Comments on: The Comms Chronicle http://thimbron.com/2021/07/the-comms-chronicle/ ὁι λογοι και τα ἐργα Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:24:25 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: Stanislav Datskovskiy http://thimbron.com/2021/07/the-comms-chronicle/#comment-334 Stanislav Datskovskiy Mon, 06 Sep 2021 03:49:39 +0000 http://thimbron.com/?p=615#comment-334 FTR <a href="http://www.loper-os.org/?p=3905" rel="nofollow">here's my long-promised spec</a>. FTR here's my long-promised spec.

]]> By: thimbronion http://thimbron.com/2021/07/the-comms-chronicle/#comment-317 thimbronion Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:09:08 +0000 http://thimbron.com/?p=615#comment-317 David, I believe asciilifeform's argument was that an unknown individual with a computer of unknown capabilities might, with good probability, end up nearly locking up their computer trying to send a message. David, I believe asciilifeform's argument was that an unknown individual with a computer of unknown capabilities might, with good probability, end up nearly locking up their computer trying to send a message.

]]> By: thimbronion http://thimbron.com/2021/07/the-comms-chronicle/#comment-310 thimbronion Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:35:37 +0000 http://thimbron.com/?p=615#comment-310 Deduping would not be compliant with the IRC RFC. Email here is used metaphorically here to represent a method of accepting messages from randos. Deduping would not be compliant with the IRC RFC.

Email here is used metaphorically here to represent a method of accepting messages from randos.

]]> By: PeterL http://thimbron.com/2021/07/the-comms-chronicle/#comment-292 PeterL Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:34:07 +0000 http://thimbron.com/?p=615#comment-292 "This topology was not acceptable to asciilifeform or signpost due to centralizing requirement for there to be a root node" Technically there is no root node, it just has to be an acyclic network. So you could have servers connected in series A-B-C-D, where B and C are equally vital to the health of the network. If either B or C goes down, or if there is a connection lost by either of them, there will be a netsplit. Simply by adding in a de-duping mechanism, cyclic networks can be made, which completely removes the whole netsplit problem from a well interconnected network. "eliminating the need for anyone to check their email ever again." -- This seems like a big jump, what does this even have to do with email? Do you get emails from people wanting you to give them voice privileges in channels? I use email and chat very differently, so I don't think email should even enter into the discussion here? "This topology was not acceptable to asciilifeform or signpost due to centralizing requirement for there to be a root node"

Technically there is no root node, it just has to be an acyclic network. So you could have servers connected in series A-B-C-D, where B and C are equally vital to the health of the network. If either B or C goes down, or if there is a connection lost by either of them, there will be a netsplit.

Simply by adding in a de-duping mechanism, cyclic networks can be made, which completely removes the whole netsplit problem from a well interconnected network.

"eliminating the need for anyone to check their email ever again." -- This seems like a big jump, what does this even have to do with email? Do you get emails from people wanting you to give them voice privileges in channels? I use email and chat very differently, so I don't think email should even enter into the discussion here?

]]> By: David FRANCOIS http://thimbron.com/2021/07/the-comms-chronicle/#comment-286 David FRANCOIS Tue, 06 Jul 2021 02:54:42 +0000 http://thimbron.com/?p=615#comment-286 "At the present time, this type of network is not feasible due to the apparent intractability of sharing the required difficulty level for the PoW mechanism." Why not let that be a server-owner operated knob? "At the present time, this type of network is not feasible due to the apparent intractability of sharing the required difficulty level for the PoW mechanism."

Why not let that be a server-owner operated knob?

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