Zues (jarmour)Nov 18, 2022
Jeff Moss

FYI: We have a few blockers on to opening up DEFCON.social:

1. A different mail server so the main defcon.org doesn't get potentially marked as a spam source

2. A media server that can speak S3 Block Storage to Mastodon. This is critical for scaling.

3. More Moderators. We are building out our moderator plan and will be seeking support soon.

Once we have all three done we will open, until then we will control growth with invite links.

#mastoadmin

Nov 18, 2022 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadJeff MossNov 18, 2022
For 1 (mail server) we should have that outsourced and tested by the end of this weekend. For 2 (Media server) we have the hardware and are starting to configure it once mail server is complete, so hopefully early next week. And the third (Moderators) I hope the plan will be done and more core moderators added by the middle of next week.
Show threadnoidNov 18, 2022
@thedarktangent I'm down to be a mod
Show threadmav Nov 18, 2022
@noid @thedarktangent will the stickers still work? 😏
Show threadJeff MossNov 19, 2022
Thank you everyone who has expressed interest in helping moderate. I’ll start reaching out once we have something written about what you can expect and then people can decide their level of involvement. Very awesome seeing the amount of community wanting to help! ❤️
Show threadKevin Thomas ✅Nov 19, 2022
@thedarktangent I can moderate if there is still a need.
Show threadOIFhax Aka BurtNov 19, 2022
@thedarktangent let me know anything that I can help with! And this time I won't tell you to get out of your own hallway 🤣
Show threadalien8Nov 19, 2022
@thedarktangent happy to help :)
Show threadJeff MossNov 21, 2022

DEFCON.social update: We are now down to two blockers: An S3 Block Storage Server & more moderators before being able to open more generally.

Both are being worked on, and later this this week we will switch media storage over to the new server.

Show threadVoC 影音中国Nov 18, 2022
@thedarktangent why not use was s3 for the second one?
Show threadJeff MossNov 18, 2022
@VoC We plan to retain user media longer and have big storage for that. Once we get into the multi TB of storage and bandwidth it makes sense to self host I think. If we were earning money and hyper-scaling it makes more sense.
Show threadGreg NotchNov 18, 2022
@thedarktangent I think you can use minio (https://min.io) for that, depending on how you're hosting.
Download High-Performance Object Storage | MinIO

Code and downloads to create high-performance, infinitely scalable object storage systems for any production environment.

MinIO
Show threadJeff MossNov 18, 2022
@manchmod You we’re peeking! Yes that’s what we are working to test first, it seems the consensus choice. Have you used it?
Show threadGreg NotchNov 18, 2022
@thedarktangent yeah i use it in my personal infra. I haven't scaled it in a prod env though.
Show threadZues (jarmour)Nov 18, 2022

@thedarktangent

I'm willing to mod.

Show threadριɳɠυιɳσNov 18, 2022
@thedarktangent is there somewhere we can donate $ to for servers?
Show threadJeff MossNov 19, 2022
@pinguino Not yet, I don’t want to ask for support until we show we can keep things running 😂 Thank you for asking!
Show threadAgent XNov 18, 2022
@thedarktangent How can I help?
Show threadGuloNov 18, 2022

@thedarktangent This is a big deal, thank you for taking the time and resources to create a new home for us.

Is there any way that we can help?

Show threadDeviant OllamNov 19, 2022

@thedarktangent I don't know the level of workload that would be involved, but i'll step up if you're looking for moderators. I'd like to give back to the community and help there.

My resume includes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsWdLOfnzXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSRsMw6YTz4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFuCYyQB6c

(essentially, loads of talks about Soft Skills and Emotional Work) 💚👍

Turning Off Your Inner Caps-Lock

YouTube
Show threadD0z3rNov 19, 2022
@deviantollam @thedarktangent I’ve met DO a few times at the cons. Wouldn’t trust him with my lock (!) but totally would as a caring, consistent and thoughtful mod!
Show threaddragosrNov 19, 2022
@thedarktangent Jeff, this looks to be important information about registering a DMCA agent for anyone running a Mastodon instance based out of the US, so they aren't held personally liable for any users copyright violations. https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1593819064161665024
rahaeli on Twitter

“Hey, US folks newly running Mastodon instances: do Future You a *huge* favor, mitigate your potential liability, and register with the copyright office and designate an agent to receive DMCA reports *right now*. https://t.co/HTPtaCYGBh”

Twitter
Show threadJeff MossNov 19, 2022
@dragosr We (DEF CON) are registered with DMCA on our main site, but a good idea to add the link to DEFCON.social as well. Thank you 🙏 https://defcon.org/html/links/dc-dmca.html
Show threadJeff MossNov 19, 2022

@dragosr Done!

https://defcon.social/about

DEF CON Social

DEFCON.social = The intersection of technology and society, a community for artists, hackers, policy, academics, researchers, infosec, activists & cyberpunks

Mastodon hosted on defcon.social
Show threadfuomag9Nov 19, 2022
@dragosr @thedarktangent Do you have any information about the EU?
Show threadSam Hetchler (Kg6hxm)Nov 19, 2022
@dragosr @thedarktangent hey @jerry more paperwork.