Notices by Fionn (osslate@mastodon.ie)

Thinking about leaving Spotify? (You probably should)

Try Qobuz.

I went Spotify -> TIDAL (2 years) -> Qobuz (past 6 months).

Better sound quality than TIDAL if you're an audiophile. Their in-house magazine is fantastic, their editorial/writing team are great. They pay the highest royalties out of any music streaming service + are the most transparent about it. They sell digital copies of everything.

European company based in France.

#Spotify #Europe #Streaming #Music

@BrodieOnLinux and how's that working out?

Because from what I can see, this exact pattern has happened multiple times as a direct result of your videos/lack of oversight.

Putting aside that hateful, personalized comments about a real, living, feeling person isn't a "problem" that people need to "talk through" — it's abuse and harassment, and you're tolerating it — the people "ranting" and being "toxic" are continuing to brigade FOSS projs and make the lives of volunteers a nightmare.

@BrodieOnLinux you DO control your comment section and other forums you can moderate, though. You DO have influence over your fans. They trust you, they listen to you. Whether you recognize it or not, you have power here.

So use it. Make a simple statement to your fans to stop harassing him. Let them know that abusing and brigading open source projects isn't fine, and you won't tolerate it in your community. Remove abusive comments and personalized statements about the developer.

Bare minimum.

@BrodieOnLinux such a weak statement. The reality is that fans of yours are congregating in your comment section and directing vitriol and hatred towards a FOSS developer. It's harassment.

The onus is not on the affected developer, nor the community you refer to, to expect and mitigate abuse coming from inside your house. You have an obligation to play an active role in stopping it. Tell your fans this behaviour isn't okay, directly.

Technical Writer looking for work!

Previously worked at Red Hat on OpenShift and Ceph, and at various startups. Been contracting the past year, but it's a tough market out there, and I'm very much in need of work.

I come from a technical background (software engineer). Open to contract work and FTE.

Reach out here or fionn@kelleher.email. Happy with solo work, or joining a team of writers.

Boosts appreciated.

@aral also of note yesterday: https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/human-shield-keeps-cork-city-27641644

Proud to call Cork my home :)

@Gina it's worth noting that Fosstodon *became* an English only server; it didn't start as one. When it changed, there was significant backlash.

Translation services are good enough for moderation, plus there's always the option of starting dialogue with a person to better understand context. I spoke to that somewhere in the thread, but other admins have come out and said the same.

The only limitation is in willingness. Telling someone to GTFO as Kev has done, only shows hostility.

@mairin

@hanscees if Markdown is new to you, here's a resource that'll walk you through: https://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/

@aral

@aral depending on how much you're looking for, check out your local credit union if you haven't already. A lot of them provide mortgages and at competitive rates, though the limit is lower than most banks.

#fediblock

alpaca.gold

Small instance administered by a data scientist/Silicon Valley techbro.

Admin publicly signified that personal data collected through federation with alpaca.gold is retained forever, usable in whatever manner he pleases, shrugged off any potential ethical/legal implications around PII and processing consent wrt EU citizens.

‼️ Please read the full thread below for context; research yourself, then act if appropriate for your community.

https://alpaca.gold/@seldo/110656310706307645

@feditips kbin's UI looks great, but what's with the crypto garbage included? "Cardano wallet", "smart contracts" are listed on their features page.

https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/banking/revolut-granted-irish-ibans-piling-pressure-on-mainstream-banks-42306631.html

Similar situation in Spain, where N26 issue Spanish IBANs because of IBAN discrimination from utility providers there.

I've also fought Irish utility and telecom companies to accept my non-Irish IBAN. The Central Bank isn't doing enough to pressure or sanction businesses who put roadblocks in the way of people using other EU banks.