Notes from the wild wild west of technology. Yee-haw!
| Category | Name |
|---|---|
| IDE | VSCode |
| OS | MacOS with UTM Virtualization for Windows |
| Home server OS | ubuntu-server |
| Browser | Safari with uBlock Origin Lite |
| Computer | MacBook Pro |
| VPN | Cloudflare WARP / Mullvad / Apple Private Relay |
| iCloud Email | |
| Storage | iCloud |
| Package Manager | Homebrew |
| Calendar | iCalendar |
| Task Manager | Apple Reminders |
| Music | Apple Music |
| Hosting | Cloudflare |
| Website | daniel-blessing.com |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bitcoin Node | Free money |
| Monero Node | Anonymous free money |
| Ethereum Node | Decentralized computer |
| Snowflake Proxy | Censorship resistance |
| Model | Description |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Conversational AI by OpenAI |
| Grok 4 | Conversational AI by xAI |
| Arya | Uncensored conversational AI by Gab AI |
| References | Description |
|---|---|
| A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures... | The original paper describing the RSA encryption algorithm |
| Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System | The Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto that introduced blockchain technology |
| EFF Large Wordlist | Electronic Frontier Foundation's large wordlist for generating secure passphrases |
| Ethereum: A Next-Generation Smart Contract and DApp Platform. | The Ethereum whitepaper by Vitalik Buterin describing the Ethereum platform |
| Flashboys 2.0 | Research paper on high-frequency trading and market structure in cryptocurrency markets |
| How to Share a Secret | Adi Shamir's seminal paper on secret sharing algorithms |
| King James Bible | The King James Version of the Bible |
| Mastering Ethereum | Comprehensive guide to Ethereum by Andreas Antonopoulos and Gavin Wood |
| Monero Whitepaper | The Monero cryptocurrency whitepaper describing its privacy features |
| New Directions in Cryptography | The seminal paper introducing public-key cryptography |