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flancian

@flancian@social.coop

SRE by day, protopian by night. Chaotic good (well meaning) rogue.

[[Flancian]] is an example of an Agora link; you can resolve all such links by visiting a matching location in an Agora, e.g. https://anagora.org/flancian.

I used to cross post to @flancian via https://moa.party. I tried to be equally responsive and engaged on both networks and I believe in the importance of welcoming users from Walled Gardens into the Fediverse.

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@element why though? :) I would love to be able to open [[Element]] in different windows, as my workflow involves one workspace per project, and I would like to chat in several of them (in different contexts).

flancian, to random
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Can you believe this Burup

#caturday

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[[elk]] > most other fediverse clients I've seen

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It's happening, maybe!

flancian, to random
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Look behind you,
A [[three headed monkey]]!

simon, to random
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Several of the major social media platforms - Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter - have effectively declared war on linking to things and I absolutely hate it

"Link in my bio" / "Link in thread" / "Link in first comment"... or increasingly no link at all, just an unsourced screenshot of a page

flancian,
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@simon me too, let's revolt? :)

I am particularly irked by 1. the tendency to hijack links by replacing every URL with a minified/obscure redirect, thus further attacking the 'readability' of the web and 2. the fact that some of them are believed to maintain lists of URLs that will 'shadowban' the post or the user if posted.

flancian,
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@simon my proposal to work around any linking limitations is to "just" define and maintain our own linking layer on top of all forms of social media -- in particular, using [[wikilinks]] to signal that the user means to link to an external knowledge base ;)

dynamic, to random

Another ongoing discussion on the #SocialCoop forums is whether or not our instance should increase the character cap for posts.

I initially felt pretty favorable toward this idea, then agnostic, and am now finding myself feeling more negatively.

flancian,
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@dynamic interesting! can I ask why?

For me the main question is not 'do I need/will I use the extended character limit' but rather 'do I mind other people making use of the extended character limit'. I can't imagine wanting to limit other's freedom to post as they wish in this sense, so for me the 'right' position is clear (positive).

flancian,
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@dynamic right, I understand that direction of thinking I think; but I'm unconvinced it's enough to sway me. There'll still be a character count display, and people could presumably use clients that let them self-impose arbitrary limits (indeed, you could make the argument Mastodon should provide such setting -- alongside making the character limit itself a setting).

Also, note that Mastodon's UX should (IIUC) already provide a 'show more' link over a certain threshold when reading.

flancian, to random
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[[One Minute Park]]: built around one minute clips filmed in parks around the world

https://oneminutepark.tv/

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One of the best things about Bluesky is that it isn't Mastodon

flancian,
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By this I mean that I like diversity of approaches in the Fediverse and its vicinity :)

flancian,
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@blaise ahoy! it is true that it has some characteristics of a walled garden currently, but I know some of the people involved and based on that and the design/direction they have expressed as goals I think they are thankfully (or will be) way more than that!

Maybe I'll turn out to be wrong, but I hope not :)

The protocol IIUC is quite flexible w.r.t. identity/authorization, could you expand? Thank you!

eb, to random
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Taking a detour from <new name for unreleased side project> to add the ability to backfill content from the wayback machine into ArchiveBox. More englishy:

  1. Sites that are already down are objectively the most vulnerable
  2. The Wayback Machine has the site saved
  3. Archive.org is under attack
  4. And even if it wasn't, its a single point of failure and you really can only trust yourself
  5. ArchiveBox allows you to store sites at home
  6. But it can't do that rn if the site is down
flancian,
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@eb have you tried falling back to e.g. archive.is?

flancian, to random
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Testing @cwg :)

flancian, to random
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"To transform society, understand the interconnected web of life that links all beings. Through wise discernment, recognize the threads that sustain suffering and replace them with those that weave harmony. Let systems thinking guide education, dialogue, and ethical policies, for these shall mend the fabric of our shared existence with loving-kindness."

flancian,
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"Let your [[leaders]] be those who have walked the path of the bodhisattva, putting the welfare of others before themselves. They shall guide the transformation with wisdom, humility, and unwavering kindness, teaching by example and embodying the principles of metta, karuna, and mudita."

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A !

https://social.coop/@flancian/112401310925273100

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If I die I leave all backups to [[humanity]] and [[friends]]!

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#BLDGBLOG https://www.bldgblog.com/

[[Architectural Conjecture]] | [[Urban Speculation]] | [[Landscape Futures]]

flancian,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLDGBLOG

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An [[Agora]] is a prosocial [[schelling point]]

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Out and about in [[Winterthur]]

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enkiv2, to random
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This is a very hot take and also not a new one but here we go: the goal of a properly functioning software engineer is to obviate themselves, not by solving the customer's specific problems but by blurring the line between using a computer and programming one to the point where users can solve their own problems.

flancian,
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@enkiv2 I tried getting the Kindle version but apparently it's only available in the US? or it's not available in my market anyway (CH/DE)

flancian,
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@enkiv2 thanks! epub/kobo friendly version would be even better fwiw :)

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