Peter Jones

Sometimes light can arise in very dark places.

‘The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos’ Donald Trump’s plans to oust the Iranian regime, which led to the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made some of his advisers nervous, The Atlantic reports. Read about what went into the decision to at...

"Bull in a China Shop!"
"Let's break everything and see what happens next!"
My heart goes out to the people of Iran and the Persian diaspora.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise “Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.

I find this totally unsurprising.
From @arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity Interactions between neighboring materials is mediated by virtual photons.

You have to love
#QuantumMechanics :) from @arstechnica.com
arstechnica.com/science/2026...

Nice socks :)

#IEEESeniorMember
Nice to receive this in the mail yesterday.
Thanks #IEEE, and also thanks to the people that supported my application.
Paul Nikolich, David Law, & George Zimmerman

Nice to be reminded that not everything is for sale.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Twitter: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

#JohnOliver on the "Platform formerly known as Twitter"
youtu.be/p7ZG_xWYLzI?...

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…

#Politics #BreakingGovernment from #ProPublica
More damage by #RFKjr.
Science, who cares?

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…

#Politics #BreakingGovernment from #ProPublica
More damage by #RFKjr.
Science, who cares?

AI-driven hacking campaign breaches 600+ Fortinet devices In other news: Ivanti was hacked via its own product in 2021; Wikipedia bans ArchiveToday for DDoS attacks; bug bounty offered to de-Amazon Ring cameras.

#RiskyBulletin #CyberSecurity newsletter
"AI-driven hacking campaign breaches 600+ Fortinet devices"
I expect more like this to come.

Singapore spent 11 months evicting suspected telco spies : Operation Cyber Guardian involved 100-plus staff across government and industry

#CyberSecurity
It took almost a year to clean #APT UNC3886 out of Singapore's 4 Telco networks.
I wonder when they will be back?

#WorthReading
Supreme Court Justice gymnastics regarding tariffs and the #MajorQuestionsDoctrine
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

Supply chain attack plants backdoor on Android tablets In other news: EU blocks AI tools on lawmaker devices; Cellebrite used against a Kenyan activist and politician; Chinese APT exploits a Dell zero-day.

#RiskyBulletin #CyberSecurity newsletter

Europe’s Cyber Bullets Can’t Replace Political Will The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

#SeriouslyRiskyBusiness #CyberSecurity newsletter via #Lawfare
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/euro...

The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email.

#Politics #BreakingGovernment
I'm not surprised by this, but I still think it's shameful.
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Never underestimate humanity's ability for self deception :)

The Protein-Bar Delusion Americans are eating candy in disguise.

Unsurprising - #NoFreeLunch (sorry)
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Microsoft Forgoes Its Secure Future The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

#SeriouslyRiskyBusiness #CyberSecurity newsletter via #Lawfare

The Promptware Kill Chain Prompt injection attacks against AI models are not simple attacks; they are the first step of a kill chain. Understanding this gives defenders a set of countermeasures.

#LawfareInstitute
Prompt injection attacks as a means to an end.

To Read This, Please Upload Photo ID A primer on digital age assurance methods and a survey of the laws—both enacted and proposed—requiring them.

#LawfareInstitute
How old is this user?

Most People Don’t Have a ‘Type’ Many daters have a list of traits they’re looking for in a partner—but can be perfectly happy with someone who has few of them.

#WorthReading from #TheAtlantic
What we think we want vs what can make us happy.
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky A conversation with the Ukrainian president about where peace talks go from here

#WorthReading
#TheAtlantic interview with Volodymyr Zelensky
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Us programers are a strange lot.

2026 #BaldArchy awards
#Aussie black humor

PS: the BaldArchy is a satirical version of the Archibald Prize (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiba...) - "...the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia."

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Australian women get into big bikini bottoms: ‘Everyone’s been overexposed’ First came the rise of G-string swimwear. Now women are turning the other cheek by opting for bikini shorts

"...turning the other cheek by opting for bikini shorts."
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

#HeadsUp
#Chrysalis backdoor delivered to targeted users by state level actor via #Notepad++ auto-update
notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacke...

Doppler Magic Decoder Over time I’ve given away thousands of UADP/Doppler ASICs.

FYI - #UADP #MagicDecoder
open.substack.com/pub/petergjo...

#PubChoir
#Zombie by #TheCranberries
Slán abhaile (Safe home) Dolores O'Riordan
youtu.be/pSSCGoEKgjY?...

YouTube video by Pub Choir Interview: Pub Choir on BBC World News

#PubChoir - drinking and singing with 100s/1000s of your new best friends.
Why not give it a go?
youtu.be/W1ET9gXD9NI?...
@pubchoir.bsky.social