#dark-forest — Public Fediverse posts

have you heard about the #darkForest though?

> A dark forest, in contrast, is where you know only a limited number of people are going to see what you say. There’s no thought of the public audience you have to concern yourself. The dark forest is the safer space. It's the groupchat hivemind you're contributing to. You're contributing to a brain. You're becoming part of something bigger.
https://blog.metalabel.com/why-we-need-the-dark-forest/?ref=the-metalabel-blog-newsletter

The folks on MetaLabel are building a way to give us privacy while we're online. They've been working on it for a while, and it debuts next week. Seems pretty important.

https://blog.metalabel.com/why-we-need-shared-private-internets/

#privacy #darkforest

Réponse à la “forêt sombre cognitive” de Janko (ryelang).
L’asymétrie n’est pas nouvelle. Pour des milliards de gens, c’est la norme depuis toujours. Il n’y a pas de dehors. Mais il y a un entre.
Möbius : un maillage d’attribution par pointeurs de hachage. Quand la dérivation devient structurelle, l’absorption cesse d’être silencieuse.
Appelez ça de la fiction pour l’instant. Le genre qui devient infrastructure quand assez de gens agissent comme si c’était vrai.
https://hyper.dev/2026/open-civilization/ #communs #scheme #attribution #darkforest #indieweb #SmallWeb

Unintentional "leaked signals" are millions-fold weaker than intentional #METI signals 📶. Given the number of messages already sent to target stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_SETI#Transmissions, do you expect a reply

#DarkForest #SETI #FermiParadox #Extraterrestrial #DoctorWho

#University of Warwick, #Astronomy and #Astrophysics Group

"Of course it remains possible that #alien 👽 mindsets differ substantially from our own. Perhaps no other race is so cynical about the intentions of others, or wedded to game theory analysis of the potential threat. Perhaps no other species is quite so #aggressive as we imagine" 🤔 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the_dark_forest

Pictures : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adult_male_Phidippus_mystaceus_2011.jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:European_praying_mantis_(Mantis_religiosa)_green_female_Dobruja.jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphioctopus_kagoshimensis_Uminonakamichi.jpg

#METI #DarkForest #SETI #FermiParadox #SciFi

Band of the day: Dark Forest (UK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7CW5SVxyyM&list=RDb7CW5SVxyyM&start_radio=1

Band: Dark Forest

Country: UK

Label: Cruz del Sur Music

Members: Josh Winnard – Vocals Christian Horton – Guitars, Bass Patrick Jenkins – Guitars Adam Sidaway – Drums

Album: Ridge & Furrow (EP)

Track Info: 1. Skylark 00:00 2. The Golden Acre 06:40 3. Ridge & Furrow 12:18 4. Meadowland 18:45 5. Under The Greenwood Tree 20:57

Dark Forest is a heavy metal band from Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Formed in 2002, they are known for blending soaring melodies with themes drawn from mythology, history, patriotism and classic metal traditions. Signed to Cruz del Sur Music, the band has released a series of acclaimed albums including Dark Forest, Dawn of Infinity, The Awakening, Beyond the Veil and Oak, Ash & Thorn. Their music has appeared on several compilations, including Fear Candy and British Steel, marking their place in the rising force of British heavy metal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j21z8KCbuVc&list=RDj21z8KCbuVc&start_radio=1

Links

Bandcamp: https://darkforest-uk.bandcamp.com/album/ridge-and-furrow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darkforestuk

Instagram:

Label: https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store/

#bandOfTheDay #britishHeavyMetal #cruzDelSuMusic #darkForest #heavyMetal #newWaveOfTraditionalHeavyMetal #nwothm #ridgeFurrow #thenwothmCom

“A Foggy Morning” Prints, Products, and Gifts from Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography

http://DouglasEWelch.com/shop/831

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/11/20/a-foggy-morning-prints-products-and-gifts-from-douglas-e-welch-design-and-photography/

Immerse yourself in the quiet mystery of a heavy morning fog. This black and white photograph captures a wet street vanishing into the mist, creating a striking natural gradient from the dark, textured pavement to the endless white void ahead.

#street #road #neighborhood #california #tree #blackandwhite #bw #outdoors #nature #plant #bnw #oak tree #blackandwhite #monochrome #forest #treecanopy #oaktree #naturephotography #OakTree #ForestCanopy #BlackAndWhitePhoto #NatureMonochrome #GnarlyBranches #WoodlandVibes #TreeTexture #HighContrast #ForestImmersion #DarkForest

“Oak Trees, Santa Monica Mountains, California” Prints, Products, and Gifts from Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography

http://DouglasEWelch.com/shop/37

http://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/11/18/quality-in-neon-prints-products-and-gifts-from-douglas-e-welch-design-and-photography-2/

I took this photo looking straight up into the dense, wild canopy of an old oak woodland. What grabbed me was how the sheer chaos of the branches and leaves turned into this beautiful, almost abstract pattern in black and white.

#california #tree #black and white #bw #outdoors #nature #plant #bnw #oak tree #blackandwhite #monochrome #forest #treecanopy #oaktree #naturephotography #OakTree #ForestCanopy #BlackAndWhitePhoto #NatureMonochrome #GnarlyBranches #WoodlandVibes #TreeTexture #HighContrast #ForestImmersion #DarkForest