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Yeah, that wasn't helpful. I understand what nodes are in physical networking terminology. But how do they apply to this social network?

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Nodes exist in a network and, in this context, can share information (status updates, social graph additions, etc. ) with other nodes. But these nodes would control what information they share the Facebook model.

I'm still not seeing how that would work. What does, "what information they share the Facebook model" mean?

Can a user belong to as many nodes as he or she wants? Can a user run as many nodes as he or she wants?

Is a node a real, physical thing or just a co-opted version of the networking term?

What would it mean for an end user to belong to two nodes versus ten nodes?

Surely your "friend" can choose to run a node that conforms to the Diaspora protocol, but also forwards your information on. How does the trust/privacy aspect work?

You know, the same kind of friend that uploads photos of you drunk.

I'm sorry, your question wasn't specific enough and I thought maybe you weren't familiar with the concept.

I have no idea how they plan to build their network, so I can't help you with that.

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