Last Friday the internet was rocked with the discovery of an exploit in xz-utils that was not only well-put-together technically, but also an example of extremely effective long game social engineering. I could share my opinions, but the takes I’ve seen have actually been fairly nuanced and thoughtful, if (justifiably!) pessimistic, from people with more experience and more familiarity than I have.

So instead I made this.

I wasn’t up to performing this one, but this is still in the series I started many years ago of “computer security exploit song parodies”.

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Today’s post for NaCreSoMo…well, maybe you’d better just listen to it.

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New guitar cover! This one’s a parody of the song “Full Disclosure” (MAJOR SPOILERS) from the show Steven Universe; my version’s about the game Undertale. I’ve left it abstract enough that the biggest spoiler is the title, and it won’t even really be a spoiler until you actually get to that part of the game. So you’ll either know what it’s about, or have absolutely no idea.

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