@clay@quanta.wiki Signature verification uses public keys (otherwise it wouldn't work). Private key can sign, public key can be used to verify.
@clay@quanta.wiki The difference is that a fediverse indexing service refusing to 'forget' something would be holding on to a piece of JSON that contains references to a resource hosted somewhere else, and if that place refuses to serve the same JSON, there is little to prove that it wasn't fabricated in the first place. That is plausible deniability. Though the fediverse has self-authenticating data too (Linked Data Signatures) they are optional and we use them for public posts only.
@clay@quanta.wiki Instead of DNS it's tied to an append-only log controlled by some "consortium", details for that are not written out yet but I generally do not like the idea of needing anyone's permission or approval to self-host.
Understandable that the CAR file is useful for portability, but it seems like an awful way to store and work with data. If I want to see my notifications tab, what is the software supposed to do, read through the entire merkle tree of every known user?
@UPPERKEES Boost also means to steal, and facebook uses boost to mean pay for more views, reblog is neutral and very clear.
Not entirely sure how to tell feed readers that the inline image is a custom emoji and should not be stretched as wide as possible.
Hi Toot people !
Been busy those days, so I wasn't here.
Good sunday everyone and here little faeries for you !
@kensanata Instances are now called servers, the default UI looks different, and there are better onboarding tools than the local timeline, so it's a little dated.
@justabit Looks like Reeder isn't free so I won't be able to test compatibility with it