~b @torresjrjr@qoto.org

@digital_carver
TIL v_o and visual operators. Thank you. – purist

@luke
The real source of bloat is in the W3C specs and APIs.

https://drewdevault.com/2020/03/18/Reckless-limitless-scope.html

You can build a soy-free gemini browser in a weekend. Building a modern, compliant web browser today is impossible.

I cope by avoiding anything chromium-based, but really we need a clean slate.

@simpletools
Absolute minimum? Have vi key bindings and modality. Be vi. Nothing else.

To expand on what @luke said implicitly, there exists digital "levers" at these sites which control - amongst other things - the probability of a post appearing on your timeline (although they might not describe these as such).

Since your timelines are not chronological (unlike the Fediverse), Twitter/Facebook can increase the probability and "nudge" a post to your timeline.

This also means that a company can lower the probability of a post appearing, unbeknownst to a poster or their followers. This is "shadowbanning".

Nudging and shadowbanning are two sides of the same coin. Coupled with the snowball effect, and with the metadata of every user, these mechanisms are extremely effective at changing the *perception* of public attitudes without suspicion towards the company.

@zpartacoos
Welcome to QOTO.org 👋🏼
Why don't you write an [#]introductions?

@ldvd
Welcome to the Fediverse (again), and QOTO.org

@Gina
1. Pen and notepad. You dismiss others as stupid when they say this, but in my experience, it's the most effective. Pre-corona, I had to travel to uni on the tube/train/bus, and the notepad was better than any flimsy app.

Very easy to "sync" and keep track, and infinite battery. No need to rely on some big company for storage or authentication.

Technology should be there to help us, not absorb us. I say this as a person who codes. Avoid #bloat!

2. Have one source of truth. Whatever it is (your notepad, a single markdown file you sync across devices, your todos app, emails...), decide wisely and strictly treat it as such. Maybe look into #BuJo.

Similarly, compartmentalise:
http://catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html

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And learn vim if you haven't already!

@mnmlsm
Writing manual pages
Intro to the troff typesetting language

https://liw.fi/manpages/

What Are Capabilities?
Chip Morningstar
Habitat Chronicles

An comprehensive intro to #OCap theory with plenty of links.

http://habitatchronicles.com/2017/05/what-are-capabilities/

@mnmlsm
Awk in 20 Minutes
Learn the invaluable UNIX-standard text processing utility and DSL

https://ferd.ca/awk-in-20-minutes.html

The snow is beautiful. It just tops everything like icing, and blends with the sky. It's like another planet.

(London)

@josias@theres.life @louiscouture What's the Gemini Pleroma interface called?