Neiman
@neiman33.bsky.social
Dreams of building a Democratic Web.
Working on a new name system, written from scratch.
Release small open-source projects and articles.
Website -> https://neimanslab.org/
Github -> https://github.com/eyalron33/
Working on a new name system, written from scratch.
Release small open-source projects and articles.
Website -> https://neimanslab.org/
Github -> https://github.com/eyalron33/
I'm again, in #Warsaw #Poland till the end of December!
Ping me to meet up for a chat if you're into:
- #cryptography
- #FOSS
- #decentralization and #p2p
Etc.
My dream? To create a new democratic web where people are citizens. I also like weird art and weird projects in general.
Ping me to meet up for a chat if you're into:
- #cryptography
- #FOSS
- #decentralization and #p2p
Etc.
My dream? To create a new democratic web where people are citizens. I also like weird art and weird projects in general.
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I'm again, in #Warsaw #Poland till the end of December!
Ping me to meet up for a chat if you're into:
- #cryptography
- #FOSS
- #decentralization and #p2p
Etc.
My dream? To create a new democratic web where people are citizens. I also like weird art and weird projects in general.
Ping me to meet up for a chat if you're into:
- #cryptography
- #FOSS
- #decentralization and #p2p
Etc.
My dream? To create a new democratic web where people are citizens. I also like weird art and weird projects in general.
I translated to English a mythological Hebrew caricature. It describes perfectly my feeling in the last few years.
Need to find out where can I print a t-shirt with it in #warsaw
Need to find out where can I print a t-shirt with it in #warsaw
March 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I translated to English a mythological Hebrew caricature. It describes perfectly my feeling in the last few years.
Need to find out where can I print a t-shirt with it in #warsaw
Need to find out where can I print a t-shirt with it in #warsaw
Published: The CDP Conjecture - Limits of a Perfect Proof of Personhood
It's about the limitations of PoP (Proof of Personhood). Can you have a PoP that is:
🔸 complete,
🔸 decentralized and
🔸 privacy-preserving?
I'm quite happy with how this article turned out.
neimanslab.org/2025-02-28/C...
It's about the limitations of PoP (Proof of Personhood). Can you have a PoP that is:
🔸 complete,
🔸 decentralized and
🔸 privacy-preserving?
I'm quite happy with how this article turned out.
neimanslab.org/2025-02-28/C...
February 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Published: The CDP Conjecture - Limits of a Perfect Proof of Personhood
It's about the limitations of PoP (Proof of Personhood). Can you have a PoP that is:
🔸 complete,
🔸 decentralized and
🔸 privacy-preserving?
I'm quite happy with how this article turned out.
neimanslab.org/2025-02-28/C...
It's about the limitations of PoP (Proof of Personhood). Can you have a PoP that is:
🔸 complete,
🔸 decentralized and
🔸 privacy-preserving?
I'm quite happy with how this article turned out.
neimanslab.org/2025-02-28/C...
Reposted by Neiman
Looks like Signal is adding key transparency! soatok.blog/signal-crypt...
Reviewing Signal’s Cryptography, Part 7 - Dhole Moments
Contents Introduction How Soatok Approaches Cryptography Audits Mapping Signal and Prioritizing Targets Message and Media Encryption Forward-Secure Ratcheting Protocols Miscellaneous Cryptographic …
soatok.blog
February 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Looks like Signal is adding key transparency! soatok.blog/signal-crypt...
SO I'm, very unplanned, got "stuck" in #amsterdam for a few days.
Any recommendations? Or fellow geeks in the city that want to meetup and chat about #dweb, #foss, or digital identities?
Any recommendations? Or fellow geeks in the city that want to meetup and chat about #dweb, #foss, or digital identities?
February 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
SO I'm, very unplanned, got "stuck" in #amsterdam for a few days.
Any recommendations? Or fellow geeks in the city that want to meetup and chat about #dweb, #foss, or digital identities?
Any recommendations? Or fellow geeks in the city that want to meetup and chat about #dweb, #foss, or digital identities?
I dig the logo of Pizza Day Prague.
February 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I dig the logo of Pizza Day Prague.
Reposted by Neiman
We have a location for the Atproto hangout at #FOSDEM !
- Friday Jan 31st
- 7pm - 9pm
- À La Mort Subite
lu.ma/7a0p68nw
- Friday Jan 31st
- 7pm - 9pm
- À La Mort Subite
lu.ma/7a0p68nw
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We have a location for the Atproto hangout at #FOSDEM !
- Friday Jan 31st
- 7pm - 9pm
- À La Mort Subite
lu.ma/7a0p68nw
- Friday Jan 31st
- 7pm - 9pm
- À La Mort Subite
lu.ma/7a0p68nw
I loved Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow! Recommended as a short (213 pages), page-turner, smart book.
The hero is a crime fighting silicon valley accountant, I kid you not. Expect lots of explanations about how the financial crimes of the rich work.
Book #2 is already out! #3 is coming up soon.
The hero is a crime fighting silicon valley accountant, I kid you not. Expect lots of explanations about how the financial crimes of the rich work.
Book #2 is already out! #3 is coming up soon.
January 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I loved Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow! Recommended as a short (213 pages), page-turner, smart book.
The hero is a crime fighting silicon valley accountant, I kid you not. Expect lots of explanations about how the financial crimes of the rich work.
Book #2 is already out! #3 is coming up soon.
The hero is a crime fighting silicon valley accountant, I kid you not. Expect lots of explanations about how the financial crimes of the rich work.
Book #2 is already out! #3 is coming up soon.
Reposted by Neiman
The Internet Archive at large is a treasure in its own right, but it was after an evening of diving deep into their software emulation library that I finally kicked $50 their way for the first time last year.
It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.
It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.
Few things more inspiring than the TRS-80 MC-10 software emulation library at @archive.org - over 800 programs, some rather recently written, trying to squeeze every glowing drop of potential fun and old-style computer joy out of a powerless computer system.
archive.org/details/soft...
archive.org/details/soft...
January 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The Internet Archive at large is a treasure in its own right, but it was after an evening of diving deep into their software emulation library that I finally kicked $50 their way for the first time last year.
It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.
It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.
Just published: The Immutable Badge
"Imagine an immutable, hidden badge is attached to you.
You cannot remove, transfer, or modify it.
However, no one can see it without your knowledge and consent."
This is the ultimate biometric identifier.
neimanslab.org/2025-01-15/t...
"Imagine an immutable, hidden badge is attached to you.
You cannot remove, transfer, or modify it.
However, no one can see it without your knowledge and consent."
This is the ultimate biometric identifier.
neimanslab.org/2025-01-15/t...
January 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just published: The Immutable Badge
"Imagine an immutable, hidden badge is attached to you.
You cannot remove, transfer, or modify it.
However, no one can see it without your knowledge and consent."
This is the ultimate biometric identifier.
neimanslab.org/2025-01-15/t...
"Imagine an immutable, hidden badge is attached to you.
You cannot remove, transfer, or modify it.
However, no one can see it without your knowledge and consent."
This is the ultimate biometric identifier.
neimanslab.org/2025-01-15/t...
Just published - Duopsism 🎉
A person is sitting in a dark room. There's nothing there besides a programmable black box.
What can he deduct about himself? the world?
A whimsical thought experiment for the holiday season in the spirit of Descartes and Mary's Room.
neimanslab.org/2024-12-30/D...
A person is sitting in a dark room. There's nothing there besides a programmable black box.
What can he deduct about himself? the world?
A whimsical thought experiment for the holiday season in the spirit of Descartes and Mary's Room.
neimanslab.org/2024-12-30/D...
December 30, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Just published - Duopsism 🎉
A person is sitting in a dark room. There's nothing there besides a programmable black box.
What can he deduct about himself? the world?
A whimsical thought experiment for the holiday season in the spirit of Descartes and Mary's Room.
neimanslab.org/2024-12-30/D...
A person is sitting in a dark room. There's nothing there besides a programmable black box.
What can he deduct about himself? the world?
A whimsical thought experiment for the holiday season in the spirit of Descartes and Mary's Room.
neimanslab.org/2024-12-30/D...
Proof of Personhood (PoP) is an identifier that:
(1) Belongs to a human
(2) Each human has only one identifier
It's useful for online voting, spam protection, & social media governance.
A perfect PoP would be decentralized, privacy-preserving, and complete – but such a system doesn't exist yet.
(1) Belongs to a human
(2) Each human has only one identifier
It's useful for online voting, spam protection, & social media governance.
A perfect PoP would be decentralized, privacy-preserving, and complete – but such a system doesn't exist yet.
December 10, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Proof of Personhood (PoP) is an identifier that:
(1) Belongs to a human
(2) Each human has only one identifier
It's useful for online voting, spam protection, & social media governance.
A perfect PoP would be decentralized, privacy-preserving, and complete – but such a system doesn't exist yet.
(1) Belongs to a human
(2) Each human has only one identifier
It's useful for online voting, spam protection, & social media governance.
A perfect PoP would be decentralized, privacy-preserving, and complete – but such a system doesn't exist yet.
My talk about The Democratic Web from #hcpp24 is now online!
I'm a bit afraid to watch it, since I feel I could have done better. But I got plenty of feedback afterward, so there must have been some good bits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTC...
I'm a bit afraid to watch it, since I feel I could have done better. But I got plenty of feedback afterward, so there must have been some good bits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTC...
HCPP24 | Neiman - The Democratic Web
YouTube video by Parallel Polis
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:50 PM
My talk about The Democratic Web from #hcpp24 is now online!
I'm a bit afraid to watch it, since I feel I could have done better. But I got plenty of feedback afterward, so there must have been some good bits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTC...
I'm a bit afraid to watch it, since I feel I could have done better. But I got plenty of feedback afterward, so there must have been some good bits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTC...
A new Safecat release!
V0.0.6 - The Proof System
It adds a proof system to Safecat. If the previous release was about generating signed certificates, this one is about privately proving claims using these certificates.
github.com/HastilyConce...
V0.0.6 - The Proof System
It adds a proof system to Safecat. If the previous release was about generating signed certificates, this one is about privately proving claims using these certificates.
github.com/HastilyConce...
Release V0.0.6 - The Proof System · HastilyConceivedCreatures/safecat
This release adds a Proof System to Safecat. We added a new command for this, safecat prove.
Proof System. This is a natural continuation of the previous release, which added a signed certificate ...
github.com
November 11, 2024 at 10:14 AM
A new Safecat release!
V0.0.6 - The Proof System
It adds a proof system to Safecat. If the previous release was about generating signed certificates, this one is about privately proving claims using these certificates.
github.com/HastilyConce...
V0.0.6 - The Proof System
It adds a proof system to Safecat. If the previous release was about generating signed certificates, this one is about privately proving claims using these certificates.
github.com/HastilyConce...
Corry Doctorow on why he'll never join #bluesky
Since they can shut down your account at will, and do have the power to make it worse for their users, they will do it in the future if investors demand, even if the present intentions are good.
pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...
Since they can shut down your account at will, and do have the power to make it worse for their users, they will do it in the future if investors demand, even if the present intentions are good.
pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...
Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 6, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Corry Doctorow on why he'll never join #bluesky
Since they can shut down your account at will, and do have the power to make it worse for their users, they will do it in the future if investors demand, even if the present intentions are good.
pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...
Since they can shut down your account at will, and do have the power to make it worse for their users, they will do it in the future if investors demand, even if the present intentions are good.
pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...
I'm happy to report that I'm all up-to-date with my RSS reading.
November 2, 2024 at 7:51 AM
I'm happy to report that I'm all up-to-date with my RSS reading.
Riv is an on-chain fantasy console allowing recorded game plays to be verified by blockchain smart contracts.
How do they prevent cheating? What stops a person from fabricating an optimal gameplay?
Unless it's a turn-based one-play strategy game, of course. But that's a rare end-case.
rives.io
How do they prevent cheating? What stops a person from fabricating an optimal gameplay?
Unless it's a turn-based one-play strategy game, of course. But that's a rare end-case.
rives.io
RISC-V Verifiable Entertainment System | RIVES
RIVES is an onchain fantasy console that lets you create, collect, and play cartridges and tapes (verified gameplays).
rives.io
October 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Riv is an on-chain fantasy console allowing recorded game plays to be verified by blockchain smart contracts.
How do they prevent cheating? What stops a person from fabricating an optimal gameplay?
Unless it's a turn-based one-play strategy game, of course. But that's a rare end-case.
rives.io
How do they prevent cheating? What stops a person from fabricating an optimal gameplay?
Unless it's a turn-based one-play strategy game, of course. But that's a rare end-case.
rives.io
"The Einstein Eye"
-- Neiman, 2024, SVG on screen --
-- Neiman, 2024, SVG on screen --
October 30, 2024 at 3:46 PM
"The Einstein Eye"
-- Neiman, 2024, SVG on screen --
-- Neiman, 2024, SVG on screen --
Reposted by Neiman
Over the last few months I've received some questions about how I view the wider "decentralized social media" ecosystem outside of Bluesky. I wrote something about that here: www.techdirt.com/2024/10/29/s...
Some (Slightly Biased) Thoughts On The State Of Decentralized Social Media
Last week, Bluesky, where I am on the board (so feel free to consider this as biased as can be), announced that it had raised a $15 million seed round, and with it announced some plans for building…
www.techdirt.com
October 29, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Over the last few months I've received some questions about how I view the wider "decentralized social media" ecosystem outside of Bluesky. I wrote something about that here: www.techdirt.com/2024/10/29/s...
A great blog post about Einstein tiling that's making me jealous.
The author has taken the time and care to produce an excellent read.
Highly recommended, especially for those new to Einstein's aperiodic tiling. It also covers the history of tiling.
aperiodical.com/2023/03/an-a...
The author has taken the time and care to produce an excellent read.
Highly recommended, especially for those new to Einstein's aperiodic tiling. It also covers the history of tiling.
aperiodical.com/2023/03/an-a...
An aperiodic monotile exists!
Actual aperiodicity news on The Aperiodical! This is probably the biggest aperiodicity news we’ll ever cover here: David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss…
aperiodical.com
October 29, 2024 at 3:06 PM
A great blog post about Einstein tiling that's making me jealous.
The author has taken the time and care to produce an excellent read.
Highly recommended, especially for those new to Einstein's aperiodic tiling. It also covers the history of tiling.
aperiodical.com/2023/03/an-a...
The author has taken the time and care to produce an excellent read.
Highly recommended, especially for those new to Einstein's aperiodic tiling. It also covers the history of tiling.
aperiodical.com/2023/03/an-a...
There are currently only 2 people registered in The United Web forum. I'm honestly curious if I'll manage to get at least a third one to do it before the end of the week.
- not asking friends since that's cheating -
- not asking friends since that's cheating -
October 28, 2024 at 3:03 PM
There are currently only 2 people registered in The United Web forum. I'm honestly curious if I'll manage to get at least a third one to do it before the end of the week.
- not asking friends since that's cheating -
- not asking friends since that's cheating -
I just published a description of Woolball Phase I. The main ideas:
1. Two separate name spaces, for humans and for artificial entities (organizations, AIs..).
2. Registering a human name requires a zk proof-of-humanity.
I'm looking for feedback!
neimanslab.org/2024-10-28/w...
1. Two separate name spaces, for humans and for artificial entities (organizations, AIs..).
2. Registering a human name requires a zk proof-of-humanity.
I'm looking for feedback!
neimanslab.org/2024-10-28/w...
October 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM
I just published a description of Woolball Phase I. The main ideas:
1. Two separate name spaces, for humans and for artificial entities (organizations, AIs..).
2. Registering a human name requires a zk proof-of-humanity.
I'm looking for feedback!
neimanslab.org/2024-10-28/w...
1. Two separate name spaces, for humans and for artificial entities (organizations, AIs..).
2. Registering a human name requires a zk proof-of-humanity.
I'm looking for feedback!
neimanslab.org/2024-10-28/w...