+ I am an internationally recognised expert on computer + security, with specialisms in web security, security + program (SSDLC) construction, and automated security + analysis. +
++ I am a Member of Technical Staff at{' '} + OpenAI, where I + work on computer security. +
++ I am interested in consulting on legal cases. For + business, email me at{' '} + + thomas@shadwell.im + + . +
++ A selection of my work over the years can be found + below. +
+- I am an internationally recognised expert on - computer security, with specialisms in web security, - security program (SSDLC) construction, and automated - security analysis. -
-- I am a Member of Technical Staff at{' '} - OpenAI, where - I work on computer security. -
-- I am interested in consulting on legal cases. For - business, email me at{' '} - - thomas@shadwell.im - - . -
-- A selection of my work over the years can be found - below. -
-- About. -
-The design of this website.
-
- This website is a direct descendant of one I made in
- 2019. The core ideas come from very early on when I
- was using the internet, and I didn't want to tell
- people with my chosen username what kind of person I
- was. I picked the username zemnmez
to
- be something meaningless that people could fill with
- their own ideas of who I was.
-
- Similarly, when I made the website, I didn't want to - tell people directly about myself, so instead I made - this timeline to keep track of what I had done every - year. The number in roman numerals is my age that - year. It fulfilled another role as I was collecting - my work to apply for my US O1 visa, which requires - proving that you've done a lot of interesting - things! -
-
- The background video (hero video
) is
- of a hidden area in the gardens of{' '}
-
- Kenwood House
-
- , a beautiful stately home sandwiched between
- Highgate and Hampstead in London where I grew up.
- It's located at about{' '}
-
- 51.57139601074658°N, -0.16924392259112794°E
-
- .
-
- It used to be that there was a bench hidden under - overgrown bushes and a tree near the hydrangeas past - the orangery. I took a video from there one summer – - I was collecting photos and videos to remind me of - home because I knew I'd leave it behind someday to - move to the US. -
-- The type and style itself was inspired by older, - pre-computer era typsetting such as the{' '} - - Lloyd's Act 1871 - - . Particular effort was put into trying to have - content fill horizontal space automatically, as seen - in older documents that try to make the most of the - paper they're printed on. -
-
- What's the difference between
-
- The diamond logo (
- When I eventually made the diamond logo, it ended up - looking a like an eye logo I'd made very early on in - 2012. I liked it so much it came to represent the - persona I had since 2009. The logo itself is from - much later, probably around 2015. -
-
- The time eye logo (Thomas Shadwell
, my real name, versus{' '}
- zemnmez
, the persona I had used since
- 2009. It became necessary after I made the Forbes
- Under 30 list for my tax system hack in 2018. Before
- this point I'd worked hard to try to keep the two
- identities separate, but Forbes lists aren't really
- for online personas.
-
- The eye logo is a reference to the well-known{' '}
-
- eye of providence
-
- , a symbol that represents human achievement as
- being incomplete without God. I wanted it to reflect
- the idea that, in a universe that might not have a
- God, we as people have a responsibility to care for
- each other.
-
- In having to make this distinction, for a short time
- the work published as zemnmez
{' '}
- continued to represent the things I was most proud
- of – an idealised kind of self. But at Google, I
- started to publish security research I was really
- proud of as both zemnmez
and{' '}
- Thomas Shadwell
The abstract ideas are
- still there, but now I'm more Thomas
{' '}
- than I ever was. ☺
-
- ⁂ -
-+ About. +
+The design of this website.
+
+ This website is a direct descendant of one I made in
+ 2019. The core ideas come from very early on when I was
+ using the internet, and I didn't want to tell people
+ with my chosen username what kind of person I was. I
+ picked the username zemnmez
to be
+ something meaningless that people could fill with their
+ own ideas of who I was.
+
+ Similarly, when I made the website, I didn't want to + tell people directly about myself, so instead I made + this timeline to keep track of what I had done every + year. The number in roman numerals is my age that year. + It fulfilled another role as I was collecting my work to + apply for my US O1 visa, which requires proving that + you've done a lot of interesting things! +
+
+ The background video (hero video
) is of a
+ hidden area in the gardens of{' '}
+
+ Kenwood House
+
+ , a beautiful stately home sandwiched between Highgate
+ and Hampstead in London where I grew up. It's located at
+ about{' '}
+
+ 51.57139601074658°N, -0.16924392259112794°E
+
+ .
+
+ It used to be that there was a bench hidden under + overgrown bushes and a tree near the hydrangeas past the + orangery. I took a video from there one summer – I was + collecting photos and videos to remind me of home + because I knew I'd leave it behind someday to move to + the US. +
++ The type and style itself was inspired by older, + pre-computer era typsetting such as the{' '} + + Lloyd's Act 1871 + + . Particular effort was put into trying to have content + fill horizontal space automatically, as seen in older + documents that try to make the most of the paper they're + printed on. +
+
+ What's the difference between
+
+ The diamond logo (
+ When I eventually made the diamond logo, it ended up + looking a like an eye logo I'd made very early on in + 2012. I liked it so much it came to represent the + persona I had since 2009. The logo itself is from much + later, probably around 2015. +
+
+ The time eye logo (Thomas Shadwell
, my real name, versus{' '}
+ zemnmez
, the persona I had used since
+ 2009. It became necessary after I made the Forbes Under
+ 30 list for my tax system hack in 2018. Before this
+ point I'd worked hard to try to keep the two identities
+ separate, but Forbes lists aren't really for online
+ personas.
+
+ The eye logo is a reference to the well-known{' '}
+
+ eye of providence
+
+ , a symbol that represents human achievement as being
+ incomplete without God. I wanted it to reflect the idea
+ that, in a universe that might not have a God, we as
+ people have a responsibility to care for each other.
+
+ In having to make this distinction, for a short time the
+ work published as zemnmez
continued to
+ represent the things I was most proud of – an idealised
+ kind of self. But at Google, I started to publish
+ security research I was really proud of as both{' '}
+ zemnmez
and Thomas Shadwell
{' '}
+ The abstract ideas are still there, but now I'm more{' '}
+ Thomas
than I ever was. ☺
+