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1. Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 27-Apr-2018 10:48:14 UTC Danyl Strype
   @modeofexistence I'm not certain, but I think JS is the only client-side scripting language supported by default in all major browsers ...
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 17-Mar-2018 15:39:49 UTC Danyl Strype
     #ShowerThought the problem with the browser is the "the". We need many, different browsers for work, conversation, entertainment etc
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 17-Mar-2018 15:59:01 UTC Danyl Strype

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     Maybe we need 7 different types of browser?
     http://7basictypes.com/
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 14:44:46 UTC Danyl Strype
     @ubergeek @alcinnz I haven't tried any desktop clients for #Mastodon but I believe some GUI ones already exist @gargron 
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 14:50:30 UTC Danyl Strype
     @alcinnz website-based surveillance is a bad habit of website operators, not part of the web. No surveillance on #Wikipedia (for example)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 14:53:45 UTC Danyl Strype
     @alcinnz client-side apps are dominant over mobile-friendly websites on handhelds, but that trend hasn't been backported to desk/laptops
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 14:55:39 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @alcinnz maybe because desk/laptop uses tend to be too savvy to get locked into #OneRingToRuleThemAll app stores (like Goggle Play/ Apple)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 15:12:05 UTC Danyl Strype
     @h @alcinnz I've seen using #Electron compared to bolting more engines on a square plane instead of making it aerodynamic
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 15:13:16 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @h @alcinnz I like the concept (design one, deploy everywhere) but I suspect there are better ways to implement it.
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 15:14:21 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @h @alcinnz Really the problem is server packages that can't handle intermittent internet connections (and Windows users ;)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 15:16:34 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @h @alcinnz if every server package had something like the #NomadicIdentity of #Hubzlla everyone could self-host on their own device
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 15:36:31 UTC Danyl Strype
     @h fire away, I'm keen to learn more (did you read that full set of posts though?)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 15:49:39 UTC Danyl Strype
     @h no worries, share more when you have time (relevant links welcome), and I'll read when I do (off to bed soon)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 22-Mar-2018 08:35:21 UTC Danyl Strype
     @alcinnz I don't understand. If I serve a set of static HTML pages using Apache, how does it get told any of the info you mention?
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 22-Mar-2018 08:36:49 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @alcinnz surely this is info harvested by analytics engines using JS and cookies and other bolt-ons to the web, not pure HTML/CSS?
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Mar-2018 09:56:42 UTC Danyl Strype
     @alcinnz ok, but that's not "pure HTTP", it's a webserver default. It's not needed to make the web work (#Indymedia say they don't log IPs)
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Mar-2018 09:59:38 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @alcinnz I agree with you that desktop apps don't have to be Windows-style spyware that phone home to the companies that make them ...
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Mar-2018 10:01:49 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @alcinnz ... but in either case spyware is a decision by developers (or more likely their bosses), not inherent to web or desktop/ mobile
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 27-Apr-2018 10:48:52 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @modeofexistence ... whereas PHP/ Perl /Python etc are only used on the server-side. Anyone who knows more about this, please jump in here