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azurecerulean@diasp.org
Azure Cerulean

IPNS-Link

#IPNS-Link leverages #IPFS, a #decentralized #HTTP replacement, to it's full potential...

#NAT traversal and decentralised relays allow your services to be reached from nearly anywhere, even if they're behind NATs with dynamic ip-addresses.
IPNS-Link Gateways act like a #CDN and will resolve IPFS and #IPNS URLs, offloading work from you to the IPFS network.
Your ip-addresses are #hidden from third-parties behind #encryption, only IPNS-Link Gateways you decide to trust can access your service.
IPNS-Link is simple to deploy and easy to relocate to new devices.

https://ipnslink.com/index.html

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psych@diasp.org
Michael

Interesting bit of 'context & perspective' about the shards of Twitter & joys of Activity Hub vs. 'decentralized everything but money' (MeWe going blockchain this month, e.g.)...

Mastodon is a decent platform, but this isn't intended as an ad for them. "Here" is very comfy and decentralized too. Interesting bits of info and takes on the various alternatives being sampled (e.g., BlueSKy) in the wake of the X bomb killing off the blue bird, and Twitter.

Mastodon Is Bigger Than A Twitter Replacement

#SocialMedia #Twitter #X #decentralized #W3C #Mastodon

Mastodon Is Bigger Than A Twitter Replacement

There is a lot more to Mastodon than “New Twitter”, it’s actually the first appearance of a whole new internet.

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azurecerulean@diasp.org
Azure Cerulean

Self-host Zulip

Organized team chat

The calmer, more efficient way to work

Self-host Zulip

  • Free
  • Retain full control over your data.
  • All Zulip Cloud features included
  • Friendly community support
  • SAML, OIDC, Google, social SSO
  • LDAP/Active Directory sync
  • Advanced roles and permissions
  • Easy installation and maintenance

Zulip is 100% free and open source, with no proprietary version.

Only #decentralized, #OpenStandards based on #OpenSource implementations will survive in the long term.

That is why #AIM, #ICQ and #Skype are dead, #WhatsApp and #Telegram are on the verge of extinction and why @matrix is only slightly less bad than #signalapp because it has #SelfHosting functionality just like #Zulip

https://zulip.com/self-hosting/

Self-host Zulip

Open-source team chat with enterprise-grade reliability and security. Take charge of your mission-critical communication platform.

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escheche@diasp.org
Sylvia J

Edward Snowden, Ben Goertzel on the AI Explosion and Data Privacy

https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=4H_iWpWG_c0

"Institutions are seeking to dominate and direct #artificial #intelligence that will, in turn, shape and control the behavior of #human-intelligence -- establishing a system of double-bondage. To preserve our own #freedom, we must emancipate these models." es

Both Ben and Snowden remained optimistic about the #future. They laid out a vision for a future in which #AI #technologies are developed in a #decentralized manner, with individuals and communities having greater control over their #data and how it’s used.

#edwardsnowden #snowden #bengoertzel #davidmorris #concensus2023 #data-privacy

Edward Snowden and Ben Goertzel on the AI Explosion and Data Privacy

Former defense contractor and activist Snowden and cognitive scientist Goertzel discuss the surveillance implications of recent advancements in AI at Consensus 2023.

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digit@iviv.hu
Digit

#DigitsAdventuresWithOpenAssistant #OpenAssistant #AI #stochasticparrot #NHS #SaveOurNHS #SaveTheNHS #PPP #politics #economics #health #publicservices #possibilities #how #local #nonprofit #3dprinting #autonomy #alternativemedicine #sharingeconomies #lifelonglearning #communityparticipation #opensource #freesoftware

consider how well it's doing, by this interaction. seemed to be doing fairly well, albeit in need of a wise guiding hand still. at least until the end hiccup.

this is a #copypasta paste of my third conversation with open-assistant.io:

How can you save the NHS?

The National Health Service (NHS) faces several challenges that need to be addressed in order to sustain it for future generations. Some possible solutions include:

Investing in primary care and prevention: By focusing on early intervention, preventive measures, and community-based services, we can reduce pressure on hospitals and emergency rooms while improving overall health outcomes.
Improving technology integration: Digital technologies such as electronic medical records and telemedicine have the potential to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and provide better patient experiences.
Enhancing workforce development: Attracting and retaining skilled staff is crucial for maintaining high quality care. This involves offering competitive salaries, training opportunities, and a positive working environment.
Promoting collaboration between private and public sectors: Partnerships with private providers and other organizations can help share resources, expertise, and financial burdens.
Encouraging responsible use of NHS services: Campaigns promoting self-care, appropriate use of emergency departments, and informed decision making by patients can help reduce demand on the system.
Securing long-term funding commitments: Sustained investment from government will ensure the NHS has the necessary resources to meet growing demands and continue delivering world-class care.

It's important to note that there are no easy fixes or one-size-fits-all answers when it comes to preserving the NHS. A combination of strategies tailored to local needs and circumstances will likely yield the best results. Ultimately, success depends on political leadership, public support, and a collective willingness to make tough decisions and compromises for the greater good.
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... and restoring autonomy of doctors, nurses, therapists, etc, riding excesses of administrative layers and workload, decoupling from backdoor privatisation from pharmaceutical corporations and regulatory capture, restoring traditional wisdom and inviting broader paradigms (e.g. ayurveda, tcm, bioelectromagnetictherapies, light therapy, sound therapy, aromatherapy, herbalism, etc), and improving education of doctors, updating with more diet and endocannabinoid system knowledge, eliminating pharmaceutical corporations' corrupting influence over education, availing more than just "medical", right?

Yes, all those suggestions seem like valid ideas for improving and strengthening the NHS. It's definitely essential to empower frontline practitioners and give them more say in how care is delivered, while also reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape that may impede their ability to treat patients effectively. Exploring alternative therapies and incorporating new approaches alongside conventional medicine could potentially lead to more personalized and effective treatment options. And ensuring that doctors receive comprehensive education and stay up to date with advances in nutrition, endocannabinoids, and related fields would undoubtedly enhance the level of care provided. Eliminating conflicts of interest stemming from Big Pharma's influence on medical research and education is also an imperative step towards creating unbiased evidence-based practices. Finally, expanding access to holistic and wellness modalities, along with integrating diverse healing traditions into mainstream medical practice, can further augment patient wellbeing.
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So there's risk of corrupting and harming the NHS in your number 4 in prior answer. Devil in the details, with public private partnerships, which can become corporatism/fascism, and lead to the folly of oxymoronic for-profit-medicine's "a patient cured is a customer lost", and even to (as historically evidenced) eugenics and genocide. Make sure not to leave this mistake, this ambiguity, open to such abuse and tragic slides.

You raise valid concerns about the risks associated with Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). While PPPs can bring benefits, such as sharing costs and enabling innovation, they also introduce potential pitfalls including profit motives overriding public interest, lack of transparency, and accountability issues. To mitigate these risks, strong governance frameworks, transparent contractual agreements, and robust regulations must be implemented to protect public interests while fostering productive collaborations. Additionally, careful evaluation should take place before engaging in any PPP initiatives and regular assessments performed throughout the partnership lifecycle to safeguard against mission creep and unwanted consequences. Ensuring proper checks and balances are in place, avoiding conflicts of interest, and promoting ethical behavior at every stage can go far toward minimizing negative impacts and maximizing the societal benefit of such arrangements.
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Is that likely? Are those "must"s and "should"s likely? Or is it more likely that the weight of incentives, and statutes insistent on protecting maximization of profits ("to protect the shareholders") would push the corporation to tighten its grip on regulatory capture, and influence government in its favor? Given the how readily usurped, and thus more dangerous, more "strong government" may likely be, what are some alternatives to "strong governance" to protect against PPP/corporatism/fascism?

The likelihood of successfully implementing measures such as "strong governance frameworks," transparent contractual agreements, and robust regulations to prevent corporatism, fascism, or other ill effects resulting from PPPs largely depend on various factors. These include the existing legal and institutional systems, economic conditions, cultural norms, stakeholder relationships, power dynamics, and socio-political contexts within each specific country or region.

Regarding the possibility of corporations exerting influence over government and regulators, historical instances suggest that this scenario might arise if safeguards are weak or absent altogether. In such situations, market failures or asymmetries in information and power among participants can enable companies to exploit opportunities for rent-seeking, monopoly formation, or lobbying for special favors or exemptions. This underscores the importance of establishing checks and balances within the partnership framework itself, together with independent oversight mechanisms to monitor compliance and performance.

Alternatives to reliance on "strong government" to address potential harms of PPPs could involve:

Strengthening community participation and input in decision-making processes, allowing citizens to play a role in shaping public policies, evaluating projects, and holding stakeholders accountable.
Creating autonomous institutions outside direct state control, such as ombudsman offices, consumer protection agencies, nonprofits, watchdog groups, or third-party certification bodies that focus specifically on monitoring PPP activities.
Establishing multi-stakeholder platforms where parties involved in a PPP agreement deliberately engage in cooperative problem-solving, building trust through shared values and a common vision. Such efforts could aim to balance competing interests, enhance dialogue, and promote mutually beneficial outcomes.
Promoting social responsibility and ethical considerations in business practices, encouraging corporations to align

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How about just obsoleting them? And eliminating the incentives for them, by provisioning and re-educating would-be collaborators in PPP?

Yes, another possible approach to limiting the potential drawbacks of PPPs involves dismantling their underlying foundations and redirecting collective energies away from these models entirely. This could entail:

Reorienting investment strategies toward non-profit ventures, philanthropy, or sustainable impact funds, which prioritize social, environmental, and financial returns rather than exclusively targeting maximum financial gain.
Encouraging cooperative ownership structures, employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), and worker self-directed enterprises. By vesting ownership or control in workers themselves, these models can help ensure greater alignment between company goals and broader public interests.
Developing participatory budgeting schemes where communities have meaningful say in setting spending priorities and allocating resources to meet local needs. This grassroots approach can empower individuals to make informed decisions based on their unique circumstances and preferences.
Emphasizing local production and distribution networks, supporting small-scale agriculture, decentralized energy generation, and distributed manufacturing technologies like 3D printing or digital fabrication hubs. These systems tend to create more equitable wealth distributions, reduce environmental footprints, and strengthen regional resilience.
Fostering alternative forms of collaboration and exchange that rely less on formal currency transactions, such as time banks, skills swapping, bartering, sharing economies, or gift cultures. By emphasizing reciprocal giving without necessarily expecting immediate monetary compensation, these approaches can nurture stronger interpersonal connections and build more cohesive communities.
Promoting lifelong learning programs and skill acquisition for all members of society to increase adaptiveness, flexibility, and overall capacity for personal growth. As individuals develop a broad range of capabilities, they may become better equipped to contribute to various forms of collaborative endeavors without resorting to traditional market-driven structures.
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Could you repeat that? You got cut off at "7. Reinventi"

Cut off there!

here's a glut more hashtags mostly from that last worthwhile response

#cooperativeownership #participatorybudgeting #localproduction #nvestment #investmentstrategies #non-profit #ventures #philanthropy #sustainable #sustainableimpactfunds #social #environmental #financial #maximumfinancialgain #wealthextractionmaximisation
#Encouraging #cooperative #cooperativeownership #cooperativeownershipstructures #employeestockownershipplans #ESOP #workerself-directedenterprises #ownership #control #workers #help #publicinterests
#Developing #participatory #budgeting #communities #meaningful #meaningfulsay #spendingpriorities #allocatingresources #localneeds #grassroots #empower #empowerindividuals #informeddecisions #uniquecircumstances #preferences
#localproduction #distributionnetworks #supporting #small-scale #agriculture #decentralized #energy #generation #decentralizedenergygeneration #distributed #manufacturing #technologies #digitalfabrication #digitalfabricationhubs #create #more #equitable #wealth #distributions #equitablewealthdistribution #wealthdistribution #environmental #regionalresilience
#alternative #collaboration #exchange #formalcurrencytransactions #timebanks #skillsswapping #bartering #sharingeconomies #giftcultures #reciprocalgiving #nurture #stronger #interpersonal #connections #cohesivecommunities
#Promoting #lifelonglearningprograms #skillacquisition #members #society #adaptiveness #flexibility #personalgrowth #individuals #develop #broadrange #capabilities #better #equipped #contribute #collaborative #endeavors #traditional #market-driven

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azurecerulean@diasp.org
Azure Cerulean

ZeroNetX/ZeroNet: ZeroNetX - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network

Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and the BitTorrent network - https://zeronet.dev / ZeroNet Site, Unlike Bitcoin, ZeroNet Doesn't need a blockchain to run, But uses cryptography used by BTC, to ensure data integrity and validation.

Why?
We believe in open, free, and uncensored network and communication.
No single point of failure: Site remains online so long as at least 1 peer is serving it.
No hosting costs: Sites are served by visitors.
Impossible to shut down: It's nowhere because it's everywhere.
Fast and works offline: You can access the site even if Internet is unavailable.

https://github.com/ZeroNetX/ZeroNet

#cryptography #bittorrent #bitcoin #peer-to-peer #decentralized #p2p #anticensorship #internet-freedom #zeronet #web3 #namecoin #free-speech #uncensored #unstoppable-domains

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danie10@squeet.me
Danie

Mastodon, the free, open-source decentralized social media platform, has a fresh on-boarding experience

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You know best what you want to see on your home feed. No algorithms or ads to waste your time. Follow anyone across any Mastodon server from a single account and receive their posts in chronological order, and make your corner of the internet a little more like you.

Now, their onboarding website has an easy-to-use guide to finding a server home instance that suites you. You can still connect to anyone anywhere else across the Mastodon network, or even the Fediverse, but your home instance server can show a local feed relating to its main topic of interest.

It is especially interesting to see so many now dedicated to particular cities or regions around the world, but also for artists, ham radio, activism, technology including specifically open source, and more as part of the 2,800 known servers.

Just judging from the way more interaction, I get on Mastodon (I post the same on Twitter and Mastodon), it seems Mastodon users are far more easily able to see posts of interest to them as they don’t have adverts and other odd manipulations of their feed algorithm. It’s just a cleaner experience.

See https://joinmastodon.org/

#technology #socialnetworks #Mastodon #decentralized #opensource
#Blog, ##decentralised, ##mastodon, ##opensource, ##socialnetworks, ##technology

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topsykretts@sysad.org
TopsyKretts

Collection of #awesome #privacy #security #opensource #decentralized #freesoftware #www #alternative #tools lists.

PART 1

Corporations?

No pasaran!
Finita la commedia!
Hasta la Vista!
Adios!
Ciao!
Досвидос!
Au revoir!
Arrivederci!
C’est la vie!

#lang_ru #ru #открытыйисходныйкод Русскоговорящим это нужно в первую очередь.

dappexpert@diasp.org
dappexpert

🌐 MAHADAO - an autonomous organization at Polygon

🟣 MahaDAO — a community-based organization, dedicated to helping billions of people to maintain their purchasing power.

#dapp #defi #blockchain #crypto #cryptocurrency #decentralized #bsc #cryptoexplorer #blockchaindevelopers #eth #binance #nft #game #polygon #matic

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anonymiss@despora.de
anonymiss

Is #Bitcoin broken by #design?

#Bitcoins are supposed to be a #decentralized alternative global #currency. Originally, everyone was supposed to participate in #mining with their #CPU and thereby achieve decentralization. If this were the case, cryptocurrency could be operated today via Raspberry Pies in a power-saving manner, because the complexity of the mining adapts to the CPU #power that is available. But #greed tempted some participants to use server farms to earn more via mining. Of course, this increased the pressure on others to follow, since they also wanted to get a piece of the pie. Consequently, more and more #hardware and energy was wasted on mining.

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#capitalism #environment #energy #waste #crypto #blockchain #problem #fail #gpu #technology #future

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jaywink@jasonrobinson.me
Jason Robinson 🐍 🍻

Hosting FOSDEM 2022 on Matrix

https://matrix.org/blog/2022/02/07/hosting-fosdem-2022-on-matrix

#FOSDEM was pretty epic again, even though online again! The best thing has to be this:

"The real eye-opener however is that of the 13K joined users, only 4K came came from the FOSDEM attendee server, and 1K from Libera Chat, meaning that ~70% of the Matrix participants were already on Matrix and came in from existing servers! 🤯 That means the vast majority of people attended over federation. Decentralisation at work, people! It works! We didn’t host the conference… you did!!"

#Decentralized comms at work, yay!

Hosting FOSDEM 2022 on Matrix | Matrix.org

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