Notices by 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)

@futurebird I firmly agree - independent and citizen journalism has turned out the kind of work that puts my erstwhile profession to shame in recent years.

And yes, I see where you're going with the idea that journalism - and social media - have a societally important impact that should be taken seriously for the benefits and genuine depth that can be found within.

@futurebird

Reading back, I think my intent and take is tangential to yours rather than really in response to it. But it also seems like the kind of thing that might interest you - happy to delete if I've derailed too far, however.

I am not sure that limiting journalism to those who can afford to get a degree in it was actually a good idea.

I'm probably biased, as I got on-the-job training in one area and at one point ended up doing news and investigative journalism - there are certainly points where I would have appreciated more training, a broader angle on my craft, I'll admit.

But the prestige and academic clout of journalism means that you don't see a lot of people from disadvantaged backgrounds getting into the profession (I was less than six months sober and housed when I got my first staff gig, although I'd exchanged money for writing before).

As a professional, it only seems to be becoming wealthier, whiter and more conformist, with the manufactured consent already inculcated before many writers even get their first gig.

I'm not saying "everyone sells what they can to tawdry rags for money" is a better way (hell, even the tawdry rags prefer an oxbridge background these days), but there has to be some kind of middle ground.

@Cal well done!

@Black_Flag this approach of maps and territories, webs and roads, internal and external psychogeographies, private semiotic symbol sets is something that runs close to both my own practice and my broader philosophical take on how humans intersect with the landscapes and systems they inhabit.

Great share, thank you.

@DarkestKale I think you could carry one off

@vampiress @retrotechtive

She was here briefly but didn't stick around. I miss her. :(

@touloutoumou definitely both the prettiest, biggest and tastiest one we've ever grown. Seeds have been saved for next year

@schratze @amberage @hexwren

It's fine.
France here, not doing any VPN weirdness atm

Harvested our pumpking today.
We now have several kilos of frozen pumpkin for the winter.

@schratze Fine here. Already own it, tho.

@ifixcoinops Another household member is currently proposing building a DIY, LAN-only control system for smart lightbulbs.

We don't even own any smart lightbulbs.

@ifixcoinops This is literally why no one in my household ever uses the home cinema system except me.

(Fine, my mum plays Switch on it. But for watching movies and stuff.)

My takeaway is that AV receivers, although cool and useful, are surprisingly user-hostile for devices that have big labelled buttons on the front.

@SRLevine @packetcat honestly, it's usually word of mouth for me, but Eurogamer remains handy (it has an rss feed).

The @GamingNews bot is quite useful, too, with some selective filtering, to get a feel for what's getting column inches.

@schratze Many happy returns! (And congratulations for yesterday!)

@sinvega hard call, but as I'm clearly exothermic, there's only one correct response

@devlin yeah. Although holding my own data in my own premises will reassure me a little, I really don't want to be used as someone else's content generator in an effort to create another monopoly.

But where the industry goes, if I want to be visible... Maybe.

@DarkestKale gotta say, I do enjoyed the style of this

@kittylyst cool, a self hosted PDS represents a satisfactory minimum level of control over my data for me, at least for a business oriented presence.

(Although why they didn't use any of the existing standards is... Not all that mysterious actually)

Really useful link, thank you!

@lashman my feelings exactly

Slowly concluding that I really am going to have to get a Bluesky account for professional reasons, but I reserve the right to he pissy about it.

How feasible is hosting your own AT protocol data store atm? I've got decent server hardware.