Is there a software or an app that, given a URL, can download the main body of text in a simple (e.g. markdown or minimal html) format?
Been thinking about link rot, I want to archive some interesting articles, social media posts, etc.
Any reason I shouldn't get a #SteamDeck to replace my lil Intel NUC setup? Mostly for some dev workflows and having it docked into my large screen + my BT keyboard and trackpad.
Also been thinking it'd be handy to have for basic #VR with #Monado and some sort of cheap headset like an #NReal Light
Also, I’m now referring to instances as “community servers”.
Admins and devs might prefer “instances”, but this is confusing to everyone else.
What people need to know is that they can run their own community on a “server” that they control.
Someone wrote in asking for technical support, asking for a very specific installer for a specific piece of software, apparently no longer available for download from our site.
Here's the weird part: Neither this software nor an installer for it have ever existed. (Was this software someone else wrote, that we're just hearing about for the first time?)
After several back and forth messages asking for detail and where they heard about this software, it turns out that it all came from ChatGPT.
oh, there’s also a part 3, I am apparently falling behind in cutting-edge fucking-with-GPT research https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8viQEp8KBg2QSW4Yc/solidgoldmagikarp-iii-glitch-token-archaeology
Would you prefer a 4-day workweek?
Last year, 61 companies in UK tested a 4-day week with 20% fewer hours. Results:
65% fewer sick days taken & 57% drop in departures to competitors.
39% of employees had less #stress; 71% had less #burnout.
Revenues rose 1.4% on average.
“Many questioned whether we would see an increase in productivity to offset the reduction in working time – but this is exactly what we found,” a study team member said.
@futurebird Paying for reach is so depressing. Like, what's the point of following someone if you're not necessarily even going to see their content in your feed? Are you supporting creators if they have to pay Meta for every post, just so you might see it? And it's not like creators are paying for access. No, they'd have access if feeds weren't full of stuff that nobody asked for. They're paying to offset the revenue Meta could have made from selling that slot to someone else.
If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were really eager to join in.
Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual information in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.
I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546
Of course, I'd also love to hear any additional tips y'all might have!
Could any folks on here that use #screenreaders comment on what keyboard shortcuts they find useful for navigating web content?
Are there any web apps yoy use that make it even easier to get to the info you want?
My "position" on #Wildebeest — and really all #ActivityPub software — is as follows: If it lets you migrate your followers in and out, sure, give it a try; If it does not, you should be VERY wary of using it for your important accounts.
Wildebeest does not let you transfer your followers to/from it, ergo it should not be used, lest you find yourself locked-in to Cloudflare's ecosystem forever. Whether or not you like #Cloudflare is irrelevant, you should not tie your fediverse identity to any company permanently.
It's very frustrating for me to see even large ActivityPub implementations that have been around forever not implement follower migrations. Even #Pixelfed doesn't (although I hear that may be coming this year). Anyways... I asked them if they might implement it, but I don't exactly have my hopes up. https://github.com/cloudflare/wildebeest/issues/238
Just published this talk about my vision for Holistic Local-First Sofrware and the parts that can be brought together to make it real.
Reddit: "My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and the students need to mark up its essays and point out where ChatGPT is wrong and correct it."
https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/117gtom/my_friend_is_in_university_and_taking_a_history/
Honestly, this is great! The students learn to check sources, discover that ChatGPT is unreliable, *and* can't use it to generate essay question answers for them, all at the same time!
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.