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LLMs: Past, Present, and What's Next - A Critical Overview

Jan 14, 2026 · 15 min read · AI LLLM GPT CoT

I mentioned in a previous article that a model is composed of small numbers in a multi-dimensional matrix. To quote also a video: “Disassembled human knowledge spread across thousands of dimensions in a virtual void. Each path, similar in concept to a synapse, striking words in a given sequence resembling thoughts. Wi…

Exploiting Shadow Data from AI Models and Embeddings (Patrick Walsh) + notes

Nov 21, 2025 · 13 min read · ai llm vec2text rag exfiltrate prompt injections

This one shows the recent talk at DEF CON 33 - Exploiting Shadow Data from AI Models and Embeddings - Patrick Walsh One of the main takeaway given was that as soon an AI touches sensitive information it can no longer be called fully in your control. Sensitive data can be copied from a protected system into prompts/res…

tup build system and library manufacturing

Jun 22, 2019 · 8 min read

I’m writing this to jot down what is necessary in order to make an automated build process and also debug code as is written based on tup, lldb / gdb pointers and programming in c. Basic idea is to have a workflow where feedback is instantanous by the build system, have warning set to maximum, eventually perform lint …

Python Classes

May 25, 2015 · 1 min read · python programming

A short intro on classes in Python with code snippets and notes taken from the python docs. Class A blue print for an instance. Instance A constructed object of the class. Type Indicates the class the instance belongs to. Attribute Any object value: object.attribute. Method A “callable attribute” defined in the class.

Flask pe Raspberry cu Postgres, nginx si uwsgi

Mar 29, 2015 · 4 min read · setup. nginx arch dev postgres linux

Raspberry Arch Linux pe ARM. Install guide here Se presupune ca sistemul e conectat la internet. pacman -S nginx python2-virtualenv python-virtualenv uwsgi-plugin-python,uwsgi-plugin-python2 python2-setuptools python2-pip posgtresql bash-completion gcc pithon-pip vim htop atpo sudo nload minicom links tcpdump git tmux…

VLAN-uri

Mar 29, 2015 · 3 min read · VLAN

Am vrut sa am doua sisteme sa comunice prin switch pe vlan-uri separate. Ar fi doua optiuni. SVI pe switch SVI pe linux. Findca sw-ul nu este gbit si raspberry la fel , ma lasa cu desktop-ul cu functia de router. In sensul acesta trebuie sa facem in felul urmator: Activarea ip.forwarding care by default e off in arch …

Keeping track of notes - notepad on steroids

Feb 21, 2015 · 1 min read

You may like Zimwiki . It’s a wiki based program that’s bare bones, but has the basics: font format, headers, bullet lists, number lists, to do boxes. Files are just text files stored in the hierarchy of the tree. It can export to html. It has some LaTeX templates too. And it has some decent plugins: spell check, math…

Connecting a switch to GNS3

Feb 13, 2015 · 3 min read

Connecting a switch to GNS3 VLANs MAC Table overflow Working setup: 1 x 3560 L3 Switch Arch Linux x86_64 GNS 3 v. 1.2.3 w/c7200-adventerprisek9-mz.151-4.M4.image You need to set the options in dynamips executable to allow normal users alterations to network interfaces sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin+eip /usr/bin…