I have my doubts that this will happen, especially over the next decade, but it's something to dream about/wish for.
I *want* to leave Facebook because it's trash, but unfortunately no matter how hard I try, I can't get my friends and family to use private messengers like Signal, or even alternative social media like MeWe, the Fediverse and Nostr. To be fair, it'd be pretty difficult to get the average person to sign up for Nostr, at least as long as the overwhelming majority is BTC/XMR content. Don't get me wrong, that's part of why I'm here, but we need more creators posting average-day content here. It's part of why I chat about subjects I enjoy, from IT/cybersec to tea to music and games.
I mean, if I can't even get my family members to do a quick switch to Signal, or go through the quick and uncomplicated process of signing up for a MeWe account, I really don't think they're going to take the time to learn how Nostr keys work, only so they can log in and see post after post about Bitcoin.
As for X, I still use it because I have a nice community of folks that I talk with there. I'm generally able to avoid the politics and drama with that circle of friends, we usually just chat about tech, tea, Japan and so forth.
At the end of the day, I'm purple pilled in the sense that I see Nostr as very important, but I also don't think we necessarily have to be Nostr-exclusive. Removing people from big tech networks is good, but we also have social tech that's still really good for privacy and freedom. MeWe recently decentralized using the Frequency blockchain as its means of handling authentication and signing of actions. The Fediverse is fantastic for the fact that it lets you find a community you like and curate what federated posts you see.
Nostr is great, it has a lot of potential, but I don't think it could ever possibly reach mainstream heights even with new features simply because the key system and the lack of content variety make it hard for people who don't care about Bitcoin, libertarian politics and so forth.
I'd say we should downsize and limit the federal government as the constitution originally depicts. There is a purpose for the federal government, but it has drastically overstepped its boundaries, especially in the last 120 years.
It's blatantly obvious, as I said. I'm not going to waste my time pulling hard data (which you can find on your time), since I know you're inevitably going to argue either way.
If Kamala wins, enjoy your communistic, dystopian nightmare because you'll be partly responsible for it.
I don't know. Possibly, but I have no idea.
Also, I don't know how we can hate on Oxen/Session Token when it's pretty much touted as primarily being used as a means of securing the network. Having the network 100% open is one of Tor's main weaknesses due to sybil attacks, something far less likely on Session. Plus, the onion routing aspect means your packets are fully decentralized and anonymized.
That said, I do agree that Session should have kept PFS but due to how the network works, it'd be difficult to decrypt enough messages to deanonymize.
Well, that's the problem, everyone should be using the onion services if you're using it for privacy/anonymity. Session does it by default, and yet it doesn't ever get *quite* that slow. In fairness, Session did get bogged down pretty hard because of massive DDoS attacks a few months back, but when that's not happening, it's a lot quicker.
My biggest issue with SimpleX really is how it seems that messages take half an hour to catch up. Otherwise, the other flaws are either subjective or minor.
They only really work in practicality. If you have big rooms with a lot of people sending messages constantly and you're away for more than a day, your app will be catching up for 30 minutes before it is fully caught up and that is absolutely not a good experience.
It doesn't surprise me that,
SimpleX is under attack by corrupt liar Wired:
"Neo-Nazis Are Fleeing Telegram for Encrypted App SimpleX Chat"
https://www.wired.com/story/neo-nazis-flee-telegram-encrypted-app-simplex/
What DOES surprise me is the reaction of developer Evgeny Poberezkin,
Here's the quote from the article:
"And Poberezkin believes that the current limitations of his technology will mean these groups will eventually abandon SImpleX.
βSimpleX is a communication network, rather than a service or a platform, where users can host their own servers, like in Open Web, so we were not aware that extremists have been using it,β says Poberezkin. βWe never designed groups to be usable for more than 50 users and weβve been really surprised to see them growing to the current sizes despite limited usability and performance. We do not think it is technically possible to create a social network of a meaningful size in the SimpleX network.β"
This is surprising because Evgeny told us that groups could scale by reducing the reliance on a single invite link, so anyone could enter via any group member or "super members".
In fact, even from his own tweets, just 2 days prior:
"We agree that once group can scale, they will help growth."
Source: https://xcancel.com/SimpleXChat/status/1841561127320199583#m
This is the danger of doing cypherpunk stuff, with government money venture capital and registered LLCs. At the slightest push from the mainstream media, he changes his tune.
I like Evgeny. He's a good guy. And I DON'T blame him for trying to stop his company from being associated with bad actors. But we need to be honest here, he's trying to have his cake and eat it too. He wants to be a cypherpunk, but collect the paycheck of a corporation.
What he should have said to Wired is: "This technology is like the printing press. It improves our lives and offers all of this freedom. But once it's made, the inventor can't control what people say. Do you really want to live in a world without the press, Wired?"
This is why SimpleX makes me nervous. They're run by a for-profit company and whether or not they are currently morally on the right side or not is irrelevant. It's why I personally trust Session more. It's a lot more traditional cypherpunk in development ethos.
While SimpleX definitely has a LOT of really cool features, it has a way to go before I think it'll be useful for most people. It's sluggish if you're in popular groups, the notifications and message catch-up is a massive pain, etc. And like I said, it's kind of hard to trust a for-profit corporation in this case, even if the developer might be on the cypherpunk side of things.
My town has a ban on chickens and livestock within the town borders (though surrounding farms are, of course, free to keep them). Before this post, I agreed with that ban, but now that I think about it, maybe I don't agree with it anymore π€
Not tryingto change minds but ASUS is a hostile company. Valve supports open standards, open source software and the right to repair. Those facts alone would make me lean toward a Steam Deck.
Were you living here from 2016-2019? It was blatantly obvious.
Coffee isn't bad in moderation but I always prefer to see people drinking tea (particularly loose leaf).
I support ANYBODY who tries to rid themselves of skunk smoke or liver rot (alcohol). Keep at it!
What a legend π
The best part is that if we had more robust domestic production and shipping, we wouldn't have to worry too much about these kind of things, but unfortunately we are way too reliant on external countries for virtually everything.
I could have sworn I read somewhere that it was based on Arch, but I could be completely wrong. Unless we're talking about a difference between the OS on Steam Machines versus the Steam Deck, I did hear that there is a significant difference between SteamOS versions on both of those.
I've played around with Zorin and REALLY like it, it's one of my major considerations for a main distro when I switch from Windows 10 next October. The reason I'm considering an Arch distro is just because almost all of my experience with Linux so far has been in Debian-based distros, and I think it'd be good to branch out a bit. Given the fact that I'm aiming to get myself a Steam Deck in the near future, and SteamOS is based off of Arch, it also wouldn't hurt to get comfortable with Arch-based distros at just a surface level.
That said, I don't know if I'll ever go fully with an Arch-based distro as my main distro. I'm considering Garuda as my main, but that's the only Arch-based distro I could ever see myself using... and even then, I'm far from 100% on that, given the rolling release breakage that can happen.
I would agree with you on about 85% of jobs, but there are jobs that have a heavy impact on other people. If these individuals want to take a job in that field, they should likewise have to take up the responsibility that position has.
Their jobs aren't just important to ME, they're important to everyone in the country. Not only would their strike have decimated our already tattered economy, it would have prevented much-needed aid from arriving to the hurricane victims, and it'd sink so many families who are struggling to pay for groceries... all for them to receive a 77% pay increase from, as I said, their already considerable wages.
Combining the lack of need for that high of a wage increase, and the fact that their job directly and severely impacts everyone else in the country, I cannot and will not be sympathetic to them in this case. Period.
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We all know the inflation is just an excuse, because it's literally a creation of fractional reserve banking and fiat currency. Corporations do it all the time. They get around price gouging because they can hide behind "inflation", which is a load of BS. Yes, inflation exists in our current system but conniving companies and individuals take advantage of that to screw everyone else over. It's the most un-American thing I can possibly think of.
Yes, we have a right to call them on their selfishness. They, like leaders and anyone in infrastructure, have a responsibility to the entire country. They have a responsibility and a direct impact. If they don't want people to call them out for being selfish, greedy individuals, then they have two choices: stop trying to extort the entire country for a freaking 77% wage increase (from their already sizable current wage), or find another job.
They are not the victims. Not even remotely close. They "postponed" the strike until next January because they realized the sheer amount of people that would despise their guts for their actions.