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ch0ccyra1n

@ch0ccyra1n@emeraldsocial.org

I'm ch0ccyra1n, thanks for stopping by!

Nerdy (secular) jewish individualist anarchist trans catgirl

Former technomancer and writer for https://emeraldsocial.org/@uo_studentinsurgent

איך בין טשאַקירײן, דאַנק פור טשעק מײן פּראָפיל

נערדי יידיש אַנאַרכיסט טראַנסגענדער קאַצמײדל

געװעזענער טעקנאָמאַנסערין און שרײַבערין פור דער סטודענט אויפשטאַנד

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atomicpoet, to random
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I see all these retro game collections on YouTube, and they’re always the same. It’s the same consoles, accessories, and “hidden gems”.

And it is so boring. I don’t want to see another video about the Nintendo 64 – ever.

I do try to step away from those videos, find something off the beaten path, and it’s near impossible. There’s not a whole lot of people talking about retro PC gaming, and that’s the kind of stuff I actually want to see.

ch0ccyra1n,
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@atomicpoet same!

atomicpoet, to random
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I don’t care if you pirate, but I’m not going to do it.

Steam, GOG.com, itch.io, and Epic Game Store is too convenient for me. It keep my catalogue stored in the cloud. I can store my screenshots. And it’s faster to buy and download than it is to hunt for a torrent.

I’m also 42-years-old, with a family, and I don’t want to deal with potential legal hassles.

Besides, I want more games so I pay developers to encourage them to make more of them.

ch0ccyra1n,
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@atomicpoet There's also potential security issues with software piracy, as you never really know for sure if a cracked game is just the game or if it includes malware.

ch0ccyra1n, to random
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David Rovics was gonna show up at the local pro-Palestine encampment but I managed to get him disinvited. It's also sparking discussion on how we should decide whether or not different people or groups should be welcome there. Very exciting stuff!

For more info, here's an article from @igd_news on him:
https://itsgoingdown.org/no-it-is-the-children-who-are-wrong-a-response-to-david-rovics/

ch0ccyra1n, (edited ) to eugene
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pro-Palestine Encampment at Knight Library Quadrangle

So it's looking like there's now an encampment at , similar to those of other universities across the US. I really didn't expect it but I can't say I'm not welcoming it.

@eugene

CC: @alissaazar figured you also might be interested in this :)

dansup, to random
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drake says hi

https://l.oopsapp.io/v/6_qHpN5CsWO

ch0ccyra1n,
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@dansup tries to put it into the search on my instance

I'm guessing it's not federating yet?

ch0ccyra1n, to bookstodon
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There was this one character in a book whose favorite movie was Star Wars, but only for the scrolling text exposition at the beginning. I can't remember the name of the book or character, but if anyone on @bookstodon happens to know what I'm talking about, please let me know! (Or maybe I'm just imagining things?)

jwildeboer, to random
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An EU-wide has been adopted by the EU parliament with 584 votes in favour, 3 against and 14 abstentions. The directive now goes to the council and after it is officially published, member states have 24 months to implement it in national law.

And yes, smartphones are included.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers

ch0ccyra1n,
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@jwildeboer I wonder who the three who voted against were and what their reasoning was. :neocat_think:

sarajw, to random
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The GIFs are huuuge sometimes though, aren't they?

https://emeraldsocial.org/@ch0ccyra1n/111551669200602132

ch0ccyra1n,
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@sarajw that's certainly true, but if I upload a file I think it's worth ensuring that the format remains the same, because if I want to download it and repost it elsewhere, I get a video, and other applications typically treat videos differently by not looping them, whereas animated GIFs are looped. Thus, there's two possible solutions in my view:

  1. Only display videos (since you're absolutely right that GIFs aren't exactly the most lean format), but allow users to download the original GIFs with the usual Right Click -> Save Image As (not sure how difficult this would be to implement)
  2. Just use the same file format that the original uploaded file is, even if the site will still compress it.

There may be some other solutions out there as well, but I'm not sure exactly what those would be.

jonah, to random
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Man I wish 3 Body Problem came out on Apple TV+ instead of Netflix so I wouldn't have to worry about whether it'll be renewed for a second season 😳

ch0ccyra1n,
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@jonah There's another adaptation in Chinese, although you might have a hard time getting access to it tbh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Body

yassie_j, to random
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It seems that Akkoma instances exist in the first place despite the backend

ch0ccyra1n,
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@yassie_j as much as I like the idea of Akkoma there's straight-up features that work fine on Pleroma but are broken on Akkoma

ch0ccyra1n,
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@atomicpoet @yassie_j oh yeah I bet

aeva, (edited ) to random
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do you have a favorite kind of plastic?

ch0ccyra1n,
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@aeva polylactic acid (PLA) is quite good, especially in 3D printing in my opinion

vernissage, to random
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Yesterday Vernissage for Pixelfed had its anniversary, and today I wanted to introduce a new app in the fediverse: Vernissage. It is a platform for photographers with photos at the center, with a clean and minimalist interface. The official instance is available here: https://vernissage.photos. Currently, the platform is in the testing phase, so registration is still closed. We will publish invitation codes here soon.

Screenshot of Vernissage Web application with grid of the photos from Trending accounts page.
Screenshot of Vernissage Web application with user profile information and grid of the photos from Profile page.
Screenshot of Vernissage Web application with the image information.

ch0ccyra1n,
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@vernissage is it open source yet? This sounds pretty neat!

ch0ccyra1n, to random
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🌏 :neocat_astronaut: :neocat_astronaut:

Wait... it's all woem?!

🌏 :neocat_astronaut: :neocat_astronaut_gun:

Always has been

magnetmagician, to random
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Wrestlemania 40 and the Miku Expo 2024 are both happening this Saturday, so we've got to combine the two:

https://youtu.be/lWuJRRCTHrg?si=xrhyazafI_yCgJf8

ch0ccyra1n,
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@magnetmagician yet another Animal Crossing New Horizons + Doom Eternal situation?

ch0ccyra1n, to random
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Authoritarians are like "you anarchists want to abolish bedtime! :neocat_scream_angry:"
and I'm like :neocat_sign_yes:

ch0ccyra1n, to random
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Today is ! All Cisgender persons must remain invisible for the next 24 hours

dansup, to random
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New week, new @loops progress!

The Camera + New Video upload screens are done.

Hashtags and mentions will ship after the beta is live, I think follows, likes, comments and notifications are more essential and am finishing those up now.

Gosh, this is getting pretty exciting 😁

ch0ccyra1n,
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@dansup @loops what does the WebUI look like tho?

ch0ccyra1n, to eugene
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Awesome Grindcore Show at Sam Bond's Garage Tomorrow!

Heyy it's been a while since I posted to the @eugene community!

I just wanted to let you all know about a show I'm excited for! It's at Sam Bond's Garage tomorrow (Tuesday, March 26th) at 6 PM, with $10 admission. For more info, check out their calendar.

jonah, to random
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Setting up a profile and finding myself wishing that there was an ActivityPub alternative 🤔

ch0ccyra1n,
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@jonah apparently it's a thing in development?

https://codeberg.org/mjh/LibRate

ezra, to random
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i just saw "kjumpingcube" in kde applications on arch repos and got excited for a moment hoping it was a kde clone of gd

ch0ccyra1n,
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@lexi @ezra that librewolf icon looks amazing tho

ch0ccyra1n,
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@lexi @Le3Kat @ezra

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Once again demonstrating that Discord is not permanent file storage :blobcatgooglywtf:

drewdevault, (edited ) to random
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Quick FOSS legal literacy quiz

Imagine the following situation: your project is MIT licensed. Someone takes the whole project and white-labels it (changes the name), then sells it commercially without providing the source code or sharing any of the sales revenue with you. They include "Copyright <your name>" and a copy of the MIT license in the "about" page of the software.

Is this allowed?

ch0ccyra1n,
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@drewdevault does this apply when it comes to using gcc-go tho? If not I guess I'll be using that exclusively for future projects.

eris, to random
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guess who just changed her terminal font to minecraft :3

ch0ccyra1n,
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@eris how'd you get it to be the trans flag?

atomicpoet, to random
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Would you like to try Mangane?

ch0ccyra1n,
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@atomicpoet I feel like the design looks too corporate. It's a similar issue I've been having with Mastodon and Misskey.

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