https://worm-blossom.org/#y2026w26

This week, Sammy keeps prepping for the sneakerweb. And Aljoscha announces two albums (exclusively released to the Sneakerweb). sneakerweb

why do I put up with this

@despens @jnfingerle on deviantart, default users were displayed with a ~ before their username (in spite of their profile location being actually a subdomain at the time).

They somehow played with that convention, using different characters for specific roles within the community. $admin, +staff, `senior_users (the latest being something awarded by the admins to community members they regarded as notable or something).

https://web.archive.org/web/20010601160843/http://www.deviantart.com

I remember that's how it was displayed, but honestly not if we were addressing other people as "hey ~user" or "hey User". I have the vague feeling the former wasn't that common.

I refuse to accept the idea that the revolution must dress poorly.

https://worm-blossom.org/#y2026w25

This week, Aljoscha completes the Bab project, officially. We've got lots of good links, including a podcast interviewing Aljoscha! And Sammy has been toeing the line between the world wide web and the sneakerweb.

After five years, The Digital Identity Event Horizon is published in full today: three problem statements, ten key findings, and dozens of recommendations across policy, protocol, legal, and social contexts.

It's the largest research study in New Design Congress' eight-year history: eight case studies, hundreds of citations, dozens of participants from government, intelligence, civil society, technology, and the field itself.

It is also, without exaggeration, the most alarming body of work we have ever produced.

The argument is straightforward and difficult to reckon with: Digital identity makes societies brittle. In 2026, we find ourselves in an era of digital identity fetishism: flawed age verification schemes, biometric and facial-recognition authenticators, and fragile state-backed identity programmes are rolling out at an unprecedented rate. And every one of them, whether current or emerging, remains vulnerable to social engineering. The success rate for a non-technical attack on a user is now three out of four. These attacks cost US companies an estimated $1.6 billion in the five years to 2017 alone; by 2024, fraud runs to hundreds of billions worldwide.

READ IT HERE https://newdesigncongress.org/en/report/2026/the-digital-identity-event-horizon/

#digitalidentity #privacy #eupol #did #politics #threatmodelling

“the comics and the music and the playful updates are a form of… self-defence”

Aljoscha’s retelling of how we came to start publishing worm-blossom.org is really rather sweet 🥲 https://solarcast.cc/@solarcast/posts/b9090151-8fa6-4cdd-960a-db4596f8d3a3

hosting a banned book library on a light bulb
https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/banned-book-library/

Ant's Adopt A Gay Pet
Jun 1998
https://web.archive.org/web/19990222165610if_/http://www.geocities.com:80/WestHollywood/1039/frame.htm
🏳️‍🌈

https://worm-blossom.org/#y2026w24

This week, worm-blossom is (hyper)active as ever. Sammy has the first sneakerweb front page. And Aljoscha uploads his best piano solo yet.

@gwil Tea-blockers, I imagine

I’ve noticed how reserved I am relative to a lot of trans people I meet, and now I have to ask myself: how do I transition from being british. Which blockers can I take

Been working on the peer-to-peer track with @zelf and David, and we’ve got a few bangers :) https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive/116716379395186439

https://worm-blossom.org/#y2026w23

This week, we interview the creator of the first Willow-powered application in the wild. Sammy designs a front page for the sneakerweb. And Aljoscha makes it so the drop format can drip.

https://worm-blossom.org/#y2026w22

This week, we introduce the summer edition of worm-blossom.org! Aljoscha continues work on Bab, and Sammy introduces the sneakerweb.