Newsletter #39 - Fooled by labels Dec 5 2023

Hello, and welcome to issue #39!

This issue includes a new short story. The idea behind this story came from a Capture The Flag (CTF) game I was playing a few weeks ago. One of the flags could be obtained using a reasoning similar to what is presented in the story. It also seems to be a potential security issue often overlooked in projects starting to use Kubernetes.

I won’t go into much detail now; I would prefer you to read the story, and we can discuss it after you’ve read it. But I would like you to apply what you learn from the story to other aspects of your day-to-day life. Question what you think, and you might be able to catch a glimpse of something that wasn’t obvious before.

Newsletter #38 - Digital Magic - A Short Story Nov 9 2023

Hello, and welcome to issue #38!

Have you ever wished for magic to exist? If it did, would you notice it?

Maybe magic does exist, just in a different form than what you expected. Not in potions and spells, but in technology.

It seems far-fetched, but our technology mirrors aspects of magic. Instant communication across long distances. Spells in the form of commands in a terminal. Programs as spirits doing our bidding.