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smallcircles

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I'm Arnold Schrijver (he/him). Social coder. #FOSS, #HumaneTech and #SocialWeb advocate.

I help foster #Solutions that improve #Wellbeing, #Freedom and #Society

Let's #ReimagineSocial and envision a #Peopleverse where archipelagos, built by the #Commons, unfold the #HumanWeb. Delightful Realms of Creation, where only our dreams may hold us back.

Previously at: https://mastodon.social/@humanetech

Boosts and favourites do not imply endorsement.
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trwnh, to random
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wat

smallcircles,
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@trwnh

"YouTube. For Everything Digital"

grishka, to fediverse
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I'm adding new profile fields to , so I would like to ask the fediverse about what kinds of contact info one would expect to be able to add to their profile. So far I've seen:

  • Personal website/blog
  • Matrix
  • XMPP
  • Telegram
  • Signal
  • Phone number
  • Twitter
  • Email

I've not yet seen these in fediverse profiles but they are mainstream enough that won't hurt to add:

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • VKontakte
  • Snapchat
  • Discord

Is there anything I missed?

smallcircles,
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@grishka wondering if some kind of integration with @keyoxide might see you covered in one go. ๐Ÿค”

https://keyoxide.org

rysiek, to Facebook
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We are getting ready to expand our Torment Nexus experiences in your region.

To help bring these experiences to you we will kidnap your firstborn, based on our legitimate interest.

This means you have a right to object. If your objection is honored we might return your firstborn at some point.

We have updated our firstborn policy. Pray we don't update it any further.

smallcircles,
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@rysiek

"We have cut off your arms, thank you."

Hidden fineprint: Use your arm to opt-out of this feature.

Wtebbens, to random
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"How Holochain can help grassrooots movements against oppression"

an article by Giulio Quarta of Commons Economy Roadmap
https://commonseconomy.notion.site/How-Holochain-can-help-grassroots-movements-against-oppression-8de8d9b46ea74f82a138cf480585d023

smallcircles,
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@Wtebbens @katanova @GuerillaOntologist

> All in all quite different from blockchain, don't you think?

These days the 'smart' crypto scams avoid red flag wording in their beautifuly packaged websites and storytelling.

This is the problem with Holochain and similar efforts, such as Safe Network.

In their terminology they ooze Web3 crypto/blockchain vibes, while claiming to be very different.

Thing is their complexity means you can fill your PhD figuring out whether the claim is true or not.

smallcircles,
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@Wtebbens @katanova @GuerillaOntologist

If they are really zero-scam works of beauty, their positioning disadvantages these projects and also increases the risk they still adopt shady, scammy stuff.

Because some cryptobro, reading the project positioning, may come aboard directly. Including the types that do the non-ethical opportunistic money-earning schemes.

While in an appeal to crypto-averse folks, the call-to-action is: "No, no blockchain here. After 3 weeks deep-dive you'll see that".

smallcircles,
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@Wtebbens @katanova @GuerillaOntologist

In Free Software movement, time is the most precious commodity. There's tons of very valuable FOSS project to contribute to. An abundance of choice.

What the average crypto-averse person (including me) usually does is first 'skim' a new project that someone points out to them. If that project has 'red flag' terminology, then its often an immediate skip.

Holochain has been often advertised to me as "worthy to check out", but I always bounced on wording.

smallcircles, to random
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The #Shitthropocene. Welcome to the Age of Cheap Crap!

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=4TsndZxysts

#HyperCapitalism

smallcircles, to random
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#LinkedData patterns, online #ebook ..

> "A pattern catalogue for modelling, publishing, and consuming Linked Data"

https://patterns.dataincubator.org/

smallcircles, to webassembly
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Interview with Ben Titzer, co-founder of the open standard.

https://microarch.club/episodes/1000/

mamund, to random
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โ€˜Tis but a Scratch: Does TypeSpec Reignite the Specification Wars?

https://nordicapis.com/tis-but-a-scratch-does-typespec-reignite-the-specification-wars/

"TypeSpec is an attempt to combine the design-first and code-first worlds into something that works across both methodologies and reduces cognitive load for designers. ... The TypeSpec approach also means a general decrease in complexity, which, for Microsoft, eases its use across the organization." -- #ChrisWood

#api360 #apiDesign #typeSpec

smallcircles,
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@mamund

Thanks. Something to check.

Have an eye on too.. https://asyncapi.com

Somewhat different, but with overlap, for Linked Data is interesting.. https://linkml.io

Yoss1960, to DuckDuckGo
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I've tried in multiple browsers, both with and without plugins enabled, yet DuckDuckGo is still failing to provide search results (here, at least) just responding;

There was an error displaying the search results. Please try again.

It's been this way for several hours. Anyone else seeing the same? I'm in the UK.

smallcircles,
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@helma @Yoss1960 @Startpage

Related: is down https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40451949

smallcircles,
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@helma @Yoss1960

Yes, and @Mojeek are active fedizens: https://mastodon.social/@Mojeek/112490000024623907

fabien_gandon, to random
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๐Ÿ“ข RDF Dataset Canonicalization becomes a @w3c recommendation. It provides a standard RDF Dataset canonicalization algorithm

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://w3.org/TR/rdf-canon

smallcircles,
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@fabien_gandon @w3c

The image shows a diagram of the RDF canonicalization in action. It is taken from the specification document and contains alt-text at:

https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-canon/#fig-ca-overview

baldur, to random
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โ€œWebAssembly: A promising technology that is quietly being enshitifiedโ€

"So we have this WASI thing that is only version 0.2, and that is already way more complex than the alternative solutions. Is there any way that it will succeed?" https://kerkour.com/webassembly-wasi-preview2

smallcircles,
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@baldur @hasanhaja

Blog came to attention of folks at Bytecode Alliance + Wasmcloud both working with WASI, and - while they had long responses that would take me many toots (+ consent) to repeat - they ended concluding:

> don't think article deserves any more promotion, we see its status as a ragebait rant "async rust is a total failure" isn't a productive start to any conversation. [if there's] any substantial critique in there, let's address it in a way that's not deliberately inflammatory.

smallcircles,
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@baldur @hasanhaja

There was an interesting interview of Ben Titzer, co-founder of WebAssembly, where he goes into history, and future outlook. Very broad, and WASI is only addressed near the end..

https://microarch.club/episodes/1000/

smallcircles,
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@teleclimber @baldur @hasanhaja

They are on the Bytecode Alliance zulip and the Wasmcloud slack respectively, for the latter in #webassembly channel. I did not see the full zulip discussion, but the person having it came to wasmcloud slack to state their agreement.

People I refer to are Brooks Townsend and Enzo Nocera. Brooks just shared this Lobsters link on the same thread: https://lobste.rs/s/u1izmf/webassembly_promising_technology_is

smallcircles,
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@teleclimber @baldur @hasanhaja

Yeah, I know. Fully with you on that. I am on chat solely to follow wasmcloud. I am on zulip solely to follow some nix developments. Otherwise I am very happy engaging in 100+ matrix chatrooms..

smallcircles, to random
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TIL about licensing..

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Copyfarleft

Like the Peer Production license:

> "The peer production license is an example of the Copyfair type of license, in which only other commoners, cooperatives and nonprofits can share and re-use the material, but not commercial entities intent on making profit through the commons without explicit reciprocity."

https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Production_License

smallcircles,
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@RL_Dane interesting.. do you have a link for me?

I found the blog by @interpeer to be intriguing too.. "four freedoms and a right".

https://interpeer.io/blog/2024/04/in-search-of-foundational-floss-freedoms/

smallcircles,
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@RL_Dane @interpeer

That is indeed a nice coincidence and quite interesting. I've been musing about the inherent unsustainability of the FOSS movement and - while being proponent of copyleft.. from the toolbox we have - think we need to go next steps in the protection of our works and intended beneficiary availability for the commons.

smallcircles, to Amazon
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Ugh.. ๐Ÿ˜ซ

#Amazon Echo Hub reviewed in @guardian is a device that brings you firmly into #Alexa's clutches.

The word #privacy isn't mentioned at all. Because who cares about that, right?

"Amazonโ€™s latest Alexa device feels like the missing piece in making a home fully smart"

"The #Echo Hub [..] is a cut-price option for a device that usually has to be either professionally installed, costing thousands, or a DIY job that requires more than a little expertise." ๐Ÿ˜ซ

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/21/amazon-echo-hub-review-alexa-smart-home-dashboard

Natanox, to fediverse
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Thinking about attempting to code an service as a learning project, and to perhaps solve the social lock-in issue of gaming platform profiles that really pisses me off. ๐Ÿค”

I really really don't like , however I'm way too attached to my almost 20 year old profile and like to do video game achievements. Having a unified, federated profile that pulls its data from all the different sources (Steam, PSN, Xbox, RetroAchievements.org and especially GOG) would be neat.

smallcircles,
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@Natanox I am not familiar with these game achievement systems, so this may not be usable for you..

I had various fediscussions in the past where some form of federated verified badges were mused about. Verified to avoid fakes. Various times spec was mentioned, which is JSON-LD based.

https://openbadges.org/

Another thought is.. you may get into trouble using official artwork. But that may be an opportunity for artwork communities around badges and get fedi-art alternatives.

smallcircles, to android
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I thought the battery of my ancient #Android phone had finally given out. Battery went from fully charged to empty in a heartbeat.

However #Proton app was somehow stuck trying to fetch notifications, so I killed it, thinking this was a battery drain. It likely was.

Along the way I found a real useful feature: Data Saver ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

After I turned this on my battery lasts for days now, and I don't get superfluous notifications anymore either.

smallcircles,
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@justincroser the proton mail app.

Edit: the ProtonMail mail app (dunno if just "proton" matches/conflicts with something else).

ElBeeToots, to DuckDuckGo
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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Ook zoekmachine DuckDuckGo heeft nu AI standaard aan staan. Om het uit te schakelen klik je op de zoekresultatenpagina op de twee "tennisrackets" aan de rechterkant. Vervolgens kies je in het menuutje 'AI-functies > Beheren' en daar kun je alles uitzetten.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง DuckDuckGo has turned on AI as a standard setting. To turn it off, click on the two 'tennis rackets' on the search results page, on the right side. Then click on 'AI functions > Manage' to turn everything off.

smallcircles,
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@ElBeeToots

In my DDG it is Settings > All Settings and there you find AI Chat and Duck Assist to turn off.

smallcircles, to web
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The new general #enshittification trend on the #Web:

> Please verify you are a human without any Ad Blockers turned on.

#Captcha dialogs that don't work unless you turn off your #adblocker .. of course you might allow the specific #tracker that makes the captcha functional, but not always clear which one to pick.

smallcircles,
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@hyakinthos @martin_fff

I chose other. I will try to circumvent in some way or other, but if that barrier becomes too high or impractical, I'll solve the captcha as an exception.

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