Angantyr Progress Report

Playing around with words and worlds

Forkbomb

A forkbomb is a script code or a compiled binary code programmed to multiply (fork), usually in an uncontrollable manner, leeching all of the Central Processing Units (CPUs) resources until it's dead.

641 words
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Rootkitties

Deep down in the computer algorithms lay the most mischevious of creatures that appeared in human history. Some are our friends, some are our foes. All are dangerous.

1004 words
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Evil maid

Evil maid is a profession worth living for. It deals with stealth, smarts and sexiness. What more can you ask from life? Do you want to be sexy, stealthy and smart? Join our ranks and become an Evil maid today!

1927 words
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The wandering barista

The wandering barista is an urban legend, that appeared around early 2030 in Warsaw. Around the time of early winter or early spring, a coffee cart appears out of nowhere, run by a bearded hipster, who provides cup of hot coffee to those in need.

482 words
9 likes

Carpe diem

"And now I savour it, the highest moment". Meet the controversial cult that does not look back and believes one should focus on here and now.

1579 words
3 likes

Open-Source Intelligence - OSINT

It's interesting how much we can learn about a person or a topic with only publicly available data. From building family trees to demasking spies. Meet the cybersecurity tradition of Open Source Intelligence!

1159 words
4 likes

Zero-day

They live and thrive thanks to the mistakes of the software developers but are completely harmless (usually) when left undisturbed. Best friends to the Rootkitties and H4CK3RS of all sorts!

537 words
5 likes

Operational Security - OpSec

What counts as an operation? An operation can be virtually any task performed. It is just a fancy name with a historical background leading to military operations, but our everyday tasks would count as such as well. OpSec is about keeping them safe.

1161 words
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7 layers of Cybersecurity

865 words
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Manual backups

298 words

Angantyr Progress so far

9653 words 96.53% completed!

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An artist, a writer, but mostly a curious individual.

Interests & Hobbies

Handicraft (wood, metal, rock)
Herbalism
Mushrooming
Drawing

Favorite Movies

Blade Runner 2049
Inception
Jurassic Park (1993)
The usual suspects

Favorite TV Series

Anime

Fate Zero
Re: Zero (all!!!)
Sword Art Online: Alicization
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Dr Stone
Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan
Fruits Basket

Non-anime

La Casa de Papel (part 1-2)
Westworld (season 1)
Mrs Maisel
Ripley
Sherlock Holmes

Favorite Books

In no particular order and I have probably missed a lot...
A Song of Ice and Fire cycle (all cycle thus far!)
The Thief/The Queen of Attolia
Perfect Imperfection
Black Oceans
Silmarillion
Lord of the Rings (all cycle)
American Gods

Favorite Writers

George R.R. Martin
Megan Whalen Turner
Jacek Dukaj
J.R.R. Tolkien
Neil Gaiman

Latest Loved work

Restoring a Macintosh Plus

Evolution of Solaris

Summer Camp 2024 Roundup

The Ky'rennei

My Dearest Sleetiepie

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