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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

🎙️ Check out Bruce Lawson’s interview with Alex Moore, executive director and co-founder of Open Web Advocacy. They explore OWA’s history, why it exists, and what it’s fighting for: a better, more competitive web 🌐✊

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/bruce-lawson-interviews-owa--for-a-better-web/

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
gsuberland@chaos.social ("Graham Sutherland / Polynomial") wrote:

they call it powershell because it powers hell

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
joepie91@slightly.tech ("Sven Slootweg, ("still kinky and horny anyway")") wrote:

every friday, I share some (AI-free!) project that I've worked on, for others to try out and have fun with on their weekend! small or big, but always something new.

this week, that's better-map - a Map type for javascript that has a strict mode, an immutable mode, and supports binary (Buffer) keys! unfinished copies of this have been floating around my project folder for a while, and I've been using it in projects already, but now I finally got around to polishing, documenting and packaging it.

you can find it here: https://codeberg.org/joepie91/better-map#readme - enjoy!

#FridayRelease #ProjectToot #javascript

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
jcoglan wrote:

for now until the end of august, I'm running a sale on my programming book "building git" -- get 50% off using code BGAUG2026 https://shop.jcoglan.com/building-git/

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
stellarskylark@solarpunk.moe ("φ-52 "Skylark"") wrote:

shoutout to anyone who had to teach themselves their art btw

like legitimately. if you manage to get good at an art through trial and error without the kind of support and educational resources that would normally enable that growth, that is a testament to your passion and commitment. it is not an easy thing to do what you have done.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com ("Ethan Marcotte") wrote:

okay everything might be crap but HEY @propublicaguild WON THEIR FIRST CONTRACT https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/propublica-guild-ratifies-first-contract

#1u #unions #TechUnions

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

I'm being threatened with a lawsuit by Edwina Rogers and the Secular Policy Institute unless I shut up and stop pointing out that they're nuts.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/07/31/how-much-does-a-process-server-cost/

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

this looks almost like a real thing you'd want https://gist.github.com/jjl/891f7ce041f0899c7c510c4a44314d7e

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
kjaymiller ("Jay Miller") wrote:

7*7*31 Final Update

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Today is the last day for this campaign.

I want to thank everyone that donated. This significantly helped our position in funding for the year.

I learned a lot and the biggest lesson is that I need help I. The fundraising part. Thank you to everyone that reshared and helped raised money for BPD.

A report will show up on the blog in about a week.

Continue to Support Today:
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dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

don't get me wrong, i prefer them idris style myself, but i don't hate it.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

is this one weird trick to having inductive families? https://gist.github.com/jjl/ff462b11482b88a6470eb1b7a1be825a

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mntmn ("Lucie / minute") wrote:

sorry but "ai" is just a big ol' load of crap

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

There are things you will learn only once you start to do the work.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

There are ideas you will have only once you start to do the work.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
d6@merveilles.town ("∴ esoterik ∴") wrote:

I see lots of people getting interested in NetBSD recently to reduce their reliance on the Linux kernel and parts of its ecosystem they are unhappy with (e.g. systemd, glibc, flatpak, wayland, etc.)

I think this is a good idea! However, I would probably avoid trying to completely divest yourself of that world right away. The BSDs (and other less mainstream operating systems) have thousands or millions of times less work put in (for both time and money) and so there will inevitably be gaps, bugs, shortcomings, or challenges.

To avoid getting frustrated or burning yourself out I'd encourage you to treat it as an experiment and figure out what things you _can_ do. Maybe your server(s) can run it fine, but it won't for you on desktop. Maybe you can keep a secondary comptuer (e.g. netbook) around but still need Linux/Mac/whatever for a few important tasks.

I think that is totally ok! And rather than bemoaning how far behind something like NetBSD feels I'd encourage you to find ways to adapt or contribute.

For context: I've been using NetBSD since about 2001 across many platforms (68k and ppc Macs, 32-bit and 64-bit intel and ARM, sparc, etc.) but I've always had machines running another OS like Linux or MacOS.

Good luck and happy sysadmin day! 🚩

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
sam@social.coop ("Sam Whited") wrote:

If you're around the #Atlanta area on Tuesday evening, swing by Inman Park's famous Trolley Barn and I'll be playing some tunes to the calling of the legendary Seth Tepfer! Contra is the easiest dance to learn as it just requires walking around where someone tells you to go and listening to some fun music. I play a hybrid of the traditional old-time and New England Fiddle tunes with modern rock and pop, which makes for a fun mashup.

#Contra #ContraDance

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

I went, I exercised, I collected books from the library.

Not the books I intended to collect, I was looking for "Graphic Design 101" and that wasn't available. Tomorrow's job is to seek it out from the bigger library.

Are my creative juices flowing? Movement sometimes helps but for this I am not so sure 🙁

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
CazimodoCreative@universeodon.com ("Cazimodo Creative") wrote:

Saw this in the local Morrisons last week and thought it was lovely 😍

#GoodThings

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com ("Alison Wilder") wrote:

I just started this video and I think it's safe to say this person is my new hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxeuF3r1pc

#ElectronicMusic #DIY #soldering #electronics

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

i mean it can't actually look quite like that because i'm having explicit heap types, but shrug it's a doodle.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

here's some pattern matching https://gist.github.com/jjl/db542594bc53eae79ea227834adfda68

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
requiem@masto.hackers.town ("requiem 🦫") wrote:

Thank-you @codeberg for leading the way out of the AI Industry hellscape.

https://jasongullickson.com/walk-into-the-light.html

Boosted by neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:"):
lucasfreeman@social.lol ("Lucas Freeman") wrote:

The internet is not dead, you are just hanging out in the wrong places
Stories like this remind me what the average "internet" experience is for most people.

I left these big company's version of the internet years ago and jumped head first into blogging, self hosting, and the indieweb. I'm so grateful for spaces and products like:

https://omg.lol - Where my mastodon account lives, and a lot of other fun indie stuff.

https://pureblog.org - What I currently run my blog on

https://pika.page - Great turn key blogging platform

https://pagecord.com - also a great turn key blogging platform

It doesn't have to be like this. The internet is still fun, connected, and encouraging. You just have to leave the oligarch's spiderwebs in the past and vote with your wallet. You are not "staying connected". It's a ruse, you are being manipulated by algorithms and hate bait.

Check out my handy guide (https://lucasfreeman.com/my-handy-guide-to-a-healthy-relationship-with-the-internet) for using the internet!

---------------------------------------------------------------

> The Gray Area with Sean Illing: The end of the human internet Episode webpage: https://www.vox.com/vox-conversations-podcast Media file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1541640049.mp3

🔗 https://lucasfreeman.com/the-internet-is-not-dead-you-are-just-hanging-out-in-the-wrong-places

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

Many of us have experienced the house cat phenomenon where they want to be in your lap or face or wherever your attention happens to be in the moment, but thankfully I've never had to deal with Dave Stewart's situation with the cow while using a computer:

https://youtu.be/qeMFqkcPYcg?&t=118

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

how does the syntax look on this slightly weird factorial? probably like it will offend some people 😅

https://gist.github.com/jjl/629a0ba5e16bbe79e57deb6fa8eba161

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
ebeem wrote:

After 4 months of slow progress, my Wayland window manager built on #river and written in #guile #scheme is finally functional!

I call it #gliver, it's heavily inspired by #emacs. It also inherits many of the architectural decisions and lessons learned from my other project #guile-swayer.

The screenshot shows a describe-variable function similar to #emacs

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
QuietMisdreavus@squad.town ("vera grey :verifiedplural:") wrote:

ModRetro is back in the retro-game spotlight with a new gadget, so it bears repeating: “Do not buy the war crime N64” https://aftermath.site/war-crime-n64-palmer-luckey-m64-modretro/

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
OmegaPolice@hachyderm.io ("Raphael") wrote:

Hear hear:

"Real insights always run on human time. Data needs to roll in. Analysis needs to happen, at a pace slow enough to actually pay attention to the data and not just mine it for what you expect to see. Then all that knowledge needs to propagate throughout the organization. Mental models needs to update, to wrap around the “so what” of it all."

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/trust-is-not-built-on-craft-alone
by @PavelASamsonov

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I mean, all my followers here are EXTREMELY WELL-READ and would never misgauge anything on social media ever, and, also, in general, yes, very much this

RE: https://www.threads.com/@chescaleigh/post/DbcZmRJlNo8

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Kind of shocking whenever I check up on the blog of somebody I used to respect who now earnestly seems to believe AGI is here.

Feels like it’s happening more and more these days.