Andrew

https://andrew.masto.host/@andrew

☦️💻⚽🏥📷📈💪🏄☕️🇺🇸🇪🇬

Software Engineer by day

Things I like:
- #P2P/#opensource
- #History (esp Rome/Greece/Egypt)
- #Transit/#urbanplanning
- #EVs/#SolarPower
- #Space
- #VideoGames

Things I've Built:
- Agora: Follow your favorite topics across Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, and Threads
https://agorasocial.app
- Primus News: Actionable news, directly from the source
https://primus.news

“Egyptians are twisted and bitter people with a sense of humor"
- Roman poet Theocritus

🦩 Nostr: https://agorasocial.app/#/fosstodon.org/a/109945669616271573
🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andrew.bsky.social
Agora: https://agorasocial.app

Public Key

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NIP-05 Address

andrew_at_andrew.masto.host@momostr.pink

Profile Code

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Author Public Key

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Last Notes

2024-10-10 08:33:31

Are there any alternatives to the Internet Archive that are built around P2P, so that everyone can contribute to hosting/sharing web archives? Seems like having all these important archives hosted by a single organization isn't the best idea for longevity/redundancy
@npub1dvk…de2r

2024-08-26 09:24:58

Telegram is so obviously a Russian honeypot platform
https://krigskunst.social/@anderspuck/113027157743774417

2024-06-21 12:48:36

Egypt's former Minister of Antiquities and Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass releases statement refuting Afrocentrist claims of Ancient Egyptian "black" origins
https://archive.is/rLraB

2024-06-20 20:33:31

It's unreal that Saudi Arabia happily takes all the tourism money from the yearly Hajj, but has no interest in proper mitigations to prevent ONE THOUSAND people from dying.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/more-than-1000-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-as-temperatures-hit-high-of-51c

2024-06-18 10:55:23

Kscien's List of Predatory Academic Publishers.
Predatory Publishing: "an exploitative academic publishing business model that involves charging publication fees to authors while only superficially checking articles for quality and legitimacy"
https://kscien.org/predatory-publishing/

2024-06-17 21:43:34

Sorry, couldn’t resist
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/634/141/917/660/636/original/1d65aaf3217fef50.jpeg

2024-06-17 13:38:56

Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure
https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation
@npub13y3…tfe7

2024-06-17 13:34:24

omg omg omg #coldplay #moonmusic
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/632/218/404/084/059/original/69e7fb6158edb983.png

2024-06-17 01:55:07

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how’s it done?

2024-06-16 10:20:08

Want to have your conversations across #iMessage, #WhatsApp, #Discord, etc consolidated into one app on your Mac? Here's a cool setup I came across that uses #opensource software:
1. For the iMessage part, run BlueBubbles server: https://bluebubbles.app/downloads/server/
2. Once that's set up, get Ferdium: https://ferdium.org/download
3. Now you can set up Ferdium to add your BlueBubbles server, and that'll bring iMessage along with all your other chat apps into one place

2024-06-15 08:00:16

How 16 Companies are Dominating the World’s Google Search Results
https://detailed.com/google-control/
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/619/579/830/488/253/original/96499a4c4af93b75.png

2024-06-15 01:11:08

The crusades were no laughing matter!
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/617/971/124/673/380/original/96f2ddfe738cdfee.jpeg

2024-06-11 14:11:16

https://veloxreader.app
Velox Reader - An #opensource #RSS reader with no signup needed. Feeds are saved locally and it works offline! Because it’s a #PWA , you can install it to your phone like so:
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/598/389/484/391/885/original/a5f681aace46c6a8.jpeg

2024-06-10 08:45:18

@npub1kf0…lx65 dropping hints on a potential #Xbox handheld!
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24175149/xbox-handheld-phil-spencer-interview-2024

2024-06-08 23:37:59

#USAvsCOL #soccer
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/583/630/972/520/430/original/86aea13cd0de1697.png

2024-06-04 23:57:19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEkhCdkgeyM

2024-06-03 18:59:31

https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/554/224/466/505/232/original/a9e1e2c0228a1b41.jpeg

2024-05-31 17:30:54

Time and time again, the evidence shows that no group of people are better at calling out bullshit than New Yorkers are

2024-05-31 17:23:22

IRS Announce Direct File will be a permanent, free tax filing option and invited all 50 states to utilize it for the 2025 filing season
https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/us-department-of-the-treasury-irs-announce-direct-file-as-permanent-free-tax-filing-option-all-50-states-and-dc-invited-to-join-in-filing-season-2025
@npub1rwu…msk0

2024-05-30 21:30:40

One more and he gets a free subway sandwich
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/532/169/526/246/490/original/06a4e56e8d8143a3.png

2024-05-30 21:11:48

#trump found guilty on all counts
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/532/095/362/245/381/original/1d4f671247ca2d97.png

2024-05-29 22:58:32

Jeep is launching a $25,000 EV in the US ‘very soon’ to revamp the rugged SUV brand
https://electrek.co/2024/05/29/jeep-launching-25000-ev-us-very-soon/
@npub1klz…zsh7

2024-05-28 09:12:39

iSH: An open source terminal for iOS/iPadOS
https://github.com/ish-app/ish
@npub1hch…vrsc

2024-05-27 12:28:57

New Renderings Revealed For 'The Coney': a casino, hotel, and entertainment complex proposed for Coney Island
https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/05/new-renderings-revealed-for-the-coney-casino-master-plan-in-coney-island-brooklyn.html
@npub1uvd…l6vs

2024-05-26 10:44:11

Netris: An open-source cloud gaming platform (GeForce NOW alternative) that can be self-hosted, integrates your Steam game library.
https://github.com/netrisdotme/netris?tab=readme-ov-file#self-hosting
@npub14uz…3umy

2024-05-22 11:07:35

It's almost like Israel's PR team is just running through as many logical fallacies as they can.
False Dichotomy: "You either support what Israel is doing in Gaza or you're a terrorist sympathizer"
Straw man: "It's abhorrent that you'd criticize what Israel is doing in Gaza, supporting Hamas is like supporting the Holocaust!"
Tu quoque/Whatabout-ism: "Stop bombing civilians? What about what Hamas did Oct 7th!"

2024-05-22 10:34:41

@npub1m9e…e9jl How would we go about self-hosting the server component for Ente Auth? This only seems to focus on hosting the clients: https://github.com/ente-io/ente/tree/main/auth

2024-05-22 10:06:56

"Norway, Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state in a historic move. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday it was coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic and important day for ... Palestine.”
https://apnews.com/live/palestinian-state-recognized-european-countries-live

2024-05-21 10:16:34

The patent for #Ozempic / #Wegovy expires in 8 years, at which point other companies can start making the generic forms of it for much cheaper.
In other words, expect to see a ton of new weight loss startups in the 2030s

2024-05-16 12:19:23

@npub1vat…4e04
"I saw fields and forests being turned into factories with extraordinary speed. In 20 years of reporting around the world, what I have seen in the US over the past year can only compare to what I saw in China in the mid-2000s."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd131v26dneo

2024-05-16 10:56:03

The fundamental cause of why homes are more expensive, in two graphs.
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/450/401/743/898/143/original/5d1b5436ab94e77f.png
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/450/401/773/973/941/original/8579a229c1daa76a.png

2024-05-14 09:00:54

Theoretically, using @npub1t9z…q39v 's bird.makeup (bridges Twitter accounts over to Fediverse) and @npub1ytx…28uf 's @npub1pqr…2sck , you could follow Twitter accounts on Bluesky, which is hilarious.
The only thing preventing it is that Twitter accounts have no way to use the opt in system of following BridgyFed

2024-05-11 09:40:36

Post #1 is on #Bluesky, Karnage's reply is from #Nostr, and my response to Karnage at the end is from #Mastodon. All 3 of us can see each other's posts.
I love open protocols!
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/421/793/592/842/323/original/a88917654bb8833f.png

2024-05-11 09:37:39

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#AuroraBorealis was visible from much of the Northern US last night! This is from Nahant Beach near Boston
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/421/773/721/036/322/original/5189d708ff057479.jpeg

2024-05-03 20:29:31

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Going to the moon for the first time is so 1960s, the US is working on manned missions to Mars.

2024-05-03 09:38:34

New Flyer & Boston sign framework agreement for up to 460 electric buses
https://www.electrive.com/2024/04/30/new-flyer-boston-sign-framework-agreement-for-up-to-460-electric-buses/
@npub1ty5…6t8s

2024-04-26 14:34:07

It’s wild how many people don’t seem to understand that freedom of speech/protest only applies with regard to the government. Private universities like #Columbia aren’t legally obligated to allow freedom of speech/protest on their campuses.

2024-04-23 20:20:37

Score 1 for free market capitalism, should've never been legal in the first place!
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

2024-04-21 10:15:04

The global spread of the Indo-european language family
[@mapporn](https://lemmy.world/c/mapporn)
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/308/682/833/382/434/original/cf40da996fe9a831.png

2024-04-21 09:37:31

When the focus is purely on flashiness and you half ass important infrastructure like, oh idk...storm drains #Dubai
https://cdn.masto.host/andrewmastohost/media_attachments/files/112/308/535/204/831/186/original/2736b14890bda68e.png

2024-04-20 08:26:24

Provenance emulator coming soon to the App Store, to bring PlayStation games to iOS
https://www.neowin.net/news/provenance-emulator-coming-soon-to-the-app-store-to-bring-playstation-games-to-ios/
[@apple_enthusiast](https://lemmy.world/c/apple_enthusiast)

2024-04-18 20:36:25

"In our early days, when we had little revenue or profit, membership growth was a strong indicator of our future potential. But now we’re generating very substantial profit and free cash flow (FCF).
We are also developing new revenue streams like advertising and our extra member feature, so memberships are just one component of our growth.
Starting next year with our Q1'25 earnings, we will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and ARM."
#netflix
https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2024/q1/FINAL-Q1-24-Shareholder-Letter.pdf

2024-04-13 16:45:00

Interurban rail’s meteoric rise, then fall
https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2016/11/04/interurbans-meteoric-rise-then-fall/93291360/
[@transit](https://lemmy.world/c/transit)