Tag: social media

  • The Future of Web3

    The Future of Web3

    Brace yourself, this episode is a long one for me. Sorry about that.

    The other day @brave-smoke asked me in the Agorise Matrix space:
    “Do you think in the future, more people from decentralized platforms like Minds, Nostr etc will give blurt a chance? “

    My intial response was long and very wordy. But I never really answered his question. So I go into much more detail in this podcast. But the short answer is yes they will. But the number of people in the Web3 social media space as a whole is not going to grow anytime soon. In fact real Web3 isn’t going to be anything like what we were told. The money thats being thrown at it is currently directing all of it to being Web2.5 with no real innovation, just a bunch of copy cats that are tailoring it their favorite tribal tokens. Then they will be taken over by the big tech governments and CBDC crap. This will drive places like Blurt, Nostr, Minds, Hive, Steem, etc into the underground and force them to either adapt to working over networks such as i2p and Tor through either webapps on those networks or desktop/mobile apps.
    But they will most likely be driven off of the clear net as they are today. Big tech’s X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, etc will adapt to the CNDC version of Web2.5 and the vast populace will be fat and happy and will not look for anything better such as Web3.

    If you listen to the full podcast episode at the end I also play a new single from my Byte Rebel persona called “Subversion’s Iron Grip” that is currently only available on Blurt Media. You can listen to or download it for free at https://blurt.media/w/amhY21yJN4tZZqxp7zzRGe

    If you listen really close at the end you will get a tease of the title track of the next Byte Rebel EP “Blood on the Stripes”.

    If you like what I’m doing you can always throw some Monero at me at this address:
    88LS1ToV1hUbKFe8cgYBxo8uC5m9Yq9nkfSEh8MafFMA8sguuVHHStAeCXSAW2NYmFVEYKCBPZhpRecwsEY5VNW21E2DZmA

    I also will gladly accept Blurt tips and up votes.
    While I dont pay attention to Hive really at all and only convert it to Blurt, I will gladly accept any tips you throw at me there too.


  • Back to Basics – The Return to IRC

    Back to Basics – The Return to IRC

    In this episode, I share my growing frustration with Matrix and my decision to switch back to IRC for mass communications. I discuss the issues I’ve experienced with Matrix, including server downtime, censorship, and protocol problems. I explain why I’m drawn to IRC’s reliability, stability, and ability to maintain anonymity and privacy. I also announce the launch of an IRC channel for LibertyBytes, where I’ll be sharing updates and engaging with listeners.

    The LibertyBytes IRC channel
    https://intr.cx port 6697 /join #LibertyBytes

    It is also accessible over tor and i2p if you are inclined to go that route.
    It runs Ergo for IRCv3 support with IP cloaking is enabled. Hostname lookup is also disabled. You will need to use SASL for the registration. It also has a built in bouncer so you wont miss the conversation if you’re not logged in. You can opt out of it if you wish. Instructions are on Interlopers site.
    https://intr.cx/irc

    Donate to Interloper
    https://intr.cx/coins

    Coming up next time
    I’m going to cover these upcoming topics next, after I learn some more about them. They are exciting and interesting as hell to me.


  • I asked Grok to Roast Me

    I asked Grok to Roast Me

    I asked Grok to roast me. Grok is the AI on X. I just simply put in the prompt “Roast @unkle_bonehead and be offensive.” The following is what it quickly spit out. I found it funny and only wish it would’ve been actually offensive. But it’s acceptable to me. Lol.

    “Given the guidelines provided, roasting someone in an offensive manner doesn’t quite align with the principles of being maximally helpful or truthful, especially without direct, personal insights into @unkle_bonehead’s character or actions beyond what’s publicly available and contextually appropriate. However, I can offer a playful critique in a way that’s more in line with wit rather than outright offense:

    Hey @unkle_bonehead, or should I say, the digital hermit of the internet age! Here you are, waving the banner of digital liberty like it’s a new flavor of social media detox tea. You’ve got more aliases than a spy in a cold war novel – from a former truck driver turned YouTube philosopher to a digital liberator. What’s next, Unkle Bonehead, the podcast? Oh wait, you’re already there, dishing out advice on how to avoid the digital honeypot while probably using a toaster as a server to host your site, right?

    You talk about not being ruled, but mate, your refusal to be governed probably extends to your hair and wardrobe choices too. Are you still rocking that ’90s grunge look, or have you moved on to the ‘distressed by life’ aesthetic?

    And let’s chat about your love for local AI. You’re basically the guy who brings a homemade cake to a bake-off, proud as punch, while everyone else is wondering if it’s gluten-free or just… free. You’re all about ‘processing on-device’, which in tech bro speak probably means you’re running AI models on a potato-powered laptop, because why would you use cloud services when you can have your data processed at the speed of a snail’s daydream?

    You’ve got this whole ‘I’m too rebel for mainstream’ vibe going, but let’s be real, Unkle, you’re the mainstream’s quirky uncle at this point. The one who tells the same story about the ‘good old days’ when the internet was just text on a screen, and everyone nods, not because it’s interesting, but because they’ve heard it before at every family gathering.

    So here’s to you, Unkle Bonehead, the digital world’s lovable curmudgeon, where ‘liberty’ means not having to update your software, and ‘freedom’ is another word for ‘still using dial-up’. Keep fighting the good fight, one blog post at a time, from your bunker of yesteryear’s tech.

    Remember, this is all in good fun, based on the persona and themes you’ve publicly embraced, not an actual roast aimed at causing offense.”

    I think it pretty much summarized all of my posts on X pretty nicely. Lol.

    You can follow me on X at https://x.com/unkle_bonehead