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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2026 – Lessons Learned Presentations

We just wrapped up our Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. This was the 11th year we’ve taught Hacking for Defense, and the impact of asymmetric warfare, (drones, off-the-shelf technologies, etc...

Alexander III's Reign

In 1179, Pope Alexander III, now able to function as the recognized pope after his imperial-supported rival popes were suppressed, was in a position to summon clergy from all over to address some r...

Teaching a Neural Net to Fight

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On Generative AI and LLMs

I wanted to have a post that I could point to when people ask why I don't use or like GenAI/LLMs. I had to restart this one a few times because it kept growing too long and full of links and I don'...

My Thoughts on the FitBit Air - From Someone Who's Never Used a Fitness Tracker

Since it was just released, there’s been a lot of press and blog posts around the web about the new screenless Google Fitbit Air. I’m here to add a bit to the noise.

Building Agents that Don't Break Themselves

Building agents is fun. Rebuilding agents that break themselves… less so. A lot of Fly people are building agents with less of a penchant for self-destruction by teaching their agents to do anythin...

Beach Balls

Hey, you're a fellow CBT enjoyer, right? We're all pretty well-adjusted here, aren't we? Well, it's funny to think about the sort of feedback loop it suggests: our thoughts turn into feelings which...

Nostalgia Content

Benchmarking OpenZFS vs EXT4 for my NAS

Checking how ZFS compares against ext4 for my NAS, with an encrypted RAID1 array.

RAISES!!! — See Generally

Milbank Shocks The Market: Everyone had settled into the old associate pay scale, when Milbank decided to yet again respond to the rise in the cost of living. Scoreboard: Follow all the matching sa...

Hackaday Links: June 7, 2026

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey isn’t hitting theaters for another month or so, but if you’re already planning your trip to the cineplex, you may want to check out this page …read more

Pair Pressure

Read Pair Pressure Mom is buying some Spiderman shoes for her son, and since he is wearing them and they are sold outside of a box, she takes the shoe with the UPC barcode off and puts it on my bel...

The Criminal Charges Against Judge Ryan Nelson: How Should the Judiciary Respond?

A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.

📝 2026-06-07 22:11

Why does everyone in #F1 love #Monaco? It's by far the most BORING race on the calendar. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or...

Hungry Vamps, Daddy!

If I had a vial of blood for every 1980s vampire movie that prominently includes a musical artist who established themselves as an artistically significant performer in the 1970s but hit their peak...

Digital Independence Day Juni 2026: wieder nix

Am heutigen Digital Independence Day habe ich wieder nichts Besonderes gemacht. Dafür im vergangenen Monat immer mal wieder was.

Self-Hosting Adventures (Kenneth Reitz)

I stumbled upon a blog post by Kenneth Reitz on his personal blog via Bubbles. The essay, titled Self-Hosting Adventures, is well-advertised by its headline. While my personal set-up does not have ...

Over 150 Mathematicians Warn Governments Not to “Believe the Hype” About AI

“There is currently a strong commercial incentive on the part of the technology industry to overstate the capabilities of their products,” the declaration reads, advising policymakers to “consult w...

Daily News Stuff 7 June 2026

Mixed Herb Edition Top Story I mentioned before how PCIe switches - at least ones operating faster than PCIe 3.0 - are prohibitively expensive and reserved for enterprise customers except for the o...

Pallet Wood Crafting Table

Pallet Wood Crafting Table One of my favorite YouTube channels is EpicUpCycling. If you don't know it, check it out. Jason builds amazing things out of pallet wood. I'm far from his skill, but he t...