Justin Leroux
@justinleroux.bsky.social
At GridPlus, making crypto intuitive and secure for everyone. Focused on practical security, digital privacy, local AI, and applied cryptography. @0xMidnight on the hell site
Windows native Claude Code was quietly released a few hours ago and hasn't been announced yet. 🤖
github.com/anthropics/c...
github.com/anthropics/c...
July 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Windows native Claude Code was quietly released a few hours ago and hasn't been announced yet. 🤖
github.com/anthropics/c...
github.com/anthropics/c...
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Take your online security and privacy to the next level with this Surveillance Self-Defense playlist.
Online security veteran?
Advanced guides to enhance your surveillance self-defense skill set.
Congratulations! You've already taken steps to improve the safety of your online communications. Now you want to take it to the ne...
ssd.eff.org
July 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Take your online security and privacy to the next level with this Surveillance Self-Defense playlist.
Four days after Musk stripped Grok’s “woke filters” the bot praised Hitler as the solution for “vile anti-white hate.”
The salient question: QA slip or further evidence of architectural bias used to turn an LLM into a platform-native propaganda engine?
www.wired.com/story/grok-a...
The salient question: QA slip or further evidence of architectural bias used to turn an LLM into a platform-native propaganda engine?
www.wired.com/story/grok-a...
Grok Is Spewing Antisemitic Garbage on X
Elon Musk’s chatbot has gone on a tirade, praising Adolf Hitler and parroting antisemitic tropes.
www.wired.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Four days after Musk stripped Grok’s “woke filters” the bot praised Hitler as the solution for “vile anti-white hate.”
The salient question: QA slip or further evidence of architectural bias used to turn an LLM into a platform-native propaganda engine?
www.wired.com/story/grok-a...
The salient question: QA slip or further evidence of architectural bias used to turn an LLM into a platform-native propaganda engine?
www.wired.com/story/grok-a...
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The neo-reactionary blogger Curtis Yarvin wants to destroy American democracy. With the Trumpian right embracing strongman rule, his ideas have found mainstream purchase.
Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
nyer.cm
July 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The neo-reactionary blogger Curtis Yarvin wants to destroy American democracy. With the Trumpian right embracing strongman rule, his ideas have found mainstream purchase.
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
Happy Independence Day from the birthplace of the American republic.
Liberty endures only when power honors the equal unalienable rights of every person, authority submits to law, and government draws power from consent.
Forsaking these principles betrays our founding ideals.
Liberty endures only when power honors the equal unalienable rights of every person, authority submits to law, and government draws power from consent.
Forsaking these principles betrays our founding ideals.
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Independence Day from the birthplace of the American republic.
Liberty endures only when power honors the equal unalienable rights of every person, authority submits to law, and government draws power from consent.
Forsaking these principles betrays our founding ideals.
Liberty endures only when power honors the equal unalienable rights of every person, authority submits to law, and government draws power from consent.
Forsaking these principles betrays our founding ideals.
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I wrote a bit more about the UK’s recent move to allegedly demand backdoors in Apple encryption. blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/02/12/u...
U.K. asks to backdoor iCloud Backup encryption
I’m supposed to be finishing a wonky series on proof systems (here and here) and I promise I will do that this week.. In the midst of this I’ve been a bit distracted by world events. La…
blog.cryptographyengineering.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I wrote a bit more about the UK’s recent move to allegedly demand backdoors in Apple encryption. blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/02/12/u...
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The courts have once again ignored the demands of millions of Americans by thwarting sensible federal net neutrality regulations. That means Congress and the states must step in to preserve a free and open internet, EFF’s Corynne McSherry wrote in The Well News.
Net Neutrality Needs to Be Preserved
<p>The courts have once again ignored the demands of millions of Americans by thwarting sensible federal net neutrality regulations. That means Congress and the states must step in to preserve a free ...
www.thewellnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The courts have once again ignored the demands of millions of Americans by thwarting sensible federal net neutrality regulations. That means Congress and the states must step in to preserve a free and open internet, EFF’s Corynne McSherry wrote in The Well News.
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1/ Updates from the last couple of weeks in the Ethereum ecosystem, a thread by sassal0x.
There’s so much happening in the Ethereum ecosystem that keeping up with it all can feel overwhelming, but allow me to give you the highlights.
Let’s get into it 🧵👇
There’s so much happening in the Ethereum ecosystem that keeping up with it all can feel overwhelming, but allow me to give you the highlights.
Let’s get into it 🧵👇
February 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
1/ Updates from the last couple of weeks in the Ethereum ecosystem, a thread by sassal0x.
There’s so much happening in the Ethereum ecosystem that keeping up with it all can feel overwhelming, but allow me to give you the highlights.
Let’s get into it 🧵👇
There’s so much happening in the Ethereum ecosystem that keeping up with it all can feel overwhelming, but allow me to give you the highlights.
Let’s get into it 🧵👇
I signed up for BlueSky at launch and tuned out due to the initial quiet - it's a pleasant surprise to come back and find all the people that used to make Twitter interesting.
The rare social media platform that seems to actually be improving instead of getting worse!
The rare social media platform that seems to actually be improving instead of getting worse!
February 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I signed up for BlueSky at launch and tuned out due to the initial quiet - it's a pleasant surprise to come back and find all the people that used to make Twitter interesting.
The rare social media platform that seems to actually be improving instead of getting worse!
The rare social media platform that seems to actually be improving instead of getting worse!
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people: hey can i chat with my friends and see cats and stuff?
threads:
threads:
July 6, 2023 at 3:32 PM
people: hey can i chat with my friends and see cats and stuff?
threads:
threads:
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NEW: We dug into thousands of internal documents showing how a small group of conservative doctors promoted far right views rejected by the medical establishment to shape policies on abortion and trans rights https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/06/15/abortion-transgender-christian-doctors/
www.washingtonpost.com
June 15, 2023 at 9:39 PM
NEW: We dug into thousands of internal documents showing how a small group of conservative doctors promoted far right views rejected by the medical establishment to shape policies on abortion and trans rights https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/06/15/abortion-transgender-christian-doctors/
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An experiment: can we get all the Ethereum and Ethereum-adjacent people in a single thread? Say hi below!
May 8, 2023 at 3:24 PM
An experiment: can we get all the Ethereum and Ethereum-adjacent people in a single thread? Say hi below!
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Bluesky FAQ published! https://blueskyweb.xyz/faq
• What is Bluesky?
We're building a protocol that can make social networks work more like email, blogs, or phone numbers. The AT Protocol is close to completion, and the Bluesky app is a microblogging client built on it to showcase its features.
• What is Bluesky?
We're building a protocol that can make social networks work more like email, blogs, or phone numbers. The AT Protocol is close to completion, and the Bluesky app is a microblogging client built on it to showcase its features.
Frequently Asked Questions - Bluesky
blueskyweb.xyz
May 2, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Bluesky FAQ published! https://blueskyweb.xyz/faq
• What is Bluesky?
We're building a protocol that can make social networks work more like email, blogs, or phone numbers. The AT Protocol is close to completion, and the Bluesky app is a microblogging client built on it to showcase its features.
• What is Bluesky?
We're building a protocol that can make social networks work more like email, blogs, or phone numbers. The AT Protocol is close to completion, and the Bluesky app is a microblogging client built on it to showcase its features.
Here's the latest update on progress made by the researchers collaborating on the crypto asset thefts brought to everyone's attention by Taylor Monahan last week.
https://mirror.xyz/blockmage-labs.eth/Kpb0z8WruhXOtNEal3AAjROzLlleGiu5JprgkHp2QgE
https://mirror.xyz/blockmage-labs.eth/Kpb0z8WruhXOtNEal3AAjROzLlleGiu5JprgkHp2QgE
April 25, 2023 at 7:07 PM
Here's the latest update on progress made by the researchers collaborating on the crypto asset thefts brought to everyone's attention by Taylor Monahan last week.
https://mirror.xyz/blockmage-labs.eth/Kpb0z8WruhXOtNEal3AAjROzLlleGiu5JprgkHp2QgE
https://mirror.xyz/blockmage-labs.eth/Kpb0z8WruhXOtNEal3AAjROzLlleGiu5JprgkHp2QgE
With BlueSky invites serving as a hurdle to joining for the time being, the site is not yet saturated with toxic reply guys and the vibe here is really refreshing. Maybe small community size is ideal for social media, sort of how a lot of Reddit discussion migrated to more focused Discords.
April 13, 2023 at 9:13 PM
With BlueSky invites serving as a hurdle to joining for the time being, the site is not yet saturated with toxic reply guys and the vibe here is really refreshing. Maybe small community size is ideal for social media, sort of how a lot of Reddit discussion migrated to more focused Discords.