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I have just migrated here from @dynamic. For now, you can view my old toots at: https://cybre.space/@dynamic.

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2024-06-20 08:48:16

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@npub16uk…pv7k
I'm not much for watching videos on the internet. In this instance does "outperform" mean lower overall costs?

2024-06-19 12:25:08

I know it's hard to keep track of this after a couple decades of indoctrination by Twitter and others that public posts necessitate public dialog and that the commenters own their comments, but there really are other ways to do this.
#Livejournal / #Dreamwidth had/has an entirely different model. The original poster owns the reply thread and has total control over not just reactive moderation but pro-active screening. The person who started a conversation curates what other people see.

2024-05-22 09:28:57

Ok, I realize this probably sounds like a stupid question, but can someone explain to me what the new Microsoft spyware has to do with AI?

2024-03-17 20:02:41

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@npub1wuw…pjs5
Thanks!
To clarify, is there a particular reason why I would request registration on the first one rather than using the register form on the second one?
And where do I look to find the terms of service for each of these?

2024-03-17 17:59:28

If I wanted to give #Hubzilla a try, can anyone recommend a good instance to me?

2024-03-15 01:47:38

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Those are pretty cool dioramas, but the ones I was thinking of were made entirely (or almost entirely) out of LEGO.

2024-03-15 01:33:24

Internet search challenge:
At some point, circa the year 2000, someone posted a photo sequence of set of really nice LEGO dioramas illustrating the major scenes from the _Lord of the Rings_ books.
There were no LOTR kits at the time, so this was all out of someone's head. One detail I remember clearly is that they used Darth Vader LEGO figures as Nazgul.
If anyone can dig this up, or any specific information on it... well, that'd be really cool. And I'd be impressed.
(Boosts welcome!)

2024-02-05 18:41:05

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/111879280768265719
@npub1hyk…3p33 writes:
"I've been mulling this over for a month now, and one thing has really been eating at me: the way that #AI is going to make this kind of problem *much* worse.
Not because AI is going to commit fraud, though.
One of the truest things I know about AI is: "we're nowhere near a place where bots can steal your job, we're certainly at the point where your boss can be suckered into firing you and replacing you with a bot that *fails* at doing your job""

2023-11-10 00:50:30

I quite like this thread by @npub1era…78gu about the psychological harm of locked down computers: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/110327999622439388
It's a good read, and there is a great deal of truth in it.
I do have a quibble however: while I didn't do any programming in the 1980s, my recollection is that in that particular era, if you wanted to do anything really interesting with your computer you needed to *buy a programming language*.

2023-10-16 17:51:08

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@npub1wuw…pjs5
That's really useful to know. One thing I've been seeing as I look at these Friendica instances is that they don't seem to have as much documentation of underlying values as Mastodon instances do. Do you have any tips on where to look to find out this kind of information on what modules are enabled?

2023-10-16 16:06:30

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@npub1wuw…pjs5
Not all Friendica instances allow RSS posting? Do they all allow RSS reading?
I'd kind of assumed that all instances would have the same things enabled.

2023-10-16 13:55:41

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@npub1wuw…pjs5
Cool. Any words of wisdom on selecting an instance?
I'd also be curious to know your reasons for maintaining both Mastodon and Friendica accounts. I.e., what does Mastodon have going for it that Friendica doesn't? Or is it more a case of just maintaining separate instance identities as many do with different Mastodon instances?

2023-10-16 00:13:24

Do I know anyone on #Friendica?
Any instance recommendations?
Is there anything I should know about finding an instance to try out?

2023-08-05 02:19:16

The news we need is a reversal of deforestation in Brazil, but this is nevertheless a huge improvement compared to where we, as citizens of the planet, could have been.
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/amazon-deforestation-continues-to-fall-under-lula/