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Linux Kernel security developer, working for Microsoft. Also W7TXT. Views are my own.
Topics: #Linux #kernel #security, #amateurradio, #RF, #hamradio, #electronics, #science, #radioastronomy, #physics, #space, #arduino.

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James Morris

A couple of shell aliases I use all the time:

alias gg="git grep"
alias gt="glow -t"

The last is for viewing .md files.
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FYI. This is/was a strong password & supposedly protected.
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Kind of weird to think that Voyager 1 is 25 billion km away, transmits with about 22 watts of RF power, and we can still hear & decode it here it on Earth.
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James Morris

Video of reflow soldering with an MHP50 hotplate. Works pretty well for small boards. I was previously using a hot air gun but it would blow the components around. Can also more accurately follow the manufacturer reflow specs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdS6JTRX_HA
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@strangeparts not sure I would enter such a room.

RE: https://mastodon.strangeparts.com/@strangeparts/115515407911086704
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I can highly recommend getting a ferrule crimper for connecting wires to these kinds of terminals.
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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

We have released 1.0 of the #CHERIoT specification! The architecture has been unchanged for almost a year and has been implemented in two open-source cores. We (SCI) are getting back our first CHERIoT silicon from the fab soon and will be moving to mass production net year (I can't talk about what other people are doing with CHERIoT).

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@mossmann very cool: measuring < 0.01 Hz changes in an 60 kHz signal from Colorado while flying in a passenger jet is impressive.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mossmann/115493045854686572
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AI really is no fun.
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@jbz who needs Black Mirror?

RE: https://indieweb.social/@jbz/115435878385867328
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James Morris

I finally bought a USB microscope and wow does it help with reverse engineering RF circuits. Quite an interesting & surreal world down there, too. This is from a 60 GHz wireless backhaul device. The RF wavelength is about 4.5mm.
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James Morris

@andersonc0d3 congrats! Good to see bugfixes with the reporting.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@andersonc0d3/115419629407280002
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James Morris

I gave a talk on generating millimeter-wave signals from 122-141 GHz at Microwave Update on the weekend.

https://microwaveupdate.org

Here are the slides: https://w7txt.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/A-Synthesized-F-Band-Signal-Source-for-122-and-134-GHz-v1.pdf
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Large discone antenna in Arizona, covers 3-30 MHz. Licensed amateur operators can use this, at the Titan Missile Museum. I didn’t have a radio with me.
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WSPR and Red Bull for breakfast in Eastern WA.
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Collected various bits of 80s surplus over a couple of years and now I can “see” signals from DC to sub-millimeter (300 GHz+), in theory at least. This is a 25 GHz signal.
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"Looks like there aren't many options for WJ-340 VLF receiver. Consider this used farm tractor or a pair of flannel pajamas."
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DIY window feed through for running RF cables from inside to outside. You can buy these but I had the parts.
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amarsaar@infosec.exchange

Saar Amar

Good read about cancellations in Async Rust https://sunshowers.io/posts/cancelling-async-rust/

This blogpost covers a lot of the problems in this space very well. I like how it emphasizes definitions and semantics, shows examples of bugs they came across to, and list some practical recommendations.

The "double-edge sword" of cancellation in Rust is spot on: on one hand, it's cool how "easy" and simple it is to cancel future in Rust -- you *drop* it. Especially given how non-trivial it can be in synchronous environments.

However, this also means it's far too easy to *silently* drop a future. This is scary on its own, and combined with the fact that cancellation of parent futures propagates down to child futures (because of the single ownership model) makes it much more concerning.

This post also links another (much older, Feb 2024) blogpost that covers this space well, elaborating on async clean-up problems and mentions linear types as a solution https://without.boats/blog/asynchronous-clean-up/

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bluca@fosstodon.org

bluca

Last week 2025 happened in Berlin, and it was a blast as usual, thanks to all the amazing speakers!

Talks are already available on YT: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWYdJViL9EiqX25Rmu49FTDDnzT30wvqL

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