@Miaourt Oh snap. Ty for the link. Might give it a shot next week. Would you like me to report back if I had success? :o
@nasser https://github.com/RangerMauve/hyper-sdk-examples/blob/default/05-oplog-chat.js Source code. We passed around a little usb webcam to scan the qr code and enter the url into a cli 😝
@nasser A few dozen lines of hyper-sdk. Hypercore for appending messages and discovering peers.
Meta have been asking some users to confirm their identity with a 'video selfie', & for supposed account recovery. Soon, more users will be asked with threat of blocking or deleting their account as Meta prepares to launch their facial recog glasses (soon on shelves).
But it's not just about feeding their new product. Meta are harvesting biometric data on a vast scale, perhaps globally, & in full cohort with a dangerous regime.
Leaving Meta is an important act of resistance, now more than ever
@rndeon Yeah! Feel free to join the meetup group for updates. I'm thinking of doing it monthly but that depends on interest and whether we can secure venues. 😅
BTW the #decentralized #Ottawa meetup is happening today in a few hours! Come join our potluck and learn how to make a more resilient foundation for technology.
https://www.meetup.com/decentralized-ottawa/events/307548114/
Good on Soundcloud - they’ve revised their terms of use to say they won’t train AI on user content, and any future AI plans will be opt in. https://musically.com/2025/05/14/soundcloud-changes-terms-of-use-to-reflect-its-ai-policies/
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Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web.
Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look like in my spare time.