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@loke @fribbledom After over 40 years of programming various computers including mainframes, and the past 20 years reversing deliberately obfuscated code in countless DRM protected devices, the choice of programming language matters less for me, it boils down to this: If a piece of hardware can understand the code, so can I given enough time. The closer to bare metal the code is, the better the performance, and the more tedious it is to write, it's a trade-off.

Regarding hashing functions and recent news. FYI: Everything beyond lossless compression regarding representation of bytes abide by the pigeonhole principle (n = km + 1), collisions will happen, always.

SHA-1 collision attacks are now actually practical and a looming danger. Research duo showcases first-ever SHA-1 chosen-prefix collision attack.
zdnet.com/article/sha-1-collis

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@loke I did this simple "paste tool" in Java (to make it portable): github.com/modrobert/SecureCha

Remembering your programming skills at Sun, and later projects, pretty sure you can whip something up in Lisp which far exceeds my puny efforts. Feel free to use my tool, if nothing else, maybe it will serve as inspiration to make something better. ;)

@loke I suggest implementing "family encryption" instead, and use any "free" email provider out there. Most of the established email services are compromised, even the ones advertised as secure.

"Abby Martin interviews former Technical Director of the National Security Agency, Bill Binney, who blew the whistle on warrantless spying years before Edward Snowden released the evidence. They discuss mass surveillance and the Intelligence Industrial Complex." youtube.com/watch?v=SjHs-E2e2V

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there's a funding initiative by Square for Bitcoin Core devs, apparently? twitter.com/jack/status/110848 (sorry for birdsite link)—if you're actively involved in Bitcoin Core's development and need this funding, and would like me to write a recommendation for you, let me know!

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