A little pinch of randomness here and there and poof, your data is now protected. Magic! ✨ (I don't read DMs. Send me an email instead.) 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@tedted, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.eshttps://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mv726v6erai2The European Commission just told Google exactly how it must share anonymized search data with its competitors, as per DMA 6(11). Here's a ✨ new blog post ✨ about it and my work with the Commission: https://desfontain.es/blog/google-search-dma-data-sharing.html 🔍10 Sep 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv726v6erai2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mv4ovgsnqeo2Super fun position from a blitz game tonight. I played Bxh3, my opponent resigned. Two puzzles in one: 1. Instead of resigning, how can White gain an advantage after Bxh3? 2. What should I have played instead?09 Sep 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4ovgsnqeo2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mv3kvlbh2fq2Shoyu just came on my lap while I was working, looked up at me with his adorable eyes, then sneezed directly in my face and left.09 Sep 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3kvlbh2fq2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3muwht66mqgc2I made a poor decision and decided to wade into AI discourse: here's a ✨ new blog post ✨ about how LLMs impact the kind of privacy work I do. I tried to make it nuanced and somewhat novel in what it discusses. Let me know what you think? ➡️ https://desfontain.es/blog/llms-for-privacy.html07 Sep 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwht66mqgc2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mumjaw5kczp2Despair! Lost innocence! Paradise, gone forever! The kittens have learned to jump on the kitchen counter.03 Sep 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumjaw5kczp2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mukahrqekko2Scientific review PSA: If you put in your AI disclosure that you used AI for "editing", but your paper abstract reads like it was entirely LLM-generated, I'm going to assume that either you're lying, or you don't know what editing means. Both are bad news for your paper's chances.02 Sep 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukahrqekko2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mugy5tucbak2Pretty proud of this: I helped Transluce publish MHUsage, a differentially private synthetic dataset of binary vectors describing conversations between LLMs and users experiencing a mental health crisis. The goal is to help future research use more realistic simulations. (Links below.)01 Sep 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugy5tucbak2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mub2eb4bsyr2I think Miso likes me29 Aug 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub2eb4bsyr2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mu3w5rbg3fe2Bonsoir, je vous prie d'admirer ma tarte aux prunes.27 Aug 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3w5rbg3fe2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mtstxy5ihk22damn google, that's a very sad image to put front and center when someone searches for a country 😐24 Aug 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtstxy5ihk22https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mtquwixmlxd2hands down the funniest interview I've read in a long while https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/b-c-swimmer-crosses-strait-of-georgia-under-nine-hours-9.731626023 Aug 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtquwixmlxd2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mths6micmqw2RE: https://mastodon.social/@bengrosser/117124225337534676 wonderful like the previous two installments https://mastodon.social/users/bengrosser/statuses/11712422533753467619 Aug 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mths6micmqw2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mtgyp5hg33t2RE: https://mastodon.social/@macmade/117121736606694035 This post made me realize that the red dots I saw around the sun when looking at it with binoculars during totality were solar flares 🤩 https://mastodon.social/users/macmade/statuses/11712173660669403519 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgyp5hg33t2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mtedhqczq7x2An Apache-licensed project I'm working on has copyright notices on all its source files, referencing the company that originally developed the project. This company is now defunct. Is there any reason not to remove the copyright notices?18 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtedhqczq7x2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mtc33vdacyt2RE: https://hachyderm.io/@tedted/117111590751990653 The follow-up article to this is also worth a read. Come for the pretty birds, stay for the math and the philosophy of ranking https://moultano.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/fairly-ranking-the-most-brilliant-birds/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc33vdacyt2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mswcxj7ixdi2The long drive to Spain was so worth it 💛 Pictures really don't do this justice, but here are some anyway. (Second picture from Javier Belver/EFE.)12 Aug 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswcxj7ixdi2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3msdykdp6oq72How am I supposed to get any work done in these conditions05 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdykdp6oq72https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mrqd23psmrb2guess who zoomed through a paper bag, ripped the handle, and got stuck with it around his neck for a solid half-hour afterwards #catsofmastodon28 Jul 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqd23psmrb2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mrmiasue5d22Absolute joy — I'm collaborating on a whitepaper with a client and they use @typst 🌈27 Jul 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmiasue5d22https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mrciiggahch2Au cas où ça puisse aider quelqu'un à gagner 30 secondes : rentrer deux noms de ville dans le champ unique de SNCF-Connect est correctement interprété (e.g. "Lyon Paris" est bien transformé en "trains de Lyon vers Paris").23 Jul 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrciiggahch2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mqrcuktiwld2Over the past year, I've had the honor to work with the European Commission to help them understand Google's (terrible) approach to sharing anonymised search data with competitors under the Digital Markets Act, and design an alternative solution that preserves more utility. [1/3]16 Jul 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrcuktiwld2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mqqrudtivcs2Extremely agree with these points from Edwige Cyffers about large privacy budgets in DP16 Jul 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqrudtivcs2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mqkmmoecx252he's not sure what he's been busted for, but he's definitely been busted13 Jul 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkmmoecx252https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mq5yqddehrl2Je découvre l'astuce de mettre plusieurs ingrédients ayant la même base dans un gâteau pour rendre les saveurs plus complexes et enthousiasmantes 👀 Exemple dans cette nouvelle recette : gâteau coco, coco, et coco 🥥 https://desfontain.es/recettes/gateau-coco.html08 Jul 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5yqddehrl2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mq5r56a3ddq2we've started exploring the world with Shoyu #catsofmastodon08 Jul 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5r56a3ddq2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mq5b6ljqz6l2Today is the one-year anniversary of Hiding Nemo, my independent consultancy 🎉 I wrote a blog post about how it's been going so far (tl;dr: pretty good!) ️➡️ https://desfontain.es/blog/one-year-hiding-nemo.html ✨08 Jul 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5b6ljqz6l2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mpvrywnzqvu2One skill I do not have yet: making cake icing that looks pretty. How do y'all do it?05 Jul 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvrywnzqvu2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mpvnummuasy2Information importante : la citronnelle fraîche ça change absolument tout. Hop une recette de poulet super simple, rapide, et absurdement délicieuse 🤤 https://desfontain.es/recettes/poulet-a-la-citronnelle.html05 Jul 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvnummuasy2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mpssws6rdsk2After 2 weeks of unsuccessfully searching for my lost crochet bag, I've bitten the bullet and bought new yarn & needles, and restarted the project I had already poured dozens of hours into. Press F04 Jul 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpssws6rdsk2https://bsky.app/profile/desfontain.es/post/3mpmc3vae3ru2adventure! #catsofmastodon01 Jul 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:hgnmtf73y7af252bfajdqcm7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmc3vae3ru2