The Andon cord: Mechanisms and good intentions
https://ulveon.net/p/2025-06-20-the-andon-cord-mechanisms-and-good-intentions/
Published: June 20, 2025 00:00
Good intentions are usually assumed. Generally, everyone understands that most people act on good intentions, and out of good faith. Many social behaviours are “unwritten contracts” rather than established in law because it’s understood that most people…
Effective security beyond encryption
https://ulveon.net/p/2025-05-25-effective-security-beyond-encryption/
Published: May 25, 2025 00:00
To highly technical audiences, it is unsurprising that Telegram is not cryptographically secure and that Signal is much better.
Numerous security experts have pointed out that Telegram’s reputation as a secure messenger is primarily a result of its…
Software toggles are evil
https://ulveon.net/p/2025-05-13-software-toggles-are-evil/
Published: May 13, 2025 00:00
“Do not sell my personal information”, “Reject all cookies”, “Do not show me personalised ads”, “Do not use my Maps activity for improvements”, “Do not store my voice recordings”, “Permanently delete my account”
Do any of these sentences sound familiar to…
Meritocracy: The lie that built modern Western society
https://ulveon.net/p/2025-02-27-meritocracy-the-lie-that-built-modern-western-society/
Published: February 27, 2025 21:06
Most of the modern West is built around the idea of meritocracy. Because of how influential Christianism has been in Europe, and later America, this can be traced back to Abrahamic traditions. Many societies nowadays revolve around “hardened individuals”,…