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Notes on minds,
machines, and the
systems between.
Essays on machine learning, autonomous systems, security, and the older intelligence that made them possible.
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The Evolutionary Foundations of Mind Perception
Why humans see minds everywhere, from rustling bushes to language models, and what evolution has to do with it.
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4 more investigationsFollow the
thread of curiosity.
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TinyChat15M: A Small Conversational Language Model
Building, training, and running a 15-million-parameter conversational model on a tiny RISC-V board.
10 min
03
Sniffing My Neighbour's Phone Number
A practical investigation into the metadata AirDrop exposes and how a nearby observer can turn it into a phone number.
7 min
04
A Proof of Concept for Setting Up a Networkless Shell
A bidirectional, LoRa-based command shell for isolated systems, built from off-the-shelf radios and a USB interface.
7 min
05
Hacking a Live Streaming App
How packet capture and HLS internals turned a cramped tablet stream into a living-room broadcast.
8 min
10 min
03
Sniffing My Neighbour's Phone Number
A practical investigation into the metadata AirDrop exposes and how a nearby observer can turn it into a phone number.
7 min
04
A Proof of Concept for Setting Up a Networkless Shell
A bidirectional, LoRa-based command shell for isolated systems, built from off-the-shelf radios and a USB interface.
7 min
05
Hacking a Live Streaming App
How packet capture and HLS internals turned a cramped tablet stream into a living-room broadcast.
8 min