## about me

![Me and my dog Izzy.](/img/david-and-izzy.jpg)

Hi, my name is David and I'm a software engineering manager and team lead.

I believe that information should be free and I'm interested in the technologies that enable it's delivery. I've long been a supporter of the principles of net neutrality and I think they should be enshrined in law. At the same time I'm inspired by all the work that's gone into enforcing our rights digitally by building systems outside of the legal to protect free speech.

I subscribe to [Crocker's Rules](http://sl4.org/crocker.html).

~~The only other social media where you'll find me is my Mastodon instance: [@david on Mastodon](https://mastodon.dvdt.dev/@david?ref=dvdt.dev)~~

There's a new decentralized social media built around the [Nostr protocol](https://nostr.com/) which solves a lot of the centralization and [censorship problems Mastodon has](https://nostr.com/comparisons/mastodon). Similar also to [Secure ScuttleButt](https://ssbc.github.io/scuttlebutt-protocol-guide/) but without the focus on [local only asynchronous communication paradigm](https://nostr.com/comparisons/ssb) which solves some core usability problems with SSB. I host a Nostr relay which is locked down to close friends at the moment. If you want to use it get in touch with me and I'm happy to add you.

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