"I take things apart, study how they work, and write about what I find."
About
Interactive system exploring artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the hidden behaviors of digital systems. This is not a portfolio — it's a research lab with a terminal interface.
reverse engineeringAI/LLM analysisoffensive securityOSINTinfrastructure analysisexploit research
Research Areas
LLM Internals — How language models actually work: token prediction, hallucination mechanics, confidence vs truth. "It doesn't think. It rolls weighted dice very well."
Infrastructure Security — TLS analysis, certificate chain inspection, security header auditing, OSINT on public infrastructure. Showing how a single certificate reveals entire architectures.
Exploit Research — Real vulnerability analysis with proof-of-concept code. Spectre explained with C, network traffic analysis, CVE breakdowns.
AI Deception — Where AI systems fail: plausible ≠ true, statistical knowledge vs real understanding, adversarial inputs.
Signal Pirate
The core publication. Technical articles that dismantle popular assumptions about technology:
"How the Machine Thinks" — LLMs are not intelligent. They are statistical engines running on probability distributions. No logic, no understanding, no truth — just plausibility.
"Servers Talk" — OSINT analysis of Italian public administration infrastructure. How a single TLS certificate exposes entire networks.
"iPhone Idle Traffic" — What your phone sends when you're not touching it. Network analysis of background connections.
"Spectre with C" — The Spectre CPU vulnerability explained and demonstrated with working C code.
Philosophy
This site exists because most technology is presented as magic. It's not. Every system has mechanisms, every mechanism has weaknesses, and understanding them is the only way to not be controlled by them.
"If you don't understand the system, the system takes you for a ride."
Interface
This site is available in two modes:
Terminal Mode — Interactive Unix-style shell. Navigate with commands: ls, cd, cat, grep. The full experience.
Classic Mode — Traditional web page layout for mobile or quick reading.