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In reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2015/06/30/about-academic-fraud/#comment-357572">Amon Sanniez</a>. Hi Amon, Thank you for publicly admitting that you stole my stuff and attempted to pass it as your own. There is no "alleged" dilemma here. Since I do not really have time for plagiarists, and since this is my personal blog, where I, by default, write my opinion, not an employer sanctioned party line, let me be very short and blunt. There is no need to contact people who steal someone else's work and pass it as their own regardless of what they have to say. You really expect me to debate you on what constitutes plagiarism and whether you had appropriate reasons to steal my stuff? Google it, if you do not understand how authorship works. I did indeed allow Websense to use my presentation, I remember that well, I actually told someone at the venue at the time (was it you?) that they are free to use my presentation while properly crediting me. There is no issue with that at all. However, using my findings and crediting me (as I did in my presentation for others) does not equate to taking my stuff and presenting it as your own. Honestly, are you five years old? Why do you expect me to explain to you why stealing is bad? And why you can never take away the moral rights to someone's work, regardless of what kind of permission you secure. This is like going to a concert, listening to a band (e.g. Rolling Stones) and afterwards asking them whether you could play your songs at your "party". They say sure (let's pretend they would), and you go and hold a concert pretending, say, Sympathy for the Devil is your song. Allowing you to use someone's work, does not make you its author. Not earning any money (but I pretended to be you for free, so that must be ok!, you say), does not make stealing ok. You say, you told the audience that you are presenting my stuff? Well, crediting me would be even better, which would prevent me from wondering whether you only steal other peoples research or also lie about stealing it. Keep it real, mate and good luck pretending that people who point out your unethical behaviour are the ones who hurt your character in the eyes of others.
16.3.2024 15:52Comment on About academic fraud by David Modic (admin)Hello David Modic, As a way of introduction to your audience I am the alleged plagarist Amon Sanniez. I shall attempt to provide you with some needed context below. Whilst working as a security researcher for Websense, I had the opportunity to step in as a last minute replacement for my then manager (the head of department(WSL)), to guest lecture at RHUL (due to conflicts in scheduling). Considering the time constraint, a simple change was made to a deck of slides provided for the engagement circa a name change as evidenced within the deck you referenced. The lecture from my recollection went well as it was fascinating for me as a presenter and also beneficial to the MSc students as whole (having gained an insight into some of the work the security researchers within WSL did). I appreciate your article was published a while back and you did so with the evidence you had. I am also not attempting to challenge or claim ownership of your work however, might the case have been that you presented your findings to Websense and agreed for this to be shared or other? I am guessing the reason this slide deck was created, must have had something to do with this? I also expect your view must have been somewhat skewed/blurred as you took the approach to attack my character ignoring some rationale. Regardless of this, I am easy to find and you could have made contact of which, I would have happily obliged and provided you with what had transpired or the least my account of events. To provide you with some clarity, the guest lecturing for RHUL was not paid for nor did I request any reimbursement for my time. I also did not take any credit for the slides as they were not ones I created (I vividly recall this as I used it as part of my ice breaker, stating you only got a substitute as opposed to the star). In my tenure within the WSL team, it was the norm to step in for any of the team members on short notice. Your post albeit an interesting and a well written piece seemed quite targetted to discredit me as a professional and somewhat attacking my character as an individual within society. Not having crossed paths, I can only assume this attack was based on what little you gathered off the internet to launch your attack. Hindsight being a great growth tool I believe might have changed your approach to matters as in my opinion, you could have made contact with myself or Websense to have a complete set of evidence to make your article factual. In anyway, I believe you missed an opportunity here as you could have educated your readers on what you might have got wrong and make the wider security profession much better with your knowledge, skills and expertise as opposed to the singular focus on discrediting my character. I hope the above provides you with some context. NB: shameless plug to say thank you to my mentee for googling my name and finding this interesting article.
15.3.2024 16:43Comment on About academic fraud by Amon SanniezIn this case it all starts with a screenshot of a poll. Here it is. I do not know more about this than that. A “science communicator” posts it online. Without a link to the source or the opinion piece … Continue reading
25.3.2022 11:02The abuse of scienceMoja poanta sicer ni bila ali obstaja opioidna “kriza” ali ne. Tudi ne poznam nikogar, ki bi zanikal, da so opioidi problem, tako kot jih naslavljamo zdaj. Je pa res, da je moje mnenje verjetno obarvano z več leti dela … Continue reading
11.2.2022 11:38O tem kako “vsi” “lažejo”.Ok. This post will mostly not be about safety of home delivery, versus hospital delivery. Really quick and dirty google search will answer this for you. Very briefly, in the U.S. on average about 14 out 10.000 home deliveries results … Continue reading
7.2.2022 13:26Giving home birth and the failure to understand statsIn the past weeks I have been bludgeoned with vaccine scepticism several times. In most cases I stumbled into those conversations totally unsuspecting, as I assumed that rational people know that it is preferrable to take a miniscule risk now … Continue reading
24.3.2021 09:00About vaccine scepticismVsake toliko časa nas, zainteresirano javnost, kdo malce poduči o pandemiji. Če kliknete na sliko boste videli cel post, tukaj pa citiram samo dele, na katere se odzivam. Iz nekega razloga ne morem napisati mnenja pod napisanim, pa ga objavljam … Continue reading
29.9.2020 13:56O nedovoljenih posegih v prvobitnost človeka in COVID-19Jacinda Arden (NZ Labour party) puts out a press release saying that national elections will be postponed from 19th September to 17th October (here, here). The white supremacists and Trump apologists around the world cry about the injustice of it … Continue reading
18.8.2020 08:13Of Strawmen and fake equivalency (New Zealand vs. USA elections)I’ve gotten an email the other day: … I am doing a project on the broad focus of language and identity. There were 4 sub categories, one of which was ‘self-representation’ which is what I went for. The aim of … Continue reading
6.7.2020 07:58On remorse and psychopathsIn reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2019/09/12/playing-with-the-submariner/#comment-19969">dennis</a>. I have a v7 too. They are very well repped, generally. My v7 was bought in 2017, I think, and I bought it last year over M2M. I replaced the movement, the crystal, the hands, the insert, the gaskets, the bezel assembly and the insert (three times :), I kept losing the pearl or breaking it). It is now remarkably accurate time-wise. Good luck with the search for a watchmaker. Kind Regards, D.
8.3.2020 19:11Comment on Playing with the Submariner by David ModicIn reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2016/10/25/restoring-the-rolex-deepsea-sea-dweller/#comment-18580">Khairyl Hashim</a>. Hi mate, The 116660 insert I bought from eBay. Ali Express ones are really bad. It was quite expensive IIRC, about 50 GBP. Of course gen is about 1000 pounds. The 116610LN and LV, I bought M2M on various forums and I bought a few from Yuki and Raffles, for the pip, mainly. The M2M ones had molotov mods or similar. One I did myself too. Kind Regards, David
8.3.2020 19:06Comment on Restoring the Rolex DeepSea Sea Dweller [Updated! 05.jan.2017] by David Modicgreat read ,i wish somebody would serviced mine sub noob v7 . but its kinda hard to find a good and trusted person here in the netherlands. even though i bought it a week ago new , but if im correct , the v7 are made 4 years ago...
6.3.2020 20:05Comment on Playing with the Submariner by dennisIn reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2016/10/25/restoring-the-rolex-deepsea-sea-dweller/#comment-18548">David Modic</a>. Hi David thanks for the reply. May i ask for the link where you bought the bezel insert please? Yours seems perfect (with thr pip position and all). Unless there's a way I can reposition mine without breaking the brittle ceramic insert.I'm currently following your steps in assembling a broken 116660(noob) from scratch. Much thanks again!
26.11.2019 14:56Comment on Restoring the Rolex DeepSea Sea Dweller [Updated! 05.jan.2017] by Khairyl HashimIn reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2019/09/12/playing-with-the-submariner/#comment-18531">Steven Wright</a>. Hi Stephen, I would need to see it to be sure but two things come to mind: - The hyrtel ring is in the way. - I had an issue with the VRF bezel where I needed to actually put the bezel on the crystal ring, before I pressed the crystal ring in. It did not go on any other way. No way, seriously, I used a large vice, nothing, simply no way, but to remove the crystal ring and then put the bezel under it. Hope this helps (I think I have written about it in the playing with the hulk post).
22.11.2019 16:02Comment on Playing with the Submariner by David ModicIn reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2016/10/25/restoring-the-rolex-deepsea-sea-dweller/#comment-18526">Khairyl Hashim</a>. Hi dude, Sorry, I don't do work on other people's watches :(. Too many things can go wrong. Kind Regards, David
22.11.2019 15:58Comment on Restoring the Rolex DeepSea Sea Dweller [Updated! 05.jan.2017] by David ModicI have the the arf version 116610. Bezel is off and even with the click springs in it will not snap on. Is there a retainer or something I am overlooking? Thanks for any advice!
21.11.2019 01:02Comment on Playing with the Submariner by Steven WrightHi David, awesome post! I know this is an old post but so relevant nonetheless. I was wondering if you do touch ups or repairs on a dssd? I.e. replacing and correcting bezel inserts or changing the dial closer to a gen? Thank you
20.11.2019 03:20Comment on Restoring the Rolex DeepSea Sea Dweller [Updated! 05.jan.2017] by Khairyl HashimThis was all getting untidy. Politics and computers and watches. So I created a special page for watch stuff, here: https://tinker.crq.systems/ . The previous watch stuff will be slowly phased out from here (it is all on the new site, … Continue reading
4.11.2019 19:30Watch stuff is moving to https://tinker.crq.systems !This has now moved to: https://tinker.crq.systems/2019/10/25/the-double-red-sea-dweller-ref-1665/ [replaced malicious code]
25.10.2019 11:40The Double Red Sea-dweller (ref 1665)[…] is the continuation of the messing with the submariner post. In that post I unboxed the VRF MAX A2386 116610LV submariner, I regulated the movement, and tested […]
16.10.2019 11:07Comment on Playing with the Submariner by Playing with the Hulk (116610LV) – Missives from the voidThis has now moved to: https://tinker.crq.systems/2019/10/16/playing-with-the-hulk-116610lv/ [replaced malicious code]
16.10.2019 11:06Playing with the Hulk (116610LV)In reply to <a href="https://blog.rodbina.org/2016/10/25/restoring-the-rolex-deepsea-sea-dweller/#comment-18206">Kurt</a>. Hi Kurt, Glad it helped. The DSSD is, I think, the only Rolex where you can turn the inner ring and thus the rehaut. That comes in quite handy for alignment :). Kind Regards, David
9.10.2019 06:43Comment on Restoring the Rolex DeepSea Sea Dweller [Updated! 05.jan.2017] by David ModicMate, fantastic write up! I need to realign the OGEV inner bezel on my V6 DSSD, as the 'E' in Escape and 'K' of Lock are supposed to align perfectly with the 12 and 6 markers.. it's one of the very few external tells on these great reps.. and your pics and tear down is really useful.
8.10.2019 15:27Comment on Restoring the Rolex DeepSea Sea Dweller [Updated! 05.jan.2017] by Kurt[…] There is an update now, here. […]
3.10.2019 21:36Comment on Playing with the Submariner (update) by Playing with the Submariner – Missives from the void[…] this is a followup from a previous post about the subs I bought. There was some more stuff I wanted to […]
3.10.2019 21:36Comment on Playing with the Submariner by Playing with the Submariner (update) – Missives from the voidThis had now moved to: https://tinker.crq.systems/2019/10/03/playing-with-the-submariner-update/ [replaced malicious code]
3.10.2019 21:06Playing with the Submariner (update)This has now moved to: https://tinker.crq.systems/2019/09/12/playing-with-the-submariner/ [replaced malicious code]
12.9.2019 19:48Playing with the SubmarinerA narrative emerges: “The EU anti tax avoidance laws will come into action soon, therefore the UK billionaires want to get the UK out of the EU asap with no extension to ART50”. Panama papers shoud give one a clue … Continue reading
3.2.2019 08:59The no-deal rationaleAfter five years and a bit, we are leaving Cambridge. It is somewhat bitter-sweet parting. I’ve met some good friends here and people that I genuinely like (and some of them seem to like me). I’ve met a bunch of … Continue reading
26.9.2018 06:21Leaving CambridgeThis post has now moved to: https://tinker.crq.systems/2018/09/22/omega-seamaster-pro-chronograph-2599-80-00/ [replaced malicious code]
22.9.2018 22:53Omega Seamaster PRO Chronograph (2599.80.00)