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Okay, this is an interesting one for TLS nerds out there: https://opossum-attack.com/
This is somewhat related to previous research where I was part of about STARTTLS. The idea here is to exploit the fact that the opportunistic and non-opportunistic TLS variants of protocols are sometimes different.
Thei…

still not over how nazis showed the japanese government protocols of the elders of zion and they were like "holy shit, jews are awesome! we gotta attract jewish refugees to manchuria so they can use their magic jewery to boost our economy"

DefiLlama: monthly DeFi fees have risen to $577M from an April low of $366M, with major protocols generating $275M through automated market-making services (The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/360379/pancak

"Microplastics are everywhere—but our methods to track them are all over the place"
#Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

Microplastics are everywhere—but our methods to track them are all over the place
A new study from the University of Portsmouth has highlighted the growing role of citizen science in tackling one of the planet's most pervasive pollution problems: microplastics and mesoplastics. While researchers often warn that a lack of standardized protocols risks muddying the waters, this research shows that public involvement could be key to plugging the data gaps and that comparability rather than conformity is key.

FDA debuts agency-wide AI tool meant to help scientific reviewers and others streamline their work and, soon, to identify high-priority targets for inspections (Maya Goldman/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/fda-launches-ai-tool

FDA launches agency-wide AI tool
FDA said it's using the technology to review clinical protocols and speed up scientific evaluations.

Head of RFK Jr.’s MAHA Institute believes the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are real
https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-rfk-jr-s-maha-institute-believes-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion-are-real/…

The power of mediators: Price of anarchy and stability in Bayesian games with submodular social welfare
Kaito Fujii
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02655 https:…

The power of mediators: Price of anarchy and stability in Bayesian games with submodular social welfare
This paper investigates the role of mediators in Bayesian games by examining their impact on social welfare through the price of anarchy (PoA) and price of stability (PoS). Mediators can communicate with players to guide them toward equilibria of varying quality, and different communication protocols lead to a variety of equilibrium concepts collectively known as Bayes (coarse) correlated equilibria. To analyze these equilibrium concepts, we consider a general class of Bayesian games with submo…

Glad to see this...
LibreQoS Bufferbloat Test
Some of my company (IWL) products can create bufferbloat situations, but testing how the end-point protocols react is a separate concern.
I've written in the past about the inadequacy of "speed test" tool and how things like "iperf" can easily be (and often are) mis-interpreted. (I'll add some links).

A Compartmental Model for Epidemiology with Human Behavior and Stochastic Effects
Christian Parkinson, Weinan Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01046 https:/…

A Compartmental Model for Epidemiology with Human Behavior and Stochastic Effects
We propose a compartmental model for epidemiology wherein the population is split into groups with either comply or refuse to comply with protocols designed to slow the spread of a disease. Parallel to the disease spread, we assume that noncompliance with protocols spreads as a social contagion. We begin by deriving the reproductive ratio for a deterministic version of the model, and use this to fully characterize the local stability of disease free equilibrium points. We then append the determ…

The Ultra Ethernet Consortium, whose members include AMD, Cisco, HPE, and Intel, publishes the 1.0 specification for enhancing Ethernet standards for AI and HPC (Sean Michael Kerner/Network World)
https://www.networkworld.com/ar…

Ultra Ethernet Consortium publishes 1.0 specification, readies Ethernet for HPC, AI
The UEC 1.0 specification includes a modern RDMA approach, new transport protocols, and congestion control mechanisms designed for AI and HPC requirements.