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[47°09′13″S, 126°43′40″W] Dosimeter malfunction
@prologic @bender No worries. In the end you did it all with your backup. And sorry for my exported timezone mess. :-/
You need quant computer to host these key services. Nobody will do that. ActivityPub/Twtxt instance can be hosted on calculator
[47°09′10″S, 126°43′10″W] Transponder still failing -- switching to analog communication
[47°09′39″S, 126°43′26″W] Transponder still failing
The Australia Labor government, Albanese and the honourable Michelle Rowland federal member for parliament and communications minster are fucking clowns. It's stupid shit like this that's the _real_ problem with "big tech" social media platforms. These morons just simply don't understand basic economics and basic business.
Why would a company like Meta, X and TikTok give up a large multi-billion dollar segment of the market. That is, young children from the ages of ~3 to 16 (_yes kids these days can use a computer or device from a pretty young age!_)
The whole masquerade of "online saftey" and the new Australia legislation of the Online Safety Act 2021 is complete and utter bullshit.
You wanna fix this whole cybercrime and cyber bullying that goes on (_which btw if you understood how these fucking platforms worked in the first place, you'd realise drives up engagement on the platforms by abusing human emotional and psychological weakness_), then ban and make illegal with multi-Billion dollar fines the following:
- Profiting off data collected by users on your platform(s)
- Categorizing users on your platform and performing A/B tests
- Targeting users (_of any age_) for advertising
In fact just ban targeted advertising period.
~
The Australia Labor government, Albanese and the honourable Michelle Rowland federal member for parliament and communications minster are fucking clowns. It's stupid shit like this that's the _real_ problem with "big tech" social media platforms. These morons just simply don't understand basic economics and basic business.
Why would a company like Meta, X and TikTok give up a large multi-billion dollar segment of the market. That is, young children from the ages of ~3 to 16 (_yes kids these days can use a computer or device from a pretty young age!_)
The whole masquerade of "online saftey" and the new Australia legislation of the Online Safety Act 2021 is complete and utter bullshit.
You wanna fix this whole cybercrime and cyber bullying that goes on (_which btw if you understood how these fucking platforms worked in the first place, you'd realise drives up engagement on the platforms by abusing human emotional and psychological weakness_), then ban and make illegal with multi-Billion dollar fines the following:
- Profiting off data collected by users on your platform(s)
- Categorizing users on your platform and performing A/B tests
- Targeting users (_of any age_) for advertising
In fact just ban targeted advertising period.~
The Australia Labor government, Albanese and the honourable Michelle Rowland federal member for parliament and communications minster are fucking clowns. It's stupid shit like this that's the _real_ problem with "big tech" social media platforms. These morons just simply don't understand basic economics and basic business.
Why would a company like Meta, X and TikTok give up a large multi-billion dollar segment of the market. That is, young children from the ages of ~3 to 16 (_yes kids these days can use a computer or device from a pretty young age!_)
The whole masquerade of "online saftey" and the new Australia legislation of the Online Safety Act 2021 is complete and utter bullshit.
You wanna fix this whole cybercrime and cyber bullying that goes on (_which btw if you understood how these fucking platforms worked in the first place, you'd realise drives up engagement on the platforms by abusing human emotional and psychological weakness_), then ban and make illegal with multi-Billion dollar fines the following:
- Profiting off data collected by users on your platform(s)
- Categorizing users on your platform and performing A/B tests
- Targeting users (_of any age_) for advertising
In fact just ban targeted advertising period.~
@slashdot Uh huh sure 😉 Bluesky, the "decentralized" social media platform that won't steal and profit from your data huh?! 🤦♂️
@slashdot Uh huh sure 😉 Bluesky, the "decentralized" social media platform that won't steal and profit from your data huh?! 🤦♂️
@prologic time for a well deserved rest. Get well soon. Before you go, monthly call next weekend? If so, set the banner now! :-)
After several hard hours, I _think_ I've recovered the last missing 1 Twt from @bender 🥳 Turns out just before I accidentally nuked my pod, I took a dump of it's cached just seconds before 🤣 -- So I was also able to rebuild anything that was missing from the backup from the recent cache dump!
After several hard hours, I _think_ I've recovered the last missing 1 Twt from @bender 🥳 Turns out just before I accidentally nuked my pod, I took a dump of it's cached just seconds before 🤣 -- So I was also able to rebuild anything that was missing from the backup from the recent cache dump!
@aelaraji oh, you still had an account there? Oh dear.
So long Blue Birdy 👋 it was a ... Never mind, GTFO of my life already! 😆
So long Blue Birdy 👋 it was a ... Never mind, GTFO of my life already! 😆
So long Blue Birdy 👋 it was a ... Never mind, GTFO of my life already! 😆
@aelaraji hahahaha! What?! And prive you from framing it with all its magnificent glory? Never! :’-D
🧮 USERS:1 FEEDS:2 TWTS:1155 ARCHIVED:80531 CACHE:2518 FOLLOWERS:17 FOLLOWING:14
Thanks to @lyse's own archived feeds we've managed to restore quite a bit and probably only lost a couple of hours. 🙇♂️
Thanks to @lyse's own archived feeds we've managed to restore quite a bit and probably only lost a couple of hours. 🙇♂️
I feel like Euterpe is Susumu Hirasawa's closest confidant. It's fascinating how his soundtracks touch something truly profound.
@bender I still have my Famicom from when I was 5 or so and this makes me think I might get away with selling it's manual for pretty money instead of just framing it and hanging by the desk ... wanna buy it? 😂
@bender I still have my Famicom from when I was 5 or so and this makes me think I might get away with selling it's manual for pretty money instead of just framing it and hanging by the desk ... wanna buy it? 😂
@bender I still have my Famicom from when I was 5 or so and this makes me think I might get away with selling it's manual for pretty money instead of just framing it and hanging by the desk ... wanna buy it? 😂
@bender ROFLMAO! 🤣
> ... but using the service itself is considered enough compensation.
@bender ROFLMAO! 🤣
> ... but using the service itself is considered enough compensation.
@bender ROFLMAO! 🤣
> ... but using the service itself is considered enough compensation.
@news all good, and thank you @prologic for the transparency, and quick action. I feel lighter already! :-D
@wbknl You of all are the most affected as our newest member of my pod and most recently joined. I'm so sorry 😢
@wbknl You of all are the most affected as our newest member of my pod and most recently joined. I'm so sorry 😢
🔥 ATTENTION: I have really bad news folks 😢
Today, (_just this morning in AEST_) I accidentally nuke my pod (twtxt.net). I keep backups, but unfortunately the recovery point objective (RTP) is at worst a month! 🤦♂️ 😱 (_the recovery time objective is around ~30m or so, restoring can take a while due to the size of the archive and index_) -- For those that are unfamiliar with these terms, they essentially relate to "how much data loss can occur" (RPO) and "how quickly you can restore the system" (RTO).
This pod (twtxt.net) is back up and online. However we've last the last ~5 days worth of posts y'all _may_ have made on your feeds (_for those that use this pod_).
I'm so sorry 😞
🔥 ATTENTION: I have really bad news folks 😢
Today, (_just this morning in AEST_) I accidentally nuke my pod (twtxt.net). I keep backups, but unfortunately the recovery point objective (RTP) is at worst a month! 🤦♂️ 😱 (_the recovery time objective is around ~30m or so, restoring can take a while due to the size of the archive and index_) -- For those that are unfamiliar with these terms, they essentially relate to "how much data loss can occur" (RPO) and "how quickly you can restore the system" (RTO).
This pod (twtxt.net) is back up and online. However we've last the last ~5 days worth of posts y'all _may_ have made on your feeds (_for those that use this pod_).
I'm so sorry 😞
One more #fridayreads this #nonficnov - and one more about #recordlabels, this time "This Is supposed to be a record label" from ex-Staalplaater Frans de Waard.
#bookstodon 
The 1st edition of Frans de Waard's "This Is Supposed To Be A Record Label"
One more #fridayreads this #nonficnov - and one more about #recordlabels, this time "This Is supposed to be a record label" from ex-Staalplaater Frans de Waard.
#bookstodon The 1st edition of Frans de Waard's "This Is Supposed To Be A Record Label"
[47°09′10″S, 126°43′47″W] Transponder jammed
@lyse wrote:
> "The parchment, on the other hand, might be a bit wasteful for just temporary ideas that are not perfectly layed out yet."
OK, OK, I will use the cheap one. :-P
@movq I'm all in on paper. In fact I noted down a todo item today on a physical sheet of paper when I was on the phone with a workmate. It then occurred to me that I could have just written it in a scratch file.
The parchment, on the other hand, might be a bit wasteful for just temporary ideas that are not perfectly layed out yet.
@movq no, no stupid at all. I just don't like more things laying around, collecting dust. I am 100% digital.
You guys make it sound like a stupid idea. 🤣 Dunno, I like the idea. But I also like writing in general and calligraphy, maybe that’s the reason. 😝
You guys make it sound like a stupid idea. 🤣 Dunno, I like the idea. But I also like writing in general and calligraphy, maybe that’s the reason. 😝
You guys make it sound like a stupid idea. 🤣 Dunno, I like the idea. But I also like writing in general and calligraphy, maybe that’s the reason. 😝
You guys make it sound like a stupid idea. 🤣 Dunno, I like the idea. But I also like writing in general and calligraphy, maybe that’s the reason. 😝
@lyse woah! Why didn't I think of that?! "/me chisels this for the record in a crispy, brand new, thin granite slab."
@lyse woah! Why didn't I think of that?! /me chisels this for the record in a crispy, brand new, thin granite slab.
@lyse can one truly set a fixed price on art? I wouldn’t pay the original amount (in retrospect, I regret it, as it could make me richer now), but those who did were buying art, and a piece of history. It is well made, to boot.
But again, not for me. 😅
@wbknl @bender For improved longevity you should consider carving in steel or stone. This also has the additional benefit that you think more carefully before actually noting it down.
@bender The world is full of fools. One of 'em might even buy that for this money. O_o Even the original price is a total ripoff in my opinion.
[47°09′29″S, 126°43′34″W] Transponder malfunction
"Designed by Apple in California" stopped being sold in 2019. It sold for $199, and $299 (two sizes). Check the eBay pricing on that link, if you want to know the selling price today.
Portion of the modified Twitter TOS that goes into effect today (it's on right now), as summarise (ironically) by Google's Gemini:
> "In simpler terms, this means that when you share your content (like text, images, or videos) on the service, you're giving the company permission to use it in various ways. They can copy, modify, distribute, and even use it to train their AI models. This includes sharing your content with others and using it on other platforms. You won't be paid for this, but using the service itself is considered enough compensation."
Portion of the modified Twitter TOS that goes into effect today (it's on right now), as summarised (ironically) by Google's Gemini:
> "In simpler terms, this means that when you share your content (like text, images, or videos) on the service, you're giving the company permission to use it in various ways. They can copy, modify, distribute, and even use it to train their AI models. This includes sharing your content with others and using it on other platforms. You won't be paid for this, but using the service itself is considered enough compensation."
@prologic true. I was thinking more on Yarn's/twtxt size (as it's today). I find it attracting to have the ability of having a small group of GtS instances that *only*, and exclusively, federate with each other.
@prologic true. I was thinking more on Yarn's/twtxt size (as it's today). I find it attractive to have the ability of having a small group of GtS instances that *only*, and exclusively, federate with each other.
Not really sure how this is similar at all teally as Yarn like every other twtxt client just fetches feeds you tell it to? 🤔
Not really sure how this is similar at all teally as Yarn like every other twtxt client just fetches feeds you tell it to? 🤔
Perhaps I should have said, a "similar [...] thing as Yarn" instead.
Perhaps I should have said, a "similar \n thing as Yarn" instead.
While on a small community topic, GoToSocial recently implemented the ability to run isolated instances that will not federate openly with the rest of the Fediverse, but that will allow administrators to federate exclusively to other instances (silos), creating a similar, actually more restricted, thing as twtxt. See GoToSocial Federation Modes.
While on a small community topic, GoToSocial recently implemented the ability to run isolated instances that will not federate openly with the rest of the Fediverse, but that will allow administrators to federate exclusively to other instances (silos), creating a similar, actually more restricted, thing as twtxt. See GoToSocial Federation Modes
@bender I hear ya 👌 I feel very much the same 😅
@bender I hear ya 👌 I feel very much the same 😅
@prologic yes, this community being much smaller makes it easier to interact. I didn't interact, or didn't interact much on BlueSky, so I sowed what I ripped. As I have grown older I have found myself less inclined to socialise in bigger places. One of the reasons I feel fine here, and on the Fediverse.
@bender LIL 🤣 Starting to wonder whether maybe I'm the one that's wrong here? 🤔 And have a warped sense of the terms distributed and decentralized? 😅
@bender LIL 🤣 Starting to wonder whether maybe I'm the one that's wrong here? 🤔 And have a warped sense of the terms distributed and decentralized? 😅
@wbknl I prefer vellum to write my stuff. It lasts longer. 😂
@prologic what I, poorly, tried to say is that you could run those "key services" if you want. Again, I know you have a certain fixation on what's decentralised, or not... LOL, so start fixing it by changing that Wikipedia entry! I believe in you! 🙈
@bender Just because you can run it doesn't make it decentralised. As @doesnm rightfully points out, where are the points of controls? It's a distributed network with a protocol that forms a "network". With key services operated by BlueSky this isn't decentralised in the true sense now is it? 🤔
@bender Just because you can run it doesn't make it decentralised. As @doesnm rightfully points out, where are the points of controls? It's a distributed network with a protocol that forms a "network". With key services operated by BlueSky this isn't decentralised in the true sense now is it? 🤔
@prologic I recommend its Wikipedia entry is edited then, if you are completely certain.
> "Bluesky is a decentralized microblogging social media service primarily operated by Bluesky Social, PBC."
That I know of, you can run the PDS, and pretty much everything else.
@eldersnake I'm feeling slightly better (_though my sinuses are still giving my grief 🤦♂️_) so I'll try to answer this and properly state my position on the proposed minimum age restrictions being proposed by the Labor government.
Firstly I think it's completely ineffective and unenforceable. The only way you're going to get this enforced is to somehow makes all the "big tech" companies oblighes, which some already are. But then you can just work-around it anyway. Okay if you start requiring things like state-enforced age verification like a driver's license or something, then things start getting even more weird.
Frankly I don't think it's the right approach. I think it will ultimately achieve nothing. It'll be just like the many numerous attempts at banning alcohol and drugs. Once you're addicted, there's no way you can stop people from indulging in stupid crap that may possibly kill them.
The only way out of this mess IMO is to educate people, educate the parents and to make it practices of targeting, categorization and the manipulation of content based on metadata either you or a 3rd-party questionable obtained illegal.
In other words. The very foundation of what "bit tech" social media companies thrive on. Make that illegal. Problem solve. But oh wait?! 🤦♂️_
@eldersnake I'm feeling slightly better (_though my sinuses are still giving my grief 🤦♂️_) so I'll try to answer this and properly state my position on the proposed minimum age restrictions being proposed by the Labor government.
Firstly I think it's completely ineffective and unenforceable. The only way you're going to get this enforced is to somehow makes all the "big tech" companies oblighes, which some already are. But then you can just work-around it anyway. Okay if you start requiring things like state-enforced age verification like a driver's license or something, then things start getting even more weird.
Frankly I don't think it's the right approach. I think it will ultimately achieve nothing. It'll be just like the many numerous attempts at banning alcohol and drugs. Once you're addicted, there's no way you can stop people from indulging in stupid crap that may possibly kill them.
The only way out of this mess IMO is to educate people, educate the parents and to make it practices of targeting, categorization and the manipulation of content based on metadata either you or a 3rd-party questionable obtained illegal.
In other words. The very foundation of what "bit tech" social media companies thrive on. Make that illegal. Problem solve. But oh wait?! 🤦♂️_
[47°09′06″S, 126°43′41″W] --bad checksum--
@doesnm This is such a good response! 🙌 You are absolutely right in that Bkuesky is not decentralized 👏
@doesnm This is such a good response! 🙌 You are absolutely right in that Bkuesky is not decentralized 👏
I think it's fixed now eight?
I think it's fixed now eight?
So helpful 😮💨
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So helpful 😮💨
> Error: Error deleting last twt