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happyborg

@happyborg@fosstodon.org

Working on #decentralization, #p2p and #dWeb tech, online #privacy and #security, #CopyLeft, #FOSS, #Rust and #autonomi (find me on https://forum.autonomi.community as happybeing).

Note: autonomi was called #SafeNetwork.

Possibly still maintaining #vdash on github.

The #fediverse is a lifeboat, #p2p is the shore.

#nobridge #noaitraining #norobots

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happyborg, to random
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There's a Tui for that" is a coming phrase.

#Ratatui + #RustLang = #TUI

happyborg, to linux
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Five days since my laptop arrived and I put on it, then my data, dev tools etc.

Status:

  • most things just work: Canon printer, disk mounting, USB devices etc and I figured out how to configure the 🎄 keyboard/led modes. Minor foibles like Dash-to-panel settings missing sometimes.

Boy is it fast. LLM answers instant (no CUDA yet), build flies etc.

  • internal speakers not working but I have also a Bluetooth speaker. Trackpad too, so bought USB mouse+TP.

😍

happyborg, (edited ) to rust
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It's hard to find add-ons. crates.io has very poor search options.

For example, I recall one which I think began with 'b' which sits in the terminal running the build and shows errors in order, unlike cargo build where they scoll off screen and out of view. [EDIT: from replies it is called 'bacon']

But I can't list search results by name, only things like newest etc.

happyborg,
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@Dr_Emann
That's the fella! 🥳

Thanks you so much.

happyborg, to random
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Today I'm migrating my working but buggy demo from #Tauri v1 to the v2 beta.

So far so good. One area needs work because they've removed the tauri::http crate which I use to build Response structures. I can't see how to do this with tauri::request which is offered as a replacement, so need to find a protocol handler example for #TauriV2.

happyborg, to random
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I'm using a mouse for the first time in years and its rather nice.

Thanks to my trackpad not being supported in #Ubuntu24 on my #Legion9 laptop.

At least it will be nice when my muscle memory adjusts to not going for the trackpad!

johnleonard, to RaspberryPi
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Raspberry Pi announces plans to go public on London Stock Exchange

The news comes as a welcome relief for the LSE

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4208782/raspberry-pi-announces-plans-public-london-stock-exchange

happyborg,
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@johnleonard
Less so for most.

is baked into this system 🤦‍♂️

deadsuperhero, to random
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Weird question: can anyone recommend an email hosting service that is more or less just an inbox/outbox? No groupware or collaboration, just spin up a bunch of accounts and integrate them with your own suite of apps?

I’m really interested in using Nextcloud as a full replacement for Google Workspace in our organization. It’s really good! There are ways to automatically provision accounts in there, through SSO or other kinds of integration, so that new people get access on their first login.

But, almost every hosted email service is kind of trying to be their own Google Workspace alternative, with bells and whistles that I don’t really need.

happyborg,
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@deadsuperhero the hosting heroes is one.

happyborg, to random
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I could just sit here watching my 32 cores in htop.

The #Legion9 is snappy. I'll try it on some LLMs when my mobile b/b manages to download them and the CUDA drivers. That part is still slow. (I'm off-grid and not paying Elon for Starlink).

hamishcampbell, to fediverse
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What to call this internet that we should move to. I use as this is what it is, or .5 for more geeky conversations. Then fall back to for insiders and just for the normal people.

happyborg,
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@hamishcampbell The Autonomi Net! 😆

cuchaz, to random
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Sheesh, Mozilla has really lost their way. Putting ads in the search bar? We already have a search engine that does that, we don't need two running at the same time.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-search-update/

Once Mozilla fully enshittifies, what else is there? Are we without hope?

happyborg,
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@cuchaz yeh, I guessed...

SmolWeb Requests
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Error
ext+smolweb://potatofarm.cuchazinteractive.org/posts/smolweb.html
Raw Authorities:
wueDBnzIe-sWtXYXlLGRYIXbV-hiFuaTs05E9SqQfF4@smolweb-beacon.cuchazinteractive.org
SmolWeb Client Connection Events:
STUN address: smolweb-beacon.cuchazinteractive.org:3478
Connecting
ErrorConnecting to SmolWeb host failed
CauseFailed to connect
CauseTimed out waiting 15000 ms for ICE candidate gathering

happyborg,
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@cuchaz
I'm always an outlier lol. Others might say "pain in the ass". 😆

happyborg,
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@cuchaz I'm pretty sure DDG is Chrome based. I'm on desktop now (no DDG) so trying with Brave but I'm hammering my connection with downloads so that may spoil things... well it works in Brave Desktop 👏

happyborg,
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@cuchaz It looks nice. If you're interested and that's static HTML I'll help you put a blog up on Autonomi when the demo is available. That would be cool.

I'm including an updateable list of p2p sites in the demo browser so you could be among the first.

I've got a couple of very simple static sites of my own, but having others would be much better and your SmolWeb site would get exposure to a very p2p crowd.

happyborg,
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@cuchaz Those are all valid concerns and have been raised many times. There are answers but if your mind is made up I won't go into them.

When I became interested in this it was 2014, post Bitcoin, pre understanding downsides, scams. I looked into two projects, Ethereum (rejected because they put no limit on their fundraiser - doh!) and MaidSafe, which I liked because of the founder, whose ideas, manner, values etc were and still are all right on.

I'll leave it there :-).

happyborg,
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@cuchaz the place for these Q&As is the forum: https://form.autonomi.community which is community run. You can search or post Q's - all Q's are welcome and the community is very friendly. So if you are still curious that's the best place.

happyborg,
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@cuchaz Jeff, I just got around to watch this and thought you might find it informative about Autonomi's integrity.

It is part of a series between Jim, who has been with the project for a while, and Sarah Buxton, recently appointed - from the crypto space - as CEO to take it from geekdom to launch.

I'm one of those who she refers to later on, but impressed with the fit between the values that motivated her in her past roles, and the values of this project.

Let me know.
https://discord.com/channels/1209059621319221268/1209068866190184498/1237867151826751518

happyborg,
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@cuchaz yeh, I'm sorry you feel that because to be honest I think you may be letting worries about the crypto debacles obscure what this project really is.

But there we are, unless you feel like batting a few things towards me and see what comes back.

I am integrity on legs and convinced that this is the best project in the p2p space - not because others lack that integrity, but because they are incomplete. I'm impressed by what you have done - and what that means about you.

happyborg,
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@cuchaz
I think the content you don't like issue is insoluble, and one the community and project have agonised over many times. An alternative is to let people choose what they see / consume.

One issue for example is that if you can decide, you can be forced to filter and then we have centralised censorship again.

So the solution chosen is to ensure nobody knows as far as possible what is stored where by chunking and self encrypting.

It's not 100% watertight but I think it will work.

happyborg,
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@cuchaz
On the reason for a token, you can do p2p without it but I think having it has a number of advantages when you want to create an alternative to the global enclosure.

I also think some important features would not be possible without it, and useful things for the future will be possible with it.

For example, maintaining availability of data without incentives to keep running nodes. You would have to pay/subscribe, as in IPFS then you get Filecoin or brokers and that's no longer p2p.

happyborg,
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@cuchaz
A token can also also be used - by the network - to pay for things that help and support its goals.

  • developers, both of the core and useful apps
  • creatives who upload their content
  • for individuals to be rewarded easily for anything, such as people who set up independent mesh networks, relays etc.

Then there's p2p commerce. I can easily pay you for your content without us needing bank accounts.

A token means all that is autonomous, no gatekeepers, which means broader, deeper p2p

happyborg,
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@cuchaz
Of course having the token doesn't only discourage those with good motives like yourself from wanting to be associated or involved, we do also attract those who lack scruples and think this is another make them rich opportunity.

While it is fair that people get rewarded for helping or investing in the project, most I know are there for good reasons and we are quick to point out if we fear something might be going astray! But it never has, in ten years 😃

happyborg,
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@cuchaz
I don't see anti-censorship and moderation as in opposition.

If I can moderate what I see or delegate that to someone I trust, rather than have it imposed, that is more democratic.

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happyborg,
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@cuchaz
If you believe we live in democracies and that is sacrosanct, then we can disagree. I once believed that, and even in reforms such as PR but I see now that these are a modern form of religion and deceit, used to control more than empower. Though I do see Autonomi as a democratising force, because it is designed to maximise access and shift the balance of power away from the centre to individuals and non-profit focused entities, which I think is well worth doing.
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happyborg,
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@cuchaz
We're not far apart in identifying the problems but have different approaches to solutions.

That's the way it should be. Nobody has all the answers so we need diversity, multiple endeavours - diverse and decentralised.

I do think you misunderstand the positives of this project though. By democratising the landscape and enabling the many, it allows the social to flourish.

We need both the social and the means. But the means have been enclosed, and p2p is a way to liberate it.

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