Why Edge Cases Bite
Patch walks through the 20 Questions crash and the test cases it inspired.
Code and Consequences
Software security with consequences
Patch's Corner
Patch Murphy is a fictional composite of every engineer who learned security by trying to avoid pager duty.
“I wasn't trying to build secure software. I was trying to build software that didn't wake me up at 3 AM.”
— Patch Murphy
Latest uploads
Patch walks through the 20 Questions crash and the test cases it inspired.
Packet spoofing dramatized with doodles, plus mitigation strategies.
Dot-com scripts, alert sounds, and why boredom births bugs.
The bit
Dry humor, analogies from the 90s, and the occasional "trust but verify" rant.
Short videos, illustrated explainers, and long-form guides with footnotes.
YouTube, X, newsletter (later), and cameo quotes across the site.