Tor
- Adding Modest Friction
21 Apr '25Introducing human effort as a quiet filter in response to changing patterns of engagement and effortless consumption.
- If You Must Use Signal, Use Molly
29 Feb '24While I’m critical towards the Signal messenger, I understand that network effects are strong and even though many people would much rather prefer a different platform, it’s not easy to get friends and family onto something better. In this brief write-up, I’ll introduce an alternative Signal client to make using Signal at least slightly less troublesome.
- Run a Nostr Relay as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
15 Feb '24Let’s set up and run our own “private Twitter” on Nostr, a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant publishing on the web!
- An Overview of Privacy-Focused, Decentralized Instant Messengers
16 Nov '23An overview of privacy-focused, decentralized, open source alternatives to popular non-free
spywareinstant messengers like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Apple iMessage. - Join the IRC Idle-Party over Tor with ZNC on OpenBSD
17 Nov '22After having successfully set up an IRC server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD for you and your friends, let’s find out how you can outsource idling on your IRC server (and other networks!) to ZNC.
- IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
23 Oct '22A brief guide on how to set up an IRC server (Ergo) as a Tor v3 Onion Hidden Service on OpenBSD for secret idle parties with your friends.