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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<title>Tilde Black</title>
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<meta charset=utf-8>
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<meta http-equiv=X-UA-Compatible content="IE=edge">
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<meta name=viewport content="shrink-to-fit=no,width=device-width,height=device-height,initial-scale=1,user-scalable=1">
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<meta name="description" content="The black hole of the tildeverse">
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<link rel='stylesheet' href='assets/styles.css'>
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<link rel='canonical' href='https://tilde.black/' />
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<link rel='icon' href='favicon.ico' type='image/x-icon' />
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</head>
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<body>
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<nav id='main-nav' class='link-grid'>
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<div class='links'>
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<a href='#intro'>Home</a>
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<a href='#about'>About</a>
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<a href='#docs'>Guides</a>
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<a href='#features'>Features</a>
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<a href='#users'>User Pages</a>
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</div>
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<a class="menubutton open" href="#main-nav"></a>
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<a class="menubutton close" href="#"></a>
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</nav>
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<section id="intro">
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<h1>Tilde Black</h1>
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<h2>The black hole of the tildeverse</h2>
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<div class="icon"><img src="assets/black-hole.svg" alt="Icon of a Black Hole"/></div>
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<div class="copy">
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<p>Tilde (~) servers are public access unix systems in the spirit of
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<a href="https://tilde.club" rel="noreferrer">tilde.club</a>, which was created by Paul Ford
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in 2014. Member status on a tilde server mainly involves some level of
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engagement or presence on the system, but that activity may take a number
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of forms (eg, learning OpenBSD, coding, community discussions).</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://tildeverse.org" rel="noreferrer">tildeverse</a> is a loosely connected
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system of like-minded tildes that share some services. An
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<a href="https://tilde.chat" rel="noreferrer">IRC network</a> helps keep the community
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together. You can find members of this server in the #black channel.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="docs/sign-up/">Read how to join Tilde Black.</a></strong></p>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="about">
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<h3>About the Black</h3>
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<div class="copy">
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<div class="intro">
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<p>Tilde Black is an OpenBSD system themed to support the ideas of
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privacy, anonymity, and security. The server itself is run by an amateur
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hobbiest and should not be considered ultra-secure itself. Rather, the
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ideals put into practice are done so as an experiment to test their
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validity, efficacy, and identify problems.</p>
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<p>The ideals of the Black are important for the safety of individual
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freedom around the world and are not intended to be used for nefarious
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purposes. <strong>Infiltration, network scanning, and other
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“hacking” activities will result in membership being
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disabled.</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="terms">
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<div class="term">
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<dl>
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<dt>Privacy</dt>
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<dd>A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat;
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solitude; retirement.</dd>
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<dd>Concealment of what is said or done.</dd>
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<dd>A private matter; a secret.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>This is the fundamental idea that serves as justification for the
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others. Individuals
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<a href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780679724735/Secrets-Ethics-Concealment-Revelation-Sissela-0679724737/plp" rel="noreferrer">
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require secrecy</a> for a healthy life. One of our goals is to discuss
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new ways to ensure privacy in a digital age.</p>
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<hr>
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<p>On the system, Tilde Black preserves read access to user home
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directories for those members alone. Users may assume a level of privacy
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from others on the system.</p>
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<p>While many tildes focus on community building and peer relationships,
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the Black prefers privacy. Members should feel comfortable in thinking
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of the server as their home where they are free to be themselves. While
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engagement in discussions, IRC, net news, web or gopher publishing is
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possible, it is not required.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="term">
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<dl>
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<dt>Anonymity</dt>
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<dd>The state of being anonymous.</dd>
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<dd>Having no known name or identity or known source.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>Surveillance states and surveillance capitalism watch us constantly.
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The profiles they build have an unprecedented level of understanding
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about our behavior, wants, and needs. This is a critical violation of
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individual privacy. One remedy is anonymity.</p>
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<hr>
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<p>On Tilde Black, over 10,000 user accounts have been pre-generated at
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system creation. These accounts are based on 4 and 5 letter dictionary
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words. When a <a href="/docs/sign-up/">new user requests membership</a>
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on the system, 10 of these accounts are assigned to the new member at
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random. These are full, real system accounts, not simple aliases. They
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can be used individually or in aggregate to mask activity and preserve
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identity. If a user desires more than 10, additional accounts can be
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assigned upon request.</p> <p>Access to Tilde Black is available as a
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<a href="/docs/ssh-over-tor/">Tor hidden service</a>, complete with SSH
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access.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="term">
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<dl>
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<dt>Security</dt>
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<dd>Freedom from risk; safety.</dd>
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<dd>The state of being free from danger or injury.</dd>
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<dd>Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage.</dd>
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<dd>Protection against unauthorized access to, or alteration of, information.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>Maintaining security is one of the most difficult and ever-changing
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tasks in our increasingly connected world. So much of our lives are
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affected by large information systems which are not in our control. What
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measures can we take as individuals to mitigate our risk and preserve our
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safety?</p>
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<hr>
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<p>One of the goals of Tilde Black is to create original content geared
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toward this purpose in the form of guides. These guides are community
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driven through activity on the net news system, IRC, email, and other
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communication systems. The end result are attempts to help make the
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individual a bit more secure.</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<section id="docs">
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<h3>Guides</h3>
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<div class="copy">
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<p>The most public parts of Tilde Black are the <a href="docs/">Guides
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and Documentation</a> generated by users. To get started, you can
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try one of the introductory articles on how to use Tilde Black itself:</p>
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</div>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="docs/sign-up/">How to join Tilde Black</a></li>
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<li><a href="docs/ssh-over-tor/">How to ssh over tor</a></li>
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</ul>
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</section>
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<section id="features">
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<h3>Features</h3>
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<div class="copy">
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<p>The Black comes packed with a number of services for its members.
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Each of these can be used by any and all of the anonymous user accounts
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assigned at sign-up. Some members may choose to use only a single service
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with each user account while others maintain a “master” user
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that acts across the system.</p>
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</div>
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<ul>
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<li>Secure web hosting</li>
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<li>Gopher hosting</li>
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<li>Email</li>
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<li>Tor hidden service access</li>
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<li>NNTP private discussion boards</li>
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<li>Guide authoring</li>
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<li>Programming tools</li>
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<li>More upon request</li>
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</ul>
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</section>
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