@lucidiot obligatory xkcd https://xkcd.com/821/ (bottom left corner)

@Gargron Also, I saw your note on the Github issue about using pro-bono counsel. If you'd like me to ask EFF's lawyers about helping Mastodon come up with fair and user-rights-preserving ToS, please email me at cory@eff.org

"Finite field Diffie-Hellman is also just Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman, just over a curve that accidentally twisted itself a bit."

From the “Cryptography (Incomprehensible)” category of @sophieschmieg's blog.

(If this one makes you feel like you don't know enough math to do cryptography, don't worry, same.)

https://keymaterial.net/2025/05/23/there-is-no-diffie-hellman-but-elliptic-curve-diffie-hellman/

dreamt that ICANN introduced a bunch of new gTLDs for organized crime: .gang, .mafia, .yakuza, .cartel, etc.

loaf of the week (16% whole wheat flour, 72% hydration)

#breadposting

really enjoying this new EP from the ScatterTones https://open.spotify.com/album/4AOtTJDNd01WjJu8GSuuRr

Best conversation in a long time! Happy #Caturday

@pho4cexa warmer every year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpvpadX5mwM

i've done this. wouldn't recommend it

https://chaos.social/@feliks/114568018939671388

btw we checked the new server's hum with a tuner and it was a very high B. thus, tilde town has an official key now.

hey um hey guess what

town's back :3

seriously: thanks be much big greatly to @insom for offering to take us in, preparing such a wonderful machine, and being extremely talented and capable through this whole effort.

thanks to ~equa and @dzwdz for their help during the migration <3

and thanks to @m455 and ~tahnok and ~marcus for hanging out in Ottawa and being such sweet folks <3

as with any upgrade, please let an admin know what's broken.

RAGNAROK IS ONGOING

ONE BY ONE

USERS KICKED OFF

ONLY TO RETURN

TO A NEW WORLD

JUST LIKE THE OLD ONE

once rsync is done etc

@vilmibm on the livestream it looked like it was 50¢ sharp, which would make it B half-sharp

new machine is racked and online. now we can actually proceed with setting it up.

WE ARE HEADING TO THE DATA CENTER TO RACK THIS SWEET THING

@vilmibm phweeturpff

phweeturpff

title clown rack 'n rock is upon us, enstickering assault has begun!
~our

IT LIVES