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So whatever happened to secure scuttlebutt? (www.scuttlebutt.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by EthicalAI@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I remember this being a kinda niche alternative to activity pub, and I always liked it because it had the ability to be local and P2P, with federated instances really just being repeaters. I didn’t like that it was immutable, but that was just the cost. Also you had to install something, which made it not as simple as just browser stuff. I see on Google there are SS to ActivityPub adapters too.

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[–] EthicalAI@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That’s not quite right. It’s hard to wrap your mind around. Basically every person in the network is a router for the entire network, kinda like the blockchain. You keep a microblog, and it just gets passed around like a trading card to all other people P2P. Unlike matrix, it’s not chat, it’s publishing. It can work even if the internet is down via LAN.