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@cryochasm Hashtags have got people employed for our serve admin purely using mainly to advertising the job but would help leave yourself with hashtag there if it's still important to you - and even mention what you'd prefer to do, as that might be a Fediverse "dreaming together" thing to eventually happen... :thumbsup_hmn_h2:

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

People make things alive.

This includes virtual servers.

Mastodon / Fediverse places... without active focus = :sad_cat:

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"...it is essential for us to understand how corrupt everything really is." 

- Cryochasm @cryochasm

noauthority.social/@cryochasm/

"...it is essential for us to understand how corrupt everything really is."

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag) boosted
Julio J. 🀲

@DoesntExist @blogdiva @astrojuanlu @KathyReid well, yeah, it's the same weakness in FOSS generally 😥

I think every day about this thread talking how OpenAI is going to kill the Commons bc exactly this. The only possible defensea are data poisoning or not sharing, which both suck for the Commons.

mastodon.social/@mcc/112209121

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"The data I helped create is going to be bundled in an #LLM and sold back to me." 

etc

Source post by @KathyReid
specifically aus.social/@KathyReid/11241389

People! Please snap out of tech a bit and see the lies and back-stabbing profit!

Imagine it's like Crypto but they are still mining you in other ways and then exiting leaving you high and dry...

"The data I helped create is going to be bundled in an and sold back to me."

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

@KathyReid When programmers and people can $ £ £ it's all about the money (created for the money) and can be rug-pulled from various levels and tops of hierarchy / rule-sets / memberships etc... then you might see business overall as a farce and see it's not in the interest of people - even though this case seemed to be even with CC-BY-SA license seemingly...

Indeed, "The data I helped create is going to be bundled in an and sold back to me." is a wise sentence.

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag) boosted
Kathy Reid

Like many other technologists, I gave my time and expertise for free to #StackOverflow because the content was licensed CC-BY-SA - meaning that it was a public good. It brought me joy to help people figure out why their #ASR code wasn't working, or assist with a #CUDA bug.

Now that a deal has been struck with #OpenAI to scrape all the questions and answers in Stack Overflow, to train #GenerativeAI models, like #LLMs, without attribution to authors (as required under the CC-BY-SA license under which Stack Overflow content is licensed), to be sold back to us (the SA clause requires derivative works to be shared under the same license), I have issued a Data Deletion request to Stack Overflow to disassociate my username from my Stack Overflow username, and am closing my account, just like I did with Reddit, Inc.

policies.stackoverflow.co/data

The data I helped create is going to be bundled in an #LLM and sold back to me.

In a single move, Stack Overflow has alienated its community - which is also its main source of competitive advantage, in exchange for token lucre.

Stack Exchange, Stack Overflow's former instantiation, used to fulfill a psychological contract - help others out when you can, for the expectation that others may in turn assist you in the future. Now it's not an exchange, it's #enshittification.

Programmers now join artists and copywriters, whose works have been snaffled up to create #GenAI solutions.

The silver lining I see is that once OpenAI creates LLMs that generate code - like Microsoft has done with Copilot on GitHub - where will they go to get help with the bugs that the generative AI models introduce, particularly, given the recent GitClear report, of the "downward pressure on code quality" caused by these tools?

While this is just one more example of #enshittification, it's also a salient lesson for #DevRel folks - if your community is your source of advantage, don't upset them.

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@9to5linux The download is a good 700mb I think - is there anything less / cut down version (I know there is a lot out there but seems this and Gparted 530mb is main all-in-one)... so I'm shooting for the moon a bit... and anyway using Gparted as it's inside the Ubuntu / LinuxMint ISO's though maybe without as many tools like PhotoRec(overy) etc... but I'll look at anything just to keep my interests going :)

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Run Linux (Install or Test) using only 1 USB drive (for Beginners - Basic Guide)... 

Try another operating system without risk!

Run Linux using 1 USB memory drive!

Forget CD / DVD 💿 unless really old like 20 years - USB is more accessible and reliable... speed difference is minor...

Test without any hard drive - Optionally install after testing along side your Windows (or just reset back into your existing operating system).

Just 1 USB drive setup correctly allows you to test drive almost any Linux system like Ubuntu or Mint simply by downloading the ISO for it.

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How to try Linux? (an alternative to Windows)
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Main steps

1- Download YUMI - a Multiboot USB Creator (currently 2.0.9.4)

pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multibo

2- Use YUMI to format USB drive

3- Download Linux Ubuntu or Linux Mint ISO (2 or 3gb file)
- Version 18 Ubuntu seems best / robust for example

4- Use YUMI to add the downloaded Linux ISO to USB
(YUMI allows as many to be added by copying tovia it's menu to USB)

5- Re-Boot + start system from USB drive. Your available Linux version will show in list - run any listed.

6- You're now in and testing the new operating system - That's it!

No install, but shortcut icon from the desktop allows you to optionally install if you want it and have it on a hard drive installed.

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NOTES ABOUT INSTALLING
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ISO's are 1 file containers with the operating system (for Ubuntu or Mint in this case) AND these already include a strong disk manager and fixer called GParted (GNOME Partition Editor) so you don't have to download anything separate if you decide to install to an existing disk, you can manage it here in one go.

GNOME Partition Editor can be seen here also as a separate download:
sourceforge.net/projects/gpart - but again it's included in the ISO so it is very handy to re-organise disks AND install.

Even if you don't want to use Linux you can have a USB with disk tools and even other repair ISO (almost anything) on 1 portable USB toolset.


Side by side with
+ has etc

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Run Linux (Install or Test) using only 1 USB drive (for Beginners - Basic Guide)... 

Try another operating system without risk!

Run Linux using 1 USB memory drive!

Forget CD / DVD 💿 unless really old like 20 years - USB is more accessible and reliable... speed difference is minor...

Test without any hard drive - Optionally install after testing along side your Windows (or just reset back into your existing operating system).

Just 1 USB drive setup correctly allows you to test drive almost any Linux system like Ubuntu or Mint simply by downloading the ISO for it.

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How to try Linux? (an alternative to Windows)

Main steps

1- Download YUMI 2.0.9.4 currently
2- Use YUMI to format USB drive
3- Download Linux Ubuntu or Linux Mint ISO (a 2/3gb file)
4- Ue YUMI to add that Linux ISO to USB (YUMI allows as many Linux or Windows versions added by copying to USB)
5- re-Boot (start from USB drive) and your Linux version shows in list of boot items - run any listed.
6- You're now testing the new system - That's it!

No disk install, but shortcut icon from the desktop allows install if you want it and have hard drive installed.

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NOTES:
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ISO's (1 file for the operating system) for Ubuntu or Mint includes already a strong disk manager, partitioner and disk fixer called GParted (GNOME Partition Editor) so you don't have to download anything separate if you decide to install to existing disk, yuo can manage it there.

GNOME Partition Editor is for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions. seen here as a separate download here
sourceforge.net/projects/gpart - so as it's included in the ISO it is very hand to re-organise disks.

Even if you don't want to use Linux you can have a USB set of strong disk tools from 1 USB.

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

War Comments - Maybe Anti-Christian / Anti-Russian / Anti-People in general since they don't seem to have love or emotional intelligence at all... 

@TheOldGuy Ok that post was interesting even if it's "projection" on EU results and on purely on aesthetics it could be a choice between Christian's* or Russians that don't care (or perhaps more accurately Christians that pretend to care and are also similarly running after money / land etc or Russians that don't care and more aggressively unning after land / territory and a bit bigger expansion.... (just more horrible ways and closer to home, not Africa etc for Western people's coffee programmer tank themselves on)...

*NOTE*
"Christian's" here probably means people that don't care (or people that call themselves Christians but are not at all really - not even on Sundays and this is from my life's experience and also from talking to everyone upfront about topics)

And for me the pro-active person in talking I'm not sure which I like as general stereotype / person to deal with after dust is settles and it's back to internal warfare and suffering again... because both "Christian" and "Russian" (using terms lightly here) are quite the same unemotional types and sometimes I hate when it's hidden or unsaid (as with Christians staying out of trouble until troubles finds them and not doing the slow careful work together weekly)

Slavic people are also mentioned in the report also are as stereotypes VERY CLOSE to the stereotypes - naturally all quite similar LIKE Russians (even if that offends someone, having it in their history for years and evidence all around their culture makes me think I'm right more than wrong), and frankly hard-working like hammers (and sickles) but again for the wrong team, drink a lot, don't have communication at all (just follow and false pride) and don't give a fuck... which is nice but really dangerous / irresponsible even if they manage to keep things less Western or Less Russian - the point is they can't avoid it or continue to put head in sand... they will just get EU'd or Englishified and lose their culture again in the name of 'work'...

IN THE END - IS HAPPINESS IN PLANS?
Talk about an unhappy ending (for me) either way: ⚒️ OR ✝️
because without real care for people as our "business" and daily work... we're really fucked and dead (inside or out).

At the end it's just the modern way it seems and tragically not even Christian or Russians, sigh - pretty sad state... maybe just the accumulation of people simply not training in emotional intelligence (luckily I was in my job for customers so can apply it to humans also!) and not tapped into accepting the human suffering we're born in and embracing uniqueness, consent etc and instead go for same onion skins of the same "standardisation" (follow or be punished / isolated / shunned / starve) and work til you die even if the work is not needed or uncultured and wasteful.

Not even personal or hateful people sometimes, kind of nice even but just empty... good grief... that's fucking I'm sure.
Send the tanks already and end it this farce at least / stop the pretending / bring the reality and even some community back that you almost only find when war upon us!

[reserve right to chance this and isn't again any 1 culture - all is quite the 1 same template based on war / not caring and I'll adjust if my life is evident otherwise and my tests of growing better habits from people are actually attempted.]

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag) boosted
TheOldGuy

🇪🇺 According to the preliminary results of the european elections, more far-right and conservative parties are entering the European Parliament.

🇩🇪 In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party came in third place after the pro-Russian Alternative for Germany. The opposition Conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union is in first place.

🇫🇷 In France, President Macron dissolved the parliament (National Assembly). This was due to the triumphant victory of Marine Le Pen's right-wing radical National Rally party. Macron's party received half as many votes, which led the far-right to demand the dissolution of the National Assembly. The elections are scheduled for June 30 and July 7.

🇦🇹 In Austria, the pro-Russian Freedom Party is the likely winner.

🇸🇰 In Slovakia, the Slovak opposition party Progressive Slovakia took first place in the elections, and the party of Prime Minister Robert Fico came in second.

🇬🇷 In Greece, the New Democracy movement of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis retained the lead.

🇪🇸 The opposition Popular Party wins in Spain.

🇫🇮 The ruling NRP led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo wins in Finland. This is a good sign for Ukraine.

🇧🇪 Belgium : The liberal party of the country's prime minister, Alexandre Decro - Open Vld, is defeated. Against this background, he is resigning (the prime minister promised F-16s, so this is potentially a concerning moment for Ukraine).

The pro-Ukrainian European People's Party (EPP) remains the leading faction in the European Parliament with 181 seats, but the influence of right-wing, pro-Russian forces and conservatives has become stronger.

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

@TonyStark @ignova
Kinda jumping in without intending to distract - about the comments for more far right seat... well basically as far as I can see the pattern related back to the alignment and funding of it (which us good guys unfortunately don't have :yet / I'd like toseee u doing it more)

Because
- nationalism (national culture, pride and interests are superior to any other)
- feeling "national independence" actually exists and not just caught later down the line as people wage local domination after other "threats" exhausted to use as leverage / persuasion.

- AND [states+banks] together funding it... like a financial fascism - choose your flavour...

Basically far-right is more funded financially in the end as it does what state is leaning towards in required uncaring way (same as rich or royalty uncaringly paying someone else to enforce their intentions using others . Hope that makes sense...!

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Nitpicking on the wording of the poll... :) 

@Anneheathen I think the sentence is misleading, Then writing this it makes sense... but I was going to answer until I saw others would read it and answer differently.

I read it as "It's bad year for *for slugs*" and because there has not been so many (yet) and the increase hasn't been so bad (yet) I was going with that...

I won't answer this in the poll... but I guess you could be missing some missing some words like "having lots of slugs in your garden" and *bad year *with* all the slugs in your garden"

🐌 <--- snails too (no slug sorry !)

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

@farah Get what you mean - at the same time it's a kind of passion or being passionate about something, mixed with lots of minor stuff like pride, etiquette(s), expectation... so many... like walking barefoot or things people feel effected (or "affected" as in emotions) so with so much discomfort people decide to react to something and probably feel like there isn't anyone to complain to...

and in you "go do something useful" literally there isn't much - it's all been steralized to watching others and then being tired and sleep deprived just to exist doesn't help even being off sleep just a bit!

I think I nailed it there... but yes there's a whole lot of distance and feelings (like if you never seen a type of culture before you need to get drunk with them or some big break in the barrier so it's 1st hand experience and not skirting around 3rd-hand bias).

I do feel like I have nothing better to do - and I've tested half the Fediverse to let me in / give me something / do anything and everything for free... people aren't there yet even for the good people... :[ but I'm still in the positive end of these results and search for more plants and people to grow with... 🌻 🌅

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

🎵 UPSIDE down you turn me...
>inside < >out> and...
round and round 🎵

- Diana Ross - Upside Down
inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=WcpsQhwt

😎 🌻 @dibi58

Humans are very similar to plants!
Inside-out to be more accurate ! 🌻

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

are like plants! We are (very similar to plants!)

Inside-out to be more accurate ! 🌻 👱

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fediverseobserver

Found 20 new servers and 24 servers died off since 3 hours ago.

22,335 servers checked. 14,446,404 Total Users with 1,516,054 Active Users today. Check out the stats!

New #fediverse servers found:

f.pavlik.top a #friendica server from Czechia
posts.fediverse.margiovanni.it a #mastodon server from Italy
woke.website a #sharkey server from Germany
maidcafe.cc a #misskey server from France
hub2.eldao.io a #hubzilla server from Private
estrogen.gg a #mastodon server from United States
hub3.eldao.io a #hubzilla server from Private
moyer.social a #mastodon server from Portugal
f.lomoheiko.de a #friendica server from Germany
jbellone.blog a #writefreely server from United States
pg1.dysfunctional.technology a #iceshrimp server from Germany
mammut.ericmitch.com a #mastodon server from United States
mishyn.name a #gotosocial server from Germany
versalife.business a #pleroma server from United States
o.floccus.net a #misskey server from Private
masto.pepicrft.me a #mastodon server from Germany
camera.pepicrft.me a #pixelfed server from Germany
toots.pub a #mastodon server from United States
rosekey.jp a #rosekey server from Japan
misskey.archexart.net a #misskey server from Japan

Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer

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#FreeSchool ⬅️ (see hashtag)

Upgrades = Obsolescence-encouraging ? (Encouraging "new" to be old even quicker + NOT accommodating the old - ignoring them + Misskey / Iceshrimp / Firefox interface aesthetics... 

The mentality of upgrades = bad / too erratic for long term if used unwisely, abused even...

Info here is not a deep techie look but basically "new" today is constantly "obsolescent-encouraging" or more temporary stuff shooting for the moon or claiming it's better.

So I'm not claiming any projects mentioned here are bad, but just I would prefer what can actually load in an "old(er)" browser!

I mean we have enough solutions already for everything at all levels and if we can stick to "old" protocols (unless really really revolutionary like WebRTC) then oldER = betTER or at least not to be exchanged - and newer is just a platform for more problems / high requirements that you can't rollback on.

Imagine Windows :windows: and realising once you do this, you can't go back! And you like features from before and in the new!

That is why you get Firefox add-on extension reverting people back to old or taking out the new... people are forced to new for using their banking or whatever but have to try find things to undo everything else...

YES the new is all trial and error / hit and miss but Tech seems to encourage the old to be tossed out and forgotten too early - it is BigTech at root after all (and don't you forget that despire your bubble) and as upgrades eventually are pushed / forced in exchange for bells, it's easily encouraged to be readily forgetting what works or try pretend "we can trip to the moon with this version better" ... I admit it cam ne hard to put finger on but I'm sure you know what I mean and have example you can add comments to here...

Things like Android needing a higher version of the same application - like why? And anyone that points to the 👉 "security problem" is likely just a parrot because "you should upgrade as it's no longer secure" and "for security reasons" you need Window 112 now...

Why can't I run the same calculator program on Android 4 now? (Android 4 = 10 years ago) ? Nothing big really changed but people still up the requirements and basically alienate oldER mobile users and retro-tech..

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MASTODON vs. Misskey / Iceshrimp, forks
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So I wasn't a fan of the Misskey and similar Mastodon forks FROM DAY 0 when I loaded it in my browser and saw it didn't load apart from the title (not even informative error message or reduced version available).

I mean newer stuff or forks could at least allow rendering to basics of site or skeleton like RSS does or more universally compatible version (I mean mostly it's a login box right?) so almost purely because most of they have very bloated UIs I skipped it! Call it picky but principle stands... and they could have done better to *accommodate* the old -(backwards-compatibility ) NOT make ultimatums / ignore them.

Not being able to be loaded by "old browsers" even 5years or less is a kind of bar I have with "new" bells-and-whistles style upgrading constantly moving the bar and deliberately requiring BigTech-style "upgrade now for another UI change or change in design"

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OTHER NOTES:
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* Iceshrimp wasn't on Wikipedia
but does redirect to Fediverse page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedivers

Do you have any favourite pages related / feature comparisons?

* Iceshrimp is A fediverse platform, forked from Calckey in 2023 (Firefish is formerly Calckey)

* Misskey was not designed as a distributed social network, so its main philosophy is not based on an decentralized approach...

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HASHTAG VERSION OF THIS POST!
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and

= good example for retro-tech because of it's backwards-compatibility with Universal / basic access by design/

+ bogus / parroted reasons

pushes tech - People just what's best

Forks aesthetics

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Final thought... To upgrade or Not?...

People do like the idea of new, even if it's old! (was just reading people upgrading their NAS software (running perfect for years) and then regretting it! Doh! :facepalm:
Tempting isn't it ?)

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@noc@mas.to @Zeb_Larson I guess one can make pesto from nearly anything solid right? (even non-solid)

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