WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Building
software products
while studying for a degree in
Software Engineering

and working freelance as a
news photographer
.

PRIVACY.

FREEDOM.
ANONYMITY.

I believe privacy is a human right.

Without the freedom to use technology that empowers anonymity, we don’t have any privacy.

We see laws being proposed and passed that are in direct conflict with the right to privacy.

Law enforcement in my home country, Denmark, is looking to implement video surveillance with facial recognition technology.

Governments around the world are at war with our rights to privacy. We must not let them win! Otherwise, we risk being on a path towards a tyrannical state, from which reversing course will not be easy.

PROJECTS

I enjoy working on projects in my spare time and always have plenty of ideas for things to build. As an optimist, I often dive into projects that end up being more challenging than expected. However, my determination drives me to learn whatever is necessary to complete them.

I primarily focus on building web and native applications.

Next step: Display the projects I'm working on here...

MY NOSTR BLOG

On my Nostr blog, I write about the topics I’m passionate about.
These primarily include business, technology, Monero, privacy, freedom, e/acc, and capitalism.
I also share the pictures and videos I capture as a news photographer.

Visit frederikdiamond.com/blog to see all my posts and articles.

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ABOUT

Hi 👋 My name is Frederik and I am from Denmark 🇩🇰

Technology has always been my passion, ever since I was young. I'm a creative person, always coming up with new ideas, and I think that's why I enjoy coding so much. I love that I can take my ideas and start building them with just my MacBook.

I'm currently studying for a degree in Software Engineering while building fun projects in my spare time every chance I get. My focus is on learning both web development and app development, diving into the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices.

I also enjoy experimenting with AI and machine learning using Python, exploring different algorithms and techniques to understand how they can be applied to solve real-world problems.

The idea of computers being able to think on their own and learn from their mistakes, just like a human would, is truly fascinating to me.

Open source and Decentralization

My belief is that every software should be open-source and decentralized, at least when it makes sense for the product or service.

So, when does it make sense?
Well, whenever trust and anti-censorship is important, I think you should only use software that is open-source and decentralized. Here are some examples of services that I think should absolutely be open-source and decentralized: a social media, crypto wallet or a chatting/messaging-protocol.
But why? Why is it so important for these specific types of services to be open-source and decentralized? Let's start with a social-media platform. Why should a social media platform be open-source and decentralized? In the case of a social media, there are mainly one very important reason: free speech.

I suppose we have all heard of the mass banning of people on the Big Tech platforms because the government and Big Tech deemed their opinions as not allowed. When people are banned for holding certain opinions, it's censorship. It's exactly what totalitarian governments do. They ban opinions they deem as being a threat to their establishment.

A platform like Facebook can easily ban users because the platform is entirely closed and Meta controls EVERYTHING. On the contrary we have a decentralized protocol. For instance, a protocol like Nostr. Banning a user from the entire network of Nostr is practically impossible, since no single entity controls the protocol. It is run and operated by the people. This is what decentralized protocols are all about. The idea is to delegate the power to everyone. Or at least, many more than just one or very few entities.

Another really cool thing about being decentralized is that users can choose their own frontend clients — coders can even build their own! You know, how on Instagram, you can only use the official Instagram app. With a decentralized protocol like Nostr, you can choose between many different or completely build your own client from scratch. That's because the protocol is completely independent of any frontend.

For a chatting/messaging protocol, being censorship-resistant is certainly important. You don’t want anyone to have the power to completely ban you from the service. But privacy might be even more important, because you definitely do not want anyone to read your private messages. I hope that we will see a messaging protocol that is completely independent of any specific app. A protocol that anyone can build upon and setup their own relay (server) — maybe Nostr or something similar is the future of private messaging just like it very much could be the future of social media.

Effective Accelerationism

I believe technological growth improves the world.

Basically, I am pro-technology, advocating for the rapid advancement of innovation as a means to solve our most pressing challenges. By accelerating technological development, we can revolutionize healthcare, address environmental issues, enhance human capabilities, and so much more. Effective accelerationism is not about reckless progress; it's about harnessing technology thoughtfully and ethically to push humanity forward.

Ultimately, I think being pro-technology means being pro-humanity.