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@soatok.bsky.social

30-something gay furry with an interest in cryptography and software security. Mastodon: https://furry.engineer/@soatok Blog: https://soatok.blog 🎨 https://mrjimmydafloof.bsky.social

2,601 Followers  |  389 Following  |  1,691 Posts  |  Joined: 21.06.2023  |  1.8637

Latest posts by soatok.bsky.social on Bluesky

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They seriously let the caller specify the method? Instead of binding that to the key??

Hard pass on that.

17.02.2026 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"token anxiety"; or, a slot machine by any other name You're absolutely right!

token anxiety

jkap.io/token-anxiet...

16.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 277    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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Threatening an elected official with death for reiterating the Army Field Manual

www.benning.army.mil/infantry/Doc...

16.02.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Wins Of The Week Donald Trump’s attempts at driving us headlong into autocracy is being met with constant resistance from all sides.

It shows how far we’ve fallen: temporarily stopping an elected official from being executed for reiterating the law is now considered a win.

16.02.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Also yes, the fandom is a type of third space that creates meaningful connection. But a lot of dating is about how each react in a physical space for long periods of time

It's the joke of a furry falling in love because someone was nice to them. A lot times it just means you found a best friend ->

15.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the major reasons people are single is because we lack free meaningful third spaces

Being forced to interact with others is what creates relationships. Unironically, being more politically active in your area would increase your odds in dating someone you like AND get you a third space

15.02.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

This is Digimon's fault!

*goes back to playing Time Stranger*

16.02.2026 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tried to schedule a blog post for the 18th, accidentally scheduled it for last week, so it went live prematurely

16.02.2026 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

*cough* you saw nothing

16.02.2026 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
fix those wiggly lines
YouTube video by Kanjon's Clips - Art & Motivation fix those wiggly lines

www.youtube.com/shorts/TsNMB...

I genuinely never learned this art trick lol

@kanjon.art is great

16.02.2026 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

BSI is why we cannot have nice things. #brainpool

16.02.2026 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BSI doesn't like x25519mlkem768, only approves P-curve hybrids πŸ₯²

www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/D...

16.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

A century of critical theory summarized

15.02.2026 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some Discord use cases should also be a Wiki lol

14.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Valentines w/ @jaggerwolverine.bsky.social
Wolverines and Coyotes can belong together :)
Picture taken by @flame.dog

14.02.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure.

14.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for romping around! Grr! @mixedcandy.bsky.social

14.02.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most of these people are NOT criminals.

Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.

And this is how they’re being treated.

This is what the world sees us doing.

14.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3390    πŸ” 1139    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 51
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Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For LargeΒ Groups? One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption when searching for an alternative to Discord. Who's Saying "No"? I'm going to quote 0xabad1dea here, because she is awesome and explains my "opposition" position better than anyone else: So You Want To Write An Open Source Discord Replacement Things you don’t need:

Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For LargeΒ Groups?

One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption when searching for an alternative to Discord. Who's Saying "No"? I'm going to quote 0xabad1dea here, because she is awesome and…

14.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm assembling a team

13.02.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6539    πŸ” 1017    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 9
DHS: Our officer was ambushed and beaten with snow shovels and broom handles. This was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement.

DHS: Our officer was ambushed and beaten with snow shovels and broom handles. This was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement.

ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting

ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting

Agents had initially said that two men β€” Alfredo Aljorna and Julio Sosa Celis – assaulted them with a broom and a shovel before one of them shot Sosa Celis. But that account was quickly called into question, and prosecutors now say β€œnewly discovered evidence” contradicts the officers’ story.

Agents had initially said that two men β€” Alfredo Aljorna and Julio Sosa Celis – assaulted them with a broom and a shovel before one of them shot Sosa Celis. But that account was quickly called into question, and prosecutors now say β€œnewly discovered evidence” contradicts the officers’ story.

The default assumption should be that they’re lying

13.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13173    πŸ” 3591    πŸ’¬ 478    πŸ“Œ 234
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Happy #fursuitfriday!

The first small outing for Lumina!

These awesome pics taken by the lovely @systemdemon.bsky.social

Come find me at NFC! Ask me for a hug, some stickers, but please be gentle, it's my first time suiting! πŸ’œ

13.02.2026 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
Soatok Dreamseeker (@soatok@furry.engineer) People can't help but try to evangelize Matrix in response to things I wrote, so I just disclosed a few more issues in Matrix's cryptography to their `security@` email address. This time, the issues ...

#matrix #infosec #cryptography
furry.engineer/@soatok/1160...

12.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Discord Alternatives Next month, Discord is going to start requiring age verification. The backlash from gamers everywhere has been predictable and justified. I guess their company name checks out. I've had a few people reach out to me because of my prior vulnerability disclosures and criticism of encrypted messaging apps. (Thanks, Toggart.) Unfortunately, asking a cryptography-focused security engineer for app recommendations is like asking a rocket scientist to recommend a car dealership in Nebraska: If you somehow get a good answer, it'll be by sheer coincidence rather than a reasonable expectation.

On Discord Alternatives

Next month, Discord is going to start requiring age verification. The backlash from gamers everywhere has been predictable and justified. I guess their company name checks out. I've had a few people reach out to me because of my prior vulnerability disclosures and criticism…

11.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

A logical consequence of the gamification of software.

13.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prior abortion or miscarriage not linked to increased risk of pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.

A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.

12.02.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5227    πŸ” 1653    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 71

That's fine. I'm not going to wait for them before I analyze it, but I also have competing demands for my time right now.

13.02.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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