https://babili.datumoj.com/ Writing about ephemeral encrypted messaging, deliberate data minimization, Cloudflare architecture, and the limits of disposable communication. en-us Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:26:41 GMT Babili build https://babili.datumoj.com/cloudflare-deploy-button-monorepo https://babili.datumoj.com/cloudflare-deploy-button-monorepo Why Deploy to Cloudflare misses nested Wrangler configuration, and how root scripts, a root config, drift checks, and public-path testing fix it. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/single-use-invite-links https://babili.datumoj.com/single-use-invite-links How to design one-time invite links with separate routing, admission, decryption, expiry, revocation, at-most-once consumption, and reconnect semantics. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/deletion-distributed-systems-contract https://babili.datumoj.com/deletion-distributed-systems-contract A provider-neutral engineering guide to deletion semantics: state inventories, control and data planes, expiry authority, failure modes, verification, and honest user promises. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/security-and-limitations https://babili.datumoj.com/security-and-limitations The public security status of Babili: what is encrypted, what metadata remains visible, known protocol gaps, destruction limits, and how to review or report issues. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/send-a-file-securely https://babili.datumoj.com/send-a-file-securely A practical guide to transferring a file through a short-lived encrypted room, including live delivery, file-size limits, metadata, and endpoint copies. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/temporary-financial-handoff https://babili.datumoj.com/temporary-financial-handoff A practical framework for separating accountable financial records from temporary credential, document, and exception-handling conversations. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/the-internet-needs-places-that-forget https://babili.datumoj.com/the-internet-needs-places-that-forget Shawn Bure makes the public-interest case for deliberate digital forgetting: preserve accountable records while minimizing temporary human conversations. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/why-i-built-elm-chat https://babili.datumoj.com/why-i-built-elm-chat Workrr founder Shawn Bure explains why he built the original project: an open-source disposable room for conversations that should not become permanent records. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/journalist-source-communication https://babili.datumoj.com/journalist-source-communication A threat-model guide to first contact, encrypted messaging, anonymous document submission, metadata, devices, and short-lived conversations. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/building-ephemeral-chat-cloudflare https://babili.datumoj.com/building-ephemeral-chat-cloudflare A technical walkthrough of Babili's React, Web Crypto, Cloudflare Worker, Durable Object, WebSocket, encryption, disposable-room, and one-click deployment architecture. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/durable-objects-websocket-hibernation https://babili.datumoj.com/durable-objects-websocket-hibernation How Babili uses Cloudflare Durable Objects WebSocket hibernation, serialized socket attachments, client-held encrypted history, and peer sync without storing a server transcript. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/temporary-private-chat https://babili.datumoj.com/temporary-private-chat Create a short-lived private chat room in your browser, share a single-use invite, and end the conversation without an account or server-side transcript. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/one-time-secret-chat https://babili.datumoj.com/one-time-secret-chat Compare a one-time secret link with a disposable encrypted chat room for passwords, API keys, files, and sensitive live coordination. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/send-a-password-securely https://babili.datumoj.com/send-a-password-securely A practical guide to handing off a password or API key using a short-lived encrypted room instead of email or a permanent chat log. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://babili.datumoj.com/self-destructing-chat https://babili.datumoj.com/self-destructing-chat Learn how self-destructing chat differs from ordinary disappearing messages, including encryption, deletion, metadata, and device-level limits. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT