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Kevin Jones

@vcsjones.dev
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Alexandria, VA. He / they Product Security and Cryptography at GitHub. .NET maintainer. Not speaking for my employer. vcsjones.dev ⚫️ gh.io/vcsjones

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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 18h
I have recently learned what 3rd degree burns feel like and the answer is: nothing, at first. You just straight up burn the nerves away. Later on your body seems to kind of figure out something is really wrong. Anyway, don’t recommend this.
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EricLaw 🎻 @ericlawrence.com · 29/09/2026
Verify your registration, Texans! If your vote didn’t matter, they wouldn’t work so hard to take it away Iwillvote.com
iwillvote.com
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 29/09/2026
“Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked. “I don’t know,” Angel, 13, replied. Monsters are real. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
cnn.com
Inside a Texas immigration court where children fight to stay in the US | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 27/09/2026
Oh come on.
A picture of Christmas balloons in a grocery store.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 26/09/2026
I asked my son if he wanted a Chicago-style hot dog. He did not know what it was so I showed him a picture. Immediately started crying.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 25/09/2026
.NET 11 is mostly wrapped up. Starting to think about .NET 12.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 24/09/2026
.NET 11 is also going to have [Experimental] support for ML-KEM and Concrete Hybrid ML-KEM in HPKE. datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ie...
datatracker.ietf.org
Post-Quantum and Post-Quantum/Traditional Hybrid Algorithms for HPKE
Updating key exchange and public-key encryption protocols to resist attack by quantum computers is a high priority given the possibility of "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks. Hybrid Public Key Encr...
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 24/09/2026
My evening has been ruined by the number zero. Or infinity. Depends.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 24/09/2026
Damn this is hard. I died like 5 times on the tutorial 😆
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 23/09/2026
A lot has been said about Apple Watch 12’s “always listening” feature. Interesting to know how people will react to it. m.youtube.com/watch?v=pOX1...
m.youtube.com
The Apple Watch Has a Problem
YouTube video by Marques Brownlee
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 23/09/2026
Time for a bad night of sleep.
A screenshot of Control: Resonant.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 23/09/2026
No regrets* * lots of buyers remorse
An order screen for a Mac Studio.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 22/09/2026
HPKE is going to land in .NET 11. I don't know if it will make it in the RC2 build, I kinda sorta missed the RC2 snap by a day, so, we'll see!
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 22/09/2026
I did not realize 256 GB of RAM cost $6k these days. Wow.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 21/09/2026
Did not realize Marcel’s in DC closed two years ago. Small story: My spouse and I wandered in there once with no reservation and I didn’t meet the dress code because i had no idea we were going to try to eat there. It was spontaneous.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 20/09/2026
Dyson sells eighty gazillion replacement parts online but the one I want I have to call for. Please don’t make me use the phone app of my phone.
A screenshot of a replacement bin for a dtson vacuum. It shows the part number but says “please call us as we don’t sell this part online”
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 20/09/2026
I want TVs to go back to stereo analog audio. I’m so tired of this HDMI eARC bullshit.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 19/09/2026
Every couple of years I need to remind myself that I do not care for Philly sushi rolls.
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Really cool new site by Hannah Ritchie and co. usenergydata.org To my surprise, pretty much every state has cheaper energy than 30 years ago, and the trend has been linearly downward, inflation-adjusted. California is an exception, but Texas is normal, which suggests renewables aren't the problem.
usenergydata.org
Understanding America's energy system
Track and understand the numbers behind US energy — year by year, and state by state.
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assbutt @nasboat.org · 17/09/2026
I am so goddamn tired of this shit. support transgender people or fuck off forever
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 18/09/2026
Honestly I am ready to move on from Ovechkin. russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2026/09/17/a...
russianmachineneverbreaks.com
Alex Ovechkin hopes for ‘peace and love’ but had no hesitation participating in Putin-aligned United Russia campaign ad: ‘They asked me to do that, I say yes’
ARLINGTON, VA -- Alex Ovechkin’s first media appearance of the season could have been a victory lap. Going into the offseason, Ovechkin’s…
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Rowdy @r0wdy.sk33t.expert · 17/09/2026
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 17/09/2026
My three-year-old son watched me buy something on my phone with Apple Pay that he wants and the entire concept of e-commerce just clicked for him. Unfortunately “disposable income” did not.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 17/09/2026
I am going to go insane. Please just give kids textbooks.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 17/09/2026
I unironically love that Sweetwater sends you a little bag of candy with your orders.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 16/09/2026
@martincostello.com images for you
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 16/09/2026
I give up on Apple iMessage contact key verification. It seems like it just decides to completely forget all of my contact’s keys and I have to start over.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 16/09/2026
Done! (CDN changes are still rolling out) github.blog/changelog/20...
github.blog
SHA-1 in HTTPS on GitHub sunset - GitHub Changelog
Previously we announced we would be disabling SHA-1 in HTTPS for GitHub on September 15th, 2026. Following the planned schedule, GitHub has disabled SHA-1 in HTTPS for github.com and partner…
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 15/09/2026
The annual .NET Performance blog post is out for .NET 11 now! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/perfo...
devblogs.microsoft.com
Performance Improvements in .NET 11 - .NET Blog
Take a tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 11.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 14/09/2026
Apple Care one for Family is a nice deal. I think I’ll pay $30 / mo less on Apple Care now.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 14/09/2026
We’ll be doing this tomorrow!
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 14/09/2026
Taking this with a grain of salt for now but it sure looks like the Apple A20 is a big perf winner. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
tomshardware.com
Apple's A20 Pro shatters Geekbench 7 single-core record — 2nm chip beats desktop Intel Core i9 and AMD Ryzen 9 by up to 32%
Eats Intel's entry Panther Lake CPUs for breakfast too.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 14/09/2026
I’m on call the week Control Resonant comes out 🥲. There goes my idea to take a day off.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 13/09/2026
Make a band edible: Green Eggs and Ham Day
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 13/09/2026
Putting “WIP - NO REVIEW” on a pull request is apparently a siren song for “please review me”
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 12/09/2026
Kid “borrowed” one of my guitar amps “permanently”.
static.klipy.com
I'll Allow It
Alt: I'll Allow It
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 12/09/2026
Adding "Aegis" to the list of "too many things are called <XYZ>"
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 11/09/2026
*taps the sign*
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 10/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Three year old met with parents to discuss ways to secure the chocolate. He also offered one possible solution to the chocolate risks: Eat the chocolate himself.
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 10/09/2026
🧵 Big onstage announcements from @microsoft.com at @rustconf.com: - Rust is now a tier-1 language for internal development at Microsoft - rustc_codegen_utc: a prod-ready compiler backend that brings Rust onto the same Windows-native code generation platform as MSVC 🎉
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 10/09/2026
I should start a business doing home improvement contracting. Our differentiator will be “we will not bald-faced lie to you”. So tired of this. 🫩
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 10/09/2026
I was in PAM for many years (Delinea / Thycotic). Tailscale’s entry here makes a lot of sense.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 10/09/2026
My son has been in school one (1) day of preschool and is now sick.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 09/09/2026
“Dad can I get an iPhone Duo” lmao
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 09/09/2026
I’m sticking with my iPhone Air for now. I did get a ceramic Apple Watch though.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 09/09/2026
Using my Apple Watch to set a timer for instant Mac and Cheese while watching the Apple Event about all of the new health stuff they are cramming in the watch.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 09/09/2026
.NET 11 rc1 is out! * AES-KW is present. * AES-GCM and ChaCha20-Poly1305 get a minor speed bump on Apple platforms (on OS 26 and later, Apple fixed a bug we were working around) * The ASN.1 string SIMD work is done
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Ricky Mondello @rmondello.com · 08/09/2026
New post on my blog about switching password managers in 2026! It covers: - why your iPhone or iPad, and not your Mac, might be the place to start your switch - the recent controversy in password management and some thoughts on values - and more! rmondello.com/2026/09/07/s...
rmondello.com
Switching Password Managers in 2026
Important Note: Although I work at Apple in the password management and app/website authentication spaces, in this post I am speaking only for myself, personally. There is no “news” in this post or any kind of “inside scoop”. Please do share this post, but if I see “Apple’s Ricky Mondello” anywhere, I’ll be sad. My [...]
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 07/09/2026
I have long been a hold out on a Sonos Soundbar and it annoys me they are as useful as their fans say they are.
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Kevin Jones @vcsjones.dev · 07/09/2026
There’s a lot to think about in here. There’s really too much at play to articulate in a post (or thread). In 2022 I was a fair bit pessimistic about AI. I am much more receptive to it having actually sat my ass down, learned how to use it, and think for myself.
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