#centralized computing vs distributed computing

[sodalye]

Decided to post my notes on eridian culture/society. Anything related to eridian physiology or the environmental conditions on Erid was pulled directly from Weir’s lore sheet. Anything relating to how those limitations/conditions affected the development of Eridian society and culture are my own inferences .

Eridians have inferior spatial memory, meaning large scale city planning becomes more difficult vs simple iterative engineering. Most city development was constructed organically over time, though some preplanned clusters exist. Maps and navigational records are crucial.

Inferior spatial memory + aversion to prolonged focus means theoretical physics and more abstract explorations of novel scientific concepts are more difficult for a single eridian to conceptualize (though their perfect recall gives them the edge within the realm of known mathematics). Typically requires a thrum to divide the work. Broadly, Erid’s scientific focus is directed toward empirical, tool oriented science. This is reflected in their highly advanced chemical and material engineering fields.

Planet’s strong magnetic field, weaker fine motor control, and lack of any sort of light based sensory input have delayed the development of computers considerably.

Artwork in Erid is not focused on visuals, but rather the acoustics of a piece.

Omnidirectional sight + preference for multitasking also means a lot of radial designs appear in architecture, engineering, etc.

Society is divided into regional clusters instead of a central governmental body. Erid’s economy doesn’t utilize currency, instead operating more like a barter system. Communal species; not as individualistic as human society, and therefore most clusters take a collaborative approach to food and resource distribution. In the instances where some sort of reciprocal payment is expected, individuals typically abide by “favor for a favor” or “item for an item” rules. Intercluster trade, on the other hand, is primarily materials and resource based, and political disputes have historically arisen over resource access. Individual clusters typically develop based on what resources are close by, and specialize in the management and utilization of that given resource.

Eridians likely had a head-start on maglev technology due to their ability to sense magnetic fields. As a result, dominant form of transportation is maglev rail; limited spatial memory also means that guided routes are easier for eridians to navigate vs independently operated vehicles, such as automobiles. Automobiles specifically are not super practical on Erid due to atmospheric composition delaying/affecting the development of the internal combustion engine (sidenote: combustion engines on Erid would need to rely on chemical oxidizers to work, rather than atmospheric, making them inherently more dangerous). The high atmospheric pressure/dense atmosphere also means increased drag, which would increase energy needed to power a vehicle; maglev being frictionless would help offset energy cost and wear. Very robust public transit system.

[schroedingerscryptid]

good evening mothers and fuckers of the jury today i bring: Amphoreus Is A Neural Network 

my credentials: i’m a first year CS student in 2025.

if y’all’ve been on hsrtwt in the past few days and watching leak after leak come out, then you probably know what i’m yapping about. if not, check this, this, this, and this out.

if you’d rather wait for 3.4 to come out, this is your chance to scroll. rest of y’all are with me lets go gamers

to summarise the 3.4 leaks, lygus and cyrene are apparently running tests on phainon to make the perfect lord ravager, and phainon’s been through 33550336 loops (girl help him wtf) by now. in each loop, he has to watch everyone die over and over again, and phainon, obvi, cannot remember anything. each loop, he’s a complete blank slate, ready to be traumatised over and over again. lygus keeps track of each loop, and keeps refining the data he puts in at the start of each timeloop to remove the ‘imperfections’ from the previous loop that were corrupting his experiments. 

ok anyways this is not about this shit we’re here to talk about why amphoreus is a neural network.

all of us here hate ai so i’m pretty sure you know the basic strokes of how it works, but if you don’t, then here’s a simple explanation: a neural network works based on input data. there’s many methods to training a machine, but the most generalised ones are the supervised vs the unsupervised models. how they work is what’s on the lid: supervised models mean that the input data is clearly labeled, and unsupervised models mean the input data is not labeled, which forces the ML algorithm to identify data on its own. based on what we know, i’m inclined to think that lygus is probably using a supervised model each time by removing outlier data and/or noise. 

wonderful, let’s talk about mydei now. y’all’ve probably seen a bunch of theories and leaks, but mydei’s highly likely to be a glitch in the system, or even worse, might be a virus that someone’s trying to use to break everyone out of this loop. between all of the theories i’ve seen, the one that connects mydei to the amphoreus loop is the theory that he’s a type of fileless malware. 

Tweet ref: https://x.com/tts_maruadelei/status/1932082549217751271

much like the other chrysos heirs, mydei doesn’t actually exist, but let me say: ain’t it interesting how mydei, the demigod of strife, who should have risen to be a titan that governed disputes, is the one who caused glitches in lygus’ system during the forgotten years?

let’s go back to the theory for a second: fileless attacks, simplified, operate based off of memory alone, which makes it much, much harder to detect compared to normal malware and viruses in a computer system. these fileless attacks can manifest in multiple ways, and one of those ways is a Distributed Denial of Service attack, aka, the infamous DDoS attack. DDoS attacks are among the most common cyberattacks of the modern century, and involve ‘botting’, where multiple bots attack one system to overwhelm the system with a high volume of requests.

the idea of ‘overwhelming’ a system can come in the form of exhausting resources like bandwidth, the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and, most importantly, the Random Access Memory (RAM). you know, the RAM being where most fileless malware operates out of. i’m sure you see where i’m going with this. 

for more psychic damage, there’s a type of attack called a ‘buffer overrun’ or ‘buffer overflow’. wikipedia defines data buffers as regions of memory that store data temporarily while it’s being moved from one place to another. a ‘buffer overflow’ is a type of DDoS (SIGHS) attack in which data in the buffer exceeds the storage capacity and flows into the following memory location, and corrupts the data in the secondary memory locations, and are the most common DDoS attack styles. sound familiar? 

bringing allllll of this back to amphoreus, i wouldn’t be too surprised if mydei’s older versions gained sentience, and started botting lygus’ AI/neural network and caused a DDoS attack, which caused his saves to be completely wiped due to a buffer overflow. thank u for listening can 3.4 hurry Up.

[unknownpoliticalobject]

Common disinformation and propaganda techniques

Ping pong – The coordinated use of complementary websites to springboard a story into mainstream circulation.

Wolf cries wolf – The vilification of an individual or institution for something you also do.

Misleading title – Facts or statements in the article are correct, or mostly correct, but the title is misleading.

No proof – Facts or statements that are not backed up with proof or sources.

Card stacking – Facts or statements are partially true. This occurs when information is correct, but it is offered selectively, or key facts are omitted. The Kremlin typically uses this technique to guide audiences to a conclusion that fits into a pre-fabricated or false narrative.

False facts – Facts or statements are false. For example, an interview mentioned in an article that never took place, or an event or incident featured in a news story that did not actually occur.

False visuals – A variant of false facts, this technique employs the use of fake or manipulated provocative visual material. Its purpose is to lend extra credibility to a false fact or narrative.

Denying facts – A variant of “false facts,” this occurs when real facts are denied or wrongly undermined. The facts of an event might be reported, but an attempt is made to discredit their veracity. Alternatively, the facts may be re-interpreted to achieve the same effect: to establish doubt among an audience over the validity of a story or narrative.

Exaggeration and over-generalization – This method dramatizes. raises false alarms or uses a particular premise to shape a conclusion. A related technique is totum pro parte.

Totum pro parte – The “whole for a part.” An example: portraying the views of a single journalist or expert as the official view or position of a government.

Changing the quotation, source or context – Facts and statements are reported from other sources, but they are now different than the original or do not account for the latest editorial changes. For example, a quotation is correct, but the person to whom it is attributed has changed, or a quote’s context is altered so as to change its meaning or significance in the original story.

Loaded words or metaphors – Using expressions and metaphors to support a false narrative or hide a true one; for example, using a term like “mysterious death” instead of “poisoning” or “murder” to describe the facts of a story.

Ridiculing, discrediting, diminution – Marginalizing facts, statements or people through mockery, name-calling (i.e. argumentum ad hominem), or by undermining their authority. This includes using traditional and new media humor, in order to discredit on non-substantive merits.

Whataboutism – Using false comparisons to support a pre-fabricated narrative or justify deeds and policies; i.e., “We may be bad, but others are just as bad” or, “The annexation of Crimea was just like the invasion of Iraq.” This technique is often accompanied by an ad hominem attack.

Narrative laundering – Concealing and cleaning the provenance of a source or claim. When a so-called expert of dubious integrity presents false facts or narratives as the truth. Often, this happens when propaganda outlets mimic the format of mainstream media. A common technique is to feature a guest “expert” or “scholar” on a TV program whose false fact or narrative can then be repackaged for wider distribution. For example, “Austrian media writes that…” or “A well-known German political expert says that…”

Exploiting balance – This happens when otherwise mainstream media outlets try to “balance” their reporting by featuring professional propagandists or faux journalists and experts. The effect is to inject an otherwise legitimate news story or debate with false facts and narratives. This technique is common in televised formats, which feature point-counterpoint debates. Propagandists subsequently hijack a good-faith exchange of opposing views.

Presenting opinion as facts (and vice-versa) – An opinion is presented as a fact in order to advance or discredit a narrative.

Conspiracy theories – Employing rumors, myths or claims of conspiracy to distract or dismay an audience. Examples include: “NATO wants to invade Russia;” “The United States created the Zika virus;” “Secret Baltic agencies are infecting Russian computers with viruses” or “Latvia wants to send its Russian population to concentration camps.” A variation of this technique is conspiracy in reverse—or attempting to discredit a factual news story by labeling it a conspiracy.

Joining the bandwagon – Creating the impression that the “majority” prefers or understands an issue in a certain way. The majority’s presumed wisdom lends credence to a conclusion or false narrative; e.g., “People are asking..,” “People want…” or “People know best.”

False dilemma – Forcing audiences into a false binary choice, typically “us” vs. “them.”

Drowning facts with emotion – A form of the “appeal to emotion” fallacy, this is when a story is presented in such an emotional way that facts lose their importance. An example is the “Lisa case,” in which Muslim immigrants in Germany were falsely reported to have sexually assaulted a Russian girl. While the event was entirely fabricated, its appeal to emotion distracted audiences from the absence of facts. Common variants of this method evoke post-Soviet nostalgia across Central and Eastern Europe, or stoke public fear of nuclear war.

Creating the context – Most commonly found on broadcast news programs, it creates the context for a pre-fabricated narrative by preceding and following a news story in such a way that it changes the meaning of the news itself. For example, in order to send the message that recent terrorist attacks in Europe were the result of EU member states not working with Russia—which is helping to fight ISIS in Syria—commentary broadcast before the news on the March 2016 Brussels attacks described Russia’s success in Syria and its ability to fight ISIS effectively.

[blockcube-p-blog]

Decentralized Data Applications: The Future

Software applications using centralized systems have been in use since long, but the decentralized data applications are here now, and for the better. These transparent apps have a transformative potential for the technological landscape due to their ability to provide security to data.

Decentralized vs Centralized

Unlike the most widespread software models with a centralized server-client model, the decentralized data applications or DApps have a decentralized server-client models.

The centralized system controls the operation of individual units and flow of information from a single center, whereas in the decentralized system, computation is done at each node and no single node is instructing the other. 

It is this structure that helps secure users' data in a decentralized system, which is not possible in a centralized system. Since data is stored on multiple nodes, it cannot be accessed by a single node except by the one who uploaded it. It further prevents the third party applications from accessing this data without the owner's permission.

Features of DApp

In case an application is a DApp, it has an open and autonomous source. Changes can be made only by consensus. It uses the Blockchain technology to store the protocols and data cryptographically.

Tokens are generated using an algorithm that encourages contribution by the members of the network to the system and no single body holds majority tokens in the network. Also, the cryptographic tokens are used for rewarding the access of the application.

Why DApps?

One of the key factors why DApps have an edge over the other applications is that their essential components are distributed, which improves the fault tolerance and makes it almost impossible to attack the network. These apps also ensure reliable, fast and secure applications to enhance the experience of the customers. New sources like IoT and social media provide increased volume and velocity of data, which helps the Blockchain and the DApps in providing a fast, efficient and affordable way of processing and storing huge data. The feature of decentralization also provides a barrier to the collusion, which further prevents the exploitation of people at the hands of the governments and the corporations.

DApps are also offering novel ways to process the transactions easily. They help in economizing the digital resources, thus providing ways to monetize content and digital assets, which was previously difficult. These apps provide multiple ways to distribute tokens, like development, fund-raising and mining. The feature of multiplicity offers more flexibility and opportunity compared to other systems.

Concluding...

DApps are yet to enter the business market with full force, but the benefits they offer will help them in longer sustenance. Phones with better RAMs are coming up, which will support the DApps easily. With the additional value that these apps can add to the economy, they can overtake the other existing software application systems.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

yea like its super impressive....idk if there's any other studios doing distributed stopmo films coz like...its pretty niche i guess and like with all animation im pretty sure that to have a fancy enough level of animation you just really do need time and money, you cant really come up with a creative workaround for that....so you cant really have as much of an indie factor lmao....... something half related tho that i just thought of is how by the time the lego movie was made they deliberately placed "restrictions" on the animation that lego animations werent doing before, i.e. making the figures stay rigid and mostly within the range of motion of actual lego figures, and generally more imitating the look of peoples homemade stopmo lego animations...i mean but i feel like on this case that was more in the realm of making the motion jerkier without like actually reducing the quality of anything. but anyways thats a movie thats almost entirely computer animation vaguely imitating stopmotion as an homage to ordinary people making stop motion videos with legos, which has an extra purpose because thats related to like the central theme of the movie. vs "actual stopmo films should stay really limited and basic coz thats what i expect based on what i used to see" i s2g

[michelbrown22-blog]

What is Centralized Computing?

“Centralized Computing” refers to a model of computing or a little quantity of prevailing servers present at a common position which fulfills the requirements of computing of a huge amount of end users.