@ben I would say it's important to fix identity so that social addresses aren't tied to a server. This is superficially implemented on Mastodon using Webfinger, but a person's server-independent id needs to be how they are referred by other users, everywhere. So later binding, rather than early binding of the id to the activitypub address. Bluesky has done some work on this, but I suspect it's not the endgame.
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Here's why I think growing the open social web is a huge opportunity - and some ideas I've had for making it happen: https://werd.io/2024/helping-to-build-the-open-social-web -
What would it take to add decentralised identity (e.g.What would it take to add decentralised identity (e.g. W3C DIDs) to the Fediverse? Who is already working on this?
Bluesky's AT Protocol is a great proof of concept, but probably isn't the endgame. Abstracting Fediverse identity using hostnames and WebFinger is another useful experiment, but again probably not the endgame.
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I have misgivings about this carbon-capture scheme, but this article has a few more.I have misgivings about this carbon-capture scheme, but this article has a few more.
Labour’s carbon-capture scheme will be Starmer’s white elephant: a terrible mistake costing billions
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/labour-carbon-capture-climate-breakdown