1. Background A recent research article [1] warned that: “an advanced agent motivated to intervene in the provision of reward would likely succeed and with catastrophic consequences” First Author Michael Cohen also summarized the contents of the paper in a presentation [2] and on social media [3]: Bostrom, Russell, and others have argued that advanced…
1. Overview The following tutorial is a complete, detailed and tested set of instructions to install an XMPP-based messaging service (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) [1, 2] using the PROSODY [1] server as a backend and the MOVIM [4, 5] client as web browser-based frontend. This installation corresponds to company-owned social messengers, such as the…
“Kindness, honesty and science are partisan, if some parties are spreading hate, spin, and lies.” – Anonymous Introduction Here, I have compiled a list of international news sources and news apps, which I have subjectively assessed as progressive and high-quality (ie, following standards of good journalism and advocating the public good, ie democratic ecosocialism) based…
1. Overview The following tutorial is a complete, detailed and tested set of instructions to install and administer an MOBILIZON social network server [1-6] . MOBILIZON is an open-source, federated, practical, and ethical social network tool to find, create and organize social events. MOBILIZON is based on the ActivityPub protocol, and, therefore, able to interact…
1. Introduction The following list contains all tutorials in the AEREEnet tutorial series: [Users, Tutorial] Igl, W (2025). AEREEnet: Using a low-cost, light-weight, scalable, anonymous, secure social network – A Short Tutorial for IRC Users. https://biosphere.wilmarigl.de/en/?p=4776 [Admins, Short tutorial] Igl, W. (2025). AEREEnet: Creating a low-cost, light-weight, scalable, anonymous, secure social network – A Short…
1. Introduction Here, I provide a short tutorial on how to install a low-cost, light-weight, open-source, cross-platform, anonymous, secure, self-hosted social network based on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) technology [1] using DOCKER containers [2]. The current software stack provides a low-cost solution to build a social network with anonymity for clients and servers (via the…
1. Introduction Here, I show various options to use the AEREEnet IRC server with various IRC clients from beginner to expert level. To use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) there are multiple options in terms of software and encryption algorithms which are not compatible with each other, therefore, users have to agree on which software and algorithm…
Introduction I am reviewing the “DOUZE G4e” two-wheeled electric cargo bike (“long-john”) which I have been using since February 2021. I am writing this review to drive forward the development of the DOUZE G4e model in particular and electric cargo bikes, which I consider the future of (sub)urban transport, in general. The review may also…
Introduction To install custom packages which are not available in the App Center of the QTS 5.x operating system for QNAP network attached storages (NAS), the options are described below. All tests were performed on a QNAP TS6-653A NAS. QNAP support recommendation: Install QPKG applications from the app center. See Tutorial [1]. Installing qpkg via…
1. Question How does memory usage per user compare between an IRC server and an XMPP server for text only communication when external clients are used to connect to the server? 2. Answer Comparing CPU and Bandwidth Usage: IRC vs. XMPP (Text-Only Communication, External Clients) Now, let’s compare CPU usage and bandwidth usage per user…
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