Interesting story: USS Stein was underway when her anti-submarine sonar gear suddenly stopped working. On returning to port and putting the ship in a drydock, engineers observed many deep scratches in the sonar dome’s rubber “NOFOUL” coating. In some areas, the coating was described as being shredded, with rips up to four feet long. Large … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: US Naval Ship Attacked by Squid in 1978” »
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From Hackaday.com, this is a neural network simulation of a pet squid. Autonomous Behavior: The squid moves autonomously, making decisions based on his current state (hunger, sleepiness, etc.). Implements a vision cone for food detection, simulating realistic foraging behavior. Neural network can make decisions and form associations. Weights are analysed, tweaked and trained by Hebbian … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Pet Squid Simulation” »
The video is really amazing. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
The small pyjama squid (Sepioloidea lineolata) produces toxic slime, “a rare example of a poisonous predatory mollusc.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
Text “SQUID” to 1-833-SCI-TEXT for daily squid facts. The website has merch. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
A live colossal squid was filmed for the first time in the ocean. It’s only a juvenile: a foot long. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
Researchers are trying to use squid color-changing biochemistry for solar tech. This appears to be new and related research to a 2019 squid post. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
The Brooklyn indie art-punk group, Two-Man Giant Squid, just released a new album. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
In another rare squid/cybersecurity intersection, APT37 is also known as “Squid Werewolf.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
New research: An associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern University, Deravi’s recently published paper in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C sheds new light on how squid use organs that essentially function as organic solar cells to help power their camouflage abilities. As usual, you can also use this squid post to … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: A New Explanation of Squid Camouflage” »
