why we use elliptic curves and not any other groups for Diffie-Hellman.https://keymaterial.net/2025/05/23/there-is-no-diffie-hellman-but-elliptic-curve-diffie-hellman/
(DIR) Post #AvU3jhukartD5XoICm by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-06-25T02:38:20Z
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Cat vs. SecUnit, a comparison: Commonalities:- terrifying murder machine- weapons usually hidden unless in use- could go rogue at any point in time and hurt humans, but chooses not to- can react with superhuman speed- often sits motionless, just watching the environment for hoursDifferences:SecUnit: - just wants to watch mediaCat:- just wants pets and cuddles
(DIR) Post #AwMVjmB7n5rHGdaVhA by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-07-21T15:22:39Z
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Meetecho mobile continues to be the most best fun part of IETF
(DIR) Post #AxjosvFS2rvLZK6BxQ by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-08-31T18:27:49Z
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Please do not vibe code reference implementations. FFS.
(DIR) Post #Ay2ewIGJd3dcH9i7Bg by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-09-09T16:23:55Z
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Calling linear regression "one layer neural network AI" going forward
(DIR) Post #AycBhjiqIXNtlOnYbg by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-09-25T19:49:25Z
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I know my wifely duties.
(DIR) Post #AygO3nrlY17f4K6IUa by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-09-28T17:36:26Z
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Random childhood anecdote, posted as individual toot in order to not derail some random joke post about kids these days not being into non-Euclidean geometry:I have three siblings, spaced two years apart each. All four of us went to the same high school. My youngest sister's math teacher wanted to do a cute little segment about triangles always having inner angles sum up to 180 degrees. It was supposed to take the form of a trial. My sister was assigned the role of prosecutor charging a triangle accused of having an inner angle sum different from 180 degrees. Obviously, taking her role very seriously, she consulted the Schmieg dinner table, and a plan was hatched, involving a grapefruit and a marker. The trial came, and just as the defense had produced what they thought was irrefutable proof that their client was innocent, my sister took out the grapefruit, drew a triangle connecting one pole to the equator using three right angles, and said "So how do you explain this?!?" Leading to the teacher/judge having to explain non-Euclidean geometry to a bunch of 10 year olds.And to make this anecdote even better, in a different class the same day she had a substitute teacher who didn't know my sister, but seeing the triangled up grapefruit, approached her and asked her "Are you a Schmieg?". Our family name has racked up quite some reputation…
(DIR) Post #Aypp1o9ZxFeKZ8LRPE by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-10-03T14:04:50Z
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Criticizing Linux on Mastodon is really the best way to make men type paragraphs, isn't it?
(DIR) Post #AzDvsJuiNWUZe4qye0 by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-10-14T23:38:45Z
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Whenever I see "GenAI basically can do the work of a junior dev", I assume that those people are using junior devs very differently from me. To me, the value of a junior developer is maybe like 20% the code they write, and 80% is a down payment to a future where they no longer are a junior. I still haven't found an AI that could do that second part.
(DIR) Post #B0gqXjPDkrcI7pbdmS by sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange
2025-11-27T23:08:31Z
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New blog post: ML-KEM Mythbusting.Due to reasons.https://keymaterial.net/2025/11/27/ml-kem-mythbusting/