Bitchatr = bitchat + reticulum Quick background Bitchat popped up when Jack Dorsey put out this:
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my weekend project to learn about bluetooth mesh networks, relays and store and forward models, message encryption models, and a few other things. ...
 It's a chat client that connects people via Bluetooth, no internet or cell connection needed. Range? Bitchatr sounds neat, but who wants to chat with the person in the same room? We need ... Bridged via Hostr at
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Bitchatr = bitchat + reticulum | PeakD
Quick background Bitchat popped up when Jack Dorsey put out this: https://x.com/jack/status/1941989435962212728 It
After attending an art showing, saw this beautiful church and courtyard. Although it seems very cozy, the tables and umbrellas make it seem rather coffee-shoppish (I don't particularly like that). image
Attending an #art showing or opening is fun, but I've found that I'm often just as intrigued by what's outside. Peering out this window seemed like a scene ready to be painted. image #photography
Went to an educational and experimental #farm. You could sack up potatoes and pick sweet peas. Fun.
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In theory, since bitchat is Bluetooth based, it could work over reticulum, right?
After stripping a coneflower's head, I kind of see where the name came from. Looking it up, there's a bit more to it. It's from the Greek root word and refers to the sea urchin like spiny #nature of the flower, which forms cone shaped. I will be trying to seed them. Learn stuff every day. image #gardening
A soundtrack made from a post about fighting a rabbit who is nipping off my tomato plants. This is what #AI was invented for. https://www.riffusion.com/song/32407e94-9847-4423-a943-2e45ff19ac7a Post the song was derived from:
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My opinion of Jack's bitchat is evolving, see https://w3.do/aOTZzvuF First thought: reticulum > bitchat because radio waves have greater range than bluetooth. But, reticulum (and meshtastic) requires specialized hardware. Few people have or will get this. Second thought: people already have a bluetooth phone in their hand. So, maybe bitchat > reticulum by sheer power of numbers of devices possible. (It would still need to become stupid-simple and dummy-proof as a UX though.)