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
body pains
The flesh really do be deteriorating. I've slowed the destruction of my front paws somewhat but a lot of other parts haven't been addressed yet. Maybe access to gym equipment to strengthen it will help a bit. Some of my pals swear by running so maybe there's a balance there that I can take vs the pain. Maybe eventually it'll be mild enough that I can sleep comfortably.
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the only reason i am "smart" is because a traumatic childhood forced me to fill my time with computer touching, and i dont know how to feel about this
Manifesting more librarian friends in meatspace. Do people still say meatspace?
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Reminder: Please CW your bad news (whether they're uspol, censorship, fascism, etc)
If possible be specific, but just saying "bad news" is an improvement already.
I suddenly felt like I was doomscrolling on Twitter today 🤮
Best part of strapping an hmd to my face is being able to lay on my back in bed while I code and follow up on emails and the such
I like to imagine that my spelling mistakes when I type could be read kinda like a computer that's glitching out every now and then.
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Are there people out there who are looking at #LLM/AI-generated content as pollution?
Because that is the analogy that makes the most sense to me. It's creating huge externalities for the profit of a few - proliferating enormous amounts of digital pollution (as well as real-world greenhouse gas pollution).
The more #AI/LLM churn out content for the internet, the dirtier the water, so to speak. Or the air. And the less it functions for users.
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"my brother in christ" - old, boring
"my sister in satan" - new, interesting
however i introduce
"my sibling in the void" - unique, engaging, yet neutral
C++ is consistently the most exhausting language to install dependencies for across distros and OSs. So much out there just assumes Ubuntu and apt for managing your C++ dependencies and the difficulty spikes as soon as you deviate from that.
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Data brokers are launching an attack on proposed CA legislation #SB362 that would let people opt out from all #databroker services en masse. Because they know everyone will do it if they can. The #DELETEAct would be good for Californians. Tell your legislator you support it and don't let these dodgy businesses kill it. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/16/ad-industry-tries-to-quash-proposed-data-broker-regulations-00111513
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We need your support!
We need to grow our donations or consider cutting costs (like sunsetting non-essential services) to remain sustainable.
Besides Pixelfed, we also run https://fedidb.org, https://fediverse.info and https://activitypub.network
Donations can be made via:
Liberapay - https://liberapay.com/pixelfed
Open Collective - https://opencollective.com/pixelfed
Patreon - https://patreon.com/dansup
Spread the word! #pixelfed
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In a country where nearly every iota of our psyches and our physical spaces has been captured for the purpose of generating a profit, the ongoing existence of public libraries feels not just radical, but astonishing. https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/are-libraries-the-future-of-news/
Been hanging around with folks that aren't into tech and god damb nobody cares about or understands any of the stuff I feel passionate about 😅😅 So far explaining fediverse stuff is getting slowly easier
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web developer. im going into battle and i need your darkest patterns
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I canʼt believe I have to tell people this, but
- Donʼt buy smart home shit
- Donʼt download an app to get a free smoothie
- Donʼt sign up for something you heard about in a piece of junk mail
- Donʼt create an account with fucking McDonald's or Chipotleʼs or whatever
- Donʼt use a coupon or a discount for something you werenʼt going to buy anyway
- Donʼt sign up for free trials
- Donʼt let the devil in through the front door
- Donʼt let them sell you anything
You will not come out ahead.
The fediverse occipies an interesting part of my social sphere where I mostly talk about work stuff (my primary hobby) and random rants.
In contrast I have some small group chats with a few folks from meatspace where I exclusively shitpost and share political toots.
Then in meatspace proper is when I go full goofball mode and also where I share my feelings.
It's fun having different spaces to explore different aspects of myself.
Every api call is a chance for them to make money off your data without your consent. Every stored file will get mined and sold to advertizers and LLMs
Gonna start writing notes in raw RDF and visualize then exclusively through graph layout engines
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- Pronouns
- they/them/it
- mauve+fedi@mauve.moe
- Matrix
- @mauve:mauve.moe
- Github/Gitlab/Discord
- @RangerMauve
Mod
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
