Friday Squid Blogging: Petting a Squid
Video from Reddit shows what could go wrong when you try to pet a—looks like a Humboldt—squid.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
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KC • December 19, 2025 8:34 PM
The cost of a bot army
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/price-bot-army-global-index
The University of Cambridge is providing a site to track the cost of a bot army, specifically the price of SMS verifications for fake accounts, across platforms and nations.
SIM farms are providing the means to authenticate these fake accounts. The COTSI team says SIM card regulation could help disincentivize online manipulation and that their tool could be used to test policy interventions.
The index and paper:
https://cotsi.org
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw8154
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369 • December 19, 2025 6:35 PM
Quantum computers – their potential and limits
https://www.dw.com/en/quantum-computers-their-potential-and-limits/video-75240764
‘New quantum computer for hitherto impossible tasks / An airship measures aerosols / Why temperature is tied to altitude / Building structures with reusable blocks / The advantages of wooden houses.’