Notices by Moto :rainbowinfinity: (cmdrmoto@hachyderm.io), page 2

@pixelpusher220 @gerrymcgovern SF6 is a gas with an extremely high dielectric constant.

Among other things, that means it’s really useful as an insulator in the high-power electrical switches used in places like datacenters.

@rossgrady @thomasfuchs Coattailing here: I have noticed that the belief “I should have control over how people interact with what I’ve said in a Public Space” seems strongly correlated with Privilege.

If you’ve got Capital, you might be accustomed to having the option of *buying* this (one-way, non-consensual communication) privilege: you can advertise, or buy a media company, or whatever.

Poors, OTOH, are accustomed to having zero control over The Narrative.

@thomasfuchs 1000x shorter and 1000x narrower : 1,000,000x less 2-dimensional area.

A *million* 3nm transistors would fit in the same wafer area as one of those old 3-micron transistors.

@0x0 yes! DID is a pretty useful standard. And its rekey capability is clutch.

It sounds like you’re averse to “cryptocurrency” so I am a bit trepidatious about mentioning https://chia.net - but it’s a non-global-warming blockchain with DID support and advanced custody tooling (UI still in development).

Their “Chia Cultivation Grants” might also be a useful source of funding: https://www.chia.net/grants/

@0x0 The reason I would like to encourage you to consider integrating this particular DID despite its association with “cryptocurrency BS” is, I know the folks who wrote this blockchain. I know their security philosophy. I trust Bram - the guy who invented BitTorrent - because I worked with him and I feel confident he’s the most thoughtful system engineer I’ve ever known.

But maybe since you don’t know me you would rather go your own way. That’s fine too, I guess.

@0x0 it’s just that AAA systems tend to be absolutely *riddled* with non-obvious security pitfalls, so you’d best pick a good one.

@0x0 With the door to conversations open, I’ve been re-reading your proposal with a finer focus.

Key revocations can be tricky beasts. *Especially* when you take into account the likelihood of network partitions. What happens when my root-signed “revoke this leaf” message doesn’t immediately reach the server where an attacker is ready to impersonate me?

Of course, I take the position that A Blockchain Might Help Here. At a minimum, it ensures a monotonic, chronological record

@mattly it’s most likely because Google Hangouts were forcibly transitioned to Google Meet. Of course, they made that change some time after Slack had already defined the /meet keyword.

With the Google Dead Product Registry always growing, I can’t really bring myself to be angry at Slack for a keyword collision.

Google, OTOH, has become hot garbage.

@thomasfuchs absolutely, moderation is what makes the difference between a social forum and a bully playground. And nazi punchers often are happy to work pro bono.

Nevertheless, these are positions that must be human-staffed. And a lot of humans who would like to staff these positions also would like housing and food and medical care.

@dalias yeah. @nova has been upgrading the instance; stuff’s gonna be wonky for a bit before it gets better