Mildly-Aggrieved (not mad!) Scientist

Not everyone will miss Ross Anderson.

The US government’s latest recommendations acknowledge that password composition and reset rules are not just annoying, but counterproductive.

Getting people’s pronouns right is a struggle when attending large events, even when those running and attending the events care about gender inclusivity.

Mastodon’s current option for embedding posts (“toots”) on other websites is inefficient, inflexible, and insecure.1 It embeds posts via an iframe element which loads over a megabyte of content and scripts from the Mastodon server.

Before creating that dating profile… Consider that you might be travel outed (or trouted) The makers of dating apps mostly present ‘safety’ as a matter of managing the risks of interacting with matches online and in person, and not the risks of trusting an

Reviewing other’s work for the purpose of scoring it does not advance science.

I’ve started self-hosting all my blog posts to wean myself away from commercial platforms.

Would you try a new medication recommended in an article titled ‘Why You Need an Antidepressant’ that earns its publisher a commission each time someone clicks on a link to purchase the recommended product?

I cringe when I hear self-proclaimed experts implore everyone to “use a password manager for all your passwords” and “turn on two-factor authentication for every site that offers it.”

Many online accounts allow you to supplement your password with a second form of identification, which can prevent some prevalent attacks.

Conference and journals have a unique opportunity to influence research ethics, as researchers’ careers depend on their ability to understand and meet the requirements for having their research accepted for publication.

Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases.