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

[Charles Shapiro]

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
( lemgandi at diaspora.permutationsofchaos.com )

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 4:31 AM, Aaron Ruscetta via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> 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:
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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/>
> 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
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtoGfebn8pI&feature=youtu.be&t=9m10s>
> -- Arthur Brock - Holochain vs Blockchain
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV8QZsNpFok>
> -- Matte Schutte - Holochain / Hashgraph Differences
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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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