Notices tagged with ssb
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And I can't figure out how to connect to a particular server. The #Patchwork #SSB client I'm using has a "+ Join Server" field, but it requires an invitation code. Which I can't generate unless I have a pub server. Which I can't join until I have an invitation code... Sigh. #SSB: Concept: A+ ; Implementation: C+ ; Usability: F You'd think a communications platform would make it e…
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I was on #SSB Secure Scuttlebutt for a while (attended an #SSB seminar at last year's LibrePlanet conference), but the application was so resource intense that my laptop couldn't keep up. And, there wasn't the network effect I needed to make it useful. While there are probably interesting people to converse with, I have no idea how to find them. I just logged back into #SSB, my u…
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Good. I was seriously considering abandoning the #SSB (Secure ScuttleButt) network entirely.
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And #Manyverse ( #SSB client for #iOS and #Android ) is suddenly picking up incoming posts, at least on the iPad. I'll check the other tablet later.
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#Matrix sharing their view on decentralized reputation as a spam and abuse prevention tool http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22638 There was a similar document shared on Secure Scuttlebutt ( #SSB ) / #Manyverse a while ago. I believe I linked the document, so search my history if you wish to compare. Frankly, I found the SSB document unworkable and error-prone, but this one so…
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In any case, the pub outage tells me that #SSB, in its current design, is unsuitable for connecting regular people together.
Maybe I'll look at #Jami again to see whether it's made progress toward fixing its issues.
Or #Tox, or #Briar.
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So #Manyverse is a client for #SSB, the Secure Scuttlebutt protocol ( see http://status.hackerposse.com/url/22582 ). Read the link to see more about the protocol. At present, I think most implementations are based on Node.js. An important thing in SSB is "Pubs". The link above says this: > "Pubs" are bot-users that have public IPs. They follow users and rehost the messages to o…
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I checked #Multiverse on #Android. Same issue. Cannot maintain a connection to a pub, so everything I can see is weeks old.
I'll wait another week or two before I completely abandon it.
I should write up my experience with the #SSB network. I'd heard so much about this wonder of #DCO (disconnected operation) and #P2P (peer-to-peer) that I think my expectations were too high.
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Hmm. Seems like #Manyverse on my iPad is having problems connecting to pubs. In particular “SSB PeerNet USW”. I should open it on the Android tablet and see whether that one is also having trouble connecting to the pubs it uses.
Manyverse is a mobile client for the Secure ScuttleButt ( #SSB ) protocol.
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I was using the #Manyverse #SSB client this morning. Saw a 'new here' post. Decided to reply. Four app crashes later, I gave up.
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I'm not saying the app itself is bad. This particular tablet (Lenovo Tab 4) seems to be memory constrained. It is overdue for retirement.
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I'm not very conversational there. I pretty much just read others' posts. I rarely respond or post.
#SSB seems to be a "refrigerator magnet" type of place.
Let me explain that term. When #GD2 sends me some of her artwork, I stick one piece up on the fridge (using a magnet). That's "Look at what [my granddaughter] drew / colored / painted for me". So "refrigerator magnet" is hey, look at what I did.
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I've been using #Manyverse ( #SSB software client ) on #iOS and #Android a little over the past couple of months. The only way to 'meet' people and make contacts is to join a pub. Copying a 'pub' invite and pasting it into the client is not easy. It took several tries on the Apple iPad, and was only possible by learning to trick the text selection function. On Android, there ar…
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Discussing spam prevention and trust in federated networks. https://adecentralizedworld.com/2020/06/a-trust-and-moderation-system-for-the-decentralized-web/
By one of the people behind #ssb Secure Scuttlebutt.
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I’ll have to read more about #Secure_Scuttlebutt to see whether #SSB is meant to allow the same userID across multiple devices. If I get a contact or join a ‘pub’ on one device, is that connection also available on the other?
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Manyverse (an #SSB client for Android and iOS) is crashy on both mobile operating systems.
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Discovered #disaster.radio on #F-Droid. https://disaster.radio/ Related to #SecureScuttleButt ( #SSB ), solar-powered network for use during catastrophic events. I don't think they're ready for real-world use yet.
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I was thinking about playing with #SSB, but every app I see requires #NPM (and presumably #Node.js). I'm not looking with the idea of having a pile of #JabbaShit #JavaScript potentially listening on an external interface.
Bob Jonkman
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