I’m dealing with some stuff right now, but I need to share the YouTube link to my new band, so that way you all can subscribe.We currently have one video, Amy’s triangle solo. I made it in iMovie HD on an old iBook.Please subscribe to the channel if you use YouTube and like rock songs about vintage computers and putting Linux on things.https://youtu.be/tW-qIq8bXuk
I have also made the decision to remove ActivityPub from my website, because there's a moderation burden there that I'm unable to continue at this time.You can still subscribe to updates via RSS though!blog post:https://vkc.sh/removed-activitypub/
@vkc another one of notoriety— @GottaLaff—draws trolls all the time. Her following is such that when she calls them out (look for the “toodles” hashtag), they tend to find their experience in here very brief.I don’t mean to tell you how to use your account, but share as an example of how someone else handles toxic interactions.
@adrinux I don't really understand why everything doesn't have font size control options now. We have such a wide range of display sizes. One that I think fails spectacularly almost every time are third party Nintendo Switch games. Sure, in game text may be visible on a tv, but try playing it handheld lol. @ashortbusvet @vkc
I've had a few folks ask me how I make https://www.thestopbits.net load so quickly.It's a boring answer: it's tiny. There's almost nothing you download when you visit. There's no JavaScript and we use whatever font you have as the default.It's not a trick, it's just how things used to be. It has to load on a 28.8 modem, so on your modern machine it's going to feel zippy.Modern websites can feel zippy too.
Also, you can INCREASE your retention rate while DECREASING costs with this ONE LITTLE TRICK:Come closer...[hushed tones] make sure the employees who can cancel a customer account have absolutely no access to the systems which can cancel customer payments. By separating concerns, you can literally keep billing people after they think they quit your service!No losers but the customers, am I right?!?!
@vkc But in any case, the reason I raised Manjaro is that, like you, I'm not relying on the AUR nearly as much as I thought I would. Which is somewhat a relief, since I'm not skilled enough to audit community packages.
Note that this doesn't block me from seeing the garbage, it's not like filters here on Mastodon.YouTube lets you block *other people* from seeing stuff in the block list.That's really powerful when you're trying to foster a good community, and something Mastodon lacks completely.
@vkc ...also feels like the same toxic sense of FOSS-user entitlement to other people's labor. [speaking to hypothetical entitled FOSS user] Dude, work is hard. Content work is stupid hard. That shit needs to be paid for.