Gregory's Server
First thought: idea for a challenge where you have to make it through the holiday season without ever hearing John Cage's 4'33"
Second thought: this challenge is essentially isomorphic to The Game
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New Lyre's Dictionary blog post: some how-it-works, and process reflections from adding Old English roots http://www.lyresdictionary.com/blog/2024-12-11-notes-on-old-english-roots.html  I was reading a random gift guide article online and thinking "I can't put my finger on it but I think I would really get along with this writer" and then I hit the byline and it's an old high school friend (I would link the article but I try to be conservative about other people's opsec)   This second drop, I've made a second piece too! It will also be available for purchase. Same time, same place.  thanks for all the π on this! drop two is here, and itβs now available for purchase: https://www.giantrobot.com/collections/giant-robot-store-totoro-show-2024/products/totoro-show-2024-susan-lin-chibi-totoro-neon see it before january 5th (or earlier, before it ships to a new home) at giant robot!
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  This Saturday, in LA, is the first of a series of panels I'm organizing called QUARTERLY. DECEMBER 14, 2024 2220 ARTS + ARCHIVES   Here's more on the event and series.... and a link to the mailing list for updates including video from the event https://buttondown.com/quarterly   For any given technical standard n there will always be someone who shows up from the n-1 standard and posts the xkcd comic about n+1 standards
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Flooding Gaiamar A true story of what happened in the pre-alpha testing last night in Stars Reach. It began as an upwelling under a basement. Oh, ever since the crater lake next door had overheated and spewed a geyser far into the sky, water was everywhere... condensing on every surface. But this was something more. It bubbled up from under Leric's house, right there by the fountain in the middle of the settlement on Gaiamar. Three weeks ago I wrote "How decentralized is Bluesky really?" https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/ Shortly thereafter, @bnewbold wrote his response: https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lbvbtqrg5t2t I have written my (final) response blogpost: https://dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-bluesky-decentralization/ And as last time, π§΅. Buckle up.
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 I have been online for some 25 years or so. This is one of the best, most respectful and well-prepared debates I have ever seen: https://social.coop/@cwebber/113647109852249805 All three blog entries have been worth every minute of time: I know of no example where people criticized on such a high level without getting personal.  @cwebber Thanks for another great write-up. I chose to read this in blog format again. So I don't think I have any easter eggs to prove I finished it, you'll have to take my word for it. :)  And this I see just in time when I started to wonder about Blueskyβs architecture and itβs capabilities. The article explains a lot, thanks. I wrote up the things I think are the most relevant for fediverse advocates and network builders from a great new Engine Room report on what activists and other folks doing social justice/civil society work in the Majority World/Global South need from networks. I'll do a thread tomorrow, but here's the link for the night shift: https://www.wrecka.ge/what-people-in-the-global-majority-need-from-networks/  @kissane Solid read. Thanks for writing. Would you mind changing your header fonts for legibility? It hurts my brain trying to parse the words. MythBot has been migrated over to @mythologybot with botsin.space having its retirement. Fediverse governance? Sounds like a whole lot of "we're not worthy" moments! Let's hope this podcast helps us build a better digital town square, like in "The West Wing," but without the drama. π₯π€ Are any events for decentralized social media (or just tech for public good broadly speaking) happening on the US East Coast or in Europe Jan 26-29? I have a few days of itinerary to fill between some time in Boston Jan 21-25 and then Brussels for FOSDEM Jan 30 to Feb 2. ...although maybe I'll just book a few days at some archives in Boston or Brussels per https://tinysubversions.com/notes/library-archive-tourism/ What are the implications of the U.S. election for the fediverse? And how can we create stronger human networks in a more polarized world? I asked two of the most thoughtful people in the fediverse @kissane and @darius on the latest episode of Dot Social. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on our #PeerTube instance here: New: Why is Meta adding fediverse interoperability to Threads? Threads' most recent update allows people on Threads to follow people on the #fediverse, albeit with some significant caveats. But one simple question has bugging me for a long while: Why? Why is Meta adding interoperability to their platform? https://fediversereport.com/why-is-meta-adding-fediverse-interoperability-to-threads/  @fediversereport@mastodon.social the most important reason is not mentioned, the DSA and the associated constraints from which Meta hopes to free itself or that these are not so effective @mcc Did anyone ever do a browser-compatible port of BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS?  @darius Yes, it was created by @Tekgo https://dryad.technology/artist/ (The presentation reworks are Tekgo's and I think they fit the web medium better, the reworked "music" is mine. Note it works on phones) |
@darius That piece is my claim to fame, I can play it on any instrument!
@darius Thanks for making me lose The Game