It's the FOSS bros again
A FOSS bro harassed a Scholar user today because they used Teams to organize an academic event online (non-#SolsticeSchool related this time lol)
And I just wanna say "fuck off" to all you FOSS bros or "open science advocates" who keep fucking doing this
Academic institutions won't pay for a server and support for whatever FOSS thing you want us to use because someone else already decided for us that they're just buying the Microsoft licence
That's why we use it
blah, fuckin' meta again i guess let's goo
man i've been trying to write a post about misogyny and white supremacy benefiting big instance techy admins, who get loads of people fluffing their bad decisions in the comments (no matter how terrible the decision-making process), but I'm just running out of steam; i dunno how to say anything that hasn't already been said
it's pretty clear that most of these big instance admins are getting high as fuck on the attention, validation, and sense of power that admining a big instance affords, and I feel like we need a way to get around that
Fedi meta
It wouldnt surprise me if the reason a lot of large instances are run b irresponsible people is because it’s easier to gain more users if you just let ppl roam freely. Running a fuck ton of instances is a sign that you dont look after the spaces you have created. Its like all my 500 foliage brushes in my art program that i never use.
respirator rec? 😷👺🛫
hello! i am going to be on an intl flight next month and would like to not get murderized or sick! what masks/respirators would you rec?
- i'm willing to spend for my health (espc if it's reusable)
- it'd be great if the respirators were reusable
(other safety practices are welcome too! previously i'd use reddit but nope :P)
Vierkantor moderation announcement
Starting tonight, every week I will be limiting the biggest instance that is not yet limited or blocked. This means existing connections will remain available but new ones are blocked. This policy will remain in place until the big instances get some actually good moderation or until I get bored.
If you are on an instance that is limited or likely to be limited soon, I will probably not accept your follow request. I recommend finding another instance that is community-scale, not world-scale.
Mr. Woof, charge the limitation pulse.
angry, long, sort of meta, but also about politics in general
And yet again, the greatest threat to the Fediverse isn't Meta - but the people doing their work for them and actively making room for them by "giving them a chance", "we should have a calm conversation about this", etc.
You're actively complicit in this. Instead of listening to the many marginalized folks sounding the alarm, fearing for the continued existence and safety of their communities... you choose to give the "benefit of the doubt" to a corporation with a decade+ track record of exploitation, consent violations, and literal genocide(!).
You care more about "growth", about some superficial appearance of neutrality and rationality, about recognition by a 'prestigious' tech corp, than you do about the safety of vulnerable folks in your community.
You chose to trust a demonstrably dishonest corporation instead of your fellow community members.
And while you might think that this is 'just being rational' or 'not a big deal', it's extremely clear to everybody else what choice you've made, and that people cannot depend on you for their safety.
This has consequences, and if you wonder why people stop trusting you or being patient with you, this is why.
And all of this applies much more broadly than just the current Facebook/fedi situation, because this happens *all the time* in politics, with (especially privileged) people defending oppressive and violent institutions, often just to avoid their own discomfort.
You are complicit. You chose to be a part of the problem. You're not neutral - you picked a side, like it or not.
covid, mask advice
@raccoonformality@mastodon.gamedev.place "Reusable" masks is a bit vague here - do you mean washable masks? If so, no, they are not going to be as efficient as eg. a good FFP2 mask, because an FFP2 filter will not survive a washing cycle.
That having been said, you can generally reuse "disposable" FFP2 masks as well, as long as they've stayed dry and you leave them untouched for a while (so any virus particles on them can die out). Likewise, there are various ways to actively disinfect them, but that's a somewhat involved process to get right.
I use 3M Aura 9320+ masks, maximum 4 hours each, and then leave them for at least a week (but ideally longer) before reusing them again. If they are damaged or humid, I throw them out.
Bandcamp is donating all their sales today to the NAACP. Good day to buy music
Meta / universeodon
Been blocked by the big boss at universeodon.
If they want to cozy up to Meta despite decades of Facebook/Meta/Other big tech companies facilitating the erosion of countless people's safety on a global scale on one hand, and algorithming the most dangerous and harmful voices around into rooms together to radicalise themselves towards actual murder then so be it. It's a them problem now
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if i don't know you from elsewhere (under same nick), shoot me an introductory DM first (following back is fine)
I do anarchist tech stuff and run free services at https://pixie.town
I program, solder rgb led thingies, and fly fpv quadcopters
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“i don't trust like that”
not a furry, actually
Extreme coffee-out-of-a-wineglass Energy
something something trans list stop scraping bios
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