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This app focuses on gifts & gratitude, using them to build cool things with your network. |
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This app focuses on gifts & gratitude, using them to build cool things together with your network. |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">What is the idea here?</h2> |
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We are building networks of people who want to grow a giving society. |
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First of all, let's build gratitude: see what people have given, and recognize |
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We are building networks of people who want to grow good society from the ground up, using modern |
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technology that connects people peer-to-peer. |
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First of all, let's showcase gratitude: see what people have given, and recognize |
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gifts you've seen. This is done in a way that leaves a permanent record -- one that |
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came from you, and one that the recipient can prove it was for them. This is |
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came from you, and one that the recipient can prove it was for them. This can be |
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personally gratifying, but it extends to broader work: volunteers get |
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confirmation of activity, and selectively show off their contributions |
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confirmation of activity, and they can selectively show off their contributions |
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and network. |
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<p> |
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With this, you highlight giving and also offer help -- |
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which could be conditional on others' willingness to help, too. |
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With this, you highlight giving and you also offer help -- |
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which could be conditional on others' contributions, too. |
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You can record your own ideas and invite others to collaborate. |
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It's a way to organize & build with the resource that everyone has in equal amounts: time. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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This app uses the power of cryptography to build a reputation, recording |
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activity that you can share at your discretion. You put some activity |
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public, but these services don't share your ID with others without explicit consent. |
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This is in contrast to Meta and Google, who hold |
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your data and allow you use it while they manage sharing... |
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those services are useful but they have the control, whereas this app gives you the control. |
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<p class="mt-2"> |
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Note that your personal data is safe: your ID is only shared with those you allow. Neither |
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your name nor your contacts' names are shared with anyone -- even our servers -- |
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though you can explicitly share it with other individuals if you choose. |
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</p> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">I want to know more because...</h2> |
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<ul class="list-disc list-outside ml-4"> |
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<li class="p-2"> |
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<div @click="showAlpha = !showAlpha" class="text-blue-500">... I'm a member of Alpha chat.</div> |
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<div v-if="showAlpha"> |
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This is a project for public benefit. You are invited to add your gratitude |
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and propose projects on a distributable ledger. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The underlying data is on a merkle tree with each verifiable claim, signature and all. |
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The chain includes individual IDs for discovery & visibility, so not all data is distributed -- yet. |
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The goal is to eventually distribute the data on people's devices with their chosen network, |
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where anyone could host their own chain of provenance if they choose. |
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The formats follow standard schemas (eg. schema.org) to encourage interoperability. |
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We're currently at the beginning phase where we're trusting the server to keep IDs private. |
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It's all open-source, and we expect to have a professional audit someday. |
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A person's network of contacts is similar: the server currently knows some of the links between people |
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to allow discovery and visibility. However, even that will be manageable on personal devices someday. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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There are no tokens to maintain the chain: the purpose is to create software that communities |
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and activists can easily join and use. We're betting that this is a case where network |
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participants have the motivation to run the software. The protocol is meant to be lightweight enough that |
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non-technical people can run it on inexpensive devices they already own. There may be cases for |
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MPC or ZKP in the future when they are more widespread and standard, |
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but our preference is to engineer as simply as possible with "white-magic" cryptography |
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over those "black-magic" functions. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Let's make real distributed computing and shared data happen, starting with our own small networks. |
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... and exemplify the fun along the way. |
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</li> |
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<li class="p-2"> |
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<div @click="showGroup = !showGroup" class="text-blue-500">... I want to find a group I'll enjoy working with.</div> |
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<div v-if="showGroup"> |
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<p> |
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This app encourages people to offer small bits of time to one another. It's a way to |
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run experiments with other people... tests of working together, which can start small |
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and easy but build into cooperation with people who are like-minded and who work well together. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Search the projects and place an offer on an interesting one |
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-- or create your own project and see who offers to help. |
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After your first experiment, you can give and get confirmation about the work, which you might choose |
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to show to future contacts. |
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</p> |
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</div> |
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</li> |
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<li class="p-2"> |
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<div @click="showCommunity = !showCommunity" class="text-blue-500">... I want to participate in community projects.</div> |
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<div v-if="showCommunity"> |
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<p> |
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These are mostly at the beginning stages, so any of them will appreciate your offers that show interest. |
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In fact, your offers can include your preferences, which give the project owners indications of how to proceed. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Search through the projects for issues of interest, locally as well as globally. |
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If you don't see any projects that interest you, create your own and see what kind of offers you get. |
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</div> |
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</li> |
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<li class="p-2"> |
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<div @click="showVerifiable = !showVerifiable" class="text-blue-500">... I want to build with verifiable, private data.</div> |
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<div v-if="showVerifiable"> |
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<p> |
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Make your claims and get others to confirm them. Then you can use the API to pull your copy of all that |
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data, both claims from you and claims from others about you. These are hard-and-fast credentials that can |
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be shown to others, along with their verifiable time and signature. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Furthermore, you can use your network to verify claims by other people, even if they haven't given you |
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visibility. First, on the claim screen you can see if the server detects anyone who is a direct link |
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between you, so you can reach out to those in-between people for more info. If there isn't anyone |
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who is directly in between then you can reach out with a message to your network. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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This app generated an identifier, based on public & private keys located on your device. |
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That ID is only shared with our server and with people you explicitly allow. |
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The other information -- like gratitude and contributions and projects -- |
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are published to a server that protects your ID. (Someday, your devices |
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will share directly P2P and not need a server... you can choose your levels |
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of discovery and privacy.) What this means is that you are in charge of your |
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network, and we provide tools and reporting to help you connect with your network for |
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references and reputation. |
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</p> |
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</div> |
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</li> |
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<li class="p-2"> |
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<div @click="showGovernance = !showGovernance" class="text-blue-500">... I want to build governance organically.</div> |
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<div v-if="showGovernance"> |
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This requires motivated, dedicated citizens. The good thing is that dedication the primary ingredient; |
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add coordination and we can find ways to replace monopolistic systems. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Add projects for your main areas of interest, and offer commitments to projects to kick-start some initiatives. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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One other feature worth emphasizing: you build a history of credentials, ones that are verifiably |
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yours. But one other good thing is that you get support from those who confirm your activity. |
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You can share this support in a way that others can validate the data for themselves from people |
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in their own network. This kind of reputable project and history of performance is good evidence |
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for your ability to take responsibility for important initiatives. |
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</p> |
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</li> |
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<li class="p-2"> |
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<div @click="showBasics = !showBasics" class="text-blue-500">... I want to supply life's basics freely.</div> |
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<div v-if="showBasics"> |
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<p> |
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This platform is not optimal for balancing needs and resources at this point, |
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but we continuously seek out and list |
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those kinds of projects. Watch our blog, and watch the project list for words like |
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<router-link class="text-blue-500" to="/discover?searchText=sharing">"sharing"</router-link> |
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or |
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<router-link class="text-blue-500" to="/discover?searchText=basic">"basic"</router-link> |
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or |
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<router-link class="text-blue-500" to="/discover?searchText=free">"free"</router-link>. |
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</p> |
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</div> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I get started?</h2> |
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<p> |
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You need someone to register you, like the person who told you |
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about this app, on the Contacts <fa icon="users" class="fa-fw" /> page. |
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Someone -- like the person who told you about this app -- needs to register you |
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on the Contacts <fa icon="users" class="fa-fw" /> page. |
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If you heard about this from our outreach, feel free to contact us (below) for a chat. |
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After someone registers you, you can |
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select any contact on the home page (or "anonymous") and record your |
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appreciation for... whatever. The main goal is to record what people |
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After someone registers you, you can register others. |
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</p> |
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Then you can record your appreciation for... whatever: select any contact on the home page |
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(or "Unnamed") and send it. The main goal is to record what people |
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have given you, to grow giving economies. You can also record your own |
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ideas for projects. Each claim is recorded on a |
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custom ledger. The day after being registered, you'll be able to able to |
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register others, too. |
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custom ledger. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The day after being registered, you'll be able to able to register others, too. |
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Note that there are limits to how many others you can register. |
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Take your time to bring people on... make it an opportunity to get to |
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know their projects, and to show your own. |
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know their projects, and to show off your own. |
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</p> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I add someone else?</h2> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I backup all my data?</h2> |
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There are four sets of data to backup: the identifier secrets; |
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the private text data that isn't quite as secret such as settings and contacts; |
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the private text data that isn't as sensitive such as settings and contacts; |
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the private image for yourself; and the data that you have sent to the public. |
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</p> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I create another identity?</h2> |
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<p> |
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Before doing this, note that it is an advanced feature that affects |
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functionality (eg. the words "Alt ID" next to results, backup features) |
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so beware. You can |
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Before doing this, beware that it is an advanced feature that affects |
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functionality (eg. the words "Alt ID" next to results, backup features). You can |
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<router-link to="start" class="text-blue-500"> |
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create another identity here. |
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</router-link> |
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</p> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I erase my data?</h2> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold">How do I erase my data from my device?</h2> |
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Before doing this, you may want to back up your data with the instructions above. |
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</p> |
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<p>{{ package.version }} ({{ commitHash }})</p> |
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<h2 class="text-xl font-semibold"> |
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For any other questions, like getting a new account or removing all your data from the public ledger: |
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I have other questions, like getting a new account or removing all my data from the public ledger. |
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</h2> |
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<p> |
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Contact us at |
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package = Package; |
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commitHash = import.meta.env.VITE_GIT_HASH; |
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showAlpha = false; |
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showBasics = false; |
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showCommunity = false; |
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showGovernance = false; |
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showGroup = false; |
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showDidCopy = false; |
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showVerifiable = false; |
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// call fn, copy text to the clipboard, then redo fn after 2 seconds |
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doCopyTwoSecRedo(text: string, fn: () => void) { |
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Jose Olarte III
Trent Larson