DNS, the domain name system, is one of the most critical parts of how our Internet works, yet few of the billions of people using it every day actually understand what it is.

In exploring potential decentralized social media platforms, I recently discovered something called TWTXT: decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers. That's right up this blog's alley! But how is twtxt even pronounced? I say "twi-text", and think of the protocol like an extremely reduced (minimalism!) Twitter implemented as textfiles (nostalgia!). And being a simple textfile is key. There's really no need for a server to process requests beyond serving static files. This does mean it's not a full featured social network though, and probably never can be.

I feel a disturbance in the Face - "a shift in the dynamics of power: from totalitarian with all power in the hands of a few at FB, to a new configuration..."