Comment Re:Silicone Valley (Score 2) 66
Freenet is also based on middle-out compression.
Comment Re:So i can just post 30TB and get it later? (Score 5, Informative) 66
No. Trying to push 30TB into Freenet will be interpreted as an attack on the network by other peers and they'll disconnect from your peer.
Freenet is better viewed as a communication medium than a storage medium. Data is prioritized according to demand, somewhat like an LRU cache. You can't upload 30TB and expect the network to preserve it for you.
On liability, running a Freenet peer is more like running network infrastructure that automatically routes and caches other people's traffic than intentionally publishing it. US law explicitly recognizes this distinction in the DMCA's provisions for transitory network communications and system caching. We discuss this in more detail in the FAQ.
Comment Re:Just a heads up, decentralized platforms... (Score 4, Informative) 66
You obviously haven't tried Freenet. You can join our room on River and you'll see no spam, no fraud, no hate speech, none of that.
Decentralized doesn't mean unmoderated. Systems built on Freenet can be moderated however their creators and communities want. River is moderated.
The difference is that nobody running one service gets to decide what everyone else is allowed to run.
Submission + - Freenet: Apps Without Platforms
Sanity writes: Earlier this year Slashdot covered the launch of the completely redesigned Freenet. I recently gave a talk about what we've been building since then. Unlike traditional web applications, apps on Freenet have no central server or database, with application state instead distributed across the network. These now include decentralized group chat, publishing, search, and fully decentralized Git hosting. The talk also gets into some of Freenet's internals, including how we use machine learning for network routing.
Comment Re:Where does the data live? (Score 4, Informative) 26
Thanks for your questions, Freenet caches data but it isn’t meant to be a long-term storage network. It’s better to think of it as a communication system. Data persists as long as at least one node remains subscribed to it. If nobody subscribes (including the author), it will eventually disappear from the network. So yes, if only your node subscribes then the data will only exist there and won’t be available when your machine is offline. But if other nodes subscribe it will be replicated automatically and remain available even if your node goes offline.
Comment Re:2023 (Score 1) 26
Not from 2023, the linked video is from last month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Submission + - New Freenet Network Launches With River Group Chat (freenet.org)
Sanity writes: Freenet’s new generation peer-to-peer network is now operational, along with the first application built on the network: a decentralized group chat system called River.
The new version is a complete redesign of the original project, focusing on real-time decentralized applications rather than static content distribution. Applications run as WebAssembly-based contracts across a small-world peer network, allowing software to operate directly on the network without centralized infrastructure.
An introductory video demonstrating the system is available on YouTube.
Slashdot previously covered the reboot of Freenet in 2023 in this article.
The new version is a complete redesign of the original project, focusing on real-time decentralized applications rather than static content distribution. Applications run as WebAssembly-based contracts across a small-world peer network, allowing software to operate directly on the network without centralized infrastructure.
An introductory video demonstrating the system is available on YouTube.
Slashdot previously covered the reboot of Freenet in 2023 in this article.
Comment Where were the earthquake worriers with fracking? (Score 1) 193
FTA: Some worry about water use or earthquakes from drilling.
Uh huh. And where were all of these people who worry about earthquakes when the fracking boom was gearing up?
Also, fracking creates tons and tons of contaminated wastewater – which is injected into the ground.
Comment Re:Same as lead (Score 0) 30
Some municipal airports still sell only leaded aviation fuel (for prop planes).
Prop plane owners don't want to pay for the under-$1000 upgrades to their engines to allow the use of unleaded gas. The aviation lobby is strong.
Comment The Easiest-problem First Rule (Score 1) 57
FTA: "With our decision to focus on ride-hailing, we'll push back the timeline on our commercial and operational efforts on trucking, as well as most of our technical development on that business unit," the company said in a statement.
Any engineer worth their salt knows that you don't go trying to solve the hardest problem first, if you want your company to survive. You start with he easier steps first.
Both a truck and a car have nominally the same sub-sytems for detecting surrounding obstacles, just with different coverage. They have nominally identical collision-avoidance needs, except that a truck wouldn't have to be tuned to keep anyone on-board alive. This increases a truck's control parameter envelope in which to operate, lessening its requirements, making the problem one of only avoiding collisions without upsetting the vehicle or losing control.
A car, on the other hand, would still have a control parameter envelope of operation, but one that is severely limited in options because it cannot take more aggressive maneuvers that a passenger-less vehicle would be 'allowed' to take.
Do the passenger-less trucks first. (There is more money there anyway.) After thatm, maybe move on up to cars carrying passengers, taking all of your control parameter envelope lessons from the trucks with you, and adding-in the additional set of constraints (live people).
Comment "Green Hydrogen" (Score 1) 69
What is 'green hydrogen?' Is it different from regular hydrogen?
A: Hydrogen is hydrogen, and you can't tell what it was produced from by inspection.
Comment Re:So Jet Fuel? (Score 1) 69
Isn't Jet A basically the same thing as kerosene?
Yes, you are correct.
Their first planes will burn conventional jat fuel, just like any other jet.
If their planes can easily be retrofitted to burn hydrogen instead, then why can't everybody else's?
Comment Still? (Score 2) 20
They still have RebBox DVD-vending machines?
NYC's Anti-Bias Law For Hiring Algorithms Goes Into Effect (techcrunch.com) 84
After months of delays, New York City today began enforcing a law that requires employers using algorithms to recruit, hire or promote employees to submit those algorithms for an independent audit -- and make the results public. From a report: The first of its kind in the country, the legislation -- New York City Local Law 144 -- also mandates that companies using these types of algorithms make disclosures to employees or job candidates. At a minimum, the reports companies must make public have to list the algorithms they're using as well an an "average score" candidates of different races, ethnicities and genders are likely to receive from the said algorithms -- in the form of a score, classification or recommendation. It must also list the algorithms' "impact ratios," which the law defines as the average algorithm-given score of all people in a specific category (e.g., Black male candidates) divided by the average score of people in the highest-scoring category.
Companies found not to be in compliance will face penalties of $375 for a first violation, $1,350 for a second violation and $1,500 for a third and any subsequent violations. Each day a company uses an algorithm in noncompliance with the law, it'll constitute a separate violation -- as will failure to provide sufficient disclosure. Importantly, the scope of Local Law 144, which was approved by the City Council and will be enforced by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, extends beyond NYC-based workers. As long as a person's performing or applying for a job in the city, they're eligible for protections under the new law.
Companies found not to be in compliance will face penalties of $375 for a first violation, $1,350 for a second violation and $1,500 for a third and any subsequent violations. Each day a company uses an algorithm in noncompliance with the law, it'll constitute a separate violation -- as will failure to provide sufficient disclosure. Importantly, the scope of Local Law 144, which was approved by the City Council and will be enforced by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, extends beyond NYC-based workers. As long as a person's performing or applying for a job in the city, they're eligible for protections under the new law.
Comment Usenet? (Score 1) 266
Whatever happened to Usenet?
