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Another step in the on-going Nostrfication of my life … my nostr:npub1pr4du5xl28dy5sh4msz9uddnwxgzupkk4qzjzklv84edc6ruevzqlxmkzp website is in my profile and I added that URL to my IG profile:
After going all out on tag nav, I scaled it back to art and links to the #nostrichnovember art challenge and my designs on Threadless.
Once I start posting my writings (microfiction and novel chapters), I’ll add those to the nav.
If you don’t have an npub.pro website, definitely check it out. Great way to share you Nostr stuff (and intro the decentralized own your content concept) with anyone who’s not ready to leap into a client. 💜👍
#nostronly #grownostr #website #npubpro #artstr #creator #nostrwriter 
That's a really cool service, been hoping that something like that would be built. Thanks for sharing
I'm working on one now, it's definitely amateur but it's also free to read. I'd be interested in joining a community/tag of some sort.
Looks like the US 5th circuit just ruled geofence warrants unconstitutional
https://reclaimthenet.org/court-slams-geofence-warrants-as-unconstitutional-overreach
nostr:npub109f4fyf3nlr8l5hkspvfe3a8ncazkyj3cguv6z3pclru64gg2z5qrzlxyh IP reputation, blocking commercial ISPs, heuristics/spam detection on post-registration behavior, rate limiting, etc
My only fear with something like that would be that it would lead to a world full of really invasive tracking while cutting out any devices that didn't have attestation or were running any sort of proxy. Not that I think it's impossible things could be done right, but it being possible and actually expecting tech companies to do it right are two different things.
At least no matter whether I'm behind a proxy or my device has attestation or not I can prove I know what a traffic light is or run some proof of work equation. Not that they aren't annoying though.
https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-08-11_microbloggingv2/
New #blog post talking about social media protocols like #ActivityPub, #Nostr, and #AT (Bluesky). It's not entirely new, I posted a comparison in January, but this updated version fixes two mistakes I made and is updated to reflect some changes that occurred since the original post.
Also, as with my previous post, obligatory original meme to accompany the post.
Hey #nostr can I waste your time for a sec? It's a mildly amusing waste of time. Anyway, I've been playing around with Suno, an AI bot that can make songs, and also been working on a revised version of a blog post on microblogging protocols since the old one had a few things wrong and was getting out of date. Wound up writing some random lyrics and told it to make me a sea shanty, so without further ado I bring you the "Silly Goose Protocol Song"
https://nate.mecca1.net/assets/silly_goose_protocol_song.mp3
Had a couple of points where it got hung up on pronunciation or messed up the lyrics a tad, but it turned out surprisingly well. Thought it was funny and didn't want to wait until the updated blog post to share.
#ai #music
WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free
Before WordPerfect, the most popular work processor was WordStar. Now, the last ever DOS version has been bundled and set free by one of its biggest fans.
One forgets today how massive WordPerfect and WordStar were in their days. In fact, anyone younger than around 35 or 40 years old won't know anything except for Microsoft Word. WordStar is probably also "well" known for its odd shortcut keys. Back in its day, we did not have a mouse, so everything revolved around keyboard shortcuts.
Yes, Microsoft really did make everyone a bit lazy, as it's no secret that if you know your common keyboard shortcuts in any app, you can work a lot faster than the person that also uses their mouse or the menu to do everything. Which is why those, who really know their command line, are going to work must faster than their counterparts using a GUI app.
But that's the world we live in today
So, this old WordStar app will actually run in Windows, macOS and even Linux (with the suitable DOS emulator).
See https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/wordstar_7_the_last_ever/
#technology #retro #WordStar
The efficiency of keyboard controls is what got me using Emacs. After a little configuration and a learning curve I'm surprised at how fast I can use it.
Google loses its antitrust case
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k44x6mge3o
#news #google #technology #antitrust
Something just dawned on me, if Google is prohibited from paying to be default I wonder what's going to happen to #Mozilla #Firefox and forks.
Google loses its antitrust case
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k44x6mge3o
#news #google #technology #antitrust
New #blog post. Different topic from the normal stuff (tech stuff that interests me) and instead did pocket stuff that interests me.
If you're looking to read ebooks Librera is a great reader. Probably less good though if you're looking to read generic documents.
Doesn't Germany have states though? Is your state in Germany just less important or am I missing something?
One thing of importance is that unless you are signed in most servers will not fetch remote things (like profiles) that are not already cached. Really threw me for a loop thinking I broke stuff when I couldn't find my bridged profile on remote servers.
Also, posts in search are generally just what's already known to the server AFAIK. Way to many servers to try to query them all, though as long as your signed in searches for users does work across the fediverse.
Watched the #video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTmXg5s7FKM
about the #blog post on #email (by a guy with a very cool first name)
https://pointieststick.com/2024/07/09/how-i-manage-my-kde-email/
And thought I might share my own email strategy. Maybe someone here on Nostr might find it handy, otherwise rambling on about something I've put thought into is always fun.
Filters are super handy. I do like separating things into folders and have four: Financial for statements/credit card statements etc, promotional for any promotional emails/newsletters, updates for things like shipping notifications or generic updates like somebody starred something on Github, and newsletters for newsletters.
I can go to 'All Mail' to see everything, but only the rarer important tings (or things that I need to add to my filters) wind up in my inbox.
I've also got my own domain which is super handy for switching providers or something and really saved me when my at the time provider went down for a few days. It's ~$10 a year and you can usually use it with any provider (often for free/no extra cost), or just set your domain registrar to forward anything sent to your domain to your existing email. Many registrars will offer free email forwarding.
Things like simple login are also pretty handy for forcibly stopping incoming mail, and things like Kill The Newsletter are super handy to convert newsletters to an RSS feed to better keep my inbox clean.
My work email is completely separate (not even accessed from my personal devices), but when I was in college I did forward all my emails in my college email to my personal email. I was able to keep my college life mentally separated by just making sure any mail from college went to the 'College' folder or it's subfolders. All my other older emails also get forwarded to my main email address.
Most of my emails do get deleted, though I do have a very long standing archive. I mean email is just a bunch of text, so by deleting ~95% of my emails are archiving the last 5% forever it's really not all that large compared to say archiving my photos.
Last, unsubscribe from anything you don't need. It can be a lifesaver to do so, and anything that (illegally might I add) doesn't seem to let you unsubscribe can be sent strait to spam.
Remember when software was optimized and Google Play only accepted software under 50mb? I remember.
https://nate.mecca1.net/posts/2024-07-03_browsers2/
Made a new #blog post, mostly on some of the recent #firefox news and #manifestv3 along with rambling on about different browsers and my thoughts on them.
260 McNuggets? McDonald’s Ends A.I. Drive-Through Tests Amid Errors
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/business/mcdonalds-ai-drive-thru-white-castle.html
Paywall free
Yeah I would hope that that doxing and that sort of stuff would be relegated to the likes of Kiwifarms and those sort of places, but I guess not.
And they seemed out for blood, but if the worst they could find on the guy is "oh he liked a philosphy course he took from a weirdo" then I'd say that's probably a sign he's not that bad of a guy.