I’m at the Nobel Ceremony. If Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie hadn’t written “The C Programming Language” so so so well, which I read overnight to get the job that saved me from being homeless at 17, I’m not even sure I’d be alive, let alone here. Here’s to good writing.https://twitter.com/anildash/status/939137973240696832 …
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Also, relevant to AI debates. TIL from
@DrKevinFu that LIGO management injects false signals to keep analysts on toes and to guard against sensor failures. *That's* how you do security architecture against component failure *and* manipulation. Need to adopt for AI/social media.Show this thread -
(He has a forthcoming piece on how physical security threats—like transduction attacks—are often ignored. Computing/security isn't just about algorithms or encryption, it has to include dynamics and "exploits" via people *and* physics. Will circle back once his article is out.)
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Such a LIGO-nerd you are ;)
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Fair is fair. Gravitational waves are wondrous!
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