thegibson

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

Show me the movie or television character you wanted to be growing up vs. the one you feel like you became

Anson Mount as Captain Pike

thegibson, 2 years ago to random

Post your fails.

Pwn your imposter.

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

Cambridge Analytica.

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

Now, let's talk...

AMA

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

Any webpacker/ruby knowledgeable folks got a minute to chat? I have isolated the issue, but need a consult because my brain is tired.

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

AMA

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

Made some challenge coins.

Will hand some out at DefCon, and will keep some for folks here.

The sun never rises on hackers.town

thegibson, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

Friends, Hackers, Notacultists... lend me your ears!

Veilid is nigh. Cult of the Dead Cow, hackers.town, and friends have joined forces to bring you a platform that can change the future of private and secure communications.

The Launch for this platform will happen at DEFCON ( @defcon ) August 10-13th in LasVegas (We hope to see you there!)

If you'd like to help us get this party started, we are offering some threads with unique artworks to commemorate this team effort. There are several options to choose from, and also a donation option.

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/veilid-run-with-the-herd-to-restore-the-future

Any funds raised here will be used to help with the costs of the launch party (a lot of work and personal funding has already gone into this) and remaining funds will be put into the general fund of the Veilid Foundation (a non-profit organized to foster adoption of the Veilid platform)

*the two team logos will be on the sleeves. They get added later today.

Updated to reflect final art.

thegibson, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

You want to know more about Veilid?

Veilid is privacy focused from first principles.

Veilid is serverless.

Veilid is distributed.

Veilid is open source, and you can build on top of this framework.

Public Launch is at DefCon, August 11. Biggest launch party you're ever gonna see.

Time to take back the wires.

Https://veilid.com

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

related, I do not like Guacamole...

not even a little...

nor any other Avocado based thing...

right up there with Mangoes for me.

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

Fedi admins, how do you feel about Facebook on fedi?

I just signed here... you should too.

https://fedipact.online/

Thanks to old friend @vantablack for putting this together.

thegibson, 10 months ago to random

I intensely dislike it when a metal band tries to cater to conservatives...

Metal is an inherently anti-authoritarian artform.

If you are gonna play it... you better be ready to take up the message for the disenfranchised and the powerless, center it, and use that thunder to punch up.

No, I will not be taking questions at this time.

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

Going to be joining the Off The Hook crew tomorrow night to talk about the rapid disassembly of siloed social media that we seem to be experiencing.

Hope you all tune in!

7PM EST

https://wbai.org/listen-live/

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

Friends,

I am proud to announce... BIG. BOAT. STUCK.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/ship-grounded-in-egypts-suez-canal-one-of-worlds-busiest-shipping-routes-12888801

thegibson, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

:boost_requested:​

7 days left!
Veilid is the beginning of a better, more private and secure internet.

You want to help us get this new beginning off the ground?

Immediately after launch there will be opportunities to help with code and extensions.

The platform launch is happening at DEFCON (August 10-13, Las Vegas) and we are running this fundraiser to help fund those efforts. Any remaining funds will go the general fund of The Veilid Foundation, a non-profit org formed to support the adoption of Veilid.

We need funds for the launch.

The truth is that a lot of personal funds and a lot of intellectual work has gone into it to get this far.

In order to get there, we have this limited time fundraiser going. On the front, the Veilid logo, on the arms, on the right a cDc logo, and on the left a hackers.town logo.

We intend to restore the promise of the internet that we lost, and we need you to do it with us.

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/veilid-run-with-the-herd-to-restore-the-future

:boost_ok:​

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

Friends, we have preemptively blocked all FB related domains, and will continue to do so.

It is looking increasingly likely we will need to do the same with endpoints that are choosing to federate with them.

I know this is going to cause some people to build alts, and likely cause some people to leave.

Know that I do not take this choice lightly, and for any disruptions caused, I hope you understand this is not about making the town a less inviting place for you.

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

The_Gibson only wants one thing.

thegibson, 10 months ago to random

The Bovine Resurrection is at hand!

#defcon #Veilid #cDc

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

You want to be free of surveillance?

You want nodes you control without headache?

Veilid's going to change everything about how the internet works, and you can be there for the beginning of our restored future.

The Website has been updated... check it out.

https://veilid.com/

Also, Click the green button... ;)

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

We doin' favorite Dinosaurs today?

ok, say hello to the Cassowary... you can't tell me it's not one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

TFW you see people say things, but you KNOW evidence to the contrary, but you choose not to say anything, because there's no point...

Is there a word for that?

thegibson, 10 months ago to random

We are literally gonna party like it's 1999.

thegibson, 11 months ago to random

Imagine enjoying the title of "influencer".

thegibson, 1 year ago to random

So many orgs have backchannels through hackers.town, it's ridiculous.

thegibson, 10 months ago to random

I had to go shopping for defcon clothes this year... vanity, yes, I know...

It is hard as a middle-aged aged man to decide on what looks cool without trying too hard.

But I think I did it.