Professional subverter of systems (iamnor.com)
California, USA
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The Dog Days of October iamnor.com/2025/10/30/the-do…
Agentic AI: The Minions of Modern Code iamnor.com/2025/10/17/agenti…
Omarchy (@dhh) and Framework (@FrameworkPuter ) keep making things fun for me! And I just got the shipping confirmation for my Framework Desktop!
Silent Instructions: When Content Becomes Code in AI‑Augmented Storage
The moral up front: When Sarah's AI assistant started flagging chocolate chip cookie recipes in job applications as "relevant experience," she discovered a hidden instruction buried in scraped content was steering her AI's decisions. The lesson is clear: in the age of AI assistants, passive data has become an active threat. Content must be allowed to inform but never to control. #AISecurity #LLMSecurity #PromptInjection
iamnor.com/2025/09/22/silent…
When AI Meets the Impossible: SDR, Logs, and the Grind of Reality
wanted to know: what’s the most diabolical project I could throw at an AI to prove it wasn’t as smart as it thinks it is? Not a toy demo, not some polite coding exercise, but something so gnarly that even seasoned engineers curse at it.
The answer was obvious: software-defined radio. #VibeCoding #NoFakeData #AITax #CyberSecurityInnovation iamnor.com/2025/09/03/when-a…
Claude, C, and Carnage—Part II
From Log Carver to logpi: making massive logs feel small
Two weeks ago, I told a story about building a bare-metal parser with an unreasonable deadline and an AI copilot that alternated between brilliant and chaotic. That sprint proved a point: defenders can wring 50M+ lines per minute out of commodity hardware when they design for speed and verify like their job depends on it. It also left a bigger question hanging in the air: what happens after the sprint? How do you turn a knife fight into a logistics plan your SOC can run every night without drama? That’s what logpi is for, and it’s why this sequel exists.
iamnor.com/2025/08/24/claude…
This is what Omarchy (@dhh) on an inexpensive Framework 13 (@FrameworkPuter) has done for me . . . it is simply the most fun (and pleasing) hacking/coding experience I've had in ages!
Inspired by @dhh, @iamdothash, and @FrameworkPuter, I wrote a C implementation of LED monitors for Framework 16". Because, every laptop that runs UNIX (and Omarchy) should have fancy LED status meters. github.com/rondilley/Framewo… #FrameworkLaptop #Framework16 #CProgramming #OpenSource
CLAUDE, C, AND CARNAGE: BUILDING “LOG CARVER” AT THE EDGE OF PERFORMANCE iamnor.com/2025/08/07/claude… #DevSecOps #AICoding #SystemsProgramming #CybersecurityTools #PerformanceEngineering
Inspired by an annoying ad for snarky nerd T-shirts on another social media platform . . .
(c)2025 Ron Dilley
Transistors are just electrons with boundary issues.
Logic gates are just transistors with decision problems.
ALUs are just logic gates with ambition issues.
CPUs are just ALUs with scheduling anxiety.
Firmware is just CPU microcode with trust issues.
The kernel is just firmware with boundary enforcement issues.
The operating system is just a kernel with multitasking delusions.
Processes are just OS threads with independence complexes.
Threads are just functions with boundary issues and no chill.
Memory managers are just processes with hoarding problems.
Filesystems are just memory managers with OCD.
User interfaces are just filesystems with people-pleasing issues.
Shells are just UIs with a passive-aggressive streak.
Applications are just shells with branding problems.
Services are just applications with martyr complexes.
Daemons are just services that refuse to die, ever.
Network stacks are just daemons with separation anxiety.
Sockets are just network stacks with open relationship problems.
Networked systems are just processes with trust issues and long-distance relationships.
Clusters are just networked systems with commitment phobia.
Containers are just processes with self-image problems.
Kubernetes is just Docker with control issues and abandonment trauma.
Cloud platforms are just Kubernetes with delusions of godhood.
Serverless functions are just cloud platforms with existential crises.
Edge computing is just serverless with boundary issues (again).
AI workloads are just edge systems with delusions of sentience.
Quantum simulators are just AI workloads with a multiverse complex.
Some times, you just need to do the right thing . . . @WinRAR_RARLAB
As Alaric sacked Rome in 410, internal rot—corruption, division, and exhaustion—paved the way, not just invaders. Yet Rome's legacy endured through decentralization and rebirth in new forms. For 2025's America, storms brew: AI disruptions, rising rivals like China, economic bubbles, or unchecked debt could topple the eagle. But history isn't fate—reform, innovation, and unity could rewrite the ending. Empires fall from within; can we rise again? (Thread 5/5) #LessonsFromHistory #AmericanFuture
Civic virtue eroded in ancient Rome: the rich indulged in villas and scandals, the poor rioted for free grain and games, while moral decay—decadence, family breakdowns, and cultural clashes—fractured society into factions. You feel the echo in 2025's America: widening wealth gaps spark unrest from protests to culture wars over identity, values, and tech-driven isolation. Echo chambers deepen divides, corruption scandals rock elites, and trust in institutions plummets. From moral panics to polarized politics, the fabric frays. (Thread 4/5) #SocialDecay #CulturalDivide
Rome's legions, once invincible, overextended from Britain to Persia, draining gold and manpower. Borders porous, "barbarian" migrants flooded in—some as allies, others as foes—eroding unity as the empire couldn't assimilate or defend. You in 2025 watch U.S. forces entangled in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Indo-Pacific tensions, with military budgets ballooning to over $850 billion yearly. Borders strain under record migration waves, fueling debates on security vs. compassion—much like the Goths at the Danube. Overreach abroad, chaos at home. (Thread 3/5) #MilitaryOverreach #BorderCrisis