# state union (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover state union. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why We Decided to Homeschool](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/why-we-decided-to-homeschool) _2026-08-16 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ Everything you ever wanted to know about why we decided to homeschool our children. ## [Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs Recipe](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/lemon-pepper-chicken-thighs-recipe) _2026-07-31 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ Best. Thing. Ever. ## [Production ML-DSA Verification in 350 Lines of Python](https://words.filippo.io/mldsa-py/) _2026-07-26 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ I am publishing a production, pure-Python ML-DSA verifier. It's just 350 lines, and pretty readable and robust. ## [Opaque, Interoperable Passkey Records (and a Go API)](https://words.filippo.io/passkey-record/) _2026-07-20 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ Passkey records are an interoperable format for WebAuthn credentials, similar to password hash strings. I propose a potential crypto/passkey Go API based on them. ## [Vulnerability Reports Are Not Special Anymore](https://words.filippo.io/vuln-reports/) _2026-06-23 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ We needed the insight and confidentiality to protect our users, but now that anyone can get the same results from LLM? ## [The Toddler Chronicles, No. 26](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/the-toddler-chronicles-no-26) _2026-06-13 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ Udders, tails, and the bovine birthing process. ## [Apparently, the Jiu-Jitsu is Working](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/apparently-the-jiu-jitsu-is-working) _2026-06-05 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ I signed my daughter up for discipline and exercise. The confidence showed up first. ## [Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-bit Symmetric Keys](https://words.filippo.io/128-bits/) _2026-04-20 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ There is no need to update symmetric key sizes as part of the post-quantum transition, due to the details of how Grover's algorithm scales. Most authorities agree. ## [A Cryptography Engineer’s Perspective on Quantum Computing Timelines](https://words.filippo.io/crqc-timeline/) _2026-04-06 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ The risk that cryptographically-relevant quantum computers materialize within the next few years is now high enough to be dispositive, unfortunately. ## [Re: Love Is Blind Season 10, Part Six](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/re-love-is-blind-season-10-part-six) _2026-03-22 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ I didn’t watch anything past the first 15 minutes of episode 10. I skipped straight to the Reunion episode. ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gSwYh3vFSmBA) _2026-03-22 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [The Toddler Chronicles, No. 25](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/the-toddler-chronicles-no-25) _2026-03-14 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ I introduced the girls to the hit band Skillet. ## [The Best Fish Fry Recipe Ever](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/the-best-fish-fry-recipe-ever) _2026-03-10 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ Look no further. This is it. ## [Greatest Hits](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/greatest-hits) _2026-03-09 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ Tour de Let’s Digress ## [I May Have Purchased an Aphrodisiac](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/i-may-have-purchased-an-aphrodisiac) _2026-03-08 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ A married man’s warning to women everywhere. ## [Re: Love Is Blind Season 10, Part Five](https://letsdigress.substack.com/p/re-love-is-blind-season-10-part-five) _2026-03-02 · Adam Hamilton · Let’s Digress_ The Instagram Reels were correct. Things took a not-entirely-unexpected turn. I hate this show. ## [Turn Dependabot Off](https://words.filippo.io/dependabot/) _2026-02-20 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ I recommend turning Dependabot off and replacing it with a pair of scheduled GitHub Actions, one running govulncheck, and the other running CI against the latest version of your dependencies. ## [Turn Dependabot Off](https://words.filippo.io/dependabot/) _2026-02-20 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ I recommend turning Dependabot off and replacing it with a pair of scheduled GitHub Actions, one running govulncheck, and the other running CI against the latest version of your dependencies. ## [Inspecting the Source of Go Modules](https://words.filippo.io/go-source/) _2026-02-12 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ Code hosts like GitHub don't necessarily show the correct source of Go modules. pkg.geomys.dev is a new convenient viewer for module source. ## [go.sum Is Not a Lockfile](https://words.filippo.io/gosum/) _2026-01-05 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ In Go, go.mod acts as both manifest and lockfile. There is never a reason to look at go.sum. ## [Building a Transparent Keyserver](https://words.filippo.io/keyserver-tlog/) _2025-12-19 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ We apply a transparency log to a centralized keyserver step-by-step, in less than 500 lines, with privacy protections, anti-poisoning, and witness cosigning. ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PJTsgJEVh7kw) _2025-12-19 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Building a Transparent Keyserver](https://words.filippo.io/keyserver-tlog/) _2025-12-19 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ We apply a transparency log to a centralized keyserver step-by-step, in less than 500 lines, with privacy protections, anti-poisoning, and witness cosigning. ## [The 2025 Go Cryptography State of the Union](https://words.filippo.io/2025-state/) _2025-11-20 · Filippo Valsorda \ · Filippo Valsorda_ I delivered my traditional Go Cryptography State of the Union talk at GopherCon US 2025 in New York. It goes into everything that happened at the intersection of Go and cryptography over the last year. ## [Another Captive Agency Weaponized Against White House Critics](https://robertfkennedyjr.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-investigation) _2024-10-09 · Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. · RFK Jr.’s Policies + Politics_ NOAA launches investigation of 30-year-old carcass while allowing offshore wind titans to harm whales, including the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.