+ The Promise
+
+ privacy
+
+
+ + Your letters.{" "} + Nobody else's. +
++ When you write something here, it gets encrypted in your browser + before anything leaves your device. What reaches the server isn't your + letter. It's something unreadable — and the server has no way to + change that, because the key never left you. +
++ you see +
++ Your Password +
+
+
+ B@z1ng4A
+
+ Your Letter +
+Hello friend,
+I've never told this to anyone...
++ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut + semper, justo eget vehicula vestibulum, enim enim suscipit + lectus, et sagittis nibh risus vel metus. Quisque eu ornare + ante, et gravida mauris. Vivamus massa justo, sagittis non + viverra sed, sodales non nisi. Nunc semper, massa a aliquet + dictum, enim nisi malesuada orci, et elementum lectus turpis + et velit. Nam vel felis vitae tortor dignissim malesuada. + Nam suscipit, justo eu elementum pulvinar, magna sem tempor + ex, vitae iaculis tellus odio non nisl. Duis dolor orci, + viverra ut finibus sed, aliquet vitae tortor. Proin sodales + ipsum ac ipsum hendrerit tempus. Nunc nec nibh nibh. Aenean + consequat auctor posuere. Integer sed magna volutpat, + efficitur nisl ut, dignissim neque. Vestibulum convallis nec + dui a euismod. Duis dignissim magna in mattis pulvinar. Sed + blandit nibh quis arcu ornare, sit amet fermentum nisi + rhoncus. +
++ server see +
++ Your Password +
++ 9e54d05f88bdd67a675b03bf1cd0a1647e2109b5aa18185ff6a9ba4c6959a19d +
++ Your Letter +
++ 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 +
++ S'more Specs +
+
+
+
+ This means, both the encryption and decryption runs on your device, in
+ your browser.
+
+ Every letter has a{" "}
+ unique key which is
+ derived from your original password.
+
+ Both the letter and the key are encrypted securely and sent to the
+ server.
+
+ Now, the server holds{" "}
+ the envelope,{" "}
+ the seal and{" "}
+ another locked box{" "}
+ with a key inside that unseals your letter. But you,{" "}
+ only you, hold the only
+ thing that opens the box —{" "}
+ your password.
+
+ Nothing on the server is readable without your actual password.
+
+ Even if someone were to breach in, all they'd find is encrypted noise.
+
+ + This level of privacy comes with a catch.{" "} + No password reset. +
+
+
+
+ only for
+
+ your letters
+
+
+ You can also{" "}
+ Self-host{" "}
+
+ git clone https://git.ramvignesh.dev/me/pi-ku.git
+
+
+ cd pi-ku
+
+
+ ./scripts/setup.sh
+
+
+ ./scripts/start.sh
+
+ + Found something to report or request?{" "} + + Please say so. + +
++ Built on the shoulders of open source. +
+ +
+
+ + Web Crypto API + {" "} + — the backbone of everything promised. Browser-native + cryptography that runs entirely on your device. Without it, none of + the privacy here would be possible — or credible. +
+ ++ + DaisyUI + {" "} + ·{" "} + + Fabric.js + {" "} + ·{" "} + + Phosphor Icons + {" "} + — the beautiful work by others that let me focus on the core + experience. +
+ ++ Open source is what made this possible. It felt right to give it back + the same way. +
+
- pi. ku. is
- an abbreviated transliteration of the Tamil word for{" "}
-
+
+
@@ -158,16 +531,18 @@ function StorySection() {
change the subject. And that's okay...
- pi. ku.{" "}
+
+
+ A person who left. A relationship that ended without a real
+ ending. Someone who's still in your life but will never know
+ what you felt. Some conversations just close before they're
+ finished.
+
+ Write the letter anyway. Keep it close.
+
+ Not every letter is about distance. Sometimes you just need to
+ say something properly — without a text thread, without
+ the noise of a conversation already in motion. A letter slows it
+ down.
+
+ Give people their due flowers while they can still smell them.
+
+ Not a journal. Not a note-to-self. A proper letter — to
+ whoever you'll be in a year, or five, or ten.
+
+ Set a date and let a letter surprise you when you've long
+ forgotten writing it.
+
+ Some unsaid words just need to leave your headspace. There's no
+ recipient, no subject line, no send button. Just the act of
+ putting it somewhere outside of yourself.
+ Say it once. All of it. Then let it fade.
+
+ If any of these felt familiar,
+ Thank you so much for making it this far. Really.
+
+ I kept coming back to{" "}
+
+ setHover({
+ visible: true,
+ x: e.clientX,
+ y: e.clientY,
+ })
+ }
+ onMouseMove={(e) =>
+ setHover((h) => ({
+ ...h,
+ x: e.clientX,
+ y: e.clientY,
+ }))
+ }
+ onMouseLeave={() => setHover((h) => ({ ...h, visible: false }))}
+ >
+ Saajan
+ {" "}
+ from{" "}
+
+ The Lunchbox
+ {" "}
+ —{" "}
+
+ one of the most subtle yet brilliant portrayals by Irrfan Khan
+ {" "}
+ — the quiet emotional weight he carries throughout the film,
+ going through the motions of a lonely life, until those letters
+ arrive and something inside him finally loosens. Of course, the
+ ending felt like a deep sigh of "it is what it is". But something
+ about the act of writing and letting the unsaid out eased it, even
+ briefly. I think about that a lot.
+
+ There's a lot that goes{" "}
+
+ unsaid
+ {" "}
+ now. Not that people feel less or for the lack of time, but because
+ the ways we reach each other have quietly changed. We're always
+ reachable digitally, yet somehow the
+ things that matter most end up staying inside.
+ Or maybe it won't, but it's worth a try.
+
+ — Ram
+
Those words{" "}
don't just disappear. They
{" "}
- stay unsaid — a
- quiet weight difficult to bear.
+ stay unsaid{" "}
+ — a quiet weight difficult to bear.
+ Who is
+
+
this for?
+
- For Who
+ The Archetypes
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Ask yourself of the healed wounds, forgotten fears, or the
+ things you finally learned to live with.
+
+
+
+ That's sometimes enough.
+
+
+ no matter how little,
+
+ this is for you.
+
+ Honest Speak
+
+
+ This started as a{" "}
+
+ CS50W
+ {" "}
+ capstone, one I kept postponing until I ran out of reasons not to.
+ When I eventually sat down to build, I knew it had to be more than a
+ deadline; it had to be something that outlasted the grade. I wanted
+ to create a space for the feelings we usually keep to ourselves and
+ every hour spent on it was worth it. I've shared the edges of{" "}
+
+ Maybe writing will help with that. Maybe something about putting
+ words somewhere deliberate makes them feel less like something
+ you're carrying.
+
+ "I think we forget things if there is nobody to tell them."
+
+ ~ Saajan Fernandes, The Lunchbox
+
+
+