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1. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2018 18:40:26 EST Sean Tilley
   It took forever to write this, but my #Hubzilla deep-dive has now been published!
   
   The Do-Everything System: An in-depth review of Hubzilla 3.0.
   
   
   
   

   As a platform, Hubzilla holds a tremendous amount of versatility and depth in what it can do. Mike Macgirvin, the platform’s creator, has famously quipped that the system does not have a commercial analogue to draw comparisons to — it’s not just a social network, it’s not just a forum, it’s not just a cloud storage solution, and it’s not just a content management system.

   
   
   #decentralization #cloudstorage #federation
   1. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2018 18:46:25 EST Sean Tilley

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      #togglestarstatus
   2. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 04:27:26 EST Sean Tilley

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      Awesome! Thanks for all your work.
   3. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 06:58:47 EST Sean Tilley

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      Thanks, I'll look forward to reading this. I still haven't managed to understand Redmatrix/Hubzilla.
   4. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 10:21:25 EST Sean Tilley

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      Lots of things I really wanted to know. Good stuff!
   5. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 14:04:15 EST Sean Tilley

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      It works as advertised, and movements are recorded by federating comments back and forth with the FEN notation format. As a side effect, it’s possible to rewind through the entire game history and watch the breakdown of moves.

      
      #hubzilla could get ridiculous amount of funding if they just stated they're using " #blockchain " technology. of course it's not, but it doesn't matter in the days of ice tea companies going "blockchain" anymore. c'mon folks, do it! just do it!
   6. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 14:06:24 EST Sean Tilley

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      #hubzilla could get ridiculous amount of funding if they just stated they're using " #blockchain " technology. of course it's not, but it doesn't matter in the days of ice tea companies going "blockchain" anymore.

      
      
      I get a slight migraine every time I hear of a company offering an ICO, moving to a crypto token system, or using a blockchain.
   7. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 14:31:22 EST Sean Tilley

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      Some dude who claimed to be an investor contacted me some days ago to fund Socialhome be super awesome with the amazing blockchain technology which solves everything and also makes your morning toast taste better.
   8. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 14:47:36 EST Sean Tilley

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      To be frank - I'm very well connected on Sand Hill Road (look it up). I could get a ridiculous amount of funding just by demonstrating distributed privacy and magic-auth - and I could do it with a phone call. No need for blockchain because decentralised identity is a much bigger market and is never going to crash. I left that game long ago and I'm working for the people now. I'm really not looking to get rich. Been there, done that, didn't like it. It would of course be nice to make ends meet; which is something you have to forego when you're working for the people and not for your own gain.
      
      The whole thing about venture capital is that the money never actually leaves Sand Hill Road. It just provides them with a new revenue stream and keeps them living in the manner to which they are accustomed. Startups and entrepreneurs are thrown a pittance of that revenue stream to keep people enticed and to perpetuate the game.
      
      (I just realised this won't be seen on Diaspora because I don't use that plugin. Oh well...)
   9. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 14:52:17 EST Sean Tilley

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      it seems to me, for people out there who don't understand tech, the terms decentralization and blockchain have become synonymous.
   10. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 15:01:39 EST Sean Tilley

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       Mmmm, blockchain.
   11. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 17:38:17 EST Sean Tilley

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       Copying Mike's comment:
       
       

       To be frank - I'm very well connected on Sand Hill Road (look it up). I could get a ridiculous amount of funding just by demonstrating distributed privacy and magic-auth - and I could do it with a phone call. No need for blockchain because decentralised identity is a much bigger market and is never going to crash. I left that game long ago and I'm working for the people now. I'm really not looking to get rich. Been there, done that, didn't like it. It would of course be nice to make ends meet; which is something you have to forego when you're working for the people and not for your own gain.
       
       The whole thing about venture capital is that the money never actually leaves Sand Hill Road. It just provides them with a new revenue stream and keeps them living in the manner to which they are accustomed. Startups and entrepreneurs are thrown a pittance of that revenue stream to keep people enticed and to perpetuate the game.

   12. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Sunday, 01-Apr-2018 17:38:00 EDT Sean Tilley

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       Thanks for this amazing write-up Sean! I just got myself on Mastodon some weeks ago and started reading myself into the subject of decentralized social-networking. Your piece made me to install my own Hubzilla on my own shared hosting... and it runs just well! I'm really looking forward to whatever comes along with that and I will sure be reading your stuff! Great job! Well done!
   13. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Sunday, 01-Apr-2018 17:50:05 EDT Sean Tilley

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       Nice work!  Excellent write-up.  Your article is what inspired me to take a look into Hubzilla and persist through the learning curve.
   14. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Sunday, 01-Apr-2018 17:51:44 EDT Sean Tilley

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       I'm impressed, Sean. This article has been very influential. Multiple people who registered on Hubzilla Start have referenced your article as their inspiration.