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Manoj Kasichainula

@headmold.bsky.social
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A lemon gives by taking and cares by yelling. Former security at Google, Asana, Apache. Avoiding following more active & political posters Mastodon: mastodon.social/@headmold pfp: @bdowney.bsky.social

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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A good and somewhat wonky post on just some of the predictions of the wild AI optimists+pessimists (who are sometimes both), what they already got wrong (which we saw coming), and what they're likely still getting wrong. As usual, be suspicious of "This time is different".
"The general lesson: it is difficult for people who are too close to something to consider how their domain of expertise (capabilities) interacts with a complex system like the economy."
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The level of controls they had was a choice. But the (unknown) restrictions they describe are only "while the vulnerabilities are patched". What if there are other vulnerabilities?
As part of the investigation, we are implementing strict controls in infrastructure configuration at the cost of research velocity while the vulnerabilities are patched.
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Heh, sure, but Google's playing along (without making any statements about relative sophistication), so why wouldn't they? (from halfway down www.anthropic.com/glasswing)
“Google is pleased to see this cross-industry cybersecurity initiative coming together and to make Mythos Preview available to participants via Vertex AI. It's always been critical that the industry work together on emerging security issues, whether it's post-quantum cryptography, responsible zero-day disclosure, secure open source software, or defense against AI-based attacks.

We have long believed that AI poses new challenges and opens new opportunities in cyber defense, which is why we've built AI-powered tools—such as Big Sleep and CodeMender—to find and fix critical software flaws. We will continue investing in our leading cybersecurity platform and a culture focused on protecting users, customers, the ecosystem, and national security.”

- Heather Adkins
VP of Security Engineering, Google
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Is it possible to have all emotions at the same time? apnews.com/live/iran-wa...
Article by Jon Gambrell from the AP:

Iran in the Farsi-language version of its 10-point ceasefire plan included the phrase “acceptance of enrichment” for its nuclear program, something that was missing in English versions shared by Iranian diplomats to journalists.
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I feel like there's a little grade inflation here, as I'm ~ average in the graph.
My ΔE(OK) JND: 0.0036 , only top 40%, but telling me "Okay this is genuinely impressive. You're well below the standard JND of 0.02. The CIE should be sending you a job offer. Or at least a certificate."
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Fry's tears being extracted for a greater good
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Manoj Kasichainula @headmold.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
MacOS 15.5, bundled Terminal.app
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