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sapphirepunk not sifrpunk janitor @0xsalon.bsky.social latest writings: https://wassimalsindi.substack.com web: https://wassim.xyz

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hi. A note about this portal, subscribers, and support.

I’m going to use this new subs-tacky place to develop and seek commentary on work-in-progress writing: the research-oriented “scholarly” variety as well as more creative and speculative works.

open.substack.com/pub/wassimal...

Hi. A note about this portal, subscribers, and support

Hi, I’m Wassim.

open.substack.com

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Jun 24

a very simple sapphirepunk website:

sapphirepunk.com

A Sapphirepunk Manifesto

sapphirepunk.com

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Jun 10

open swords software

Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · Jun 9

For those thinking about the role of tech companies in Gaza, a quick thread on IBM, Thomas Watson, & the Holocaust.

+some surprises below for those of you that think you know how the story ended...

Watson ran IBM during WWII & thru a subsidiary sold the IBM punch card system to the Nazi regime.

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · May 22

the Kittlerian Jihad

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · May 21

It's not regulators curving tech in a less harmful/damaging direction or big tech prioritising conscientiousness over profit that'll shape the technological future of society but rather it's public backlash that's going to be key. the tides are turning www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Almost half of young people would rather live in a world where the internet does not exist, according to a new survey.

The research reveals that nearly 70% of 16- to 21-year-olds feel worse about themselves after spending time on social media. Half (50%) would support a “digital curfew” that would restrict their access to certain apps and sites past 10pm, while 46% said they would rather be young in a world without the internet altogether.

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 29

just dropped on the 'sztac

Inside the Dark Ages of Blockchain Governance Pt. 3

free to read:
wassimalsindi.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the Dark Ages of Blockchain Governance III

Far from transcending the flaws of human governance, blockchain networks have mirrored the very structures they sought to dismantle. Have we learned anything?

wassimalsindi.substack.com

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 27

they asked me to bring props to the event today

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 25

juxtaposing rw utopianism (aka golf futurism) with the final writings of Mark Fisher for the "Experiments in Utopia" event on Sunday. I don't usually talk about my Crusading in public* but they did specifically request I bring the chain mail. You should come if you're in London.

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 24

we do a lil' in conversation with Inte Gloerich this evening. from 18h30 tonight at Au JUS in Brussels

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 22

just dropped, on the sztac and free to read:

"Inside the Dark Ages of Blockchain Governance, Part Two"

wassimalsindi.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the Dark Ages of Blockchain Governance II

Far from transcending the flaws of human governance, blockchain networks have mirrored the very structures they sought to dismantle. Have we learned anything?

wassimalsindi.substack.com

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 18

as part of my current "speculative economies" residency at au JUS in Brussels, @maxhaiven.bsky.social will be visiting 28/29 Apr. We'll be launching his new anticapitalist boardgame and going into conversation on gamification, fascism, and the endless Crusade.

Read: tribunemag.co.uk/2025/04/radi...

Radical Gaming

A new left-wing board game puts players in the role of maniacal plutocrats trying to take over the world. Its creator explains how it responds to the wider phenomenon of ‘gamified capitalism’.

tribunemag.co.uk

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 15

just dropped on the 'sztac, free to read:

"Inside the Dark Ages of Blockchain Governance, Pt 1"
wassimalsindi.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Far from transcending the flaws of human governance, blockchain networks have mirrored the very structures they sought to dismantle. Have we learned anything?

Reposted by wassimulacrum

Max Haiven @maxhaiven.bsky.social · Apr 14

Very pleased to write for Tribune about games and the radical imagination in a moment of gamified capitalism (and its fascist nightmares), w. words about Billionaires & Guillotines, the game I've made with @plutopress.bsky.social which you can help us crowdfund now.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/04/radi...

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 11

"Experiments in Utopia", Sunday 27th April at @barbicancentre.bsky.social in London

www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...

More Than Human Togetherness | Barbican

Join us at this Experiments in Utopia talk to consider how contemporary technology can catalyse collectivity and hack the system of individuality.

www.barbican.org.uk

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 8

now up on the 'sztac, free to read

Speculative Fiction Buffer Overflow: LoLaMos

wassimalsindi.substack.com/p/preview-lo...

Speculative Fiction Buffer Overflow: LoLaMos

Shall I compare thee to a voltage spike? Thou art more transient, though less liable to surge.

wassimalsindi.substack.com

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Apr 1

just dropped on the 'sztac:

Scenes from a Memorypool III, the last set of flashfictions orbiting @0xsalon.bsky.social 2022 theatrical project The Black Hole of Money. A few previews attached.

wassimalsindi.substack.com/p/scenes-fro...

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 27

save the date: Sunday 27th April for a very special event on "Utopian Experiments" at the Barbican in London

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 26

cheerful stuff tbh

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 26

just dropped, on the 'sztac:

Scenes from a Memorypool II: flashfictions orbiting the @0xsalon.bsky.social 2022 theatre production The Black Hole of Money

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 25

Saturday 5th April in Istanbul

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 24

CAMELOT has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with @0xsalon.bsky.social, who will break ground next year. It's a piece of recently cleared, prime real estate on the Mediterranean. Our early adopters' TEMPLAR KNIGHT package will be purchaseable soon.

Signed,
Wassim Z. Alsindi
King/CEO of CAMELOT

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 24

Changed my mind: I am starting a Knightwork State. It's called CAMELOT, and I'm the King of it. Become my serf and I will bestow upon you everlasting chain mail, longevity pills, and tax exemption. Phase 1 EXCALIBUR launch event will take place in Brussels next month. Devs Vult!

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 24

Neo-Santayana: those who delete history, are guaranteed to repeat the worst parts of it

elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Mar 24

Just following orders etc

www.tpr.org/military-vet...

U.S. military removes words 'history,' 'respect,' 'dignity' from digital presence as part of DEI review

The Department of Defense issued a Digital Content Refresh document to comply with DEI removal from the armed services. TPR obtained a document laying out the guidance of what to remove.

www.tpr.org

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 21

"mom, can we have ontological fragility of all-male panels?"

"we have ontological fragility of all-male panels at home"

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 21

Succinct noetic poetics "No Unhallow'd Fire" published yesterday, on the vernal equinox in Drops & Buds journal.

Read the text and @0xsalon.bsky.social backstory here: wassimalsindi.substack.com/p/no-unhallo...

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wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 21

not even his debut if we count radio tbh, enter Mathistopheles:

youtu.be/ZStt0fyL7SE

SWAN FAKE - An Improbable Radio Play

YouTube video by 0xSalon

youtu.be

wassimulacrum @wassimulacrum.bsky.social · Mar 20

yep co-writer and first time actor :)

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