Brian Kohan

Brian Kohan

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I was hacked by my editor

I was hacked by my editor

Brian Kohan
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software ai security
Last August, 2025 I had the privilege of being hit by the first known attack in history to leverage a local AI agent on the systems it compromised. All I had to do to be hit by this attack was restart my VS Code editor within a 5 hour window. There are a few decent write ups of this attack floating …
Marlo: 2011 - 01/16/2026

Marlo: 2011 - 01/16/2026

Brian Kohan
Articles
fatherhood
Marlo was probably born in Yolo County California sometime in early 2011. Little is known about his first year of life or what led him to be found in a field outside of Sacramento, riddled with worms and in very ill health. He had been neutered so someone likely knew him by another name. The …
Roadmap: django-polymorphic

Roadmap: django-polymorphic

Brian Kohan
Articles
software django python javascript open source
This is an update for everyone on how I’m thinking about and prioritizing work on this library so you may make decisions about continuing to use it based on more than nothing. The first version of django-polymorphic was released 15 years ago in 2011. There are many users of this library and it runs …
Yes on 50

Yes on 50

Brian Kohan
Articles
politics california endorsement
Election: Special, November 4th, 2025 Jurisdiction: California Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 50 This is a sad vote for me but not a tough one. Some friends and family I deeply respect disagree with me and since it does not seem like a great idea to do something facially anti-democratic when we’re …
Good Dads

Good Dads

Brian Kohan
Articles
fatherhood
I remember less and less from my childhood as I get older. It’s not like those memories have vanished, I just have to root around for them a bit longer and when I find them they’re a bit hazier. My formative memories are still crisp as day, though, and on this father’s day I’m thinking about one in …
A Moral Moment

A Moral Moment

Brian Kohan
Articles
politics ethics strategy
The sirens have barely let up in the last 5 days. We hear them race passed Dodger Stadium on their way to downtown only a few miles away. On Friday, the first of the ICE raids started in the garment district. They rounded up people at work, splintering families and terrorizing a community. Los …

django-polymorphic

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Brian Kohan
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django open source python
I am the maintainer of django-polymorphic which is an installable Django application written in python. It allows database tables to behave polymorphically in the Object Oriented programming sense at your application level. I am not the original author of django-polymorphic. The previous authors and …
Going on Record

Going on Record

Brian Kohan
Articles
politics speech
The United States is experiencing the most serious direct assault on the freedom of speech since McCarthyism: Broadcasters are capitulating to frivolous lawsuits meant to tame their coverage. Law firms are being punished for helping blacklisted clients. Lawful residents are being arrested for …

django-routines

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Brian Kohan
Software
python open source django
I am the creator and maintainer of django-routines which is an installable Django application written in python. It defines a routine command using django-typer and builds subcommands on that command from definitions in settings. The subcommands are named routines that run collections of management …

django-typer

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Brian Kohan
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django open source python
I am the creator and maintainer of django-typer which is an installable Django application written in python. It uses click and typer to provide a an interface to define Django management commands using type hints. It supports two main interface styles, a style that is a superset of the basic typer …

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