maxine s. fritz

@mfzx.net

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computer security (Q3510521) library and information science (Q13420675) social computing (Q615684) telecommunications (Q418)

ietf atproto working group slide "Difficulty of backwards-incompatible changes" AT is a stateful data protocol with strong (hash-based) referential integrity. Changing existing historical data is very difficult to coordinate and breaks references. Easier: Commit object Complex: Sync wire protocol Difficult: Repo structure (MST) Intractable: URI-format, Record data model
ietf atproto working group slide: "Scoping: Sync Document"
"bricks slide revisited" app features: microblogging, feeds (not ietf) schema system: nsid, xrpc (future), lexicon (uncertain) data sync: websocket (existing), repository, firehose (this charter), blobs? (unknown) data graph: json, cbor (existing), at:// URI (this charter), labeling (future) identity / auth: account identifiers (this charter), oauth (existing), handles, oauth profile (future)
ietf atproto working group slide "Milestones"
tweet from @jack In principle, I don't believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company. Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.
Serial Experiments Lain, Episode 4, at the 18:02 mark Lain looks up from her computer to talk to her dad
# Cryptography / Signing ## Currently supported - NIST P-256 (secp256r1) - Common choice for ECDSA. Supported by most HSMs - Secp256k1 - Supported by a lot of consumer key management software - I’m not sure we ever really reaped the benefits of this - Deprecate? ## To add? - Ed25519 - Lots of developer interest. Common ask - Maybe note worth the hassle with quantum on the horizon? - Post-quantum? - MLDSA?
Drew Gooden's "road work ahead? uh, yeah, i sure hope it does" vine
a goldfish jumping out of a populated fishbowl, heading to an empty fishbowl
Bryan Newbold's personal site, under a blog entry titled "What is atproto.com good for?" Bluesky released early documentation for the "AT Protocol" (atproto) a few weeks ago, and I've been noodling around with it. Technically, it strikes an appealing balance between rigid cryptographically-signed content-addressable storage on the one hand, and familiar web-friendly schemas and integrations on the other. But at an ecosystem level, there are already a bunch of existing open social media projects. Does atproto bring anything interesting to the table? How might it fit in compared to other similar protocols? First, as quick background, atproto is a dweb social media protocol which aspires to replace Twitter as a centralized platform. Bluesky, the organization developing it, is a small company with history intertwingled with Jack Dorsey and Twitter itself. The folks there also have ties to more established dweb tech projects like IPFS, Scuttlebutt, and dat. What sets atproto apart from other dweb and fediverse projects is that it is explicitly trying to support some of the “big world” features of Twitter. This means global discovery and “leaderboard” metrics (“likes”, “followers”), and also means “broadcast” content that gets rapidly replicated to millions (billions?) of users. It also supports, to some degree, the ability to redistribute and discuss pieces of content outside of their original context (“context collapse”). [Full version available at bnewbold.net]
a diagram of the intended network topology of atproto. data repo services flow into event-log services, which aggregates the entire network into one stream provided by view services. view services are then queried by app services to provide an interactive view of the network's data to a client. the app service then issues writes to data repo services when directed by the client to do so
Bluesky post from @a.rapeable.dog (marked as bot, pet) 4 minutes ago: "pup is dogwoman"
pi coding agent output (kimi k2.7) honest assessment: you're about 30% jack dorsey particles. the jack-coded parts - decentralization maximalism - protocol-first thinking - "what if we rebuilt the social layer without the platforms" - rejection of libp2p because it's ideologically lame - small team, big ambition, vaguely anti-establishment - the phrase "some of this is jack dorsey particles" appearing in your own architecture discussion - belief that the right cryptographic primitives will solve social problems
Bluesky post thread @aylac.top (22 minutes ago): One day this project will run fast, use very little RAM and to have all the cool and good features. One day. @aylac.top (8 minutes ago): Can I actually make the computer do that though? I don't know. @jampants.net (2 minutes ago): What you working on?
Bluesky profile feed. The notable aspect is that display names have been hidden, and handles are the main focus instead. Post from @aly.codes: one of the biggest issues is that men and women have very different job seeking strategies and women tend to write themselves off when they don't meet 100 or even 70% of the requirements. But most places consider themselves lucky to get 50%. Post from @trapdoorspider.bsky.social: there should be a pride flag for freaky pervert asexuals Post from @mfzx.net: bluesky pbc could fix a non-trivial amount of their problems by just hiring trans women
Command-line/terminal output: metabee:~ % atmoq fireshoe --help error: unrecognized subcommand 'fireshoe' tip: a similar subcommand exists: 'firehose' Usage: atmoq <COMMAND> For more information, try '--help'.
A set of edited stills taken from the show "Arrested Development", where Jason Bateman's character Michael Bluth takes a bag labelled with "Appearance — Not text" out of a fridge, looks inside of it to find a font "Libre Barcode 39" which renders text as a barcode, and says "I don't know what I expected."
TechCrunch comment from "Justin" on July 15th, 2006 at 9:48 pm I think this is the dumbest thing ever! Who would want all their personal text messages on a public website for anyone to read and track?
TechCrunch article from a July 19th, 2006 archive. Title: Odeo Releases Twttr Published: July 15th, 2006 Author: Michael Arrington 62 comments Odeo released a new service today called Twttr, which is a sort of “group send” SMS application. Each person controls their own network of friends. When any of them send a text message to “40404,” all of his or her friends see the message via sms. This launched officially today, and a few select insiders were playing with the service at the Valleyschwag party in San Francisco last night. People are using it to send messages like “Cleaning my apartment” and “Hungry”. You can also add friends via text message, nudge friends, etc. It really a social network around text messaging - and is very similar to another service called Dodgeball. Users can also post and view messages on the Twttr website, turn off text messages from certain people, turn off messages altogether, etc. There is also a status widget available that can be placed on a website. I like the service although I was not able to sign up for it myself (someone added me at the same time I tried to register directly, the result was lockout of my phone number). I’ve been playing around with someone else’s account until I can figure out how to get my number sorted out.
Bluesky post composer Replying to "HEALTH" (@health.band), who wrote: "My asshole is soooooo deeep" Alert: We're sorry! The post you are replying to has been deleted. Post text: thank you @health.band
Bluesky post from "SCP" (@10-5.bsky.social), published at 1:14 AM on Jul 14, 2026 Why is there a chess.com logo on this Should I know why Is it better if I don't (The chess.com logo has been superimposed on the screenshot of the post itself.)
Discord poll message from "max", sent at 05:53 local time Poll title: Is "What is the felt experience of a large-language model?" a valid question to ask in the first place? If yes, respond with your own personal beliefs about the answer. Answer: Yes Answer: No 0 votes, 6 days left
File manager view, cropped Headers: Size, Type, Date Modified - 2.3 MiB, Archive, 2026-06-01 16:11:59 - 2.7 MiB, Archive, 2026-06-16 23:05:22 - 3.4 MiB, Archive, 2026-06-30 18:48:59 - 4.9 MiB, Archive, 2026-07-13 06:06:17
Bluesky profile Display name: max asf Handle: @mfzx.net Pronouns: it/she 670 followers 346 following 3,613 posts Biography (trimmed): computer security (Q3510521)
tumblr post thread from milknjuice-deactivated20190908: > the hardest time i've ever laughed was when i tried to read "pooh's adventures of me" out loud to my friends in a mcdonald's i remember crying laughing for like 3 solid minutes trying to read it from milknjuice: [Attached screenshot of a page on a wiki named "Pooh's Adventures Wiki". the page is titled "Pooh's Adventures of ME". Page contents are as follows.] My name is Biffy Jones. I really love Poohs Adventures! I was born in a shack in Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Crisp Falls, Shark Stink, Iowa. I like to Pooh with my friends! I like Pooh, Peeh, Piglet, Thomas, Thimas, Thimble, Trumbloola, Robert Planch, Albert Clench, and Compact Disk. I started Poohing in 2005 and I am currently 12 years old. March on, brothers! [Photo of a disheveled, sleep deprived man flashing an uncanny grin while in a dimly lit, unidentifiable room] This is a photo of me. Hope you look forward to my future Pooh Advencher endeavors! Mommy Hommamo says I can't do this for the rest of my life but I cut the brake lines on her bike so we'll see who's sloshing soon!
Bluesky post from "norvid_studies" (@norvid-studies.bsky.social), who has three labels: "Made over 50 replies yesterday", "Made over 30 posts yesterday", and "Posts over 20 times per day on average" Post text: TFW the simcluster just works [Attached screenshot of a Twitter post and reply: "Exploring all see also Wikipedia articles", which has its own attached media; and "@norvid_studies this must be a visual metaphor for something"] 7:24 AM, Jul 8 2026 Everybody can reply 27 likes, 2 replies
Email transcript On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM Maxine S. Fritz <max+ietf@mfzx.net> wrote: > Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote on 2026-07-08 20:55:05 -0500: > > More or less everywhere else in the IETF ecosystem we are standardizing > > on either P-256 (secp256r1) and Ed25519, or MLDSA going forward. > > Nearly all ~45 million active AT Protocol accounts utilize K-256 keys as their PDS verification method and/or PLC rotation key(s). That's unfortunate, but we should encourage them to migrate at the same time as they migrate to newer formats. > If P-256 is included in the ATP standard, the implementation work for K-256 should be negligible. The issue is not implementation effort, but rather converging on a set of well-understood common primitives. -Ekr
Email transcript On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM Maxine S. Fritz <max+ietf@mfzx.net> wrote: > Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote on 2026-07-07 20:35:15 -0500: > > This also seems like a good opportunity to remove secp256k1. > What is your reasoning for this? More or less everywhere else in the IETF ecosystem we are standardizing on either P-256 (secp256r1) and Ed25519, or MLDSA going forward. -Ekr
bluesky post engagement metrics 4 replies, 11 likes liked by the viewing user, saved by the viewing user
"max asf" on discord: "omg are you my roko's basilisk... ❤️"
0/20 limit hits today
bluesky post text Claude code session limit reached... Clocking out (GIF)
umans usage view Heading: Usage this window (Live) Warning: Limit reached - oldest request expires in 1h 16m. Capacity recovers as more requests expire. Requests: 400 of 200 (100%) Concurrent sessions: 0 of 5 Tokens: 32.6M in / 339K out
pi agent harness, showing a tool call for launching subagents. 6 were spawned, and all 6 are active now
MythTV electronic program guide interface
pds.ls record uri display account: mfzx.net (did:plc:erqwpimsmwnzohwoiojsy22z) collection: app.bsky.feed.post record key: 3mpwxczeboobs (2026-07-05 20:37:41)
patrick star holding his hand up in a crowd of seated people, holding an instrument
Clearsky view of the lists that have "max asf" (@mfzx.net) on them. - by "Sando" (@sandopan.bsky.social): "AI Twat", People who appear to be twats about AI
An edited version of a classic web button for Odeo; where this version has a white heart displayed as part of the Odeo logo, instead of a star.
pi coding harness, heavily cropped to just the part indicating the amount of utilized requests (67) vs. available requests (200)
Umans usage stats 165/200 requests used 0 of 5 concurrent sessions 117K tokens in, 238K tokens out
anisota harvest for mfzx.net, top emojis 🥺️: 16 uses 😭️: 9 uses 🫂️: 7 uses 💭️: 6 uses 🟨️: 6 uses 👀️: 5 uses 🫳️: 4 uses 🌟️: 4 uses 🤨️: 4 uses 🙂‍↕️: 4 uses (more omitted for brevity...) total: 167 (-38% compared to average) unique: 76 (+211% compared to average) per post: 0.07 (-78% compared to average)
anisota harvest for mfzx.net, most used words #1: "atproto", 45 uses #2: "posts", 33 uses #3: "slug", 31 uses #4: "mean", 25 uses #5: "self", 22 uses #6: "instead", 22 uses #7: "users", 21 uses #8: "video", 21 uses #9: "claude", 20 uses #10: "luna", 20 uses ...
bluesky feed showing a repost from "Google Open Source" (@opensource.google): "Bluesky for ___" (@bskyfor.bsky.social) posted "Bluesky for electric unicycle" 5 days ago
political compass test (https://fubarchitect.com/warez/compass/) results: -0.9 on the economic axis, -4.9 on the social axis Committed Libertarian Left You want equality without a boss. Mutual aid, shared ownership, as little coercion as you can manage.
gbl08ma @gbl08ma.com Today 12:07 PM said: > I think that will eliminate one of the main friction points of matrix, where people have to discover and join each channel individually gbl08ma @gbl08ma.com Today 12:07 PM said: > hmm, works fine here max asf @mfzx.net Today 12:07 PM said: > oh wait huh > now it's fine > is it just when i have the tab unfocused? just kold @koldinium.com Today 12:08 PM said: > oh i just realized that the button up top that is NOT dark is the one i have selected gbl08ma @gbl08ma.com Today 12:09 PM said: > yeah I think it's meant to represent a couple of toggle buttons but it reads poorly just kold @koldinium.com Today 12:10 PM said: > a lot of strange choices in the UI i'm noticing. but eh > it exists > that's gotta be worth something
a bunny moving its ears from side to side
favs.blue overview for "max asf" (@mfzx.net) Most liked posts of all time: 1. "a handsome computer #retro #computer #objectum" (attached image of a retro computer with disk drives, a monitor, and a mouse), 477 likes, 37 reposts, published on Oct 20, 2024
Your AI Compass (https://bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass/) 29 of 29 questions answered You are: The True Believer Patron saint: Amanda Askell AI is real, it's powerful, and handled with genuine care it can be one of the best things we ever build. You think hard about its character, what it's like, what we owe it and it owes us. You're optimistic the way a thoughtful person is optimistic — clear-eyed, not starry-eyed. Impact rating: +4.0 Valence rating: +1.6 Link: See all 30 archetypes → Action: Review Answers Action: Retake
strawberry shortcake (i believe) made in a pan that shaped it like breasts, with the strawberries protruding from the batter where the nipples would be
Meeting agenda entries 16:00–16:30, Ground Floor & Mezzanine Foyers: Beverage and Snack Break 16:30–18:30, Thursday Session IV - Grand Klimt Hall 1: Authenticated Transfer - Grand Klimt Hall 2: Measurement and Analysis for Protocols - Park Suite 6: Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes Research Group
GitHub README Heading: AGI - Thoughts and Concepts The goal of this repo is to document thoughts and concepts that result from a lot of thinking. Generally, my goal is to create a real artificial intelligence that can actually learn concepts, think and be actually intelligent, not just predict the next likely word that would fit in a sentence, like LLMs. Since i loved the Terminator Movie AND i worked with stepper motors and built a robot, it would be the next cool thing to figure out real AI to give it control over these motors. While it sounds nerdy it would be really cool tho, right? I will try to organize thoughts and concepts inside the `docs` folder as good as possible. Its amazing to think about how our brain may work and figure out these concepts!
GigaOM website Primary navigation: - Home - Jobs - Polls - About - Advertise - Sitemap - Contact Us - Send Us Tips - (Text entry, "Enter keywords") (Search button) Secondary navigation: - All Stories - Startups - Media - VOIP - Mobile - Broadband - Software 2.0 - India, Inc. - Online Games - The LOG - WWD Article: Evan Williams: How Odeo Screwed Up Posted Thursday, September 14 at 6:41 PM Written by Liz Gannes Public hindsight about startups’ missteps generally comes after a good amount of “traveling in Europe with my fiancée” or whatever it is that failed CEOs do. However, Evan Williams just gave a refreshing talk about the dangers of combining money and startups at the Future of Web Apps conference in San Francisco. Not only was he candid about his time running and selling Pyra Labs, he turned a critical eye to the company where he currently serves as CEO: Odeo. Last year Williams wrote a widely read, much-bookmarked post titled “Ten Rules for Web Startups.” “Be Narrow,” he said, “Be Tiny.” Today, he flat-out admitted “I was working on Odeo at the time I wrote that, and I was ignoring most of those rules.” Incited by excitement about podcasting and an early demo at the TED Conference leading to a front-page New York Times article (behind pay wall), Odeo got unfocused and bloated, according to Williams. Williams went through a tidy list of the top five Odeo screw-ups: 1. “Trying to build too much” – Odeo set out to be a podcasting company with no focus beyond that. 2. “Not building for people like ourselves” – For example, Williams doesn’t podcast himself, and he says as a result the company’s web-based recording tools were too simplistic. 3. “Not adjusting fast enough” – The company thought its comprehensive (cut off)
Sifa ID embed Name: Maxine S. Fritz Pronouns: they/she Handle: @mfzx.net Website: https://mfzx.net/ Headline: "Cybersecurity, software engineering, and/or telecommunications" Available for work: Yes Published collections: - Bluesky - wiki.lichen.noteRevision - wiki.lichen.note - wiki.lichen.membership - Tangled - blue.morsels.reply - Popfeed - Smoke Signal - community.lexicon.app.entry - farm.smol.momo.gif - blue.morsels.bite - xyz.atboards.reply - dev.atvouch.graph.vouch - wiki.lichen.bookmark - app.userinput.upvte - net.mfzx.attested.label - io.zzstoatzz.status.record - xyz.atbbs.post - app.tomarigi.feed.post - quest.sableye.magnet.entry - me.skyspace.aesthetics - app.userinput.discussion - xyz.atbbs.pin - com.twitter.feed.post - wiki.lichen.wiki - Streamplace - Standard.site
bluesky trending 2. Wildflowers 3. South Africa vs Canada 4. Pride Parades
three bluesky notifications that all have "woke oakley" (@oakley.bsky.social) in them
Young (and hot) Jack Dorsey
ctrl+alt+del comic but severely edited. ethan's speech bubble includes the post being replied to and the other characters say "the woods", "teleport to the woods", "its woods time for you". in the next panel, ethan is gone entirely, leaving the other characters at the table