Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 17/05/2026Afraid not, but I saw them at The Warfield last year and had a blast. You’re in for a treat. Enjoy! 110
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement 125133183405
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 27/12/2025A perfect complement to chrome.security !chrome.securitychrome.securityChrome Security's mission is to make it safe to click on links. 010
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 24/12/2025It's been a while since I listened to it so I can't recall I'd they cover usage, but this podcast covers their form: 99percentinvisible.org/episode/futu...99percentinvisible.orgFuture Screens are Mostly Blue - 99% InvisibleWe have seen the future, and the future is mostly blue. Or, put another way: in our representations of the future in science fiction movies, blue seems to be the dominant color of our interfaces with ... 130
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 02/12/2025I wasn’t involved in either, but my wild guess is we didn’t want to repeat the same mistake in the new API 😅 120
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 02/12/2025Some discussion about it here: issues.chromium.org/issues/36375...issues.chromium.orgChromium 120
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 25/11/2025In an ideal world, normal people shouldn't worry about computer security. But for now, people should focus on things that matter — like using MFA and keeping software up to date — not worrying about things like public wifi. Proud to be a signatory of this great initiative by @boblord.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyThe Onion @theonion.com · 10/11/2025Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage 370283068650
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 28/10/2025It's time to make HTTPS the web's default, and reap the full security benefit from years worth of HTTPS adoption! security.googleblog.com/2025/10/http...security.googleblog.comHTTPS by defaultOne year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secu... 38926
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 08/08/2025I do! Two actually. It's utterly silly and utterly delightful. This review sums it up well: youtu.be/8pPCMjqI_uw?... 000
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 29/07/2025Somewhat ironic that this is the week I start VPNing /in/ to the UK so I can listen to BBC Sounds again. 060
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 27/07/2025I’d love to get the web platform primitives in place so they could have a web app. Maybe one day. 030
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyDavid Adrian @dadrian.io · 08/07/2025Just posted a deep dive on how Chrome integrates with Advanced Protection Mode on Android. security.googleblog.com/2025/07/adva...security.googleblog.comAdvancing Protection in Chrome on AndroidPosted by David Adrian, Javier Castro & Peter Kotwicz, Chrome Security Team Android recently announced Advanced Protection , which extend... 011
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 22/06/2025Another great ancillary benefit of memory safe languages: Cool infrastructure projects remain cooler for longer 😎 Library authors can provide great functionality without implicitly signing up for the slew of security bugs that are sadly the consequence of a large c/c++ project. 041
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyFilippo Valsorda @filippo.abyssdomain.expert · 20/06/2025Here's something I am very excited about: Photosynthesis! 🌱☀️ A proposal to have CAs run transparency logs and make X.509 certificates out of Merkle Tree inclusion proofs. This is similar to how CT would have worked in an ideal world, and it solves the problem of PQC sizes in logs and handshakes.mailarchive.ietf.org[TLS] Photosynthesis, an update to Merkle Tree CertificatesPhotosynthesis combines the Static CT API with the ideas in Merkle Tree Certificates. 14012
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 17/06/2025British Airways, to give a taste of how long a transatlantic flight feels, created BA.com 220
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 14/06/2025I once managed to get a lovely rack of xserves and xserve raids for running malware analysis infra, with the justification that windows malware didn’t run well on PowerPC :-) 050
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 01/06/2025i pretend to be a music geek by listening to strongsongspodcast.com, and enjoyed learning about each of the final 13 minutes of the first moon landing www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...strongsongspodcast.comEpisodesMusic: It's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work. 000
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 01/06/2025 135159693802
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 30/05/2025Really excellent deck! cc @rusi.bsky.social - might be of interest to your members. 020
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyAmy @amyre.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Behold my favorite weird Chrome security bug of 2025 so far! A jaw-dropping URL / omnibox spoof via ligatures, specifically the googlelogo ligature. issues.chromium.org/issues/39178...issues.chromium.orgChromium 1169
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 17/05/2025Though once you learn, you never forget. It's just like riding a cymbal. 030
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyLaurence Rowe @laurencerowe.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Note that you can get a new social security card without that wording when you get a green card. I did so will double check I told them when I became a citizen! 111
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 20/04/2025You'll need to show your passport or naturalisation certificate at an SSA office. Start the process here: ssa.gov/ssncard-applyssa.govSocial Security 030
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 20/04/2025🗽 PSA for naturalised citizens: If you never got a new social security card when you became a citizen, and your existing card has "valid for work only with ins/dns authorization" you are likely still in the Social Security database as a non-citizen. 22712
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 13/04/2025Just purchased a sledge hammer, and now have Peter Gabriel stuck in my head. 040
Reposted by Andrew WhalleyRick Byers @rbyers.net · 04/04/2025I'm excited about this program! Chromium isn't necessarily easy, but I know there are great engineers out there who would love to get paid for improving it! 1178
Andrew Whalley @arw.me · 08/03/2025I hope you get a massive turnout. I can't be there I'm afraid, but I've just looked up how much flights and a hotel would be, and donated that amount to war.ukraine.ua.war.ukraine.uaRussia’s war in Ukraine: official website | MFA of UkraineOn 24 February 2022 Russia attacked Ukraine. This website provides verified information and updates about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 050
