MATRIX and RIOT FOSS messaging?

Anyone out there using come across https://Matrix.org  FOSS secure messaging platform?




I’d never heard of it before today but came across this article
-  https://matrix.org/blog/2018/04/26/matrix-and-riot-confirmed-as-the-basis-for-frances-secure-instant-messenger-app/
We’re incredibly excited that the Government of France has confirmed it is in the process of deploying a huge private federation of Matrix homeservers spanning the whole government, and developing a fork of Riot.im for use as their official secure communications client! The goal is to replace usage of WhatsApp or Telegram for official purposes. It’s a unbelievably wonderful situation that we’re living in a world where governments genuinely care about openness, open source and open-standard based communications – and Matrix’s decentralisation and end-to-end encryption is a perfect fit for intra- and inter-governmental communication.


Seems that more than a few people have indicated they are moving to https://about.riot.im/riot-is-free/   eg. https://blog.status.im/were-moving-to-riot-for-safer-decentralized-collaboration-df54af3db2ef  from Slack/Telegram etc but i’m unable to understand why SPAM that’s happening on Slack/Whats App isn’t just going to move across?


I am also particularly interested to hear what peoples thoughts are on their VR conferencing offering - https://matrix.org/vrdemo/#/room/#vrvc_worried-plankton:conf.matrix.org and how it compares to other solutions they’ve tried.




Cheers,
Dean

.app TLD

https://sedo.com/us/about-us/news-press/newsroom/the-app-revolution-a-key-step-in-development-is-being-missed/

As you may have heard the new gTLD domain extension .app is quickly approaching its General Availability phase

 

 

Did anyone register a .app domain?

 

Do you intend to on May 8^th?

Blue Apron - changing or dying?

Interesting move by Blue Apron.

"Blue Apron to Sell Meal Kits in Stores to Buttress Sagging Deliveries Move comes as retailers like Walmart, Kroger and Amazon offer their own kits in fast-growing segment"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-apron-to-sell-meal-kits-in-stores-to-buttress-sagging-deliveries-1521118800

Makes you wonder if this is the pivot to bigger and better eg the Kraft of pre-made kits....or the grasping of a dying venture capital created "industry".

Cheers,
Dean

Distribution lists from external sources in Exchange 2007

Ugh....distribution group settings in exchange 2007 - must uncheck box for mail to come from outside.

Can you believe this isnt an option in the setup process???

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/56e342e4-1aed-4164-a7b9-0e5fabf102f0/cannot-send-to-distribution-group-emails-from-outside-exchange?forum=exchangesvrgenerallegacy

Voices

Can you really believe everything you hear with your own ears anymore?   

- http://research.baidu.com/neural-voice-cloning-samples

Thoughts on App only launches

Interested in hearing what peoples thoughts are on “app only” launches versus app+website.
eg Cohort - https://twitter.com/deancollins/status/959086867219124224


Sorry but while I’d happily sign up to a new tool that just wanted my email address via a website….i’m not interested in signing up for ‘most’ tools that are going to require access to my cell phone (and all the data contained on it).
eg they are probably doing this so that they can easily pull in my contacts/geo location/mobile phone number etc to cross link and build network effect…….but if I don’t know you and I don’t trust you….why would I open myself to an attack vector.


Thoughts?

Agtech in Australia 2017

Its a bit ridiculous with the wording eg "farmer-entrepreneurs" but apart from that worth a read

- https://blog.agthentic.com/2017-the-year-agtech-hit-the-mainstream-55c7d3303f10