Weekly update post, 2019-09-17 Signed-off-by: Anirudh Oppiliappan <x@icyphox.sh>
Anirudh Oppiliappan x@icyphox.sh
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In theory, I will write this post +every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on +a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did, +things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p> + +<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p> + +<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3> + +<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to +the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings. +It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other. +The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some +of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p> + +<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly +called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project +and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal +twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p> + +<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p> + +<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3> + +<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat. +As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my +authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>. +It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help +of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p> + +<h3 id="other">Other</h3> + +<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage, +Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER. +It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot, +delvering both interesting security content and news.</p> + +<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up +“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p> + +<p>I’ve begun my dive into Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly +easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially +with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different. +I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard +to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code> +layout to my keyboard map too:</p> + +<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru +</code></pre> + +<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p> + + </div> + <hr /> + <p class="muted">Questions or comments? Open an issue at <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/site">this repo</a>, or send a plain-text email to <a href="mailto:x@icyphox.sh">x@icyphox.sh</a>.</p> + <footer> + <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"> + <img class="footimgs" src="/static/cc.svg"> + </a> + <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/#random" target="_blank"> + <img class="footimgs" alt="xxiivv webring" src="/static/webring.svg"> + </a> + + </footer> + </body> + </div> + </html>
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</image> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0</copyright> - <item><title>Disinformation demystified</title><description><![CDATA[<p>As with the disambiguation of any word, let’s start with its etymology and definiton. + <item><title>Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17</title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is something new I’m trying out, in an effort to write more frequently +and to serve as a log of how I’m using my time. In theory, I will write this post +every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on +a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did, +things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p> + +<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p> + +<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3> + +<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to +the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings. +It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other. +The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some +of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p> + +<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly +called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project +and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal +twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p> + +<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p> + +<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3> + +<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat. +As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my +authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>. +It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help +of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p> + +<h3 id="other">Other</h3> + +<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage, +Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER. +It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot, +delvering both interesting security content and news.</p> + +<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up +“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p> + +<p>I’ve begun my dive into Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly +easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially +with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different. +I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard +to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code> +layout to my keyboard map too:</p> + +<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru +</code></pre> + +<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p> +]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</guid></item><item><title>Disinformation demystified</title><description>< DMs.
# latest post -`2019-09-10` — [Disinformation demystified](/blog/disinfo) +`2019-09-17` — [Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17](/blog/2019-09-17) ([see all](/blog))
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+--- +template: text.html +title: Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17 +subtitle: A brief on what happend last week +date: 2019-09-17 +--- + +This is something new I'm trying out, in an effort to write more frequently +and to serve as a log of how I'm using my time. In theory, I will write this post +every week. I'll need someone to hold me accountable if I don't. I have yet to decide on +a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did, +things I read, IRL stuff, etc. + +With the meta stuff out of the way, here's what went down last week! + +### My discovery of the XXIIVV webring + +Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It's a link to +the [XXIIVV webring](https://webring.xxiivv.com). I really like the idea of webrings. +It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other. +The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some +of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison. + +The webring also has a [twtxt](https://github.com/buckket/twtxt) echo chamber aptly +called [The Hallway](https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html). twtxt is a fantastic project +and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal +twtxt feed at `/twtxt.txt` (root of this site). + +Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week. + +### `twsh`: a twtxt client written in Bash + +I'm not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat. +As an advocate of _mnmlsm_, I can't use it in good conscience. Thus, began my +authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it [here](https://github.com/icyphox/twsh). +It's not entirely useable as of yet, but it's definitely getting there, with the help +of [@nerdypepper](https://nerdypepper.me). + +### Other + +I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage, +Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I've begun binging Vice's CYBER. +It's pretty good -- each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot, +delvering both interesting security content and news. + +My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I'll get around to finishing up +"The Unending Game" this week. And then go back to "Terrorism and Counterintelligence". + +I've begun my dive into Russian! I'm really liking it so far, and it's been surprisingly +easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially +with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different. +I think I'm pretty serious about learning this language -- I've added the Russian keyboard +to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I've added the `RU` +layout to my keyboard map too: + +``` +setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru +``` + +With that ends my weekly update, and I'll see you next week!
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# all posts ([rss](/blog/feed.xml)) -`2019-09-10` — [Disinformation demystified](/blog/disinfo) +`2019-09-17` -- [Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17](/blog/2019-09-17) -`2019-08-15` — [Setting up my personal mailserver](/blog/mailserver) +`2019-09-10` -- [Disinformation demystified](/blog/disinfo) -`2019-08-06` — [Picking the FB50 smart lock (CVE-2019-13143)](/blog/fb50) +`2019-08-15` -- [Setting up my personal mailserver](/blog/mailserver) -`2019-06-06` — [Return Oriented Programming on ARM (32-bit)](/blog/rop-on-arm) +`2019-08-06` -- [Picking the FB50 smart lock (CVE-2019-13143)](/blog/fb50) -`2019-13-05` — [My Setup](/blog/my-setup) +`2019-06-06` -- [Return Oriented Programming on ARM (32-bit)](/blog/rop-on-arm) + +`2019-13-05` -- [My Setup](/blog/my-setup) -`2019-02-08` — [Python for Reverse Engineering #1: ELF Binaries](/blog/python-for-re-1/) +`2019-02-08` -- [Python for Reverse Engineering #1: ELF Binaries](/blog/python-for-re-1/)
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</image> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0</copyright> - <item><title>Disinformation demystified</title><description><![CDATA[<p>As with the disambiguation of any word, let’s start with its etymology and definiton. + <item><title>Weekly status update, 09/08 - 09/17</title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is something new I’m trying out, in an effort to write more frequently +and to serve as a log of how I’m using my time. In theory, I will write this post +every week. I’ll need someone to hold me accountable if I don’t. I have yet to decide on +a format for this, but it will probably include a quick summary of the work I did, +things I read, IRL stuff, etc.</p> + +<p>With the meta stuff out of the way, here’s what went down last week!</p> + +<h3 id="my-discovery-of-the-xxiivv-webring">My discovery of the XXIIVV webring</h3> + +<p>Did you notice the new fidget-spinner-like logo at the bottom? Click it! It’s a link to +the <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com">XXIIVV webring</a>. I really like the idea of webrings. +It creates a small community of sites and enables sharing traffic among each other. +The XXIIVV webring consists mostly of artists, designers and developers and gosh, some +of those sites are beautiful. Mine pales in comparison.</p> + +<p>The webring also has a <a href="https://github.com/buckket/twtxt">twtxt</a> echo chamber aptly +called <a href="https://webring.xxiivv.com/hallway.html">The Hallway</a>. twtxt is a fantastic project +and its complexity-to-usefulness ratio greatly impresses me. You can find my personal +twtxt feed at <code>/twtxt.txt</code> (root of this site).</p> + +<p>Which brings me to the next thing I did this/last week.</p> + +<h3 id="twsh-a-twtxt-client-written-in-bash"><code>twsh</code>: a twtxt client written in Bash</h3> + +<p>I’m not a fan of the official Python client, because you know, Python is bloat. +As an advocate of <em>mnmlsm</em>, I can’t use it in good conscience. Thus, began my +authorship of a truly mnml client in pure Bash. You can find it <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/twsh">here</a>. +It’s not entirely useable as of yet, but it’s definitely getting there, with the help +of <a href="https://nerdypepper.me">@nerdypepper</a>.</p> + +<h3 id="other">Other</h3> + +<p>I have been listening to my usual podcasts: Crime Junkie, True Crime Garage, +Darknet Diaries & Off the Pill. To add to this list, I’ve begun binging Vice’s CYBER. +It’s pretty good – each episode is only about 30 mins and it hits the sweet spot, +delvering both interesting security content and news.</p> + +<p>My reading needs a ton of catching up. Hopefully I’ll get around to finishing up +“The Unending Game” this week. And then go back to “Terrorism and Counterintelligence”.</p> + +<p>I’ve begun my dive into Russian! I’m really liking it so far, and it’s been surprisingly +easy to pick up. Learning the Cyrillic script will require some relearning, especially +with letters like в, н, р, с, etc. that look like English but sound entirely different. +I think I’m pretty serious about learning this language – I’ve added the Russian keyboard +to my Google Keyboard to aid in my familiarization of the alphabet. I’ve added the <code>RU</code> +layout to my keyboard map too:</p> + +<pre><code>setxkbmap -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle' -layout us,ru +</code></pre> + +<p>With that ends my weekly update, and I’ll see you next week!</p> +]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/2019-09-17</guid></item><item><title>Disinformation demystified</title><description><![CDATA[<p>As with the disambiguation of any word, let’s start with its etymology and definiton. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation">Wikipedia</a>, <em>disinformation</em> has been borrowed from the Russian word — <em>dezinformatisya</em> (дезинформа́ция), derived from the title of a KGB black propaganda department.</p>