# Samuel Shadrach newsletter issued 2026-09-30

Hi everyone

## If you are new to this newsletter, I strongly recommend starting from the following posts

 - [Video: I am looking for a cofounder to leak information about the US govt and US AI companies, obtained via cyberattacks, OSINT or other methods](../../video_html/main/I_am_looking_for_a_cofounder_20260715.html) - I will pay you $1000 if you refer me to such a person
 - [Discussion forums for risks from artificial superintelligence](../my_research/discussion_forums_for_ai_extinction_risk.md)
 - [List of signed petitions on risks from artificial superintelligence](../my_research/list_of_signed_petitions_on_risks_from_artificial_superintelligence.md)
 - [Reading list on persuasion for anti-ASI movement](../my_research/reading_list_on_persuasion_for_anti_asi_movement.md)
 - [How to support the movement against risks from superintelligence](../my_research/support_the_movement.md)
 - You can also browse through my website and figure out what appeals most to you

## Main work I did over the last month

 - I am studying smart contract security
 - [Script: I publish daily archives of my website to ethereum blobdata](../my_research/I_publish_daily_archives_of_my_website_to_ethereum_blobdata.md) - The most censorship-resistant yet affordable storage on Earth
 - [App: Morse practice](../my_research/app_morse_practice.md) - Built an app to efficiently practice sending/receiving Morse code. AFAIK this skill is of no use for fixing ASI risk

## Some additional posts in the last month

 - Important
   - On ASI risk community
     - [My views on Indian community associated with EA/LW](../my_research/my_views_on_indian_community_associated_with_ea_lesswrong.md)
   - On leaking information about those building ASI
     - [List of DeFi white hat bug bounty providers](../my_research/list_of_defi_white_hat_bug_bounty_providers.md) - Make money as a hacker
     - [My views on AI whistleblower initiative (AIWI)](../my_research/my_views_on_ai_whistleblower_initiative.md) - Positive views, I am not a lawyer so I can't vet a lot of their advice
     - [Link to Aella's NSFW tweet for AI company whistleblowers](../my_research/link_to_aellas_nsfw_tweet_for_ai_company_whistleblowers.md)
   - On violent solutions to ASI risk
     - [My letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi](../my_research/my_letter_to_indian_prime_minister_narendra_modi.md) - I request PM Narendra Modi to declare war against the govts of US and Taiwan. I will pay you **$500** if you can indirectly pass on this message to him.
     - [Bombing TSMC will only purchase a few years of time](../my_research/bombing_tsmc_will_only_purchase_a_few_years_of_time.md) - It will not end the race to build ASI all by itself
     - [Drone swarms can be assembled inside the site of the attack](../my_research/drone_swarms_can_be_assembled_inside_the_site_of_the_attack.md) - How to make drone swarm attacks even more effective
     - [Are there examples of remote drone terrorist attacks?](../my_research/are_there_examples_of_remote_drone_terrorist_attacks.md)
     - [Can drone swarms be used to intercept and detonate nuclear material or bioweapons during transport](../my_research/can_drone_swarms_be_used_to_intercept_and_detonate_nuclear_material_or_bioweapons_during_transport.md) - Steel / concrete walls are the only affordable defence against surprise drone swarm attacks
   - On persuasing people about ASI risk
     - [Why is Yudkowsky so persuasive?](../my_research/why_is_yudkowsky_so_persuasive.md) - target suffering, exploit groupthink, target social dark matter, speak the truth
     - [Memory tests might be useful for persuasion](../my_research/memory_tests_might_be_useful_for_persuasion.md) - Krashen's input hypothesis applies not just to language  
 - Maybe less important
   - [Someone should make PGP hardware wallets similar to crypto hardware wallets](../my_research/someone_should_make_pgp_hardware_wallets_similar_to_crypto_hardware_wallets.md) - "Clear signing" is important, and current PGP hardware keys don't provide it
   - [Can ZK proofs enable multi-block flash loans?](../my_research/can_zk_proofs_enable_multi_block_flash_loans.md)
   - [Cheap 85 inch TVs could increase popularity of remote work](../my_research/cheap_85_inch_tvs_could_increase_popularity_of_remote_work.md)
   - [My views on twitter](../my_research/my_views_on_twitter.md) - My twitter account got suspended
   - [Maybe a group of militias should be used not one single military and federal police](../my_research/maybe_a_group_of_militias_should_be_used_not_one_single_military_and_federal_police.md) - Maybe the anti-Federalists were right and standing armies are bad actually