Mircea Nistor

I printed it and stuck self-adhesive copper tape to it. There's copper tape with conductive adhesive so you can add multiple overlapping pieces and it counts as one conductive surface. Then I used the second part of the mold to shape the copper, so that it sticks inside the recessed traces. Then I used sandpaper to file away at the raised ridges. The copper traces are now electrically independent of each other. Done! But if I want, I can remove the extra copper tape.

The companion mold at the bottom. This second 3D-printed part pushes the copper tape down into the recessed trace channels so it conforms to the shape. The two parts sandwich together with alignment spikes to keep everything registered.

screenshot of QZW Labs' raised pcb idea! here is their youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLliKgzKKUI&t=592s

Adobe Illustrator on top (you can use any free tool that makes SVG vector files. I just own an old illustrator version. Bottom: the PCB Forge tool I made

I made a tool that turns PCB designs into 3D-printable molds. you sandwich copper tape between the parts, sand the ridges, and you have a real working PCB. no etching, no chemicals. I am losing my mind

castpixel.itch.io/pcb-forge

It gets better

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The HackMD Sync @obsidian.md plugin was buggy, so I reached out to the author who gave me push access, and I just cut a release with bug fixes and new features.

I now use it daily to publish Obsidian notes for collaboration and feedback.

obsidian.md/plugins?id=h...

More of this, please!

My most recent rabbit hole spelunking led me here: bsky.app/profile/epri...

I don't have a list of favorites, this was just top of mind :)

I can name a few advances in cryptography but I'm unaware about the other domains. Any pointers?

Local-First Conf 2026 Join us for the third edition of Local-First Conf. Connect with a rapidly-growing community in an intimate setting. Berlin 12-14th July 2026.

We’ve got a save the date announcement today for this year’s Local-First Conf @localfirstconf.com - July 11th to 14th in Berlin.

We’re supporting the conference & leaning into some “Day 3” content with some malleable software and other topics.

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[draft] v7.0.0 release by mirceanis · Pull Request #1490 · decentralized-identity/veramo [draft] v7.0.0 release Added: did-provider-ethr now supports signOnly operations (feat: add signOnly flag and logic for add/remove key/service #1389) thanks to @radleylewis [breaking] CredentialPl...

I'm getting ready to graduate to v7.0.0

Let me know if I should change something else that's been bugging you before I do.

github.com/decentralize...

I think this JS zoo thing is relevant here zoo.js.org

This is the way!

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Time to say goodbye 😢. Unfortunately I have been the latest victim of layoffs. I have taken some time to process and It has been really hard. This wasn’t just a job. This was my dream. Thanks Microsoft, @playwright.dev, and everyone I have worked with 💔 debbie.codes/blog/laid-of...

NPM Security Best Practices: How to Protect Your Packages After the 2025 Shai Hulud Attack | Snyk Harden your npm environment against supply chain attacks like Shai-Hulud. Learn 12 essential best practices for developers and maintainers, covering post-install scripts, 2FA, provenance, and deterministic installs.

postmortem on Shai-Hulud mandates you go read this and internalize as many of the best practices as you can:

Was debugging a nasty ESM issue and ended up optimizing unjs/🖼️IPX from 99 dependencies down to 6 (26 MB → 2 MB).

Available in the v4 nightly builds with the same features as before!

Solution… COMPANIES NEED TO STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND START SUPPORT OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE WITH RESOURCES OR RISK GETTING SHAI HULUDED UP THEIR ***

Threads post that says “Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it’s far more likely that autism causes vaccines.”

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Playing with cryptography Maybe is a good way to start this blog. It's a paper that changed the way I see things. Two pages in, I could see why RSA were the godfathers of publi...

What do we leave unexplored when we box-in cryptographic primitives to their initial use case?

voboda.bearblog.dev/playing-with...

CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!" Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm. Using a "deceptive sleight of hand," a mandator...

Stay vigilant Europe

www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...

So sad to see what happens to Android recently - let's try to push back!

keepandroidopen.org

Language Models are Injective and Hence Invertible Transformer components such as non-linear activations and normalization are inherently non-injective, suggesting that different inputs could map to the same output and prevent exact recovery of the in...

I did not expect that: Large Language Models are invertible:

arxiv.org/abs/2510.15511

Inside the breach that broke the internet: The untold story of Log4Shell Log4Shell proved that open source security isn't guaranteed and isn’t just a code problem.

github.blog/open-source/...

📣 Looking for some part-time work if anyone needs help with anything web, distributed tech, cryptography, etc.

Currently doing some protocol work for totemgrid.io, but while we wait for funding, I could really use some money.

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Thymol tastes and smells like thyme (hence the name). Most people, even if not very interested in gastronomy, can distinguish quite a few herbs and spices by their smell and taste. This could lead to a chewing gum that would diagnose any ENT infection.

F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository For the past 15 years1, F-Droid has provided a safe and securehaven for Android users around the world to find and install free and opensource apps. When con...

FDroid raises the case against the Google developer forced registration once again. For those who don't know: Google will begin to restrict the sideloading of apps from unverified developers on Android devices starting in 2026 f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...

Google’s AI Surveillance erased 130k of my files — a stark reminder the cloud isn’t yours, it’s… Introduction

medium.com/@russoatlarg...

The EU Parliament has published a new proposal for Chat Control to mass-surveil all digital communication in Europe. The proposal is ineffective, weakens secure communication, and violates basic human privacy. This must be stopped immediately. #ChatControl
csa-scientist-open-letter.org/Sep2025

EU Chat Control criticized by 500 cryptographers over privacy risks

Over 500 cryptographers warn the EU draft “Chat Control” could weaken end‑to‑end encryption. The EU council votes on the Danish text on Sep 12, 2025. https://getnews.me/eu-chat-control-criticized-by-500-cryptographers-over-privacy-risks/ #euchatcontrol #privacy #cryptography

They rather enforce it :)

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