
Scuttlebutt creator Dominic Tarr in his happy place image via YouTube.Īlso unlike Twitter, Scuttlebutt encourages people to connect to small networks of peers. This is the opposite of how Twitter works: there, the content is hosted on a centralized server (controlled by Twitter) and is constantly updated, in real-time, over the internet. Tarr’s lifestyle (which, for the record, is unusual even in New Zealand!) inspired the design of Scuttlebutt, which relies on content being self-hosted and only periodically sent over a peer-to-peer network. Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB), as it was originally called, was released in 2014 by Dominic Tarr, a New Zealander who lived on a boat and had sporadic internet coverage. Scuttlebutt Compared to Centralized Social Media Decentralized social network products, like Manyverse and Planetary, are being built for end-users on top of the Scuttlebutt protocol. Unlike Diaspora and Mastodon, Scuttlebutt is not a product for end-users - rather, it’s a protocol (like HTTP or RSS). Now, in 2021, there is a growing underground project called Scuttlebutt that is tackling the decentralized web from a different perspective. Later, in 2017, a federated social network named Mastodon experienced a surge of popularity.

That same year, Diaspora - a kind of decentralized Facebook - was founded by four New York students. When Twitter began imposing limits on its API for third-party developers in 2010, it sent a strong signal to developers that centralized platforms weren’t to be trusted. Previously he founded ReadWriteWeb in 2003 and built it into one of the world’s most influential technology news and analysis sites.

That’s my place, forever.Richard is senior editor at The New Stack and writes a weekly column about web and application development trends. I’ve never even thought about going (another) place. If there’s a chance to not go professional, I will go back to Kentucky. If there’s a chance to go professional, I’ll go pro. “That is not an option,” Tshiebwe told the Herald-Leader. Tshiebwe could technically enter the transfer portal whenever he wants because he is a graduate transfer, but hemade it crystal clear at the NBA Combine that won't be happening. Looking ahead, Kentucky is currently sitting with seven scholarship players in DJ Wagner, Reed Sheppard, Aaron Bradshaw, Rob Dillingham, Ugonna Kingsley and Adou Thiero. Tshiebwe is one of three announcements that will be made on Wednesday along with Chris Livingston and Antonio Reeves.Īs of this morning, Livingston is also expected to not return to Kentucky while Reeves remains the biggest question mark. In his first season at Kentucky, Tshiebwe averaged 17.4 points and 15.1 rebounds a game which led to him being the unanimous Player of the Year.Īlthough knowing it would be extremely difficult to replicate his junior year success, Tshiebwe opted to return for another season at Kentucky where he posted 16.5 points and 13.7 rebounds a game, helping Kentucky get their first NCAA Tournament win since the 2018-19 season. He had a workout with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.Ī former McDonald's All-American, the 6-foot-9 center transferred to Kentucky from West Virginia halfway through his sophomore season and he quickly became one of the faces for how the transfer portal is helping to create a new way for college coaches to attack recruiting and replenishing talent.

Tshiebwe will make an official announcement of his plans at 5:00 p.m. Tshiebwe has been undergoing the 2023 NBA Draft process and although he is not projected to be selected in the first or second round, his time at Kentucky is, as of this moment, expected to be coming to an end. Oscar Tshiebwe, the 2022 National Player of the Year, is not expected to return to Kentucky and is expected to turn pro, multiple sources across the industry tell 247Sports, barring unforseen changes.
