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Anonymous membership proofs on Midnight: allowlists, voter rolls, and gated access
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (856+ words) Zero-knowledge proofs break this tradeoff. This tutorial builds a working allowlist contract in Midnight's Compact language where a member can prove they belong to an approved set without revealing which member they are. The same circuit handles allowlists, voter rolls,…...
7 years in. Still learning. Here's what actually matters.
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (656+ words) Hey everyone " So I just hit my 7-year mark as a developer and. .. honestly? I wish I could go back and tell my younger self some things. When I started, I thought being a good developer meant knowing every framework....
Unlocking UK Vehicle Data: Inside the Architecture of MOT History Free
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (495+ words) We decided to build something better. MOT History Free is a complete vehicle data pipeline that processes over 40 million DVSA records, updated daily, to give you a fully transparent, instant look at any UK vehicle's history. Here is a look…...
Among Liars -> The 7th Player Isn't Human
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (966+ words) June Solstice Game Jam Submission This is a submission for the June Solstice Game Jam. I built Among Liars, a realtime multiplayer elimination where six humans join a room, but the game secretly adds a seventh player: a Gemini-powered AI…...
Building a Conceptual Framework in Public
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (430+ words) Most conceptual frameworks begin as rough ideas. They are not born as complete systems. For this reason, I believe framework development benefits from being conducted in public whenever possible. The Myth of the Finished Theory Many people encounter theories only…...
Independent Research in the Age of Open Science
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (324+ words) For most of modern history, research was strongly tied to institutions. However, the rise of open science has changed the landscape in ways that would have been difficult to imagine only a few decades ago. Without access to these resources,…...
The Hidden Infrastructure of Open Science
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (345+ words) When people discuss open science, they usually focus on research papers. They talk about publications, citations, peer review, and discoveries. Yet behind every visible research output exists a largely invisible infrastructure that makes modern scholarly communication possible. A research paper…...
Why 'Offline-First AI' Is No Longer Optional for the Global South
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (476+ words) There's a quiet assumption embedded in most AI development: that the people using your tools have reliable internet, stable electricity, and data that's safe to send to foreign servers. That assumption is wrong for most of the world. In Kenya,…...
To people doing their own thing
1+ day, 17+ min ago (238+ words) Whether you are building Saa S, running an agency, some shop, and struggling with your hard work - you have my highest respect. The ups and downs of working on your own is a killer man, it feels great on some…...
The 40% productivity gain came with an invoice. Nobody read it
1+ day, 56+ min ago (923+ words) The productivity numbers are real. Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code " these tools genuinely changed what a developer can ship in a day. Engineering teams saw their sprint baselines recalibrate upward by 40% within two quarters of adopting AI coding assistants....