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https://write.as/zorg/european-alternative-to-popular-instant-messaging-apps-in-europe-whatsapp
My #iPhone #Dock is rather overloaded with encrypted #messaging apps 
We need #interoperability to enable a universal #inbox for users who want it!
Well we've gone and done it! Pidgin 3.0.0 Experimental 2 has been released!! You can find the full release announcement on our discourse!
https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-3-0-experimental-2-2-91-0-has-been-released/262
So @pidgin 3.0 Experimental 2 is due out on Monday and we realized we could probably sneaking message formatting in for #IRCv3 in the last few days.
This still needs some work, but check out the Pidgin 2 vs 3 handling of message formatting...
I thought we fixed the italics stuff in Pidgin 2 awhile, but apparently not.
Anyways this is all spec complaint per https://modern.ircdocs.horse/formatting
If you have any questions, comments, etc feel free!
Greetings Programs!! We're about 4 days away from @pidgin 3.0 Experimental 2! And while it doesn't look like we're going to get everything in that I wanted, we still have work to do!! So com on by!
@jannem As a native speaker I'd been similarly puzzled, so it's not just you.
Apparently "Pivot to AI" is the key context, and is a new site @davidgerard recently launched:
From the About page:
Pivot To AI is written by David Gerard. It was started by David and Amy Castor, who started out collaborating on writing about the foolishness of cryptocurrency and blockchains.
https://pivot-to-ai.com/about/
More deets at:
"Pivot to AI: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"
https://amycastor.com/2023/09/12/pivot-to-ai-pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-curtain/
And
"Pivot To AI: the site"
https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/06/24/pivot-to-ai-the-site/
David's messaging could have been clearer. Don't get too far over your skis, peeps.
Node-OPCUA by example Edition 2024 (The Book and Sample Source Code) by Etienne Rossignon is on sale on Leanpub! Its suggested price is $350.00; get it for $70.20 with this coupon: https://leanpub.com/sh/jvXC4zwx #InternetOfThings #Typescript #Robotics #Messaging
Everything you knew about Delta Chat is wrong 
@delta
Thanks feld@friedcheese.us for this amazing blogpost that busts myths and stereotypes about Delta Chat:
https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/03/deltachat-is-actually-good-though/
Here comes a longer blog post where we share our insights, learnings, research and design of p2panda's group- and message encryption for p2p applications!
#Prav (and any other #XMPP app) bring this #decentralisation to the #messaging world. Anyone can fire up their own server and plug into the network—or, more commonly, choose an existing chat provider that works for them
#XMPP makes it easy to switch from one provider to another without losing touch with your contacts. It's just like porting your SIM card to a different provider for better plans. No more one service dictating all the rules
à la AT&T (or Mad King Aerys if you will!) 
2/4
Having a single ruler for an entire continent—or a single #messaging service for all cyberspace—can be problematic. All-powerful entity can easily become dictators, and even if they didn't here's no way one ruler can know the needs of a diverse variety of people (unless perhaps if it's #AlysanneTargaryen)
A better way would be to #decentralise power with a variety of local, (s)electable rulers—the more local the better!
1/4
Uncertain which chat/messaging tool you should use?
This should settle it.
https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors
NEWSCARD Publish and fetch permanent named records via Network News
Newscard creates a decentralized, encrypted, named record paste bin.
[git repo] https://codeberg.org/OCTADE/newscard (use most recent version only)
With a single command, name the card, snarf the file and encrypt it.
With another command, push the encrypted file to the public network.
With another short command, snarf a file from the network.
Only users knowing the name [key] of the record will be able to decrypt it.
If a strong passphrase is used to name the file, it will be very secure.
This is useful for quickly snarfing, encrypting, and publishing a text file:
$~: card enc [passphrase] [file]
$~: card put [passphrase]
It is useful for retrieving a text file with just a key:
$~: card get [passphrase]
$~: card show [passphrase]
If and when you want the general public to access the record just share the keyword.
Newscard uses nine (9) (NINE) layers of encryption with OpenSSL chacha20 cipher.
Newscard generates 9 each of: cipher keys, salts, key iteration parameters.
It would be nice if something like this were added to the ActivityPub protocol, such that keyword[@]host.url would do the same thing. Then secret text records could be stored securely for later retrieval or revelation.
#NewsCard #Pastebin #Usenet #NNTP #NetworkNews #Encryption #Cryptography #Messaging #Anonymity #Protocols #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #BlackHackJack #Censorship #Retro #InfoSec #Ciphers #Codes #FOSS
@infostorm@a.gup.pe @crypto@a.gup.pe @infosec@a.gup.pe
NEWSCARD Publish and fetch permanent named records via Network News
Newscard creates a decentralized, encrypted, named record paste bin.
[git repo] https://codeberg.org/OCTADE/newscard (use most recent version only)
With a single command, name the card, snarf the file and encrypt it.
With another command, push the encrypted file to the public network.
With another short command, snarf a file from the network.
Only users knowing the name [key] of the record will be able to decrypt it.
If a strong passphrase is used to name the file, it will be very secure.
This is useful for quickly snarfing, encrypting, and publishing a text file:
$~: card enc [passphrase] [file]
$~: card put [passphrase]
It is useful for retrieving a text file with just a key:
$~: card get [passphrase]
$~: card show [passphrase]
If and when you want the general public to access the record just share the keyword.
Newscard uses nine (9) (NINE) layers of encryption with OpenSSL chacha20 cipher.
Newscard generates 9 each of: cipher keys, salts, key iteration parameters.
It would be nice if something like this were added to the ActivityPub protocol, such that keyword[@]host.url would do the same thing. Then secret text records could be stored securely for later retrieval or revelation.
#NewsCard #Pastebin #Usenet #NNTP #NetworkNews #Encryption #Cryptography #Messaging #Anonymity #Protocols #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #BlackHackJack #Censorship #Retro #InfoSec #Ciphers #Codes #FOSS
@infostorm@a.gup.pe @usenet@lemmy.world @crypto@a.gup.pe @infosec@a.gup.pe
Unsere #Matrix #Bridges sind jetzt offiziell aus der Beta-Phase raus! 
Neben Telegram, Signal und WhatsApp haben wir ab sofort auch eine Bridge zu Discord im Angebot.
Vielen lieben Dank an unsere Beta-Kunden! Wir melden uns in Kürze bei euch 
Mehr Infos zu unserem Matrix-Hosting und anderen Open-Source-Lösungen findet ihr auf unserer Website:
https://ossrox.org/store/matrix
Genauere Infos zu den Bridges findet ihr hier:
https://docs.ossrox.org/Matrix/Bridges/
Greetings Programs!! We're back at it tonight working on @pidgin 3.0 Experimental 2!! We have a whole bunch of stuff to tackle so come say hi and see what we're up too!!
It may be a good idea to have something available next to Signal that does not depend on (any) US infrastructure purely for availability reasons, I don't question the security of Signal itself.
I really want to like Threema, but their treatment of security researchers does NOT look good... Any idea whether this has improved in recent year(s)?
Sources:
* https://soatok.blog/2023/01/21/how-you-respond-to-security-researchers-says-everything-about-you/
* https://soatok.blog/2021/11/05/threema-three-strikes-youre-out/
As the political situation in the US rapidly devolves, some friends there are switching to Signal as their text messaging platform, so I just installed it.
It's still early days, but things are moving fast, and not in a good direction.