derrida

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consultant working at the intersection of Lisp systems, cryptography, and human rights–oriented computer security. Trained in close reading, formal logic, and the analysis of structures that govern meaning, I bring a distinctive approach to software: one that treats programs not merely as tools, but as texts—layered, recursive, and always open to reinterpretation.

my technical practice centers on Lisp and related symbolic systems, valued for their capacity to make assumptions explicit and to expose the hidden grammars of computation. I works with organizations and research groups designing secure architectures, cryptographic protocols, and privacy-preserving tools, particularly where software mediates power, identity, and responsibility. This includes work on secure communication systems, auditability, and the ethical implications of formal verification and threat models.

Derrida is especially interested in how security failures often arise not from broken algorithms, but from unexamined premises: defaults, naming conventions, trust boundaries, and the metaphors embedded in interfaces. My consulting emphasizes careful specification, adversarial reading of code and protocols, and the deliberate destabilization of “obvious” design choices before attackers do so themselves.

I welcome collaboration with engineers, activists, researchers, and institutions concerned with digital rights, freedom of expression, and the long-term social consequences of infrastructure. Engagements range from deep technical review and architectural critique to joint research, writing, and experimental system design.

If your work requires rigor, reflexivity, and a willingness to question foundational assumptions—especially where security meets human dignity - I invite conversation."

xD ok I am not really Jacques Derrida

Dan Jones

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Sydney.

https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com/derrida