@mia@anakita I would love an audio player that has BT connectivity and can play file formats that aren't mp3s Unfortunately, that is called a "phone" which I have to pay $500 for if I don't want to run proprietary bullshit all the time Smartphones were a mistake
Embed this noticeUsernameSwift ☭ :verifiedaroace: (usernameswift@snowdin.town)'s status on Friday, 09-Jun-2023 07:17:48 JST
UsernameSwift ☭ :verifiedaroace:Back when I first joined fedi, I quicly learned about this "nefarious" instance that was "full of Nazis and run by one". This instance was disqordia. Having spent more time on here, I have realised that this is complete and utter bullshit. Full stop. Having mutuals on there, and having interacted more with eris, I can confidently say that this is an instance that is nothing like what has so often been said about it. Every interaction that I've ever had with a disqordia user has been positive, and I don't ever see that changing.
"You are not immune to propaganda" is almost something of a meme at this point, but it's a statement that holds a lot of truth. The lesson to learn from the slander of disqordia is that, well, you are not immune to propaganda. When admins of instances go out of their way to spread lies about an instance that provides a welcoming place for those who they claim to protect, we have a problem.
The actions of those such as the admins of weirder.earth, among others, can not be forgiven. If we wish to truly protect queer people, and if we wish to protect some of the most vulnerable people out there, this needs to stop. I'm tired of blocks for "federating with the usual supects". I've had it with "eris is a Nazi". The actions of these admins are very plainly defamation, and we have to stop letting this happen if we wish to keep the fedi that we love so very much. The oppression of queer people by instance admins is not something that we can tolerate. A fair chunk of fedi has let slander and lies propagate uncontrollably, and has damaged the reputation of instances that dare even federate with disqordia, which, may I remind you, is a queer antifascist instance. Defederating them shows nothing but your weakness, your willingness to bend to the will of a certain few who have established themselves as the dictators of the fediblock hashtag, who will gladly disregard the truth if it means some more internet clout for them.
I don't care how you do it, nor to what level, nor what kind of a difference you personally make by attempting to change this, but I ask that you, the reader, do what you can in stopping the silencing of queer voices on fedi. If your admin is considering defederating, or has defederated, disqordia, ask them to reconsider that decision, or even migrate elsewhere.
And a final note to end this post off on: if you spread lies about disqordia, or side with those who do, please fuck off. Thank you.
@Jain Hey, I have no personal issue with it :blobfoxlaugh: I know what the sysadmin life is like, believe me...
Embed this noticeUsernameSwift ☭ :verifiedaroace: (usernameswift@snowdin.town)'s status on Friday, 19-May-2023 01:00:27 JST
UsernameSwift ☭ :verifiedaroace:To the sites that limit password length: what the fuck are you thinking? If you're storing the passwords as hashes (which you'd fucking better be, or I will find you) why the hell does it matter to you if the password is 16 or 1600 characters? What, your shitty code made by an unpaid intern that you're overworking in your endless crusade for more and more profits can't handle that many? Well, fuck you! I don't give a shit! There is absolutely no excuse for forcing terrible security on your users, who your irresponsable ass probably blames when a data breach occurs and all of the passwords are cracked in 15 minutes. Fuck you, you should not have been allowed to run a website, you horrible piece of shit.
I'm aroace, enby/transfem (I don't even know anymore), a free software activist, and a software dev. I'm also a jack of all trades musician (but French horn ftw). Since it seems to come up a lot, I'll say here that I'm an anarchist (of the communist variety, of course).I suppose that I should put my name here, since people usually aren't sure what to call me. I'm Eris, though "Swif" (as @yassie_j very brilliantly coined) works too!Enjoyer of FreeBSD; Riaism-Aksism; Σ Kale; high risk homosexual"eris is the next god i swear" - @hectorthecoder@tech.lgbt "eris have you taken your meds yet" - @orowith2os@tech.lgbt "can you please please just be a normal person" - @disabster@tech.lgbt My profile picture is the Haskell logo (which I can best describe as the head of an arrow pointing right, followed by a lambda, followed by an equals sign) modified to be the four colours of the asexual pride flag (black, grey, white, and purp