@killyourfm What is this? I assume it's not really WinAMP?

@killyourfm After seeing how telemetry has been used unethically and irresponsibly in the past, how do developers & publishers demonstrate that they're "one of the good ones"?

@killyourfm @PromptedInk @MsMadLemon Fiio and WeAreRewind use the same mechanisms though. Better to get a refurbed old unit or learn how to replace the belts yourself.

@PromptedInk @MsMadLemon Truthfully, every "new" tape player uses the same 2 cheap mechanisms -- 1 mono, 1 stereo -- and doesn't offer any sort of noise reduction tech. Go eBay, buy a tape deck from the 80's or 90's.

@killyourfm And yet I've seen more articles about bypassing the requirements to shoehorn them onto Windows 11 in an unsupported state than recommend Linux.

I fully admit I've struggled and done a lot of hand-wringing when it comes to whether to fediblock tech.lgbt or not over the years.

I know some of what David has done. I know some of what Jonathan has done. Both have led harassment campaigns. Both are, imo, racist and transphobic despite their protests otherwise.

I blocked the admins, I've muted the instance and turned off reports, and yet pulling that fediblock plug has been hard. because I don't want to punish the people who call that server home. I don't want to punish the roughly 100 MAU on indiepocalypse.social who have friends or mutuals there. Or the folks who might get mutual aid help from people there.

Even with this latest act by David, I posed the question to indiepocalypse members, seeking their feedback. I still couldn't make the hard decision on my own, damn the consequences.

Again I question if I should even be an admin. I feel like I've failed everyone by waiting this long.