Today I pitched a name for a Jinteki agenda in the upcoming #Netrunner set that I think is rad as fuck.
If it makes it in, I'll let you know.
If it makes it in, I'll let you know.
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@Bonfire This is certainly just a minor quality-of-life thing, but does Bonfire support adding custom emoji/emoticons? If not presently, might it in the future?
currently we support displaying custom emoji but adding your own is still to-do: https://github.com/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app/issues/714
Add custom emoji (by both users and caretakers of instance or groups) and include them in emoji picker · Issue #714 · bonfire-networks/bonfire-app
create UI to add custom emoji in settings (enter a name and upload an image) include the user's+instance's emoji when in publish opts that's it 🥇 Related to #713 #150 #399GitHub
a social network I knew implemented federation and then nobody could use the letter E
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federation? hard NO from me. the idea that someone else runs my server is just not okay with me.
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I once saw one of those helpful single-purpose webpages, in the same family as the Motherfucking Website series, explaining that when you ask for technical support, you should ask for what you want to do instead of how you think you'll do it. It probably had some catchy name or phrase.
I can't find it now, though. Anyone happen to know what I'm talking about and have a link?
I can't find it now, though. Anyone happen to know what I'm talking about and have a link?
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I don’t know the website, but I agree with the philosophy. When I worked in support, one of our big tools was asking questions to understand what the user actually wanted.
Not the site you’re looking for, but near and dear to my heart: https://nohello.net/
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Trader Joe’s Joins Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Arguing NLRB Is Unconstitutional
Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is prosecuting cases against both companies, is unconstitutional.Josh Eidelson (Bloomberg)
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Not that I never shop there—just that they particularly seem to want to cultivate the "liberal darling" image.
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Finally got my #3Dprinter back up and running, after a ridiculously complicated saga installing a BL-Touch probe.
My first test print failed due to what I think is under-extrusion, although I'm not certain of that.
God, I want to be done troubleshooting and just have a machine that works again.
#3Dprinting
My first test print failed due to what I think is under-extrusion, although I'm not certain of that.
God, I want to be done troubleshooting and just have a machine that works again.
#3Dprinting
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@HydroponicTrash It was great to hear you on It Could Happen Here! I saw the episode on my podcatcher and was like, "I think I know who this interview is with..."
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Pet peeve: Podcasts with dramatic shifts in volume between segments.
I'm looking at you, S1E102 of Live Like the World is Dying.
I'm looking at you, S1E102 of Live Like the World is Dying.
I envision a podcast where the editor thinks making it louder or softer is equivalent do putting a "bum bum BUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMM!!!" sting in there. And wants to make sure the audience understands that this next segment is a real twist! 😜
@Bonfire Is there a target release date (or even a window) for 1.0? I'm planning to make some changes to my home server this year, and I'd love to install a release version of Bonfire as part of that.
we’re working on the last few milestones towards 1.0 at the moment https://github.com/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app/milestones?direction=asc&sort=title&state=open and hope to have the RC1 (release candidate) ready soon, but the honest answer is “when it’s ready”
Milestones - bonfire-networks/bonfire-app
Bonfire - tend to your digital life in community. Customise and host your own online space and control your experience at the most granular level. - Milestones - bonfire-networks/bonfire-appGitHub
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When you ask a business for some form of compensation because they screwed up, how do you like to phrase it?
I'm realizing I hold back on doing this, usually simply settling for them doing what they were supposed to in the first place, because I don't have a script that works for me. I don't want to be a dick, but there are times when a business misses the mark enough that I want some form of making-it-right, and I don't quite know how to phrase that.
I'm realizing I hold back on doing this, usually simply settling for them doing what they were supposed to in the first place, because I don't have a script that works for me. I don't want to be a dick, but there are times when a business misses the mark enough that I want some form of making-it-right, and I don't quite know how to phrase that.
@Spencer The way I've been doing is listing the exact issues and comparing them with the expectations based on an invoice or a reasonable time frame.
Here's my last emails in a support conversation that started about a coffee table with a foldout surface which mechanism failed 6 months in:
Here's my last emails in a support conversation that started about a coffee table with a foldout surface which mechanism failed 6 months in:
So far only small arms have fallen off from the lifting mechanism (on the other side too since I submitted this request). However, I couldn't find a way to secure them back in place since they don't use regular nuts and bolts.
Either I would need guidance on how to fasten the small arms again (both the one with the spring and the one without) or a complete replacement of the lifting mechanism if it isn't possible/wanted.
If neither are possible, I would like a significant refund, we were only able to fully enjoy this coffee table for less than a year which wasn't the plan for this piece of furniture.
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I've got a bunch of hardware upgrades for my home server waiting to be installed, and I'm wondering if this is a good opportunity to switch from #YunoHost to a more hands-on system, like Proxmox + Docker.
Advantages: More flexibility in what I can host, not having to wait for apps to be packaged, ostensibly more control
Disadvantages: I haven't the slightest fucking clue how to set up or admin a server like that and don't even know where to start 😬
Can't say I'm eager to spend hours monkeying with configuration and trying to wrap my mind around networking, but I also would love to have more control over my server...
#SelfHosting
Advantages: More flexibility in what I can host, not having to wait for apps to be packaged, ostensibly more control
Disadvantages: I haven't the slightest fucking clue how to set up or admin a server like that and don't even know where to start 😬
Can't say I'm eager to spend hours monkeying with configuration and trying to wrap my mind around networking, but I also would love to have more control over my server...
#SelfHosting
I'm also stuck on something similar, but different. I want to start self-hosting, but am unsure on if I want to go with a minimal headless server, or something more beginner friendly. I already daily drive NixOS and navigate my computer via terminal and keyboard-driven apps, but I've also never run a server so I'm unsure if that would help me too much.
This self hosting stuff is tough, lol.
This self hosting stuff is tough, lol.
@foreverastudent have a look at runtipi.io . It's convenient, pretty beginner friendly and you still can tinker with / customize the underlaying docker compose apps.
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I just learned @Bonfire has topics on their roadmap, even if it's not for their 1.0 release.
This is a killer feature for me and I wish more social platforms had it. The fact that it's on their roadmap, along with circles for audience management, makes me very excited to check them out (once 1.0 is out and available for YunoHost).
This is a killer feature for me and I wish more social platforms had it. The fact that it's on their roadmap, along with circles for audience management, makes me very excited to check them out (once 1.0 is out and available for YunoHost).
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It never fails to amuse me when someone comes to a board games community with a post touting the passion-project game they've painstakingly designed over five years or whatever, they want to know how to get it published, and they get asked how playtesting has gone—
"What's playtesting?"
"What's playtesting?"
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I've been working on building my own #Hugo static website for over a year. (Granted, it's the year I became a parent, and I've had a lot going on.) I want the satisfaction of a site I built by hand and understand intimately, but I'm also feeling the squeeze: I would like to have a website now, thank you—and I'm starting to reach the part of the project where I need to actually learn if I want to develop productively, instead of halfassedly copy-pasting things together and crossing my fingers.
Maybe this is my sign to turn to a simple off-the-shelf theme so I can get started and let the pressure off.
#indieweb
Maybe this is my sign to turn to a simple off-the-shelf theme so I can get started and let the pressure off.
#indieweb
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as someone who also at times has spent way too much time fuzzing about with details: get *something* online first IMHO. And the great thing about your personal site is that you only have to care about the bits you care about right now: If your mood shifts from "I want to fiddle with template design" to "I find design annoying right now", you can drop it and pick it back up later if you want. But having *something* online is important because it enables picking the next goal by mood.
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I've found #Hugo to have a significant learning curve. I started with my own theme and did struggle a bit building a mental model of it.
Thanks to technological issues today, a meeting I tried to have this morning with someone who was already frustrated with me and my office is now scheduled for next week.
I am ~70% confident I can handle that meeting in a way that helps them feel heard and on the same page, but I'm definitely nervous about it regardless.
I am ~70% confident I can handle that meeting in a way that helps them feel heard and on the same page, but I'm definitely nervous about it regardless.
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I'm on the lookout for gentle instrumental #music I can put on for my daughter at bedtime. Piano, violin/viola/cello, acoustic guitar, flute—I'm open to all sorts, I'm just looking for a slower tempo and a relatively subdued soundscape.
Any recommendations?
Any recommendations?
Definitely Erik Satie's "Gymnopedies" on repeat. Perhaps some of Claude Debussy's work, like preludes or arabesques (though some of these do have a higher tempo / lots of arpeggios).
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fuck yeah
Meet Nightshade, the new tool allowing artists to ‘poison’ AI models with corrupted training data
Nightshade was developed by University of Chicago researchers under computer science professor Ben Zhao and will be added as an option to...Carl Franzen (VentureBeat)
I went to see a local community theatre's staging of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder recently, which puts me in a terrible dilemma.
On the one hand, I would really love to write a review and put my critical thoughts into words. Art criticism is a hobby I don't often get to indulge.
On the other hand, damn near nobody who would read it here would have any context at all, unless they were familiar with the script.
This might just remain one I chat with my wife about. 😆
On the one hand, I would really love to write a review and put my critical thoughts into words. Art criticism is a hobby I don't often get to indulge.
On the other hand, damn near nobody who would read it here would have any context at all, unless they were familiar with the script.
This might just remain one I chat with my wife about. 😆
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I got an #AeroPress this weekend and made my first cup this morning, using James Hoffmann's recipe, and… yum.
Dang, I can make #coffee this tasty at home now?
Dang, I can make #coffee this tasty at home now?
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I love the Aeromatic app for different recipes to try:
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/aeromatic/id1553001581
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/aeromatic/id1553001581
Aeromatic
Aeromatic is the ultimate assistant app for brewing coffee with your AeroPress. It provides 50+ curated recipes from baristas, roasters, and championship winners.App Store
I had to make myself a second cup at lunch because it was just so goshdarn good.
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Home Assistant now supports wake words, which means it's possible to build a totally open-source, local-only smart assistant.
Home Assistant is such a rad project, and I'm so glad it exists. Time to get scheming about building some devices.
#homeassistant #homeautomation #SmartHome
Home Assistant is such a rad project, and I'm so glad it exists. Time to get scheming about building some devices.
#homeassistant #homeautomation #SmartHome
Year of the Voice - Chapter 4: Wake words
Activate your voice assistant using wake words and learn how to make your ownHome Assistant
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Call me a grump, but generally speaking, I'd prefer the online vendors I buy from to send me exactly what I ordered with no extra trinkets.
Business card? Fine, I'll recycle it.
Sticker? I'd rather you didn't.
Magnet? Tiny branded rubber duck? Get the fuck out of here. You're just creating waste.
Business card? Fine, I'll recycle it.
Sticker? I'd rather you didn't.
Magnet? Tiny branded rubber duck? Get the fuck out of here. You're just creating waste.
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Candy is... sweet, and less of an issue because it's easier to consume non-wastefully, but still I'd prefer nothing. A bargain-basement lollipop or Tootsie Roll rarely adds to my day, and usually goes to candy bowl Purgatory. It can stay there for months, if not years.
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cool cool cool
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription
References to subscription 'edition,' 'type,' and 'status' found in a test build of Windows.Matthew Humphries (PCMag)
This is either for Microsoft 365 and is just for the OneDrive/Office stuff, or there is going to be a serious question on whether a windows monopoly can be fixed.
I've been eyeing new #fediverse projects lately: specifically, @Bonfire and @Firefish.
I'm excited to see the possibility space grow, though I'll admit I'm having a hard time fully grokking both of these apps and meaningfully comparing them.
@Sean Tilley, you're my go-to when it comes to understanding different Fedi apps, and I know you're on Firefish right now. Would you be able to shed some light on what distinguishes Firefish from where Bonfire is headed? Extra points if you can compare to Friendica, because that's what I'm currently driving.
I'm excited to see the possibility space grow, though I'll admit I'm having a hard time fully grokking both of these apps and meaningfully comparing them.
@Sean Tilley, you're my go-to when it comes to understanding different Fedi apps, and I know you're on Firefish right now. Would you be able to shed some light on what distinguishes Firefish from where Bonfire is headed? Extra points if you can compare to Friendica, because that's what I'm currently driving.
Today's amateur sysadmin challenge: my server accesses an external hard drive elsewhere on the network that is shared via NFS.
Presently, when I try to use
I'm gonna have to figure out what the appropriate permissions are to permit this behavior, but I'm not quite sure where to start. (Is it permissions set on the NFS server?)
Presently, when I try to use
rsync to sync a directory from the server to the external hard drive, I get a series of permission errors.I'm gonna have to figure out what the appropriate permissions are to permit this behavior, but I'm not quite sure where to start. (Is it permissions set on the NFS server?)
Caring for a 7-month old is somehow the least difficult and stressful part of my life right now.
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For better or worse, DC and I are still locked together in this unhappy marriage, perhaps for all time.
But you aren’t.
If I understand the law correctly (and be advised that copyright law is a mess; purposely vague and murky, and no two lawyers – not even those specializing in copyright and trademark law – agree on anything), you have the rights to make your Fables movies, and cartoons, and publish your Fables books, and manufacture your Fables toys, and do anything you want with your property, because it’s your property.
Willingham Sends Fables Into the Public Domain
Here, below, is the press release I sent out today to explain what I did and why.Bill Willingham (These Foolish Games)
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Having just seen someone register a new account on mastodon.social and spend a half hour harassing a single specific person... jeeeesus, some people.
(I reported the user to mastodon.social moderation already, so hopefully they move swiftly.)
(I reported the user to mastodon.social moderation already, so hopefully they move swiftly.)
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I see behavior like this and always wonder how a person gets so twisted up that they will dedicate an hour of their life to hunting down posts by their ideological enemies and not merely arguing with them, but posting vile harassment and death threats.
What a miserable and pathetic existence.
What a miserable and pathetic existence.
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•my money's on the agenda named "Deez Nuts"
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