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The DIY FOSS Cyborg https://dustycloud.org/blog/the-diy-foss-cyborg/
Yes, I met a DIY FOSS Cyborg who lives in Emacs and Guix full-time. And YOU TOO can live such a life, if you dare!
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I try to not use my title too much but in response to Zuck's recent speech: As Queen of the Fediverse I officially declare Threads EXILED from our land You are not welcome here, get the fuck out
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 @cwebber I'm always torn on this. Blocking large node can be detrimental to some users. For example, I've heard multiple times people from marginalised groups sticking to larger org platforms because there are disavantages to only use Mastodon. I wish we could have a more granular solution but I also understand the complexity of the problem. Can we all agree that Horned Melons are the cutest creature-fruits (CC BY-SA 4.0 by Ivar Leidus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon#/media/File:Cucumis_metuliferus_fruit_-_whole_and_cross_section.jpg)
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 @cwebber A horned melon, a dragon fruit, and a rambutan start a family.   @cwebber A fun game to play is to spot horned melons in sci-fi shows, they're all over the place :D EDIT: whoops I fragmented this, continuing from https://social.coop/@cwebber/113647306776014159 > However, I disagree with some of the analysis, and have a couple specific points to correct. Well this wouldn't be a 20 page response to a response if @bnewbold and I agreed with everything off the bat now would it One thing @bnewbold did agree on is that "shared heap" and "message passing" are useful distinctions. In fact I've seen members of the Bluesky team use "shared heap" a few times since to explain their tech since, and many people replied saying this distinction was illuminating. I'm really glad! 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, 🧵. 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 Bluesky’s architecture and it’s capabilities. The article explains a lot, thanks. Are you excited about @spritely? Do you care about decentralized networks? Do you also, potentially, like lisp and scheme? Are you, by any chance, a fan of functional programming or functional package managers like #Nix or #Guix?! If ANY of these are true, you should come to my talk TODAY, in 2.5 hours, where I'm going to talk about Spritely! WebAssembly! Decentralized networks! And video games! Don't miss it! https://www.meetup.com/guix-social/events/303599147 #1 use of our printer by me: printing out CS papers and specifications to read away from the computer with a pen there is simply no other way to focus enough to do it In just a couple of hours I'll be giving a live stream interview (and demo!) about @spritely on System Crafters with @daviwil! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsW7PWhS_vg Tune in! You're not gonna wanna miss it! How Decentralized Is Bluesky Really? https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/ A technical deep-dive, since people have been asking me for my thoughts. I'll expand a bit on some of the key points here in a thread. 🧵
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" Then along came Google Reader and... friends, if you are reading this and are of a certain age range, there is a strong chance you have feelings just seeing the phrase "Google Reader" mentioned." You got me. Great read, thank you.  Thank you for this article. I had a very general understanding of how Bluesky works, you helped me get a more coherent picture. It's even more centralized than I thought it was 🙃 Hello everyone! I just set up this new account? Things seem pretty cool here on this "fediverse". What does that mean though, the "fediverse"? I hear it's using ActivityPub. Could anyone explain to me what that means? Thanks!
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 @cwebber@social.coop ok so basically you're supposed to make your instance as cool as possible, which is one of the most important swags of the fediverse. the single most important factor here is choosing a funny domain name, the longer the better (as long as they're not spammy).
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@cwebber transition goals 😫💜
@cwebber Just me scrolling and seeing a picture of my doppelgangar dressed as a cyborg... time to go to sleep.
@cwebber i already miss dwebcamp