Hi, I'm Mirimir

My name is Vladimir (Dimi) Arseniev. I stand for freedom and privacy. Indeed, for Aleister Crowley style anarchy: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." I focus on persona management, technology and methods for privacy and anonymity, and associated OPSEC. I write for IVPN's website, and post mainly to Wilders Security Forums and Hacker News. My public GnuPG key is on Keybase.

I'm the product of my history. My parents were low-level Soviet diplomatic staff. They were needed for their technical expertise, but weren't fully trusted. I grew up mainly in Copenhagen, Mexico City and New York City, and attended the United Nations International School.

I became increasingly disdainful of authoritarianism and kleptocracy. I smuggled LSD and music, mostly into Leningrad, and learned a lot of tradecraft and OPSEC in the process. Stuff happened, so I ran away, and squatted with hippies. Eventually, I became a US citizen. Went to university, and then grad school. And so on.

I'll be posting mainly how-to guides. Stuff on the cryptohippie fringe. My first will cover using Freenet anonymously through Tor and OnionCat. The next will cover IPFS through Tor and OnionCat. Then stuff about high-speed data transfer through Tor, using OnionCat and MPTCP. Eventually, a guide on using LUKS and dropbear on remote servers.