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c-base e.V. @c-base.org · 2d

Penguin Padlock Party – Open meeting place for digital self-determination

The Penguin Padlock Party is a regular get-together held every third Thursday of the month from 7 p.m. at c‑base. It is aimed at anyone interested in free software, data protection and digital security.

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 1d

fomo!!

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 1d

Some people wanna live in echo chambers ... sounds boring to me

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 3d

Many people have fought hard for us to enjoy the end to end encryption we have on our phones today, and we need to keep fighting to keep this freedom.

Please tell all of your friends about this and convince them to act!

More detail on the situation in Germany:
netzpolitik.org/2025/anlassl...

Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: Messenger Signal wird Deutschland verlassen, wenn Chatkontrolle kommt

In den kommenden Tagen wird die Bundesregierung entscheiden, wie sie am 14. Oktober in der EU zur Chatkontrolle abstimmt. Eines ist klar: Kommt die Chatkontrolle, wird es keine verschlüsselte und sich...

netzpolitik.org

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 3d

To be clear if this goes through every message, photo and video on your phone will be scanned and assessed. Signal will leave Europe, and we will all be on a dark path.

Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: Messenger Signal wird Deutschland verlassen, wenn Chatkontrolle kommt

In den kommenden Tagen wird die Bundesregierung entscheiden, wie sie am 14. Oktober in der EU zur Chatkontrolle abstimmt. Eines ist klar: Kommt die Chatkontrolle, wird es keine verschlüsselte und sich...

netzpolitik.org

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 3d

Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal.
Privacy = Freedom - there's a reason why your vote is private

Please take 3 mins follow the form which emails your local politicians: fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 5d

icebreaker.xyz
allows you to export your Social graph using zkTLS on @reclaimprotocol.bsky.social, and imports it as a graph of EAS attestations opening up your graph as well as that of your contacts. Can someone please do this for x.com so we can import into something on ATProto like bsky!? 🙏

X. It’s what’s happening

From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

x.com

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 5d

Looks like a strange bed side lamp

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 5d

Some excellent notes on what was worked on by @wills.co.tt at the recent CypherPunk retreat held by @protocollabs.bsky.social and @web3privacy.info www.protocol.ai/blog/threads...

Threads From the 2025 Cypherpunk Retreat

Key takeaways from the Cypherpunk Retreat, where 100 leading builders advanced privacy-tech coordination.

www.protocol.ai

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 9d

If Gemini was a super mario brothers character - which one would it be?

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 9d

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 9d

It's a @web3privacy.info privacy newsletter reactivation! news.web3privacy.info

Week in the Privacy News

Weekly newsletter with round-up of the most important news happening around privacy in Web3.

news.web3privacy.info

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 16d

Much love to @web3privacy.info @protocollabs.bsky.social
for the Cypherpunk Retreat. Easily the most valuable event I’ve attended—connecting with thought leaders, deep thinkers & builders creating the privacy-first tech we need to preserve & expand freedom. 🫶

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 17d

What is open source? youtu.be/TEttd0Qkqnc?...

What Is Open Source Software?

YouTube video by CultRepo

youtu.be

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · 29d

@piss.beauty I'm currently creating bounties for our hackathon - www.fundingthecommons.io/hackathons

Do you have any cool ideas at the intersection of Ethereum and AT Proto?

I'd also love to share more about our upcoming residency - please follow me for dms if you want to know more

Hackathons | Funding the Commons

Explore this unique collective experience to propel your project forward. We build a bridge between builders and researchers focused on transforming the funding mechanisms for public goods with the d...

www.fundingthecommons.io

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David Dao @daviddao.org · Sep 11

At @gainforest.earth, we explore how emerging tech can enable local communities to govern the commons at scale in the intelligent age. Read the vision here: www.daviddao.org/posts/regene...

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 11

Interesting - happening in and around Devconnect
ekoparty.org

ekoparty

ekoparty security conference

ekoparty.org

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 8

This page measures the concentration of user data on the Fediverse, the Atmosphere, and public git forges according to the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI) and the Shannon Index. arewedecentralizedyet.online?utm_source=a...

Are We Decentralized Yet?

A site with statistics regarding the decentralization status of various web services

arewedecentralizedyet.online

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 8

This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5 😂

blog.ctms.me/posts/2024-0...

This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5

An absolute mammoth post about how I am running this blog site from a Google Pixel 5 Android phone using only Termux. It includes what inspired me, what I'm using for the setup, and my longform notes ...

blog.ctms.me

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 8

This is a solar powered website 😍https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/

LOW←TECH MAGAZINE

This is a solar-powered website, which means it sometimes goes offline

solar.lowtechmagazine.com

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 8

@1s4.bsky.social hey there 🌊

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 8

It was a struggle explaining the problem highlighted by Zenos Paradox to my math teacher when I was in high school. She suggested that I go and explain it to Mr Meiring, who everyone was terrified of. I didn't bother, and forgot about it only to discover Zeno had realized this decades later ;)

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James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Sep 7

I don't get it - more context please

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Aug 15

if bluebberry, then blueberry 🫠

James 🔒 = 🕊️ @jamesfarrell.me · Aug 14

@raphaelrobert.bsky.social I've been admiring your work on messaging layer security from afar.

I'm curating a residency Buenos Aires Residency to bring together exceptional researchers, cryptographers, and developers for an intensive month of collaboration.

please dm me to know more

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