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NEW EPISODE! Don’t listen to that! Listen to this! All aboard the nutty train, as #PaulPutner shares his love for the collected pop videos of the mighty #Madness…
Warning: earworms incoming…
pod.link/1614879928
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NEW EPISODE! Don’t listen to that! Listen to this! All aboard the nutty train, as #PaulPutner shares his love for the collected pop videos of the mighty #Madness…
Warning: earworms incoming…
pod.link/1614879928
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NEW EPISODE! Don’t listen to that! Listen to this! All aboard the nutty train, as #PaulPutner shares his love for the collected pop videos of the mighty #Madness…
Warning: earworms incoming…
pod.link/1614879928
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NEW EPISODE! Don’t listen to that! Listen to this! All aboard the nutty train, as #PaulPutner shares his love for the collected pop videos of the mighty #Madness…
Warning: earworms incoming…
pod.link/1614879928
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If you enjoyed the chat with #IngridOliver about #TheGoonies…
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/786c971684f8aeeb80b74dcaf38b044d
…there's lots more classic Spielberg-y Comfort to be had on the pod...
Try #RufusJones on #RaidersOfTheLostArk
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/fab54f4730e7f7128fb91128d052c330
And #TomNeenan on #JurassicPark
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/66a0f8530a739f9cac382ca6fd068c41
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If you enjoyed the chat with #IngridOliver about #TheGoonies…
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/786c971684f8aeeb80b74dcaf38b044d
…there's lots more classic Spielberg-y Comfort to be had on the pod...
Try #RufusJones on #RaidersOfTheLostArk
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/fab54f4730e7f7128fb91128d052c330
And #TomNeenan on #JurassicPark
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/66a0f8530a739f9cac382ca6fd068c41
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If you enjoyed the chat with #IngridOliver about #TheGoonies…
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/786c971684f8aeeb80b74dcaf38b044d
…there's lots more classic Spielberg-y Comfort to be had on the pod...
Try #RufusJones on #RaidersOfTheLostArk
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/fab54f4730e7f7128fb91128d052c330
And #TomNeenan on #JurassicPark
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/66a0f8530a739f9cac382ca6fd068c41
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If you enjoyed the chat with #IngridOliver about #TheGoonies…
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/786c971684f8aeeb80b74dcaf38b044d
…there's lots more classic Spielberg-y Comfort to be had on the pod...
Try #RufusJones on #RaidersOfTheLostArk
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/fab54f4730e7f7128fb91128d052c330
And #TomNeenan on #JurassicPark
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/66a0f8530a739f9cac382ca6fd068c41
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If you enjoyed the chat with #IngridOliver about #TheGoonies…
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/786c971684f8aeeb80b74dcaf38b044d
…there's lots more classic Spielberg-y Comfort to be had on the pod...
Try #RufusJones on #RaidersOfTheLostArk
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/fab54f4730e7f7128fb91128d052c330
And #TomNeenan on #JurassicPark
https://pod.link/1614879928/episode/66a0f8530a739f9cac382ca6fd068c41
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A Microsoft engineer made a Linux distro that's like a comfort blanket to ex-Windows users.
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I don't know why but this album is like a comfort blanket for me. Maybe it's the association with how it came about and was recorded.
I bought it on #vinyl but listening on Spotify as I prepare dinner #TonightsCookingTunes #Levellers https://open.spotify.com/album/3pWOFDXflBjKh6LJ5DGUIF
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NEW EPISODE!
Wrap up in a comfort blanket against the Cold War, as #Ghosts very own fairy godcaptain #BenWillbond talks about John Le Carré’s comforting, clever, cunning Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’…
SUBSCRIBE AND NEVER MISS IT…
pod.link/1614879928
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The last couple days, a couple of songs from Kuinka have been kind of been my comfort blanket, especially "Warsaw" and "Little Room Floor".
I get to see them perform at a #LiveWireRadio taping last year and the two songs they performed are available on episodes 668 and 697. They were absolutely brimming with energy on stage.
Music Videos: https://www.kuinkatheband.com/watchlisten
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kuinka/1209223208
Live Wire Radio: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes
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🚀 Breaking News: Plain Text Is Immortal! Who needs innovation or style when you can cling to 1970s tech like a comfort blanket? 😂 Let's all embrace ASCII art as the pinnacle of UI design while waiting for the resurgence of dial-up modems. 📞✨
https://unsung.aresluna.org/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-its-here-to-stay/ #PlainTextImmortal #ASCIIArt #RetroTech #DialUpResurgence #70sNostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Breaking News: Plain Text Is Immortal! Who needs innovation or style when you can cling to 1970s tech like a comfort blanket? 😂 Let's all embrace ASCII art as the pinnacle of UI design while waiting for the resurgence of dial-up modems. 📞✨
https://unsung.aresluna.org/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-its-here-to-stay/ #PlainTextImmortal #ASCIIArt #RetroTech #DialUpResurgence #70sNostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Breaking News: Plain Text Is Immortal! Who needs innovation or style when you can cling to 1970s tech like a comfort blanket? 😂 Let's all embrace ASCII art as the pinnacle of UI design while waiting for the resurgence of dial-up modems. 📞✨
https://unsung.aresluna.org/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-its-here-to-stay/ #PlainTextImmortal #ASCIIArt #RetroTech #DialUpResurgence #70sNostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Breaking News: Plain Text Is Immortal! Who needs innovation or style when you can cling to 1970s tech like a comfort blanket? 😂 Let's all embrace ASCII art as the pinnacle of UI design while waiting for the resurgence of dial-up modems. 📞✨
https://unsung.aresluna.org/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-its-here-to-stay/ #PlainTextImmortal #ASCIIArt #RetroTech #DialUpResurgence #70sNostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Breaking News: Plain Text Is Immortal! Who needs innovation or style when you can cling to 1970s tech like a comfort blanket? 😂 Let's all embrace ASCII art as the pinnacle of UI design while waiting for the resurgence of dial-up modems. 📞✨
https://unsung.aresluna.org/plain-text-has-been-around-for-decades-and-its-here-to-stay/ #PlainTextImmortal #ASCIIArt #RetroTech #DialUpResurgence #70sNostalgia #HackerNews #ngated -
Zero Trust Login
How I Stopped Reading Your Data in my servicesI build systems where not even the almighty admin (me) can read your data.
No backdoors. No db.users.find(). Just encrypted chaos. Beautiful, unreadable, untouchable chaos.Security isn't magic, we are just scared to lose control.
If I'm debugging live prod data, I've already failed my architecture exam.Many pretend to do the same using JWTs/JWKs. Cute. But let's be honest:
There's always someone with access. Production isn't a vault, it's just a cleaner sandbox.Most systems cling to readable tokens, human friendly JSON, and debug services like a comfort blanket.
I don't.Zero trust could work like this:
1. User signs up
➤ They give a password.
➤ I derive a unique key from that password.
➤ That key encrypts a randomly generated User Key.
➤ That User Key encrypts everything else (emails, usernames, secrets, hopes, dreams).2. User logs in
➤ Same password = same derived key.
➤ That unlocks their User Key.
➤ That unlocks their encrypted data.
➤ Voilà. Magic. But not magic. Math.3. Token generation
➤ It has no traceable info and All Session Data are encrypted with the backend-only key.
➤ It expires. Quickly.
➤ It is fingerprinted to the device/browser.
➤ You steal it? Good luck. Doesn’t work on your laptop, Dave.👁️ Zero Visibility ≠ Zero Functionality
• 🔒 I can’t decrypt your data. Not even if I'm angry.
• 🛡️ Backend is stateless. Frontend is stateless. Token is everything.
• 👨💻 No user ID in memory. No session storage. No cookies.
• 🪪 You want access? Bring your password, WebAuthn, 2FA or other login methods.
• 🕵️ No OAuth weirdness, no redirect hell.
• 🧠 Works like OAuth, but with actual privacy. Not even a user ID is exposed
• ⚙️ Agnostic to used technologies - Cloud, OnPremise, SQL, NoSQL, doesn't matter.Because security isn't magic. It's math, discipline, and just enough spite to not let anyone (including yourself) peek behind the curtain.
Until then, I'll be in the server room. Giggling at encrypted documents I can't read.
#ZeroTrust #Encryption #Security #Stateless #PrivacyByDesign #BackendOnlyAccess #NoRootForYou #Coding #Programming
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Zero Trust Login
How I Stopped Reading Your Data in my servicesI build systems where not even the almighty admin (me) can read your data.
No backdoors. No db.users.find(). Just encrypted chaos. Beautiful, unreadable, untouchable chaos.Security isn't magic, we are just scared to lose control.
If I'm debugging live prod data, I've already failed my architecture exam.Many pretend to do the same using JWTs/JWKs. Cute. But let's be honest:
There's always someone with access. Production isn't a vault, it's just a cleaner sandbox.Most systems cling to readable tokens, human friendly JSON, and debug services like a comfort blanket.
I don't.Zero trust could work like this:
1. User signs up
➤ They give a password.
➤ I derive a unique key from that password.
➤ That key encrypts a randomly generated User Key.
➤ That User Key encrypts everything else (emails, usernames, secrets, hopes, dreams).2. User logs in
➤ Same password = same derived key.
➤ That unlocks their User Key.
➤ That unlocks their encrypted data.
➤ Voilà. Magic. But not magic. Math.3. Token generation
➤ It has no traceable info and All Session Data are encrypted with the backend-only key.
➤ It expires. Quickly.
➤ It is fingerprinted to the device/browser.
➤ You steal it? Good luck. Doesn’t work on your laptop, Dave.👁️ Zero Visibility ≠ Zero Functionality
• 🔒 I can’t decrypt your data. Not even if I'm angry.
• 🛡️ Backend is stateless. Frontend is stateless. Token is everything.
• 👨💻 No user ID in memory. No session storage. No cookies.
• 🪪 You want access? Bring your password, WebAuthn, 2FA or other login methods.
• 🕵️ No OAuth weirdness, no redirect hell.
• 🧠 Works like OAuth, but with actual privacy. Not even a user ID is exposed
• ⚙️ Agnostic to used technologies - Cloud, OnPremise, SQL, NoSQL, doesn't matter.Because security isn't magic. It's math, discipline, and just enough spite to not let anyone (including yourself) peek behind the curtain.
Until then, I'll be in the server room. Giggling at encrypted documents I can't read.
#ZeroTrust #Encryption #Security #Stateless #PrivacyByDesign #BackendOnlyAccess #NoRootForYou #Coding #Programming
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Zero Trust Login
How I Stopped Reading Your Data in my servicesI build systems where not even the almighty admin (me) can read your data.
No backdoors. No db.users.find(). Just encrypted chaos. Beautiful, unreadable, untouchable chaos.Security isn't magic, we are just scared to lose control.
If I'm debugging live prod data, I've already failed my architecture exam.Many pretend to do the same using JWTs/JWKs. Cute. But let's be honest:
There's always someone with access. Production isn't a vault, it's just a cleaner sandbox.Most systems cling to readable tokens, human friendly JSON, and debug services like a comfort blanket.
I don't.Zero trust could work like this:
1. User signs up
➤ They give a password.
➤ I derive a unique key from that password.
➤ That key encrypts a randomly generated User Key.
➤ That User Key encrypts everything else (emails, usernames, secrets, hopes, dreams).2. User logs in
➤ Same password = same derived key.
➤ That unlocks their User Key.
➤ That unlocks their encrypted data.
➤ Voilà. Magic. But not magic. Math.3. Token generation
➤ It has no traceable info and All Session Data are encrypted with the backend-only key.
➤ It expires. Quickly.
➤ It is fingerprinted to the device/browser.
➤ You steal it? Good luck. Doesn’t work on your laptop, Dave.👁️ Zero Visibility ≠ Zero Functionality
• 🔒 I can’t decrypt your data. Not even if I'm angry.
• 🛡️ Backend is stateless. Frontend is stateless. Token is everything.
• 👨💻 No user ID in memory. No session storage. No cookies.
• 🪪 You want access? Bring your password, WebAuthn, 2FA or other login methods.
• 🕵️ No OAuth weirdness, no redirect hell.
• 🧠 Works like OAuth, but with actual privacy. Not even a user ID is exposed
• ⚙️ Agnostic to used technologies - Cloud, OnPremise, SQL, NoSQL, doesn't matter.Because security isn't magic. It's math, discipline, and just enough spite to not let anyone (including yourself) peek behind the curtain.
Until then, I'll be in the server room. Giggling at encrypted documents I can't read.
#ZeroTrust #Encryption #Security #Stateless #PrivacyByDesign #BackendOnlyAccess #NoRootForYou #Coding #Programming
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Zero Trust Login
How I Stopped Reading Your Data in my servicesI build systems where not even the almighty admin (me) can read your data.
No backdoors. No db.users.find(). Just encrypted chaos. Beautiful, unreadable, untouchable chaos.Security isn't magic, we are just scared to lose control.
If I'm debugging live prod data, I've already failed my architecture exam.Many pretend to do the same using JWTs/JWKs. Cute. But let's be honest:
There's always someone with access. Production isn't a vault, it's just a cleaner sandbox.Most systems cling to readable tokens, human friendly JSON, and debug services like a comfort blanket.
I don't.Zero trust could work like this:
1. User signs up
➤ They give a password.
➤ I derive a unique key from that password.
➤ That key encrypts a randomly generated User Key.
➤ That User Key encrypts everything else (emails, usernames, secrets, hopes, dreams).2. User logs in
➤ Same password = same derived key.
➤ That unlocks their User Key.
➤ That unlocks their encrypted data.
➤ Voilà. Magic. But not magic. Math.3. Token generation
➤ It has no traceable info and All Session Data are encrypted with the backend-only key.
➤ It expires. Quickly.
➤ It is fingerprinted to the device/browser.
➤ You steal it? Good luck. Doesn’t work on your laptop, Dave.👁️ Zero Visibility ≠ Zero Functionality
• 🔒 I can’t decrypt your data. Not even if I'm angry.
• 🛡️ Backend is stateless. Frontend is stateless. Token is everything.
• 👨💻 No user ID in memory. No session storage. No cookies.
• 🪪 You want access? Bring your password, WebAuthn, 2FA or other login methods.
• 🕵️ No OAuth weirdness, no redirect hell.
• 🧠 Works like OAuth, but with actual privacy. Not even a user ID is exposed
• ⚙️ Agnostic to used technologies - Cloud, OnPremise, SQL, NoSQL, doesn't matter.Because security isn't magic. It's math, discipline, and just enough spite to not let anyone (including yourself) peek behind the curtain.
Until then, I'll be in the server room. Giggling at encrypted documents I can't read.
#ZeroTrust #Encryption #Security #Stateless #PrivacyByDesign #BackendOnlyAccess #NoRootForYou #Coding #Programming
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Zero Trust Login
How I Stopped Reading Your Data in my servicesI build systems where not even the almighty admin (me) can read your data.
No backdoors. No db.users.find(). Just encrypted chaos. Beautiful, unreadable, untouchable chaos.Security isn't magic, we are just scared to lose control.
If I'm debugging live prod data, I've already failed my architecture exam.Many pretend to do the same using JWTs/JWKs. Cute. But let's be honest:
There's always someone with access. Production isn't a vault, it's just a cleaner sandbox.Most systems cling to readable tokens, human friendly JSON, and debug services like a comfort blanket.
I don't.Zero trust could work like this:
1. User signs up
➤ They give a password.
➤ I derive a unique key from that password.
➤ That key encrypts a randomly generated User Key.
➤ That User Key encrypts everything else (emails, usernames, secrets, hopes, dreams).2. User logs in
➤ Same password = same derived key.
➤ That unlocks their User Key.
➤ That unlocks their encrypted data.
➤ Voilà. Magic. But not magic. Math.3. Token generation
➤ It has no traceable info and All Session Data are encrypted with the backend-only key.
➤ It expires. Quickly.
➤ It is fingerprinted to the device/browser.
➤ You steal it? Good luck. Doesn’t work on your laptop, Dave.👁️ Zero Visibility ≠ Zero Functionality
• 🔒 I can’t decrypt your data. Not even if I'm angry.
• 🛡️ Backend is stateless. Frontend is stateless. Token is everything.
• 👨💻 No user ID in memory. No session storage. No cookies.
• 🪪 You want access? Bring your password, WebAuthn, 2FA or other login methods.
• 🕵️ No OAuth weirdness, no redirect hell.
• 🧠 Works like OAuth, but with actual privacy. Not even a user ID is exposed
• ⚙️ Agnostic to used technologies - Cloud, OnPremise, SQL, NoSQL, doesn't matter.Because security isn't magic. It's math, discipline, and just enough spite to not let anyone (including yourself) peek behind the curtain.
Until then, I'll be in the server room. Giggling at encrypted documents I can't read.
#ZeroTrust #Encryption #Security #Stateless #PrivacyByDesign #BackendOnlyAccess #NoRootForYou #Coding #Programming
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Wednesday 24th May, 1989.
‘I’ve grown wary of men over the last few weeks since that awful evening when Stephen told me he had got back with David. I still remember that smirk on David’s face as they held hands after announcing the news. It was that kind of smirk that I wanted to wipe off his face. How I resisted not punching him that evening, I’ve no idea.
True Stories about living as a gay man.My love life continues to cause me problems today when I bumped into Stephen again, and he asked, ‘Would I see him again?’ after telling me he’d made a dreadful mistake returning to David.
To say I was somewhat taken aback is an understatement. I was gobsmacked and didn’t know what to say. Ultimately, I asked if I could have some time to think about it. He’s handsome, but the fact that he went back to his partner over me rings alarm bells.
But worse was to come when Bob walked into Bromptons* tonight. Butterflies immediately started fluttering around my stomach.
Bob was with the guy I’d been hearing about. I’d heard rumours weeks ago that he was seeing somebody but didn’t believe them. Now I know that all I wanted was ‘NOT’ to believe them.
I don’t know who he is, but he looked miserable with Bob like he didn’t want any attention from him or, for that matter, anybody else in the bar.
So, here I sit tonight writing this entry, knowing that Stephen and I both seem to be heading for unhappiness. Stephen, because I’d be a fool going back with him (wouldn’t I?), and me? Because Bob completely ignored me. It’s as if the relationship we once had never happened. I still do not know why he ended what we had.’
*Bromptons was a gay bar in Earl’s Court, London.
Notes from the author.
That was the last entry in my diary from 1989. It was as if my life ended that day. But, of course, it didn’t. I simply stopped keeping a diary after that day, but I don’t know why.
As a very close friend from the time of this final diary entry once said to me – ‘There is no such thing as an ending. It’s just the point where we leave the story.’
After reading this entry, I’m still determining who Stephen is. I can’t remember him, but he obviously made an impression on me in the late 1980s.
Nor can I remember who the guy was with Bob.
However, I still remember Bob, what he looked like, how he talked, how he smiled, what he did for a living, and the address he was living at the time. I still remember what he wore the last time I saw him, what happened on our first date, and the first time our eyes met.
People enter and leave our lives daily. Some travel with us for a long time, whereas others swiftly cross our paths, never to be seen again. Do those who stay around and engage with us and who impact our lives do so for a reason? Do they protect us, warn us, guide us? Or do they enter our lives to put a stop to something?
Even though some people take us on journies to Hell and back when they enter our lives, those journies are probably life lessons that we should never forget. Unfortunately, we do because we end up making the same mistakes.
Fast forward to today, reading the diary entry took me back to my days as a young gay man living and working in London. What scares me more than anything is that I referred to Stephen going back to his partner as ‘alarm bells.’ Whereas I didn’t seem to think that alarm bells accompaned me when I started dating somebody who was already attached. Now I wonder how many people who entered my life back then heard those alarm bells.
At the time, London seemed like the safest place to live in the UK for a gay man. I felt a protective wall built around it kept us all safe. It was like a big comfort blanket. That’s why, in 1986, I chose to go and live there. But it wasn’t always safe. Nor was it always comfortable and protective.
Next month: – Jobs. Some jobs were easy – you could be yourself. But other jobs came with a warning if you were different.
If you enjoyed this entry, you may also enjoy reading, ‘True Stories: Gay Memories – The Day My Life Changed.’
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