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   by Zash 14y ago

   This. So much this. The notion that everything has to be HTTP annoys me too.
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   by Zash 14y ago

   OStatus, used by StatusNet, the software behind identi.ca. It even has Twitter compatible API, so why Twitter devs aren't flocking to it is a mystery. There are also a few projects using XMPP, like BuddyCloud, Jappix, Movim, OneSocialWeb e
3. 213.▲
   by Zash 14y ago

   Yahoo! Mail. Email is a social network.
4. 214.▲
   by Zash 14y ago

   and with IPv6, each light bulb can have its own globally unique address!
5. 215.▲
   by Zash 14y ago

   Can you have your own persistent TCP connections on iOS or are you required to use Apple Push Notifications? If not, that's probably why.
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   by Zash 14y ago

   Pretty small SVG image: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"/>
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   Thunderbird 15 released, with chat feature(mozilla.org)

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   by Zash 14y ago

   And what about XMPP? It has private messages. If run in a similar way to tent (single user per server/domain?) then switching service provider is exactly the same. "No standard API" ... isn't the protocol an API?
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   by Zash 14y ago

   Isn't APNS based on XMPP? But regardless of how APNS works, isn't it just acting like a multiplexer?
10. 220.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    Or just use XMPP.
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    by Zash 14y ago

    There exists an extension protocol for Microblogging over XMPP: http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0277.html Also check out buddycloud (.com / .org)
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    by Zash 14y ago

    How is this news? Posted on November 6, 2010
13. 223.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    Here's the source code for water: "H₂O" The build requirements and procedures are openly documented on the Internet. GL;HF!
14. 224.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    The rest of the federated XMPP network ... working just fine.
15. 225.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect strikes again?
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    by Zash 14y ago

    The OStatus protocol exists, and has existing implementations. This just looks like RSS/Atom feeds in JSON.
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    by Zash 14y ago

    This article comes to mind: http://orkinos.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~kosar/ken/index.html
18. 228.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    Maemo on the N900 is pretty great too.
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    by Zash 14y ago

    Both Evolution and Thunderbird with the Lightning plugin has right-click → convert to task. Lots of room for improvement, but it works.
20. 230.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    Is that really compatible with FOSS?
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    by Zash 14y ago

    Look at how old IPv6 is, and how long it took to get people to start deploying.
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    by Zash 14y ago

    SSL Client certificate authentication has existed in browsers for a long time. Browsers even have built in key generation, but noone uses it. Probably because the UI is not very good. Mozillas new BrowserID scheme is pretty similar to thi
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    by Zash 14y ago

    I found docs about that by accident while looking for something else, then made a small test, http://zash.se/battery.html
24. 234.▲
    by Zash 14y ago

    Dear lord, what will they come up with next? PHP as browser scripting language?
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    by Zash 14y ago

    Next on Hacker News: Avoiding Depression While Actually Running a $1B Company
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    by Zash 14y ago

    SCTP is much cooler. It's not HTTP-foucsed, doesn't violate layering and no-one uses it!
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    by Zash 14y ago

    It'd be awesome if Microsoft then complains about how people can't run IE on B2G. Not that that's ever going to happen.
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    by Zash 14y ago

    If you have a GSM phone, anyone could already track your every move. http://youtu.be/ZrbatnnRxFc
29. 239.▲
    by Zash 15y ago

    In focus follows mouse mode, moving the pointer onto a window gives it focus.
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    by Zash 15y ago

    What could possibly go wrong?