How do you play a bugle call for a military funeral in a book?

When the ink bleeds

unique physical media

This one photo is a collection of The Bloody Sonnets in various media. On the left is the 1952 edition with its Soviet introduction, claiming the imperialists want war. The other book is the 2018 English version by John Minahane, which keeps them as English sonnets. Then there is some pamphlets from the two-woman play produced last year by the Bratislava based theatre D.P.O.H. And now in 2026, we have a new cassette. 😊 While you are waiting for the book, I still have the translations posted. This one is my favorite and you can see me use a scythe:

The Bloody Sonnets #16

Adaptation of Krvavé sonety.

12 CVEs found in OpenSSL by an AI tool. Damn. OpenSSL is some of the most audited code, and there was some nasty zero days found. I wonder if they turn this onto bitcoin core what will they find.

AISLE

What AI Security Research Looks Like When It Works

What a year of finding zero-days in OpenSSL, curl, and the Linux kernel taught us about AI-driven security research done right.

Bitpunk.fm 3.1 is now available!

They exist. 🥳 I talked with @No Good Kid this morning and we are happy with them! The books are in Europe, I have the red cassettes, soon they will meet and I will get them shipped out. Thank you for all those that preordered! In the spirit of keeping things analog, I am only accepting orders via post, which is still available. A digital version, including audio, will be made available once the analog ones have been enjoyed. I will be in the EU in March and can send some maybe with Paketa when I get there.

Welcome, Wasted Blood

Cover Reveal

I am writing a series on Substack about WW1. This post deals with the myth of dying with honor in war.

Men's Achilles' Heel

An essay with poems on war, honor, and the modern man

I’m now on Bandcamp!

bitpunk.fm

Melting the Sinking Snow, by bitpunk.fm

track by bitpunk.fm

I also put it on lnbeats.

LN Beats

Bitpunk.fm - Spectral Hiding - Melting Snow

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I did a Lofi-hiphop-jazz poetry thing. First time making a real track in a DAW!

Melting the sinking snow

A poem

Here’s a preview of the audio that comes as a red cassette for Wasted Blood. If you are in the EU and want a physical copy, let me know! Maybe we can prevent shipping over the ocean twice. Wastedblood.com Cover design by @No Good Kid , Slovak reading by @mariannasadecka

Tomorrow I will go live for Poetry on Tape for the 52nd time in a row. It is the one year anniversary! Over 10 people contributed to this special episode and you are welcome to join. 12:00 - 12:45 eastern. Which you can either on bitpunkfm.substack.com or live.bitpunk.fm.

Latest bitpunk.fm is now live! Thanks to all those who requested the cassette first! https://pod.link/1751139684/episode/MGQ4MWVlOTAtZjIzMC0xMWYwLTg5NTgtMGJhNTAzN2Q2ZWUz

I played in a live blues band on Monday. My first time playing in a band since 30 years and my first time with an improv solo. I wrote up my experience here:

Walk out onto the street -- roll the dice

A blues sonnet with a story of my first time playing the blues

Last year I shipped or handed out over 200 tapes. I close out 2025 with this one:

Bitpunk.fm 2.12 -- Vespa Verses

Cassette Review

I got a looper medal and tried it with a trumpet.

LN Beats

Bitpunk.fm - Spectral Hiding - Dear Friend - Spirit of Peace

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YouTube catnip for this crowd.

A poisonous mushroom has infected the United States.

Satan's bolete (Rubroboletus satanas)

A villanelle

Bitpunk.fm, 2.12, Vespa Verses is done! 12 tapes, 12 months! Thanks everyone who listens digitally or requests the tapes. Here’s to 2026 and more cassettes!

I learned how to do Live Loops with a trumpet (at the 1:30 mark or so).

Poetry on Tape 26.12.25

Dear Friend, Spirit of Peace