Ethan Heilman 😼
@ethanheilman.bsky.social
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.com
⬡ Posts about cryptology, netsec, infosec, OpenID Connect
⬡ co-founded bastionzero.com
⬡ Works on OpenPubkey: https://github.com/openpubkey/openpubkey
⬡ Website is https://ethanheilman.com
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at some point these podcasters are going to stop live tweeting open cases. just kidding no they wont. podcaster occupied government
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
at some point these podcasters are going to stop live tweeting open cases. just kidding no they wont. podcaster occupied government
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"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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Cladonia on a stick, among a patch of cottongrass. Newfoundland, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends #wildflower
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends #wildflower
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Cladonia on a stick, among a patch of cottongrass. Newfoundland, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends #wildflower
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends #wildflower
Given that more and more people are using LLMs as search engines, I've been trying to SEO LLMs so to make my projects/research easy to find and say correct things about them.
My approaches so far:
1. Get in training sets via feedback,
2. Markdownify everything,
Anyone have any good techniques?
My approaches so far:
1. Get in training sets via feedback,
2. Markdownify everything,
Anyone have any good techniques?
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Given that more and more people are using LLMs as search engines, I've been trying to SEO LLMs so to make my projects/research easy to find and say correct things about them.
My approaches so far:
1. Get in training sets via feedback,
2. Markdownify everything,
Anyone have any good techniques?
My approaches so far:
1. Get in training sets via feedback,
2. Markdownify everything,
Anyone have any good techniques?
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And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
How Democrats’ Attack On Section 230 Plays Right Into Trump’s Censorial Plans
Like clockwork, lawmakers are once again rallying around the idea of eliminating Section 230. That Republicans are leading this charge is hardly surprising—repealing Section 230 is explicitly laid …
www.techdirt.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
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Neither Sherman nor Early are category three, they both lived lives of ideological contradiction during the war (post-war is diff story). You need "Steppe Warlord Prestige Edition" for those that took up the torch from Genghis and understood the assignment of "move fast and break things".
May 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Neither Sherman nor Early are category three, they both lived lives of ideological contradiction during the war (post-war is diff story). You need "Steppe Warlord Prestige Edition" for those that took up the torch from Genghis and understood the assignment of "move fast and break things".
"It is rigging the system. They pretended to be a legitimate MEV-Boost validator."
"The DA had told you a pleasant fiction, that MEV is a cooperative game. The cold truth is each trader is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path..."
"The DA had told you a pleasant fiction, that MEV is a cooperative game. The cold truth is each trader is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path..."
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"It is rigging the system. They pretended to be a legitimate MEV-Boost validator."
"The DA had told you a pleasant fiction, that MEV is a cooperative game. The cold truth is each trader is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path..."
"The DA had told you a pleasant fiction, that MEV is a cooperative game. The cold truth is each trader is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path..."
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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#OTD in 1863, 23,000 Union Troops storm Missionary Ridge in one of the all time epic charges in American military history decisively routing Confederate forces and opening the literal and symbolic “Gateway to the South” (1
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#OTD in 1863, 23,000 Union Troops storm Missionary Ridge in one of the all time epic charges in American military history decisively routing Confederate forces and opening the literal and symbolic “Gateway to the South” (1
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My cube at work, to remind me what I'm fighting for.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My cube at work, to remind me what I'm fighting for.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
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In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
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i feel…nuts
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
i feel…nuts
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Cryptographic assumptions always create this mental picture of an unhappy goldfish balanced atop a shaky structure of its own design.
Does it dare build bigger fishbowl and risk ruin?
Should it buttress the structure instead?
Does it dare build bigger fishbowl and risk ruin?
Should it buttress the structure instead?
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Cryptographic assumptions always create this mental picture of an unhappy goldfish balanced atop a shaky structure of its own design.
Does it dare build bigger fishbowl and risk ruin?
Should it buttress the structure instead?
Does it dare build bigger fishbowl and risk ruin?
Should it buttress the structure instead?
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The whole thing here: deadline.com/2025/11/pope...
Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech
Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech
deadline.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The whole thing here: deadline.com/2025/11/pope...
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
How many people are there alive on this earth that actually understand web browser security?
In 2015 it seems like common knowledge among security minded engineers.
10 years later, it has increased in complexity and libraries handle the details.
In 2015 it seems like common knowledge among security minded engineers.
10 years later, it has increased in complexity and libraries handle the details.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How many people are there alive on this earth that actually understand web browser security?
In 2015 it seems like common knowledge among security minded engineers.
10 years later, it has increased in complexity and libraries handle the details.
In 2015 it seems like common knowledge among security minded engineers.
10 years later, it has increased in complexity and libraries handle the details.
Why is it that time.Add and time.Sub in golang are not inverses of each other.
To add 5 seconds to the current time:
time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
to subtract 5 seconds from the current time:
time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second)
not
time.Now().Sub(5 * time.Second)
To add 5 seconds to the current time:
time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
to subtract 5 seconds from the current time:
time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second)
not
time.Now().Sub(5 * time.Second)
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Why is it that time.Add and time.Sub in golang are not inverses of each other.
To add 5 seconds to the current time:
time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
to subtract 5 seconds from the current time:
time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second)
not
time.Now().Sub(5 * time.Second)
To add 5 seconds to the current time:
time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
to subtract 5 seconds from the current time:
time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second)
not
time.Now().Sub(5 * time.Second)
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Dallas Fed services comments are LIT this month
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
![Accommodation
The government shutdown and economic malaise are taking a toll on hotel and travel demand.
Administrative and support services
It feels impossible to predict what the hiring and employment market will be in six months. This year has been the most challenging in 15 years of search and staffing. Candidates have failed background checks. Employers have delayed hiring, candidates have accepted counter offers, others have continued interviewing after accepting a new role. These events used to be uncommon and rare. Now they're happening on a regular basis. Revenue swings month to month are drastic. We are trying to budget and forecast, but it is impossible, and I'm on the edge of laying off an employee now. Business has felt recessionary for over a year—no wonder we knew the jobs numbers were off and kept saying there was no way they were as good as reported, and we were correct. These are very tough times for small and midsized businesses.
The level of uncertainty has increased in the face of higher interest rates and borrowing costs. Layoffs in the energy sector are just now being felt, and the federal shutdown will have a compounding impact.
The government shutdown [is an issue impacting our business].
Most of our customers are federal agencies. If there is a shutdown, our business suffers.
Ambulatory health care services
We are seeing major price escalation resistance.
There are numerous factors affecting our outlook and current performance. A general downturn in the economy and economic outlook coupled with increased layoffs and significant increases in prices for day-to-day commodities have reduced demand for those seeking our pediatric urgent care services. Healthcare fatigue is also a factor post-COVID. Couple that with the frankly baseless guidance that the Department of Health and Human Services is providing, there is also a lot of confusion among potential patients of ours of sound medical judgement.
With continued angst over secured overnight fin…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreih4fo3jk7iiambdifeixhnhw7rwyl2bhrplypt27shl6bmvrzgpoa@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Dallas Fed services comments are LIT this month
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
80% of the people in the US gov that secure US nuclear weapons have been sent home by the admin.
"NNSA has never before furloughed federal workers during funding lapses"
One of NNSA jobs is to kill terrorists if terrorists try to steal nuclear weapons.
www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/20/n...
"NNSA has never before furloughed federal workers during funding lapses"
One of NNSA jobs is to kill terrorists if terrorists try to steal nuclear weapons.
www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/20/n...
National Nuclear Security Administration to furlough staff, including at Pantex
The federal agency Pantex is under, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will furlough staff as the government shutdown continues.
www.newschannel10.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
80% of the people in the US gov that secure US nuclear weapons have been sent home by the admin.
"NNSA has never before furloughed federal workers during funding lapses"
One of NNSA jobs is to kill terrorists if terrorists try to steal nuclear weapons.
www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/20/n...
"NNSA has never before furloughed federal workers during funding lapses"
One of NNSA jobs is to kill terrorists if terrorists try to steal nuclear weapons.
www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/20/n...
Cyberpunk 2077 is still charging $60 for a game that came out in five years ago (2020).It doesn't feel unfair to me because they have been adding content over the last years in the form of content and support. Is this a trend? Other software doesn't get cheaper with age, why do games?
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Cyberpunk 2077 is still charging $60 for a game that came out in five years ago (2020).It doesn't feel unfair to me because they have been adding content over the last years in the form of content and support. Is this a trend? Other software doesn't get cheaper with age, why do games?
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been reading a lot of medieval English history recently and it's instructive as to why the Anglo political tradition evolved away from monarchy. every 4th king or so would turn out to be a murderous lunatic, people got sick of it
it is kind of interesting how not only do they openly yearn for monarchy, but they also want a system of monarchy more absolute than almost any of the historical reference points where the president can tax, spend, declare war, even suspend habeas corpus at will
Johnson blames the No Kings protests. Says “it is quite ironic.” Johnson says “if President Trump was a king” the government would be open.
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
been reading a lot of medieval English history recently and it's instructive as to why the Anglo political tradition evolved away from monarchy. every 4th king or so would turn out to be a murderous lunatic, people got sick of it
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings