<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[&quot;it&#x27;s always the receiver that determines the meaning of a message&quot; is a famous opening quote at the first symposium on self organizing systems in Chicago, 1959.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>"it's always the receiver that determines the meaning of a message" is a famous opening quote at the first symposium on self organizing systems in Chicago, 1959.  This and many other findings from those circles re-appear in our day to day discussions. </p><p>We are doing next steps towards automating planet-wide decentralized onboarding, including in Internet islands, without resorting to a central list of relays. Good news: we have now officially lost track of even the number of existing relays <img src="https://forum.other.li/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f602.png?v=9aba40efd77" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--joy" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😂" alt="😂" /></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.other.li/topic/75874023-53c5-4861-b15e-54b2b8d96ebb/it-s-always-the-receiver-that-determines-the-meaning-of-a-message-is-a-famous-opening-quote-at-the-first-symposium-on-self-organizing-systems-in-chicago-1959.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 06:34:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.other.li/topic/75874023-53c5-4861-b15e-54b2b8d96ebb.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:24:43 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>