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Acknowledging Reality in Vulnerability Disclosure.
Every few years, vulnerability disclosure is declared settled. We are told that the ecosystem has matured, that coordinated disclosure is the answer, and that whatever remains outside this model is either irresponsible, obsolete, or simply irrelevant.
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Acknowledging Reality in Vulnerability Disclosure
Personal webpage of Alexandre Dulaunoy - from information security to open source and art

A graduate student at the University of Oklahoma
is the latest in a growing list of college instructors to face disciplinary action
after being targeted by Turning Point USA,
the right-wing campus pressure group founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Mel Curth, a trans psychology instructor who recently won the Department of Psychology’s Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award,
gave a zero to junior Samantha Fulnecky’s reaction paper for an assignment on “gender typicali…

State Universities Are Scrambling to Appease the Bigoted MAGA Regime
From Oklahoma to Indiana to Alabama, state schools are bending over backward—suspending student magazines and even disciplining instructors—to preemptively satisfy the Trump administration.

As temperatures outside plunge, a Ukrainian pet shelter struggles to keep animals warm amid Russian attacks: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/as-temperatures-outside-plunge-a.html

“Don't worry, I've got you.
Rest in Peace, Alex.
Beautiful street art tribute by Topsy (topsy_paints on Instagram) in Seattle, U.S.
This powerful piece by Topsy is located right outside the Swedish Medical Center (First Hill Campus) in Seattle, Washington." - Street Art Utopia on Facebook

Got tuna?
#FensterFreitag #Caterday

US Treasury extends waiver allowing Lukoil gas stations outside of Russia to operate, despite sanctions: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/05/us-treasury-extends-waiver-allowing.html

This piece nails it.
#BigTech #SiliconValley https://dice.camp/@brunobord/115558496764119435…

https://www.wienmuseum.at/leopold_kessler_arbeiten_im_oeffentlichen_raum

Leopold Kessler
Die Gestaltung der Ausstellung übernimmt der Wiener Künstler Franz Kapfer (Preisträ-ger des Outstanding Artist Award des Bundes), der sich mit Leopold Kessler viele Jahre ein Atelier teilte.

Just finished "I'm Awful, Thanks" by Lara Pickle. A good story that serves as a guide to managing emotions, although it's actually a cute story too, not just framing for the mental health discussion.
That said, I feel like it doesn't get far enough into the details of accepting self-control as our only form of real control vs. understanding that some events outside our control aren't fair or are others' attacks, and trying to manage our own emotions as our only response is a disservice to ourselves and others. Even further, I suspect that the HR resolution depicted here, while not impossible, is less frequent than much worse outcomes, which is part of a larger pattern of systemic assaults on our mental health that aren't totally solvable with individual emotional regulation.
Sure, leveling up one's control of ones own emotions and learning to accept and manage a range of emotions is super useful and it's a good thing overall, but the systemic problems of late stage capitalism are real, and making it seem like everyone is responsible for managing their own mental health in the face of these problems helps avoid confronting them.
Still, it's a good book overall, with vibrant art and a well-structured plot.
#AmReading #ReadingNow