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tffgg··on Cryptographers unearth vulnerabilities in Telegram's encryption protocol
Well, then your key features are already implemented. So much to that
tffgg··on Element raises $30M to boost Matrix
So not keeping up to users expectations - no matter how much - makes a failure?

I think your argumentation is flawed. If your server+consumer app combo can do that, do that

tffgg··on Element raises $30M to boost Matrix
It hasn't really been there:

- encryption wasn't really there (and still is experimental)

- decentralization does not exist to the degree that Matrix provides it

And Matrix is fundamentally different. It works somewhat similar to git compared to XMPP being more like IRC, which results in a completely different form of decentralization. E2EE is different as well - even if both are based on the Signal Protocol: Matrix encrypts for groups of people instead of single devices

I doubt Matrix would be where it is if they tried to bend XMPP

tffgg··on Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts
> Also, when people usually talk about Matrix being adopted by masses they are talking about Matrix on matrix.org (or that's my understanding which may be incorrect as well).

No idea how you got that understanding. With respect to adoption the server does not matter at all (though many consider it advantageous if it is not matrix.org)

tffgg··on Germany's national healthcare system adopts Matrix for communication
Steps in FluffyChat:

1. Press voice button next to text box on the bottom

2. Say what you have to say

3. Press "Send"

tffgg··on Is GitHub Copilot a blessing, or a curse?
Well, sue them if you think they stole it, and see if you are right
tffgg··on Cryptographers unearth vulnerabilities in Telegram's encryption protocol
It's not a quality guarantee for clients in practice since you can't control Client Side with open source

Regarding Riot, which is called Element by now, you may want to update your knowledge

tffgg··on Cryptographers unearth vulnerabilities in Telegram's encryption protocol
What key features are you talking about?
tffgg··on Matrix vs. XMPP
XMPP fans really lack of any honour these days
tffgg··on Ask HN: Should Companies use Matrix E2E encrypted msgs for registration and 2FA?
Yes
tffgg··on Will we ever fly supersonically over land?
People insulting others as hypocritical for critizing something needs to stop.
tffgg··on A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy (2003)
May you define what you mean by "better"
tffgg··on Command Line Interface for Signal
What's so special about keybase? I feel like Signal is current solution to go to if you just need easy e2ee (espexially because of its big userbase). Otherwise it's Matrix for me as it offers "the future of messaging" (well, you wish)
tffgg··on Temporal: Getting started with JavaScript's new date time API
Why would you want that? It is super confusing since 1~first as well as every real life date representation I know has 1=January
tffgg··on Data-oriented design or why you might shoot yourself in the foot with OOP (2009)
ECS ist Standard for enterprise web apps as well
tffgg··on Installing Windows 11 on Legacy BIOS Without Secure Boot
I use a more than 10 year old CPU and it runs just fine with Windows 10
tffgg··on El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to up to 6M citizens
Because it is over hyped by coin owners who want you to buy coins and make them rich
tffgg··on El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to up to 6M citizens
Source?
tffgg··on El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to up to 6M citizens
How secure is it compared to real transactions?
tffgg··on Linux Sucks 2021
Will become irrelevant when Fuchsia is able to replace Linux as a drop in?
tffgg··on Linux Sucks 2021
Did you watch it? I think he has a few valid points
tffgg··on CMV: Tech monopolies should be banned as a class
Well, there are attempts to this, e.g. Matrix. They even show cases how you can open up an existing closed messenger: https://matrix.org/blog/2020/12/07/gitter-now-speaks-matrix

However, existing tech giants have little reason to do so, unless users vote with their usage (which is sabotaged by lock-in effects through the existing social networks...)

tffgg··on What every programmer should know about SSDs
Actually wear becomes increasingly more important as DRAM caches are removed to save money. And SSDs tend to have less write volume per unit
tffgg··on Animal testing is exploitative and largely ineffective
Since ethics has been invented for human society, there is no surprise for being averse to humans. Neither is that good or bad by nature
tffgg··on Animal testing is exploitative and largely ineffective
1. He refered to countries using humans for testing being a leap

2. Using humans for testing makes no sense bc. animals are exactly used to avoid early testing on humans

tffgg··on Animal testing is exploitative and largely ineffective
How can one claim it is ineffective when it is the most effective?
tffgg··on Freenode ops take control of 700 channels
Could you expand on XMPP being over engineered? (Just curious) Thanks
tffgg··on Freenode ops take control of 700 channels
Less than a third loose access through their current server. They can sign up on a different server and have access again.
tffgg··on Ask HN: Do you still use email?
Someone is (supposed to) building a proper Email bridge for Matrix through GSOC.
tffgg··on Freenode ops take control of 700 channels
The room name + hostname is just one of potentially many aliases for a room that can be resolved by any server that has a member in the room
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