while I'm referring to stuff that's actually fun and off-topic... I've long off been watching progress in this area, knowing that

"fixing bufferbloat" is a key requirement for technologies like this to succeed.

I have to note that I am finding jitsi meet, rather than zoom, quite useful. The frame rate, in particular, is amazing.

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From: Wendy Hanamura <Wendy@archive.org>
Date: Fri, May 8, 2020 at 4:24 PM
Subject: You're Invited: DWeb Virtual Meetup—next Wednesday--Decentralized Storage 💾 💻
To: <dave.taht@gmail.com>

Join us: Virtual DWeb Meetup Decentralized Storage

Dear Friends,
Every cloud has its silver lining! While we can't camp, congregate or meet in person right now, we can still come together and meet new people interested in the Decentralized Web. And untethered from one location, we can connect across timezones and continents.

Join us for the very first virtual DWeb Meetup: Decentralized Storage Comes of Age. Wednesday, May 13 at 10 AM Pacific.

Michelle Lee, Protocol Labs, Shawn Wilkinson, Storj Co-founder & Ben Golub, CEO of Storj will take you through the lessons they've learned.

We'll hear from leaders of Storj Labs and Protocol Lab's Filecoin as they offer enterprise-level decentralized storage, collectively preserving the data we need to fuel scientific collaboration, education, and AI research.

Storj Labs recently released its V3 Network with enterprise service level partners.

This week, Filecoin launched the Filecoin Discover program to incentivize early miners to store open source data (including some from the Internet Archive).

What are the governance issues? How do you handle take down in a decentralized network? How can developers build on top of these storage networks? How can you become a storage node? What type of collaborations are happening? We'll break into small groups to discuss these subjects and more.

When you register, we'll send you a Zoom Link, Password, and two 10-minute presentations by the Co-founder and CEO of Storj, and the Storage & Developer Tools Lead of Filecoin. Watch the talks beforehand. Then spend 90 minutes of MeetUp time networking, meeting new people, and exploring subjects in small groups.

Seats are limited, claim yours now

What About DWeb Camp 2020?

Where will we all be in September 2020? How can the DWeb Community be most useful in this COVID crisis? Those are the questions we are asking ourselves. One answer: by sharing our knowledge in building community-driven infrastructure. We are proud to announce a new website Meshnet @DWeb Camp 2019, replete with everything you'd need to build a mesh network for your community.