A decentralized system will always be more expensive than a centralized one – that's why stuff always seems to naturally centralize over time So I'm ready for it to cost a bit more – my Q is if it will cost an /unreasonable/ amount more At least it's not crypto proof of work!
DECENTRALIZED AI
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Efficient ActivityPub implementations with Python asyncio and Rust
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Yeah I genuinely do worry about that I'm looking forward to more efficient ActivityPub implementations – stuff like Python asyncio on top of SQLite could use a lot less resources than Sidekiq non-async workers and PostgreSQL – or move the noisy bits directly to Go or Rust
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Open Source AI Platform Benefits Over Corporate Control
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Downside: rough around the edges. Bumpy learning curve. Upside: absolutely no chance of being bought and ruined by a narcissistic billionaire Until a week ago I thought the downsides outweighed the upsides – I have now been convinced otherwise!
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Running Your Own Server for Complete Control
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That's one of the reasons I'm running my own server! Then at least if a rando gets bored and shuts it down that rando will be me
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Andrew builds new feature for decentralized Mastodon alternative
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Andrew's building that feature for his little Mastodon alternative right here, and I'm watching with extreme interest https://
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akahe/commit/dbe57075d386d7474bafc208b654507d9a2d769e
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Lighter Mastodon alternatives for serverless self-hosting
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Mastodon itself is a bit too heavy for my liking – PostgreSQL and Redis and Sidekiq and Ruby – I'm excited to see more work going into lighter alternatives that are optimized for inexpensive (ideally serverless) self-hosting
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Mastodon deployment options: PostgreSQL, Ruby, Redis infrastructure
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There are a bunch of options as far as I can tell, but I've not tried any out yet Mastodon itself is pretty heavy – PostgreSQL and Ruby and Redis and a massive number of Sidekiq queues
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Mastodon Explained: Decentralized Blogs and Feed Subscriptions
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I'm finding Mastodon a lot easier to understand having I've realized that it's just blogs. Everyone gets a little blog, on their own server or someone else's. Following someone is pretty much subscribing to their feed. You can even roll your own implementation from scratch.
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Mastodon’s Decentralized Design: Promoting Instance Diversity Over Centralization
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The interesting thing about that is they don't WANT to get huge – http://
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Mastodon maturity addresses decentralized social network challenges effectively
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The reason I'm optimistic about Mastodon is that they very clearly understand the challenges involved in running software this way, and have spent the past 6 years plucking away at them It's not perfect, but I think it's now Good Enough, especially for this unique moment