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    <description>Exploit chains, blockchain security and the odd physics problem — notes from Ben Timor’s security research.</description>
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      <title>Why I read exploits backwards</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Start at the drained wallet, not the bug. Reading an exploit chain in reverse is the fastest way to understand what actually went wrong.</description>
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      <title>The block that wasn&apos;t there</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A blockchain is a database with strong opinions about history. Most of its bugs come from the places where those opinions aren&apos;t enforced.</description>
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      <title>A physics degree, for fun</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Notes from doing a part-time BSc in Physics and Chemistry while working full time — why I started, and what it actually costs.</description>
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