-
I Was Attacked, Linux Was Rooted, and GPT Emitted Too Many Goblins
A mixed week, overshadowed by the fact that I was the target of a violent hatecrime on Wednesday evening. Bruised, bloodied, and quite badly shaken. Not an ideal week overall for me. Linux Local Pwnage: Copy-Fail CVE-2026-31431 “Copy-Fail” is powerful & remarkably reliable local privilege escalation to UID 0. It was found using a specialised…
-
Pride. And Prejudice.
Pride All the Pride Events which I have attended have been welcoming, friendly and diverse. Of course, they take place in real world cities & towns where not everyone is as welcoming or friendly. But it’s still much better overall here in the UK than in many parts of the world, even with the attempts…
