Mauve 👁💜 @mauve@mastodon.mauve.moe
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Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web.
Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look like in my spare time.
Joined Apr 2022
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If people miss wizarding schools, may I offer some suggestions?
Here are ones I've read...
- Terry Pratchett's Unseen University books, especially _Sourcery_, are both funnier and deeper than Hogwarts.
- Ursula LeGuin wrote the _Earthsea_ series about magical training... and, again, examines the sexism behind so much fantasy.
- M. A. Larson wrote the _Pennyroyal Academy_, if you're looking for a fairly straight interpretation of the wizarding school trope.
None of those authors are transphobes.
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As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself rewritten in Rust for performance reasons.
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…And on that last note, I’ve been trying to find alternatives to Raspberry Pi – would be very interested if folks have any leads… especially to boards that can be used for education.
#Education #singleBoardComputers #RaspberryPi #alternatives #ARM
The nature of my work is that I won't know what my work situation will be like from month to month. New projects start and end about ever 6 months and it's a constant flow of chaos.
I really like it for the flexibility and novel stimulus, but the lack of long term stability has been a bit stressful sometimes.
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There's some embedded cultural commentary on the fact news stories are asking if ChatGPT will replace your job instead of your boss's job.
It'd be cool if there was a standard for encrypted chat that was as easy to use as RSS feeds were for blog data.
I basically use my Matrix server with its bridges for that purpose, but it's with a lot of difficulty.
Also, feels like I should get back into RSS. :P
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"Thanks for coming in for an interview. I see now you're an 'AI Researcher.' Unfortunately we don't allow stuff like ChatGPT work products, no matter how good the prompt."
"No, you don't understand, I specialize in researching AI."
"Like an AI artist? Again, we are not interested in machine-generated work. I don't think you're a match for this job I'm sorry."
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In my opinion, ChatGPT really exposes the edifice of centering college around tests instead of instruction. This ignores what they should be measuring and how the world actually works, which is vibes.
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The worst thing about having your password stolen is having to rename the dog.
Jeeze. Hopefully I can yield some open source thing that's actually useful to people. 😭
So far this rollator is looking like what I'd want. Might see if I can find one in meatspace to try out first. https://www.lucasmobility.com/en/lucas-rollator.html
Also for context, I'd need to be able to get it shipped to Canada if it's not already something I can just buy in a store.
Not sure if this will reach the right audience, but do folks have recommendations for walkers? I've been thinking of getting one so I could have something to lean on and sit down when I'm out and about.
Preferably with a seat and collapsable.
Boosts and links would be appreciated. 🙇
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today i'm imagining a pictographic programming language not rooted in any spoken human language, so that a programmer need not know english to write software, and so programs could be reduced to language-independent patterns rather than language-specific stylistic choices.
If the battery life of steam decks was better I think I'd seriously consider switching to one. :x
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Can’t we all just get along?
No, not when your fucking white privilege has you proudly proclaiming “I don’t care” about social injustice just because it doesn’t affect you and attempting to shame those who do by accusing them of perpetuating “outrage culture.”
If this is you, fuck you.
You’re the problem.
And if you’re going to defend that or tone police me for calling it out or warning people from that person’s instance, just fuck off right now and save me the trouble of blocking you.
Been watching tiktoks by a partially blind guy that does training for blind and low vision folks on how to use their canes.
It was cool because as a seeing person I saw the person demonstrating what they did with the cane, and then tried to experience it with audio only.
I kinda want to do this more to get better at describing things without using visuals. #blind #accessibility
It feels weird to me that the state of tech means having a billion apps for chat and no unified system for consuming those chats.
Like, why is it I need to jump through hoops to get my signal and telegram channels in one place.
Modern tech really can't compare to scifi in terms of being useful and cool.
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A BILLIONAIRE
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THEREFORE A BILLIONAIRE MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION
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Occult Enby that's making local-first software with peer to peer protocols, mesh networks, and the web.
Exploring what a local-first cyberspace might look like in my spare time.
Joined Apr 2022
