Have hash function, will travel ⬡ Posts about cryptology, netsec, infosec, OpenID Connect ⬡ co-founded bastionzero.com ⬡ Works on OpenPubkey: https://github.com/openpubkey/openpubkey ⬡ Website is https://ethanheilman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ethanheilman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ethanheilman.bsky.social/post/3mirjbdcqu22eThe dream of flat earth science, something so stupid everyone will make fun of it, has finally be achieved. What an incredible milestone in history of our species to be alive to witness. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:t5bfqfskvpc4voytwv2k7dbx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirjbdcqu22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ethanheilman.bsky.social/post/3mimtxw2hes23Russell found the Nash equilibrium strategy in my game Terminal Maneuvers. Turns out the missile can beat the laser more than I expected. "Missile has an approximately 32.3% chance of winning, which is a little higher than the 25% estimate given by Ethan" https://r6.ca/blog/20260402T135216Z.html03 Apr 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:t5bfqfskvpc4voytwv2k7dbx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimtxw2hes23https://bsky.app/profile/ethanheilman.bsky.social/post/3mif2loxe5k2i"I hope quantum computing will be impossible for some reason that revolutionizes physics—how exciting would that be? But that’s not my prediction. My prediction is that the more boring, conservative thing will happen: quantum computing will merely be possible, just like the theory said." S. Aaronson31 Mar 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:t5bfqfskvpc4voytwv2k7dbx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif2loxe5k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ethanheilman.bsky.social/post/3mfzk4ye2i226OpenAI has decided AI safety with regards to automated weapons is less important than money from government contracts. We must reward companies that hold the line and punish companies that defect. I canceled OpenAI two weeks ago because I saw the writing on the wall. Just subscribed to Anthropic.01 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:t5bfqfskvpc4voytwv2k7dbx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzk4ye2i226https://bsky.app/profile/ethanheilman.bsky.social/post/3mfsbi7whkc2x"Meaning is canonical; slack cannot enter."26 Feb 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:t5bfqfskvpc4voytwv2k7dbx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsbi7whkc2x