Notes on technology, life, and music. I’ve spent 25+ years in networking and cybersecurity — hands-on engineering, systems architecture, and technical leadership — and I write here about security, artificial intelligence, complex systems, and the records and live shows I keep coming back to.
Stephen Wilson Jr. with the Lone Bellow
Last Saturday I went to see Steven Wilson Jr. play at Pier Six Concert Pavilion in Baltimore, Maryland. I actually went to see the opening act, The Lone Bellow, but was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Stephen. I hadn’t ever listened to Stephen before Saturday afternoon when I made the decision to buy the ticket but it turned out I really dug his music, as a certain mix of country and grunge, and he is quite the showman. ...
It Wasn’t Air-Gapped
I’ve been following the recent coverage about AI models “escaping” their test environments, and honestly, the media narrative is missing the mark. The issue isn’t that a super-smart model broke the laws of physics. It’s that people keep using terms like “air gapped” and “walled off from the internet” to describe setups that were restricted by filtering and proxies rather than air-gapped. ...
Death Cab for Cutie at Merriweather Post Pavilion
My strongest first impression was how incredibly tight the band was — and how much more complex these songs are than the recordings let on. Many have band members playing multiple instruments, switching off between guitar and keys, and a lot of them carry three distinct guitar parts. It takes a great band to replicate that live, and they did. ...