~b @torresjrjr@qoto.org

So damn adorable and amazing
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw

Boston Dynamics - dancing robots

@YearProgress The earth's only gone and done a spinneroo

@zoeyzoey666 I'm not clicking that link. That's why I asked.

@vim
I've been drafting a blog post on "emacsification", or the convolution/unification/sigularity of user interfaces, and my own wishes.

This has put a greasy, foot long spanner in the works.

@vim
Simple Vim Key Binder for Windows

https://github.com/pit-ray/win-vind

> win-vind provides the lightweight Hybrid UI System of CUI and GUI.

My dream has manifested itself in front of me and I don't know whether to love or hate it :')

@trinsec
Tested negative for Corona twice. But a cold or dry cough lasts max 2 weeks. And idk how reliable the tests are or if I used them improperly.

The fear comes from the prospect of a cold + corona + no hospital to go to. My local GP is under quarantine.

So I've been informed there's been a corona case in the workplace where a close family member works (care home).

And I've had a persistent, dreadful, undiagnosed cough for over a month, with a poor prospect of hospitalisation.

Our caution can only do so much at this point.

So... will 2021 be my last? It feels plausible and near, and I don't like it.

:/

@carl
Nice solution. Beats mine where I just link the post (my no-JavaScript policy).

@p @r @alex
Great to hear of those efforts. This is definitely a community effort and I'm eager to contribute.

> > The cost of freedom goes up for massive instances.
> I'm not sure what that means.

I meant that if you sacrifice some freedom and entrust your account to a bigger instance, the cost is greater because admins are more distant, their administrative desicions are more detached and less accountable, etc.

@mnmlsm
The UNIX Command Language (1976)
Ken Thompson

https://susam.github.io/tucl/
https://susam.github.io/tucl/the-unix-command-language.pdf
https://susam.github.io/tucl/the-unix-command-language.html

The first-ever paper published on the Unix shell.

@anonymoose @r @alex
Good points.

After some reflection, I think this is only true in absence of certain realities, though:

- Email is mostly a P2P experience. ActivityPub posts are globally public by default.
- ActivityPub is generally more informal, faster and variadic than email.

Both points influence the dynamic of a social network. "spam" is a greater issue in a Fediverse-like system, and I sensibly guess that we've arrived at this point with blocklists being prevalent for other reasons too.

But good points. At least I can maintain alt accounts with little effort. The resilient Fediverse proves itself and floats.

@p @r @alex

> > This is *true* freedom.
> ... for the admins

> blocking on people's behalf is the antithesis of freedom.

In *that* context, I agree. Ideally everyone would have their own instance, and federate as they wish. True freedom.

Obviously there's a huge barrier and cost to that, so entrusting someone else at a relatively small cost is the next feasible option.

The cost per freedom goes up for massive instances, which is why its important to de-clusterize.

@r @alex
This mentality is so subtly but importantly wrong.

No one has an obligation to federate with anyone. This is *true* freedom. That's how real life works too.

The Fediverse is fractured, which is inevitable and natural, because the Fediverse most closely resembles real life, which is also fractured into communities.

btw, the "open" means "non proprietary".