~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.