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starbreaker

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#author by choice
#programmer by necessity
#metalhead by the grace of the witch

Everything I want you to know about me is on my website.

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gamingonlinux , to random
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Google AI just telling people to drink piss. Perfect, no notes.

https://x.com/dril/status/1787041991391584549

starbreaker ,
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@gamingonlinux Well, given a choice between soda and piss I'm not sure I could distinguish between the two either.

molly0xfff , to random
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"In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. ... There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of the open web."

is this feeling... hope? https://activitypub.ghost.org/day-0/

At various points we revisited our old idea for networked publishing in Ghost and tested a few prototypes, but we were never sure how to make it scale; nor how many other platforms would ultimately adopt it. For all its promise, ActivityPub (like many open standards) seemed to generate products with user experiences that were often confusing and convoluted. But something else happened in the intervening period between 2016 and 2024: People became increasingly fed up with the behavior of centralized platforms, and increasingly hungry for alternatives. The motivation for exploring and understanding new technologies, rough edges included, meaningfully increased. In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. In the past week alone, we've had conversations with Mastodon, Flipboard, The Verge, Buttondown, WriteFreely, and several co-authors of the ActivityPub spec. There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of [begin strikethrough] the linux desktop [end strikethrough] the open web.
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    • starbreaker ,
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    @molly0xfff In my case, it's not hope but defiance. I don't believe my website counts for much, or that indepent operators alone can break the spell of network effects and liberate people who prefer their digital chains, but the power of Satan compels me to press on regardless; every day my website stays up is itself a small victory.

    starbreaker ,
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    @molly0xfff It's kept me going over 40 years.

    MrLovenstein , to random
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    one of many reasons

    Secret Panel HERE 🔥 https://tapas.io/episode/2915903

    starbreaker ,
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    @MrLovenstein Awww, does Moloch have a hungry?

    molly0xfff , (edited ) to random
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    fascinating review of studies on Internet use and cognition — including potentially negative effects on concentration and memory — found by way of an excellent article in Nautilus titled "Viva la library"

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502424

    starbreaker ,
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    @molly0xfff I'm assuming that pausing to pet my cat because he wanted snuggles counts as task switching.

    See link for .

    https://cdn.some.pics/starbreaker/663449ae0f6c0.jpg

    molly0xfff , to random
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    If you've ever found yourself missing the "good old days" of the , what is it that you miss? (Interpret "it" broadly: specific websites? types of activities? feelings? etc.) And approximately when were those good old days?

    No wrong answers — I'm working on an article and wanted to get some outside thoughts.

    starbreaker ,
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    @molly0xfff I miss the relative lack of corporate presence.

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