This cartoon is funny... 😄
so why am I crying? 😢
#Extinction #ClimateCrisis
SOURCE -- https://shopdinosaur.com/
so why am I crying? 😢
#Extinction #ClimateCrisis
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shop dinosaur
T-shirts, mugs, prints, and more from the team behind Dinos and Comics, Hey Buddy Comics, and Tortoise and Dino.Shop Dinosaur
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💚 1 year using Matrix
In the FSFE we started using Matrix last year. Since then we enjoy interactive chats in a privacy-friendly way. Join our main community room #community:fsfe.org
https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220202-01.html
Fun fact: The state of France also uses Matrix. @matrix
In the FSFE we started using Matrix last year. Since then we enjoy interactive chats in a privacy-friendly way. Join our main community room #community:fsfe.org
https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220202-01.html
Fun fact: The state of France also uses Matrix. @matrix
Welcome to the Matrix: the FSFE now runs its own server - FSFE
The FSFE is eager to support its community with diverse Free Software communication channels. We are happy to announce that we have recently added Matrix t...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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What does the #OnlineSafetyBill mean for the UK tech sector and the security of messaging platforms? Matthew Hodgson, CEO of @matrix spoke to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 about the amendment imposing criminal penalties on tech bosses and how it threatens encryption.
#e2ee #privacy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001hp69
#e2ee #privacy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001hp69
Today - 01/02/2023 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.BBC
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Last week I was talking about how awesome it would be if some of the people who have been laid off recently from 'Big Tech' jobs decided to form #coops.
There seemed to be a need for more info around this, so I had a meeting with CoTech colleagues @BillySmith@chrislowis & @Graham_Mitchell to figure out something practical.
Pleased to show MVP site as a result of this at https://start.coops.tech
There are five of us - including @KingMob - volunteering initially. Please share widely!
There seemed to be a need for more info around this, so I had a meeting with CoTech colleagues @BillySmith@chrislowis & @Graham_Mitchell to figure out something practical.
Pleased to show MVP site as a result of this at https://start.coops.tech
There are five of us - including @KingMob - volunteering initially. Please share widely!
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FYI I appear to be in an endless loop of proving I’m not a robot, having it do the green check and ask me again (from my iPhone).
Do you really human checking on that page?
Do you really human checking on that page?
We are turning a volunteer coalition here in CT into a co-op:
CW: it is #cybersecurity in Defense manufacturing
drafted our mission and vision statement.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bM5_BO2zxhqyU19ukdtsDKxtGnIy6ItNJMrVMAeQne0/ed
Going to do an S-corp or LLC in US.
Don't want to make money but members can charge if they facilitate trainings, any excess funds donated.
We needed way to have insurance and tax ID, co-op seem to make most sense
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CW: it is #cybersecurity in Defense manufacturing
drafted our mission and vision statement.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bM5_BO2zxhqyU19ukdtsDKxtGnIy6ItNJMrVMAeQne0/ed
Going to do an S-corp or LLC in US.
Don't want to make money but members can charge if they facilitate trainings, any excess funds donated.
We needed way to have insurance and tax ID, co-op seem to make most sense
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May I introduce the initial pre-alpha version of the Matrix POSIX SDK:
https://gitlab.com/TheOneWithTheBraid/matrix-posix-sdk
Only a proof of concept as of now, but work will go on!
#matrix #MatrixPosixSdk #bash #shell
https://gitlab.com/TheOneWithTheBraid/matrix-posix-sdk
Only a proof of concept as of now, but work will go on!
#matrix #MatrixPosixSdk #bash #shell
The one with the Braid / Matrix POSIX SDK · GitLab
A POSIX shell compliant [matrix] client server API implementation. Your [matrix] never felt that geeky.GitLab
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I haven't played Monopoly for many years now. The last game was with three housemates at university. One housemate was winning and really enjoying his triumph over the rest of us. So I suggested to my other two housemates that we form a cooperative. We would let each other off rents on our properties. The standards rents would apply to anyone not in the coop. And you could leave the coop if you wanted. None of this is forbidden in the rules of Monopoly because it has little market regulation.
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Although Monopoly is so often presented/framed as an individualistic game of capitalist dominance, it doesn't actually have to be played like that. The system might strongly encourage that but the players can behave differently. A better way is possible.
It did teach me that a bunch of libertarian men are all in favour of lower regulation until you use that lack of regulation to behave cooperatively to help each other.
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As a result of working on some other personal project, I've ended up writing a literate programming extension for Sphinx: https://uhoreg.gitlab.io/literate-sphinx/ One problem with personal projects is that if you're not careful, they may spawn other projects.
Gitter is going fully native Matrix in Feb. 2023, https://blog.gitter.im/2023/01/16/gitter-is-going-fully-native-matrix-in-feb-2023/.
#chat #gitter #matrix #element
#chat #gitter #matrix #element
Gitter is going fully native Matrix in Feb. 2023
Gitter is going fully native Matrix in Feb 2023. You can read more about the migration process and details in the pre-announcement blog post. No action is necessary and all of your rooms and content is safe and will be available in the new world.Eric Eastwood (Gitter)
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A brief update on the Servo project's renewed activity in 2023: https://servo.org/blog/2023/01/16/servo-2023/
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that's really good news but what I understand from the blog history is that no work done by the Linux Foundation has been worth mentionning in more than 2 years and a private donation was required so that new work on the project was possible again. So it looks like the Linux Foundation is not really interested in the project.
A more meta post on *how* I do research before writing a Matrix Spec Change:
https://patrick.cloke.us/posts/2023/01/12/researching-for-a-matrix-spec-change/
https://patrick.cloke.us/posts/2023/01/12/researching-for-a-matrix-spec-change/
Researching for a Matrix Spec Change
The Matrix protocol is modified via Matrix Spec Changes (frequently abbreviated to “MSCs”). These are short documents describing any technical changes and why they are worth making (see an example).Patrick Cloke
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You know the custom of having a cheesy goal for the next year? Well, I had Raclette for new years, so my only goal was to have at least one #Nheko release! And for that reason and to get all the planned things out of the way for this year, it is my pleasure to announce #Nheko 0.11.0!
Threads, search, pushrules, unread indicator, confetti and much more at https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/releases/tag/v0.11.0 or from the other places you usually get your packages from!
(For anyone who doesn't know, Nheko is a #matrix client)
Threads, search, pushrules, unread indicator, confetti and much more at https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/releases/tag/v0.11.0 or from the other places you usually get your packages from!
(For anyone who doesn't know, Nheko is a #matrix client)
Release v0.11.0 · Nheko-Reborn/nheko
[0.11.0] -- 2023-01-12 Highlights Search in your timeline 🔍 Works in encrypted rooms. Search is entirely local. It might be a bit slow on some systems, since it needs to paginate the room to sear...GitHub
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The #Fedora Project uses @matrix for our instant messaging needs (with IRC bridges also).
While the default experience is with #Element, there are several other neat Matrix clients you can use.
#Fractal, @neochat, and #Nheko are some great options to check out!
Then you can check out Fedora's Matrix room as well: https://matrix.to/#/#fedora:fedoraproject.org
While the default experience is with #Element, there are several other neat Matrix clients you can use.
#Fractal, @neochat, and #Nheko are some great options to check out!
Then you can check out Fedora's Matrix room as well: https://matrix.to/#/#fedora:fedoraproject.org
Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication
You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversationmatrix.to
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Seeing the pink #nheko image I made in the gomuks screenshot will never not be funny!
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Look at that, the #matrix community blog post made its way to the matrix.org blog: https://matrix.org/blog/2023/01/03/matrix-community-year-in-review-2022 !
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Since the last few official #Matrix holiday updates didn't mention as many of the cool community projects as I would have liked, I tried to work with the community to publish a community side review of 2022 as well as possibly some small teasers of what 2023 will bring. There are a lot of very varied updates, since everyone seems to have tackled the challenge differently, but I hope you you enjoy the result as much as I did: https://blog.neko.dev/posts/matrix-year-in-review-2022.html
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We would like to say thanks to all in the #XMPP community and beyond, for your engagement in this year #2022!
A good time for you to say thanks to the projects you use and maybe also give a bit back. Looking forward!
#opensource #decentralisation #interoperability #jabber #rtc
A good time for you to say thanks to the projects you use and maybe also give a bit back. Looking forward!
#opensource #decentralisation #interoperability #jabber #rtc
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The 2022 Matrix Holiday Update is here - looking back on all the news from the Matrix core team in 2022, both good & bad, and hoping for a better 2023. Happy holidays, and thanks for flying Matrix. https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-update-2022 ☃️
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reading this was so nice.
I'm sad to learn Neil left, I hope the project won't suffer.
About location sharing: have you considered about the privacy issue of downloading tiles? This might disclose your location. I know there was a messenger that planned using #peermaps https://peermaps.org/ to mitigate that.
For the funding we are doing our part (with @copiepublique) but have you considered a progress bar? If crowdfunding platform use this pattern, it may work (gamification?)
I'm sad to learn Neil left, I hope the project won't suffer.
About location sharing: have you considered about the privacy issue of downloading tiles? This might disclose your location. I know there was a messenger that planned using #peermaps https://peermaps.org/ to mitigate that.
For the funding we are doing our part (with @copiepublique) but have you considered a progress bar? If crowdfunding platform use this pattern, it may work (gamification?)
@lutindiscret@copiepublique yup, we need to sort out a progress bar - and thanks :) for location share privacy; your client can use whatever maptile server it likes (optionally using one recommended by your server).
there is another topic that is missing IMO.
Where is the "matrix dmoz"? I think matrix has a discoverability problem. I'm doing my part, creating themed spaces but where can one find a searchable list of (big) spaces? For newcomers, Matrix looks empty 😔
Where is the "matrix dmoz"? I think matrix has a discoverability problem. I'm doing my part, creating themed spaces but where can one find a searchable list of (big) spaces? For newcomers, Matrix looks empty 😔
thanks for sharing this Notification about the new Entry in your Blog. 👍
People shouldn't forget to Support the Developers of #MatrixProtocol with Donations to Future proof there Work. 😉
People shouldn't forget to Support the Developers of #MatrixProtocol with Donations to Future proof there Work. 😉
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I am curious: what was the issue? :D
lovely 😬
With the release of ExDoc Cheatsheets, we thought it would be a good time to recap and show other 8 ExDoc features that make the documentation experience in Elixir such a joy: https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2022/12/22/cheatsheets-and-8-other-features-in-exdoc-that-improve-the-developer-experience/ (plus two bonus entries!)
By @hugobarauna! #MyElixirStatus
By @hugobarauna! #MyElixirStatus
Cheatsheets and other 8 ExDoc features that improve the developer experience
This post explains the motivation behind the new ExDoc Cheatsheet feature. It also highlights other ExDoc features that show how ExDoc has been evolving to make the documentation experience in Elixir better and better.Hugo Baraúna (elixir-lang.github.com)
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Quotient 0.7 is out! Containing a few years of work, this releases makes it possible to use end-to end-encryption with NeoChat and bring other nice features and improvements with it. You can read the full release announcement here: https://github.com/quotient-im/libQuotient/releases/tag/0.7.0
Huge thanks to KitsuneRal and all the other contributors for all their work on this release.
Huge thanks to KitsuneRal and all the other contributors for all their work on this release.
Release Version 0.7.0 · quotient-im/libQuotient
It took another long wait since 0.6 was released but here we are, the next stable libQuotient is out! As usual, some numbers for statistics - 0.7.0 is getting released 2+ years after 0.6.0 (yikes.....GitHub
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Europe approves short-haul flight bans to bring down emissions. Canada cannot even consider the same climate win https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-europe-bans-short-haul-flight-lower-climate-emissions/
Europe approves short-haul flight bans to bring down emissions. Canada cannot even consider the same climate win
As the high-speed rail network expands across Europe, airlines are scaling back their domestic routes, especially those under 500 to 600 kilometresEric Reguly (The Globe and Mail)
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Twitter's new policy doesn't just affect people who want to link to their own profiles on other platforms. It affects people who want to link to other people. Want to promote your friend who only has a presence on one of the "prohibited" platforms? Too bad. Can't do that.
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Just a few weeks ago, when the first #Twitter refugees entered the #Fediverse. People explained that one of the big drawbacks/risks of #Mastodon is, that you depends on the admin of your server.
I never got the argument. But now it should get clear for everyone. On the Fediverse you can chose the server, change it or run your own. No single person can bring the network down in contrast to centralized services. Actually what was described as a drawback is a strength as everyone can see now.
I never got the argument. But now it should get clear for everyone. On the Fediverse you can chose the server, change it or run your own. No single person can bring the network down in contrast to centralized services. Actually what was described as a drawback is a strength as everyone can see now.
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Picking up open source to be independent of a vendor means only considering part of the problem.
If an organisation wants to be independent of a vendor it needs to:
- Pick an open source solution
- Upstream everything it can. The corollary of it is “avoid features that cannot be upstreamed”
- Contribute to the sustainability of the solution either with maintenance work, or even better by becoming a paying member of a non-profit in charge of maintaining it
Be independent. Fund open source.
If an organisation wants to be independent of a vendor it needs to:
- Pick an open source solution
- Upstream everything it can. The corollary of it is “avoid features that cannot be upstreamed”
- Contribute to the sustainability of the solution either with maintenance work, or even better by becoming a paying member of a non-profit in charge of maintaining it
Be independent. Fund open source.
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wenn ich doch nur unser Finanzwesen davon Überzeugen könnte… steh dazu was im neuen Digitalisierungsprogramm?
WOW. Elon Musk's Twitter straight-up banned the account for Mastodon. Just, wow.
@jack@GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 Oh. This complaint is about some very specific meaning of the word "ban", is it?
Any #erlang devs looking for a contract? We have a company who needs 4-6 weeks worth of work spread over two projects. They'd like to start soon, but can be flexible on timing. More work may be possible after that.
#XMPP and #Ejabberd experience would be very useful. I'm told the work is quite in-depth. Please reboost!
#XMPP and #Ejabberd experience would be very useful. I'm told the work is quite in-depth. Please reboost!
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So happy to announce all issues with #XMPP verification have been solved, and the proofs now work better than before 🚀
Simply log in here and add the proofs:
https://xmpp-util.keyoxide.org/
It doesn't track or store any data and runs entirely in the browser, feel free to inspect the source code to verify this!
A huge thanks to @mattj for his help!
Here's the blog post: https://blog.keyoxide.org/xmpp-proofs/
#keyoxide
Simply log in here and add the proofs:
https://xmpp-util.keyoxide.org/
It doesn't track or store any data and runs entirely in the browser, feel free to inspect the source code to verify this!
A huge thanks to @mattj for his help!
Here's the blog post: https://blog.keyoxide.org/xmpp-proofs/
#keyoxide
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The students in my upper-level electrodynamics course are taking their final exam right now, which always reminds me of the time I told my students they could bring a formula sheet to the final exam as long as it was on one side of a piece of paper.
📢 FOSDEM CfP 📢
We got exciting proposals already, and were asked to extend the CfP by a few days so people could finalise theirs.
We’re extending the http://Matrix.org Foundation and Community devroom CfP to December 8, 23:00 PT.
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/11/16/call-for-participation-for-the-fosdem-2023-matrix-devroom
We got exciting proposals already, and were asked to extend the CfP by a few days so people could finalise theirs.
We’re extending the http://Matrix.org Foundation and Community devroom CfP to December 8, 23:00 PT.
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/11/16/call-for-participation-for-the-fosdem-2023-matrix-devroom
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Individual, Silver, Gold or Platinum? You can now join the Matrix Foundation and support core Matrix development, help steer the direction of the protocol and how best to fund it!
There's A LOT ahead of us: we're also looking for an Executive Director.
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/01/funding-matrix-via-the-matrix-org-foundation
There's A LOT ahead of us: we're also looking for an Executive Director.
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/01/funding-matrix-via-the-matrix-org-foundation
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this probably is a very silly question by a newbie, but here it goes: if I want to showcase my matrix address so people can find me in, say, element, how should I display it? what should be the format? is it @username@matrix.org or something else? thanks!
@davidfm matrix uses @user:example.com (pronounced “user on example.com”). or if you’re feeling really fancy you can say matrix:u/user:example.com but matrix: urls aren’t that common yet :)
The blue bird seems to be going bonkers, and its new owner believes that hardcore coders are the solution all issues, including moderation.
But can moderation be automated? Can it be apolitical? Does it work on decentralised systems like Mastodon, and how does it scale?
Come and ask questions to our guest today Nov 30 at 18:00 CET to find out what the hell is happening on platforms these days.
⬇️ How to watch & chat ⬇️
https://matrix.org/open-tech-will-save-us/
But can moderation be automated? Can it be apolitical? Does it work on decentralised systems like Mastodon, and how does it scale?
Come and ask questions to our guest today Nov 30 at 18:00 CET to find out what the hell is happening on platforms these days.
⬇️ How to watch & chat ⬇️
https://matrix.org/open-tech-will-save-us/
Matrix.org
Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communicationMatrix.org
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I will have to watch it afterwards. Alas, right now there seems to be a problem with the videos of previous events on the site. Firefox gives me a blank area and Chromium the message “This content is blocked. Contact the site owner to fix the issue.”
@LostNetizen oh that's a shame, I'll get that investigated. Thanks for reporting it!
Note that we have a YouTube playlist with all the episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVp-20ATLk&list=PLl5dnxRMP1hXUXac3PtfzxxgdA4Vucc9e
We don't have a PeerTube instance, but there's a community member maintaining one, I can dig it up if it helps :)
Note that we have a YouTube playlist with all the episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVp-20ATLk&list=PLl5dnxRMP1hXUXac3PtfzxxgdA4Vucc9e
We don't have a PeerTube instance, but there's a community member maintaining one, I can dig it up if it helps :)
Open Tech Will Save Us Meetup #1
Our very first virtual meetup was held on Wednesday 8th April 2020 at 5PM UTC (6PM UK time).Agenda:5:01 Welcome from Matthew 14:10 Saúl Ibarra Corretgé from ...YouTube
I'm proud and excited to announce that Mastodon Canada has partnered with @cira to help develop our community!
Thank you to @spencer for all of your help in securing this incredible opportunity.
Read more: https://news.mstdn.ca/cira-teams-up-with-mastodon-canada-to-support-canadian-digital-communities/
#cira #mstdnca #partnership
Thank you to @spencer for all of your help in securing this incredible opportunity.
Read more: https://news.mstdn.ca/cira-teams-up-with-mastodon-canada-to-support-canadian-digital-communities/
#cira #mstdnca #partnership
Mastodon Canada announces an important partnership with CIRA
Mastodon Canada is excited to announce an official partnership with CIRA.Chad Ohman (Mastodon Canada News)
Yesterday
All those backups seemed a waste of pay
Now my database has gone away
Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
There's not half the files there used to be
And there's a milestone hanging over me
The system crashed so suddenly
I pushed something wrong
What it was I couldn't say
Now it's all just gone
and I long for yesterday-ay-ay-ay
Yesterday
The need for backups seemed so far away
I knew my data was all here to stay
Now I believe in yesterday
All those backups seemed a waste of pay
Now my database has gone away
Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
There's not half the files there used to be
And there's a milestone hanging over me
The system crashed so suddenly
I pushed something wrong
What it was I couldn't say
Now it's all just gone
and I long for yesterday-ay-ay-ay
Yesterday
The need for backups seemed so far away
I knew my data was all here to stay
Now I believe in yesterday
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I've blogged about the end-to-end encryption work in NeoChat but entirely forgot to tell people about it so... here it is https://tobiasfella.de/posts/neochat-e2ee/
NeoChat, encryption, and thanks for all the olms
Ever since work on NeoChat has started in 2020, the most requested feature has been support for end-to-end (E2EE) encrypted rooms.tobiasfella.de
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You're doing a great job, thanks for your effort. I'm pretty sure NeoChat will be very popular in the "Matrixverse".
Hooray! We're getting the beginnings of universal dental care in Canada. Currently only for children 12 and under, and only up to a certain income level, and there's a dollar limit per child per year, but it's a start. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-dental-care-officially-law-1.6655899
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Matrix 1.5 is here! As a maintenance release it's not the most feature-filled, but still worth a look.
Check it out 🔽
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/11/17/matrix-v-1-5-release
Check it out 🔽
https://matrix.org/blog/2022/11/17/matrix-v-1-5-release
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Heads up that we're continuing to work away at running Matrix over MLS (Messaging Layer Security) - the new end-to-end encryption protocol being worked on within IETF, as an alternative to Olm/Megolm. You can now keep up with progress at... https://arewemlsyet.com!!! 🚀😱🎉👻🫶🚀
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To learn more about #MLS and why this protocol exists in the first place when we already have Signal's, here is a great podcast on the topic: https://www.cryptography.fm/7.
#Privacy #Security #Crytology #Cryptography #InfoSec
#Privacy #Security #Crytology #Cryptography #InfoSec
Episode 7: Scaling Up Secure Messaging to Large Groups With MLS!
Raphael Robert from Wire talks about how MLS wants to scale secure messaging to groups with hundreds or even thousands of participants.Cryptography FM
All public transit should be free.
Kids want to go ride the monorail, street cars, and "subway" (underground lightrail) today so I'm researching how to pay for public transit, as I think my old ORCA card expired. Or maybe I lost it.
Holy crap is this all more complicated than it needs to be: which agencies cooperate, which day passes are valid for what, whether 18yo and younger need a physical free "youth pass" or not, etc.
Just make it free for everybody! Tax me & my cars! Rawrghg.
Kids want to go ride the monorail, street cars, and "subway" (underground lightrail) today so I'm researching how to pay for public transit, as I think my old ORCA card expired. Or maybe I lost it.
Holy crap is this all more complicated than it needs to be: which agencies cooperate, which day passes are valid for what, whether 18yo and younger need a physical free "youth pass" or not, etc.
Just make it free for everybody! Tax me & my cars! Rawrghg.
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@rysiek I've been a big fan of #ZeroFareTransit for years! And "Zero Fare" to head off those critics who try to tell me "Nothing is free" and "It'll raise taxes". Also #FareFreeTransit
I'd effuse more, but my #Twidere app doesn't support CWs (for #Politics )
I'd effuse more, but my #Twidere app doesn't support CWs (for #Politics )
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I’d love that. I’m headed home from a long weekend in LA and several times I took inconvenient options to make use of my 7-day Metro pass because I couldn’t remember if I had enough extra to cover other agency fares or how much their fares were or how transfers affected pricing. Would’ve loved totally free transit, or at least an easier all-in pass.