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2026-06-06 09:53:28 UTC

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Count me in!

2026-06-06 06:58:56 UTC

gm fam.
Honestly the first time I write or say that, always wanted to though. Nothing really new, just the announcement that the FuKyu beta tester phase has been live for a couple of days now and I wrote a little explainer blog post about it. The fewer than 1 people who are interested in filling The Void, read more here:
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/en/fukyu-beta-now-open/

2026-06-06 06:57:02 UTC

2026-06-05 07:32:10 UTC

Sitting outside #monerokon wait for admission, time to tell you how last year talk by Aaron Feickert about "Mnemonic seeds for risky situations" inspired me to write a little shell script to brute force the last word of 11 given #bip-39 words. Well I adapted that to #monero and took it to the browser to share with the world.
Read more what this is about and why it is not a good idea to use it except of emergency
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/en/seed-phrase-in-your-head/

2026-06-04 16:04:07 UTC

Just arrived in #Warsaw for #Monerokon I’m in town for four nights, looking forward to seeing old acquaintances from all over the world again and I’m especially curious about the opening talk by @nprofile…44xk
https://blossom.primal.net/e3346445afc2b82995cc771a8083ead2fd22c5d8c08b038a854b44ef7a3e4f46.jpg

2026-06-04 02:37:46 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/78b125c38e6ee093e345135ff93db2e902c7f066ce0b09582a8f5095a0896999.png
Leviathan and giant kraken are tall tales.
But #data kraken and the #AI tsunami are upon us, and we risk losing not only ourselves but also the souls of our visitors / users (better: their data) – betraying them and selling their profiles and meta-data.
Therefore in todays blog post: Don't feed the #kraken.
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/en/dont-feed-the-kraken/
#copyleft #open-source #opensource #privacy #rant #monetization #betrayal

2026-06-03 04:26:29 UTC

Breaking News: Alice and Bob Now Lawfully Under Surveillance?
Due to suspicious behavior and repeated encrypted data transmissions over open networks, an unnamed authority (a "TLA"—Three-Letter Agency) is now monitoring Alice and Bob. Alice and Bob are known to be avid users of #open-source #software; indeed, through numerous examples and use cases, they have utilized this "harmful, freely accessible software" to persuade other law-abiding citizens to engage in this economically damaging behavior.
But now we’ve got them right where we want them! We know they are using encrypted communications, a fact that renders them suspicious and necessitates close surveillance. Finally, the state is taking action.
If you don't want to end up like Alice and Bob, read more to find out why #encryption alone is not enough.
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/en/steganography-hide-encrypted-data-in-images/
#crypto #steganography #concealment #png #open #private #ascend

2026-06-02 06:02:39 UTC

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but the host would still be the one single point of failure, the central point to shut down or censor, imho the question is how can one utilize the decentralized network to eliminate the centralized host. I was think of using the immutable IPFS with a crypto domain and use the nostr network NIP-78 app data for additive or dynamic content. But I do love your thinking.

2026-06-02 05:10:32 UTC

Does the Babel Fish speak #Klingon?
I was going to write this at #42 translations. Then thanks to #AI the translations outpaced writing this blog posts and here we are. Oh and my webpage now does come in Klingon as well.
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/en/babel-fish-klingon/
In hindsight I'm also wondering, could the Babel Fish survive in DJT's ear? Well too late. Opinions welcome though.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
#hitchhiker #hhgttg #StarTrek #star-trek #ascend #languages

2026-06-01 05:28:14 UTC

oops I did it again!
You'd think I'd know better by now. I've made countless attempts to start my own #blog, and those attempts have all disappeared into the nirvana of the internet... oh well. I'm doing it again... I just published my first post on my umpteenth new blog. Good thing no one reads it.
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/en/ai-and-i/
And I did it in German too:
oops I did it again!
man sollte meinen ich sei ein gebranntes Kind, zahlreiche Anläufe habe ich genommen einen eigenen Blog aufzuziehen und die Versuche sind im Nirvana des Internets verloren gegangen ... was solls. Ich mache es nochmal ... habe gerade meinen ersten Post auf meine x-ten neuen Blog veröffentlich, nur gut dass ihn keiner liest.
https://ascend-digital.net/blog/de/ai-and-i/
#opensource #ai #tools #copyleft

2026-05-30 09:24:34 UTC

Just set up my own wee #nostr #node, see how that works, put it in my ring of #relays but have no idea if it already works. Maybe you try it out:
wss://node.kommonzenze.de
Put a 21-bit PoW spam protection on it. Would love to hear from you if that is noticeable on your device. Too much, too little? What is your take on that? The relay is now #open to use and #free of charge. No guarantees. If it is abused or even if I just feel like it, I will shut it down again. #peace out