Re: That last interview

 Available now on iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify!

Another interview!

 Today, I spent over an hour talking to His Royal Highness, Prince Stephen of Dracul for his podcast, Micro Improvement. I'll post the link once this episode is live (February 7th?) but you can find the podcast on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Now in its third season, so far this year the podcast has talked to Dr. Eric Lis (Emperor of the Aerican Empire), Queen Carolyn of Ladonia, and Sultan Randy Williams of Slowjamastan.

My talk at the Digi Micro Summit - December 28, 2024

 Today I was pleased to give a talk entitled "Find your niche: Making an impact in the micronational community" at the 2024 Digi Micro Summit.  You can see the recording of the video below:

While you're there, you can also watch Zar Antonov's presentation on medals, uniforms, and flags!

Press Release

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Slabovia Participates in Cyber Competition

[SLABOVIA] Elements of Slabovia’s cyber command, Slabovian Cyber External Network Threat Defense, Reconnaissance, and Operations Planning (SCENTDROP), recently participated in the Fall 2024 National Cyber League (NCL) competition.

The NCL competition, now in its eleventh year, annually sees more than 10,000 secondary and post-secondary students participate individually and in teams in a competitive online arena that simulates real-life cyber-threats. Challenges in NCL include cryptography and password cracking, open-source intelligence gathering, application exploitation, and web application attacks, among other areas.

The Slabovian contingent captured 2175 points in the individual game, finishing well within the top 500 competitors overall, and 2570 points in the team game, placing them within the top 10% of competing teams.

His Royal Majesty, King George 2.0, who spoke at MicroCon 2023 in Joliet, IL about “Cyberwarfare as an Existential Threat to Micronations”, led the Slabovian effort. An internationally recognized expert in cybersecurity, His Majesty recently joined the faculty of City University of Seattle, where he will lecture on this area to undergraduate and graduate students.

When reached for comment, His Majesty stated, “In the modern, connected era, cybersecurity touches almost everything we do. We are very proud of how Slabovia performed in NCL, given that this was our first time competing, and We expect even better results in future competitions.”

The NCL Commissioner, David Zeichick, said, “The NCL Competition provides the opportunity for students to gain mastery of practical skills through well-designed challenges,  covering the major aspects of computer security.”

For more information about National Cyber League, see https://nationalcyberleague.org/

 

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New social media account

 Given the ongoing decline of "the platform formerly known as Twitter", I've created a new account over on bsky.social - my handle there is thellamaking.bsky.social (which was supposed to be TheLlamaKing but apparently it doesn't like capital letters).

Update: the former Twitter/X account has now been closed/deleted.

Another micronational event!

 For those who aren't already aware, there's a "Digi Micro Summit" being held online in December 2024. From their website, "The Digi Micro Summit is a virtual conference hosted by the Principality of Sancratosia, the Democratic Republic of Satoshi, and the United Republic of Obscurium. This one-of-a-kind event will be held from December 27th to December 29th, 2024." I've applied to speak at it - more information as I have it!

If you're interested, the website for the conference is here.

Recent acquisitions for MEDALS

 As previously discussed, the Microphalerist Educational Archive and Library of Slabovia (MEDALS) was founded to document and preserve examples of medals, decorations, and awards from micronations. The archive was recently gifted with a full set of medals from Obscurium, which were donated by President Zar Antonov. While the MEDALS archive has not been updated yet with these items and their descriptions, that should be done in the next few days.

In the meanwhile, here are the awards, honours, and decorations of Obscurium. Top row (left to right): The Obscure Friendship medal, the Medal of the Obelisk, and the Most Illustrious Order of the Sleeping Dragon. Bottom row (left to right): Most Honorable Order of the Obscurian Forest Dragon, the Medal of the Golden Dragon, and the Grand Cultural Award.

The Royal Person of His Royal Majesty King George 2.0 has been awarded with the Most Illustrious Order of the Sleeping Dragon, with the grade of knight, and several Slabovians have been inducted into the Most Excellent Order of the Dancing Dragons, including HRM (with the grade of commander); Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray, Baron of Mars (with the grade of captain); and Commander Paul Robillard of the Royal Slabovian Navey (with the grade of knight). 

Further information about Obscurium's decorations can be found at https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Obscurium

The archive thanks President Zar Antonov of Obscurium for his generous donation!