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Jonathan Dowland | @jmtd@pleroma.debian.social

Principal Software Engineer on #OpenJDK #RedHat. #Debian developer (dormant). Computer Science PhD student. Amateur Computing historian (Computer Science and H/W, esp. Commodore Amiga). Guerilla archivist.

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@revk its convention to spoiler-tag toots like this “uspol”. Would you consider that in future please?

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@metacosm Korg minilogue XD. Gathering dust atm :(

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@zhenech @stdevel I've always wanted to explore that stuff. I have a ThinkPad Yoga 260 which I might play with once I submit

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@zhenech @stdevel Go on, tell me more about the X61t. Does it have the 1024x768TN display or the better ones? Have you modernized it at all?

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@gregoa_ tbh I'm still keen. Just not sure what my niche should be. I want to avoid doing something too package-centric. DPL time always depresses me, as most platforms (not picking on anyone in particular) are still very package-centric. IMHO our biggest problems are much more structural, social, high level…

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Writing this toot purely so I can click on the result and follow

@nybooks

tobi is writing bugs terminal_cursor dumpsterqueer@gts.superseriousbusiness.org

@gitea lol jesus christ, people's deployments of their forges are being ddosed constantly by llms nicking their shit, and you're leaning into ai?? read the room

mcc mcc@mastodon.social

What I'm listening to today: "ORCA 15092019", Compact Machine

Orca is a highly parallel two-dimensional programming language (like Befunge) created by 100 Rabbits (@neauoire / @rek). You build machines out of ASCII art and the machines make music. This lovely chill trance livecoding jam shows off Orca's strengths: Euclidean rhythms naturally falling out of the mechanics rather than as a "feature" you have to turn on; text editing as a method for realtime mix control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSFrBFBd7vY

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@pndc I’ve been considering polite requests to use content filters but anticipate unpleasant consequences

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catches up on latest systemd/Debian drama

re-considers getting more involved

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@fred I am in a bit of a funny place… what with the current work chaos and being at the final crunch point for my thesis. But in less than two weeks I'll be full-time again, for the first time in 8 years! Imagine the things I could, er, contain!!

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@lproven @masek Enjoy! It's this one: https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-discord/

THere are also plugins for WhatsApp (whatsmeow) which is currently working for me and Signal (libsignald) which is currently not.

Jonathan Dowland jmtd
or I could do something with this synthesizer I bought last Winter, gathering dust in front of me as a type. I might need to situate it somewhere away from my work desk/connotations

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or maybe my hobby/leisure time could be hacking, again. Perhaps I should go down the management route at work so there's less overlap there. I could get back to being useful in Debian!

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@elmiko I've got Steam on my work machine(s) but I think I might benefit from a mobile machine. 16" MBP on my laptop on sofa a little cumbersome :)

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@masek @lproven I mediate my interaction with it via a libpurple/pidgin plugin. That might get me banned if they notice, apparently, but it hides all the Suck

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@ttyS1 thanks. I actually already have a switch that I don’t play! My kids do though. Perhaps I should try out some of my switch backlog before I commit any more money

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I need to learn how to relax. I don’t currently play computer games. I’m thinking of taking the plunge on a steam deck. WDYT? The LCD models have refurbished stock in the UK at the moment, but I’m thinking the OLED model may be better for me. Or perhaps they’re both a waste of money!

Bastian Greshake Tzovaras gedankenstuecke@scholar.social

How can one engage in algorithmic sabotage to poison "AI" scrapers looking for images when one is running a static website? Thanks to @pengfold, I've implemented a quick and easy way for my own blog:

https://tzovar.as/algorithmic-sabotage-ii/

Also thanks to @rostro & @asrg for the pointers and discussion!

Jonathan Dowland jmtd
Writing writing writing… <2 weeks to go!

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