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Neat video:
The sighting, announced September 2, marks the first time anyone has spotted a live bigfin squid, which belongs to the Magnapinna genus, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Smells awful:
But an estimated 30 to 50 tons of dead squid remain inside the boat’s catch tank, where they have been decomposing for days. “That is nasty. I wouldn’t want to do that,” said commercial fisherman Dick Ogg of the Bodega Bay Fishermen’s Marketing Association.
Ogg said anyone familiar with the fishing industry understands what happens when a large catch sits for an extended period.
“If you think about what happens after four or five days, it’s a gooey mess,” he said.
The odor has become a defining feature of the operation, and the beach remains closed to the public while crews work on a removal plan.
According to salvage expert Ernie English of Parker Diving Service, the squid has deteriorated into a thick mass that will be difficult to remove.
“It’s like concrete,” English said when asked about its consistency.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
In August, Cliff Stoll gave a talk at DEF CON, remembering the wily hacker he stalked forty years ago.
Great fun.
OpenAI presented details of its AI’s model’s cyberattack on Hugging Face at Black Hat last week. Simon Willison details the timeline. It’s really interesting to read through—and really impressive cyberoffense work.
Fascinating video about searching for life undersea. The video basically makes the point that our bright white searchlights are scaring everything away, and that red light is more neutral. That, plus bait to attract sea creatures, is teaching us a lot about what’s going on down there. Lots of footage of giant squid, and speculation about the colossal squid. Worth watching.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Nice video of the Arctic bobtail squid.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
We’ve taken one small step towards robot police officers: a drone capable of disarming a suspect:
In a June 22 video posted on the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office’s Instagram page, an officer wearing goggles can be seen operating a drone to retrieve a knife from an armed suspect hiding inside a cluttered house. “After not responding to negotiators, a drone was deployed inside the residence,” the post says. “Drone pilots located the suspect hiding in a corner of a garage” and then used a high-powered magnet attached to the drone to grab the knife out of the suspect’s hand. In the video which is soundtracked by the “Mission: Impossible” theme song—the intercepted knife can be seen spinning around in the air as the drone carries it back to the deputies.
Slashdot thread.
Pretty fantastic video from Japan of a giant squid eating another squid.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Claude is actually pretty good on the issues.
This is a video of advice for squid fishing in Puget Sound.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.