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Khürt Williams

@khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

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Information security architect, amateur photographer, and nature wanderer. I blog about tech, photography, hiking, and life’s curiosities. F1 fan, IndieWeb supporter, and occasional speaker on… well, tech and stuff.

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13 Posts

Joined November 27, 2022

Home:

https://islandinthenet.com

GitHub:

https://github.com/khurtwilliams

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https://gravatar.com/khurt

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/khurt-williams

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 5mo ago

#americangoldfinch #birds

https://islandinthenet.com/the-american-goldfinches/

Island in the Net

The American Goldfinches - Island in the Net

Watching a backyard full of American Goldfinches shift from winter grey to spring yellow.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 5mo ago

#spring #suburbs

https://islandinthenet.com/corner-of-garfield-and-grant/

Island in the Net

Corner of Garfield and Grant - Island in the Net

Spring in the north-east brings everything back — birdsong, insects, and golden morning light.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 5mo ago

#bluespringroad

https://islandinthenet.com/more-trees-less-birdsong/

Island in the Net

More Trees, Less Birdsong - Island in the Net

somehow far fewer birds — a mystery.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 5mo ago

#projectglasswing #cybersecurity

https://islandinthenet.com/claude-opus-4-7-and-cyber-verification-programme/

Island in the Net

Claude Opus 4.7 and Cyber Verification Programme - Island in the Net

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 arrives with Project Glasswing baked in.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 5mo ago

#morninglight

https://islandinthenet.com/empty-playground-at-dawn/

Island in the Net

Empty Playground at Dawn - Island in the Net

the light, the green, and a chorus of birdsong.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

#fujifilmxt5 #springphotography

https://islandinthenet.com/first-light/

Island in the Net

First Light - Island in the Net

playground equipment in morning shadow

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

Jeffrey Zeldman, reflecting on leadership, honesty, and voter behaviour in the U.S. https://zeldman.com/2026/04/10/jimmy-carter-was-right/ #CarterWasRight

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents - Jimmy Carter was right - Politics

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

The short version: Anthropic has announced a new model called Claude Mythos Preview — not yet publicly released — that represents a leap in autonomous cybersecurity capability, to the point that they’ve launched a coordinated defensive initiative called Project Glasswing in response. https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/ #ndayexploits

red.anthropic.com

Claude Mythos Preview's cybersecurity capabilities

Technical details on how we tested Claude Mythos Preview, a model strikingly capable at computer security tasks, and what we found.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 5mo ago

#americancrow #birds

https://islandinthenet.com/american-crow-on-dead-tree/

Island in the Net

American Crow on Dead Tree - Island in the Net

A crow high on a dead tree.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

Prepping for the endgame of the open web https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/prepping-for-the-endgame/ #openweb

The History of the Web

Prepping for the endgame of the open web - The History of the Web

Thinking about Anil Dash's "Endgame for the Open Web," and what we can do to prepare.

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

April 14, 7:00 p.m. — David Pogue and @pmugnj presents “Apple: The First 50 Years.”

A look at Apple’s history, products, and people, plus insights from his new book based on 150 interviews and archival access.

https://pmug-nj.org/events/david-pogue-apple-50/

Princeton Macintosh Users' Group

April 14, 2026: David Pogue Presents “Apple: The First 50 Years” – Princeton Macintosh Users' Group

David Pogue talks about Apple’s first 50 years, and his new book covering the company’s history

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

#infosec #njisc2

Khürt Williams @khurtwilliams@indieweb.social

· 6mo ago

Discover more of the Fediverse with tags.pub https://activitypub.blog/2026/04/02/discover-more-of-the-fediverse-with-tags-pub/ #WordPressFederation

ActivityPub for WordPress

Discover more of the Fediverse with tags.pub

Hashtag discovery in the Fediverse is limited by which servers yours knows about. tags.pub, a global hashtag server by the Social Web Foundation, fills that gap. It collects public posts and redist…