keverets @keverets@librem.one

@Greg explosions in the sky. Esp "the earth is not a cold dead place"

@mattj@mastodon.technology @0 the unique thing about XMPP is that the client and the server are (usually) not from the same source, making workarounds more difficult.

@joeyh@octodon.social @dthompson I did the same, though I find the bungees don't weather well. Starting to disintegrate after one season. Also didn't realize how heavy a garbage can half-full of compost is to roll... Will have to make more and distribute to do better rotation from "still looks like food" to "quality dirt"

@ancommie @colinl @dajbelshaw @RussSharek with OMEMO (same underlying protocol as Signal, adapted for XMPP) the server admin cannot see your messages. They can still see the metadata of who you're communicating with and how often. Thousands of small servers are more difficult to breach en masse than a few big ones, so the strength is more in the distribution.

Also, can run your own (or trusted tech friend) with something like Snikket fairly easily

@mattj@mastodon.technology @0 also, as much as I dislike the way that Moxie handles Signal (aggressively against actual FOSS or connecting with any forked client, etc), at least the source is available and it's not run by Facebook. WhatsApp is worse in every way.

@mattj@mastodon.technology @0 it's technical issues where Apple keeps breaking things in ways that notifications from third party servers don't work well. The XMPP devs (Tigase/Siskin, Monal, prosody, etc) keep fixing them and then Apple makes a change to break it again.

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Lack of Quicksy on iOS (or really any sufficiently decent iOS XMPP client) is the only thing keeping me recommending Signal to family & friends

@mattl and then in Canada there's a nationwide "Boston Pizza" chain which also has no relationship to Boston (and confuses people visiting from Boston)

@brennen I had to copy and paste into another program to see that it could be rendered as p.a.y.p.a.l

Wonder how many were confused by the spam due to poor rendering and lack font support 😛

@ehashman can turn off video and mute audio for a bit, but that doesn't have the same effect of reducing the scope of people to interact with. Unfortunate how these become long large performances which are even more draining and anxiety inducing than parties IRL.

@dajbelshaw @RussSharek what's the issue with that quote? Also, can use other xmpp servers such as dismail.de without cost (though I hear donations are appreciated there)

@dthompson @brennen could still do the monitor, but use a camera in the next room to get twice the fire ambiance for the same amount of wood...

@resynth1943 @zeh @andreas has anyone been able to effectively run a server? Last I read there were several attempts but no successes.

@zeh @resynth1943 @andreas so, now on par with Signal?

@mhoye depending on how much effort and parts one wants to piece together, there are z-wave smoke detectors (eg, First Alert). Can setup something with OpenHAB/HomeAssistant to send a message on event. Combine with jmp.chat for SMS. That's at least 3 layers deep, though. Someone else may have a more direct path