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nichoth @nichoth.com · 16h

Ah ha. So the endorsement is just another record in your at protocol account? And there is a way to keep it off of your main post feed?

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 1d

> Each record is signed by its creator using ATProtocol's repository signature mechanism.

👀 TIL at atproto has a signature mechanism. I have been wondering if it is possible to sign something and have a cryptographic chain from my bluesky to the signature.

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at://work @atwork.place · 2d

Professional recommendations have a trust problem. Anyone can write a glowing review and claim someone else said it. How do you know it's real? We built endorsements on at://work using ATProtocol's cryptographic infrastructure.

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 1d

github.com/substrate-sy...

Distributed key generation…

For when your secret is so secret that no one knows it, not even you.

#devlog

GitHub - substrate-system/frost-dkg: FROST distributed key generation

FROST distributed key generation. Contribute to substrate-system/frost-dkg development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 2d

Hoping to see this 🙏

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 4d

inclusive-components.design/a-content-sl...

#devlog #reading-list

A Content Slider

Carousels (or 'content sliders') are like men. They are not literally all bad — some are even helpful and considerate. But I don't trust anyone unwilling to acknowledge a glaring pattern of awfulness....

inclusive-components.design

nichoth @nichoth.com · 5d

🙄

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Tessa Brown @tessa.germnetwork.com · 6d

Met my wife on tinder
Met my cofounder on twitter
Got a book deal on twitter
Built a career studying what we do on here, and then trying to evolve it

I don’t think any of us doubt the power of convening online. It’s why we care about it

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 6d

*devices per user

nichoth @nichoth.com · 6d

Thanks. Summarizing the DID:

* bluesky knows its my DID because I have a DNS record that links the DID to my domain
* bluesky keeps a record that links that DID string to a public key

The PDS also keeps a record linking DIDs to multiple devices' keypairs? (Multiple decides per user)

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 6d

Are posts cryptographically signed?

If so, how does the DID string relate to the keypair used for signing?

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 8d

mastodon.social/@pojntfx/115...

> Whenever you see someone recommend Cloudflare or something else that decrypts and re-encrypts TLS

#devlog #reading-list

Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅 (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Whenever you see someone recommend Cloudflare or something else that decrypts and re-encrypts TLS for something, esp. for something related to open social media or media storage etc...

mastodon.social

nichoth @nichoth.com · 9d

Now with 100% more docs about key backup

github.com/substrate-sy...

#devlog

GitHub - substrate-system/frost: FROST in typescript, with the webcrypto API

FROST in typescript, with the webcrypto API. Contribute to substrate-system/frost development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 9d

mindthenerd.com/i-do-not-wan...

> [...] how easily I surrendered my judgment to a machine.

#reading-list

I Don’t Want to Be a Programmer Anymore: When AI Confidence Outshines Human Judgment

AI didn’t take my job, it took my authority. From losing an argument to my wife to debating clients armed with AI-generated flowcharts, I’m left wondering: do I still want to be a programmer, or just ...

mindthenerd.com

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 11d

x3dh with the web crypto API, for browsers.

github.com/substrate-sy...

#devlog

GitHub - substrate-system/webcrypto-x3dh: X3DH for browsers

X3DH for browsers. Contribute to substrate-system/webcrypto-x3dh development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 12d

github.com/AbhinavXJ/Di...

#devlog

GitHub - AbhinavXJ/DisasterNet: An emergency communication system that works totally without internet!

An emergency communication system that works totally without internet! - AbhinavXJ/DisasterNet

github.com

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Boris @bmann.ca · 13d

So #meshcore (which our local #salishmesh are all switching to instead of Meshtastic) has the concept of BBS rooms.

Still getting up to speed with it myself! It’s pretty fun!

Screenshot of MeshCore app map view zoomed in. Two icons shows VHS Public BBS and Venables Repeater.

VHS = Vancouver Hack Space.

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Boris @bmann.ca · 13d

Here’s the minimal description of MeshCore “room servers” github.com/meshcore-dev...

Boris @bmann.ca · 13d

So #meshcore (which our local #salishmesh are all switching to instead of Meshtastic) has the concept of BBS rooms.

Still getting up to speed with it myself! It’s pretty fun!

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dan @danabra.mov · 14d

at the moment, the protocol is focused on public aggregated data. for a chat product, you can use the identity layer for login, but you’d want something separate (ideally e2ee) for actual communication. see @germnetwork.com for experiments in that area

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 13d

werd.io/your-private...

#reading-list #e2ee

via @werd.io

Your private data isn't as private as you think

How law enforcement and private parties can access your information without your knowledge, and what you can do about it.

werd.io

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dan @danabra.mov · 14d

lemme put it that way. what's the best atproto hosting today? it is just some vps? just give me something concrete i can get running. i want to start playing but i have no clue about backend

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 15d

github.com/substrate-sy...

p2p again, in the browser

#devlog

GitHub - substrate-system/webrtc: Simple webrtc

Simple webrtc. Contribute to substrate-system/webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 15d

Yeah, the use case is totally different vs something like Āhau. I've been using signal a lot more too.

The emergence of MLS is pretty great for communication in general, if you had the resources and reason to implement something like signal but decentralized.

soatok.blog/2025/07/07/c...

Checklists Are The Thief Of Joy - Dhole Moments

I have never seen security and privacy comparison tables (henceforth referred to simply as “checklists” for brevity) used for any other purpose but deception. After pondering this obser…

soatok.blog

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 15d

And somewhat of Āhau, in the sense that who owns the infrastructure matters.

#devlog #reading-list

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nichoth @nichoth.com · 15d

plurality.leaflet.pub/3lzqg6zb66c23

> Bluesky Social initially advocated for “community-driven moderation."

> technical decentralization doesn’t eliminate the practical burden of responsibility.

Reminded me of "moderation" in ssb

cc @mixmix.bsky.social

Rethinking the Future of Bluesky: Challenges and Possibilities of a Decentralized Social Network - Nightflight

plurality.leaflet.pub

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