Thybault 🦾

Software Engineer @massachain, doing R&D on ZK technologies.
@UseGossip

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

I keep talking about @massalabs, but I realise today that I haven't explained why publicly.

Here is a thread on how I discovered massa, and why I think they're setting new standards on how technology should be done for the forseable future:
1/20 🧵

[Bobbin's Threadbare @bobbinth]

Great handling of this very tricky situation from the Zcash team! I don't think there are many other teams in the space who are as proactive in trying to stress-test their own protocol.

Having said this, potential for bugs like this is the main reason why Miden will launch with very serious training wheels. And even after the training wheels are off, I'd like to have a protocol, where in case of extreme events like this, the community can come together and prover that nothing bad happened. Something like verifiable threshold decryption can help here.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@pbeyssac @bad_pote Lavoisier aurait quelquechose à leur dire

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

Got a link to that bounty material?

I'm mainly interested in the benchmarks, but if it runs on my vm for interaction combinators, I might give a shot at beating some scores.

I suspect the class of programs I am interested in has a strong overlap with yours: algs that really need beta optimality to outperform other stuff (tho Im really interested in lowering the interaction count as much as possible in my case).

[Gaylord @zkGaylord]

https://t.co/kvF9orBqkY

[Dominik Schmid @schmiddominik1]

Eventually blockchains will be the basis for any asset transfer the same way how email will replace the traditional post system entirely. Neobanks will be an important stepping stone. So far they were nice frontends on old money rails … this will change

[Gossip @UseGossip]

Today, Gossip enters its first real-world testing phase.

In collaboration with @CDTChinese and activists across the world, we are starting to put Gossip in the hands of users who face real privacy and censorship challenges.

Gossip is a privacy-first messaging app built to protect not only message content, but also communication patterns and metadata. No phone number. No email. No personal identity required.

This marks an important milestone for the project and the beginning of a new phase focused on real-world feedback and continuous improvement.

We'll be sharing updates, insights, and progress throughout the testing period. Stay tuned.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@Ced_haurus @TribunePop23 cf: https://t.co/t0ou0mBmf2

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

Depuis 3 semaines pas mal dapplis alternatives galerent un peu à cause de changements dans le fonctionnement de la selection des codecs (de memoire, a minima cest un truc dans ce genre la), ca me semble plausible que ça soit un effet secondaire, certains edgecases pas couverts lors de leurs tests en interne.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@TribunePop23 @Ced_haurus Jai testé sur plusieurs device (1 smartphone android + 1 pc linux), plusieurs navigateurs chaque ou applis alternatives sur un live avec ce commentaire (le plus recent), et jai du son dans tous les cas,

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@Gin55875344 @CDTChinese License is being worked on and hasn't been published yet, it will be open source though.

Code is available here today if you want: https://t.co/I6cQqX4XZS

[中国数字时代 @CDTChinese]

加密通讯应用 Gossip 现已开放内测。

这是一款去中心化的即时通讯工具——注册不需要手机号，不需要邮箱，一个助记词就可以开始使用。

你的通讯内容和使用数据都被加密，没有中心服务器存放你的对话记录。

中文用户的反馈，是这个应用目前最需要的。因此，中国数字时代与 Gossip 团队携手推出了这次体验，邀请你试用 @UseGossip，并把使用体验反馈给开发团队。

👉 详细了解： https://t.co/pFOuPgone4

[International Cyber Digest @IntCyberDigest]

❗️ The EU's digital identity wallet apps require an Apple or Google account to function. A sovereign European ID system that can't run without US Big Tech. 😂

• Officials say Apple/Google were chosen "for security reasons" and cover the largest user base.
• "Other ecosystems" support is only being studied, not built.
• EU wants every state to have a working wallet by year-end. No country looks set to make it.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@VictorTaelin Plus you can ignore their feedback if it sucks or is out of scope, because you're the one with the knowledge on how it's supposed to work and what guarantees you care about.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@VictorTaelin I see also less reward hacking when they're evaluating, they can miss things but at least it covers things you didnt think about.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@justalexoki @hopes_revenge It was too funny to miss the occasion!

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@hopes_revenge @justalexoki What an uncanny conversation to be had between a sloth and a guinea pig.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

I realise I forgot to add my sources, here is footage of and quotes from officials on the matter, the grok translation seems OK from a cursory glance:

Karl Olive, a macronist deputy, jumping on a car:
https://t.co/T7pmeheK5h

https://t.co/IFzCoHougo

Ex minister of interior and presidential candidate for 2027, advocating for facial recognition in the streets...:
https://t.co/4RUHf4p7PW

There is more, but those are the posts with the most reach I saw today.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

I do not know, but the main reason I do not know is that those kinds of studies are being shut down before they get published (or get censored afterwards).

What I do know however, is that it is used as justification for complete government surveillance, and so I think its at least allowed to exist by the current political cast to serve their agenda:

We had 8k policemen stationed in paris for the "expected riots", they made >700 arrests, so less than 1/10 policemen. I also heard from a few (but havent been able to verify those claims), that they "didnt want to make arrests tonight so as to not overwhelm the justice system".

A few politicians used it as an excuse for facial recognition in Paris' streets, stuff that was "just a temporary test" during the Olympics is becoming permanent.

They said that knowing that most individuals were wearing masks anyway.

There was also politicians jumping on cars, so, you know, they actively endorse the behaviour.

It serves their interest and they arent doing shit against it, so ultimately, doesnt matter who is vandalising, it matters who commands it, condones it, and encourages it. Fix that and the rest will mechanically disappear.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@slimjimmy Ita already getting used as a reason to add facial recognition cameras everywhere.

Which at this point I suppose goes straight to Palantir & Co.

[Thybault 🦾 @Soulthym]

@slimjimmy Not even riots at this point.

You riot for a cause, to defend it.

Thats just pure criminal vandalism.

And guess how we are gonna pay for the damages? Thats right, insurance hikes for everyone + public deficit, so taxes.