SSB Log Entry 1235

aroundme

A strange running trail near me that is a mix of industrial infrastructure and nature preserve.

SSB Log Entry 1234

This article about the Macintosh Quadra 700 looks to be a good read.

SSB Log Entry 1226

Paging @SoapDog 🔔 https://www.hackster.io/news/ready-is-developing-model-100-a-raspberry-pi-compatible-system-466aa2686baa

SSB Log Entry 1225

Can #haiku-os run on this?:

• 32-bit machine (Pentium III)
• BIOS only, no UEFI
• BIOS does not support USB boot.
• CD-R only, no DVD drive.

Any ideas on this?

SSB Log Entry 1220

Check it out, nerds. I installed an """SSD""" on my Retro PC, making the world's fastest Win3.1 machine even faster. It's a CF card reader that acts just like a 40 pin hard drive (shown below the 3.5" floppy drive)

This is cool because I can buy different...

SSB Log Entry 1211

Say whhhhaaaaaaa….?

SSB Log Entry 1210

@Tales_From_The_Dork_Web inspired me to share pics of my locale with their recent cloud pics (very nice, btw).

Here's some neat things I found on a run two days ago:

The pear tree was rather unexpected. Not sure what the deal is. The pears were...

SSB Log Entry 1187

What do you think is the hardest language or ecosystem to write unit tests for?

SSB Log Entry 1183

Will a Pentium III Boot Windows 3.1?

Yes, it will.

Got curious over the weekend and tried it out. It worked!

* Had to find a DOS 6 boot disk * Installing Windows 3.1 on DOS > v6 causes an error about Windows not being able to run on said version...

SSB Log Entry 1180

Looks like there's a Rust based Flash emulator

Really hoping someone does this for Java applets soon.

SSB Log Entry 1179

meme

#memes #shitposts

SSB Log Entry 1170

An alternative future where Coffeeshops hang a little crab logo sign under their "FREE WiFi" sign to let you know they're serving up SSB gossip.

SSB Log Entry 1167

OK, I think I have finally achieved my mofongo goals.

My family members were yelling at me the whole time telling me I was going to ruin it. Once they tasted it, I was able to prove them wrong.

We ate it all so fast that I forgot to take a picture...

SSB Log Entry 1161

Quick #pigeon-protocol update:

• The Golang version can now recieve (but not send) bundles to the Ruby version.
• Spent the day cleaning up tests (68.9% coverage)
• sigh I want to have this thing usable by April 2020. In line with that timeframe...

SSB Log Entry 1158

I Wish There Were Technical Audio Books

The Problem

I have always preferred audio books and video code tutorials over written works. I also hold the (controversial?) opinion that example code is only useful for teaching syntax and is ineffective...

SSB Log Entry 1155

I wish there was such a thing as a "database-on-a-chip" for embedded systems.

SSB Log Entry 1136

memes

SSB Log Entry 1132

@Tales From The Dork Web Hey! I read your things in the past and also have the same music taste ( #italo #vaporwave ) as you. Thanks for the follow!

SSB Log Entry 1127

Is anyone participating in TiMaSoMo this month?

SSB Log Entry 1124

So what is #thicket all about?

SSB Log Entry 1108

Trying to quit coffee again. Wish me luck.

Only one cup today since I have to taper off or I get headaches.

SSB Log Entry 1101

pigeon-protocol

Huge Brainstorming Doc - Part II

Out-of-Band Signals via query.pgn

This is an idea that I would appreciate feedback on from all the smart SSB / Earthstar / Bamboo folks.

What if, instead of signalling interest about feeds in-band...

SSB Log Entry 1100

pigeon-protocol

Huge Brainstorming Doc - Part I

I am brainstorming ideas about better ways for Pigeon Protocol peers to attain consistency while preserving privacy, reducing meta-data and decreasing disk usage. I post this note publicly in hopes...

SSB Log Entry 1092

One thing the raises eyebrows to new SSB users is that blocks and follows are eternally public information.

Has SSB (or similar protocols) investigated off-feed interest/disinterest signalling? Is there any good reading material out there related...

SSB Log Entry 1088

Looks like the US Government is filing antitrust charges against Google today. https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21454192/google-monopoly-antitrust-case-lawsuit-filed-us-doj-department-of-justice

Has anyone been following this ?

SSB Log Entry 1084

Another short #pigeon-protocol update:

Realize a Huge Flaw in Blob Bundles

I've been thinking about the way the spec handles blob transmissions in bundles. Currently, the sender is required to pack blobs into a bundle and name the file after the...

SSB Log Entry 1074

Quick #pigeon-protocol update:

Still have my head down on the Golang port, which is done in small half hour chunks as my schedule allows once a day prior to work.

Just got message verification finished :clap:. This is one of the hardest parts to...

SSB Log Entry 1066

Found an unopened CD-ROM in a GIS textbook from 2000.

It contained a Netscape Navigator installer.

That was fun. It even runs OK inside Wine on Ubuntu.

Sadly, all of the default bookmarks are broke now.

SSB Log Entry 1065

We're updating the terms of our end-user license agreement lol.

SSB Log Entry 1059

What's a good game that is:

• Multiplayer
• Strategy based
• Not real time, probably turn based
• (nice to have) long running

My friend and I have busy schedules now and we don't have time to spend 8 hours a day on a Runescape server as we did...

SSB Log Entry 1052

Pigeon Protocol Update, September 30th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do weekly-ish updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

Done

I am continuing work towards a Golang Pigeon client that...

SSB Log Entry 1051

The gods of YouTube have shown me that there are people out there making vacuum tubes in their garage from scratch. That's amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRI0ZLTP6_0

SSB Log Entry 1047

Are there no CI tools built around the concept of simplicity? I can't seem to find any. All the tools I see are seeking other goals, such as speed or the ability to configure every possible scenario or use case.

As an analogy of what I'm looking for...

SSB Log Entry 1045

https://github.com/ggerganov/wave-share 👀

SSB Log Entry 1040

pigeon-protocol SHORT UPDATE:

I'm still terrible at Go (sorry). This update is more of a solicitation for help from seasoned Golang devs rather than my traditional daily updates.

Why is My Go DB Connection Hanging?

I wrote a unit test that calls...

SSB Log Entry 1037

So I posted some @pub.vaporsoft.xyz invites to BBJ (an internal BBS at tilde.town). I did a terrible job of explaining what SSB is, or how invites work. I've been using SSB for so long I may be out of touch with new tutorials / resources for a newcomer...

SSB Log Entry 1032

While I was debating the merits of Base32 vs. Base64, this dev flew under the radar and created Base2048.

SSB Log Entry 1020

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, September 10th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily-ish updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

Done

For those that missed it, I created a working (sort...

SSB Log Entry 1014

DJ Netscape's #italodisco pick of the day: New Sin - Old Man

SSB Log Entry 1013

Really hoping that GPT-3 can be applied to the next generation of #italodisco lyrics.

SSB Log Entry 1008

Do SSB clients ever use their signing keys to sign things that are not in their feed? Or are secret keys reserved exclusively for "on chain" usage?

SSB Log Entry 1007

A floppy-disk Walkman – using a Raspberry Pi

Excuse me as I throw my wallet at my computer screen.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/09/a-floppy-disk-mp3-player-using-a-raspberry-pi/

SSB Log Entry 992

When @kas shares updates about Venus Flytraps, all I can think about is chocolate cake. Am I the only one that sees it?

SSB Log Entry 991

Any butts on here good at Go project layout? I'm building out the #pigeon-protocol CLI. Very new to Go.

I think the package structure I want is:

• Main package (just a main() function that calls Cobra commands)
  • …which uses a cli or cmd

SSB Log Entry 982

Short #pigeon-protocol dev diary:

Not too much new to report. Still working on persistence. Going to try using ql as the main persistence mechanism for the #golang version. Thanks to @cryPhone📱 for recommending it.

Moving slower than I'd like, due...

SSB Log Entry 980

😍 Z80-MBC2: a 4 ICs homebrew Z80 computer

The options available for a cheap homebrew computer these days are growing. I really want to build one eventually.

SSB Log Entry 978

The software industry is currently going through the “disposable plastic” crisis the physical world went through in the mid-20th century (and is still paying down the debt for). You can run software from 1980 or 2005 on a modern desktop without...

SSB Log Entry 973

Any #go devs have experience with pure Go embedded DBs? Currently shopping around for a persistence layer for a Go implementation of #pigeon-protocol.

"Why not SQLite?": I'm doing a rewrite in Go to increase portability. SQLite does fit the bill,...

SSB Log Entry 966

I wish there was a laptop (or just a "thing with a real keyboard") that had an epaper display for $250-ish.

SSB Log Entry 962

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, August 11th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily-ish updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

IN PROGRESS

:wave: Hey! I'm back. It's been about a month since...

SSB Log Entry 954

Mission accomplished. They tasted good.

SSB Log Entry 951

I bought one of those "Grow mushrooms in a box" things.

SSB Log Entry 936

What's a good podcast similar to Hackaday podcast?

SSB Log Entry 929

pigeon-protocol update: Researching tools in the Go ecosystem for writing a parser. The Ruby version used the StringScanner class. I really would like to use a parser generator, but it seems quite difficult thusfar. I may write my own StringScanner

SSB Log Entry 918

Short update on #pigeon-protocol today:

I finished learning Go. Starting too work on a single-file binary executable CLI for Pigeon. https://tildegit.org/PigeonProtocolConsortium/experimental-cli

Not too much else to report.

SSB Log Entry 902

Daily challenge: Draw an interpretation of whatever @birdy says for the day.

SSB Log Entry 899

Could I Port Pigeon Protocol Work to My Device?

Because #pigeon-protocol does not (and never will) require a network stack, the things needed to create a client library are minimal. This minimalism is a main goal of the project.

If you are starting...

SSB Log Entry 893

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, July 8th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

IN PROGRESS

Learning Go. I will write the non-prototype CLI client...

SSB Log Entry 890

One of my big goals for 2020 was to take a real-deal class that was led by an instructor to learn a technical skill. After COVID, my options were more limited and I decided to just take a MOOC. This was the second time I am trying a MOOC. I'm ready...

SSB Log Entry 872

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 29th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

• I created a developer mailing list for Pigeon. pigeon_developers...

SSB Log Entry 858

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 25th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

• :tada: THE DOCS ARE DONE. Special thanks to @m455. If...

SSB Log Entry 851

Short and sweet update on #pigeon-protocol :

Still finishing up the docs. 👍

SSB Log Entry 847

Excited to try #earthstar .

SSB Log Entry 827

Happy Friday, Scutlleverse.

SSB Log Entry 821

"Hacker News user has single-handedly predicted 300 of the last 4 failed software projects"

SSB Log Entry 815

Rawwwrrr!

SSB Log Entry 814

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 17th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

• Finished reviewing all the great documentation and additions...

SSB Log Entry 812

I'm on RetroShare now, too. PM me for my certificate.

SSB Log Entry 807

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 16th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

• Finished writing README.md.

IN PROGRESS

• Asking...

SSB Log Entry 794

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 15th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE / IN PROGRESS

• I finished the tutorial.md for the Ruby...

SSB Log Entry 792

I have an aquarium with a heater for tropical fish. The water is very warm, so I need to replace the water every so often otherwise salt will accumulate in the tank as the heater evaporates the water.

Has anyone used aquarium water for #gardening...

SSB Log Entry 781

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 9th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

IN PROGRESS

I'm about 80% done with the Ruby lib API docs. After...

SSB Log Entry 774

OK I think I have beaker working. I guess I should share drives with people now?

SSB Log Entry 772

Just installed #beakerbrowser . This is cool, but I think I need to wait until I get home. Current network is not hole punchable. Is that a big deal?

SSB Log Entry 766

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 9th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do semi-daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a sneakernet-focused project with similar goals to SSB.

Done

The first ever stable version is published on Tildegit under...

SSB Log Entry 760

Wrist-Based Data Storage

A smart watch with a 1 TB SD card.

Instead of pulling data from the cloud, you pull it from the watches' SD card. Your phone and your laptop are both able to retrieve data via Bluetooth or WiFi. Since a watch is easy to wear...

SSB Log Entry 753

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 5th 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

Done

I am (finally) done renaming sigils.

The new messages look like this:

``` author...

SSB Log Entry 747

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 3rd 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

Discussion

Yesterday I had an interesting discussion with @Christian Bundy surrounding...

SSB Log Entry 737

Tomato plants are getting big. I've had good luck with old pots that sat outside unused (and full of leaves) for a year or two before being planting. I don't know what it is about that that makes the soil so favorable.

gardening

SSB Log Entry 736

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, June 2nd 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

In Progress

• Change @, %, & to FEED., TEXT., FILE., respectively.
• Make ED25519 and...

SSB Log Entry 727

Sure, you've heard of the hot new trend known as "dopamine fasting", but have you heard of the lesser known trend of "cortisol feasting"?

SSB Log Entry 723

Going to start a new thread about @kas 's use of the Obsidian app for #zettelkasten .

I got an invite a few days ago. I am skeptical that manually managed files can scale into the tens of thousands (a number which I intend to reach, and which I have...

SSB Log Entry 719

Just found out that cardinals account for 49% percent of backyard bird sightings in my locale. He's special to me and I'm not going to let statistics get in the way of that. You're welcome to my bird feeder any day, buddy.

birds #showmeyourbirds

SSB Log Entry 716

qaul looks cool and seems to have many of the same goals as #pigeon-protocol .

I really like the term "internet independent" and am excited to see where this goes.

SSB Log Entry 714

Facial recognition software should be used for positive things, like helping me know if the bird at the feeder is the same one as yesterday.

SSB Log Entry 712

I dislike using Git for things other than version control.

It's a great version control system, but every time I see a tool that uses Git for other stuff (static site generator, database, package manager, installation tool, etc…), it lacks polish...

SSB Log Entry 710

Ah here we go, some blog articles to confirm my bias with:

"Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen" http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/caffeine.shtml

SSB Log Entry 708

Probably need to take a one week vacation from #pigeon-protocol to tend to some work / family issues. I will be back at it in exactly one week. Thanks for all the support folks!

SSB Log Entry 704

Possible #zettelkasten client. For the irony, mostly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardfile

SSB Log Entry 703

I just read about #zettelkasten this week. I also started an graph algorithms MOOC this week. Last week I learned about "terminology extraction" I would love to have a zettlekasten system that:

• Performs terminology extraction on each note.
• Cross...

SSB Log Entry 698

The coffee cessation idea lasted about 4 hours, btw.

SSB Log Entry 695

Remember in 2015 when everyone was like "Use ES6 transpilers! Some day, you won't even need them!"

lol

SSB Log Entry 687

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, May 22nd

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

The Ruby implementation now enforces "canonical ordering" rather than flexible ordering...

SSB Log Entry 683

Going to try to drink less than a pot of coffee today. Wish me luck.

SSB Log Entry 676

Unpopular opinion: Parallelism is a compromise you make at design time to gain performance speed while sacrificing traceability and introspection.

SSB Log Entry 675

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update, May 20th

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

Everything is still a work in progress with regards to enforcing canonical ordering of...

SSB Log Entry 670

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

Today, everything is a work in progress.

I was originally going to allow flexible header ordering...

SSB Log Entry 662

I sure could use some humor right about now.

SSB Log Entry 647

Do you have any strongly held, but unpopular beliefs regarding software development practices?

SSB Log Entry 645

Pigeon Protocol Update: May 15th, 2020

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

Yesterday, I found a bug. Header entries were order dependent. A better implementation...

SSB Log Entry 636

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

• Did some minor cleanup, removed duplication.
• I decided to reorganize headers, but then I realized...

SSB Log Entry 619

Pokemon Go, but Birds

• You sign up
• You see a bird and photograph it.
• Multiple players within a 30 mile radius identify the bird and reach consensus. Players earn points for correct identification, lose points for misidentification.
• Once a...

SSB Log Entry 617

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

Note to folks just tuning in: I do daily updates related to #pigeon-protocol - a project with similar goals to SSB.

DONE

• Today was mostly spent in Regex hell as I try to figure out why my lexer is crashing on bad...

SSB Log Entry 616

This guy came to visit me during my morning coffee. Had to use digital zoom, unfortunately, which reduced the image's quality. I was concerned that if I got any closer it would fly away.

showmeyourbirds #birds

SSB Log Entry 610

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

Done

• Fixed a mistake I made in the Lipmaa link implementation

TODO

• Fix a bug where a message containing \n in a key causes StringScanner to hang indefinitely.
• Re-order header fields to be more readable
• Cleanup...

SSB Log Entry 606

italodisco legend Alberto Carpani (AKA Albert One) passed away today from pneumonia, possibly caused by COVID-19. First Italo record I ever bought. Really going to miss him and his work.

SSB Log Entry 599

I am pretty sure I am dyslexic, but never bothered to get it checked out. I use a screen reader to help me read a lot because sometimes I "think" I see a word a certain way and it's actually not the correct word. Paper books (or, oh my god, PDFs...

SSB Log Entry 597

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

Pretty sure I naively screwed up the lipmaa link implementation and need to re-write. Going back and fixing the mess I made in a branch. Currently there are 10 failing tests.

Based on the discussion surrounding SSB URLs...

SSB Log Entry 591

A test of skill where competitors create software, but run time exceptions are the only allowed means of flow control.

SSB Log Entry 590

Remember these? https://www.mouseware.org/

SSB Log Entry 560

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

DONE

Not too much to declare here. Still writing docs.

TODO

• While writing documentation, I found a few bugs related to blobs and backlinks. I will fix these before continuing.
• Finish documentation (taking longer...

SSB Log Entry 555

Does this exist: A machine-learning based tool for extracting key terms from text so that authors can better create glossaries for their reference texts?

SSB Log Entry 552

(I forgot that #dev-diary was a thing)

Pigeon Protocol Daily Updates

• Continued writing developer documentation. I am probably 40% done at this point.

pigeon-protocol

SSB Log Entry 533

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

DONE

Proof read the front page of the protocol spec and shuffled things around a bit. Technically this isn't done.

TODO

• Finish writing the developer docs that specify message / bundle formats.

HELP WANTED

...

SSB Log Entry 529

One of the best #italodisco mixes I've heard in a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NSBtP4sB_U&list=LLjGE645YGFiud9e3OEuW46g&index=3

SSB Log Entry 528

Pigeon Protocol Daily Update

DONE

I finished writing the #pigeon-protocol API docs for the Ruby client. These docs may be useful to outside observers even if you have no plans on writing Ruby code. They give a good overview of how a compliant Pigeon...

SSB Log Entry 525

ONLY 90s KIDS WILL RECOGNIZE THIS ONE:

I made the switch to a desktop email client recently. It's been refreshing. It's fast, simple. It works.

SSB Log Entry 522

I will start posting daily #pigeon-protocol updates to my feed.

Today I wrote more documentation for the Ruby client. It is ~80% complete.

You can find the (nearly complete) documentation here.

Please let me know what you think.

SSB Log Entry 521

Looks like OpenOffice "modernized" their save icon to no longer be a floppy disk. I'm outraged.

SSB Log Entry 515

Towards the end of last year, I started noodling around with an idea of an SSB-esque protocol that had fewer "moving parts" so that it could be:

• Easily implemented by third party devs in new languages
• Free of network dependencies (I wanted something...

SSB Log Entry 508

Seeing @SoapDog (SPX) 's #cyberdeck post reminded me of an old Windows 95 box I purchased at the Vintage Computing Festival Midwest last year:

SSB Log Entry 503

Does anyone here play with Retro #forth ? I'm trying my hand at building a Nga VM currently. It's coming along OK aside from some bugs to work out.

RetroForth is really exciting stuff. Seems to offer a lot of stuff out of the box without adding too...

SSB Log Entry 500

@Gaffen Mentioned something in a non-SSB that I never realized about SSB:

SSB use encourages you to become socially closer to a smaller group of peers. This is in contrast to other platforms (like Mastodon or Twitter) that expose you to more numerous...

SSB Log Entry 487

@SoapDog (SPX)'s recent post (%ZvMutQOyUPbi2oQ1Cd3QZLXWAgsgBcxTsU4mSoPNCBw=.sha256) got me thinking:

What are some good open standards that are actively maintained other than HTML for easily rendering cross-platform graphics on a screen? Does such...

SSB Log Entry 479

Watching a good talk by Félix López on Epidemic Broadcast Trees. https://paperswelove.org/2016/video/felix-lopez-introduction-to-gossip-protocols/

SSB Log Entry 465

Question About Bamboo Terminology

Below I've "invented" two terms. Is there a real name for the thing I am referring to in #bamboo ?

"normal backlink": A Bamboo message where the lipmaalink property is equal to (seqnum-1). In a feed of length 20...

SSB Log Entry 461

Just deleted Twitter. I took a year off in 2019 and after being back for a few months, I can see it's not very positive and does not bring a lot of value to my life. Algorithmic feeds are bad.

SSB Log Entry 450

The SSB whitepaper mentions that timestamps are applied to messages but cannot be trusted for security reasons.

Does anyone know of any timestamping techniques that do not require centralized infrastructure or consensus (two things that seem to be...

SSB Log Entry 443

After reviewing all the ways you can ASCII encode binary data, I think Crockford's Base 32 is my favorite.

• No special characters
• No padding to get in the way (there is an optional checksum, though)
• URL safe and file system safe (even on case...

SSB Log Entry 440

Secure Scuttlebutt's immutability gives us the gift of humility. Everyone makes spelling mistakes. Especially me.

SSB Log Entry 439

Looks like scarification works! For perspective: these seeds were sitting on a wet towel for weeks with no activity. They started to crack and swell within 24 hours of scarification. Hopefully the keep growing!

gardening

SSB Log Entry 434

I've got some stubborn seeds that aren't germinating. Going to try scarification for the first time. Wish me luck! Will post pics if it works. #gardening

SSB Log Entry 422

Found this on Twitter today. Seems useful:

SSB Log Entry 409

With the way gossip works in #ssb, does the local machine ever persist messages to disk that cannot be verified? Eg:

• You receive a message from peer A that was authored by peer B
• The message is syntactically valid, but you don't have peer B's...

SSB Log Entry 402

American politics 2020 in one photo.

SSB Log Entry 392

I'm going to try to do more mobile scuttling. My mobile feed is @Netscape Mobile.

SSB Log Entry 366

SSB Verification From Scratch in Ruby

I just did it (I think). I am going to post it here in tutorial form with the hope that it helps someone.

First we need a few dependencies:

ruby require "json" require "base64" require "ed25519"

Here's the...

SSB Log Entry 359

I vaguely remember images rendering correctly when offline in previous versions of #patchwork. I don't have internet at home this week (which has been surprisingly nice, actually) and have noticed that I can't see any images. Is this expected? Do I...

SSB Log Entry 348

Hey- can anyone see this message? Just naively moved my .ssb folder off of a defective laptop onto a new laptop.

SSB Log Entry 345

Has anyone found a USB docking station that Just Works :tm: on Ubuntu?

SSB Log Entry 336

How are things going with #bamboo and #bamboo-rs lately?

SSB Log Entry 308

Quick attendance call- who here is from tilde.town ? CC: @m455 @Gaffen @按豆

Just trying to make sure I am following all the tilde.town folks here.

SSB Log Entry 296

What is the difference between a "connection" and "possible connection" in #patchwork ?

SSB Log Entry 287

I wonder how email managed to stay federated when so many other protocols fell to centralization.

IRC => All the chat/messenger apps FTP => Drop Box and Drive NNTP => Reddit, Twitter, etc..

Somehow, email managed to stay in use, even among less-than...

SSB Log Entry 280

Do you own a 7" laptop? How do you like it?

SSB Log Entry 268

Welp I just found a live server that is running DOS on a PC Junior. Very fun. #retrocomputing http://50.125.82.27:8088/

SSB Log Entry 262

I took a hiatus from Twitter in 2019. Coming back to Twitter after a year of using SSB exclusively really amplifies how manipulative algorithmic feeds and endless scroll are. I can set check Patchwork quickly and get back to work. Twitter is a non...

SSB Log Entry 257

Just noticed that SSB has a #microscope channel. I like microscopes, too!

SSB Log Entry 246

Plato grew concerned over people's reliance on books rather than memorization. I will hear on occasion a similar sentiment from people of our time. They worry that the people of today have lost something by relying on digital formats such as web search...

SSB Log Entry 229

That moment when your browser asks you to enable DRM so that you can watch an ad. This is insanity, folks. How did we get here?

SSB Log Entry 227

There's a lot of pressure to do useful and productive things with computers. I refuse to give in. #fun

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How do I reset my identity in #manyverse ? I tried uninstalling and re-installing, but it's still my old ident. Is there a directory I can delete somewhere?

I haven't used the app in a while- it's really coming along!

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An old art project I forgot about.

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I think I found a way to use Patchwork as a blogging client! Hooray! This is great news because it will make it much easier to insert photos into my static site generator. I can also do mobile posts via the manyverse app.

Special thanks to everyone...

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Is there a way to get a JSON list of all local SSB messages where "type": "post" and "author": "me"? #help

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Has this ever been done before?

A static site generator that just reads your SSB feed and builds a blog.

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Has anyone in the SSB community created an 88x31px ("micro banner") banner ad for the SSB project? Asking for a friend.

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bamboo is such a cool project! I was very excited to find it last night. Great work!

I had a question after reading the README.md file: Why does a #bamboo message have a backlink and a lipmaalink property? Would it be insecure / inconvenient to only

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I've been starting to read about the idea of a merkle-tree based SSB feed and also the README for ssb-ooo. Is the out-of-order plugin for SSB essentially a delegation of trust to your peers to avoid downloading an entire stranger's (not friend-of-friend...

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Just found an interesting public project. It was brought to my attention by Tilde Chat user dokuja on the channel \#tildetel:

http://futel.net/about/

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Spreadsheets and relational databases are some of the greatest technologies seen in software. I'm trying to think of other technology that have:

• Been around > 20 years.
• Not seen much change in that time (due to completeness, rather than neglect...

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I just noticed there is only one post in #italodisco . Let's fix that.

Current track of the week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gaymS2MhgU

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When I use #ssb , I feel like I'm on a quieter, more intimate version of what the internet used to be.

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Some zinnias and lettuce under artificial light. No, I did not plant the lettuce deep enough 😂 #gardening

I had to trim the lower leaves on the zinnias because they were not giving the lettuce any light.

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What are some good articles and resources relating to gossip protocols in general? Extra points if it directly relates to SSB or delay tolerant networks.

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I'm taking @VaporSoft down for maintenance. Sorry.

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First flowers and fruits forming. #gardening

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Since @Gaffen is posting #gardening stuff, I will join in. Been growing a Thai Chili under 200 watts of CFL. Flowers started opening up yesterday after three weeks since last harvest. I am also in the process of building a DIY COB lighting system....

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I wish there existed a web proxy that cached all web content browsed while online (in a big external hard drive or something), and then transparently serves content when internet connectivity is lost. Or maybe offer some sort of search page of cached...

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Part III: Questions to Ask Publishers

Software ownership, despite being a once simple concept require re-evaluation after years of degradation.

Below I've outlined a list of questions to ask when evaluating software choices. My hope is by voting...

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Part II: Things Got Worse

Despite low bandwidth, low CPU speeds and expensive storage costs, the CD-ROM era of the 90's and early 2000's offered many advantages not seen in modern software.

• Software licensing fees were a one-time fee, not a recurring...

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Part I: The Dying Practice of Software Ownership

In the early days of home computing, connectivity was scarce. Some computers did not have an internet connection at all, instead acting as a secluded island of data, never connecting to another node...

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Hello from PatchFox. What an exciting piece of software this is. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.

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Do any #ssb-implementations exist yet that are able to host a full SSB node without the use of NodeJS? That is to say, implement all of the functionality of ssb-server and at least partially implement ssb-client? I see some neat looking Python examples...

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This is me testing the fancy new ssb-client module :) #test

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I have a question about replication:

• User A and User B are friends
• User B follows User C
• User C uses LAN discovery exclusively. No mutual friends, no pubs. Just publishes posts for their followers without following back.

Is it possible for...