Oh, right. The 70s would be before eveyone would bring water bottles with them everywhere.
分久必合，合久必分，是為常態
我們去中心化了嗎？ arewedecentralizedyet.online/
這個網站以經濟學中的赫芬達爾-赫希曼指數 (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index, HHI) 來衡量社交網路的去中心化程度，重點觀察兩個生態系：Fediverse（如 Mastodon、Pixelfed）與 Atmosphere（如 Bluesky、WhiteWind）。Fediverse 目前有超過一萬八千台伺服器，用戶數的分配相對平均，最大伺服器佔約 24% 用戶，其餘仍分散在眾多節點，代表去中心化程度相對理想。而 Atmosphere 的情況則完全相反，在 1,600 多個伺服器中，幾乎所有用戶（超過 99%）都集中在最大的一個伺服器，顯示出高度的集中化，接近壟斷狀態。
網站說明 HHI 指標的意義：值接近零代表市場高度競爭，大家分散在不同實體，值越高代表集中化嚴重。實務上若低於 100 屬於高度競爭、1500 以下代表分散、不超過 2500 算可接受，而超過 2500 就是高度集中。從這個角度來看，Fediverse 的分佈屬於「相對健康」、Atmosphere 則極度集中。站長也表示未來會探索更多衡量方式，不侷限於單一維度的統計數據，並公開程式碼與資料，鼓勵社群提出改進。
在 Hacker News 討論中，不少人認為 Bluesky 雖然對一般用戶來說像是 Twitter 的替代品，但由於基礎架構 (ATProto) 的伺服器設置門檻高，造成小型運營者難以承擔成本，用戶自然集中到大伺服器，導致去中心化表現遠遜於 Mastodon。有些人指出 Bluesky 雖然由技術人員主導時還算真心維護去中心化，但背後有投資人與公司壓力，未來很可能因為商業利益而推回集中化模式。部分開發者社群相信，最終仍會出現小眾分支維繫真正的去中心化，歷史模式不斷重演。
另一批人則提出更廣的觀點，認為所有平台最終都會趨向集中化，原因在於大眾對「聯邦」或「去中心化」架構不在乎，多數用戶只會想在最大的平台上找得到朋友。正因如此，像 mastodon.social 這種大型實例總會成為首選，無法靠關閉註冊或推廣其他小型實例就扭轉趨勢。部分討論者回顧 Usenet、IRC 等去中心化工具的歷史，指出它們在小規模同溫層社群中仍有效，但一旦用戶規模擴散到跨文化、跨群體，就會引發分裂，最終被能提供「一致體驗」的平台取代。
也有留言提醒，去中心化和可發現性仍需平衡：太分散會導致搜尋困難、沒人用；太集中則容易形成壟斷和審查。這個「鐘擺式平衡」常常不穩，技術與社會習慣最終會推動系統向兩端擺盪。因此，雖然 Mastodon 當前的分散效果值得肯定，但能否長期維持還取決於用戶習慣、商業利益以及資訊搜尋方式的演化。整體而言，討論呈現出對去中心化的理想與現實之間的矛盾：技術上可行，但社會與經濟結構往往將力量推向集中化的一端。
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Are We Decentralized Yet?
A site with statistics regarding the decentralization status of various web servicesarewedecentralizedyet.online
Hummingbird drinking nectar from an agapanthus flower. Photographed last week at the Japanese Garden in Hayward California.
#BirdsOfFediverse #photography
Silver Climbs Past $40 as US Rate-Cut Bets Fuel Investor Demand
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-01/silver-climbs-past-40-as-us-rate-cut-bets-fuel-investor-demand?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.ProPublica
Ucraina, von der Leyen: «L'Europa ha un piano preciso per l'invio di truppe a Kiev. Abbiamo una tabella di marcia chiara»
https://www.open.online/2025/08/31/ucraina-von-der-leyen-europa-invio-soldati-unione-europea-usa/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ucraina, von der Leyen: «L’Europa ha un piano preciso per l’invio di truppe a Kiev. Abbiamo una tabella di marcia chiara»
La presidente della Commissione europea parla al Financial Times del dispiegamento di forze europee dopo il piano di pace. Il tutto con il benestare degli Stati UnitiStefania Carboni (Open)
Gaza Riviera, il Washington Post pubblica il piano segreto degli Usa: «Città futuristiche, turismo e 5mila dollari per chi accetta di andarsene»
https://www.open.online/2025/08/31/gaza-riviera-washington-post-piano-segreto-trump/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Gaza Riviera, il Washington Post pubblica il piano segreto degli Usa: «Città futuristiche, turismo e 5mila dollari per chi accetta di andarsene»
La proposta che circola alla Casa Bianca, ribattezzata «Great Trust», trasformerebbe l'enclave palestinese in un'amministrazione fiduciaria amministrata dagli Usa per almeno 10 anniGianluca Brambilla (Open)
Trump si prepara a mettere le mani sul football americano nelle università. I timori degli studenti-atleti: «Un passo indietro per i nostri diritti»
https://www.open.online/2025/08/31/trump-football-americano-universitario-reazione-timori-atleti-studenti/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su DONALD TRUMP @donald-trump-OpenGiornale
Trump si prepara a mettere le mani sul football americano nelle università. I timori degli studenti-atleti: «Un passo indietro per i nostri diritti»
Il presidente Usa ha firmato un ordine esecutivo per «salvare lo sport universitario». E ora i repubblicani sono al lavoro per approvare lo Score ActUgo Milano (Open)
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> stations based in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. Giving local news breakouts and taking a RNZ National feed for news and other programme content
Couldn't agree more. I said something very similar about TVNZ last year;
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TV can't compete with online video, whether hosted or livestreamed, by trying to be more like it. It has to lean into the things it can do that they can't.
@BobLefridge @zl2tod @leighelse
A Future for Television in Aotearoa?
If it has one, the future of television lies in live broadcasting.Danyl Strype (Disintermedia)
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@jeremy_pm
> is it has not only failed to attract a larger more diverse audience
Not true across RNZ services as a whole. They've massively grown audiences for their website, podcasts, web video, etc.
> dumbing down of content
IMHO that's more perception than reality.
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@jeremy_pm
> [RNZ] has lost a very large number of loyal listeners.
The only number that declined -a bit - was (broadcast only?) live radio listening. From a lockdown-era high. It's grown again in the latest stats. But it's hovered around half a million for years.
But really how many people under 50 own an AM/FM radio receiver and listen to it regularly? Even if you include listening live via the website, or some app, how many of us listen to anything in realtime?
That's the wonderful thing about opinions, anyone can have them and it seems to me RNZ has adopted a passion for opinions.
Microsoft Removed WMR Headset Support? No Problem!
In late 2024 Microsoft removed support for WMR (Windows Mixed Reality), and they didn’t just cease development. As of Windows 11 version 24H2, headsets like the HP Reverb and others by Acer, Samsung, Lenovo, and Dell stopped working at all. But the good news is developer [Matthieu Bucchianeri] created the Oasis driver for Windows Mixed Reality which allows WMR headsets (and their controllers) to work again.
Oasis is available as a free download from Steam and involves a few specific setup steps in order to get working, but once the headset and controllers are unlocked and room setup is complete, the hardware will be usable again. Note that while SteamVR is handy, one’s headset and controllers are not actually tied to SteamVR. Any VR application that uses OpenVR or OpenXR should work.
It’s an extremely well-documented project, and anyone willing to read and follow a short list of directions should be off to the races in no time.
Now that there’s a way for folks to dust off their WMR hardware and get back in the game, it’s a good time to mention that if you have ever suffered from VR sickness, we’ve covered ways to help deal with and adapt to it.
Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 U.N. workers
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for their 'immediate and unconditional release.'The Japan Times
We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own
Link: hugotunius.se/2025/08/31/what-…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
What Every Argument About Sideloading Gets Wrong
Refuting the common and flawed argument ofhugotunius.se
ARE THEY PETTING THAT BLACK BEAR? OUT IN THE WILD?
WHAT THE ACTUALLY ACTUAL FUCK?
Hello, Hachyderm --
If you're logging in and finding your timeline empty or missing a post or two, worry not, it will be back Soon (tm)!
Tonight, during our maintenance, we had a little fun with one of our redis instances, specifically the one that handles timelines. Most unfortunately, it decided to... stop working. After the infra team executed an emergency cut-over, we're back online!
Everyone's timelines will take on the order of ten hours (!) to fully rebuild. It's a lot of toots!
In the meantime, happy Hachyderming!
[Hunters sleeping outdoors while hunting a murderous Grizzly and then kidnapping a bear cub]
"Hello, Darwin? We found some nominees for your award."
Sex-selective maulings in bears? Against humans, who have pretty low sexual dimorphism?
"He could be listening to us right now."
"He could be hearing all our plans! We should start speaking in code!"
"You know any code we could use, Joe?"
"Well, no..."
"This is why they don't pay you the big bucks."
📻 Tocando agora na Rádio Aconchego:
>>> 🎵 Lula Queiroga; Marcelo Falcao - A Ponte | <faixa: Lista Geral>
⏭️ Na sequência:
>>> 🎵 Anelis Assumpção- Feat : Iara Rennó - Sangue Mioma | <faixa: Lista Geral>
📡 Rádio 24h no Ar em: fm.radioaconchego.org
#radio #comunitaria #aconchego
#musica
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is hitting new levels! This is absolutely gorgeous! 10/10 would hang it on my wall ^_^
(yellow is my favourite colour)
Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel to lead 4-part series on the Antichrist
A California nonprofit is set to host an off-the-record lecture series featuring billionaire investor Peter Thiel on the biblical figure of the AntichristCP Staff (The Christian Post)
#Florida may lose $218M on empty 'Alligator Alcatraz' as judge orders shutdown
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Instead of reforming the police force, the government — along with the parliament — is revising the Criminal Code in a way that risks turning the police into a superpower institution within the criminal justice system.Under the drafted revision, the police investigators can supervise other investigators, such as Civil Servant Investigators and other Specific Investigators. It opens doors for interference and challenges other enforcement bodies.
The draft also grants the police authority to carry out various coercive measures, threatening the rights of every citizen.
Revision of the Criminal Procedure Code Requires Maturity and Public Participation
The rapid action of the Indonesian House of Representatives in discussing the Draft Criminal Procedure Code has sparked controversy in society.Tim Harian Kompas (PT Kompas Media Nusantara)
Question for mastodon machinists:
This lathe is for sale locally and a couple of my friends are trying to figure out what this attachment with the pair of rollers on the back of the lathe does. None of us have ever seen anything like it.
Do you know what it is?
If you don't know, that's fine. You don't have to make wild-ass guesses.
Hungary continues to veto Ukraine's accession to #EU, negotiations. Hungary the poorest and most corrupt nation is Europe due to Kurwas that heel to russian war criminals.
As an EU member, #Hungary has veto power over further progress. What a disgrace to the people of Hungary. Arrest Orban for corruption.
kyivindependent.com/hungary-co…
#Ukraine #europeanunion #europe
Hungary continues to veto Ukraine's accession to EU, negotiations
As an EU member, Hungary has veto power over further progress.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
Only 13minutes left in my feed.
They've somehow got to get the park supervisor eaten, and fit the credits in still.
I'm glad tomorrow's a holiday and I did NOT commit to anythign. Oh, good effing grief we're going to do a car chase.
LICENSED STATE SPORTSBOOK MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE: As The Legalized Gambling Industry Collapsing In On Itself
SLATE: You’ll soon be able to bet on elections, the Super Bowl, and the papal conclave, all in one place
Prediction markets like Polymarket—best known for bets on current events like elections, market trends, or celebrity news—haven’t been fully legalized the way sports-betting apps have, with the blessing of the nation’s highest court....
slate.com/technology/2025/08/s…
The Legalized Gambling Industry Is Collapsing in on Itself
You’ll soon be able to bet on elections, the Super Bowl, and the papal conclave, all in one place.Nitish Pahwa (Slate)
#writing #solarpunk #hopepunk #climatechange
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"Hope I have long argued, is not an emotion; it is a commitment to not give up, to keep looking for possibilities, to remain resolute in the face of uncertainty and even danger and devastation, to remember we make the future in the present." — Solnit
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We Were Made for This
Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, a huge hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. New Orleans's levees failed, as had been predicted, and much of the city went underwater.Rebecca Solnit (Meditations in an Emergency)
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in reply to raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇) • • •Given that you're paying for film, wouldn't you want to be really careful with your shots compared with us in the digital era?
#Monsterdon #Grizzly1976
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in reply to raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇) • • •The light doesn't feel *that* late afternoon
#Monsterdon #Grizzly1976
raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇)
in reply to raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇) • • •I do like the trucks fording the river, though.
#Monsterdon #Grizzly1976
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in reply to raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇) • • •Okay, the human response escalated rapidly.
#Monsterdon #Grizzly1976
raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇)
in reply to raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇) • • •Two of them! (but not bears)
#Monsterdon #Grizzly1976
raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇)
in reply to raptop (𒀯 𒄷 𒄈𒀭𒁇) • • •Mmm... vintage porro binoculars...
#Monsterdon #Grizzly1976
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Unknown parent • • •Oh, he hit the bear's fuel tank.
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