Schadenfreude and karma!
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His TikTok video can have Willie Horton effect
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It took this long to notice?
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xz backdoor in the news the past few days - the gist of it is that it can (seemingly) break SSH authentication.
Hacker News thread (one of many) XZ backdoor: “It’s RCE, not auth bypass, and gated/unreplayable.” | Hacker News (ycombinator.com)
Easy to read explainer, focused on the Jia Tan persona associated with the whole situation: Everything I know about the XZ backdoor (boehs.org)
It’s interesting to reflect on the fact that open source is at the center of a lot of commercial systems. While the story reads a bit like a movie plot - remember Cliff Stoll’s cuckloo egg?
EDIT: This is a classic and a timeless read. Dates back to 1984. Follow-up from 2023 here
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Incompetence grows
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The arc in front of N.C. State’s bench was shorter than it was supposed to be, according to Wolfpack Coach Wes Moore, who added that the arc in front of Texas’s bench was the correct distance.
Then it issued a second statement that placed blame on Connor Sports, the vendor for hardwood floors used in the women’s and men’s tournaments. The Michigan-based company did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/31/ncaa-tournament-wrong-three-point-lines/
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Thanks, this reads like a fascinating detective story.
I also hope this gets more industry recognition:
https://www.mail-archive.com/xz-devel@tukaani.org/msg00567.html
The Thompson background story is also very good and relevant.
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Obviously much to unpack here. The doctor clearly has a mental illness. One noteworthy point is the selection of 2022. In 2020 and 2021, a lot of people fled to Florida just to avoid covid lockdowns. So a 2022 departure is not completely unexpected.
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Yeah, it’s not like COL in NY is so much better. It’ll be the same old stuff, plus taxes.
We moved to Dallas a couple years ago. It isn’t neceessarily a bunch cheaper but it isn’t as expensive as Illinois. Add to that the people here are generally friendly and the government agencies are pleasant and more or less efficient, as opposed to the dysfunctional agencies back in Illinois. AND I can own what weapons I want. AND it’s lots warmer. Not sure I would live through the winters up North anymore.
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I’m shocked 
Actually I am surprised about bandits from Chile. I was expecting Venezuela
Maybe we need more of this in Michigan since voters in Michigan are stubborn
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Not just wine, whiskey has also been seeing issues: https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/jack-daniels-flowed-during-the-pandemic-now-comes-the-hangover-e72754ec
Huberman seems to have been popularizing lower alcohol intake, note the millions of views:
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Single malt scotch is healthy.
Huberman is persona non grata in Scotland 
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Obviously I am half kidding
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I can only say that I full heartedly agree to this fact that since 2020 the world has gone crazy.
And more will come our way.
I read daily Martin Armstrong’s blog to be updated.
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