Nils Fleischhacker
@cryptomaeher.bsky.social
Assistant Professor for Theoretical Cryptography at Ruhr University Bochum. Opinions probably someone else's. he/him
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My thoughts on the IACR election issue (since many have asked privately):
- This was an honest accident, and Moti Yung deserves being cut some slack. Yes, it’s a silly mistake, but mistakes happen.
- The IACR board reacted excellently and scheduled timely follow up elections.
Continued in thread
- This was an honest accident, and Moti Yung deserves being cut some slack. Yes, it’s a silly mistake, but mistakes happen.
- The IACR board reacted excellently and scheduled timely follow up elections.
Continued in thread
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My thoughts on the IACR election issue (since many have asked privately):
- This was an honest accident, and Moti Yung deserves being cut some slack. Yes, it’s a silly mistake, but mistakes happen.
- The IACR board reacted excellently and scheduled timely follow up elections.
Continued in thread
- This was an honest accident, and Moti Yung deserves being cut some slack. Yes, it’s a silly mistake, but mistakes happen.
- The IACR board reacted excellently and scheduled timely follow up elections.
Continued in thread
Sorry, just trying to prevent more papers from being uploaded. I'm behind on my reading.
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sorry, just trying to prevent more papers from being uploaded. I'm behind on my reading.
[Insert joke about these being the "strictly necessary cookies"]
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
[Insert joke about these being the "strictly necessary cookies"]
Oh no, what have you done?
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Oh no, what have you done?
Privacy is easy if functionality is not required.
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Privacy is easy if functionality is not required.
No, doesn't seem to work for me. I can see the article in the background for a few seconds before the paywall pops up. So i could probably remove that overlay if I were on desktop, but I don't know how to do that on mobile.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
No, doesn't seem to work for me. I can see the article in the background for a few seconds before the paywall pops up. So i could probably remove that overlay if I were on desktop, but I don't know how to do that on mobile.
Is there any way to actually read the article? It's completely paywalled for me. So far they're actually doing a terrible job at serving me ads.
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Is there any way to actually read the article? It's completely paywalled for me. So far they're actually doing a terrible job at serving me ads.
Clearly this is just a lesson in what happens when you don't follow definitions. It was probably clearly stated that all parties in the protocol are interactive Turing machines. If somebody gets the weird idea to replace those with humans 🤷♂️
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Clearly this is just a lesson in what happens when you don't follow definitions. It was probably clearly stated that all parties in the protocol are interactive Turing machines. If somebody gets the weird idea to replace those with humans 🤷♂️
First time you're on the ballot and the election fails. Coincidence?
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
First time you're on the ballot and the election fails. Coincidence?
And surely none of them should be trusted to securely hold a key.
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
And surely none of them should be trusted to securely hold a key.
And they just *had* to choose a picture with me in the center, didn't they?
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
And they just *had* to choose a picture with me in the center, didn't they?
First session of baking Christmas cookies ✅
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
First session of baking Christmas cookies ✅
I think it's mainly that "cryptographers can't decrypt" is somewhat funny on the face of it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I think it's mainly that "cryptographers can't decrypt" is somewhat funny on the face of it.
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Most people have an above average number of legs
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Most people have an above average number of legs
Yeah, I realize that, but it's going to be really annoying.
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Yeah, I realize that, but it's going to be really annoying.
I'll need to work on my pace for that. Running 4000k in a week required a steady 2:31/km pace. 2:16/km if I want to have a rest day. I'll keep you updated.
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I'll need to work on my pace for that. Running 4000k in a week required a steady 2:31/km pace. 2:16/km if I want to have a rest day. I'll keep you updated.
(I'm being melodramatic here, it's not 200m overall, but 200m/100m run/walk intervals and nobody is suggesting I follow the 10% rule at these distances.)
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
(I'm being melodramatic here, it's not 200m overall, but 200m/100m run/walk intervals and nobody is suggesting I follow the 10% rule at these distances.)
Strictly following the "10% rule" I'll be back up to 5k in a swift 34 weeks. And up to 19k right in time for my deferred Frankfurt Marathon. Oh wait.
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Strictly following the "10% rule" I'll be back up to 5k in a swift 34 weeks. And up to 19k right in time for my deferred Frankfurt Marathon. Oh wait.
The only logical conclusion is to become a sprinter.
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The only logical conclusion is to become a sprinter.
Physio: In another week you'll be cleared to start running again. Make sure to start slowly.
Me, thinking: Oh so an easy 5k to start.
P: Like super slow.
M: Okay, maybe 3k.
P: 100m, 200m max.
M: 😭
Me, thinking: Oh so an easy 5k to start.
P: Like super slow.
M: Okay, maybe 3k.
P: 100m, 200m max.
M: 😭
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Physio: In another week you'll be cleared to start running again. Make sure to start slowly.
Me, thinking: Oh so an easy 5k to start.
P: Like super slow.
M: Okay, maybe 3k.
P: 100m, 200m max.
M: 😭
Me, thinking: Oh so an easy 5k to start.
P: Like super slow.
M: Okay, maybe 3k.
P: 100m, 200m max.
M: 😭
Since you'll have two of them, they can Turing-compete.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Since you'll have two of them, they can Turing-compete.
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning
In my experience there isn't even a reliable way of communicating that to dog *owners*.
November 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In my experience there isn't even a reliable way of communicating that to dog *owners*.
"Experiment with frugality."
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"Experiment with frugality."