anthonyg @anthonyg@mastodon.sdf.org
Oh, I should probably re-mention:
@SDF Mastodon is still broken for offline/desktop clients. I mentioned it on bboard a few months ago and got ignored.
Funny how Facebook thinks that changing its name to Meta will make us forget how shitty they are.
I mean, naming your company after a dystopian SF trope is pretty damn telling.
mastodon.sdf.org specifically
Is anyone else having trouble logging in to Mastodon with a client? Trying to configure Whalebird and the site is not able to be found...
22.5 years does not seem like enough
Setting up my SO's network connection to a samba shared drive. It *was* working until a recent update which broke the connection. Now Windows refuses to connect to "unsafe networks"
Everytime I have to work with Windows, I cringe and get frustrated. Why does Microsoft have to make everything a pain in the ass?
Listening to Nightwave Plaza makes me want to play Shadowrun
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The CDC said it was safe to go outside
I went outside.
A bird pooped on me.
Do not believe the government's lies.
I've been a fan of Shel Silverstein's poetry since I was a kid. https://newsletter.butwhatfor.com/p/takeaway-tuesday-the-missing-piece
I’ve started a new Gemlog! See my latest entry:
gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/~anthonyg/gemlog/2021-05-18.gmi
I always wanted a verified account. Now I have one! ✅
/s
anthonyg
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This is why you shouldn't use most Google services, specifically, Android:
Google developer admits to remotely changing phone settings for thousands of users
anthonyg
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I hope we make it into this week's n-gate.
anthonyg
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The things we take for granted today.
Copying 20MB of stuff takes like 15 minutes thanks to a slow 8-bit SCSI bus.
SDF made the front page of Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17844587
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For everybody who thinks about leaving whatsapp:
As an alternative, you may consider using #xmpp with #omemo encryption, this works very well on mobile devices.
#floss apps are:
Android: #conversations
iOS: #zom
Here’s hoping that more people join the #DeleteFacebook movement.
Or, even better, does someone know esr well enough to get him to release the book? 😀
