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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Apr 2016

      We’re back to living in the age of mainframes; that’s all the cloud is. At scale. What excites me is what our generation’s PC will be.

      5 replies 21 retweets 23 likes
    2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Apr 2016
      Replying to @aral

      PS. It’ll be nothing like a PC. Might not even be anything like a phone.

      4 replies 2 retweets 4 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Apr 2016

      Mainframes (centralised) → Personal computers (decentralised) → The Cloud (centralised) → X (decentralised) Hint: X is not blockchain.

      11:02 PM - 6 Apr 2016
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        2. Carsten Munk‏ @stskeeps 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral nobody says X can't be a composite of many technologies (IPFS, blockchain, etc.) making a big difference together though

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @stskeeps

          @stskeeps Indeed. I do find the singular focus/funding for Bitcoin/Blockchain to be harmful/limiting though. Should be on decentralisation.

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        2. Netochka Nezvanova‏ @NetNezva 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral distributed != decentralised (cloud, blockchain or DNS distributed)

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @NetNezva

          @NetNezva Yes. If we use Baran’s terminology. I’ve settled back to using decentralised to mean Baran’s distributed as it’s more accessible.

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        2. Erik Jonker‏ @ErikJonker 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral and why not ? As a technology it's perfectly capable to support decentralised/distributed solutions ?

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        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @ErikJonker

          @ErikJonker Indeed it is. And yet you can also build decentralised systems perfectly well w/out a blockchain or a coin attached.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Erik Jonker‏ @ErikJonker 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral i totally agree, blockchain is no "magic potion" to build decentralised systems

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. Joris Timmerman‏ @joristi 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral Mesh networking. Imagine the high (and increasing) density of internet connected devices around us, all holding a small bit of data.

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        2. Tristan Nitot‏ @nitot 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          .@aral which is exactly why @MyCozyCloud is building the personal Cloud (self-hosted for those who want) #freesoftware

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. fab‏ @clerc_fab 6 Apr 2016
          Replying to @nitot

          @nitot @MyCozyCloud Tiens! Quelqu'un veut monter une rencontre cozycloud avec les mmbres de l'abul à Bordeaux fin juin debut juillet.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Cozy Cloud‏Verified account @cozycloud 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @clerc_fab

          @clerc_fab @nitot Yes ! On peut aider ! Vous avez besoin de quelque chose ?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. fab‏ @clerc_fab 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @cozycloud

          @MyCozyCloud @nitot ce n'est ps moi qui mène la danse, mais je rassemble ds infos et je vs dis quoi. La propos a reçu super accueil à l'asso

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Cozy Cloud‏Verified account @cozycloud 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @clerc_fab

          @clerc_fab @nitot Ok on attend de vos nouvelles !

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. fab‏ @clerc_fab 8 Apr 2016
          Replying to @cozycloud

          @MyCozyCloud @nitot Bonsoir, J'ai lancé un framadate pour évaluer la masse de spectateurs assoiffés de savoir: https://framadate.org/v48d79XVFqteK8pL …

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        8. fab‏ @clerc_fab 8 Apr 2016
          Replying to @clerc_fab

          @MyCozyCloud @nitot Pourrait-on envisager d'avoir quelqu'un de chez vous? L'association défraye systématiquement les intervenants.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        9. Cozy Cloud‏Verified account @cozycloud 9 Apr 2016
          Replying to @clerc_fab

          @clerc_fab @nitot Oui on enverra quelqu'un. Donnez nous la date et on s'organisera en conséquence.

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        2. Linus Olsson‏ @bonq 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral x = the astral vortex!

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Sebas Fleischhacker‏ @SebasFC 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @bonq

          @bonq @aralyou are speaking about @SoluMachines

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        4. Linus Olsson‏ @bonq 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @SebasFC

          @SebasFC @SoluMachines no space, time, fabric. Magic!

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. Stop Smart Meters UK‏ @SpyMeters 7 Apr 2016
          Replying to @aral

          @aral Less circle, more fibonacci spiral - where the trend is toward ubiquitous computing/“everywear” (+ zero privacy). Need more Indie…

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