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@berge@snabelen.no @ruby The problem isn't "cops exist". The problem is "cops are welcomed" (or, in the case of this particular instance, "cops are actively invited"). It makes the people running the instance untrustworthy.

operator precedence parsing was solved 100 years ago, y'all just cowards

Everything *else* aside, having a government account hosted on a community server seems an awful lot like having a government website hosted at something like

bobspersonalpage.com/users/~InternalRevenueService

re: infosec meta, question 

@ruby Unfortunately that one has just turned out to be fed-friendly :(

Results of today's trip:
- The optician was closed due to an eye surgery
- The social housing corporation's office is up for rent
- There are now two branches of the same flower shop within the same shopping area. In addition to the two supermarkets of the same chain we already had.

I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.

@ardaxi @whreq Er zijn ook hoekjes voor dat systeem, fwiw, en volgens mij kun je ze ook met plakstrips doen? Weet niet of die erbij zitten though.

re: infosec meta, question 

@ariadne@treehouse.systems Oh, absolutely. There's a reason I avoid the industry... :/

infosec meta, question 

So, uh. Are there any infosec instances left that *aren't* buddy-buddy with feds/cops/fascists/etc.?

re: subtoot 

@scanlime Also I am disappointed but not surprised by the *many* folks on that instance inventing an imaginary reason for the fediblock and then criticizing that, instead of, y'know, listening to the actual reasons people have been giving.

@ardaxi @whreq (Van Attema-spul zou ik verwachten dat de lokale bouwmarkt het heeft liggen, iig)

The modern German train experience of "your train is delayed, so you wouldn't make your connection. However that train is also delayed, so you'll make it" 😅😅

re: Birdsite downfall 

@stavvers@masto.ai Ahh, I'd been waiting for that particular shoe to drop.

@brainblasted Worth noting that Automattic itself does not have an entirely clean slate either; for many years, if you wanted to move your free blog away from Wordpress.com, they have been charging a *significant* recurring fee (currently $13/year) to set up a redirect.

It's definitely pretty shitty to lure people into a "free" service, and then basically hold their linked-to domain hostage by charging quite a bit of money for something that costs them virtually nothing to maintain (in fact, it would cost less than continuing to serve up the blog, which they *don't* charge you for).

Also makes any promises of long-term interoperability pretty suspect...

I have mixed feelings about the Tumblr ActivityPub thing. On one hand, that's a lot of users that will now be able to interact with our open community here, and I feel like that can be a good thing. I always felt like fedi culture and Tumblr culture were very similar too. However, a major company becoming part of the ecosystem is an entry point for companies to take over the ecosystem. I think the current owners of Tumblr are decent people, but if Automattic or Tumblr get acquired again we may end up in a situation where a company wants to take over fedi for the benefit of its shareholders.

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