<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">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 I’m sure he’d be happy to connect it with anyone from this list. I think that’s how they work anyway. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Mar 31, 2018, at 5:18 PM, Charles Shapiro via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>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. <br><br>The Diaspora social network ( <a href="https://diasporafoundation.org/">https://diasporafoundation.org/</a> ) 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.<br><br></div>-- Charles Shapiro<br></div>( <a href="mailto:lemgandi@diaspora.permutationsofchaos.com">lemgandi@diaspora.permutationsofchaos.com</a> )<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 4:31 AM, Aaron Ruscetta via Ale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Greetings and Salutations to all my ALE geek friends!<br>
Sorry that it's been a bluefish... err.. blue MOON since<br>
I posted here. :-)<br>
<br>
Been away and under water, not so much due to global<br>
warming as to pursuing changes in life direction. I've<br>
continued to hack a bit and keep tabs on the latest<br>
and greatest in Linux Land (et al) with my Linux Format<br>
subscription**. Also been putting energy into activist<br>
efforts like saving net neutrality from the oligarchy with<br>
EFF and FFTF, but In general I had gotten a bit weary<br>
of chasing the computer technology migrations.<br>
<br>
Until now.<br>
<br>
I recently got drawn to the surface and started breathing the<br>
heady tech air again due to some open source technology<br>
and an associated community that I find REALLY inspiring.<br>
Like Amiga, GNU & Linux, this new tech seems to present<br>
a lot of brilliant engineering and, like the FLOSS community,<br>
it has a lot of integrity with foundations of social conscience.<br>
I think this tech has tremendous potential for disrupting<br>
entrenched paradigms, and I'm finding a powerful convergence<br>
of FLOSS groups, internet freedom fans, arts organizations,<br>
alt economy seekers and social concern communities, all<br>
of which align tightly with many personal interests, social<br>
philosophies and intellectual pursuits. If addressing the<br>
issues of an increasingly broken internet has any<br>
interest to you, this video is a good overview and may<br>
explain what is driving my enthusiasm:<br>
<<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FJL3ibnZlY" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=2FJL3ibnZlY</a>><br>
<br>
I'm intensely committed to supporting Holo and Holochain<br>
with whatever talents in development and facilitating I may<br>
have to offer.<br>
<br>
To that end, I'm inviting all of you to learn more about the<br>
Holochain tech and it's communities at a couple of upcoming<br>
info sharing forums. These are being hosted by the Digital<br>
Sovereignty Collective & Holochain, and I think both will be<br>
of value to many here in ALE.<br>
<br>
NEW TOOLS FOR GRASSROOTS SOCIAL CHANGE<br>
Thurs., April 5th, 7-9 pm. at Atlanta Friends Meetinghouse<br>
701 West Howard Ave., Decatur, 30030<br>
-- An information sharing forum on evolving innovations in<br>
distributed open source computing and peer-to-peer networking<br>
that are focused on strengthening Grassroots connections,<br>
empowering Social Change communities and enabling new<br>
economies. Learn how we can disrupt the centralized status<br>
quo and mold the internet to meet our needs!<br>
FB invite at<br>
<<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/444099589354956/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>events/444099589354956/</a>><br>
On Meetup:<br>
<<a href="https://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Area-Holochain-Meetup/events/249173662/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/<wbr>Atlanta-Area-Holochain-Meetup/<wbr>events/249173662/</a>><br>
<br>
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING IN CONTEXT<br>
Thurs., April 12th, 7-9 pm., Skiles Bldig. room 249<br>
Georgia Tech Campus, 686 Cherry St. NW, Atlanta, 30313<br>
(parking map: <<a href="https://imgur.com/a/wcsa0" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/a/wcsa0</a>> )<br>
-- An introduction to the Holochain distributed computing<br>
architecture with installation how-to and examination of<br>
the open source code base, plus orientation material<br>
for doing development of Holo and Holochain distributed<br>
applications.<br>
<br>
===<br>
Some additional video links with technical comparisons<br>
of Holochain and related technologies:<br>
-- Moritz Bierling - Holochain Blockdhain tech distinctions<br>
<<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtoGfebn8pI&feature=youtu.be&t=9m10s" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=EtoGfebn8pI&feature=<wbr>youtu.be&t=9m10s</a>><br>
-- Arthur Brock - Holochain vs Blockchain<br>
<<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV8QZsNpFok" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=JV8QZsNpFok</a>><br>
-- Matte Schutte - Holochain / Hashgraph Differences<br>
<<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDxK8c-wbGo" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=wDxK8c-wbGo</a>><br>
<br>
In peace, with thanks for your attention (despite my<br>
tendencies to be verbose), and in hope that you will<br>
share these invitations with any associates or groups<br>
with potential interest,<br>
<br>
in peace,<br>
Aaron Ruscetta<br>
<br>
** (BTW, I have a box of LXF back issues from the past<br>
2 years if anyone has a home for them; complete with<br>
all the included DVD's of distros, etc. Just email me!).<br>
<br>
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