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Kenn White

@kennwhite.bsky.social
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BeMuse @bittersweetmuse.bsky.social · 10h
The actual text.
Picture of scratchy handwriting that reads "But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.” -CHARLES DARWIN
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 14h
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was wrong. It’s happening
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So proud of this: real-time highly scalable distributed generalized database search on fully encrypted data, what we call Queryable Encryption is now out of beta. Culmination of 25+ years of academic work and 7 years of R&D engineering leadership under @senykamara.com and Tarik Moataz... (1/2)
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Jan Schaumann @jschauma.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
Lol, nice. Debian linux security update DSA 6528-1: "Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks." "Several", as in... 1,313 CVEs. Enjoy! ✌️ […]
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Small nit: I'd add "...engineer and well-respected cryptographer". I'll never forget the time I asked Steve for a curbside consult on a startup's crypto algorithm on GH, and about half an hour later he replied, “Well…it doesn't seem obviously terrible.” That's high praise from a cryptographer!
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Insightful as always (and anyone who knows Thomas knows he's not one drawn to hyperbole)
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ange is the OG reverser hacker. His work is the stuff of legend. 🙂
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great read
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just found out my buddy @yaelwrites.com won a Pulitzer for her tireless consumer advocacy!! Go Yael! 🎉
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This guy, "Dr. Restoration", on Instagram is my latest muse. Here's a reel of him skillfully rebuilding a vintage skateboard from a house fire. Could watch this stuff or hours. www.instagram.com/reel/DdiB4gP...
A gloved hand lifts up a section of a burnt skateboard with a screwdriver
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A friend just reminded me that tomorrow FIPS 140-2 becomes "Historic". Much cheering and celebration to kill that pig of a crypto standard will be had. (for the 3 of you 🤓 who care)
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
TIL not only are PFAS "forever" chemicals not actually forever, but Congress granted state municipalities $1B for water treatment removal by end of 2027. My state is due to complete theirs in a few months. EPA statement about it (mentions RFK Jr, but the orig law was created under Biden admin):
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EPA Advances Comprehensive PFAS Strategy with Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections | US EPA
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reaffirming its commitment to Make America Healthy Again at a PFAS destruction event alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) S...
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is terrific. Some of the best security journalism in the world.
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Javvad Malik @j4vv4d.com · 14/09/2026
Someone walked upto Revolut, flashed a badge, said, "I've from the government, gimme your data." and that was that. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secur…
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This guy absolutely slays me. "In fact, why do I even have a Chipotle password?!!" www.instagram.com/reel/Dboz_VM...
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm returning home on Tuesday after several weeks away from the house, upkeep and dishes have been under the sole care of my two kids. I have feeling when I return to assess the damage
Stress memes and a requisite Big Lebowski gif
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 12/09/2026
For my blog this.weekinsecurity.com, I wrote about Apple's launch event this week announcing its upcoming "always-listening" features for Apple Watch, and the risks of normalizing surveillance tech. There's also a big catch: There is no clear way to opt-out of other people's use of these features.
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Watch what you say: Apple opens the door to a nightmare world of always-listening tech
Apple's new upcoming ambient audio recording features set a risky precedent in normalizing intrusive surveillance. Privacy experts weigh in.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Important otter tummy content:
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Random life protip: if you use a food delivery app (DoorDash, Glovo, Grab whatever) for a restaurant you've actually visited in person, and something you like isn't configurable on the app, often you can order best you can then call the restaurant and ask for your preference.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Black Hat Asia call for papers is open. Early review and (optional) feedback for underrepresented speakers now available. English is strongly preferred for talks but we are now offering translation svcs & captioning for strong submissions. blackhat.com/call-for-pap...
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Black Hat
Black Hat
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Lily Hay Newman @lhn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Meta released its Muse personal agent today with security/privacy/rogue AI protections called Secure VM, but the company says it has an even more private mode coming—Muse Confidential VM—that will even box Meta itself out www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
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Meta Releases Muse, a Personal AI Agent With Privacy ‘Built Into It’
Designed to compete with OpenClaw and Instinct, the company says Muse can do everything from sell your car to book you a plane ticket.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
SitRep: Blue velvet tux
Small dog in a hallway grinning as it sits in front of a large portrait of itself dressed proudly grinning in a velvet tux
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 05/09/2026
Obligatory skit ✈️🤕 Leave flight attendants alone!
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Flight Attendant Duct tapes belligerent passenger in the air
YouTube video by A Live
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Today I learned that Hong Kong airport serves dim sum 24 hours and now all I can think about is har gow and really great bao buns.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a major milestone: “We are sharing the first complete computer-checked proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.” www.anthropic.com/research/for...
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Formalizing Fermat's Last Theorem
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
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Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We're not living in the X-Files, Apple. Enough with the animated weird wavy blurry text effects that randomly take over when I'm just trying to send a quick text
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 04/09/2026
By me: Americans are destroying Flock cameras, from using hacksaws to spray paint and foam-sealant, in an unprecedented wave of resistance against mass surveillance. Is the tide finally turning on intrusive snooping? Thanks for reading and sharing.
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Vigilantism comes for Flock
More Americans than ever are destroying Flock license plate cameras amid rising backlash against the company. Is the tide turning on intrusive U.S. mass surveillance, and where does the privacy fight ...
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Must-read for my security friends who are crypto curious. Sophie is a treasured OG mind at Goggle and this post is great.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I would so like to hang out with my dude at his workshop for a few days www.instagram.com/reel/DZKVpN-...
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Allan @allanfriedman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Amazing writeup by @dangoodin.bsky.social of a BGP-hijack for a supply chain attack. He shows: 1) clear details of BGP attack w $ motive, 2) we have tools to prevent this, but you have to use them, and 3) how to write clearly about complicated security topics. arstechnica.com/security/202...
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BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Since I got a few questions on this, here's what I meant
Closeup view of components of a gas cooktop range, highlighting several tiny horizontal side jet holes that need unclogging to prevent annoying malfunctioning starter ignition clicks when any single burner is turned on
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I missed this when first posted, but while @matthewdgreen.bsky.social tinkered on a weekend hobby project looking at Claude and OpenAI, he discovered some pretty rookie mistakes in the design & implementation. Worth a read.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Small victory: over the past year or so, we've had probably 3 appliance repair guys out to fix this annoying constant clicking sound our gas cooktop makes when any single burner is in use, with no real resolution. Even YouTube was no help. Today, this grizzled Ukrainian *refrigerator* repair… 1/2
Gas cooktop stove with 5 bud
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I don't was distracted just now and accidentally dumped a whole can of pinto beans into my giant chicken stock pot. So, how's your morning going?
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Good Thing: all the kids home for the summer. Yay! Not Good (®) Thing: the high-end cookware that I saved most of my adult life for as I developed my cooking techniques is…shot. I weep for you my steady companions, Le Crucet & Made In. You will be missed. I guess T-Fal is the order of the day 🫤
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Someone is very interested in my ramen
St. Bernard lying down on screened-in patio porch looking through a glass door keeping him out of the house, staring intently at the camera
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The mom & pop market near us had some fresh fruit, and this seemed like a good Mother's Day breakfast. alt: homemade blackberry, blueberry, and strawberry greek yogurt, with fresh orange zest
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This is so just what I needed to start my day. “Chonkus Maximus is the Latin name I believe” www.wsj.com/lifestyle/sa... by @bobmcmillan.bsky.social
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San Francisco Is Going Nuts Over a Giant Sea Lion Named Chonkers
He swam up to Pier 39 a month ago and hasn’t left, captivating locals with his massive frame and disregard for his dockmates’ space.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Sebastian is enjoying a beautiful spring night.
A St Bernard relaxing in thick backyard grass with a happy look. In the background the sun is setting, lighting up the tree line with vivid orange and blue hues.
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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
@darthbluesky.bsky.social what say you, darth - are these two good bois handsome or what? bsky.app/profile/kenn...
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
John and his colleagues at Citizen Lab do such important work for security and protecting journalists and the public. Their digital forensics research team is one of the best in the world.
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 28/04/2026
Having a transcript of your therapy session revealed in court is probably high on the list of nightmare scenarios. Sadly, it happened -- and you'll be shocked to know its because of AI. A new investigation from @proofnews.bsky.social. www.proofnews.org/womans-talks...
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Woman’s Talkspace therapy app sessions exposed in court
Every word she messaged her therapist... it all became public in court.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Playing around with some of the advanced features of my phone this weekend and took these two shots of my fuzzy friends. I think both boys look quite handsome.
German Shepherd resting on blankets looking out a sunny window with great intensity. He's a older dog with a greing snout A blonde and white adult cat sitting on blankets looking directly at the camera with bright eyes and confidence
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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment has been operating almost without interruption since Voyager 1 launched in 1977 - almost 49 years. 🧪🔭 #Voyager science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyage...
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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science
On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Cleaning out some old storage and stumbled onto this classic gem by Maciej Cegłowski, aka Pinboard.
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
When a new Asian dish you're cooking turns out so bad, you decide to not insult dumplings by using chopsticks Also, PSA: just because a viral recipe on Instagram has millions of views and hundreds of knock off posts by "influencers" does not, in any way, guarantee it's a good one.
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