When historians examine how societies normalize mechanized violence, the period between 2016 (Nice) and 2025 (New Orleans) will demand particular attention. This era marks a fundamental shift in how vehicular force evolved from terrorist tactic towards automated system of violence. The Mineta Transportation Institute’s analysis of 78 vehicle ramming attacks between 1973-2018, for example, reveals … Continue reading From Nice to New Orleans: Vehicle Borne Attacks as Urban Terror and State Control→
Let’s call this story a buried lede. An electric vehicle that exploded by remote control, not very unlike a pager or a Tesla, has been called out by Russian officials trying to explain how they just lost their chief of chemical weapons. …according to Russian authorities, [their suspect] confessed that he had been recruited by … Continue reading Moscow Blames Electric Scooter for Chemical Weapons Chief Assasination→
Per the request by a German family in attendance, here is my LSE commencement speech translated from English. Die Hunde des Cyberkriegs Warnung eines bescheidenen Hackers LSE Abschlussfeier 2024 Sehr geehrte Fakultätsmitglieder, liebe Studierende und die zweifellos im Hintergrund lauernden Risikokapitalgeber oder Geheimdienstmitarbeiter, die hoffen, unsere Absolventen für ihre neueste ethische Katastrophe zu rekrutieren: Vor … Continue reading Meine 2024 LSE Abschlussrede→
The Dogs of Cyberwar A Lowly Hacker’s Warning LSE Commencement 2024 Distinguished faculty, dear students, and those venture capitalists or intelligence agencies inevitably lurking in the back hoping to recruit our graduates into their latest ethical catastrophe: Thirty years ago, I sat where you’re sitting now, though with considerably fewer people and a significantly more … Continue reading My 2024 LSE Commencement Speech→