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fixed link: https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-02-28_fermentation/ https://nerdica.net/photo/preview/1024/27941694 nostr:note15s74hxwz7q23mkyn0gshltqskcwhdn9g3khnaz6rv57qvs9a9xxswndl03

New #blog post, a bit of an anthology covering the python client I made, the realization that (according to tech crunch) #Nostr may have surpassed Mastodon, and my thoughts on #BlueSky / #AT opening up. https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-02-24_microblogging-anthology/

I've got my makeshift #Python client finally to a sort-of-acceptable state. It can successfully post to #Nostr #ActivityPub (via the mastodon API) and #BlueSky. There's also a keyring version of it to keep your credentials properly managed by the OS instead of the script. Might be a bunch of spaghetti code, but it's my spaghetti code so I'm still excited to share it. https://github.com/0n4t3/nipy It still needs some work, but it's at least in a decent state now. I'd also welcome any contributions if anybody thought it was a worthy goal with an execution that needs some work still.

Just had a service not work in systemd so no problem I'll write my own entry into the systemd services ... and I've imploded everything 😆 back to the drawing board

#asknostr what's your favorite #tech conspiracy theories? I've been binging some icebergs lately, but nobody's made a tech conspiracies #iceberg to my knowledge so I thought I would try to make one. If you've got your own favorite conspiracy theory ideas I could use help filling mine out. Draft Image: Draft explanations/cheat sheet: https://rentry.co/bmcipeyx (Rentry is like pastebin but supports markdown)

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/youtuber-breaks-bitlocker-encryption-in-less-than-43-seconds-with-sub-dollar10-raspberry-pi-pico A bit of a fear of mine that the titan m2 TPM on my phone plus a short password could be counteracted and that the long pword on a dumb encrypted drive on my 🐧 PC is the only long game. I know the article covers a highly specific exploit on an old device, and I really only have encryption to prevent a stolen device from being accessed by a non-tech savvy thief, but still food for thought. #technology #cybersecurity #encryption #tpm

Somebody threw away my plastic bag earlier today I've been using to bring food to work. Might not be there right now, but I'm still a New Yorker at heart and plastic bags are to hot of a commodity to just throw somebody else's out without asking. 😆

It appears #bluesky is now open for public registration. I guess that means my big blog post I finally finished a week ago is already out of date. 😟 It's good news to see though. I'm sure somebody is going to bridge it here on Nostr or to ActivityPub and thatnks to Mostr (Nostr <> ActivityPub) we'll have three interconnected protocols playing nicely together. If you want to read about my thoughts on BlueSky and the #AT protocol my slightly out of date blog post us probably still worth reading. https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-01-30_microblogging-protocols/ It has an interesting implementation, such as splitting servers into PDSs and Crawlers, or Nostr style cryptographic accounts on ActivityPub style single servers.

https://snyk.io/jp/blog/leaky-vessels-docker-runc-container-breakout-vulnerabilities/ This is well above my pay grade, but for the smart people: there's a possible set of four exploits that can get out of a docker container. #security #docker

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash By Wired Security https://www.wired.com/story/appin-training-centers-lawsuits-censorship/ #news #tech

Also, I almost forgot to share the #meme with my blogpost. Probably only mildly funny (if even that), but I probably put in more work than I should have so wanted to share it. Feel free to re-use for your own purposes if you find it funny. note1r7p0dcltenmw9tc83mgxyqs2ma2n0r4cr92zal2g2r4ae8n06kjq3ru33q

https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-01-30_microblogging-protocols/ It's a bit long, but I just finished a #blog post comparing three different decentralized social media protocols (#activitypub #nostr & AT / #BlueSky) if it sounds interesting. No concrete conclusions on anything, just a post that kept growing as I compared more stuff. One thing that did surprise me when I was making it was how AT seems like a cool implementation of decentralized blogging, too bad it's all just locked behind BlueSky at the moment. Anyway, thought it was worth sharing. If you have any thoughts or especially if I got something wrong be sure to let me know - I can't be considered an expert on any of these protocols.