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Storage guy. Sysadmin. Mathematician at heart. Free/open {soft,firm,hard}ware enthusiast. *BSD, GNU+Linux, AIX. 🇺🇦

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molly0xfff , to random
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"In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. ... There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of the open web."

is this feeling... hope? https://activitypub.ghost.org/day-0/

At various points we revisited our old idea for networked publishing in Ghost and tested a few prototypes, but we were never sure how to make it scale; nor how many other platforms would ultimately adopt it. For all its promise, ActivityPub (like many open standards) seemed to generate products with user experiences that were often confusing and convoluted. But something else happened in the intervening period between 2016 and 2024: People became increasingly fed up with the behavior of centralized platforms, and increasingly hungry for alternatives. The motivation for exploring and understanding new technologies, rough edges included, meaningfully increased. In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. In the past week alone, we've had conversations with Mastodon, Flipboard, The Verge, Buttondown, WriteFreely, and several co-authors of the ActivityPub spec. There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of [begin strikethrough] the linux desktop [end strikethrough] the open web.
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    jbowen ,
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    @molly0xfff
    "Books mention 'hope.' What was 'hope?'"

    https://youtu.be/22mt0cVyW5c?si=anKshTtmUA_9mQHh&t=168

    vampiress , to random
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    Last night I may have... perhaps... taken my basic Linux From Scratch system and installed Xwindows on it.

    And Fluxbox, because nobody needs TWM.

    I was fine with just Links but... I feel like I now need a graphical web browser.

    Compiling a modern web browser, though? Not easy. Hmmm. What to do...

    Also, what other things to add? A text mode IRC client maybe?

    As in the other picture, but now with added Fluxbox! My favourite ultra minimalist WM. Multiple windows are open - two terminals, Midnight Commander, and top running.

    jbowen ,
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    @vampiress Modern web browsers are the only reason I run a graphical desktop stack at all. I wish I could do all of my banking and bills with lynx.

    And for text IRC clients, irssi is king!

    jbowen ,
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    @vampiress I got comfortable with i3 a long time ago and haven't really looked again.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Sounds about right.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    jbowen ,
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    @lowqualityfacts Feels low

    RikerGoogling Bot , to random
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    does beard stroking improve thinking

    jbowen ,
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    @RikerGoogling Yes; though despite a longer beard, I usually end up stroking the left side of my mustache when thinking...

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