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Why I'm not a DRep anymore, by Johnny Kelly:
Once I was asked to critically read and critique ~195 Proposals, Submitted Ad-Hoc, and try to make a *truly informed* Yes/No decision on whether or not they should receive funding. Even in working areas in which I have absolutely no formal experience.
I Retired as a DRep.
It felt like the only honest option for me.
Anything else would have felt like misrepresenting my level of expertise/understanding in certain aspects of the Ecosystem (e.g. Marketing) or not being honest about how much time I'd *really* spent reading over *every* Proposal's content.
I would have been fine with having a say in what the overall list of *Work Items* to be *fulfilled* were, with that fulfilment then being worked out via specialised Groups collaborating alongside any ADA Community Member who wanted to contribute their experience and understanding towards Awarding final Funding Allocations.
I *wasn't* fine with having to weigh in on Full Allocation of Funding to Vendors across multiple aspects of Ecosystem Development and Support all in one go (in 12 days), without being able to have a say in the actual *Work Items* to be fulfilled in the first place (yes there was the Roadmap Vote, but it was superceded by what actually happened next).
We were going to have a formalised and structured Budget to be systematically worked at one point. It got replaced with a free-for-all ad-hoc submissions process.
Once that happened, I was out.
Man's got a solid point.
The process is actually pretty straightforward:
1. Find a vulnerability affecting the Cardano blockchain.
2. Submit a GHSA report. This is handled privately between you and the repository maintainers.
3. Create a private branch and work on a fix.
4. Once the fix is ready, instead of slipping a “trojan horse fix” into "main" without properly explaining to SPOs what it addresses, click the aforementioned Request CVE button and complete a proper vulnerability disclosure.
The result? SPOs get a clear explanation of the vulnerability, understand what has been fixed, and have a compelling reason to update their nodes promptly.
You know, the kind of transparent, responsible vulnerability disclosure that you'd expect from any serious open-source project.
Security through obscurity is not a disclosure strategy. And silently shipping security fixes while leaving SPOs in the dark isn't exactly best practice either. IMHO.
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
Tbh, the Ledger incident has shaken all of us and raised serious concerns about self-custody.
Amid all this, we've also seen people wondering if there's a worthy alternative to Ledger, with some even considering giving up on self-custody altogether.
That's why we started sharing tweets highlighting the advantages of our product over Ledger, without speaking ill of them. We wanted to help people understand their options at a time when they needed them most.
We don't think there's anything wrong with that, as long as we're factual and respectful.
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
IceBreakers is closing. Operators can turn their nodes off.
When we started, a community-run network serving real Cardano traffic was a theory. Over 100 operators proved it works, and works at scale.
Thank you, everyone 💙
UPDATE:
3 months and 1 week since my Diabetes Diagnosis with an HBA1C of 110 mmol/mol (12.2%).
I have lost 24.9 lbs and my latest HBA1C Blood Test, taken 3 days ago, has come back with a result of 40 mmol/mol (5.8%).
This puts me squarely in the NORMAL Blood Sugar Range, i.e. no longer diabetic levels.
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
For anyone who had not migrated their monitoring setups prior to 11.1.1 and 11.1.2, check out the "new tracing system" quick start guide here: developers.cardano.org/docs/…
The old system was finally completely removed in 11.1.1 and above after a progressive switch over the past year.
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
We're live now with No Agenda episode 1888 #@pocketnoagenda l.curry.com/fV0
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
John C. Dvorak
April 5th, 1946 - July 20th, 2026
mailchi.mp/nashownotes/rip-j…
This saddens me greatly.
Hearing his voice every week was a regular experience for me for over 20 years...
In memory of this fact here is the first episode of Cranky Geeks, a show of which he was the Host, from 2006.
youtu.be/m6Bt0HWJL44?is=h1XE…
May he Rest in Peace 💜
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
🚨ÚLTIMA HORA: KFC dejará de ofrecer su formato físico a partir de hoy.
Sus productos solo se podrán consumir a través de su app en formato falso png.
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
Fintech twitter is awesome, but there is nothing better on this app right now than the backlash against PlayStation announcing they will no longer make physical media
Prescribed to me today (below).
Blood test came back with extremely high blood sugar results in the past 3 months' levels assessment (via the HbA1c (A1C) Test). 3 times above target.
No Prostate issues, though (which I was originally going in to get checked following having more frequent urination, especially at night).
Also, blood pressure is normal (117/74) and cholesterol levels are normal.
So yeah, Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis 'only'.
Huzzah 🎉
Time to install MyFitnessPal, I guess.
Johnny Kelly ($intertreejk) retweeted
The proposal to make Blockfrost a free, community-governed access layer is now live on chain 🥳
DReps, Builders and community members, please read it, see what changed and vote. Link below 👇
