 A while ago I wrote up "What is a blockchain, really?" because I was seeing people talking past each other because they had different definitions: https://dustycloud.org/blog/what-is-a-blockchain-really/ Many expansions in there, but my favorite is still "Blockchain is to Bitcoin what Roguelike is to Rogue"  I'm happy that I'll be part of two meetings this month in front of the EU Commission talking about decentralized social networks and the work we've done https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/ec-ngi0-liaison-webinars-and-workshop-april-2021/1539 I believe this conversation is an important one to have, and I'd like to expand on why below. your periodic reminder that you can do anything at zombocom, anything at all https://html5zombo.com/ That feel when you realize you don't need to update your core abstraction to add a feature: https://gitlab.com/spritely/goblins/-/issues/17#note_484904154  @cwebber No. Basically, you could set up your own Signal-style network using their protocol and hosting your own servers, but you would not be able to get your third-party application permission to connect to Signal's servers. shouting into the void and a haskell developer is shouting back that void is a code smell THANK YOU to the kitchen robots who help me make food and clean up while being a busy programmer person thank you dishwasher, thank you electric pressure cooker, thank you food processor... Thank a robot, all they want is thanks and electricity A thing that's so much massively superior today than when I was a kid: light bulbs! Especially not needing to change them all the time! @cwebber Unless you pick them very carefully you’re getting a worse quality of light though continuously heating up water for tea and forgetting to pour the hot water into the cup #apconf2020's live parts are now open to non-registrants... in ~15 minutes I'll be doing my Q&A on "Spritely & Federation Futures" and there's plenty of other great talks lined up too! https://conf.activitypub.rocks/#live See you at the Q&A! @darius gave the perfect closing keynote to #apconf2020 in "Let's Play and Win Our Own Game" by helping us think from the perspective of: what are the centralized systems failing at, and what can we do that they can't? Lots to think about here! https://conf.tube/videos/watch/b8d6c88a-0e73-46dd-9e35-d4645bb12db8 We're excited to announce the ActivityPub conf 2020 keynotes! Opening up the conference we have a panel featuring the editors/authors of the ActivityPub panel: Jessica Tallon (@tsyesika), Amy Guy (@rhiaro), Erin Shepherd, and Evan Prodromou, with me moderating! (Hear from everyone else this time!) Wrapping things up is Darius Kazemi (@darius) presenting "Let's Play and Win Our Own Game"! See the whole lineup: https://conf.activitypub.rocks/talks The process of using the "Always on Top" feature in a (floating) window manager - Right click window header, "Always on Top" Screenshots of final moments before various MMOs have been shut down https://twitter.com/voidshroud/status/1272978041019432960 Can we build a system where users are not beholden to the profit line of a single company to decide whether their communities continue? @cwebber My first job out of college was at Turbine and it still makes me so sad to see the Asheron's Call closure screenshots :( It was such an incredible community |
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