Posts by occult@vox.ominous.net
(DIR) Post #AzLzc2Xl9AMmDjHvlI by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-10-18T17:36:06Z
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Seeing an increase in #MeshCore traffic around the downtown #Boston area today. Glad to see folks out using it during #NoKings.This is an example of community-run, #decentralized, off-the-grid #mesh networking #infrastructure playing an important role in society.Folks are reporting that cell phones are essentially unusable due to the volume of people but MeshCore and Meshtastic are both functioning.
(DIR) Post #AzLzcAlWZs89ijn2KO by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-10-18T17:51:39Z
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For context this is what the whole #Boston #MeshCore map looks like right now.The bulk of all traffic is concentrated around the area of #NoKings downtown.The #mesh is certainly doing its job right now.Community run, #decentralized, #encrypted, open-access #infrastructure at work.
(DIR) Post #AzLzcJJ8olm4DJZzpw by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-10-18T21:23:50Z
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Cities around the country should be thinking about how projects like #Meshtastic and #MeshCore fit into events such as #NoKings.It requires the support of technical members of the community taking the time to set up this infrastructure, which has a cost and is certainly not free.I’d estimate some members of the #Boston MeshCore network have spent thousands of dollars on equipment.
(DIR) Post #B060i5CLgIhCIUbgI4 by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-11-07T17:33:07Z
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@th @neauoire @rek yeah, I wasn't sure if it has become a thing in the sailing community. I feel like it fits in nicely, but it's obviously a bit redundant, I suppose, given the many established and reliable means of communication available.With it becoming more popular, it might not hurt to have a node when you're hanging off the coast somewhere!Regardless, I've been enjoying reading the many adventures of cool hackers at sea!
(DIR) Post #B060iDU0sVZxzavtw0 by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-11-07T17:35:33Z
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@th @neauoire @rek for reference here is the MeshCore live map of nodes: https://map.meshcore.devand Meshtastic:https://meshmap.net
(DIR) Post #B062SHJ167o17hJizI by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-11-07T17:24:45Z
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@neauoire @rek I’ve been reading posts about your travels aboard PINO as well as Permacomputing principles and have wondered if you’ve ever tried MeshCore or Meshtastic while sailing. I should include @th in this question as well.It seems like something that would fit nicely into permacomputing and your low bandwidth/limited communication needs. There’s a large community of users in the PNW and we have created a very large mesh here in Boston.
(DIR) Post #B0RImecoDDiRjnd4jI by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-11-20T11:37:20Z
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@catsalad What’s a cat doing with my deleted files?
(DIR) Post #B0kTwPL5yhrQofJVz6 by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-11-29T02:03:42Z
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After seeing some #AI #privacy posts about #ChatGPT claiming to not be able to see your location, IP, or anything I decided to test it.With no account or history, I asked it a few questions, and sure enough, it not only knows exactly where I am but is gaslighting me into thinking it was pure coincidence.A friend followed the same instructions and got the same results in his location as well.Yikes.#ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI
(DIR) Post #B0kTwYQkB4j70n1eXQ by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-11-29T02:11:15Z
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Another friend just tried it, not logged in, and had no account and again it was able to look up their location.
(DIR) Post #B1iricKDDvP3tBCy9o by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-12-21T20:00:24Z
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I followed the instructions at http://squoze.net/UNIX/v4/README to boot the #UNIXv4 tape that @ricci and friends have recovered.Was able to build the kernel from scratch then boot from it successfully.Very fun! I am now running #UNIX Fourth Edition from November 1973 from a kernel I compiled myself on my #OpenBSD system.#unix_surrealism #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #B1irikm9nuVg6ALOpE by occult@vox.ominous.net
2025-12-21T20:05:38Z
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While reading the various #UNIXv4 Mastodon posts I came across @flexion who has some very interesting posts and SGI history which I especially appreciate. https://oldbytes.space/@flexion/115752573933914452
(DIR) Post #B1tEFfXSRAZfz6AUxE by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-01-01T20:30:50Z
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"...and uh, the most advanced operating system."“It’s called UNIX."Stanley Kubrick definitely would have been a Plan 9 user.#UNIX #unix_surrealism #9Front #Plan9
(DIR) Post #B2JED2Ib5XucruEhUW by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-01-15T12:28:46Z
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@js @ozzelot I used to buy Club-Mate by the pallet in my 20s.In many 40s, I’m in bed by 10.
(DIR) Post #B2PiwMIpiyqHVudLjU by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-01-18T01:37:54Z
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@ParadeGrotesque @lauren There’s an ActivityPub E2EE Messaging Task Force at the W3C.https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/https://github.com/swicg/activitypub-e2eeFolks are working on it, it’s being organized it seems.
(DIR) Post #B2Y1imt7G9Ve2f4olc by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-01-22T15:49:41Z
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I've created a personal website.https://www.ominous.netIt is built with the Oscean static site engine written in Uxn by @neauoire, who along with @prahou and their respective websites, have inspired me to develop my own.I have set a goal to write a long form essay once a month with my first being “The Stars in Your Eyes Are Stolen: Æon Flux and Decentralized Power Systems” found here: https://ominous.net/Æon_Flux.htmlI hope folks enjoy my little corner of the internet. I intend to expand it often.
(DIR) Post #B2Y1ivwHbkOG75cyS8 by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-01-22T15:54:29Z
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I've also created an image gallery.https://img.ominous.net/In the same vein as https://subversive.pics/ by @prahou, I will be curating and dumping random images I find on the internet or take around town.There's an RSS feed and a Mastodon mirror @images available.
(DIR) Post #B2slp6rK7QOc5Yw2z2 by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-02-01T13:27:18Z
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I've published a new essay on my website.“Into the Dark Wood: The Right to Be Unknown.”Oblivion, autonomy, surveillance, and resisting a world that refuses to let us disappear.https://ominous.net/The_Right_to_Be_Unknown.html#Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalRights #DigitalAutonomy
(DIR) Post #B2slpGHB6fQPIM6K24 by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-02-01T13:54:46Z
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People need to do this more often…https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/115985565674510204
(DIR) Post #B2tEVfSEgKQWGOHYpc by occult@vox.ominous.net
2026-01-31T15:35:37Z
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Hey @prahou, look what I found. It’s like finding ancient Roman coins around an archaeological dig site.#Sun #SunMicrosystems #SPARC