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Search results for tag #decentralization

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[?]adb » 🌐
@adbenitez@mastodon.de

this is really super cool:

likebutter.app/blog/butterbox-

quite some other projects try to solve "offline communications" by using Bluetooth but I think this is very unpractical for anything that is not looking like an IRC or SMS app

but if people setup local interconnected wifi hotspots and build a mesh network in the cities/towns then you can have a something much more interesting while not draining everyone's battery

enabling people to do things like this and becoming truly resilient and autonomous

things like this you can never do with centralized messengers like , , , etc. if you really care about digital independence, centralized alternatives are just NOT an option at all

    [?]Hermit Crab Craig » 🌐
    @craigoverend@mastodon.social

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    [?]petersuber » 🌐
    @petersuber@fediscience.org

    Vladimir Moskovkin proposes an interesting "reform model for scholarly communication that combines elements of centralized access —based on adapting the Soviet VINITI experience to the digital environment— with decentralized Diamond Open Access platforms."

    PS: This is the first time I've seen anyone draw the Soviet model into / discussions.

    Here's some background on the model, if it's new to you.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VINITI

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      [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
      @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

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        [?]adb » 🌐
        @adbenitez@mastodon.de

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        @adbenitez@mastodon.de

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        [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
        @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

        we are happy to hear reports from parents that say the small ones of the family like a lot ArcaneChat and the in-chat mini-apps

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          [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
          @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

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          Private: All your conversations are end-to-end encrypted

          Discreet: No one can discover you or know that you are using the app! only people you share your invitation link or QR with can contact you

            [?]adb » 🌐
            @adbenitez@mastodon.de

            I gotta be honest, it's not a bad time to be a fish.

            But since you are trapped in that human body, at least you can join the one and only decentralized end-to-end encrypted anonymous lefty politics and climate activism memes channel in the world!

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              [?]Guy [he/him] » 🌐
              @phlogiston@mastodon.nz

              Quite interesting, isn't it? Aotearoa NZ is discovering that decentralised for power grid infrastructure is the way to go for resilience, cost and meeting climate goals. Additionally, it gives us significantly more sovereignty from overseas suppliers.

              Now Aotearoa will also need to see this with IT infrastructure. to boost resilience over centralisation via SaaS and hyper scaler's infrastructure.

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                [?]adb » 🌐
                @adbenitez@mastodon.de

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                [?]adb » 🌐
                @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                [?]Ethan Black » 🌐
                @golemwire@social.golemwire.com

                Check it out: development is being done in to add support!

                https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/11247

                Started 2023; last activity I saw was 2 months ago.


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                  [?]adb » 🌐
                  @adbenitez@mastodon.de

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                  [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                  @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                  ** when you meet someone and they ask you for a way to keep in contact **

                  Centralized chat solutions that require phone numbers to work will never give you the digital independence and you deserve

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                    [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                    @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                    Some people in try to get away from but fail short then just moving to , it runs on servers and fuels millions of dollars into them every year

                    if you really want digital independence you need something that is decentralized and you can host yourself, something that can't be taken away form you

                    ideally something that doesn't require phone numbers

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                      [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                      @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                      new in-chat mini game available for free to ArcaneChat supporters:

                      Name: Go
                      Description: Play the classic game of Go for 2 players
                      (and many observers possible) inside ArcaneChat.

                      Get it at: ko-fi.com/s/cd2489d0e7

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                        [?]andros » 🌐
                        @andros@activity.andros.dev

                        [?]soapdog » 🌐
                        @soapdog@social.soapdog.org

                        so happy people at #dwebcamp shared wonderful memories of #SecureScuttlebutt and showed interest in Poncho Wonky app.

                        Those of you that want take it for a ride, binary releases are at:

                        https://github.com/soapdog/patchwork/releases/tag/v5.3.0

                        #decentralization

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                          [?]adb » 🌐
                          @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                          the list of channels in grew quite a lot! 15 channels listed now, thanks a lot to @gluek for bridging the channels!

                          [?]Rolle Laukkarinen » 🌐
                          @rolle@mementomori.social

                          I moved my Bluesky account to Eurosky. It was the most technical thing I have done since updating DNS records, honestly 😅 I had to deal with migrator tools, DIDs, rotation keys, recovery keys, Migration Tokens, typing in my old password, new password, old handle, new handle, "PDS Mover - Missing Blobs Importer"...

                          There are explanations like "do not close this page!" and "monitor your email!" and "If you're wondering what 'blobs' are, that is simply what media files are called on the AT Protocol, the network that includes Bluesky, Eurosky and others."

                          For me as a nerd, things like these are naturally part of everyday life, just like setting up DNS records or configuring services, installing servers and infrastructures, programming and so on. But they said mAsToD0n iS diFfIcUlt wHaT is A sErVeR sO cOmPLIcaTed?!! Moving a Mastodon account from one instance to another seems like a walk in the park in comparison. My mom would not know how to migrate a Bluesky account to Europe.

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                            [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                            @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                            Apple's ‘Hide My Email’ Feature May Reveal Users’ Real Addresses

                            This vulnerability has been know over a year by now, if you want to be anonymous use ArcaneChat instead!

                            Keep the family safe 🤗💜✨

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                              [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                              @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                              not a supporter of ArcaneChat yet??? you can not only watch but also be part of the change! ✨

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                                [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                this kind of paradox is avoided with ArcaneChat

                                just type at your own pace and without the pressure that the other side knowing 🧙‍♂️

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                                  [?]Miguel Afonso Caetano 🦾 🌹 » 🌐
                                  @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org

                                  “The thing is, when working on decentralized tech, I always believed it was important because we had serious risks from centralization, surveillance, etc from governments and corporations, potentially co-conspiring. But what I hadn't anticipated is that as things became more centralized, the will to fight for the internet as something in the public interest too would evaporate.

                                  When I have conversations with family members and friends who haven't yet thought much about the age verification and similar bills and their consequences, they've said "well, someone has to hold corporations like Meta" responsible. To which I say, "but what about all the smaller, non-corporate parts of the internet?" To which, many people are surprised, because they've simply forgotten about those things.

                                  When the internet and computing becomes five corporations to most people, they begin to treat it as the concerns of reigning in five corporations.“

                                  dustycloud.org/blog/what-happe

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                                    [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                    @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                    🎉 New channel for , and other clients:

                                    Greenpeace International: Greenpeace exists because this fragile Earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.

                                    With automated posts from @greenpeace

                                    here is the invite link 👇️️
                                    i.delta.chat/#EB87F92DC5730320

                                    an screenshot of the Greenpeace International channel where some recent posts are visible

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                                      [?]adb » 🌐
                                      @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                                      join the one and only decentralized end-to-end encrypted anonymous lefty politics and climate activism memes channel in the world!

                                      Meme Logistics - Your go-to fun lefty memes supply chain

                                      here is the invite link 👇️️
                                      i.delta.chat/#818297831FAA0AB9

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                                        [?]adb » 🌐
                                        @adbenitez@mastodon.de

                                        new channel for , and other clients (encrypted email newsletter!)

                                        Pluralistic - Daily links from Cory Doctorow

                                        The channel is auto-generated from @pluralistic 's feed

                                        here is the invite link 👇️
                                        i.delta.chat/#EB87F92DC5730320

                                        an screenshot of the Pluralistic channel

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                                          [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                          @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

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                                          [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                          @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                          🔮ArcaneChat Spoilers✨

                                          for the next version of the message input bar got redesigned!

                                          now it looks more modern, similar to & 's, and more in line with 's edge-to-edge design

                                          💜 if you like ArcaneChat and what we do, please consider making a donation, no amount is too small!
                                          arcanechat.me/#contribute

                                          screenshot of arcanechat, showing the new input bar, looking pill-like instead of the old rectangular input bar

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                                            [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                            @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                            Meet ArcaneChat: a secure and private messenger

                                            Anonymous: No SIM card needed! No phone numbers required for registration, just set a name and start chatting!

                                            Private: All your conversations are end-to-end encrypted

                                            Discreet: No one can discover you or know that you are using the app! only people you share your invitation link or QR with can contact you

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