Adam Karkowski @adz@mastodon.technology

So I've been thinking about my ideal version of a social network...
1. It should be built on encrypted chat systems. So all DMs should be E2E encrypted. Public messages should be signed (to prevent spoofing) but not encrypted. Importantly, it should be a federated system, like Mastodon or email. This is definitely possible since Signal (TextSecure, at the time) used to federate with WhisperPush by CyanogenMod.

Here's something I've been thinking about for a while.

If an ultra secure messaging system were to be subverted by the developer(s) compromising the app by adding a silent/invisible extra party to all conversations (i.e. all 1-on-1 chats become, in effect, group chats), would there be any way to know? That is, this silent/invisible extra party would get all messages and replies for anyone the developers wanted to spy on (if, for example, they were served with a warrant or any other reason).

Racism in Australia probably doesn't get enough airplay.

https://twitter.com/Dave_Brophy/status/1247471791712288769

@wjmaggos Here is an example of why I don't trust Greenwald. Read the thread from the top.

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1246834911660695552

"Operation Nemesis." I feel like they're overcompensating.

I don't usually care too much about people like Alyssa Milano and I don't talk much about the #MeToo movement. However, Milano is clearly an op.

https://twitter.com/Abelbc85/status/1245796987351547909

The new System Update show from the Intercept is underwhelming. Greenwald is not a great interviewer and especially the first guest (liz Franczak) really held back. Kyle Kulinski appears to be living in a dream world.

An interesting article on Scott Morrison's Pentecostal religious beliefs.

https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2019/february/1548939600/james-boyce/devil-and-scott-morrison

Here's an interesting analysis of Bob Dylan's new song "Murder Most Foul."

https://kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/the-dylan-kennedy-sensation

NZ has released their modelling on the spread of COVID-19 under a few different scenarios. I haven't gone through them yet, but here they are for anyone who's interested.

https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports

It really sucked. It was "meh" to start with, got a little worse in the middle, then ended with a total turd sandwich.

Unless you're a total Trekky Tragic, give it a miss.

Well, if you're not swinging from the attic roof after reading this, you're a tough cookie.

https://asiatimes.com/2020/03/why-france-is-hiding-a-cheap-and-tested-virus-cure/

Negative oil prices?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/one-corner-of-u-s-oil-market-has-already-seen-negative-prices

Anyone know why Victoria's recovery rate from COVID-19 is so much higher than anywhere else in Australia?