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@allanfriedman.bsky.social

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SBOM Champion. Paranoid about supply chains of all kinds. Former full-service technocrat at CISA, NTIA. Lapsed{engineer, academic, author}. Now wandering the world doing acts of infosec-goodness, & occasionally getting paid for it. Poster of food pics.

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@allanfriedman.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 12:59 AM

I never actually learned how to take a picture. That is, I think there’s a little more nuance than “point phone at pretty scenery / delicious plate.” I’m not about to study photography formally, but I am about to go on vacation. Anyone have a few good videos or a helpful beginner site / book?

@jcsalterego.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 8:52 PMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

*nods knowingly* mercenary clowns

@yvonnezlam.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 9:58 PMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

I continue to think "O(n) with service growth" is the most ignored and/or (perhaps deliberately) misunderstood part of toil:

sre.google/sre-book/eli...

@apiln.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 8:42 AMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

🎵 Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Annie Hall... 🎶

@ boston.com
Ringo Starr returns to Forest
Hills Stadium
The 86-year-old drummer played the Queens venue for the first time since his former band performed there in
1964. The concert featured a mix of classic rock hits alongside his current arous.
Generated with Al, which can make mistakes

The picture is of Woody Allen.
@josephpolitano.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:04 PMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending

a graph of roadway and mass transit lights
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@k8em0.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 3:51 PMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

In case it’s hard to tell what I’m actually saying here: Slowing down vulnerability disclosure is to cybersecurity as drinking sea water is to dehydration. Might feel better if you’re desperate but it will greatly accelerate your doom. This isn’t a fix for vuln process saturation

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 12:32 PM

Also of interest to @jonrlindsay.bsky.social , I think.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 11:52 AM

I really enjoyed this article: we have new toys, and those will guide tactics, rather than strategy. Leaving aside current challenges around “not having any strategy,” there is also a pretty large cyber-shaped hole in this line of thinking that scholars need to fill.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 12:46 AM

I love this thread and replies.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 1:29 AM

Thanks! Love Zach Bryan, looking forward to exploring the others.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 12:44 AM

I don’t mean just NYC: I want celebrations of real history, depth and complex joy of communities, the familiarity of public places, cafes, people making art, etc. I don’t mind the gravel road in the middle of nowhere, but it’s not for me. Is there art that celebrates the joy and hustle of cities?

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 12:41 AM

I love Americana and country music, including songs that celebrate the simple pleasures of country live: Avett Bros, Delta Rae, etc. But are there any songs that celebrate the joys of city living? The neighborhoods, the local coffee shops, street festivals, great restaurants, cocktails?

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 1:58 AM

Dolly. Avett Brothers. If some brings their god in a beautiful, humble way that helps me appreciate the common bonds of us all, I’m here for it.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 1:45 AM

Love you boys.

@kateholterhoff.comSep 24, 2026, 12:45 PMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

Chatted with @dpp.me, founder & CEO of Spice Labs, & @allanfriedman.bsky.social, Senior Technical Advisor at the Institute for Security & Technology, about PQC & Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOMs) for the latest @redmonk.com MonkCast. redmonk.com/videos/david... youtube.com/shorts/VPflv...

@kjhealy.coSep 19, 2026, 1:28 PMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

I assume that when whoever is making it IPOs they will reveal the full lineup implied by the existence of Tilly Norwood.

Grid of logic gate options as Venn diagrams of Tilly Norwood, Tilly Orwood, Tilly Andwood, Tilly Xorwood, Tilly Nandwood, and Tilly Xnandwood
@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 11:26 PM

Gonna be a good night.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 4:28 PM

Proud to say that I was at the first ever Fluff Festival, in Somerville during grad school.

@colin-fraser.netSep 16, 2026, 12:05 AMReposted by @allanfriedman.bsky.social

I mean that's just normal. You check things and make sure they're correct and have experts review them and so on. You edit, you extend, you simplify. It's research. Solving the N-S conjecture on Sunday and publishing the proof on Monday is weird.

@allanfriedman.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 12:48 AM

I love Prof Klonick, and read what she writes regularly, but I think there’s a fairly obvious difference between being annoyed by automated content moderation and having humans review inputs that may never have been intended to be shared with anyone.

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