Craig Heath
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Retired information security consultant. Archives volunteer at Bletchley Park.
Slightly ruin a book... Strangler in a Strange Land
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Internet Archive
12 days ago
đ§” Musician & human rights activist Peter Gabriel sent a congratulatory message to Brewster Kahle, founder & digital librarian of the Internet Archive, on being honored as a 2026 Computer History Museum Fellow on April 25th. Watch Gabrielâs message & more —ïž
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The Register
15 days ago
The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors
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The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors
A massive compilation of historic OSes and the emulators to run them
https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/23/the-virtual-os-museum-opens-its-doors/5243459?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live Kate Bush Pink Floyd Deep Purple Rush The Ramones Robert Plant The Damned All About Eve Human League Steps
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Greg Saunier
19 days ago
A well detailed explanation of the BambuLab AGPLv3 violations by the Software Freedom Conservancy âĄïž
sfconservancy.org/news/2026/ma...
Thanks to Herr Brain on Discord for the link
#3dprinting
#opensource
#agpl
#bambu
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Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations
Software Freedom Conservancy (âSFCâ) announces a new initiative regarding the software right to repair for users and consumers of 3D printers manufactured by Bambu Lab. After recent news of v...
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
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Alec Muffett
21 days ago
Sad News for the Infosec community: "Peter Neumann passed away in his sleep last night, at the hospital in Santa Clara, due to complications arising from his fall and subsequent surgery a few weeks ago."
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Terence Eden
21 days ago
New blog post: GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/
Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It âŠ
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GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source
Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It implies a rather frosty discussion without any of the polite niceties of a normal meeting. In general though, even when people have severe disagreements, it is rare for tempers to fray. It is even rarer for those internal disagreements to spill over into public. Which is whatâŠ
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/
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Terence Eden
23 days ago
New blog post: UK Government Kicks Out Palantir
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/uk-government-kicks-out-palantir/
The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been âŠ
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UK Government Kicks Out Palantir
The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" deals. Right now you can go to https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and search for whichever bĂȘte noire has you riled up. You might want to argue that the company is corrupt, incompetent, or âŠ
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/uk-government-kicks-out-palantir/
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What we learn from LLMs having blown past the Turing Test without a backward glance...
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I wonder what Ross Anderson would have had to say about this. I think his paper concluded that open- vs. closed-source security was roughly equivalent in the long run; not sure if it considered changing horses though. Looking forward to
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@ciaranm.bsky.social
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NHS to close-source GitHub repos over AI, security concerns
: Healthcare giant's maintainers handed May deadline to enact the change
https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/nhs-to-close-source-github-repos-over-ai-security-concerns/5224392
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On 4 May 1944, Bletchley Park codebreakers saw the German Abwehr testing a cipher machine they had not seen before. This turned out to be the SG-41, and today is a great day to try out the interactive 3D simulation of that machine:
sg41.virtualcolossus.co.uk
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Virtual SchlĂŒsselgerĂ€t 41
Virtual SchlĂŒsselgerĂ€t 41 (SG-41) - A simulation of the cipher machine which was built to replace Enigma
https://sg41.virtualcolossus.co.uk/
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Hygienist. Even though I type it into my calendar every three months, I still get it wrong (yes, this post was spell-corrected!)
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The National Museum of Computing
about 1 month ago
65 years ago today, Robert Noyce received U.S. Patent 2,981,877. Noyceâs semiconductor design paved the way for mass production and the digital revolution. From Fairchild to Intel, his legacy is inside every piece of silicon.
#OnThisDay
#RobertNoyce
#Engineering
#Intel
#History
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Wendy M. Grossman
about 1 month ago
This week's net.wars, "Intimacy capitalism", goes to the We Robot 2026 workshop day, and finds new things to worry about:
netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/04/24/i...
#WeRobot
#AI
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Intimacy capitalism
Many non-human characteristics make AI attractive, Sue-Anne Teo said to open this year's We Robot: endless patience, long and detailed memory, and sycophancy. I
https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/04/24/intimacy-capitalism/
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The Register
2 months ago
Virtual SG-41 project brings Nazi cipher machine to life in the browser
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Virtual SG-41 project brings Nazi cipher machine to life in the browser
Martin Gillow's 3D recreation lets users explore would-be Enigma successor's mechanics and enciphering logic online An enthusiast has built a digital 3D model of the SG-41 cipher machine, replete with wheels, levers, and stepping logic, accessible via a browser.âŠ
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/virtual_sg41/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Adrian Bowyer
2 months ago
I'm English, not American. But I can tell you the feeling with Armstrong on the Moon in 1969 was very similar, with Nixon and Vietnam. I remember my late mother saying to the black and white TV, "Look. They can do so much better."
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Sean Eric Fagan
2 months ago
Happy world backup day! You should take this day to reflect on what backup plans you have for your computer data. There are many options, but you should apply the 3-2-1 rule: âą Three copies of your data (including the "live" copy), on âąÂ Two different media, with âą One offsite.
#WorldBackupDay
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VirtualColossus
2 months ago
10 Years of Virtual Colossus: 2026 And we're up to date and therefore, today is the release of my latest project: Virtual SchlĂŒsselgerĂ€t 41 After a year of work try it out for yourself using just your web browser. Hope you like my new website design too!
sg41.virtualcolossus.co.uk
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Schneier on Security
3 months ago
Team Mirai and Democracy Japanâs election last month and the rise of the countryâs newest and most innovative political party, Team Mirai, illustrates the viability of a different way to do politics. In this model, technology is used to make democratic processes stronger, instead of underminingâŠ
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Team Mirai and Democracy
Japanâs election last month and the rise of the countryâs newest and most innovative political party, Team Mirai, illustrates the viability of a different way to do politics. In this model, technology is used to make democratic processes stronger, instead of undermining them. It is harnessed to root out corruption, instead of serving as a cash cow for campaign donations.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/team-mirai-and-democracy.html
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VirtualColossus
3 months ago
Can you believe that the Virtual Colossus project is now 10 years old! Today, I'm starting the countdown to the release of my latest simulation the incredible SchlĂŒsselgerĂ€t 41. Each day, I'll show what I was working on from 2016 until we catch up to today!
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English Civil War
3 months ago
Could you crack the code of a secret letter? âïžđ
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It's really good, and apparently still available!
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4 months ago
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"In the small hours, it is a window on a dark world, an alternative to doomscrolling and a pushback against parochialism."
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4 months ago
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The Register
4 months ago
Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
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Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
200,000-strong union says spy-tech firm's ICE work undermines patient trust British doctors are being urged to pull back from the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) after their union called on members to stop non-clinical use of the Palantir-built system.âŠ
http://dlvr.it/TQv3YR
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Wendy M. Grossman
4 months ago
This week's net.wars, "In search of the future Internet", goes to meetings building opposition to AI-withouth-public-consent:
netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/02/06/i...
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In search of the future Internet
"What kind of Internet do you want [him] to inherit?" "Him" was then measuring his age in weeks. "Not *this* Internet." Now, when said son has grown to measur
https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/02/06/in-search-of-the-future-internet/
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This is a very interesting point: "Suddenly, Europeans and Canadians are getting a taste of something long familiar to other parts of the world".
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As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kkerr93ko
4 months ago
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Signed.
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5 months ago
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To make it worse, they now seem to have changed the headline from "world's most powerful quantum computer" to just "world's most powerful computer". Errrm, no.
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Jacob Aron
5 months ago
This is a shockingly bad piece, doing very little to actually inform readers about the current state of quantum computers. Don't let your economics editor write about cutting-edge science and technology!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful quantum computer
Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62r6dvpl5ro
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evacide
5 months ago
This year, for my mental health, I'm going to practice just letting people be wrong on the internet.
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Make one of your New Year's Resolutions to visit The National Museum of Computing in 2026 :-)
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Oh dear!
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5 months ago
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:-)
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Royal Institution
5 months ago
The Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, are starting TONIGHT! We couldn't wait either, so here is a little sneak peek of what's to come... đ Tune in at 7.00pm on BBC Four and iPlayer to follow Maggie Aderin-Pocock on a fantastic voyage through space, searching for evidence of alien life.
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Royal Institution
5 months ago
Itâs almost time for a favourite annual traditionâand no, itâs not the Boxing Day walk. This one can be enjoyed from the sofa with a healthy helping of mince pies... the Christmas Lectures are coming soon! Set your reminders: đïž28, 29, 30 December â° 7.00pm đș BBC Four and iPlayer
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Terence Eden
6 months ago
New blog post: Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have âŠ
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Why do people leave comments on OpenBenches?
I'm still a believer in the promise of Web 2.0. The idea that giving people a curated space to chat produces tiny sparks of magic. My wife Liz and I have been running the OpenBenches project for about 8 years - it's a crowd-sourced repository of memorial benches. People take a geotagged photo of a bench's plaque, upload it to our site, and we share it with the world. Might sound a bit niche,âŠ
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/why-do-people-leave-comments-on-openbenches/
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G7SOZ
6 months ago
Jump on a train and pop up to Bletchley Park - lots to see including
@tnmoc.bsky.social
RSGB radio stuff and the Bletchley Park Museum. Time it right and youâll meet
@peteronion.bsky.social
and his amazing Elliott computer. Itâs about an hour by train. If you do go, let people on hear know!
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Ann Kempster
6 months ago
When I rule the world it will be mandatory for all parcel delivery notifications to tell you who the sender is and for all senders to tell you what delivery company they use.
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Wendy M. Grossman
6 months ago
This week's net.wars, "Sovereign immunity", learns from X's location tracking feature and ponders the future of international squabbles over Internet censorship: The incident reminded that fraud in general seems to be endemic in online advertising:
netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/11/28/s...
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Sovereign immunity
At the Gikii conference in 2018, a speaker told us of her disquiet after receiving a warning from Tumblr that she had replied to several messages posted there b
https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/11/28/sovereign-immunity/
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burn the oligarchy (taylorâs version)
7 months ago
This is why mechanical computers like the fire control computers in submarines had âfuse gearsâ made of softer metal that would break first if something bound up and were located in easy-to-access locations for repair.
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Terence Eden
7 months ago
New blog post: OpenBenches đ OpenStreetMap
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/openbenches-%F0%9F%92%96-openstreetmap/
When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have âŠ
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OpenBenches đ OpenStreetMap
When Liz and I created the OpenBenches website, it was just designed to be a fun way for people to record memorial benches. Since then things have got out of hand and we now have over thirty-nine thousand benches recorded! Our plan was never to compete with something like OpenStreetMap. The OSM project is vast, complex, and brilliant - we are small, simple, and differently brilliant. But, overâŠ
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/openbenches-%F0%9F%92%96-openstreetmap/
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James Ball
7 months ago
âA vote for Labour is the only way to stop Reformâ Or âLabour can actually do what Reform only claims it can doâ The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
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Mike Galsworthy
7 months ago
"The BBC isnât perfect â but itâs ours. If we donât defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy."
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Defend the BBC before itâs gone â an open letter
The BBC isnât perfect â but itâs ours. If we donât defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/defend-the-bbc-before-its-gone-an-open-letter/
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"... I usually submit an article and invoice on the same email. That way, there is no opportunity to use excuses like they didnât get my invoice ..." Sound advice!
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Leamington Spa W.H. Smith's. (It's a cassette, not a record, but I'm interpreting the request as first "album" :-))
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Link works; recommended reading.
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Terence Eden
7 months ago
Annoyed by commuters playing their shitty music at full volume? You can buy USB-C headphones for ÂŁ2. Grab a sack of them and hand them out to sodcasters everywhere.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/10...
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Review: The Cheapest USB-C Headphones I Could Find
Ever since phone manufacturers killed off the headphone jack, there has been an epidemic of people blasting sounds from their shitty speakers in public. Music, TikTok, phone calls - it seems some peop...
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/10/review-the-cheapest-usb-c-headphones-i-could-find/
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VirtualColossus
8 months ago
Virtual SchlĂŒsselgerĂ€t 41 (SG-41). Another week and yet another mess of levers in the CT scans that do something .. but what? One of those cases where I'm just going to have to model & animate them in
@blender.org
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@threejs.org
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@tnmoc.bsky.social
@cryptomuseum.bsky.social
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David Rogers
8 months ago
I have a lot of questions about the Vertu Agent Q "AI phone" which is launching this week at Harrods...
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