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October 2026

1. Oct 24
   • NewSix topics, from AI and security to cars, physics, robotics and music
2. Oct 24
   • NewA menu on every page: How things work, What I love, Work with me, New
   • NewEvery chapter and film now ends with what to read next
   • NewEverything new on the site in one place, with an Atom feed
   • FixedThe Lab sky labels sit on their own constellations and can be clicked
3. Oct 24
   • NewA new home page: How things work, What I love, Work with me
   • ChangedNew Lab chapters now show on the home page with everything else
4. Oct 24
   • ChangedThe Lab sky and list now include the V2G and V2X pages
   • ChangedAI security joins the Lab section of the home page
   • NewA plain-text guide to the site for AI assistants, at /llms.txt
5. Oct 24
   • NewAI security T1Lab chapter: AI security, chapter 1 of 7The hours nobody is watching: a week, and how fast intruders move
   • NewAI security T2Lab chapter: AI security, chapter 2 of 7The shrinking exploit window: days to exploit, volume, deadlines
   • NewAI security T3Lab chapter: AI security, chapter 3 of 7What attackers are documented doing with AI, 2024 to 2026
   • NewAI security T4Lab chapter: AI security, chapter 4 of 7What watching all the time looks like: an agent loop
6. Oct 24
   • NewSecurity in the age of AI: my argument, sourced, with the last 30 days
7. Oct 24
   • NewV2G and V2X: how a car sends power back, from the standards
   • NewAn ISO 15118-20 bidirectional session, step by step
   • NewThe V2X standards map: who governs which link, AC and DC
8. Oct 24
   • NewEvery discography film now has a Timeline: the records and the waits
   • ChangedThe Lab sky sways gently, and a tapped card has a close button
   • NewSmog on the bands wall, linking to the Bill Callahan film
9. Oct 24
   • NewA film of Bill Callahan’s records, from Smog to My Days of 58
10. Oct 24
    • ChangedThe Lab sky glows more softly
11. Oct 23
    • NewHow the small-business website works: what it covers, and domains
12. Oct 23
    • NewZero trust SBLab chapter: Zero trust, small business trackIf you run a small business: nine steps, CISA’s ratings, your profile
13. Oct 23
    • NewFollow the Lab’s series: what is open, the newest chapters, Atom feeds
    • FixedThe Lab sky now names the brain under Biology
14. Oct 23
    • ChangedThe Lab is now a night sky: each topic a constellation, each page a star
15. Oct 23
    • NewBlockchain T2Lab chapter: Blockchain, tutorial 2 of 11Blockchain, recomputed: hash real Bitcoin and Ethereum blocks yourself
    • NewBlockchain T9Lab chapter: Blockchain, tutorial 9 of 11Read a block explorer page field by field, and check its numbers
    • NewBlockchain T1Lab chapter: Blockchain, tutorial 1 of 11SHA-256 and Keccak-256 side by side, and why Keccak is not SHA3
16. Oct 23
    • NewZero trust T2Lab chapter: Zero trust, tutorial 2 of 10Zero trust, one request at a time: be the policy engine
    • NewZero trust T1Lab chapter: Zero trust, tutorial 1 of 10Watch an attacker spread through an office, with and without zero trust
    • NewZero trust T3Lab chapter: Zero trust, tutorial 3 of 10Why passkeys stop phishing that SMS and app codes do not
17. Oct 22
    • ChangedSharing the lab now shows a wall of its models
18. Oct 22
    • NewQuantum computing by hand: the Bloch sphere, interference and Grover
    • NewHow developers learn robotics, with an arm and a PID loop to play with
19. Oct 22
    • ChangedThe discography films are now a wheel: spin it for a random film
20. Oct 22
    • ChangedSharing the home page now shows my photo and what is behind each door
    • FixedThe work and What shaped me now show a picture when shared
21. Oct 21
    • NewBook the Software Checkup and small fixed-price jobs online
    • NewWebsites for trades
    • NewOnline booking that takes the deposit for you
    • ChangedThe software-defined vehicle, now with more pictures
22. Oct 21
    • ChangedThe home page now shows everything behind each door
    • ChangedConsulting and roles are separate on the work door
    • ChangedSpotify search and playlists are gone; music is all here now
23. Oct 21
    • NewMusic, in two halves: what I make, and what I love
24. Oct 21
    • NewThe software-defined vehicle, in six sourced pictures
    • NewDavid Bowie film, and his cards on the bands and songwriters walls
    • ChangedEV charging now also lives under Automobiles
    • NewChords: hear and see a progression go away and come home
25. Oct 21
    • FixedVisit counts are now accurate: one view per page
    • NewBreakfast of Champions added to the books wall
26. Oct 20
    • NewMike Patton discography film
27. Oct 20
    • NewA guide to software costs for small businesses
    • NewA page for accountants who refer clients
28. Oct 20
    • NewThe Software Checkup, a fixed-price assessment