[ale] P2P Internet with a Z axis: Invitation to info forums 04/05 & 04/12

Discussion:

Aaron Ruscetta via Ale

2018-03-31 08:31:36 UTC

Greetings and Salutations to all my ALE geek friends!
Sorry that it's been a bluefish... err.. blue MOON since
I posted here. :-)

Been away and under water, not so much due to global
warming as to pursuing changes in life direction. I've
continued to hack a bit and keep tabs on the latest
and greatest in Linux Land (et al) with my Linux Format
subscription**. Also been putting energy into activist
efforts like saving net neutrality from the oligarchy with
EFF and FFTF, but In general I had gotten a bit weary
of chasing the computer technology migrations.

Until now.

I recently got drawn to the surface and started breathing the
heady tech air again due to some open source technology
and an associated community that I find REALLY inspiring.
Like Amiga, GNU & Linux, this new tech seems to present
a lot of brilliant engineering and, like the FLOSS community,
it has a lot of integrity with foundations of social conscience.
I think this tech has tremendous potential for disrupting
entrenched paradigms, and I'm finding a powerful convergence
of FLOSS groups, internet freedom fans, arts organizations,
alt economy seekers and social concern communities, all
of which align tightly with many personal interests, social
philosophies and intellectual pursuits. If addressing the
issues of an increasingly broken internet has any
interest to you, this video is a good overview and may
explain what is driving my enthusiasm:

I'm intensely committed to supporting Holo and Holochain
with whatever talents in development and facilitating I may
have to offer.

To that end, I'm inviting all of you to learn more about the
Holochain tech and it's communities at a couple of upcoming
info sharing forums. These are being hosted by the Digital
Sovereignty Collective & Holochain, and I think both will be
of value to many here in ALE.

NEW TOOLS FOR GRASSROOTS SOCIAL CHANGE
Thurs., April 5th, 7-9 pm. at Atlanta Friends Meetinghouse
701 West Howard Ave., Decatur, 30030
-- An information sharing forum on evolving innovations in
distributed open source computing and peer-to-peer networking
that are focused on strengthening Grassroots connections,
empowering Social Change communities and enabling new
economies. Learn how we can disrupt the centralized status
quo and mold the internet to meet our needs!
FB invite at
<https://www.facebook.com/events/444099589354956/>
On Meetup:
<https://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Area-Holochain-Meetup/events/249173662/>

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING IN CONTEXT
Thurs., April 12th, 7-9 pm., Skiles Bldig. room 249
Georgia Tech Campus, 686 Cherry St. NW, Atlanta, 30313
(parking map: <https://imgur.com/a/wcsa0> )
-- An introduction to the Holochain distributed computing
architecture with installation how-to and examination of
the open source code base, plus orientation material
for doing development of Holo and Holochain distributed
applications.

===
Some additional video links with technical comparisons
of Holochain and related technologies:
-- Moritz Bierling - Holochain Blockdhain tech distinctions

-- Arthur Brock - Holochain vs Blockchain

-- Matte Schutte - Holochain / Hashgraph Differences

In peace, with thanks for your attention (despite my
tendencies to be verbose), and in hope that you will
share these invitations with any associates or groups
with potential interest,

in peace,
Aaron Ruscetta

** (BTW, I have a box of LXF back issues from the past
2 years if anyone has a home for them; complete with
all the included DVD's of distros, etc. Just email me!).

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Charles Shapiro via Ale

2018-03-31 21:18:18 UTC

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Interesting. From my cursory examination, it's a way of sharing your
computing resources in a global pool. In particular it seems like they're
attempting to change the way blockchain transactions are verified. It
could be very fun, but Network Effect is a powerful force.

The Diaspora social network ( https://diasporafoundation.org/ ) is a pretty
cool and interesting way to do social networking in a decentralized
fashion. Alas, my experience with Diaspora has been extraordinarily
frustrating. It's the _only_ way I am comfortable with social media.
Relative to Facebook, nobody has heard of it. I see almost none of my
friends on it.

-- Charles Shapiro

Post by Aaron Ruscetta via Ale
Greetings and Salutations to all my ALE geek friends!
Sorry that it's been a bluefish... err.. blue MOON since
I posted here. :-)
Been away and under water, not so much due to global
warming as to pursuing changes in life direction. I've
continued to hack a bit and keep tabs on the latest
and greatest in Linux Land (et al) with my Linux Format
subscription**. Also been putting energy into activist
efforts like saving net neutrality from the oligarchy with
EFF and FFTF, but In general I had gotten a bit weary
of chasing the computer technology migrations.
Until now.
I recently got drawn to the surface and started breathing the
heady tech air again due to some open source technology
and an associated community that I find REALLY inspiring.
Like Amiga, GNU & Linux, this new tech seems to present
a lot of brilliant engineering and, like the FLOSS community,
it has a lot of integrity with foundations of social conscience.
I think this tech has tremendous potential for disrupting
entrenched paradigms, and I'm finding a powerful convergence
of FLOSS groups, internet freedom fans, arts organizations,
alt economy seekers and social concern communities, all
of which align tightly with many personal interests, social
philosophies and intellectual pursuits. If addressing the
issues of an increasingly broken internet has any
interest to you, this video is a good overview and may
http://youtu.be/2FJL3ibnZlY
I'm intensely committed to supporting Holo and Holochain
with whatever talents in development and facilitating I may
have to offer.
To that end, I'm inviting all of you to learn more about the
Holochain tech and it's communities at a couple of upcoming
info sharing forums. These are being hosted by the Digital
Sovereignty Collective & Holochain, and I think both will be
of value to many here in ALE.
NEW TOOLS FOR GRASSROOTS SOCIAL CHANGE
Thurs., April 5th, 7-9 pm. at Atlanta Friends Meetinghouse
701 West Howard Ave., Decatur, 30030
-- An information sharing forum on evolving innovations in
distributed open source computing and peer-to-peer networking
that are focused on strengthening Grassroots connections,
empowering Social Change communities and enabling new
economies. Learn how we can disrupt the centralized status
quo and mold the internet to meet our needs!
FB invite at
<https://www.facebook.com/events/444099589354956/>
<https://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Area-Holochain-Meetup/events/249173662/>
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING IN CONTEXT
Thurs., April 12th, 7-9 pm., Skiles Bldig. room 249
Georgia Tech Campus, 686 Cherry St. NW, Atlanta, 30313
(parking map: <https://imgur.com/a/wcsa0> )
-- An introduction to the Holochain distributed computing
architecture with installation how-to and examination of
the open source code base, plus orientation material
for doing development of Holo and Holochain distributed
applications.
===
Some additional video links with technical comparisons
-- Moritz Bierling - Holochain Blockdhain tech distinctions
http://youtu.be/EtoGfebn8pI
-- Arthur Brock - Holochain vs Blockchain
http://youtu.be/JV8QZsNpFok
-- Matte Schutte - Holochain / Hashgraph Differences
http://youtu.be/wDxK8c-wbGo
In peace, with thanks for your attention (despite my
tendencies to be verbose), and in hope that you will
share these invitations with any associates or groups
with potential interest,
in peace,
Aaron Ruscetta
** (BTW, I have a box of LXF back issues from the past
2 years if anyone has a home for them; complete with
all the included DVD's of distros, etc. Just email me!).
[note - event flyers not attached due to ALE msg size limit]
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Kyle Brieden via Ale

2018-04-02 04:07:03 UTC

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A buddy of mine just set up a diaspora server and set me up on it. Seems interesting that you can federate across servers, etc... I need to dig more into it, but Iâm sure heâd be happy to connect it with anyone from this list. I think thatâs how they work anyway.

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Interesting. From my cursory examination, it's a way of sharing your computing resources in a global pool. In particular it seems like they're attempting to change the way blockchain transactions are verified. It could be very fun, but Network Effect is a powerful force.
The Diaspora social network ( https://diasporafoundation.org/ ) is a pretty cool and interesting way to do social networking in a decentralized fashion. Alas, my experience with Diaspora has been extraordinarily frustrating. It's the _only_ way I am comfortable with social media. Relative to Facebook, nobody has heard of it. I see almost none of my friends on it.
-- Charles Shapiro

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Charles Shapiro via Ale

2018-04-02 15:38:48 UTC

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Correct. Your account is on one server, but it's a global network. If the
guy adminning the server you're on ticks you off, you can pull your account
and register on another server, taking with you all your content. (
https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/FAQ_for_users#How_do_I_move_my_seed_.28account.29_from_one_pod_to_another.3F
). Some day this might be seamless, but right now you'll have to download
your Stuff and then re-install on another server. Right now I think that
moving your contacts over is manual, but that should change as well.

From my experience, Diaspora is pretty simple to use. I think that
actually setting up a server is difficult, but there's an extensive network
of servers that'll host accounts from the public ( whether to do so is, of
course, up to the operator of the server ).

-- CHS

Post by Kyle Brieden via Ale
A buddy of mine just set up a diaspora server and set me up on it. Seems
interesting that you can federate across servers, etc... I need to dig more
into it, but Iâm sure heâd be happy to connect it with anyone from this
list. I think thatâs how they work anyway.
Sent from my iPad
Interesting. From my cursory examination, it's a way of sharing your
computing resources in a global pool. In particular it seems like they're
attempting to change the way blockchain transactions are verified. It
could be very fun, but Network Effect is a powerful force.
The Diaspora social network ( https://diasporafoundation.org/ ) is a
pretty cool and interesting way to do social networking in a decentralized
fashion. Alas, my experience with Diaspora has been extraordinarily
frustrating. It's the _only_ way I am comfortable with social media.
Relative to Facebook, nobody has heard of it. I see almost none of my
friends on it.
-- Charles Shapiro

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