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Teaching my 3yo about computer game design so that next time he bites his tongue I can say that Kissing It Better has an area of effect


With amazon stock cratering, it feels like the time to reconsider being on #AWS
#aws

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silverwizard
I will accept the Forever Ago but with sideeye from my 2017 account


IPv6 is anarchist because DHCP leases whereas in IPv6 you do neighbour discovery

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silverwizard

DHCPv6 does exist, and honestly, it is just that

There's actual differences but they are incredibly minor





I'm now dj3vande@convenient.email on the network named after pleistocene megafauna. If things are configured correctly, things I say there should still show up on twitter and things from twitter should land where I can see them.

(Nitter addon enabled: Twitter links via https://nitter.net)



If I want to build a modern day pager - is there a scene doing this?

I just want a 8 character LCD and a cellular modem. Give it some SMSes or whatever.

in reply to Paul Timmins

Ug - I'm going to need to get a HAM license or else I'm going to accidentally commit a crime, wont I?
in reply to silverwizard

pretty much, there’s a reason the population of hams is a weird mix of old guys and engineers and hackers 😅


Some posts recently made me realize not all who are new here know this.

It is important that you're on an instance where you feel you can trust your instance provider to make the right calls for you, especially around blocking other instances. If you don’t trust the admin of the instance you're on, then you should move somewhere else, be that to a smaller instance where you can more easily communicate with the admin or a larger instance where it's less personal and might feel better for whatever reason

As a reminder, you have to trust someone somewhere in the line for social media to work. So please don't come at me saying "trust is a valuable resource I'm keeping to myself". If you'd rather use Twitter, you're putting your trust in their admins all the same



Midterm 1 marks are out. If I get a weighted average mark not less than 25.4% on coursework for the rest of the term, I get to graduate on the Dean's Honour List.


I need to get in my head that Discord is MSN Messenger and break that dislike I think
in reply to silverwizard

dude don't do that it's non-free software. Use something better like element for matrix or something that uses XMPP like OpenFire
in reply to GNU Too

I have been on XMPP continuously since 2004.

I have setup XMPP servers for organizations and companies

I have built XMPP tooling and clients

I also have friends and communities who want to exclusive on Discord

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silverwizard
Yeah, central moderation seems dumb as hell


CW: male gaze

I was just thinking about how much I've struggled to find my personal style because my whole life I've been running away from the male gaze. Not because anything happened, but being demi and not really very interested in being viewed from that kind of perspective has made me stressed to wear anything that wasn't thrown together without any thought. In theory, I want to like what I wear and how I look but the idea of drawing any kind of attention to myself, especially male attention, has driven me to this point where only now am I figuring out what I like to look like for myself...

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When discussing CWs please understand Mastodon is not the only fediverse project, and different projects have different philosophies and UI around CWs

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I mean ActivityPub was created to replace OStatus and import good ideas from Mastodon, partially because it has good ideas.

But yeah, I can't find the spot in the activitypub spec, but I recall there being other ways to do it.

I know I tried to use post title as CW and it didn't work and I need to use the Abstract tag to make a CW and I don't fully get it.

But yeah, it's not that Mastodon is the Evil Empire crushing us, it's just that it has weird norms and can be aggressive about enforcing things to conform to its client, but its programmer doesn't conform to the server model.

One of my worst days on here was when I boosted a private status because Mastodon makes Locked accounts not transmit followers-only statuses, so on my client I just saw it as a regular status with no markings making it private.



I have bought 3 things from Amazon this decade (I got a gift card), and 1 of them was a cheap fake. Imagine thinking Amazon a functioning storefront.
in reply to silverwizard

It's still possible to get good stuff from Amazon, but with third-party sellers there is a lot of crap on there. I got completely scammed once (a third-party seller put up a product I wanted, I and others bought it, no product ever shipped) - fortunately Amazon shut down the site and refunded everyone, but you'd think the biggest corporation on earth could figure out how to gatekeep vendors so stuff like that doesn't happen to begin with. Don't buy anything that isn't rated, and even if something *is* highly rated, that doesn't always mean anything. What a mess.
in reply to CJ the Awkward Lefty

I mean - there's also the fact that Amazon doesn't differentiate between real and fakes.

The Amazon scam still works where you send a few fakes to amazon to sell, and then ask for the fake ones back, and get back real ones.i

And I mean - if it's up to me to spot scams - seems bad?

in reply to silverwizard

It's not even just third-party sellers, though Amazon definitely should screen those a lot better than they're doing. Even people ordering from Amazon itself have received fake crap or illegal copies of books. Possibly because it was in Amazon's warehouse and they blindly assumed it was the same as the real thing and therefore shipped it as one of their own.

Amazon's inability to prevent itself from selling counterfeit goods should have been its downfall. I mean, isn't that a crime? How does this not hurt Amazon? It's equally hard to believe that Amazon would have no control over what's in their warehouses. They're just intentionally sloppy in order to cut costs. This should have consequences. It would have consequences for anyone else.



Any #Audiobook lovers have any good recommendations for a #Fantasy (including and even ideally YA fantasy) book I could listen to that would be okay to be overheard by a toddler? I just finished The Wee Free Men for the second time but I think my copy of First Test by Tamora Pierce might not be exactly what I'm looking for when around the littles


Sorry, your right to vote Republican has been privatized
If you want to vote Republican you now need to pay me $30 per vote

Voting is not a natural monopoly and this will lead to increased competition and innovation in the voting Republican space

I call on the democrats to also agree that you should give me $30 before voting for them since private monopolies are great and definitely don't stifle competition

in reply to silverwizard

Sorry, I was listening to a thing about Thatcher but felt I needed to commemorate the US election
in reply to silverwizard

don't worry they change which party they do this for each election cycle to maintain the illusion of freedom.


I never felt sexism play a role in my life so strongly as when I became a parent

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fired up a debian 11 VM in proxmox and followed the install instructions from an iphone 14 max pro, lol
in reply to Paul Timmins

Damn - the exact correct amount of hardcore! My instance is one of the few services I have on an external VM still and not hosting on bhyve


I lucid dreamed once. It was a nightmare and I, of course, thought "oh, I can control this! I can make anything happen..... oh no, what if we're suddenly driving up a giant hill" and poof, a whole lot of giant hills were formed.

Yes, my in dream nemesis is driving up a giant hill. For some reason I have nightmares about them and so dream me is always afraid of them



Twitter is a medium for socializing
The Fediverse is several media for socializing

Twitter isn't social media, but the Fediverse is

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No no - anti-social *medium*

Facebook and Twitter are anti-social *media*

Media is a plural damnit



My son trying to eat chips* and eating one then trying to shove the next in my mouth, and only eating the chip when I say "Rowan's mouth"

*dried veggies to be clear to my mom

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silverwizard
I have a deep abiding hatred of Discord
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That makes sense, Minecraft youtubers (and most YouTubers) seem to hang out there
My friend Travis does that a lot, but I hate it at a deep technical level


Automated email from the Registrar's Office confirming that they've received my application to graduate. I think that's the last paperwork I _need_ to do to get the degree (but I still have to decide whether to walk across the stage in June to collect it or just have them mail it to me).


My keyboard currently is in week 1 of my new keyboard being in Pre-Shipment as it's tracking status

Tomorrow it enters week 2

in reply to CJ the Awkward Lefty

No! It's a custom keyboard from a custom keyboard company! It's super frustrating! I paid extra for expedited shipping but that needs to have the board actually get to USPS!
in reply to silverwizard

Dang, I feel your frustration! That's happened to me with costume companies before but they give me an estimated ship date when I order, and I imagine that if anything, making 20 costumes from scratch should take longer than assembling a keyboard, custom or not.
in reply to CJ the Awkward Lefty

Well I understood waiting for it to be made! That makes sense!

But it's listed as done and shipped!

in reply to silverwizard

A shipping label has been prepared for your item at 11:32 pm on November 1, 2022 in FREMONT, CA 94538. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuu



Planning a scavenger hunt with the kids this morning with some treasure chests I found at the dollar store

I have 4 chests (1 bigger then the rest to end it off) and I drew a picture to point my kids in the right direction

This is the first pic I drew to start them off

Hand drawn rough image of a house with a deck with the words: Outside on the deck

My kids can't read yet, but I still wanted it explained in words to get them thinking about these things



I have the knowledge of a definition of a generic server from @silverwizard and I don’t know what to do with it
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Other people: "what is this magic? I don’t get servers"
Me: "Oh uh, I can explain it badly to you in about 1 minute, but you'll never be the same"
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The internet works because it's a fairly stable underlying protocol suite and a solid foundation

and then a terrible Web

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I'm really interested in learning how to use music software. I've tried a bit on my own, and I'm really useless at it, but if anyone knows a patreon or people who actually teach these kind of skills, please let me know because I am possibly quite interested

Thinking on this post @silverwizard looking for someone to make sea shanties and so I've got music on my mind

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Your mixer likely will work as an interface if the USB lets you connect to a computer. DAWs come in all price ranges and configurations. If you are a student or teacher there are big discounts. For example Protools studio is $99 if you are a student. If you have a Mac, you probably already have Garage Band for free. Logic Pro also is Mac oriented but costs a couple of hundred dollars. Once you get a DAW, I am more than happy to give you a quick tutorial.
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I really appreciate that offer, and I might actually take you up on it. It's incredibly kind ❤️, I just need to figure out what we have/can get. Thank you tho! Truly!!


Shæ: "this is a big jet plane, it's got a jet on it!"
Sean: "I don't think that would fly in real life"
Shæ: "It would! It has a handle to help you fly it!!"


Doing this re #introduction post for newcomers here 😊

Hi! I'm Becky! 🤗

I draw Helicopter Death (see my profile pic), who's been my pet character since grade 3, I love to #paint, I sometimes write #essays when I think of them and I love doing #research, especially on #bipolar but also on other topics which cross my mind.

I live with bipolar and I think #adhd, so I post about that a lot, and other mental health things. I also post a lot about my kids and random things I think are cool or interesting. Likely sometimes politics. Maybe some lgbtq+ (I'm bi and demi)...

I know things about #memory and #psychopathology too, as those are very interesting areas for me and I've done seminars when I was in undergrad (plus I started grad school in clinical psychology but I never finished)

Adjacently, I'm married to @silverwizard so sometimes I talk about tech stuff too, if a topic comes up between us that sits with me

Nice to meet you all 😊



I adore music and play it constanty to survive

But Shæ is very sensitive to noise so I play it low most of the time.... but importantly, he doesn't dance much or sing along much

So yesterday when he started swaying to music on a patio restaurant I took notes

I played him Jazz today. He said he loves it! I think he likes Jazz!! More music I can play for him!!

Ro is the opposite, he loves music



I am doing my best to follow everyone as fast as possible, and my instance still isn't getting crushed, I feel left out

in reply to silverwizard

I don't really have a way to measure the real time cpu allocation in the cloud VM that I used but on a test computer under my desk it worked on a dual core 2.33ghz xeon from 2008 pretty ok. (tested back in 2019)


My kid said today

"Mummy, I want us to make cookies"

Well, needless to say, there was no arm bending about it

...
But now I have soo many cookies and I need to stop eating them



I wonder how many days until the banks step in and take the asset being burned down
in reply to Hypolite Petovan

The best part is that his girlfriend left him and now the place he goes for fun is bad, and he went to Halloween with his mom


My "automatically follow back" setup has saved me so much time these last few days
in reply to silverwizard

lol I just followed you here after coming across you on the birbsite. Hope you don't mind!
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That's literally what I was talking about! It meant I didn't need to do work to follow you back!

I'm really excited to meet you! And I love how active the Fediverse has been!



soundcloud.com/user-310458959/…
I don't normally like class anti-solidarity - but this song is exactly what I want out of folk other than that, the exact kind of rhythm - something you can be a crew to

This recording is hell - but this song always makes me feel youtube.com/watch?v=ud6uhsHO5i…



I just bought a sea shanty from @The Corodon who turned around a sea shanty in under a day, and put cool RPG artifacts in it. And uh - it's amazing! I'll hopefully have a recording up soon!

But - uh - holy shit!

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I've sung through it once to the music, it's so good 😶😆😆


My 3yo is asleep
My wife is at the store
My 1yo found a plate he could smash
My wife moved the broom to a room where I couldn't find it

Needless to say, my barely speaking 1yo now knows the word fuck

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silverwizard

It's OK

My 3yo had a swearing phase, but he got bored when we didn't get annoyed

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That one's pretty dang cute

Swearing in French got me through middle school, so it's good to learn!



Today I learned that a friend of mine in the US had their boss ask them "Did you consult your Canadian Tech Friend?" when they were out of ideas

And that's the greatest professional designation I've ever gotten

in reply to silverwizard

depending on how your D20 rolls, your Canadian Tech Friend can become a Canadian Tech Fiend


For the last few month my mother in law has taken my kids to the park for 3h to give me opportunities to do other things

Most days I clean frantically in that time

Today I have an appointment an hour and 15min later but right now I feel like doing absolutely nothing

So I texted my partner: "Gosh I feel like just not being productive"

His response: "You can be"

Just a gentle reminders for others like me in the world.....

You can... just not be productive sometimes.... it's okay.... you deserve rest sometimes too ❤️

in reply to Becky

Maybe I can give you my wife's mobile number and you can tell her that? She won't listen to me :)
in reply to Jonathan

I honestly think it's really important to rest but hard to dismantle the messaging from society that we must constantly go. I hope your wife gets rest tho!! She deserves it!!
in reply to Becky

think working from home during the pandemic was the worst thing for her. She has such a hard time disconnecting from work when it is always right there. Now she works a "hybrid" schedule, which I think is the worst of both worlds for her. As someone who has worked from home for 25 years, I'm pretty good at disconnecting.
in reply to Jonathan

My partner is in the same mood: "I can't believe you, you said you love me". 🤷‍♂️


I officially think I can list as my job qualifications:
1) Constantly terrified of realistic threats
2) good at regex
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Oh, I 100% think these are easily my most marketable skills quite seriously.

Being terrified of realistic things is INCREDIBLY hard. And a solid regex can save millions of dollars for the right company.

I once found a bug we'd introduced 6 months ago by going through 1.5 TB of logs and constructing useful graphs, using nothing by a t2.large and grep/guplot.