jesseplusplus

evan, 4 months ago to random

LLMs can help you with 80-90% of the work needed to write code.

Identifying the 10-20% that they get wrong takes skill and experience.

Learning to code with AI assistance is a great practice to develop.

deadsuperhero, 4 months ago to random

We fucking did it! Yeaaaah! 🎉

I'm sorry that I say "like" and "um" and "uh" so much. I promise I'll get better! 😅

Many thanks to @damon and @laurenshof for all of their help and support in getting this thing off the ground. ♥️

RE: https://mozilla.social/users/wedistribute/statuses/111747753378975279

jesseplusplus, 4 months ago to random

Happy to see South Africa and the ICJ stepping up to investigate this since the US and its allies are unwilling to stand up more forcefully and stop the heartbreaking death toll in Gaza. At the same time, presenting evidence in court while the war rages on doesn't feel like enough action...

https://apnews.com/article/world-court-israel-genocide-gaza-south-africa-774ab3c3d57fd7bcc627602eaf47fd98

tomcoates, 4 months ago to random

Okay I finally did a full write up of the event I went to just before Christmas at @meta in San Francisco in which they laid out their plans for integrating Threads with the Fediverse. It's very long and thorough. Love to get people's thoughts. http://plasticbag.org/archives/2024/01/how-threads-will-integrate-with-the-fediverse/

jesseplusplus, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

How often do you use the explore tab on your most-used social media app?

jesseplusplus, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

I am enjoying seeing the whimsical things people are creating with ML stuff! Today's delightful find:

TastyPiano a digital pianocktail turning any piano song into a cocktail recipe.

https://ccolas.github.io/project/pianocktail

mosseri, 5 months ago to random

Two important Threads updates 🔔🔔

First, Threads is expanding to more countries across Europe, so people there can follow and join the conversations they care about. We’re starting to roll out in more countries now on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store; www.threads.net is live everywhere now.

jesseplusplus, 5 months ago to random

I've been spending a lot less time on Mastodon lately. Although the audience I've built here feels pretty engaged, I don't feel that the folks I used to follow and engage with the most (especially in tech) are here. I find myself having to go to twitter or bluesky to see those people's updates. As much as I wish it were different, I have to accept that it's not.

skinnylatte, 5 months ago to random

Some of you have been asking how I take fun dog pictures of my dog.

It’s mostly with the Asian squat. Without it, I would not be able to take so many ‘on the go’ dog photos of Cookie. Squatting is so comfortable for me, it’s like sitting. I remember when I read the lonely planet guidebooks for the first time I was confused why they kept saying squat toilets were hard. Only later in life did I learn: it’s not universally done!

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/03/can-you-do-the-asian-squat/555716/

dansup, 6 months ago to random

To prevent confusion around the progress of my apps and services, I'll no longer be posting development updates on this account.

Sorry Pixelfed isn't moving fast enough for some of you

jesseplusplus, 6 months ago to random

Kudos to Signal for this fantastic blog post detailing the cost of running an anti-surveillance messaging service 👏🏻

I especially appreciate how they point out that while privacy can be more expensive, so too can the bloated surveillance and data collection that the big ad-tech companies rely on.

https://signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive/

atomicpoet, 6 months ago to random

Just giving the new #Kenoma front-end for #Akkoma a go. I must say, I really like its clean and minimal user interface. Plus, it works smoothly on both desktop and mobile browsers!

Have a look at these screenshots. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

gabek, 7 months ago to iOS

I was going to wait to talk about this until I could actually release it, but it’s becoming unlikely that will happen.

A few months ago I built an #iOS and #tvOS app for watching #Owncast streams natively on your phone and tv. You could browse the directory, or add your own private servers that aren’t listed publicly. It would send you push notifications when your favorite streams went live and it all worked pretty well.

Apple has been unable to understand how the “rights” work in this case. I can’t get them to understand that people opt into the directory, and the Owncast project owns and runs the directory. Instead they see it as me “using content without rights” and “accessing a catalog without proper rights”. They asked me to provide the paperwork detailing the agreement I have with every Owncast server. Clearly that’s impossible. The number of servers that want to be public on the directory change every day, I couldn’t send them new documentation every day. I tried to explain that the directory is kind of like a search engine and the application is like a browser. A browser doesn’t have explicit rights to every webpage ever made, as that would be ridiculous. I also tried to compare it to a podcast client. A podcast client can play back any podcast without asking for permission, and there are tons of podcast directories.

They’ll approve the application if I don’t use the directory and don’t have any Owncast servers directly available from the application, however. But I’m not willing to do that as that kind of defeats the point of the convenience.

I contacted a handful of attorneys, and I was willing to fight this. I hoped if I could get an attorney to draft a document that explains, in legal terms, something that Apple’s legal team would understand it could be cleared up. But I haven’t been able to have a meaningful conversation with any of them, as none of them understand what I’m doing or aren’t interested in working with a non-corporate entity.

So I think this is dead, killed by Apple. I tried to build something cool for you all, as a side project, to make viewing Owncast streams more convenient. It’s just not going to happen and I feel bad about it.

Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing the stream detail.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing the stream detail menu.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing an offline stream.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing an in-app action.
Screenshot from the Owncasts iOS application showing the landscape full screen player.

jesseplusplus, 7 months ago to random

Apple has now rejected my app and my appeals multiple times, telling me that I must offer @frequency's subscription as an in-app purchase and give them 15%-30% of my revenue for hosting the content simply because someone might access it via their platform.

I am so angry at this extortion.

When I pointed out that micro.blog offers the same service and uses the same mechanisms I was trying to use, they suggested I report their app to the trust and safety team for a violation. Unbelievable.

jesseplusplus, 7 months ago to random

anyone who declares every problem can be solved by technology is not a serious person 🙄

jesseplusplus, 7 months ago to random

Which mastodon clients support scheduling your post? Just Radiant and Mammoth? Not even the official iOS client app?

jesseplusplus, 8 months ago to random

Hi fediverse users!

I'm doing some research on social media usage, especially on federated networks. Would you be willing to chat with me about your experience and wishes for 20-30 minutes?

Sign up for an interview slot at: https://oncehub.com/social

Please boost for reach! 🙏🏻 🚀 ✨

andypiper, 10 months ago to retrocomputing

I love the whimsy of these apps, and the fact that Mastodon’s API and openness supports the ability to create them. Looking at a community-contributed patch to get them added to the website, too. #retrocomputing #mastodonAPI https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/mastodon-retro-clients/

dansup, 10 months ago to random

Flickr??? Really? Someone really knows what their talking about 🙄