Taking a break

Taking a break

[Alyssa Ross]

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Everybody who's even slightly paying attention will notice progress has
not been fast recently.  The overhead from project management, funding,
etc. has been getting to me for a while, and that's made it very
difficult for me to find the motivation and energy to make progress on
my own work.  This is no good, so I have accepted that I am burnt out
and need some recovery time.  I will therefore be taking a break from
Spectrum starting from next week, for at least a month, maybe two.

During that time I hope to recover, but I also have another hope.
Computer security is going through some turbulent times right now, and I
hope that distance from day-to-day work will give me space to think
about Spectrum's place in this new world we find ourselves in, where the
cost of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities is tending towards free.

I've tried to leave things in as good a state as possible, so that
progress can keep being made in my absence.  Of course, anybody who is
involved in funded Spectrum work and needs my attention during my break
to keep that going should feel free to contact me as required.

Thanks everyone for your ongoing support, and I look forward to
reporting back in a month or two with a clearer mind.

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