Cryptography, privacy, zero knowledge, Rust, Zcash dev, gaming, hardware hackery, art appreciation. He/him. https://str4d.xyz https://abyssdomain.expert/@str4d age18f63qx4gk8x7p4lfuwwglqcan7snvp406q5vmk26g9fmpe9c799qqzzr3whttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3muu5nh42xs2rMy life right now:06 Sep 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5nh42xs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mu6ufryuos2vThe main reason I'd want Polytoken to be open-source at this stage is to figure out why certain things don't work. Fortunately, it has a /feedback command and a very responsive developer, so I can just keep throwing my observations in there instead and forget about them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ufryuos2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mtnrb5f5sk2aOptimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Cryptographic engineer: Your RNG is broken, that's not a uniform distribution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnrb5f5sk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3msexycmrc227Excellent article, and very interesting to read. I find it amusing that this paragraph of Chatrie is "head-scratching" from a legal perspective, when to me (both as a regular user and a professional privacy engineer) this is a pretty straightforward way to map physical privacy onto digital privacy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3msexycmrc227https://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mruuzeoxf22sFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruuzeoxf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mqzrtvw34s22Finally19 Jul 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzrtvw34s22https://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mql3tol3uk2kluv 2 think I'll make a quick release of a project with a new feature, and instead end up having to cut multiple bugfix releases as I find things I missed several years ago 🫠14 Jul 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql3tol3uk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mqdimefj6c2tMy Raspberry Pi Tailscale exit node is not routing. I can't SSH in because I don't remember its password, and I don't remember which laptop I set it up from (for pubkey access). I can't change the password in the CLI because I can't find my micro HDMI adapter. Guess I'm reflashing it yet again! 🫠11 Jul 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdimefj6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mq6edjzc4s22That was fun! I've played similar games before but not that allowed using letters multiple times; that took a bit for my brain to route through. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6edjzc4s22https://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mq6a3ilssk2nThe outcomes from this Rust rewrite that interest me: - Introduced 19 regressions, all now fixed. - Fixed 128 bugs that were present in the Zig version. - Cost $165,000 of API tokens, took 1 engineer 11 days. Not feasible for any open-source codebases, but *way* cheaper than 3 engineers for 1 year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6a3ilssk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpziuuh2yc22oh noooooo07 Jul 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpziuuh2yc22https://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpx4axktms2bThat was exhausting just to watch!06 Jul 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpx4axktms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpwymkt6ss2mI am not normally a football person, but games like this one are quite exceptional.06 Jul 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwymkt6ss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpvwur7mes2bWhat a race.05 Jul 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvwur7mes2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mptecgya5k2uEvery time I think I'm getting a handle on the bounds of what an AI model can handle on its own, it makes a fuckup significant enough to force me to stop what it's doing and continue hand-holding it. And I have no idea whether or not this is due to the provider making their model dumber on the fly.04 Jul 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptecgya5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpk7i5p6522sDid anyone set up an image/video post labeller trained on Mango Mussolini's face (and his associated cabinet)? @aendra.com maybe you have leads (or know of XBlock derivatives)?30 Jun 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk7i5p6522shttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpjbzdij622sInteresting artifact of the way @bsky.app does embeds: because they are stored in the post itself (via an app.bsky.embed.external record), they don't change when the article itself changes (e.g. this article has been retracted). [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjbzdij622shttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mpc4uazvfk2yI was *certain* the images in the quoted post were GIFs of an old CRT recording until I tapped them. @bsky.app you got a stylesheet bug somewhere, your gallery is vibing a bit too hard. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpc4uazvfk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mo7knnf6722oThe ancient contracts call us forth once more. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7knnf6722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mo5inxcnqs2zThey're raising a white flag at the Kennedy center.13 Jun 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5inxcnqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mo5gaokm3s2zIt's 5:30am in the UK and I am still watching. This is my World Cup. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5gaokm3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/str4d.xyz/post/3mnvcahckkc2eThe privacy risks (very nicely outlined herein) are one of the core motivations for the personal assistant system I'm currently building for myself. That and I really want the hackability I get from a system I fully control (Per-task encrypted secrets? Seamless local models? Cyberdeck integration?) [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:bvdrfwiamgi5leqs63q2duro/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvcahckkc2e