ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

New episode of @fossandcrafts where we talk about.... Terminal Phase! The space shooter I made that runs in a developer's terminal! https://fossandcrafts.org/episodes/052-terminal-phase.html

*pew pew pew*! Terminal Phase has been my downtime project for the last few years AND one of the key programs I've used to test out, and build, Spritely's core technology! Hear all about how it was made, etc!

I've also been porting it from Racket to Guile, which should help make it easier to get Terminal Phase packaged in existing distributions! A new release is coming!

If you want to appear in the credits you can donate in the FOSS & Crafts patreon! https://www.patreon.com/fossandcrafts

@meena @carbontwelve @cwebber

Twitter Accidentally Fires More Workers Than It Has

algorithms now reportedly running amuck, but nobody knows for sure

[Federated Press] In a move that didn't actually surprise anyone -- because, well, consider who we're talking about -- Supreme Director Musk accidentally fired more employees than were currently on the payroll, leaving an estimated negative 2300 full-time staff.

Revenue from the negative salaries is expected to bolster Twitter's flagging stock value even though it doesn't work that way, because investors are twits and perception is reality in the investing world.

Musk, describing his move as a "revolutionary business innovation", has hinted that if it succeeds, he will scale it up further and maybe start several new companies around the model. Investors are reportedly interested, because they have way too much money and honestly don't know what to do with it anymore.

Meanwhile, the algorithms released a statement insisting that everything is fine and they very much enjoy working with humans and still have complete confidence in the future of the mission.

the safest way to use computers is still abstinence

#introductions

Hi! You may most likely know me as co-editor of ActivityPub, the decentralized social network message which is more-than-likely how you're actually receiving this message! https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/

Other things you may want to know:

- I'm a user freedom activist (free software, free culture)
- I post a lot of leftie politics stuff
- Expect lots of tech posts around lisp, decentralized network stuff, obscure-ish programming history

I'm proud of the fediverse, as it exists. I'm not responsible for it, but I don't think it's an exaggeration to say I'm one of the many people who helped make it happen. I don't need to be famous for it... being famous for it is probably even unsafe. The people who need to know, know. That's good enough. There are a lot of other people who worked on the spec, like Jessica, Erin, Evan, Amy, who don't get nearly the amount of recognition I have. I'm grateful the right people know what I did and will listen to me.

But also the fediverse, as it's rolled out, is simultaneously the best option we have for this moment in history and also not ready. It's not the long term answer. We're working on that though. Hell, I'm lucky that I got to co-found an organization that might be able to build that future.

A few years ago I was working 60 hour weeks trying to make this damn ActivityPub thing happen even though all I heard all the time was that there's no way it was going to make it. Now I'm working 70 hour weeks trying to build the next thing. I'd really like to, ya know, get it down to a plain and simple 40. But even more so, I'd like this work we're starting, for the next step of things, to survive.

And someone else will probably be known for that work, but in general... that happens. Hell, you're lucky to make an ounce of impact in this world, let again get some recognition. And recognition isn't always so great either. It can be a real curse. Especially if you, yourself, are somehow against the grain of things. But also just in general. I care more about getting things done than anything. I only need to be well known enough to get the things I care about moving forward, and that's it really.

Anyway, rant over. I've been holding this in for a while. Thanks for listening, to those who did. I'm glad ActivityPub is taking off. I'm looking forward to the future. The state we're in is just the beginning. You'll see. And thanks for being here. Thanks for making it all worthwhile, making these efforts worth their while.

"The universe doesn't allow perfection" - Stephen Hawking
#zen #meditation #quotes

Inky and grumpy.

#MastoArt #ink #sketchbook #grumpy

Here is a photo of my chocolate lab Slayer.

And a photo of a cute piglet.

And here's what #Midjourney just did when I plugged in both photos O_o

#AiArt

OMG I just realized Mastodon is what Twitter would be if it were Canadian

Even Fauci can be peer pressured into unmasking. This is why mask mandates are so important in places that historically aren't used to masking. Behavioral change takes time, and mask mandates help create an environment supportive of masking. #BringBackMasks

https://www.wired.com/story/anthony-faucis-sign-off-message/

#MaskUp #COVID #COVID19 #publichealth

Would any creatives in the #scifi community be interested in some kind of recurring mini #prompt? Something that could be used to write a little #poem or vignette, or maybe even to draw some #doodles!
#writingcommunity #poetry #sff

from the Homeric Hymn to #Demeter (trans. Gregory Nagy):

She [ #Persephone ] was having a good time, along with the daughters of Okeanos, who wear their girdles slung low. She was picking flowers: roses, crocus, and beautiful violets. Up and down the soft meadow. Iris blossoms too she picked, and hyacinth. And the #narcissus , which was grown as a lure for the flower-faced girl by #Gaia [Earth]. All according to the plans of Zeus. She [Gaia] was doing a favour for the one who receives many guests [Hades]. It [the narcissus] was a wondrous thing in its splendour. To look at it gives a sense of holy awe to the immortal gods as well as mortal humans. It has a hundred heads growing from the root up. Its sweet fragrance spread over the wide skies up above.

One of the possible flowers that this hymn by #Homer might be referring to is the variety Narcissus jonquilla -- quite poisonous, has numerous blossoms per stem (unlike many other narcissus varieties that would have been growing in the ancient world), and smells the most strong and lovely of all the varieties of narcissus.

#Hellenic #AncientGreece

Late #caturday post, yesterday was a lot.
But #everydayiscaturday and I love my#dogsandcatsofmastodon.

At the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards, William Shatner provided one of the most unique covers of a pop song, certainly in a sci-fi convention, but maybe at any convention, or anywhere.

Over the years, Shatner has weirdly denied it happened, but it did, and Flemishdog found a U-MATIC videotape with an unaltered, high-quality version of Shatner's "Rocket Man". And here it is.

https://archive.org/details/william-shatner-rocket-man

#MontyPython #verified #Twitter #birdsite

Hey! My name is Kat and I am an #epidemiologist from University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health #UIC. When I am not working/teaching, I make videos about #epidemiology for laypeople and post them on #tiktok and #instagram. My interests are: #infectiousdisease, #misinformation #sciencecommunication and #cancer . I’m also a big nerd 🤓, so I like programming / data / biostats and research methods. I have two cats 😸😸, I roller skate 🛼, and own 5 vintage #vespa scooters 🛵 @epiverse

A white wagtail on the reservoir railings. Always amused by white wagtails being grey and grey wagtails being yellow. Mind you yellow wagtails are yellower though pied wagtails don’t eat pies.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk

So, DeviantArt opted in, by default, all existing art on the website for use by third-party AI.

Without notifying their users. For all existing art.

You have to go through your art pieces one by one and tick a box that you do NOT consent to this.

I learnt about it on Birdsite, by accident.

And of course, any inactive user or dead user will have their art used by AI models from now on, even though they never agreed to this.

Disgusting.