Shava Nerad
@shava23.bsky.social
Career activist, writer in retirement.
Founding execdir, The Tor Project
Digital divide, civil rights/liberties, political activist.
https://www.onlineprivacytips.co/interview/shava-nerad-interview/
https://patreon.com/shava23 / https://paypal.me/shava
Founding execdir, The Tor Project
Digital divide, civil rights/liberties, political activist.
https://www.onlineprivacytips.co/interview/shava-nerad-interview/
https://patreon.com/shava23 / https://paypal.me/shava
Here we f'ing go again.
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here we f'ing go again.
We are all Australian today.
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are all Australian today.
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
(My standard close-to-real birthday -- I suggest you don't give your real birthday anywhere precision doesn't matter and #privacy does, and/or #cybersecurity is likely lax.)
Sometimes algorithms are hilarious
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sometimes algorithms are hilarious
Haven't even trolled back hit points from the last one and the next barometric slide is coming.
At least it's shorter.
At least it's shorter.
December 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Haven't even trolled back hit points from the last one and the next barometric slide is coming.
At least it's shorter.
At least it's shorter.
No, really, relentless.
A friend was going to take me to an early music concert in Harvard Square tonight.
Not gonna happen.
A friend was going to take me to an early music concert in Harvard Square tonight.
Not gonna happen.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
No, really, relentless.
A friend was going to take me to an early music concert in Harvard Square tonight.
Not gonna happen.
A friend was going to take me to an early music concert in Harvard Square tonight.
Not gonna happen.
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I have a dead mouse somewhere I can't find and the smell is unappetizing.
(Word map by @merriam-webster.com)
(Word map by @merriam-webster.com)
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I have a dead mouse somewhere I can't find and the smell is unappetizing.
(Word map by @merriam-webster.com)
(Word map by @merriam-webster.com)
Have I mentioned how much this past week-ish has SUCKED for my poor beleaguered brain?
A drop of 0.15 in a day is enough to trigger a migraine. More than that it just gets worse.
A drop of 0.15 in a day is enough to trigger a migraine. More than that it just gets worse.
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Have I mentioned how much this past week-ish has SUCKED for my poor beleaguered brain?
A drop of 0.15 in a day is enough to trigger a migraine. More than that it just gets worse.
A drop of 0.15 in a day is enough to trigger a migraine. More than that it just gets worse.
Ok so Wilson and I got a warming (electric) throw for the recliner. It's fake cropped rabbit fur on the one side and Sherpa fleece on the other, and has three heat levels like a heating pad, but a lower range.
The dog is blissing out.
Me too, for all of that.
Look at that sleepy smile!
The dog is blissing out.
Me too, for all of that.
Look at that sleepy smile!
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ok so Wilson and I got a warming (electric) throw for the recliner. It's fake cropped rabbit fur on the one side and Sherpa fleece on the other, and has three heat levels like a heating pad, but a lower range.
The dog is blissing out.
Me too, for all of that.
Look at that sleepy smile!
The dog is blissing out.
Me too, for all of that.
Look at that sleepy smile!
These last few days have been a barometric horror show, and no end in sight.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
These last few days have been a barometric horror show, and no end in sight.
It's been a hard week.
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's been a hard week.
Speaking of snow, I'm headed for another day, day and a half, migraine.
C'mon, God, this is getting old.
C'mon, God, this is getting old.
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Speaking of snow, I'm headed for another day, day and a half, migraine.
C'mon, God, this is getting old.
C'mon, God, this is getting old.
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
OMG, @scalzi.com! If it were me this would make me feel so OLD.
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
OMG, @scalzi.com! If it were me this would make me feel so OLD.
In a way, the weather is a great lesson in Buddhist attachment. When the barometer falls, I'm obsessed with when the pain will ease. When it's going up, I'm dreading how far it will have to fall in the next cycle.
I am such a bad Buddhist these days...
I am such a bad Buddhist these days...
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In a way, the weather is a great lesson in Buddhist attachment. When the barometer falls, I'm obsessed with when the pain will ease. When it's going up, I'm dreading how far it will have to fall in the next cycle.
I am such a bad Buddhist these days...
I am such a bad Buddhist these days...
It's officially past Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's officially past Thanksgiving.
WaPo softball headline
"Flexible diplomacy?" "improvisatory?"
Really, you are too kind. Literally.
"Flexible diplomacy?" "improvisatory?"
Really, you are too kind. Literally.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
WaPo softball headline
"Flexible diplomacy?" "improvisatory?"
Really, you are too kind. Literally.
"Flexible diplomacy?" "improvisatory?"
Really, you are too kind. Literally.
Migraine over.
For now...
For now...
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Migraine over.
For now...
For now...
The jokes make themselves.
He's seeking the respect of his peers.
Your turn. ;)
WaPo story but there are lots out there.
He's seeking the respect of his peers.
Your turn. ;)
WaPo story but there are lots out there.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The jokes make themselves.
He's seeking the respect of his peers.
Your turn. ;)
WaPo story but there are lots out there.
He's seeking the respect of his peers.
Your turn. ;)
WaPo story but there are lots out there.
The Energizer bunny of migraines (this year's been full of them!).
Originally predicted to head back up noon on Wednesday, it's now falling until Wednesday 7pm at least.
Sadly the prediction is usually more accurate when it says the dive is prolonged
Originally predicted to head back up noon on Wednesday, it's now falling until Wednesday 7pm at least.
Sadly the prediction is usually more accurate when it says the dive is prolonged
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The Energizer bunny of migraines (this year's been full of them!).
Originally predicted to head back up noon on Wednesday, it's now falling until Wednesday 7pm at least.
Sadly the prediction is usually more accurate when it says the dive is prolonged
Originally predicted to head back up noon on Wednesday, it's now falling until Wednesday 7pm at least.
Sadly the prediction is usually more accurate when it says the dive is prolonged