Readit NewsSomehow, unrelated.. With the rise of such cool OS projects like Puter[1], DaedalOS [2] et al. [3], with Krazam being one of them, I can't help but dream of the day when the .os TLD for operating systems is introduced. I believe it would make more sense to use/read krazam.os rather than krazam.tv.
About a year ago, new TLDs were introduced [4], with .zip and .mov being the most popular. However, the .os TLD wasn't on the list, which was disappointing for me!
I'm uncertain about the criteria that determine whether a TLD is a good candidate, and I may be the only one emotionally attached to the idea of a .os TLD. Nevertheless, the introduction of the .zip TLD faced numerous complaints[5],[6], particularly regarding security concerns.
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1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33838179
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38830132 & https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29779753
3. https://simone.computer/#/webdesktops
4. https://fieldeffect.com/blog/what-you-should-know-about-the-...
5. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-zip-domai...
6. https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/05/zip-domains
Afaik all 2-letter TLDs are ccTLDs, which means they must be a country code of some country and are managed by it. There's no country with "os" yet, so to make the TLD available one would need to found a new country first!
I like what they are trying to do, but unfortunately it breaks the E2EE (end-to-end-encryption) and their website isn't clear about that.
Right now everyone on Bluesky is on centralized instances run by the devs, and are subject to widespread censorship by same.
I know of no way at this time to run one's own instance or federate.
You can run your own instance in the official sandbox network today: https://atproto.com/blog/federation-developer-sandbox
There are of course significantly less users compared to the main instance, but it should give you some confidence that federation dev work is on the right track.
One thing I don't understand is how can Bluesky pretend to be more open than Twitter when it's been months and it's still an invite-only closed garden?
Well, for one you can download all data on the network (posts, likes, follows, ...) using a free public API, even in real-time. If you want to try Bluesky without an invite code, you can run your own PDS (personal data server) today and federate with the official sandbox network, there are already 100 servers doing that: https://atscan.net/pds
redsolver commented on I built an iMessage bot using Beeper getclearspace.com/beeper... · Posted by u/anteloper
Does beeper have an API with a curl interface ?
As in, I can run a curl command with an API key and generate an imessage ?
How can I throw money at this today ?
EDIT: OK, I understand that the same restrictions are extant that always have been - namely, an Apple device needs to be involved in creating the actual imessage. So this is not the breakthrough service I thought it might be.
Beeper uses the Matrix API, so yes!
I'm currently traveling by local rail connections across Germany currently using the Germany ticket (49 euro/month, amazing value). This restricts me to local only connections and it's a nice way to see the country if you are willing to travel at a bit slower pace. I simply do 1-2 hour hops at the time and then get myself an airbnb look around a bit and then move on every few days.
One of my challenges is routing and mapping. Mostly I use the Deutsche Bahn tool for this where you simply enter where you want to go, restrict it to local connections, and then you get your route. There isn't much else that is usable. Google maps is alright for scheduling but you can't restrict it. And mostly it's transit layer is very incomplete.
What's missing is a good global map of all connections everywhere. Which would help me identify easy to get to destinations. Mostly, I'm just figuring out where to go by staring at a map and then figuring that there's probably some sort of rail or bus connection I can use to get from A to a potentially interesting B.