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This https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11295 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csCR_…

BRC20 Pinning Attack
BRC20 tokens are a type of non-fungible asset on the Bitcoin network. They allow users to embed customised content within Bitcoin's satoshis. The token frenzy reached a market size of US\$2.811\,b (2023Q3--2025Q1). However, this intuitive design has not undergone serious security scrutiny. We present the first analysis of BRC20's \emph{transfer} mechanism and identify a new attack vector. A typical BRC20 transfer involves two "bundled" on-chain transactions with different fee levels: the firs…

Power failure in offshore gas field cuts Norwegian gas flows to EU and UK by 1/3.
Given the season it mainly affects the rate at which EU gas storages can be refilled.
https://ww…

🚨🇳🇴Norwegian gas supplies to the🇪🇺EU are down as the largest gas… | Francesco Sassi | 22 comments
🚨🇳🇴Norwegian gas supplies to the🇪🇺EU are down as the largest gas field in the country's offshore suffers an widespread power failure ⚡️Maintenance is underway in many Norwegian assets, but this unplanned outage could last for days, complicating Monday's market opening and the refilling of gas storages Yesterday, the Norwegian offshore pipeline operator alerted markets that something was wrong at the Troll gas field, the largest operating gas production field in Europe and w…

I've just found out that the nano text editor can sort lines by pressing Ctrl-T (execute any command on marked lines) and then entering "| sort" (like in a shell pipe).
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/717925

Look, all I'm saying is, this Kennedy psychopath is trying to kill our children. I feel like self-defense rules apply. Isn't it time for a new HHS Secretary anyway?
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-fda-kennedy-covid-shots-rfk-tr…

New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy. Companies that want to market their vaccines to those Americans will need to conduct large, new studies, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. It’s a major shift in FDA’s approach to updating vaccines that protect against the virus. It comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his appointees continue to scrutinize the use of vaccines for a numbe…