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Updates tagged with wire on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!lnxw48a1: My mom and most of my siblings do videochats over #Zoom. One brother does not understand such technology, and I don't use Zoom except when work requires it. I use #Jitsi_Meet, or for just two endpoints, I use #Wire.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3429830
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 09-Sep-2023 17:04:15 UTCMy mom and most of my siblings do videochats over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/zoom" rel="tag">Zoom.</a></span> One brother does not understand such technology, and I don't use Zoom except when work requires it. <br /> <br /> I use #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jitsimeet" rel="tag">Jitsi_Meet</a></span>, or for just two endpoints, I use #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span>2023-09-09T17:04:15+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: #Session vying to be replacement for #Wickr https://getsession.org/blog/the-perfect-replacement-for-wickr I still use !xmpp and #Wire
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3421749
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 20-Feb-2023 05:54:40 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/session" rel="tag">Session</a></span> vying to be replacement for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wickr" rel="tag">Wickr</a></span> <a href="https://getsession.org/blog/the-perfect-replacement-for-wickr" title="https://getsession.org/blog/the-perfect-replacement-for-wickr" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://getsession.org/blog/the-perfect-replacement-for-wickr</a> <br /><br /> I still use !<a href="http://status.hackerposse.com/group/1430/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group">xmpp</a> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>2023-02-20T05:54:40+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Internet Messaging ( #IM ) over congested networks https://blog.lewman.com/internet-messaging-versus-congested-network.html !xmpp !xmpp #Matrix #Briar #Wire #Discord
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lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 20-Feb-2022 04:20:53 UTCInternet Messaging ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/im" rel="tag">IM</a></span> ) over congested networks <a href="https://blog.lewman.com/internet-messaging-versus-congested-network.html" title="https://blog.lewman.com/internet-messaging-versus-congested-network.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://blog.lewman.com/internet-messaging-versus-congested-network.html</a> <br /><br /> !<a href="http://status.hackerposse.com/group/1430/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group">xmpp</a> !<a href="https://loadaverage.org/group/1647/id" class="h-card u-url p-nickname group">xmpp</a> <br /> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/matrix" rel="tag">Matrix</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/briar" rel="tag">Briar</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/discord" rel="tag">Discord</a></span>2022-02-20T04:20:53+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Got a message from #Daddy_A on #Wire: > Did #sonTwo tell you ... No, but even if he had, I'd probably rather hear it from you.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3377182
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 02:18:16 UTCGot a message from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>: <br /><br /> > Did #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> tell you ... <br /><br /> No, but even if he had, I'd probably rather hear it from you.2021-08-25T02:18:16+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Every now and then, I'll send one of the kids a message on #Wire, then look at the clock and realize it is 01:00 where they live. Oops! (It also happens with SMS, but we don't send so many of those any more.)
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lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 30-Jun-2021 06:28:26 UTCEvery now and then, I'll send one of the kids a message on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, then look at the clock and realize it is 01:00 where they live. Oops!<br /><br /> (It also happens with SMS, but we don't send so many of those any more.)2021-06-30T06:28:26+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Also got a Fathers' Day message from #sonOne on #Wire ... including a continuation of our discussion about trying to get #GS1 and #GS2 some vocational training. They moved out, so he cannot just enroll them at the local job training center.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3369833
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 20-Jun-2021 20:46:44 UTCAlso got a Fathers' Day message from #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> ... including a continuation of our discussion about trying to get #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs1" rel="tag">GS1</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs2" rel="tag">GS2</a></span> some vocational training. They moved out, so he cannot just enroll them at the local job training center.2021-06-20T20:46:44+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Last night, over #Wire, #Daddy_A and I were discussing #cryptocurrency again. I compared DOGEcoin's rising and falling based on Elon Musk's tweets to the penny stock "pink sheets" ... except that Mr Musk is probably smart enough to only have minimal exposure to the rollercoaster price movements his tweets are causing. Of course, I also compared his tweeting to that of a well-known former politician. Both have tweeted things which should never be said publicly, if at all.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3366347
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 14-May-2021 19:21:24 UTCLast night, over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> and I were discussing #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/cryptocurrency" rel="tag">cryptocurrency</a></span> again. I compared DOGEcoin's rising and falling based on Elon Musk's tweets to the penny stock "pink sheets" ... except that Mr Musk is probably smart enough to only have minimal exposure to the rollercoaster price movements his tweets are causing. <br /><br /> Of course, I also compared his tweeting to that of a well-known former politician. Both have tweeted things which should never be said publicly, if at all.2021-05-14T19:21:24+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Did you see “this series of articles”:{https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/} about the hardware inside of game consoles? I think @bthall@nu.federati.net sent me the link on #Wire.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3365810
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 10-May-2021 16:01:22 UTCDid you see “this series of articles”:{<a href="https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/" title="https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-281058">https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/</a>} about the hardware inside of game consoles? <br /> <br /> I think @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/index.php/user/32185" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">bthall</a> sent me the link on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span>2021-05-10T16:01:22+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Had a conversation with #Daddy_A over #Wire ... basically a text chat ... about the areas he’d driving through. Some large-ish cities in Great Lakes states. The way that much of what is visible from the highway are just skeletons of industry that is long gone. The importance of getting to the #hotel early, before dark, and not leaving anything in the car. In all of this, I’m hearing a thoughtful, contemplative person who has finally found his voice. He’s using words longer than five letters long, spelled correctly, with proper punctuation and discussing concepts that I’m only aware of because of some of the courses I took in college. (I guess some of those discussions about what I was studying sunk in. I did not know he was paying attention.)
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lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 19-Apr-2021 03:45:53 UTCHad a conversation with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> ... basically a text chat ... about the areas he’d driving through. Some large-ish cities in Great Lakes states. The way that much of what is visible from the highway are just skeletons of industry that is long gone. The importance of getting to the #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/hotel" rel="tag">hotel</a></span> early, before dark, and not leaving anything in the car.<br /> <br /> In all of this, I’m hearing a thoughtful, contemplative person who has finally found his voice. He’s using words longer than five letters long, spelled correctly, with proper punctuation and discussing concepts that I’m only aware of because of some of the courses I took in college.<br /> <br /> (I guess some of those discussions about what I was studying sunk in. I did not know he was paying attention.)2021-04-19T03:45:53+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Today's #videochat happened just before #GS3's #naptime, so I got to see him try to stick the broom into the heater. He talked to me and then showed me his new toy. (I didn't understand a bit of it, so I don't know if it was English or Martian.) Great day. We had a few connection issues at the beginning of the call, but #Wire is still the most reliable tool we've used.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3352355
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 19-Dec-2020 20:32:52 UTCToday's #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span> happened just before #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span>'s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/naptime" rel="tag">naptime</a></span>, so I got to see him try to stick the broom into the heater. He talked to me and then showed me his new toy. (I didn't understand a bit of it, so I don't know if it was English or Martian.)<br /><br /> Great day. We had a few connection issues at the beginning of the call, but #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> is still the most reliable tool we've used.2020-12-19T20:32:52+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @geniusmusing @guizzy Shared the link with the kids. It sparked a conversation ( on #Wire ) about which old games we remember. Surprisingly, the youngest ( #Daddy_A ) remembers more games than the older kids.
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lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 15-Nov-2020 19:01:35 UTC@<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/16" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="GeniusMusing">geniusmusing</a> @<a href="https://pleroma.guizzyordi.info/users/guizzy" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="an actual bear in a hazmat suit">guizzy</a> Shared the link with the kids. It sparked a conversation ( on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> ) about which old games we remember. Surprisingly, the youngest ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> ) remembers more games than the older kids.2020-11-15T19:01:35+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Was able to #videochat with #sonOne, #GD1, #GD2 for about an hour and a half today on #Wire. He's been working 16 hours a day since June, but he got a week of vacation. It possibly means that he'll be unavailable again in a week, but I'll try to do #videochats with the kids. Was informed that #GD1 lost her phone. #GS1 likewise lost his phone, but found it and sent it to sonOne because it wasn't accepting a charge. Daughter-in-law will make the six hour round trip to deliver the now-working phone to her son. (Asked because both of them suddenly stopped responding to SMS.)
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lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 18-Oct-2020 23:11:44 UTCWas able to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span> with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd1" rel="tag">GD1</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd2" rel="tag">GD2</a></span> for about an hour and a half today on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span> He's been working 16 hours a day since June, but he got a week of vacation. It possibly means that he'll be unavailable again in a week, but I'll try to do #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochats" rel="tag">videochats</a></span> with the kids.<br /><br /> Was informed that #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd1" rel="tag">GD1</a></span> lost her phone. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs1" rel="tag">GS1</a></span> likewise lost his phone, but found it and sent it to sonOne because it wasn't accepting a charge. Daughter-in-law will make the six hour round trip to deliver the now-working phone to her son. <br /><br /> (Asked because both of them suddenly stopped responding to SMS.)2020-10-18T23:11:44+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Okay look. *I* don't use #Signal ( and same for #Telegram ), because I don't want to give my telephone number to anyone except family and close friends. I have enough personal contacts that do use them so that they'd be personally useful if I didn't have that unbreakable obstacle. But I don't object to others choosing such end-to-end encrypted messengers over messaging apps such as (for example) #Facebook_Messenger. I personally use #Wire, #XMPP, #Matrix, and #WickrMe. (I tried #Jami, but it wasn't very usable yet; none of my contacts were willing to try #Tox or #Briar.) I've even considered getting a Google account again so I can use whatever their latest incarnation of messaging is (just because almost everyone I know has a Google account). It does bother me that Signal and Telegram and most other messaging services are centralized and non-federated. It seems we haven't learned from the 1990s & early 2000s when some friends had AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), some had MSN Messenger, some had Yahoo Messenger, some had ICQ, and a few had various other walled garden messengers (such as Excite's messenger). If I wanted to talk with all my friends, I needed to have accounts on every possible service. I should be able to communicate with my friends from whatever service I choose to use to whatever services they choose to use and not have to create accounts on every possible service. But that's a matter of educating our friends and family, not of dogmatically refusing to communicate with them on any service they might use.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3338099
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 05-Oct-2020 00:33:27 UTCOkay look. *I* don't use #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span> ( and same for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram</a></span> ), because I don't want to give my telephone number to anyone except family and close friends. I have enough personal contacts that do use them so that they'd be personally useful if I didn't have that unbreakable obstacle.<br /><br /> But I don't object to others choosing such end-to-end encrypted messengers over messaging apps such as (for example) #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/facebookmessenger" rel="tag">Facebook_Messenger.</a></span><br /><br /> I personally use #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/xmpp" rel="tag">XMPP</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/matrix" rel="tag">Matrix</a></span>, and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wickrme" rel="tag">WickrMe.</a></span> (I tried #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jami" rel="tag">Jami</a></span>, but it wasn't very usable yet; none of my contacts were willing to try #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tox" rel="tag">Tox</a></span> or #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/briar" rel="tag">Briar.</a></span>) I've even considered getting a Google account again so I can use whatever their latest incarnation of messaging is (just because almost everyone I know has a Google account).<br /><br /> It does bother me that Signal and Telegram and most other messaging services are centralized and non-federated.<br /><br /> It seems we haven't learned from the 1990s & early 2000s when some friends had AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), some had MSN Messenger, some had Yahoo Messenger, some had ICQ, and a few had various other walled garden messengers (such as Excite's messenger). If I wanted to talk with all my friends, I needed to have accounts on every possible service. I should be able to communicate with my friends from whatever service I choose to use to whatever services they choose to use and not have to create accounts on every possible service.<br /><br /> But that's a matter of educating our friends and family, not of dogmatically refusing to communicate with them on any service they might use.2020-10-05T00:33:27+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: @amic@nulled.red’s asked me to try #Telegram because their phone isn’t working with #Wire. Unfortunately, TG, like #Signal, requires my telephone number, so both of those are not acceptable. (Leaving aside any questions about Telegram’s ownership, integrity, financing, and encryption.)
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3336195
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 26-Sep-2020 20:32:28 UTC@amic@nulled.red’s asked me to try #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/telegram" rel="tag">Telegram</a></span> because their phone isn’t working with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span> Unfortunately, TG, like #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span>, requires my telephone number, so both of those are not acceptable. <br /> <br /> (Leaving aside any questions about Telegram’s ownership, integrity, financing, and encryption.)2020-09-26T20:32:28+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Tried to call #sonOne on #Wire, so we can resume the weekly #videochat, but he's been working around sixteen hours per day since June, so that was again unsuccessful.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3335039
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 20-Sep-2020 21:13:07 UTCTried to call #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, so we can resume the weekly #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span>, but he's been working around sixteen hours per day since June, so that was again unsuccessful.2020-09-20T21:13:07+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Tried to call #sonOne on #Wire for our regular, weekly #videochat, but no answer.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3322338
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 05-Jul-2020 22:26:45 UTCTried to call #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> for our regular, weekly #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span>, but no answer.2020-07-05T22:26:45+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Got away with calling #Daddy_A by his childhood nickname in #Wire. Usually he sends a grimacing face icon in reply, but this time he did not.
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lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 16-May-2020 01:43:58 UTCGot away with calling #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> by his childhood nickname in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span> Usually he sends a grimacing face icon in reply, but this time he did not.2020-05-16T01:43:58+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: While I was on #Wire with #sonTwo and #GS3, some of my siblings had their own videochat on #JitsiMeet with my mom. Apparently, it did not go so well this time, so they went on #Zoom (without my mom). One of my brothers sent me an e-mail where he accused me of brainwashing her against Zoom. I sent a long response. It took me a while to write, so hopefully I got past reacting to his accusation. I said I don’t know why your camera suddenly didn’t work today. It has worked in all the other videochats. I don’t know why another brother’s microphone didn’t work today. Likewise, it has worked in all the other videochats.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3309760
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 10-May-2020 05:06:18 UTCWhile I was on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span>, some of my siblings had their own videochat on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jitsimeet" rel="tag">JitsiMeet</a></span> with my mom. Apparently, it did not go so well this time, so they went on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/zoom" rel="tag">Zoom</a></span> (without my mom).<br /> <br /> One of my brothers sent me an e-mail where he accused me of brainwashing her against Zoom. I sent a long response. It took me a while to write, so hopefully I got past reacting to his accusation. <br /> <br /> I said I don’t know why your camera suddenly didn’t work today. It has worked in all the other videochats. I don’t know why another brother’s microphone didn’t work today. Likewise, it has worked in all the other videochats.2020-05-10T05:06:18+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: And we had to move it off of the telephone and onto #Wire.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3306418
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 29-Apr-2020 23:57:47 UTCAnd we had to move it off of the telephone and onto #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span>2020-04-29T23:57:47+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Finished today’s #YoCo ( #yogurt and #coffee ) already. Good morning and #TZAG. Yesterday, I drank double my usual amount of (decaffeinated) coffee and my usual amount of water, as the resurgent cold kept converting fluids into mucus. I felt pretty unproductive as I coughed and sneezed the entire time I was awake from 03:00 to 22:00 ... but I guess I did get some things done: * Installed #Lubuntu 20.04 in place of 18.04—because of some deep changes, upgrading was not recommended—and then installed some of the things I’m currently working on learning * I found an “Intro to SciLab” slideshow, so I installed #SciLab on the Win10 machine and started stepping along with the slideshow. There’s still quite a bit to go, but it seems doable. I’m considering downloading some #COVID-19 data and trying to see whether there are better ways to present it than most of the present sites are using. * We had our second family-wide #videochat on #JitsiMeet last evening. It is really targeted at my siblings (including the extended groups that grew up in different states). I dropped out when it was time to talk to #GS3 on #Wire ... he’s got a new area to explore, so he and the granddoggy are spending a lot of time searching the recesses of the enclosed porch. Today seems to be a little better so far, as there’s a lot less runny nose and sneezing (no coughing yet today).
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3304878
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 25-Apr-2020 14:14:34 UTCFinished today’s #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/yoco" rel="tag">YoCo</a></span> ( #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/yogurt" rel="tag">yogurt</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/coffee" rel="tag">coffee</a></span> ) already. Good morning and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/tzag" rel="tag">TZAG.</a></span> <br /> <br /> Yesterday, I drank double my usual amount of (decaffeinated) coffee and my usual amount of water, as the resurgent cold kept converting fluids into mucus. I felt pretty unproductive as I coughed and sneezed the entire time I was awake from 03:00 to 22:00 ... but I guess I did get some things done:<br /> * Installed #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lubuntu" rel="tag">Lubuntu</a></span> 20.04 in place of 18.04—because of some deep changes, upgrading was not recommended—and then installed some of the things I’m currently working on learning<br /> * I found an “Intro to SciLab” slideshow, so I installed #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/scilab" rel="tag">SciLab</a></span> on the Win10 machine and started stepping along with the slideshow. There’s still quite a bit to go, but it seems doable. I’m considering downloading some #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/covid19" rel="tag">COVID-19</a></span> data and trying to see whether there are better ways to present it than most of the present sites are using.<br /> * We had our second family-wide #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jitsimeet" rel="tag">JitsiMeet</a></span> last evening. It is really targeted at my siblings (including the extended groups that grew up in different states). I dropped out when it was time to talk to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> ... he’s got a new area to explore, so he and the granddoggy are spending a lot of time searching the recesses of the enclosed porch.<br /> <br /> Today seems to be a little better so far, as there’s a lot less runny nose and sneezing (no coughing yet today).2020-04-25T14:14:34+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: We had our first family #videochat last evening on #Jitsi_Meet. There were some occasional quality issues ... possibly because three of us were connecting from different rooms here. Added to whatever game #lazyNephew was playing, it may have saturated the connection. My oldest brother was unable to connect, but no one has followed up to try to figure out why. His granddaughter is his usual tech support, but she cannot go over right now. . Going to try this with my kids and grandkids, if we can ever schedule it, but we may continue our use of #Wire. I think the video and audio quality is better ... but we've only used 1:1 so far.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3302275
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 19-Apr-2020 15:24:17 UTCWe had our first family #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/videochat" rel="tag">videochat</a></span> last evening on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jitsimeet" rel="tag">Jitsi_Meet.</a></span> There were some occasional quality issues ... possibly because three of us were connecting from different rooms here. Added to whatever game #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/lazynephew" rel="tag">lazyNephew</a></span> was playing, it may have saturated the connection. My oldest brother was unable to connect, but no one has followed up to try to figure out why. His granddaughter is his usual tech support, but she cannot go over right now. <br /> . <br /> Going to try this with my kids and grandkids, if we can ever schedule it, but we may continue our use of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span> I think the video and audio quality is better ... but we've only used 1:1 so far.2020-04-19T15:24:17+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Still trying to get #sonTwo and #Daddy_A together to test multipoint videochat and audiochat on #Wire, #Jitsi_Meet, #Nextcloud_Talk (whenever I get that one set up). So far, I have one-to-one chats with sonTwo plus his wife and #GS3 almost daily; one-to-one chats with #sonOne plus #GD1 and #GD2 (wife usually appears briefly) every week, and one-to-one chats with Daddy A plus wife, #Little_Boy_A, #Little_Boy_A2, #Little_Girl_A3 about 1-2 times per year.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3296188
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 06-Apr-2020 23:46:15 UTCStill trying to get #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> together to test multipoint videochat and audiochat on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jitsimeet" rel="tag">Jitsi_Meet</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nextcloudtalk" rel="tag">Nextcloud_Talk</a></span> (whenever I get that one set up). So far, I have one-to-one chats with sonTwo plus his wife and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> almost daily; one-to-one chats with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> plus #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd1" rel="tag">GD1</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd2" rel="tag">GD2</a></span> (wife usually appears briefly) every week, and one-to-one chats with Daddy A plus wife, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/littleboya" rel="tag">Little_Boy_A</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/littleboya2" rel="tag">Little_Boy_A2</a></span>, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/littlegirla3" rel="tag">Little_Girl_A3</a></span> about 1-2 times per year.2020-04-06T23:46:15+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Waiting to hear whether we're going to try another multipoint videochat tomorrow. I invited #sonTwo and #Daddy_A (tomorrow's plan is #Wire and #JitsiMeet ... I still have not set up #Nextcloud Talk, which is also on our list). #sonOne is currently working 6-10s, so I didn't invite him.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3295072
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 03-Apr-2020 23:43:03 UTCWaiting to hear whether we're going to try another multipoint videochat tomorrow. I invited #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/daddya" rel="tag">Daddy_A</a></span> (tomorrow's plan is #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jitsimeet" rel="tag">JitsiMeet</a></span> ... I still have not set up #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/nextcloud" rel="tag">Nextcloud</a></span> Talk, which is also on our list). #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sonone" rel="tag">sonOne</a></span> is currently working 6-10s, so I didn't invite him.2020-04-03T23:43:03+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}strypey: @aktivismoEstasMiaLuo #AWS is a bad procurement choice, but it's just commodity hosting, not a software dependency. If you dig a bit you'll find that most of the fediverse is ultimately hosted on AWS, as are #Signal, #Wire, and if I remember rightly, #Matrix.org. I'm pretty sure this isn't the worst thing about any given service, Reddit included.@cowan
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3287843
strypey's status on Friday, 13-Mar-2020 22:47:34 UTC<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/@aktivismoEstasMiaLuo" class="u-url mention">@<span>aktivismoEstasMiaLuo</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AWS</span></a> is a bad procurement choice, but it's just commodity hosting, not a software dependency. If you dig a bit you'll find that most of the fediverse is ultimately hosted on AWS, as are <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>, and if I remember rightly, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a>.org. I'm pretty sure this isn't the worst thing about any given service, Reddit included.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.privacytools.io/@cowan" class="u-url mention">@<span>cowan</span></a></span></p>2020-03-13T22:47:34+00:00Strypeystrypey: I had the same experience, refused to use FB since 2010 and finally got some of my family to start using #Wire. In hindsight, I wish I'd chosen #Riot, since Wire have recently set up a US branch to take #VentureCapital, and deprioritized their server<> server federation plans. @aktivismoEstasMiaLuo @gamliel
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strypey's status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 23:22:24 UTC<p>I had the same experience, refused to use FB since 2010 and finally got some of my family to start using <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>. In hindsight, I wish I'd chosen <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Riot</span></a>, since Wire have recently set up a US branch to take <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a>, and deprioritized their server<><br />server federation plans. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/@aktivismoEstasMiaLuo" class="u-url mention">@<span>aktivismoEstasMiaLuo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@gamliel" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamliel</span></a></span></p>2020-03-04T23:22:24+00:00Strypeylnxw48a1: Sent this to @bthall via #Wire ... he's younger than my kids, so he might not know about those days.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3282413
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 03-Mar-2020 00:16:02 UTCSent this to @<a href="https://bikeshed.party/users/bthall" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">bthall</a> via #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> ... he's younger than my kids, so he might not know about those days.2020-03-03T00:16:02+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}strypey: @thibaultamartin I know exactly what you mean. I burned one getting my family onto #Wire, only to have problems with my older devices never working or getting abandoned (eg travel laptop due to #Electron dumping #32bit support), and with getting a reliable #VPN connection to use it from inside China. I caved on software freedom and got some of them to set up WeChat, which at least avoids the VPN issue. I expect that's where we'll be stuck, until we move away from China, at the earliest ;)
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3274772
strypey's status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2020 08:17:28 UTC<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@thibaultamartin" class="u-url mention">@<span>thibaultamartin</span></a></span> I know exactly what you mean. I burned one getting my family onto <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>, only to have problems with my older devices never working or getting abandoned (eg travel laptop due to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/electron" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Electron</span></a> dumping <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/32bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>32bit</span></a> support), and with getting a reliable <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/vpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VPN</span></a> connection to use it from inside China. I caved on software freedom and got some of them to set up WeChat, which at least avoids the VPN issue. I expect that's where we'll be stuck, until we move away from China, at the earliest ;)</p>2020-02-19T08:17:28+00:00Strypeylnxw48a1: @strypey So there's a lot to unpack in that document. The #Session onion routing protocol involves using a #blockchain called #Loki to make it difficult for an adversary to control a significant fraction of the nodes and prevent exposing the IP addresses (and therefore identities) of a user and his/her contacts to the same person or group. (As you noticed, Session is not yet using onion requests.) There's also swarms and attachments and message storage (including attachments), online vs offline messages, multiple device support, spam resistance, a modified version of #Signal's encryption protocol, group chats (3-500 member "closed" groups are end-to-end encrypted like the rest of Session; "open" groups are not, and require an account on a special group server [self-hostable]) Note that all this stuff happens under the covers. It seems that Session will handle most of it without the user ever seeing it. I'm going to query some family members and see whether any would be willing to try this as a secondary channel (for now #Wire is our primary channel). Just adding offline messages is a clear advantage over #Jami, but the lack of audio & video chats is going to limit its usefulness.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3270942
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 15-Feb-2020 17:47:40 UTC@<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">strypey</a> So there's a lot to unpack in that document. The #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/session" rel="tag">Session</a></span> onion routing protocol involves using a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/blockchain" rel="tag">blockchain</a></span> called #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/loki" rel="tag">Loki</a></span> to make it difficult for an adversary to control a significant fraction of the nodes and prevent exposing the IP addresses (and therefore identities) of a user and his/her contacts to the same person or group. (As you noticed, Session is not yet using onion requests.)<br /><br /> There's also swarms and attachments and message storage (including attachments), online vs offline messages, multiple device support, spam resistance, a modified version of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/signal" rel="tag">Signal</a></span>'s encryption protocol, group chats (3-500 member "closed" groups are end-to-end encrypted like the rest of Session; "open" groups are not, and require an account on a special group server [self-hostable])<br /><br /> Note that all this stuff happens under the covers. It seems that Session will handle most of it without the user ever seeing it. I'm going to query some family members and see whether any would be willing to try this as a secondary channel (for now #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> is our primary channel). Just adding offline messages is a clear advantage over #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/jami" rel="tag">Jami</a></span>, but the lack of audio & video chats is going to limit its usefulness.2020-02-15T17:47:40+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}strypey: I'm also pretty sceptical of the decision to make #Signal the default SMS app. I'm aware that of the #FreeCode chat apps that support both text and voice/ video, all are either walled gardens (eg Signal, #Wire, #Keybase) or painfully bleeding edge (eg #Riot, #Jami, #Tox, #Delta.chat). But I've discussed the reasons for my mistrust of the Signal and the cult-of-personality around it's founder at length.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3270521
strypey's status on Saturday, 15-Feb-2020 04:34:40 UTC<p>I'm also pretty sceptical of the decision to make <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> the default SMS app. I'm aware that of the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> chat apps that support both text and voice/ video, all are either walled gardens (eg Signal, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/keybase" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Keybase</span></a>) or painfully bleeding edge (eg <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Riot</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/jami" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jami</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/tox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tox</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Delta</span></a>.chat). But I've discussed the reasons for my mistrust of the Signal and the cult-of-personality around it's founder at length.</p>2020-02-15T04:34:40+00:00Strypeylnxw48a1: Despite being invited to ride along on store trips in the early evening, I almost always decline. I want to be available on #Wire for a videochat with #GS-3
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3266947
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2020 02:03:00 UTCDespite being invited to ride along on store trips in the early evening, I almost always decline. I want to be available on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> for a videochat with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS-3</a></span>2020-02-12T02:03:00+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw37a2: @Blort My family is very much still on #Wire (that is, the ones that aren't only using stuff made by #Facebook, but I never communicate with those family members except by SMS text messages).
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3220113
lnxw37a2's status on Friday, 27-Dec-2019 01:06:42 UTC<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://social.tchncs.de/@Blort">@<span>Blort</span></a></span> My family is very much still on <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.soykaf.com/tag/wire" rel="tag">#Wire</a> (that is, the ones that aren't only using stuff made by <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.soykaf.com/tag/facebook" rel="tag">#Facebook</a>, but I never communicate with those family members except by SMS text messages).2019-12-27T01:06:42+00:00Nobody [Linux Walt Alt (@lnxw37a2)]strypey: Whatever AP devs do, determined BadActors can easily circumvent blocks by going to the web page of your feed. What people looking for private discussion spaces need is something like #jabber #MUCs, or #Matrix rooms, or #Wire group chats, or #Crabgrass groups, or private Discourse instances, or any one of dozens of other free code tools that exist for private group discussions. But no, they demand we turn the fediverse into those to suit their use case.#EntitledAsFuck
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3209523
strypey's status on Sunday, 15-Dec-2019 10:13:49 UTC<p>Whatever AP devs do, determined BadActors can easily circumvent blocks by going to the web page of your feed. What people looking for private discussion spaces need is something like <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jabber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/mucs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MUCs</span></a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> rooms, or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> group chats, or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/crabgrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Crabgrass</span></a> groups, or private Discourse instances, or any one of dozens of other free code tools that exist for private group discussions. But no, they demand we turn the fediverse into those to suit their use case.<br /><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/entitledasfuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EntitledAsFuck</span></a></p>2019-12-15T10:13:49+00:00Strypeylnxw48a1: Weather and traffic conditions took what is normally a one-hour trip to my sister's house and made it more like 3-5 hours, so we did not go. Some of us will try to get together tomorrow at the same place. I was initially pretty angry, because conditions were better when I was ready to begin our trip (3.5 hours earlier) and the delay was avoidable. But that dissipated when I talked to my grandson #GS3 via #Wire videochat.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3195404
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 29-Nov-2019 05:35:16 UTCWeather and traffic conditions took what is normally a one-hour trip to my sister's house and made it more like 3-5 hours, so we did not go. Some of us will try to get together tomorrow at the same place.<br /><br /> I was initially pretty angry, because conditions were better when I was ready to begin our trip (3.5 hours earlier) and the delay was avoidable. But that dissipated when I talked to my grandson #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gs3" rel="tag">GS3</a></span> via #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> videochat.2019-11-29T05:35:16+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: "Talking" (via #Wire text chat) with all three kids. We're discussing ways to speed up server delivery to #sonTwo by using in-family resources.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3189425
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 22-Nov-2019 03:28:02 UTC"Talking" (via #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> text chat) with all three kids. We're discussing ways to speed up server delivery to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/sontwo" rel="tag">sonTwo</a></span> by using in-family resources.2019-11-22T03:28:02+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw37d2: @dwc @oldvetcodes @AvnSgt Your best option will be a tool that your contacts are willing to use. Most of the "worth mentioning" things at https://www.privacytools.io/software/real-time-communication/ have already been rejected by my contacts, so right now, it is pretty much #Wire or nothing (I'm not joining #Facebook).
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3188448
lnxw37d2's status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2019 23:13:59 UTC<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dwc" class="u-url mention">@<span>dwc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@oldvetcodes" class="u-url mention">@<span>oldvetcodes</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AvnSgt" class="u-url mention">@<span>AvnSgt</span></a></span> Your best option will be a tool that your contacts are willing to use. Most of the "worth mentioning" things at <a href="https://www.privacytools.io/software/real-time-communication/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privacytools.io/software/real-</span><span class="invisible">time-communication/</span></a> have already been rejected by my contacts, so right now, it is pretty much <a href="https://nulled.red/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> or nothing (I'm not joining <a href="https://nulled.red/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Facebook</span></a>).</p>2019-11-20T23:13:59+00:00Nobody (Linux Walt ALT)lnxw37d2: @AvnSgt @oldvetcodes Thanks. This is a tough one. #Wire is the first and only privacy-centric tool that is in widespread use among my friends and family. Several of them tried #Ring (now #Jami) before that, but it was a bad experience all around and cries of "it got better" won't get anyone to try it.
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lnxw37d2's status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2019 20:07:42 UTC<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AvnSgt" class="u-url mention">@<span>AvnSgt</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@oldvetcodes" class="u-url mention">@<span>oldvetcodes</span></a></span> </p><p>Thanks. This is a tough one. <a href="https://nulled.red/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> is the first and only privacy-centric tool that is in widespread use among my friends and family. Several of them tried <a href="https://nulled.red/tags/ring" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ring</span></a> (now <a href="https://nulled.red/tags/jami" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jami</span></a>) before that, but it was a bad experience all around and cries of "it got better" won't get anyone to try it.</p>2019-11-20T20:07:42+00:00Nobody (Linux Walt ALT)lnxw48a1: Trying to get through to #GD1 and #GD2 for a videochat on #Wire. The younger of the two has an hour until bedtime, so if they don’t pick up soon, we’ll have to do it another day.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3187614
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2019 00:10:45 UTCTrying to get through to #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd1" rel="tag">GD1</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd2" rel="tag">GD2</a></span> for a videochat on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire.</a></span> The younger of the two has an hour until bedtime, so if they don’t pick up soon, we’ll have to do it another day.2019-11-20T00:10:45+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1: Wrote a book on #Wire, so that @amic would be caught up on all that's happening.
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lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2019 03:12:21 UTCWrote a book on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, so that @<a href="https://nulled.red/users/amic" class="h-card mention">amic</a> would be caught up on all that's happening.2019-11-19T03:12:21+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}strypey: A friend of mine recently told me he's had good results getting friends and family using #Riot (the flagship #Matrix client). I'm seriously considering recommending that (or #Pattle) over #Signal or #Wire as the best #FreeCode chat app for use with non-geek friends+family. Riot has always had the major pro that's it already decentralized, using an #OpenStandard,. Other than that, it now has pretty much the same pros and cons as Wire, including being developed by a VC-funded parent company.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3183689
strypey's status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2019 05:30:18 UTC<p>A friend of mine recently told me he's had good results getting friends and family using <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Riot</span></a> (the flagship <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> client). I'm seriously considering recommending that (or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/pattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pattle</span></a>) over <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> as the best <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> chat app for use with non-geek friends+family. Riot has always had the major pro that's it already decentralized, using an <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/openstandard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenStandard</span></a>,. Other than that, it now has pretty much the same pros and cons as Wire, including being developed by a VC-funded parent company.</p>2019-11-14T05:30:18+00:00Strypeystrypey: #MeaCulpa. Anyone who follows me will have seen me vigorously defending #Wire as preferably to #Signal, and one of the reasons I gave was that Wire were a private company (not VC-funded or corporate owned), based in Europe, where the tech industry is more strongly regulated to protect user privacy than the US, where Signal is based. Looks like Wire have set up a US partner entity to funnel VC into the company :(
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3183685
strypey's status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2019 05:03:05 UTC<p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/meaculpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MeaCulpa</span></a>. Anyone who follows me will have seen me vigorously defending <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> as preferably to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Signal</span></a>, and one of the reasons I gave was that Wire were a private company (not VC-funded or corporate owned), based in Europe, where the tech industry is more strongly regulated to protect user privacy than the US, where Signal is based. Looks like Wire have set up a US partner entity to funnel VC into the company :(</p>2019-11-14T05:03:05+00:00Strypeystrypey: "In connection with the financing, our holding company moved from Luxembourg to the U.S., as we believe this will be helpful in future fundraising necessary to support our strong growth."https://wire.com/en/blog/wire_business_update/#Wire #VentureCapital
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strypey's status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2019 04:57:54 UTC<p>"In connection with the financing, our holding company moved from Luxembourg to the U.S., as we believe this will be helpful in future fundraising necessary to support our strong growth."<br /><a href="https://wire.com/en/blog/wire_business_update/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wire.com/en/blog/wire_business</span><span class="invisible">_update/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a></p>2019-11-14T04:57:54+00:00Strypeystrypey: @stuts I've managed to get a bunch of non-geek friends and family to use #Wire. I've never used FB Messenger, so I have no idea if it covers all the same features. I do know that you can lose messages if you don't login for a while. Also, storage of shared photos/ files isn't long term persistent, which is a privacy feature and keeps storage costs down, but if you want to include shared storage of stuff like family photos/ videos, maybe try a #NextCloud instance that includes NextCloud Talk?
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3182387
strypey's status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2019 16:21:58 UTC<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@stuts" class="u-url mention">@<span>stuts</span></a></span> I've managed to get a bunch of non-geek friends and family to use <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>. I've never used FB Messenger, so I have no idea if it covers all the same features. I do know that you can lose messages if you don't login for a while. Also, storage of shared photos/ files isn't long term persistent, which is a privacy feature and keeps storage costs down, but if you want to include shared storage of stuff like family photos/ videos, maybe try a <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NextCloud</span></a> instance that includes NextCloud Talk?</p>2019-11-12T16:21:58+00:00Strypeylnxw48a1: #GD2 (age 8) must have had trouble getting up for school. She used to send me messages on #Wire as late as 21:00 US-Central. Now, she sends her good night message promptly at 19:00 +/- 5 minutes.
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lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 04-Nov-2019 01:13:09 UTC#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gd2" rel="tag">GD2</a></span> (age 8) must have had trouble getting up for school. She used to send me messages on #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span> as late as 21:00 US-Central. Now, she sends her good night message promptly at 19:00 +/- 5 minutes.2019-11-04T01:13:09+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}strypey: New #Disintermedia blog post; '#VOICE Chat Testing Session #3: #Wire':https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/blog/2019/10/29/voice-chat-testing-session-3-wire/TL;DR Wire group chat works well with 3 users. We also tried to test #Tox, but ran into trouble when it turned out the Android client one of us was using doesn't support group chat.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3171428
strypey's status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2019 08:14:25 UTC<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/disintermedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disintermedia</span></a> blog post; '<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VOICE</span></a> Chat Testing Session #3: <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>':<br /><a href="https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/blog/2019/10/29/voice-chat-testing-session-3-wire/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coactivate.org/projects/disint</span><span class="invisible">ermedia/blog/2019/10/29/voice-chat-testing-session-3-wire/</span></a></p><p>TL;DR Wire group chat works well with 3 users. We also tried to test <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/tox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tox</span></a>, but ran into trouble when it turned out the Android client one of us was using doesn't support group chat.</p>2019-10-29T08:14:25+00:00Strypeystrypey: Here's a report on our third #VOICE testing session on Satuday, where we intended to test group voice chat on #Tox, but ended up having more success with #Wire: https://write.as/yt03jv11742w2.mdOur next session is scheduled for Sunday 2 November, starting at 12:00 UTC. We currently coordinate testing at:#voicechat:matrix.org
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strypey's status on Monday, 21-Oct-2019 13:23:55 UTC<p>Here's a report on our third <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VOICE</span></a> testing session on Satuday, where we intended to test group voice chat on <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/tox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tox</span></a>, but ended up having more success with <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a>: <br /><a href="https://write.as/yt03jv11742w2.md" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span>write.as/yt03jv11742w2.md</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Our next session is scheduled for Sunday 2 November, starting at 12:00 UTC. We currently coordinate testing at:<br /><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/voicechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>voicechat</span></a>:matrix.org</p>2019-10-21T13:23:55+00:00Strypeystrypey: @tyil what about just using a SaaSS that uses free code under the hood, instead of #Slack? Something like:* #Gitter.im - gratis, owned and hosted by #GitLab* #Wire - free for personal use, with extended features for paying enterprise users.* #Zulip - gratis hosting for free code and open source projects@Gina
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strypey's status on Friday, 11-Oct-2019 10:45:55 UTC<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://soc.fglt.nl/users/tyil" class="u-url mention">@<span>tyil</span></a></span> what about just using a SaaSS that uses free code under the hood, instead of <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Slack</span></a>? Something like:<br />* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/gitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gitter</span></a>.im - gratis, owned and hosted by <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/gitlab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GitLab</span></a><br />* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> - free for personal use, with extended features for paying enterprise users.<br />* <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/zulip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Zulip</span></a> - gratis hosting for free code and open source projects<br /><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Gina" class="u-url mention">@<span>Gina</span></a></span></p>2019-10-11T10:45:55+00:00Strypeystrypey: Dude's replaced FarceBook with Goggle *facepalm*. But the general idea of a shared photo album as a replacement's not bad. Maybe a #NextCloud album could be used the same way? #Wire allows photo-sharing but doesn't offer long term storage. NextCloud Talk could be an alternative:https://elgan.com/blog/how-to-replace-facebook-with-nicebook
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strypey's status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 05:00:25 UTC<p>Dude's replaced FarceBook with Goggle *facepalm*. But the general idea of a shared photo album as a replacement's not bad. Maybe a <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NextCloud</span></a> album could be used the same way? <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wire</span></a> allows photo-sharing but doesn't offer long term storage. NextCloud Talk could be an alternative:<br /><a href="https://elgan.com/blog/how-to-replace-facebook-with-nicebook" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elgan.com/blog/how-to-replace-</span><span class="invisible">facebook-with-nicebook</span></a></p>2019-09-13T05:00:25+00:00Strypeylnxw48a1: @kelbot Since my IRL contacts are pretty invested in #Wire, I'm interested in what you find.
https://nu.federati.net/notice/3097566
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 25-Aug-2019 23:04:05 UTC@<a href="https://fosstodon.org/users/kelbot" class="h-card mention">kelbot</a> Since my IRL contacts are pretty invested in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/wire" rel="tag">Wire</a></span>, I'm interested in what you find.2019-08-25T23:04:05+00:00LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}strypeyStrypey