Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@qoto.org

@DataDrivenMD I assumed the plan was the same as email.

Let people host their own. Let people host a free experience. Let people host a monetized experience.
None of those choices necessarily have to affect others' due to the federated nature of the service.

The idea that "the fediverse" needs to be "financially stable" is unnecessary. Individual instances need to be financially stable, whatever that means to them.

🤦‍♂️ toothless bullshit

@geekruthie @va2lam @kf @dan As one of the many folks in Orlando who has a pride flag up, yeah, they should be fine here. We're not Tallahassee.

So, I bought some cheap projectors on sale, and I thought I got a good deal, and they arrived in very professional looking boxes and on the side there was even a prominent email address for customer support... at hotmail dot com.

It drives me nuts how many people say "AI is bad because corporations will use it to exploit people."

Like, how does anyone say that with a straight face and not realize that the AIs aren't the problematic part of that sentence?

@ZachWeinersmith Is it really that upsetting to see an AI do your craft? The AIs have serious weaknesses. The quality of their output tends to be on the order of a kid fresh out of college. They can regurgitate, but not understand.

I feel like, if you've spent years getting "good" at something, only to be surpassed quickly by an algorithm, it's possible that you just weren't actually that good to begin with. And that's fine! Not everyone is good at everything, and we don't have to be good at something to enjoy doing it.

But maybe, just maybe, AI will wipe the floor with the people who were just going through the motions and putting out mediocre work. But those with talent, who have truly found their calling, will rise above.

Obviously, this would be a much easier pill to swallow if our livelihoods and well-being weren't so closely tied to our work and we had UBI or something, but in the long run / big picture, I think it will be a net positive.

@lucifargundam That life is waaaay too macro for my tastes. I'd much prefer a mouthwash of bacteria or something that accomplishes the same thing instead of a big slimy worm rooting around in my mouth.

Google is running a serious scam with Workspaces. All over the place, they advertise rates as low as $6/month, but then when you actually sign up, the only option they give you is 3x that!

Fair warning: Do not buy Anley products. They're garbage.

This flag was up less than a month, and it already looks about ready to be retired.

@ruby0x1 Have you written somewhere about why you made this decision? I totally understand if you can't talk about it, but reading about the hows and whys of these kinds of decisions can be really beneficial for fellow indie devs.

@interfluidity Possible, but I think a more likely reason would be for SEO. By getting another website to link to that website, it drives the linked webpage's profile up in results, making scam sites appear more legitimate.