The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter December 2024

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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of December 2024.

Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help thes … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org oh nah it came out like that lol! i actually love how squished it looks it feels accurate lol

oh yeah i think i might have a tripod around but i do need a sandbag or something i could use as one. maybe yeah a giant bag of rice could work LOL. thanks for the tips!!! i took a video class last year in college and we worked with cameras and tripods with sandbags so it was on my mind

i recorded my first camcorder video!!!! it’s just me practicing guitar after sooo long of not playing it. my acoustic, to be specific (well, it’s an electric acoustic thing but i can play it without plugging it in lol, i do have a stratocaster though). it’s capped at ~30 minutes because i used one mini DVD for it and decided i wasn’t gonna use another one to extend the run time. so yeah. it was super fun! i hope i can share it soon, i’m ripping the disc with make MKV right now, then i’ll re-encode to a web friendly format, and upload to my site and hope that works well

10 Exciting Things Entering the Public Domain in 2025
When a work enters the public domain, it’s like releasing an immortal animal into the wild after it has been caged for a hundred years. Now freed from copyright restrictions, the work can be studied, reinterpreted, and explored in ways that better reveal its true nature. Scholars, creators, and fans are granted new freedoms to […]

The post [10 Exciting Things Entering the Public Domain in 2025](https://listverse.com/2025/01/03 … ⌘ Read more

Origami Black Hole
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Origami Black Hole
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@prologic@twtxt.net totally understandable! i used the web app from my phone and it worked perfectly 🫶 i can’t imagine the headaches that maintaining apps brings…

@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz oh shit that worked

pleaseeeeeeee work

@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz god damn it why aren’t icons working

hm is this working

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 8 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 8th 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates. What is everyone working on?
  
• Discussion: Post-quantum security and ethical considerations over elliptic curve cryptography3
  

This meeting’s chairperson should be Rucknium4. The full dis … ⌘ Read more

[WTS] Collection clean out! 90% silver, gold panda, silver bullion, world coins, commemoratives, errors, toning, graded silver, red seal banknote, copper, state quarter album.

Bitcoin and Monero receive a 3% discount. Preference will be given to anyone willing to take large lots or use crypto. Take everything in the listing, and we’ll work out a good bulk discount! Feel free to send an offer on anything! I’m flexible on most pricing when it comes to selling in a lot (or for Bitcoin). Free shipping on purchases over $75.

Link: [ht … ⌘ Read more

Second ip works, yes. According to redirect plinth this site is FreedomBox instance (tried FreedomBox on my single board computer)

Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 1 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 1st 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

• Updates. What is everyone working on?
  
• Discussion: preventing P2P proxy nodes3
  
• Discussion: Post-quantum security and ethical considerations over elliptic curve cryptography4
  

This meeting’s cha … ⌘ Read more

hinto-janai completes Cuprate RPC handlers CCS
hinto-janai1 has posted a second and final progress report2 for their latest full-time Cuprate 3 dev work CCS proposal4 focused on RPC handlers5:

Day 120, I believe milestone 1 & 2 can be claimed. The main PR6 is done but requires review and will most likely need changes before merge. Regarding binary strings, the RPC handlers themselves are done although the inner callstack and semantics wil … ⌘ Read more

0xFFFC posts November-December 2024 Monero dev report
0xFFFC1 has posted a monthly progress report2 for November-December 2024, which includes several dev updates:

The list of PRs is available here and few reviews. Some of fixes have introduced substantial improvement.3

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Reviews:

• guix: remove moreutils #9650
  
• unit_tests: fix variant tests after ‘optional’ name split #9649
  
• depends: add cmake config command #9640 [..]
  

PRs:

• wallet: r … ⌘ Read more”`

Are we talking about profile view heading, heading of posts or inline mentions?

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Dadybayo submits CCS proposal to integrate Monero into ‘Unstoppable Wallet’
Dadybayo1 has submitted a CCS proposal2 looking to integrate Monero into Unstoppable Wallet 3, a non-custodial crypto mobile wallet:

The funding will enable us to allocate the necessary resources for research & development, testing, and deployment of Monero support on the Unstoppable wallet. [..] We do not plan to stop here and will continue working towards integrating various … ⌘ Read more

My 400th Twtxt Post will be about you: wishing you, reader of my Twtxt feed, all the best for the coming year and most of all love, health, and that your projects and work may contribute to the greater good of all mankind. I will be taking a social-media break for a couple of weeks to enjoy this special time with my family. I hope you will be able to do this with your family and friends too.

How researchers are studying the impact of GitHub Copilot on the nature of work for open source maintainers
An interview with economic researchers analyzing the causal effect of GitHub Copilot on how open source maintainers work.

The post [How researchers are studying the impact of GitHub Copilot on the nature of work for open source maintainers](https://github.blog/news-insights/policy-news-and-insig … ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Executive Pay Doubles as Loss of 80% of Revenue Looms
“Mozilla has shifted much of its work toward Al” as funds directed towards African “Digital Justice”, “Queer Youth Inclusion”, & “Digital Activism for Young Feminists”. ⌘ Read more

tobtoht submits CCS proposal for 3 months of full-time Feather Wallet and Monero core dev work
tobtoht1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue full-time dev work on Feather Wallet 3 and Monero core codebase4 for the next 3 months:

I want to start off the year by clearing out a good chunk of the small-to-medium size issue/feature backlog for Feather. At the same time, making sure pending build system PRs5 for Mon … ⌘ Read more

[ANN] Phantom Circuit: Introduction

Phantom Circuit is a fictional short story generated entirely by AI. It was inspired by a Darknet Diaries podcast episode [..] I also managed to work in some mention of Monero…

Link: https://cyberspace.dad/book/

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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 7 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 7 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code rep … ⌘ Read more

That’s it for work in 2024. Vacation! And next year will (probably) start with an AWS training course. ⌘ Read more

What is Inference Parallelism and how it works
Member post originally published on the InfraCloud blog by Aman Juneja, Principal Solutions Engineer at InfraCloud Technologies In recent years, we’ve witnessed two recurring trends: the release of increasingly powerful GPUs and the introduction of Large… ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: David Mukuzi
Get to know David This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit, David Mukuzi, is a DevOps Engineer in Nairobi, Kenya. David is driven by a deep-rooted enthusiasm for continuous learning and exploration of emerging technologies. He enjoys working… ⌘ Read more

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 24 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 24 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate co … ⌘ Read more

anon1337 proposes bounty for haveno-ts Dart port
anon13371 has proposed a bounty2 for porting the Haveno TypeScript Library 3 to Dart:

Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)

No specific details (requirements/deliverables) were provided for this bounty.

To start working on the task yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty’s thread.

To increase the bounty you can transfer some XMR to the address posted by the … ⌘ Read more

After 70 years, Dick and Pixie share recipe for long life on the land
Dick and Pixie von Hofe have just celebrated 70 years of marriage, and say hard work, determination and, of course, love are the key ingredients. ⌘ Read more

j-berman submits CCS proposal for 4 months of Monero dev work
j-berman1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue full-time development work on Monero (FCMPs++ integration) for 4 months:

Proposed funding: 360 XMR (0.25 XMR/hr + $65/hr).

ETA: 4 months (640 hours).

• Work towards a test network that includes Full-Chain Membership Proofs++
  
• Misc. high priority tasks as they arise
  

To learn more about Justin’s work consult the asso … ⌘ Read more

From Legacy to Cloud-Native: How Docker Simplifies Complexity and Boosts Developer Productivity
Learn how the Docker suite of products — including Docker Desktop, Docker Scout, and Docker Hub — helps you accelerate development, modernize legacy applications, and work more efficiently and securely. ⌘ Read more

0xFFFC submits CCS proposal for 3 months of Monero dev work
0xFFFC1 has submitted a new CCS proposal2 to continue working full-time on Monero development for 3 more months (480 hours in total):

The bulk of my focus will be on opportunities related to performance improvement. To find out performance improvement opportunities a performance test suite is necessary for the Monero project. [..] A special thanks to all community members who are always available to help me wi … ⌘ Read more

Enjoyed the eight christmas party at work today with some colleagues who I have known and worked with for more than ten years now. That is a nice feeling.

v1docq47’s December-May 2025 CCS proposal ready for funding
v1docq471’s CCS proposal2 for 6 more months (December 2024 - May 2025) of Russian voice-over and Monero content transcription work is now ready for funding:

Funding needed: 45.6 XMR

To support this proposal, you can donate any XMR amount to the address listed on its Gitlab Funding Required 3 page.

Consult the previous Monero Observer report4 to … ⌘ Read more

j-berman completes CCS proposal after 483 hours of Monero and Seraphis dev work
j-berman1 has published a third and final progress report2 for his full-time 2024 ( part 8) Monero (FCMPs++ integration) and Seraphis wallet library dev work CCS proposal3:

Update 3: 483 hours [..] FCMP++ wallet tree sync (via building the tree locally) is set up and integrated into wallet2.

Completed the task to start sync from arbitrary restore height N
Did ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/j-berman-completes-monero-dev-work-2024-part-8-ccs/)

The Maritime Approximation
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fullmetalScience submits CCS proposal for ‘NoShore’ project
fullmetalScience1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 looking to complete work on NoShore, a project dedicated to on-the-go offline payments:

TL;DR The document proposes a shell-based environment that users can run to enable offline payments with supporting merchants, whereas the actual signing device will be developed separately in an upcoming iteration.

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Total funding: 45 XMR.

ETA: Read more”`

The Maritime Approximation
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Erlang Solutions: Meet the team: Erik Schön
In our final “Meet the Team” of 2024, we’d like to introduce you to Erik Schön, Managing Director at Erlang Solutions.

Erik shares his journey with Erlang, Elixir, and the BEAM ecosystem, from his work at Ericsson to joining Erlang Solutions in 2019. He also reflects on a key professional highlight in 2024 and looks ahead to his goals for 2025. Erik also reveals his festive traditions, including a Swedish-Japanese twist.

![](https://www.erlang-solutions.com/w … ⌘ Read more

How to Dockerize a React App: A Step-by-Step Guide for Developers
We show how to dockerize a React app to streamline your development process, eliminate “it works on my machine” problems, and ensure seamless deployments. ⌘ Read more

Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 17 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, December 17 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate co … ⌘ Read more

Hm, does your implementation works not with txt-only? I’m tried to write own but didnt test it: https://paste.ee/p/CopOR

Did I write here already that the reason why I love Twtxt so much is that it works without having to compile, install anything extra. Just the bin applications that come with 95% of all operating systems and you’re good to read and participate, giving you have a domain name somewhere to host the twtxt.txt file.

Wow, it seem my #Webmentions implementation works from Mastodon via brid.gy

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b4n6_b4n6 proposes bounties for Stack Wallet bug fixes
b4n6_b4n61 has proposed bounties2’3 for fixing two recently reported Stack Wallet4 issues5:

#1 Add checksum check for mnemonic seed
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)

#2 Diagnose and fix linux crash
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)

To start working on the tasks yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty threads.

To increase the bounties you can … ⌘ Read more

Added TwtHash hashes to every message on my personal Twtxt HTML renderer. Code is not yet ready for prime-time. Need to work out some kinks still.

Pinellas County Running: 7.00 miles, 00:10:07 average pace, 01:10:44 duration
work life is killing me. this was hard and i am just on empty recently.
#running

rehrar releases Stack Wallet v2.1.9, Stack Duo v1.2.4
rehrar1 has released Stack Wallet2 version 2.1.93 and Stack Duo version 1.2.44 with various fixes and improvements.

Stack Wallet:
* Show Monero/Wownero tx private key option
* Fix Frost error
* Stack Wallet Backup fixes
Stack Duo:
* Added Monero churn options
* Paynym temporarily disabled while kinks worked out [..]

The release notes, binaries, and the SHA256 hashes can … ⌘ Read more