Notices by Space Catitude 🚀 (terryhancock@realsocial.life), page 3

@Gargron
Looks like correct priorities to me!

@evan
Somewhat disagree.

There is some theoretical connection, but people use available platforms for their own purposes.

This rings a little hollow: like objections that anti-capitalist protesters are wearing corporate-made clothes.

@davidrevoy

I just installed AV Linux this month. So far, I like it a lot. I was using Ubuntu Studio, but got fed up with the snap packages.

AV is built on MX which is built on Debian. The desktop environment is XFCE4, so it looks a lot like Ubuntu Studio.

Also, it's an init.d system by default, although there is an alternate systemd boot provided.

Haven't tried my colorimeter yet.

@evan

Yeah, I can see how that might be a little upsetting. It sort of comes off as "How dare you take a vacation when you should be working (uncompensated) for us?"

Even if that wasn't the intent.

@evan
Well, in that case, then I think it's fine as long as the new subject is related to the original (e.g. responding only to a part of it),

@evan

It makes sense if you are responding to part of an existing conversation. It is possible that not everyone wants to follow the subject you are responding to.

So I said "always", because it's always "OK" to do that, though perhaps not always advisable.

As for the technical aspect ("content warning", "might affect threading"), that's all dependent on the technology platform, and you didn't specify.

It's rare that CW is really used as a subject line, TBH. And certainly not for threading.

@evan
Never heard it called "social web", and now that I have, I hate it. It sounds so bland!

@evan
The decline in social acceptance of smoking seems the most dramatic to me (and perhaps the least expected for them).

Electronic maps seems like exactly the sort of thing they would expect from the future, although they might be a little surprised that we carry them around in our pockets.

SF of that era tended to be stuck on the idea of computers as large centralized machines.

@dalias @futurebird @mattmcirvin

I'm not convinced this will ever really be possible. There's always perverse incentives for someone to betray that kind of trust.

And not much remuneration for those who want to provide a service -- which puts real pressure behind buying into those incentives.

Independent artists (a.k.a. "the good guys") struggle with this all the time -- Do I charge a subscription fee? Do I have ads on my site? Use a creepy corporate platform? Or do I just starve?

@dalias
Yes. But those design principles invariably do introduce complexity.

For example, the Fediverse is a really well done application of these principles, and yet we still hear complaints that it is "too complicated".

I ran into similar objections to using, say, Debian Linux, which has an excellent packaging system. But it's hard to beat "pre-installed"!

I think there are certain inescable tradeoffs, and the best we can do is to be clear what the trade is.
@futurebird @mattmcirvin

@janettespeyer
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* set your own moderation standards
* customize post limits, image/video storage
* choice of server software (Mastodon, Misskey, Friendica, ...)
* vanity domain name / identity verification
* control of physical resources / downtime / reliability
@AndyScott

"You won't have to write code! You just have to tell the computer what you want it to do and it'll do it!"
-- the failed promise of every new generation of programming language :welp:

@liztai
I've seen recent complaints that the director and leading role did not get Oscars. (?)

@liztai @ct_bergstrom

It is important to understand that the USA does not issue federal photo IDs.

You have to get them from the states; they are usually conflated with driver's licenses; are difficult to obtain. due to bureaucratic requirements; often require substantial transportation obstacles; and oh yeah -- they cost money.

So, it's actually not uncommon for poor people to wind up without a state-issued photo ID.

This is deployed as a strategy to prevent various groups from voting.

All this, just to avoid a visible bezel and accessible screws. Think about it.

I think we need to move on from "right to repair" to "design for repair". But then, that's why I've never bought an Apple product, I guess.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/21/23079058/apple-self-service-iphone-repair-kit-hands-on

Stuff like this always gets me thinking about what I want my ideal "digital convergence" device to be.

And it's not going to be a monolithic slab.

Actually, the model that keeps coming back to me is basically a large "pocket watch", with elements of the "flip phone".

But also, I don't use my "phone" mostly as a phone. My top activities on my phone are:

* Photos / Camera
* Flashlight
* Social Media
* Note taking / planning
* Reading
* Simple puzzle games

I mean, I guess what I kind of want is a "tricorder"... :veri_trek2:

@deadsuperhero

I know of:
https://comradery.co/

Which seems to be aiming for a Patreon replacement with an artist-own collective approach.

@youronlyone
That sounds like a standard "bandwagon" appeal in advertising. "Everyone else watches this news channel, so you'd better keep watching it or you'll miss out." It's to retain viewers.

@dansup

You seem to have a very different sample than the-federation.info and https://fediverse.observer/stats sites.

Not only are the curves different, but e.g. the number of Lemmy servers is quite different.

Is there a discussion somewhere about how these selections are made? The data is interesting, but I fear drawing any conclusions from it.