The Tarquin is a security engineer at Amazon.com. His security background is in browser development and application security. His hacking background is mainly in attempting to maximize the absurdity content of systems. He also studied philosophy, specializing in the Phenomenology of Technology and seeks to understand the ways in which our systems help the human brain lie to itself. His years as a dev have given him a bad habit of needling red teamers. His years in philosophy have given him a bad habit of switching sides in an argument seemingly at random.