Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town
- Website
- http://cryto.net/~joepie91/
- Matrix
- @joepie91:pixie.town
- Pronouns
- they/them, he/him, whatever, it's not like I have any idea either 🙃
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
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- Boosts OK for all boostable posts.
- DMs are open.
- Flirting welcome, but be explicit if you want something out of it!
- The devil doesn't need an advocate; no combative arguing in my mentions.
Sometimes horny on main (behind CW), very much into kink (bondage, freeuse, CNC, and other stuff), and believe it or not, very much a submissive bottom :p
My spoons are limited, so I may not always have the energy to respond to messages.
Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.
Joined Aug 2019
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This is weird. I apparently have the NFSU2 soundtrack in FLAC format, and it has an EAC ripping log, describing how it was ripped from a 2CD release.
There's just one problem: to my knowledge, there has never existed a CD release of the NFSU2 soundtrack!
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I think that today I finally figured out the solution to an annoying design problem for my distributed storage thing.
(Yes, the solution was the weird "encrypting an encryption key with itself" thing I tooted about earlier)
Bitcoin
1. No idea about this one.
2. You'd usually either use a client on your own device (in which case only you control the money, but you are also responsible for not losing access, with no recourse if you do) or have an account on a service that manages it for you (in which case it's more like a bank, with the same risks but also more recovery options if you lose access).
For clients, I'm not sure what people tend to use nowadays but when I have to deal with Bitcoin I use Electrum which has always worked reliably for me, and is fast. Not the most polished thing, though, it's definitely some of the older Bitcoin software around.
3. Online wallet generators, anything that promises magical profits, anything in a sponsored Google ad. Scammers abound everywhere.
For services, go with a reputable provider you already know if possible. Otherwise, do careful research and make triple sure you're on the right site.
For clients, Reddit threads are most likely to be a useful source on which ones are trustworthy.
Beware that both hosted wallet services (the ones that are like a bank) and cryptocurrency exchanges are likely to demand a lot of personal information, similar to a bank.
Depending on where exactly you are, if you need to exchange your money, you may not actually be better off with Bitcoin in terms of financial privacy or government interference.
Exchanging with people in person may still be a semi-anonymous option but is more hassle. Sting operations are rare but do happen.
Hope that helps?
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computer discourse subtoot
i find "computers should just be good which means you dont need to know anything to use them" to just be a really individualistic standpoint.
not that computers couldn't or shouldn't be better but wishing for liberation from the material reality that all data lives on a computer somewhere sucks.
you either get a computer that's constantly trying to get into your wallet or a computer that requires you to deal with the real people making it work. those are your only two options.
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Endermen aren't evil, they just have ADHD! They pick up random blocks near them because they find them interesting, wander around aimlessly while fidgeting and then drop them again when they find a new shiny block somewhere else.
(They're also autistic and don't like being wet for sensory reasons, and they don't like eye contact)
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Thanks to the hard work of @cdn0x12, #GoToSocial v0. 18.x includes automated light mode / dark mode switching based on your system light mode / dark mode configuration.
This means visitors to the web view of your profile will be able to read your silly posts in whatever form they're most comfortable with. This works for the settings panel too! The auto switching also applies to "auto" profile themes with separate light and dark modes (not every theme has both dark + light mode counterparts at this point).
Big thank you to @cdn0x12 for this <3
Some screenshots!
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If I were to make a modular creative management game, what should the first few "sets" be? Vote for three or fewer. Or more. I'm a poll, not a cop.
Or reply if you have a better or worse idea.
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come to the ADHD side! we have:
- time blindness
- executive dysfunction
- ADHD paralysis
- hyperfocus (on the wrong thing)
- executive dysfunction
- revenge bedtime procrastination
- brain fog
- no dopamines :(
- executive dysfunction 2 - electric boogaloo
- time blindness
- executive dysfunction
- ADHD paralysis
- hyperfocus (on the wrong thing)
- executive dysfunction
- revenge bedtime procrastination
- brain fog
- no dopamines :(
- executive dysfunction 2 - electric boogaloo
@flesh Clanfolk?
uspol
@MisuseCase I don't really see how that is relevant either. Trump and Musk have shown a callous disregard for 'rule of law' for a long time, and it didn't stop Musk from becoming popular, or Trump from getting elected.
I have seen no reason to believe that this will somehow suddenly change.
that Microsoft AI study
(Or in other words: just because you agree with the conclusion, that doesn't mean that a given piece of research is sound, or well-executed, or even appropriate to the point being argued)
that Microsoft AI study
While it is likely true that the 'reviewing' of LLM-generated output involves less critical analysis than doing the work oneself (for reasons that have been well-understood since before LLMs existed) - I don't actually think that a study based on self-reports with no external assessment is a credible source to back that up.
"How does one perceive their critical thinking" is just as prone to cognitive biases as the 'uncritical review' problem itself is.
uspol
@MisuseCase Why wouldn't they be able to afford it? Their fanbase never really cared about adherence to the 'rule of law' to begin with?
CW-boost: uspol, positive, rpg.net
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So grey outside. If you need some sunlight and colour, here's the rest of those 550nm #infrared photos from #Ostia Antica not already posted in December's Art Advent Calender -> https://mastodon.art/@eyeling/113579323904934952
Today in "joepie does questionable crypto design stuff": encrypting an encryption key with itself so that it can be added into a manifest while keeping its hash verifiable but without disclosing the key to anyone who does not already have it
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Edit: It might be done !!!
Original question follows for reference ...
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Here's a really long shot ...
Back in the dark ages ... 1990 ... I published a joint paper with Ron Read, but I'm unable to locate my paper copy, and I'm not sure it ever made it to a digital copy.
Does anyone here have a copy of:
R.C. Read, C.D. Wright,
Computing with three-colourable graphs: a survey,
Ars Combin. 29 (1990)225–234
All information gratefully received.
Thank you.
(If you're interested I can tell you what it was about)
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- Website
- http://cryto.net/~joepie91/
- Matrix
- @joepie91:pixie.town
- Pronouns
- they/them, he/him, whatever, it's not like I have any idea either 🙃
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
- No alt text (request) = no boost.
- Boosts OK for all boostable posts.
- DMs are open.
- Flirting welcome, but be explicit if you want something out of it!
- The devil doesn't need an advocate; no combative arguing in my mentions.
Sometimes horny on main (behind CW), very much into kink (bondage, freeuse, CNC, and other stuff), and believe it or not, very much a submissive bottom :p
My spoons are limited, so I may not always have the energy to respond to messages.
Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.
Joined Aug 2019
