Gabriel Giunta (gabrihel8 on Instagram) makes fine art out of cardboard and garbage. #archerart #grownostr

Where is the heart of the modern cypherpunk movement? The community of people who care about privacy, censorship-resistance, and financial self-sovereignty is so large and dispersed that it's impossible for any single person to keep track of all of the worthy projects. But these are some of the projects I'm excited about (all handles are Twitter handles): @askvenice - front end to decentralized Morpheus network (@MorpheusAIs) @arweaveeco - 200+ years of storage for a one time fee @bisq_network - decentralized, p2p fiat/Bitcoin exchange that runs over tor @basicswapdex - An atomic swap and cross-chain DEX with no central points of failure. @brightidproject - Privacy-first social identity network. @darkfisquad - tooling for creating/governing anonymity software @havenodex - decentralized p2p fiat/Monero exchange (based on Bisq) @havenprotocol - algorithmic stablecoin based on Monero @holepunch_to - library for making direct P2P connections @melproject_twitter.com/archershipsorg - anonymous communication and transaction network designed to be decentralized, incentive-compatible, and ban-resistant. @meshtastic - open source, off-grid, encrypted mesh communication platform that runs on affordable radios @mobazha_market - Decentralized market, derived from OpenBazaar @nymproject - incentivized mixnet that prevents metadata release via timing attacks #nostr - decentralized network protocol for a distributed social networking system @odysee - decentralized Youtube alternative (based on Arweave) @particlproject - creators of particl market place (decentralized, private marketplace) @pears_p2p - p2p runtime built on holepunch #reticulumnetwork (

Reticulum Network

created by @markqvist - self-configuring, encrypted meshnet designed to operate even in low bandwidth environments (packet radio, LoRA) @seraidex - decentralized multichain exchange #stampprotocol (https://stampid.net/) created by Andrew Lyon (https://killtheradio.net/) - decentralized cryptographic identity system used to represent a personal or group identity in electronic systems. @tari - Mimble wimble based non-fungible tokens @vexl - no-KYC, p2p fiat <-> Bitcoin exchange @zano_project - Cryptonote based smart contract system @zcash - private cash based on zero knowledge tech #cypherpunk #monero #archercypherpunk

earendil unstoppable peer-to-peer communication docs / github / discord "Earendil is the first anonymous communication and transaction network designed to be decentralized, incentive-compatible, and ban-resistant. It is a foundational off-chain protocol in the Mel ecosystem. Unlike VPNs, onion routers, and most "censorship-resistant" web3 protocols, Earendil is designed to run on fully hostile network infrastructure. It's nearly invisible to ISPs and defends against powerful attackers willing to ban rather than subvert or censor the protocol. Earendil is currently a work-in-progress. A minimally functional pre-alpha is available."

Earendil

<i>unstoppable peer-to-peer communication</i>

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Agorism in the 21st Century

Agorism in the 21st Century Journal

"Cypto is an industry formed in the wake of a grand vision. Its early pioneers were agorists who dreamed of a future beyond coercion and built tools to expand the space of freedom outward. Overtime, crypto's vision has wavered. Agorism in the 21st Century (AXXI) was formed in response to this lack. AXXI seeks to revitalize crypto's potential by returning to its agorist roots. AXXI amplifies dissonance and brings voices together from across the political spectrum. It is also a call for unity. AXXI resurrects the unifying vision of an agorist alliance beyond the surveillance state. To journey outward with intent crypto must first embark on a journey to strengthen its resolve. Agora. Anarchy. Action." #archercrypto

[Note, I don't agree with his solutions.]

Why Privacy Failed - ZK Part 2

Totally supercool and chilled VC investing in programmable assets, collaborative intelligence and other buzzwords.

"Why has privacy failed to date? Both as a concept and a practical matter we see a general lack of urgency. When you talk to somebody, few - if any - do not support the idea of privacy, and yet the adoption of privacy-preserving measures is largely under tapped. By this, I mean across all of the web, not just Web 3. While privacy is a more nebulous concept, in Web 3 we can generally distill the space into two verticals: private blockchains (largely financial) and private data (personal data ownership). There are Monero Zealots out there, but for the most part privacy projects are abject failures (in terms of adoption) despite this inherent expression of desire for it." #archercrypto

#archerPolitics #archerCrypto

"If libertarianism is so great, you should easily be able to convince those around you of its merits." ---- It took gay people decades to win the rights they have now. Gays back in the 1970's didn't wait decades for the homophobes to come round; they moved to gay enclaves where they could live without persecution immediately. And the gay enclaves were key to winning national acceptance, by showing that the "gay lifestyle" in enclaves was nothing to be feared. Similarly, libertarians want "liberty in our lifetime" as well. And libertarians are often asked to provide examples of how our ideas would work in practice. But putting them into practice requires winning elections. Concentrating our forces [in New Hampshire] allows us to win elections, which in turn allows us to implement our policies, which will--we hope-- assuage the fears of authoritarians, and allow for greater acceptance of libertarian values nationally. #freeStateProject #fsp #archerFSP

"“We write and maintain Shoggoth, a peer-to-peer, anonymous network for publishing and distributing open-source code, Machine Learning models, datasets and research papers. The purpose of Shoggoth is to combat software censorship and empower software developers to create and distribute software, without a centralized hosting service or platform.” https://shoggoth.systems/ #archer_ai #ai #shoggoth

Saya de Malha Bank - Wikipedia

http://www.wolfhilbertz.com/downloads/2002/saya_2002_rev1.pdf "The Saya de Malha Bank is the site of an attempt to create an artificial island by Prof. Wolf Hilbertz (1938-2007) and Dr. Thomas J. Goreau. Hilbertz created seacrete or biorock by utilizing electricity to accrete the minerals in sea water onto a metal structure. The artificial coral thus far created has high enough tensile strength to be used as building material. With others, Hilbertz and Goreau made two expeditions to the bank in 1997 and 2002.[4] They attempted to create or grow an island around a steel structure that has been anchored to the North Bank sea floor at a depth of 11 m (36 ft). Some sources say that the island would have been named Autopia[5] or Autopia Saya, and declared a micronation."

Over 94% of teacher's union donations since 1990 have gone to the Democrats: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/totals.php?ind=L1300

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"In June, Amazon unveiled a new feature it’s developing for Alexa, in which the virtual assistant can read aloud stories in a deceased loved one’s voice after just hearing a minute of that person’s speech. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.) “While AI can’t eliminate that pain of loss, it can definitely make their memories last,” said Rohit Prasad, senior vice president and head scientist for Amazon Alexa." https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/12/artificial-intelligence-grief/

If you support the development of sound, private, censorship resistant money, consider whether you want to give DNA Lounge your money. (@jwz is the founder / owner).

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