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Hd-onions at 19:16, 18 November 2022

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Hd-onions at 07:48, 17 November 2022

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	''fileSHA'' is an email, “turn-based” game that uses mailing list software as its main playground–think of a chat program but it's happening over an email exchange. You send a message to the list’s email address and the message is automatically distributed to everyone on the list. The core activity of the game is file sharing. A random participant receives a prompt via email to share a file however they want. The next randomly selected participant receives that file (sometimes by coordinating with the previous user) and then decides how to use it as an input source for the file they have chosen to share. At this point, no one else in the list knows what’s occurring except the two randomly chosen participants.		''fileSHA'' is an email, “turn-based” game that uses mailing list software as its main playground–think of a chat program but it's happening over an email exchange. You send a message to the list’s email address and the message is automatically distributed to everyone on the list. The core activity of the game is file sharing. A random participant receives a prompt via email to share a file however they want. The next randomly selected participant receives that file (sometimes by coordinating with the previous user) and then decides how to use it as an input source for the file they have chosen to share. At this point, no one else in the list knows what’s occurring except the two randomly chosen participants.

	The project was born of our shared curiosity and fascination with mailing lists and the role they play in bringing communities together. We were guided by an all-too-common frustration that many will have related to in recent years, that is the sudden and abrupt disappearance of online spaces that were supposed to host communities, and especially the “data” produced by their users over time. Be that a group of people gathered around a shared love for a musical genre, a team collaborating on the development of a coding framework, or a discussion board on space exploration, it’s not uncommon to see communities hosted on Mastodon or Discord<ref>Another important example is a web service like Instagram (owned by Facebook / Meta) shutting down user profiles (also popular ones) due to “infringing the Terms and Conditions agreement” accepted by the user to the provider upon signing up to the website. This results in a real problem for most sex workers — including famous porn stars — who make use of the service to reach out to their public as well as to create connections with other workers.</ref>		The project was born of our shared curiosity and fascination with mailing lists and the role they play in bringing communities together. We were guided by an all-too-common frustration that many will have related to in recent years, that is the sudden and abrupt disappearance of online spaces that were supposed to host communities, and especially the “data” produced by their users over time. Be that a group of people gathered around a shared love for a musical genre, a team collaborating on the development of a coding framework, or a discussion board on space exploration, it’s not uncommon to see communities hosted on Mastodon or Discord<ref>Another important example is a web service like Instagram (owned by Facebook / Meta) shutting down user profiles (also popular ones) due to “infringing the Terms and Conditions agreement” accepted by the user to the provider upon signing up to the website. This results in a real problem for most sex workers — including famous porn stars — who make use of the service to reach out to their public as well as to create connections with other workers.</ref> being closed unilaterally by their moderators, or having no way to export the “sociality” (collective memory) that’s being produced by users interaction into a data format that can be re-purposed or imported into another web service. This prompted us to ask the question: <br>

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	being closed unilaterally by their moderators, or having no way to export the “sociality” (collective memory) that’s being produced by users interaction into a data format that can be re-purposed or imported into another web service. This prompted us to ask the question: <br>
	''What are other ways of communicating and navigating digital infrastructure that we might have overlooked or forgotten about?''		''What are other ways of communicating and navigating digital infrastructure that we might have overlooked or forgotten about?''

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	The game is chain-based. The more people that join, the better. Five to six players is the preferred minimum.		The game is chain-based. The more people that join, the better. Five to six players is the preferred minimum.
	fileSHA is an “exquisite-corpse” game, which means that the next player cannot see how the previous player altered the file being shared. A classic example of an exquisite corpse is a collective drawing game where the next player receives a sheet of paper folded by the previous person, so they cannot see what’s already been drawn on the sheet.		fileSHA is an “exquisite-corpse” game, which means that the next player cannot see how the previous player altered the file being shared. A classic example of an exquisite corpse is a collective drawing game where the next player receives a sheet of paper folded by the previous person, so they cannot see what’s already been drawn on the sheet.

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	<small>← Caption: pick-random-address. instructions to pick the next random player from the subscription list.</small>		<small>← Caption: pick-random-address. instructions to pick the next random player from the subscription list.</small>

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	We also specifically tried to come up with activities during the game that would introduce extra degrees of “complexity”. For instance, the game ticks<ref> “A tick, also sometimes referred to as a jiffy, is a very small unit of time. A tick is used to determine the correct time and date on a computer.” (source https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tick.htm). We use it as a verb instead of “ticking”.</ref> at every seventy-two hours hours, and a new player is semi-randomly selected from the list. Sometimes a new player would be selected by choosing. Another example of adding complexity was to choose a file-sharing technique that required real-time coordination between participants (e.g. being online at the computer at the same time or through a certain period of time).		We also specifically tried to come up with activities during the game that would introduce extra degrees of “complexity”. For instance, the game ticks<ref> “A tick, also sometimes referred to as a jiffy, is a very small unit of time. A tick is used to determine the correct time and date on a computer.” (source https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tick.htm). We use it as a verb instead of “ticking”.</ref> at every seventy-two hours hours, and a new player is semi-randomly selected from the list. Sometimes a new player would be selected by choosing. Another example of adding complexity was to choose a file-sharing technique that required real-time coordination between participants (e.g. being online at the computer at the same time or through a certain period of time).
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	We finish with a closing remark on the often critiqued set of hydraulic metaphors—for instance: “pull,” “drain,” “consume,” “push,” “dump” a stream (of data), all the way to the extreme of “the cloud,”—which is used in computer programming by “engineers”, to talk about software that recontextualizes the domain specific language:		We finish with a closing remark on the often critiqued set of hydraulic metaphors—for instance: “pull,” “drain,” “consume,” “push,” “dump” a stream (of data), all the way to the extreme of “the cloud,”—which is used in computer programming by “engineers”, to talk about software that recontextualizes the domain specific language:

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	=== fileSHA as protocol===		=== fileSHA as protocol===

Hd-onions at 12:44, 9 November 2022

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	We finish with a closing remark on the often critiqued set of hydraulic metaphors—for instance: “pull,” “drain,” “consume,” “push,” “dump” a stream (of data), all the way to the extreme of “the cloud,”—which is used in computer programming by “engineers”, to talk about software that recontextualizes the domain specific language:		We finish with a closing remark on the often critiqued set of hydraulic metaphors—for instance: “pull,” “drain,” “consume,” “push,” “dump” a stream (of data), all the way to the extreme of “the cloud,”—which is used in computer programming by “engineers”, to talk about software that recontextualizes the domain specific language:

	<blockquote>“Geologists have uncovered one such mechanism: rivers acting as veritable hydraulic computers (or at least, sorting machines). Rivers transport rocky materials from their point of origin (a previously created mountain subject to erosion or weathering) to the place in the ocean where these materials will accumulate. In this process, pebbles of variable size, weight and shape tend to react differently to the water transporting them. […] Once the raw materials have been sorted out into more or less homogenous groupings deposited at the bottom of the sea (that is, once they have become sedimented), a second operation is necessary to transform these loose collections of pebbles into an entity of a higher scale: ~~<br>~~		<blockquote>“Geologists have uncovered one such mechanism: rivers acting as veritable hydraulic computers (or at least, sorting machines). Rivers transport rocky materials from their point of origin (a previously created mountain subject to erosion or weathering) to the place in the ocean where these materials will accumulate. In this process, pebbles of variable size, weight and shape tend to react differently to the water transporting them. […] Once the raw materials have been sorted out into more or less homogenous groupings deposited at the bottom of the sea (that is, once they have become sedimented), a second operation is necessary to transform these loose collections of pebbles into an entity of a higher scale: a sedimentary rock. This operation consists in cementing the sorted components together into a new entity with emergent properties of its own, that is, properties such as overall strength and permeability that cannot be ascribed to the sum of the individual pebbles.”<ref> Manuel De Landa, “The Geology Of Morals: A Neo-Materialist Interpretation,” WORLD INFORMATION INSTITUTE, http://www.t0.or.at/delanda/geology.htm</ref></blockquote>
	a sedimentary rock. This operation consists in cementing the sorted components together into a new entity with emergent properties of its own, that is, properties such as overall strength and permeability that cannot be ascribed to the sum of the individual pebbles.”<ref> Manuel De Landa, “The Geology Of Morals: A Neo-Materialist Interpretation,” WORLD INFORMATION INSTITUTE, http://www.t0.or.at/delanda/geology.htm</ref></blockquote>

	Designing fileSHA with mailing list software gave us the space to explore the process of file sharing. Furthermore, we realized that this game has the potential to be played for an infinite amount of time. Software architectures like those of a mailing list allow for “necroposting,” We believe there is no shame in resurrecting conversations that are six months or ten years old, because at best it’s experienced as a collective sedimentation process that belongs as much to you as it does to those who wrote about it months to a decade earlier. Computers as rivers!		Designing fileSHA with mailing list software gave us the space to explore the process of file sharing. Furthermore, we realized that this game has the potential to be played for an infinite amount of time. Software architectures like those of a mailing list allow for “necroposting,” We believe there is no shame in resurrecting conversations that are six months or ten years old, because at best it’s experienced as a collective sedimentation process that belongs as much to you as it does to those who wrote about it months to a decade earlier. Computers as rivers!

Hd-onions at 20:41, 7 November 2022

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	=== fileSHA as protocol===		=== fileSHA as protocol===

Hd-onions at 19:52, 3 November 2022

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	One happy, unintended effect of using a mailing list software was the ability to use the feature of asking for “help/info” about the list: e.g., how to unsubscribe, or how to access previous messages. We used the info text to provide the basic rules of the game, and made status updates on which files had been shared so far. The “help” screen of a video game was the main source of inspiration for this feature.		One happy, unintended effect of using a mailing list software was the ability to use the feature of asking for “help/info” about the list: e.g., how to unsubscribe, or how to access previous messages. We used the info text to provide the basic rules of the game, and made status updates on which files had been shared so far. The “help” screen of a video game was the main source of inspiration for this feature.

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Hd-onions at 16:08, 3 November 2022

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	<small>← Caption: pick-random-address. instructions to pick the next random player from the subscription list.</small>		<small>← Caption: pick-random-address. instructions to pick the next random player from the subscription list.</small>

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	We also specifically tried to come up with activities during the game that would introduce extra degrees of “complexity”. For instance, the game ticks<ref> “A tick, also sometimes referred to as a jiffy, is a very small unit of time. A tick is used to determine the correct time and date on a computer.” (source https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tick.htm). We use it as a verb instead of “ticking”.</ref> at every seventy-two hours hours, and a new player is semi-randomly selected from the list. Sometimes a new player would be selected by choosing. Another example of adding complexity was to choose a file-sharing technique that required real-time coordination between participants (e.g. being online at the computer at the same time or through a certain period of time).		We also specifically tried to come up with activities during the game that would introduce extra degrees of “complexity”. For instance, the game ticks<ref> “A tick, also sometimes referred to as a jiffy, is a very small unit of time. A tick is used to determine the correct time and date on a computer.” (source https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tick.htm). We use it as a verb instead of “ticking”.</ref> at every seventy-two hours hours, and a new player is semi-randomly selected from the list. Sometimes a new player would be selected by choosing. Another example of adding complexity was to choose a file-sharing technique that required real-time coordination between participants (e.g. being online at the computer at the same time or through a certain period of time).

Hd-onions at 16:07, 3 November 2022

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	The game is chain-based. The more people that join, the better. Five to six players is the preferred minimum.		The game is chain-based. The more people that join, the better. Five to six players is the preferred minimum.
	fileSHA is an “exquisite-corpse” game, which means that the next player cannot see how the previous player altered the file being shared. A classic example of an exquisite corpse is a collective drawing game where the next player receives a sheet of paper folded by the previous person, so they cannot see what’s already been drawn on the sheet.		fileSHA is an “exquisite-corpse” game, which means that the next player cannot see how the previous player altered the file being shared. A classic example of an exquisite corpse is a collective drawing game where the next player receives a sheet of paper folded by the previous person, so they cannot see what’s already been drawn on the sheet.

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	Furthermore we added two more elements:		Furthermore we added two more elements:

	* Semi-randomness<ref> The game picks someone from the list of participants who has not already been chosen. Plus, in a computer system, “semi-randomness” is the only option anyway.</ref> of selecting the next player		* Semi-randomness<ref> The game picks someone from the list of participants who has not already been chosen. Plus, in a computer system, “semi-randomness” is the only option anyway.</ref> of selecting the next player
	* “Secrecy” between the two players exchanging the outcome		* “Secrecy” between the two players exchanging the outcome

Hd-onions at 15:31, 3 November 2022

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	''fileSHA'' is an email, “turn-based” game that uses mailing list software as its main playground–think of a chat program but it's happening over an email exchange. You send a message to the list’s email address and the message is automatically distributed to everyone on the list. The core activity of the game is file sharing. A random participant receives a prompt via email to share a file however they want. The next randomly selected participant receives that file (sometimes by coordinating with the previous user) and then decides how to use it as an input source for the file they have chosen to share. At this point, no one else in the list knows what’s occurring except the two randomly chosen participants.		''fileSHA'' is an email, “turn-based” game that uses mailing list software as its main playground–think of a chat program but it's happening over an email exchange. You send a message to the list’s email address and the message is automatically distributed to everyone on the list. The core activity of the game is file sharing. A random participant receives a prompt via email to share a file however they want. The next randomly selected participant receives that file (sometimes by coordinating with the previous user) and then decides how to use it as an input source for the file they have chosen to share. At this point, no one else in the list knows what’s occurring except the two randomly chosen participants.

	The project was born of our shared curiosity and fascination with mailing lists and the role they play in bringing communities together. We were guided by an all-too-common frustration that many will have related to in recent years, that is the sudden and abrupt disappearance of online spaces that were supposed to host communities, and especially the “data” produced by their users over time. Be that a group of people gathered around a shared love for a musical genre, a team collaborating on the development of a coding framework, or a discussion board on space exploration, it’s not uncommon to see communities hosted on Mastodon or Discord<ref> Another important example is a web service like Instagram (owned by Facebook / Meta) shutting down user profiles (also popular ones) due to “infringing the Terms and Conditions agreement” accepted by the user to the provider upon signing up to the website. This results in a real problem for most sex workers — including famous porn stars — who make use of the service to reach out to their public as well as to create connections with other workers.</ref> being closed unilaterally by their moderators, or having no way to export the “sociality” (collective memory) that’s being produced by users interaction into a data format that can be re-purposed or imported into another web service. This prompted us to ask the question: <br>		The project was born of our shared curiosity and fascination with mailing lists and the role they play in bringing communities together. We were guided by an all-too-common frustration that many will have related to in recent years, that is the sudden and abrupt disappearance of online spaces that were supposed to host communities, and especially the “data” produced by their users over time. Be that a group of people gathered around a shared love for a musical genre, a team collaborating on the development of a coding framework, or a discussion board on space exploration, it’s not uncommon to see communities hosted on Mastodon or Discord<ref>Another important example is a web service like Instagram (owned by Facebook / Meta) shutting down user profiles (also popular ones) due to “infringing the Terms and Conditions agreement” accepted by the user to the provider upon signing up to the website. This results in a real problem for most sex workers — including famous porn stars — who make use of the service to reach out to their public as well as to create connections with other workers.</ref>

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			being closed unilaterally by their moderators, or having no way to export the “sociality” (collective memory) that’s being produced by users interaction into a data format that can be re-purposed or imported into another web service. This prompted us to ask the question: <br>
	''What are other ways of communicating and navigating digital infrastructure that we might have overlooked or forgotten about?''		''What are other ways of communicating and navigating digital infrastructure that we might have overlooked or forgotten about?''