@simon@fedi.simonwillison.net A nice mention of the lethal trifecta on this (excellent) video from Dr Hannah Fry about OpenClaw: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvw
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Absolutely top-notch, sage advice on using images from @ia@mastodon.online. Read this, remember it, bookmark it, refer back often.
#TIL if you do a web search in #DuckDuckGo then click on the favicon of a search result (not the URL next to the favicon; it's got to be the icon), then DDG will do a site: search using your query.
I've always found site: searches unnecessarily fiddly to do, but extraordinarily useful, so the feature blows my mind.
Tab Stash is my new favourite browser extension. Spectacularly useful if, like me, you're a tab hoarder.
@peldi@fosstodon.org @anildash@mastodon.cloud @tchambers@indieweb.social
If you are looking to move to shared instance, I also can warmly recommend https://indieweb.social - @tchambers@indieweb.social does an excellent job.
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@shoq@mastodon.social @dangillmor@mastodon.social @BBCRD@social.bbc I'm hoping it will lay enough of a cowpath for others to follow, particularly around identity verification and moderation. Very interested to see if they start bringing individuals within the BBC in or stick to "channels".
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@tchambers I take a look at some of the popular accounts I used to follow every now and then to see how they're getting on (and also to wonder why on Earth they are still there supporting Musk). Accounts with nearly 10k followers getting 1 like and a couple of retweets is typical. The bubble seems well and truly popped.
It's City Nature Challenge this weekend (26 – 29 April, 2024), an epic, global mission to record as much wildlife as possible.
🔍🦇🦋🐌🐛🦟🪰🪱🦗🐜🪳🐝🪲🐞🕷️🦠🐦🦅🦐🐚🪼🦭🐟🐿️🐁🦨🦔🌳🌲🍃🌿🌱🏙️🔬
https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/
Please join in! Please boost!
If you're in the UK:
https://uk.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2024-uk-leaderboard
#CityNatureChallenge #CNC24 #CNCUK #iNaturalist #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #environment
Bit unusual for Microsoft of all companies. Did someone mention them on Slashdot or something?
@todayonscreen@xoxo.zone I think Neelix would have vibed with the #fediverse
@jake4480@c.im @sarajw@front-end.social brothers ✊🏼
@sarajw@front-end.social also btw, as a boy coming of age in the early 90s, my head is stuck with the maximal-minimalist irony of Designers Republic and the grungy exotic chaos of Ray Gun as being the unassailable peak of shit hot style. Few things blew my mind as much as hearing Nirvana for the first time or playing (and seeing and hearing) Wipeout on the first PlayStation. Apart from a few exceptions, I find generic minimalism a bit dull, if I'm honest.
Hello @seblammers@vis.social - love your website!
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@dirkhh@hachyderm.io @epixoip@infosec.exchange @joe@appdot.net Yes, definitely tradeoffs. I just like the decentralised, portable nature of a kbdx file. I can use whatever cloud provider I want, or my own server, or none. I don't feel held hostage to any particular subscription service, which I am keen to avoid.
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@dirkhh@hachyderm.io @epixoip@infosec.exchange @joe@appdot.net I've not had any problems with multi-device use. I use OneDrive to sync my database files. I use KeePassDX on Android and KeePass Touch on iOS - both work directly with OneDrive. Browser integration, yeah, having to link the extension to the app is an extra step, but after that it feels like any other password manager pretty much.
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@alexhammy209@mstdn.party @Cassana@pagan.plus We are all pedants in programming. Kinda comes with the territory. 😆
Also see #snake_case and #kebab-case
@belldotbz@mastodon.social @SudoCat@mastodon.gamedev.place I've got another account on mastodon.social I use (a LOT) for different stuff to this account I have on indieweb.social. I've not personally noticed any cesspittyness or defederation or anything negative about it at all (aside from the odd idiot, but, hey, it's social media, whaddya expect? 🙃)
I keep telling people put off by the "complexity" of Mastodon: joining isn't complicated - just sign up for mastodon.social. Move if you really want to once you've got into it. Simple.
@jonhicks@mastodon.social "SEO bollocks" - love it 😄
@sarajw@front-end.social Ah yes, I get you now. I read her point as being about perception rather than physical translation. Post 90s (possibly accelerated in pop culture by Jony Ive's Rams and Bauhaus inspired design at Apple) minimalism has become associated with style, artistry, and luxury, with noisy design the antithesis of that. Those text heavy covers look like cheap mags on the rack at a supermarket. Presumably Vogue has sought to align itself with the aesthetic trends and fashions of this (digital) era.
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@kissane
Blimey, this is good.
And a perfect example of what @gilest means when he says Hire More Writers
https://gilest.org/hire-more-writers.html
(I'm still trying to figure out what the tildes mean in your writings, tho, Erin)
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@tylersticka @mxbck Some really great feeds (via @gilest) that are great for the personal stuff. Inspiring.
https://gilest.org/some-great-feeds.html
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@dirkhh@hachyderm.io @epixoip@infosec.exchange @joe@appdot.net You don't like KeePass or KeePassXC? Quite different UX between the two. The latter is much improved over the former.
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@dirkhh@hachyderm.io @mcrocker@indieweb.social @epixoip@infosec.exchange @joe@appdot.net
Yes, I find using the cloud storage we already use as a family (we have a Microsoft 365 subscription, so everyone gets 1TB of space on OneDrive) to store and sync the database along with the built-in in sharing feature to be perfectly good. Ease of maintenance and portability is definitely a key consideration for me. I have limited time and attention! 😅
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@bsky.app.profile.visualisingdata.com@rss-parrot.net @andykirk@vis.social#30DayChartChallenge is another good one to follow.
@jonhicks@mastodon.social never mind the bollocks
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@brightonwildlife@mastodon.social Are there any starter packs for Sussex/Brighton wildlife folk?
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@tehmasp@mastodon.online @dirkhh@hachyderm.io @epixoip@infosec.exchange @joe@appdot.net To be clear, KeePassXC and KeePassX are different things. I’ve only used the former.
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@bsky.app.profile.visualisingdata.com@rss-parrot.net @andykirk@vis.social
I think so many people got used to the way Twitter's algorithm works - the way it serves up content it thinks you'll like based on what you've engaged with - that people struggle with the relatively chaotic irrelevance of social networks that don't work like that and drift away. Those algorithms are made to be highly addictive and the alternatives feel less stimulating... at first. Worth persevering though.
@belldotbz@mastodon.social how will you know if something you publish has been written or assisted by AI?
(assuming you're publishing things written by people other than yourself, ofc)