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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

JS8 experiment/learn group @ROCDIGI starting up tonight

first mtg: 9pm East Coast US time, Tuesday 9 JAN 2024, at the 20m meeting freq (14.0780MHz)
weekly mtgs thereafter, same time/place/freq

the idea is to establish a weekly net to explore the possibilities in JS8 with others, centered around but not limited to the Rochester NY area. feel free to join us no matter your location, it will be more fun with a good turnout to explore things like automated checkins and message relaying.

#AmateurRadio

jeffs
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Jeff Sonstein
wa2rrb

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Protocols, Not Platforms (2019):

"The benefits of building a service as a platform are fairly obvious: the owner has ultimate control over that platform and thus is much better positioned to monetize the platforms via advertising of some form (or other ancillary services). This does, however, incentivize these platforms to acquire an ever increasing amount of data from their users to better target them."

Hypothetically, ... #LinksFromJason https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/01/09/protocols-not-platforms.html

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

The hatemail from transphobes has a lot in common with the hatemail from Christians.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/09/i-get-email-100/

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• Useless emails Useless emails everywhere (remote)

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

Admitting copyright infringement, but framing it as inevitable, is an attempt to change the narrative, and we should see it clearly as such.

It probably means OpenAI has more skeletons to hide, and it wants us thinking the corpses naturally belong in the closet before we stumble upon them.

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zanchey@aus.social ("David Adam") wrote:

#fishshell rewrite-it-in #rust progress, 2024-01-08

87261 rust lines added
76766 / 77063 C++ lines removed
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░ 99 %

#riir #rustlang

--

The reader and input stack have been ported, which is basically everything. There's still some entry points in C++ (PR being reviewed) and test helper binary (might make a good external contribution as it's entirely self-contained), but almost all of the C++ is gone, and with it large chunks of the FFI.

Now we just have the second 90% to go - making sure this rewritten fish is portable and distributable!

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Gammitin ("Gammitin 💾") wrote:

Google Maps link to the Melee Island town centre in The Secret of Monkey Island (🤯): 26 u. Schmiedgasse
https://maps.app.goo.gl/d9GjmS7GW6hnfCta8

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Tim Cook wants Facebook dead and his strategies are working (2020)

"Vegas casinos famously design their interiors like mazes without a single clock in sight. Why? Average time on site. The longer you’re inside their doors, the more money you will spend. But, what if The Bellagio didn’t own the building, and the landlord decided to give each visitor a map and then put up clocks on every wall. It would likely hurt business, ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/01/09/tim-cook-wants.html

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I need to move my Medium and Substack writing over to my blog finally. That day is NOT today. But one day

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

#threads #Meta

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• Still of the movie banshees of inisherin: A man inside a rustic room looking at the floor with text overlay "Me at Mastodon trying to escape Meta" and a person at the window with text "Threads.net".

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

I finally tried out Vampire Survivors. It's such a great little arcade game. It's funny that it would be perfectly playable with one of those original Atari/C64 controllers that just have a joystick and a single button. And you really only need the button for menus

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

#Substack walking back their NaaS (N*azi as a Service) business model.

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• A screenshot of a tweet from the account "Girls Reviewer" (dril) with text issuing a correction on a previous statement about the terror group ISIL, with engagement metrics below the text.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Something fun is coming •ᴗ• #SocialWeb

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I organized my profile a bit. Added featured hashtags for shared links, posts, and threads. Plus pinned my #Fediverse series in chronological order. 🎉🎉🎉

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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:

I sat down and edited some video from this past weekend.

📸 @nullagent

✈️ @sameervd@twitter.com

🎶 @Black17@youtube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvgZ53GEOg

#Seattle #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #PattyMurray #JoeBiden #Protest #PNW #I5 #Music

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• Drone shot: Sameervd https://twitter.com/sameervd/status/1743783257194532944 Music: BlackB17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvgZ53GEOg (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

In my post, I mention two words that I feel have important definitions— #GreenSpaces and #SocialWeb.

I'm still learning what those terms mean as defined by @hrheingold and I kinda want to evangelize them? I don't know what that means yet, but the urge is there.

Anyway, I wrote about why it feels like all the cool websites have disappeared. The good news is, there's a whole other web outside #Threads and #Instagram. And it's really cool.

https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/where-have-all-the-websites-gone/

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ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social ("ophiocephalic 🐍") wrote:

@FinchHaven @fromjason @robb
Agree that the discourse driven by these stats is frequently reductionistic and even misguided. There's a certain type on here who celebrates when the numbers suddenly jump, even while a spambot wave besieges everyone. Um...

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Characteristics and prevalence of fake social media profiles with AI-generated faces:

"We present a dataset of 1,353 such accounts and show that they are used to spread scams, spam, and amplify coordinated messages, among other inauthentic activities."

Ok. Hear me out. How would this work on a platform like #Mastodon where everyone uses illustrated profile pictures and obscure sites to demonstrate their digital identities? #LinksFromJason

https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.02627

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FinchHaven@sfba.social wrote:

@fromjason

"I'd just love to know what emotion to feel lol"

This is probably the biggest point for me

So many people want to turn numbers of unknown provenance into some sort of horse race where their horse is winning

I could not care less about "Fediverse winning"

cc @robb

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idoubtit@mstdn.social ("Sharon A. Hill") wrote:

@fromjason I kept several sites where I shared my thoughts on weird things. And they all withered as people’s attention span shriveled and died. They didn’t want anything thoughtful, anything with words and ideas, or critical thinking. I do hope they come back. I’m still here. But my stats are usually only in 2 digits, not 4 or 5 like the old days.

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FinchHaven@sfba.social wrote:

@fromjason

"For the first scenario, I don't know how MAU is counted. There's nothing on fedidb.org that defines the metric (that I can find)."

And right there is one of the largest statistical problems facing the #Fediverse

Without a clear-cut, complete description of its methodology FediDB is at best noise when it comes to numbers

I use it extensively to research instance names and what distro they use, but MAU and Total Users are suspect at best

I've always suspected that Total Users are simply "accounts created" but so what?

That would be meaningless if they're dormant placeholders

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sandofsky ("Ben Sandofsky") wrote:

Men will start a PR war with Apple over an app rejection instead of going to therapy.

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

on OpenAI's "our whole business model is yoinking copyrighted material", and some arguments i've been hearing recently from AI advocates about rolling back the scope of copyright law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLYzYWOPJbk

#OpenAI #AI #copyright

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

#substack, by first refusing to ban nazis under the guise of being a "free speech" platform, and then turning around and saying "actually we'll ban some of the nazis", has taken the route that will piss off the most people possible

good work, boys

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kiko@indieweb.social ("Kristof Zerbe") wrote:

@fromjason Thanks for your thoughts on this...

"So here’s the bad news— we are the ones who vanished, and I suspect what we really miss are the joys of discovery."

Love it.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Also, I'm on #devto now. It's cool!

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

No one has ever accused me of being a statistician, but I've dabbled.

To me, the math ain't mathing. Any thoughts? #fediverse

https://dev.to/fromjay/yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh-no-fediverse-total-active-users-vs-monthly-active-users-2f0d

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theeyewallwx ("The Eyewall") wrote:

A wild 24-36 hours ahead with severe weather, flooding rains, heavy snow, and powerful winds impacting a large chunk of the eastern 2/3s of the country. And there's more to come later this week.

We've got details: https://theeyewall.com/updated-look-at-what-to-expect-into-tuesday-with-the-major-eastern-u-s-winter-storm/

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• A forecast map of wind gusts across the Eastern U.S. through tomorrow, with widespread 40 to 60 mph gusts capable of knocking out power or causing damage in spots.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

@fedidb hey quick question— are you able to tell me the criteria for the MAU metric? Is it one "action" for the month or something more involved? Thank you!

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• A digital interface showing "TOTAL MAU" with a figure of 1,281,143 and a statistic of "+3,511 since last month," along with a purple icon depicting a graph.

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

I've had the first iPhone, but 3GS was the first good version, and 4 rocked.

I've had the first iPad, but it was quickly replaced by one half its size and weight, and it took >4 generations before it was fast enough.

I worry the $3.5K #VisionPro 1 is going to be same thick, heavy, underpowered, quickly-obsolete first-gen product.

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anti_disease@zeroes.ca ("😷💉💉💉💉💉💉") wrote:

Improve your mask!

Cloth: Very Poor. Skip this. All we had at start but poor protection. Stops droplets but not aerosol. Rubs on nose so less comfortable.

Surgical: Poor. Designed for droplets, not aerosol. Loose fitting. Leaks heavily on sides. Rubs on nose so less comfortable.

KN95: Better. Respirator. Much better than surgical. Ear loops means there can be some leakage on sides. Proper fit doesn't rub nose.

N95: Best. Respirator. Headbands seal better than ear loops. Fit test for better protection.

Get a good mask that fits your face and that you will wear. KN95 and N95 can be reused. Assign different mask per day of the week. Good until dirty or elastic issues. Avoid handling front of mask after wearing.

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• Improve your mask! Cloth: Very Poor. Skip this. All we had at start but poor protection. Stops droplets but not aerosol. Rubs on nose so less comfortable. Surgical: Poor. Designed for droplets, not aerosol. Loose fitting. Leaks heavily on sides. Rubs on nose so less comfortable. KN95: Better. Respirator. Much better than surgical. Ear loops means there can be some leakage on sides. Proper fit doesn't rub nose. N95: Best. Respirator. Headbands seal better than ear loops. Fit test for better protection. Get a good mask that fits your face and that you will wear. KN95 and N95 can be reused. Assign different mask per day of the week. Good until dirty or elastic issues. Avoid handling front of mask after wearing. (remote)