Month: April 2026

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Diceware Update

I guess I should also talk about my Diceware passphrase project. I built the first draft of that project many years ago as a modernized and web-based version of the Diceware password approach–rolling dice (for randomness) that correspond to common English words to generate high-entropy passphrases.

Well, I’m still at it, and just last week I authored some changes that bring Diceware into the 2020s. Aside from doing code cleanup and removing some things that were unused, because all modern browsers now ship with cryptographically secure random number functions, I was able to drastically reduce the size of the bundle.js file that ships with Diceware. Here are some cool numbers:

  • Old size: 735 K
  • New size: 8 K

Only 8 K, that’s it! Nearly a 99% in file size reduction. That’s huge!

Since deploying this change, I’ve done tests over my cellphone, and it’s amazing how the load time for the entire app went from ~3-5 seconds to well under 1 second. It’s probably one of the cooler things I’ve done recently, because the speedup is just astonishing.

If you want to play around with Diceware, the site is here. And if you want to see my source code, that’s over here.

Enjoy!

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Been Awhile Since I’ve Posted Here

I’ve been busy with a lot of things, just not all of them on the blog. There are two new things that I wanted to share here, though.

First, I created a “Now Page” that I updated periodically, and I also put that into the menu bar for this website. You can see my Now Page here.

And the second thing, is that after a multiple decades of involvement in the furry community, I never got around to creating a webpage that talks about it. Just took care of that, and you can read more about what I do on the weekends and at furry conventions here: Inside the Furry Fandom. I also included some links to furry telegram groups that I recommend.

That’s all I got for now, but watch this space for more updates!

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Inside the Furry Fandom

Me, in fursuit as Asriel Dreemurr from Undertale.

Hey there! I first stumbled into the furry fandom in the late 90s–attending my first furry convention in 1999 and staffing my first furry convention in 2000.

I did not realize just how much of a long-term role it would play in my life.

In nearly 3 decades, I’ve since attended more than 130 conventions and have staffed over 90 of them across a wide range of roles. I’ve done everything from volunteering and staffing to taking on leadership roles such as Department Head and Division Lead, and have spent a total of 17 years serving on the Boards of Directors of two separate furry conventions.

In addition to staffing conventions, I also moderate a number of furry Telegram groups and help run the Anthrocon and Pennsylvania Furries Discord servers, and am the webmaster of the Pennsylvania Furries website.

In 2021, I felt the time was right to get a fursuit, and began fursuiting as Asriel Dreemurr (pictured on this page).

Here are some additional web pages that highlight my involvement in the furry community:

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you do it?

Because it’s fun. I get to chat and hang out with people who have similar interests.

Does your family know?

Yep. My parents even staffed Anthrocon in the 2010s–here a picture of us at the staff dinner from that year..

What is your day job?

I am a cybersecurity engineer. Please consider reading my cybersecurity guide.

Does your employer know?

Yep.

In Closing

Feel free to look around the content above, and if you have any questions or wanna chat, do reach out!

Fursuit Group Photo at Furry Migration 2022, held in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

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Furry Telegram Groups I Recommend

I’m on a few furry Telegram groups, and I figured I would put the list here as a resource for other furries who are looking for Telegram groups to join.

For disclosure, I mod/admin a few of these groups. That said, I can endorse joining any of them if they are relevant to your interests.