If you have any questions, I will be happy to try and answer. Please post them here.
Why should you use Aether?
Aether is distributed. It isn't a single point of failure choice like another http site and it doesn't have a single owner as the software and protocol is released under a Free licence.
Why haven't we heard of Aether before?
A policy decision was made to let Aether grow organically rather than by advertising, as that would likely lead to a great community. This policy has worked well.
Where is Aether?
Aether is reached by a client which you download and install. The client is released under the GPL and you can audit and change the code as you see fit. Client based communities are the way forward, as they are decentralized and can't readily be blocked by Big Tech or censored. The Aether client lets you browse posts on its blockchain. I have used the client about a couple of years and haven't had any problem with it.
How is it different from Voat?
It is active. You can create any sub you like, for example there is one called /b/Voat. You could create one called /b/tickle if you liked. If somebody had already created /b/tickle, you could create another community with the same name. People could choose one or both subs to join. You can impeach and boot out moderators of subs through community voting. There are no dominating power mods. Posts are ephemeral. They disappear from view after 6 months, though remain on the blockchain.
Protips?
Check out the /b/lookatmynewsub to keep up to date with new subs. Also, when you search for subs, remember to scroll to the bottom and click the "search NSFW subs " too. Sub to /b/Voat, post something. Say hello.
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Mod problem potential. A client separate from web browser and it looks like discord. I have no idea its resource usage. Block chains are not private information, they're a publicly verifiable ledger.
Aether has a great solution for moderation. If you and sufficient numbers of other users in the subverse object to the moderator, you can impeach them/vote them out of their position as a moderator. Also, there is no point trying to become a "power mod" of a popular subverse, like /b/Politics for example, as somebody else can create a subverse with the exact same name, /b/Politics, and then other users will tend to post to the sub with the best content there.
Aether runs in a client, yes. It is a well made client.
In Aether preferences, you can set the resources you wish to allow, like storage. It uses about half a Gig of RAM and occasionally 1% of CPU something like that.
Your concerns are valid, and by the sound of it you would greatly appreciate the knowledgeable nerd community already there in Aether so take a look. Also, if you run GNU+Linux, you can install Aether sandboxed in an AppImage, for greater protection.
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RiverWind ago
If you have any questions, I will be happy to try and answer. Please post them here.
Why should you use Aether?
Aether is distributed. It isn't a single point of failure choice like another http site and it doesn't have a single owner as the software and protocol is released under a Free licence.
Why haven't we heard of Aether before?
A policy decision was made to let Aether grow organically rather than by advertising, as that would likely lead to a great community. This policy has worked well.
Where is Aether?
Aether is reached by a client which you download and install. The client is released under the GPL and you can audit and change the code as you see fit. Client based communities are the way forward, as they are decentralized and can't readily be blocked by Big Tech or censored. The Aether client lets you browse posts on its blockchain. I have used the client about a couple of years and haven't had any problem with it.
How is it different from Voat?
It is active. You can create any sub you like, for example there is one called /b/Voat. You could create one called /b/tickle if you liked. If somebody had already created /b/tickle, you could create another community with the same name. People could choose one or both subs to join. You can impeach and boot out moderators of subs through community voting. There are no dominating power mods. Posts are ephemeral. They disappear from view after 6 months, though remain on the blockchain.
Protips?
Check out the /b/lookatmynewsub to keep up to date with new subs. Also, when you search for subs, remember to scroll to the bottom and click the "search NSFW subs " too. Sub to /b/Voat, post something. Say hello.
There is a FAQ here:
https://getaether.net/docs/how_is_it_different_from/
B3bomber ago
Looks really fucking sketchy to me for a few reasons.
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RiverWind ago
I have used Aether over a year without any problems.
RiverWind ago
I am glad you looked at Aether. What did you think were the issues?
B3bomber ago
Mod problem potential. A client separate from web browser and it looks like discord. I have no idea its resource usage. Block chains are not private information, they're a publicly verifiable ledger.
RiverWind ago
Aether has a great solution for moderation. If you and sufficient numbers of other users in the subverse object to the moderator, you can impeach them/vote them out of their position as a moderator. Also, there is no point trying to become a "power mod" of a popular subverse, like /b/Politics for example, as somebody else can create a subverse with the exact same name, /b/Politics, and then other users will tend to post to the sub with the best content there.
Aether runs in a client, yes. It is a well made client.
In Aether preferences, you can set the resources you wish to allow, like storage. It uses about half a Gig of RAM and occasionally 1% of CPU something like that.
Your concerns are valid, and by the sound of it you would greatly appreciate the knowledgeable nerd community already there in Aether so take a look. Also, if you run GNU+Linux, you can install Aether sandboxed in an AppImage, for greater protection.
Please take a look!