Added a fallback for #infocalypse push: if a repository has fallen out, #hg fn-push will automatically re-create it (if you have the private key):

https://hg.sr.ht/~arnebab/infocalypse
https://github.com/hyphanet/infocalypse
USK@6~ZDYdvAgMoUfG6M5Kwi7SQqyS-gTcyFeaNN1Pf3FvY,OSOT4OEeg4xyYnwcGECZUX6~lnmYrZsz05Km7G7bvOQ,AQACAAE/infocalypse.R1/34
https://wiki.mercurial-scm.org/Infocalypse
https://www.draketo.de/english/freenet/real-life-infocalypse

#mercurial #decentralized #dvcs #privacy

In analogy to the "Four #Horsemen of the #Infocalypse" (terrorism, CSAM, money laundering, drug trafficking) that serve to justify more and more surveillance:

Is there a classical set of #TechBro promises (feed the world; cure diseases / disabilities; wealth for everybody; …) with a specific name?

Don't remember having heard one - any pointers are welcome.

3/3 One can imagine LLMs with loss functions competing with AIs with loss functions, resulting in an Adversarial system entirely devoted to surfacing ads no one will ever see.
For us cyberpunks and edgerunners, our lives revolve around advanced technology and digital landscapes, the idea of returning to traditional libraries is revolutionary.
Libraries represent a different kind of information ecosystem, one that's more curated and less susceptible to the pitfalls of algorithm-driven content and AI-generated information.

#cyberpunk #deplugged #AI #infocalypse #techethics #library #CyberCulture #Tech

1/3 Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," published in 1992, is a novel known for its prescient ideas about technology and cyberspace. In it, Stephenson presents the concept of an "Infocalypse," which refers to a state where the proliferation of information, especially misinformation, overwhelms the ability to discern truth and reality.

#cyberpunk #deplugged #AI #infocalypse #techethics #library #CyberCulture #Tech