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@cw@hachyderm.io

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Hi there. I'm a systems and broadcast studios engineer. Areas of expertise cover video, audio, playout, automation and robotics, linear broadcasting and FAST/streaming/VOD, plus a mix of enterprise IT, on-prem & cloudy infrastructure and full stack development.

I also get to build and keep TV studios running. Good fun!

@christopherw on Twitter.
See you at #EMFCamp26 #EMF2026 🎉

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Joined November 10, 2022

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Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Jul 29, 2026

Replying to @rossmadness@infosec.exchange

@rossmadness@infosec.exchange @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social oh I wasn't aware of that! He certainly did not have the main character energy required to elevate that film. The rest of the cast tried their best, and it was a really interesting premise. He was such a disappointing casting.

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Jul 29, 2026

Replying to @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social and "bravo" to Disney for their world-beating lack of awareness when they cast him in Tron Ares. I struggled to believe that the TWO casting directors notionally responsible were not aware of all these allegations.

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Jul 14, 2026

Replying to @FritzAdalis@infosec.exchange

@FritzAdalis@infosec.exchange @cR0w@infosec.exchange @kallisti@infosec.exchange @mttaggart@infosec.exchange say it

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Jul 02, 2026

Replying to @gcluley@mastodon.green

@gcluley@mastodon.green @emf@social.emfcamp.org cancelled Mullvad's sponsorship of this year's event due to it as well. Flamman broke the news and has posted some follow-up articles (paywalled), https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · May 14, 2026

Replying to @sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange

@sophieschmieg@infosec.exchange meowdels opportunity missed but appreciated

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · May 02, 2026

Replying to @PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange

@PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange yeah, Senna was so different. It's so sad that we still don't even know the true cause all these years later, although there's been plenty of analysis in the years since. Did you ever see the Sky F1 doco "The Last Teammate"?

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · May 02, 2026

Replying to @PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange

@PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange Roland gets a special extra moment in my mind as well. World is poorer for not having them any more.

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Apr 26, 2026

Replying to @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

@GossiTheDog did someone put it through archive.is pre-bust?

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Apr 20, 2026

Enjoying the snooker? Always humming the theme tune when the programme starts? Well, you might enjoy this interview with the person who composed the theme tune back in the 70s. Enjoy! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/36186945

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Apr 14, 2026

Replying to @paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange

@paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @SecureOwl@infosec.exchange lord only knows what example.com receives

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Apr 14, 2026

Replying to @cw@hachyderm.io

@_philedmonds_ a bit trickier to see than to hear, but here's spectra for the stream (first) and local play of the same track (Roundabout by Yes). Notice higher overall level of noise and some constant distortion/harmonics, compared to a local copy of the same track. Not the audio track itself, seems to be across the whole stream. Hope this helps!

Chris @cw@hachyderm.io · Apr 14, 2026

hiya @_philedmonds_@mastodonapp.uk , tuned into a station a while back which I think you still do some engineering for (allfm) and noticed that the sound was quite aliased / grainy on the web stream. Still the case when I tuned in today - most obvious on quieter passages with lots of low frequency content or quiet/dry vocals (e.g. start of a Yes tune and on pres chat).

It reminded me of an old SRC bug in Windows (there was a hotfix specifically for <2008 machines) which affected some of our own Livewire stuff when we were setting up playout servers a few years ago. Or perhaps it's a weird quirk of the encoding chain. You aware?

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