Re #twtxt #xmpp muc: It seems there is a #matrix and an #irc room but no xmpp which I would prefer. *sigh*

@kas @freemor (re: Matrix) Me prefers #xmpp too. My tests with #matrix and #tox were all unsatisfying.

@freemor According to @Leo it is a #mastodon not a #matrix bridge. Oneway bridges just dumping here with no backchannel are pointless.

Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: Free Social Networking Showdown - Matrix #socialmedia #freesoftware #riot #matrix #socialshowdown

Some confirmation why I prefer the good 'ol (actually it's improving to current demands all the time) #XMPP and don't switch to the fancy new kids in town like, currently, #MATRIX.

Apparently my `[Matrix]` homeserver is now working (no changes, just some issue with key validation and caching) 🥳 I can be reached at `@james:mills.io` 👌 -- Still unsure of `[Matrix]` in the first place, but I will give credit where credit is due. At least it was orders of magnitude simpler to stand up than any XMPP/Jabber "thingy", clients "just worked"™ for it and (after some mishaps) Federation works too. I also have to recognize that it also doesn't require my to poke dozens of random ports and holes through my firewall for it to work. 👌 #Matrix

(#xnjhgha) Apparently if you try to start a new DM (Direct Message) with someone, you end up creating an "Empty Room", the system "invites" the party, but the "room" remains empty until they join? wtf is this shit?! seriously?! 🤦‍♂️ #Matrix

Couple of other interesting things to note about Matrix and my homeserver running Dendrite: latency error-rates #Matrix #Perforamnce

Oh boi 😅 After having used `[Matrix]` for a bit over a day or so now (after having some initial troubles with "Federating") I have some _really_ strong reservations on Matrix, Bridges and that whole ecosystem and it's architecture 😂 I'm _really_ not certain I can live with some of the "decisions", "architectures" "culture" and over-engineering nature that is `[Matrix]` 🤔 #Matrix #Thoughts

(#x6zqkha) For example; In order for you to trust a "Bridge" to another "platform" you have to: - Trust the network - Trust the software - Trust the operator You have to place trust in a whole bunch of things that acts an an "Agent" on your behalf on some other platform you don't have an identity with (for example some random Matrix room <-> some random IRC Channel on some random IRC Network) This is kind of nuts 🤦‍♂️ #Matrix #Trust