Does Notational Velocity/nvALT securely sync with Simplenote?
The Notational Velocity FAQ appears contradictory:

How does encryption work in conjunction with Simplenote?
If database encryption is enabled under Preferences &gt; Notes &gt; Security, then your notes will be encrypted on disk. However, they will still be sent to Simplenote without encryption. (And obviously Notational Velocity will always use SSL regardless.)

It seems to say that the encrypted DB will be decrypted and then re-encrypted with SSL. So Simplenote will be able to see your notes after they receive and decrypt, but an eavesdropper would not.