Ask HN: Why isn’t radiation used to sterilize raw foods (like sashimi, eggs)?

In an effort to avoid food poisoning from the more persistent pathogens (like salmonella, e.coli, and other such stomach-acid-surviving bugs), why aren’t short bursts of radiation used to sterilize raw foods? We go to great lengths to ensure a safe food supply, like processors washing chicken in bleach, washing eggs and massive doses of antibiotics. Despite these efforts, outbreaks are […]

Ask HN: How can I get into cyber security research?

Quick background: I am a tech lead in a SRE team. I am not sure this is what I want for the rest of my life. I love the sec field. In the last few years I’ve played lots of CTFs, pwned several boxes on Hack the Box, studied and reproduced CVEs, etc. I have the technical knowledge. I don’t […]