Craig Maloney ☕

Host of Open Metalcast. Author of The Mediocre Programmer Book. Contributor to Pepper&Carrot. Tootstream maintainer. #Linux Lover. #Programmer of #Python and more. Game designer. #Music lover. Tabletop #RPG fan. #RetroComputing fan. #Metal fan. Your #1 fan.

I've been on federated platforms back when they ran on vacuum tubes and baling wire.

(#nobot #main)

(Header / Avatar by David Revoy http://peppercarrot.com(CC-BY 4.0))

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2024-04-02 19:02:04

Sorry to report the passing of Craig Maloney https://www.mug.org/2024/04/sorry-to-report-the-passing-of-craig-maloney/ #Uncategorized

2024-02-26 21:10:25

we are definitely not Apple people. I'm finding the Apple iOS interface inscrutable. Discoverability is no longer a priority and it's a crap-shoot that whatever hand-wave you do or pull from the side / corner is going to do something unintended or unexpected.
I used to hold Apple as the paragon of user interfaces. Now I'm not sure who holds that position.
Note: I'm a desktop Linux user. I've used computers for decades, including System 7, OpenWindows, and others. You're not going to convince me that I'm wrong, Sparky.

2024-02-25 14:11:18

What they thought we wanted: mobile phones, smaller devices.
What I actually wanted:
https://assets.octodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/992/516/738/125/811/original/3cbf87a086ee5ebd.jpeg

2024-02-15 20:54:32

Choose your platform: one that is hostile to your privacy or one that is a petulant child when told they need to change their business model.
There are no other viable options (*)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/15/apple-confirms-its-breaking-iphone-web-apps-in-the-eu-on-purpose/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
(* Note: Drone on about your PinePhone, your Ubuntu Phone, and your bespoke baling wire and twist-tie thing you made out of the corpse of two Android Phones and a Raspberry Pi at your peril. And I'll still be right.)

2024-02-13 22:04:18

Dear @npub100c…gkwp
The only trustworthy AI is no AI in the browser.
Knock it off.

2024-02-08 04:06:30

I still wish that Discord had last.fm integration. I don't understand most of the integrations that did make it.
(Note: Not the place to jump into my mentions about alternatives, Sparky.)

2024-02-02 22:43:02

Most people prefer to purchase a domesticated vehicle but the truly brave will try to tame a wild SUV for their transportation needs.
h/t: @npub1l2t…dngc
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2024-02-01 22:04:25

Really hate it when I get a call from one of my doctor's offices and they don't leave a message.
I'm chalking it up to an automated system but it doesn't help the whole "what is it doc? Did Timmy fall down a well?" that I'm now doing in my head.

2024-02-01 19:54:29

Nothing says "we don't value, respect, or cherish our employees" like ham-fisted return to the office mandates. If you want to create a hostile work environment and turn over your entire workforce this is the way to go.
(And yes, I know that for some companies this is the end-goal. I have a list of places that have done this).
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/employees-spending-equivalent-month-grocery-114844452.html

2023-06-16 01:11:26

Google continues to impress in their lack of wanting to be stewards.
If you don't have an exit plan for your Google services you may want to rethink that plan.
https://9to5google.com/2023/06/15/google-domains-squarespace/
(Note: Not the space to tell me how evil Google is or your history with Google. I think we're on the same page, Sparky.)

2023-06-13 16:04:41

Did a search to see if "cancer fetish" was a thing. Fortunately there's a lot of low-effort sites out there talking about which sign of the zodiac blah blah blah.
I'm not sure what I was expecting.

2023-06-12 16:32:21

Wish I would have picked this up back in the day. Would have been a ton of help.
Atari Program Exchange (APX): "Calculus Demon"
https://assets.octodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/532/191/286/262/408/original/923cec51bdca8257.png

2023-06-12 05:00:06

Fully expecting Reddit to pull a Freenode and lock any subreddit that goes dark.
Reddit is dead. What you're seeing is the flailing of a corpse.

2023-06-04 19:27:59

Your periodic reminder that if the words "Identi.ca", "Laconica", "Friendica", "Pump.io", and "GNU Social" don't ring a bell then you might want to STFU about the history of the Fediverse.
Happy to share knowledge, but will give you a stern look if you think the Fediverse started in 2022.

2023-05-29 17:02:26

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@npub1y7p…66re All of our machines have Red Dwarf names. JoDee's machine is named "cat".

2023-05-29 14:29:28

craig@lister:~$ touch grass
craig@lister:~$ ls -al grass
-rw-rw-r-- 1 craig craig 0 May 29 10:28 grass
craig@lister:~$

2023-05-25 17:53:36

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@npub1um2…6jsa I am being vague on purpose. I have Stahe 4 rectal cancer. You can connect the dots.

2023-05-25 17:50:52

Just another god-damned reminder not to go too far from the house.
fucking hell.

2023-05-24 22:56:34

Launching your campaign on Twitter Spaces is like:
https://assets.octodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/426/123/340/570/468/original/c7a24f369efe010b.jpg

2023-05-22 20:02:22

Some folks think that defederation is a bad thing. OK.
Here's a little experiment you can try at home.
1) Stop using GMail, Hey, or whatever email service you're currently using.
2) Set up your own mail server (there's instructions on the internet).
3) When the instructions say to use a Remote Black List just ignore them.
4) When the instructions say to validate domains, ignore those too.
5) When the instructions say to set up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC just let those slide.
6) Try to send / receive email
7) Also try to read your inbox. For added benefit turn on all notifications for received mail.
Voila. Now you have an unfettered email experience.
And this, class, is why defederation is useful.
Please send your comments to the overworked TA in the back of the room.

2023-05-13 16:06:20

If you're looking through your feed and think "Gosh, I wish that folks would shut up about that song contest or at least use a CW: for it..."
Imagine if you were looking through your feed and saw nothing but politics from the USA.
This, in a nutshell, is why CWs for your political feeds are important.
Note: If this is somehow a controversial opinion for you please do us both a favor and keep it to yourself. Save us the trouble of having the conversation where one of us decides to block the other one. Thanks in advance.

2023-05-04 12:34:44

I can't tell if Matrix is over or under-designed but I do know that if someone wants to port over a community from Discord to the rooms and spaces interface is, to put it mildly, infuriating.
Note: Not the space to tell me I'm holding it wrong or your opinions on literally any form of human or computer communication. I couldn't care less.

2023-04-29 19:34:02

Say it with me:
"Return to the office mandates are employee attrition."
If we had politicians with any spine they'd recognize this and abolish this practice.
And yet, here we are.

2023-04-25 19:46:59

The masses: The Fediverse is too complicated.
Me, an old:
https://assets.octodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/261/171/448/345/850/original/bc3185c279a5f543.png

2023-04-18 00:11:11

Going to create a new music genre called "Hi Mark".
All you need to do is incorporate "Oh", "Hi", and "Mark" in your song and you're a part of the genre.
You don't have to use the words directly from a sample of "The Room" (in fact, I'd encourage not using that because clearances) so go nuts with being creative with sourcing those words.
You're welcome, music world.

2023-04-10 15:25:39

Gaze upon my mighty mess and despair.
https://assets.octodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/175/209/589/613/247/original/e7c2ba215f047271.jpeg

2023-04-06 01:36:41

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#[0] A mis-remembering of the soundtrack of the musical "Chess?"

2023-04-06 01:36:41

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#[0] A mis-remembering of the soundtrack of the musical "Chess?"

2023-04-02 18:12:02

Current mood:
https://assets.octodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/130/565/565/218/556/original/1ca64ab8092938dc.webp

2023-03-30 22:28:54

You want to talk about a logistical nightmare?
Try bringing in a former president to stand trial.
If he doesn't surrender and manages to flee the country with secret service on him? That'll be an interesting development.

2023-03-22 11:17:14

Y'know, if everyone just stopped caring about Nintendo and let the company bitrot in their own arrogance we could move on with life and let them burn in peace.
"3DS, Wii U eShop Shutdown Leaves Archivists In the Wind, Hobbyists Pick Up the Pieces"
https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/0449247/3ds-wii-u-eshop-shutdown-leaves-archivists-in-the-wind-hobbyists-pick-up-the-pieces

2023-03-21 11:10:20

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#[0] Awesome. Please let me know the link when you have it up and available. Thanks!
/cc #[1]

2023-02-20 23:37:38

New material design guidelines dropped
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