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dko

@dko@infosec.exchange

He/him.

Lapsed craftsperson
No spoons, only knives
Too-earnest chronic illness fuckup

Header image is a church sign that reads:
THOSE PREVENTING HISTORY
FROM BEING TAUGHT
INTEND TO REPEAT IT

Profile image by @heyheymomo.
A smiling amorphous cartoon blob gleefully riding a bicycle.
It has swept back handlebars and the back tire is kicking up a modest cloud of dust.

if you suspect i'm flirting with you, please know that i unequivocally think you're cute, but am almost certainly being open and effusive rather than amorous.

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dko , to random
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anyone else have incredible proprioception and are able to walk on any floor without making a single noise, or did you have a good childhood

dko , to random
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today marks the first time i've had to block a page element in mastodon

fuck. i don't want to have to move somewhere else again.

between the significant criticisms of Eugen's actions, the eagerness with which people want to introduce genocidists from meta (both the company and its users) into the fedi, and more and more "features" being added, this feels a lot like the early years of every one of the social networks i've had to leave

» the devs make compromises
» the devs make engagement a KPI
» the core features don't improve
» monetization

if ya'll aren't a fossil like me, you might not have seen this happen with friendster, reddit, myspace, facebook, and on and on.

† please don't explain federation and forks to me. if you aren't concerned about seeing things like this pop up every few months, i have no interest in explaining why it's an issue

Still image. Screenshot of ublock origin Block Element dialog showing the element mentioned in the first image.

jerry ,
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@dko you could click the “don’t show again” link too

dko , to random
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stealing memes is a fake idea in the first place

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P.S. if you repost and write good alt text, the meme is yours forever

dko OP ,
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Video clip. A medium-bedraggled stove and range with speakers instead of burners. An off-screen hand twists the knobs as the speakers vibrate more and more strongly. The stove door is eventually opened to show a subwoofer at full excursion. 'Gucci Mane - Cocaine Is My Girlfriend' is playing.

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dko , to random
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remember how Naomi fucking told us this a YEAR AGO and no one wanted to believe it until the government knocked on her door and she can't post anymore?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/24/1091740/chinese-keyboard-app-security-encryption/

dko , to random
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reader friends, any recommendations for epub sources? my last device was quite some time ago (👇), but i assume Proj. Guttenberg and Internet Archive are still a good place to start?

i was planning to get a kobo clara 2e and just sideload and/or borrow from my extremely awesome library.

are there somewhat ethical places i can buy epubs and support authors of current books?

ehurtley ,
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@dko Certain authors (@pluralistic of note) sell all their books via DRM-free ePub. (And currently has a Humble Bundle of all but his latest for $18!)

Lulu and Smashwords both are good soruces for independent authors. (Only some of Lulu's offerings are ebooks, most are dead-tree-only.)

ehurtley ,
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@dko Just got myself a new e-reader to replace my Amazon-laden old Kindle. First thing I did was load up the @pluralistic library! (And loaded Kiwix to download the entirety of Project Gutenberg, Wikipedia, Wiktionary, MDWiki, Khan Academy, and iFixit to SD card for offline reading so I have my own actual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. :-D )

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wearing my 20-year-old nedroid shirt to a first appointment with a doctor i have to desperately plead with for meds

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